People in the BootBus

Everyone who rode in it, worked on it, or turned up to see it.

photograph not preservedAdrienne NelsonApril 18, 2002
Aly ShapecoreApril 18, 2002
photograph not preservedAmanda LewisApril 18, 2002
Anne ForesterApril 18, 2002
photograph not preservedAnt St.ClairApril 18, 2002
Ashlie WoodardApril 18, 2002
photograph not preservedCaitlin SessaApril 18, 2002
photograph not preservedCheryl HartApril 18, 2002
photograph not preservedChewieApril 18, 2002
photograph not preservedChris HeidrichApril 18, 2002
Chris MilesApril 18, 2002
Clarence Williams JrApril 18, 2002
Cora & JaredApril 18, 2002
Danielle StillerApril 18, 2002
Dave KeenerApril 18, 2002
DeborahApril 18, 2002
Elizabeth StallingsApril 18, 2002
photograph not preservedEric & HeatherApril 18, 2002
photograph not preservedGarron LamoreauApril 18, 2002
Jamie & DavidApril 18, 2002
Jason AlbrightApril 18, 2002
Jeff AshfordApril 18, 2002
photograph not preservedJeffrey SkolnickApril 18, 2002
JennyferApril 18, 2002
Jessica BalisteriApril 18, 2002
photograph not preservedJoanna, Michael & LaurenApril 18, 2002
John KeithgeigerApril 18, 2002
John McCleanApril 18, 2002
Kate NewshalApril 18, 2002
Kenneth HelphandApril 18, 2002
Kerry BannisterApril 18, 2002
Kiah BosyApril 18, 2002
Kristin KnudsonApril 18, 2002
photograph not preservedLandon Modernkurpinski & Travis SundeApril 18, 2002
Lila ThomasApril 18, 2002
Liz Clancy & Amanda LewisApril 18, 2002
Mary & AdamApril 18, 2002
Mary KeenerApril 18, 2002
Matt RabeApril 18, 2002
Meredith BleierApril 18, 2002
Micah Hartman & Patti RaskoffApril 18, 2002
Michael DambrosinApril 18, 2002
Michael McCarthyApril 18, 2002
Michael RutledgeApril 18, 2002
Mike McDonaldApril 18, 2002
Mike MillerApril 18, 2002
Rachel SansonApril 18, 2002
Rebecca & BriannaApril 18, 2002
RosalynApril 18, 2002
Shary HiliotenanApril 18, 2002
Stephanie Morton & Lisa SaeggersApril 18, 2002
Valerie MetcalfeApril 18, 2002
Wendy PalamaraApril 18, 2002
William PheintzApril 18, 2002
(untitled)April 19, 2002
Dionne HasforthApril 19, 2002
Dylan FreemanApril 19, 2002
Elisabeth RenichApril 19, 2002
photograph not preservedHeidi ShultzApril 19, 2002
photograph not preservedJackson BrockmanApril 19, 2002
Jeff AshfordApril 19, 2002
Jordan KelloggApril 19, 2002
photograph not preservedNicole, Tiffany & DarlaApril 19, 2002
Pieter VandenbergeApril 19, 2002
Rose Sweetman & Makena PoreskyApril 19, 2002
Rose Wilberger & Karmen DayApril 19, 2002
Russ GoodwinApril 19, 2002
Sarah RosmanApril 19, 2002
photograph not preservedSean & ElanApril 19, 2002

Road Trip to JenLeo's

June 3, 2002

Yeah - so we loaded up the Bootbus for with Jen Leo's stuf and brought her over to her new place. It was only a few blocks, but a road trip to help out a Boots member none the less. Hopefully there will be more of these soon.

Jennifer Bildersee

June 21, 2002

BootsnAll member Jennifer Bildersee arrived at the Eugene airport this afternoon and was picked up by Sean and Nick in the BootBus. Jen, originally from Philadelphia wrote us a guide to Brooklyn New York. She has spent the last several monthes exploring the jungle in Costa Rica and has returned to Eugene to study landscape architechture.

photograph not preserved

Jen can't believe the inside of the van is so sexy.

Sean & Jen discuss where we're going to dump her off.

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You should do the blogathon! www.blogathon.org It'd be fun! :)

Torn · June 25, 2002 10:31 PM

Hey, is that the BootBus?

July 17, 2002

I guess this would count as our first "sighting". Last night while we were BBQ'ing on the porch, two blokes in maybe their late teens, early 20's wandered up and asked, "Hey! Is that the BootBus?"

They'd seen it around town and as they were walking past, they spotted it parked behind our building. We chatted for awhile and they found out a little more about the bus and BootsnAll.

Thanks for stopping by, fellas.

The last Hurrah

October 20, 2002

Since we won't be seeing Sean and Nick around for the next 26 days, we decided to have a little party to say goodbye and kick start their trip on the right note.

With some tunes pumping out of the bus, and beers in hand, Sean, Nick, Ant, Jen Leo and I discussed how we were going to fit all the gear into the back of the bus and still be able to see out the back window (not to mention get it up the mountains).

Our friends, Scott, Jessica and Angela showed up, followed shortly after by our intern, Megan (another classic photo, Megan — not preserved) and her roommate, Sandy.

Later on, we were joined by Dr. Oram, who is a naturopathic physician and a great fan of the BootBrew. Hey, if it gets the doctor's seal of approval, it's good enough for me.

Grant and Toni stopped by as well and we all talked politics 'til the sun went down.

A couple more photos:
Well, at least the bus is facing the camera — not preserved

Dr. Oram — not preserved

BootBus makes it to Portland, Oregon

June 6, 2003

The BootBus finally made it up to Portland, Oregon on June 5th, after being in the shop for 3 weeks in Eugene, Oregon. It followed the Bootboyz as they moved up to Portland, Oregon.

So if you saw us in Portland, and are wondering what is the BootBus all about....

Some Factoids
The BootBus is the official vehicle of the BootsnAll Travel Network.

The Bus was bought in December of 2001 for $500 US and it was rusty blue.

The guys that drive in it, are the guys that run the websites that make up the BootsnAll Travel Network (BTN). The BTN are a bunch of websites about travel...mostly independent minded travel. Like folks that want to fuck off there jobs and travel around the world for a while, folks that love to travel and talk about it, and loads of travel resources to help plan your trip (and to do it cheaply!)

So we are excited to move to the city of Portland and meet our neighbors in the Sabin/Irvington district. Tommorrow, we are having a party at our new house to meet our neighbors and new friends in Portland and what do you know, a few old friends from Eugene are coming up to warn the new BootsnAll HQ up. If you want to stop by, please do and say hello. We love to hear about you and your travel stories...

Other Bus Maintainence News

The Bootbus has been in the shop for the past few weeks....yes, I know it soudns unbelievable considering it's sturdy history. The camhaft or something like that went bad and when the folkd at SpringField German Auto were doing a final oil change before our move to Portland, they found massive chunks of the engine in the oil bin. Bad news it was. But, all is good now and I expect to drive a few 100 thousand miles on this transmission and engine.