Hi, I'm Aaron
I live in Cedar Falls, Iowa, with my wife and our toddler. I have a desk job, so getting outdoors is my happy place.
A borrowed teardrop and Glacier National Park
We got into camping by borrowing my parents' teardrop and taking it up to Glacier National Park in Montana. We stayed at Mountain Meadow RV Park in Hungry Horse, about nine miles from the park, and fell in love with camping on that trip.
Now we have a camper of our own, a 2025 Coleman 17B, and we take it around Iowa and the Midwest. We fix it up as we go and share what works. I'm also bringing a 1961 Sea King aluminum boat back to the water.
The channel started the way most of our projects do: with a lot of questions and a camera.
See everywhere we've camped ↓Every campground we've stayed at
11 campgrounds in 4 states so far, and 4 with a full review. Green pins link to our review. Orange pins are places we stayed but have not written up yet.
- Big Woods Lake CampgroundCedar Falls, IAOfficial site ↗
- Black Hawk ParkCedar Falls, IAOfficial site ↗
- Cedar Bend ParkBremer County, IAOfficial site ↗
- Fontana County ParkHazleton, IARead our review →
- Heery Woods State ParkClarksville, IARead our review →
- Miller Riverview Park & CampgroundDubuque, IAOfficial site ↗
- North Overlook Campground (Lake Red Rock)Pella, IAOfficial site ↗
- Prairie Bridges ParkAckley, IA
- Mackinaw Mill Creek CampingMackinaw City, MIRead our review →
- Mountain Meadow RV Park & CabinsHungry Horse, MTWhere it started: my parents' teardrop, nine miles from Glacier National Park.Read our review →
- Brown County Reforestation CampSuamico, WIA stop on the way to Mackinaw.Official site ↗
Sponsored or not, the take stays real
This is not a media company. It's one family with a camper and a camera, sharing what we actually think.
Every product on our gear page is something we bought and use. When a campground hosts our stay or a brand sends us gear, I say so up front, and the opinion is still mine.