

Dec 25th-27th We completed our longest passage to date! A full 48 hours from Ft. Pierce, FL all the way to Key West, FL. Thankfully, we had a fairly uneventful sail, but our first night shift had some tense moments with the Coast Guard and Cruise Ships. So grateful the weather held and we made…

We launched! Our very first passage was from Port Canaveral to Ft. Pierce, FL. It was a beautiful day and we had a wonderfully uneventful sail down the coast. We were able to get the sea sickness under control and Sam finally got her cream soda Dr. Pepper! However, the evening took a turn for…

Days 9-10 of our 10-day Challenge. Well, we hit day 10 and with low moral and heavy hearts…failed our 10-day challenge. However, we moved onto the boat officially! It’s just still in the boatyard and not in the water. Lemonade out of lemons…and all that jazz. We failed at finishing the ceiling and floor on…

Hey NoBads, We get asked a lot about how we make time for adventuring outside as a family. In describing weekends to coworkers, we’ve heard comments similar to “Wow, that’s just so cool that you can do that.” or “Man, someday we will do that too.” BUT YOU CAN….and can do it now. How? You…

…for the whole fam bam! This isn’t your normal winter activity list…this is the Nobad Winter Adventures list. Behold… The Nobad Winter Adventure List And because we like ya, we’ve made a free download where you can document your NoBad Winter Adventures! If you live in an area that does not have the necessary items…

See 2023 gift guide for more ideas! We LOVE using holidays (and birthdays) to gift gear and apparel that will help get ourselves, family, and friends outside. We’ve put together another gift guide this year to help inspire you to do the same! Our whole ideology around making more plans (outside) pushes our gift giving…

It’s Fall! It’s Fall! And we don’t care who knows it! Fall brings on a whole batch of fun outdoorsy activities to do. We’ve compiled a list for you so you can make more plans! See you outside in the fall leaves, NoBads! Don’t cancel plans, make more. Love,

Hey NoBads! In 2021, we had some family try and complete 21 hikes in 2021 and we loved the idea. We decided to join them in the challenge. I don’t think we quite made it to 21, but we hit high teens! We tracked our hikes on our 1000 Hours Outside Poster. We are challenging…

Hey NoBads, Have you ever wanted to cut down your tree for Christmas but were too overwhelmed with how to do it? We’ll make it easy and break it down into 3 easy steps: Where to find if you can purchase a permit to cut down a Christmas tree: Tools you need to cut down…

Dear NoBads, Thanksgiving is upon us in the USofA. We love REI’s campaign #OptOutside to inspire the nation to get outside this holiday weekend. We have some outdoorsy holiday weekend plans brewing in our house! What about you? Here are 5 insanely simple, outdoor ideas you can easily schedule within your busy Thanksgiving holiday plans.…