the whole journal, in order

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  3. 02The Real Budget
  4. 03Paperwork
  5. 04Routes
  6. 05Public Lands
  7. 06Community
  8. 07Solo After 60
  9. 08Meet the Nomads
  10. 09Merch
  11. ☰All deep dives
Hands holding a RetireVan mug at sunrise beside an open van door
The shop is still on the road

Coming soon.

Mugs, hoodies, bumper stickers and window decals for people who finished working and kept going. Nothing for sale yet. Just a look at what's packed in the back.

We drew every one of these by hand, one sticker at a time. Then we put them on real things to see if they'd survive a sunrise.

no prices, no cart, no rush

Hands holding the RetireVan mug at sunrise beside a van
The RetireVan mug, front: RV means RetireVan
No. 01The mug

Coffee, with a view.

A full-wrap mug with the 70s sunset on one side and “Retired. Not parked.” on the other. Built for the moment the side door slides open and the desert is still pink.

for the 6 a.m. door-open moment

Coming soon
The RetireVan mug, other side: Retired. Not parked.
Back of a person in the RetireVan hoodie at a campfire, van in the distance
The RetireVan hoodie, front and back
No. 02The hoodie

Campfire weight.

Deep plum, a small hand-lettered mark on the chest, and the national-park badge across the back, under “Retired. Not parked.”

warm enough for the second log

Coming soon
A RetireVan bumper sticker and round sticker on the back doors of a camper van
The three RetireVan bumper stickers
No. 03Bumper stickers

Say it at 55 mph.

Three long bumper stickers, laid out for the back of a van rather than squeezed from a circle. Honk accordingly.

the van behind you will read it at the light

Coming soon
Bumper sticker: RV means RetireVan
Bumper sticker: I want my RetireVan, with sunset stripes
Bumper sticker: Save up for a RetireVan, licence plate style
Two RetireVan decals on a dark camper window reflecting pine trees
The three RetireVan window decals
No. 04Window decals

For dark glass.

Round decals with a light keyline so they still read on a tinted camper window after sundown.

they glow a little at dusk

Coming soon
RetireVan stickers on a laptop lid on a van table
RetireVan stickers on a rugged gear box in the desert
No. 05Stickers

For the laptop, the gear box, the cooler lid.

Sixteen round die-cut stickers, from a park badge to a truck tire. Collect them, swap them at a campground, stick them on the box that holds the jumper cables.

one for every state you sleep in

Coming soon
Sticker: RV means RetireVan, 70s sunset
Sticker: PLAN RetireVan tire
Sticker: I want my RetireVan, hand lettered
Sticker: My plan was always RetireVan, neon motel sign
Sticker: I want my RetireVan travel decal
Sticker: Save up for a RetireVan starburst
Sticker: Save up for a RetireVan, two-colour print
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The whole sheetall sixteen, slapped on

RetireVan sticker national park badge
RetireVan sticker sunset stripes
RetireVan sticker license plate
RetireVan sticker postage stamp
RetireVan sticker hand script
RetireVan sticker bumper type
RetireVan sticker line art van
RetireVan sticker riso misprint
RetireVan sticker swiss grid
RetireVan sticker travel decal
RetireVan sticker embroidered patch
RetireVan sticker starburst
RetireVan sticker savings coin
RetireVan sticker neon motel
RetireVan sticker topo map
RetireVan sticker tire plan