Family thru‑hiking and RV routes
Outside Magazine highlighted families thru‑hiking thousands of miles and swapping into wilderness life with kids — a growing niche in experiential travel (x.com). For road crews, an RV lifestyle playlist surfaced with route guides, campgrounds and boondocking tips — a quick resource for planning multi‑week trips (x.com).
Outside’s feature was published March 24, 2026 and names David Gleisner as the author while profiling the Netteburg family — parents Olen and Danae — who thru‑hiked the 2,650‑mile Pacific Crest Trail in 2023 and the 3,100‑mile Continental Divide Trail in 2022 with five children, including an infant named Piper. (outsideonline.com (outsideonline.com)) The article records the family hiking "20‑plus miles a day" on the PCT, notes their Appalachian Trail thru‑hike in 2020, and reports the parents previously worked as doctors in the central African nation of Chad. (outsideonline.com (outsideonline.com)) Gleisner details logistics the family handled on multi‑month treks — questions about carrying gear and food for five kids, resupply stops, and the role of homeschooling in keeping the children on trail schedules. (outsideonline.com (outsideonline.com)) On the road side, the RV Lifestyle YouTube channel maintains a "RV Travel and Camping Guides" playlist that contains 18 videos and explicitly promises suggested routes, itineraries and links to multiple campgrounds and boondocking spots in its description. (youtube.com (youtube.com)) A companion "Boondocking" playlist on the same channel lists 20 videos and includes practical how‑tos such as "Boondocking & Dry Camping Tips" (about 95K views) and "How To Camp for FREE: Dispersed Camping and boondocking with Campskunk" (about 98K views). (youtube.com (youtube.com)) Individual videos in the playlists range from short route summaries like "Our Seven Day Adventure Guide to Colorado" to longform guides (a 1:02:41 Michigan UP travel guide is listed) and include named resources such as Harvest Hosts and CampersCard in episode topics. (youtube.com (youtube.com))
