Van Life

Your Home on the Road

With hundreds of funky vehicles, awe-inspiring landscapes, and cleverly designed interiors in tiny spaces, Van Life is perfect for anyone who dreams about living on the open road.

More and more, people of all generations — from millennials to baby boomers — are taking a break from conventional life for the freedom, tranquility, and adventure of being on the road and living in a converted vintage truck, camper, or van.

One of these van-dwellers, Foster Huntington, created the #vanlife hashtag as he chronicled his adventures of living in a van and driving it across the country. He tapped into a community of like-minded individuals looking to explore nature at their own pace and live a debt-free lifestyle.

Van Life showcases the best crowd-sources photographs from Foster’s social media accounts — many of which have never been posted or seen before. Organized into sections like Volkswagen vans, American vans, converted vans, school buses, and more, the selection of photos includes shots of the unique vehicles and the beautiful locations they’ve been parked. From stunning beaches to dramatic mountains and picturesque forests, and with fully designed interiors with kitchens and sleeping quarters, this stunning array of life-on-the-road-possibilities might just be enough to get you to pack up your things and hit the highway.

Also included are informative and topical interviews with solo travelers, couples, and families who are living this new American dream.

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Desktop Bocce Ball

This Is How We Roll!

by Conor Riordan

Bring the classic game of bocce ball to your office and infuse some friendly competition — and stress management! — into your work day.

Housed in the deluxe two-piece box are:

8 teeny etched bocce balls (4 dark green, 4 dark red)
1 white resin pallino ball
A cloth drawstring bag in which to carry your bocce set
A 10″ x 14″ felt playing mat to keep your game contained
Four small cones to demarcate a bocce league-style court/lane

Desktop Surfing

With Gnarly Tunes!

by Alan Goldsher

Grab your board and test your skills and balance on this “mini” wave while retro surf rock plays in the background all from the comfort of your desk. But — watch out! — if you lose your balance and wipe-out you’ll have to do the swim of shame back to shore.

This kit includes:

A balancing wave with surf rock music
A finger surfboard
Customizable surfboard stickers
A 48-page book, with surfboard tricks, fun facts and trivia

Desktop Beach Volleyball

by Teresa Bonaddio

The perfect midday distraction, Desktop Beach Volleyball lets you serve, bump, and spike away your stress!

Kit includes:

Inflatable 3.5″ beach ball
Mini beach volleyball net with suction cup stands
Sand colored-court
32-page mini illustrated rule book

Stark Raving Dad

Poems for the Frazzled Parent in All of Us

by Sanderson Dean

Finally! The pain of parenting . . . in poetic form! Stark Raving Dad is an illustrated collection of poems (no claims of being Walt Whitman here) that humorously captures fatherly angst in comedic verse and pairs it with “talented” art from the author’s own kids.

Let’s be honest: Most gifts for Dad usually end up being a golf club or a tie. But what about the Dad in desperate need of a laugh? Give him reassurance he’s not the only father trying to figure it all out.

Over the years Sanderson Dean has turned all his fatherly angst into poetry, accompanied by crudely drawn images by his children. But before your eyes glaze over at the word “poetry,” you should know it’s more hapless than highbrow. From surviving road trips to being puked on, and from plunging clogged toilets to finding Craisins in the couch cushions, Sanderson covers many of the rarely talked about adventures that make the journey of parenthood so very exciting.