Empowerment, education and adventure on four wheels.
The SiP Mobile is the around-the-world adventure rig/mobile classroom that brings Dave and the kayaking programs across Canada, the United States and beyond. This vehicle has seen some amazing places and great people. It has driven it down to Central America and back a couple of times and has its own stories to tell.
Beauty surf spot in southern Mexico.
Looking for beaches in Belize.
Favourite spot in Tunco beach, El Salvador
Pacific coast of Costa Rica camping perfection!
Teaching kayaking with Tarkio and First Descents in Montana/ Idaho.
Provincial campground in southern Ontario
Vancouver Island, our home, is beautiful!
Ready to hit the road… and the water!
Building the SiP Mobile
It started as your run of the mill Toyota Tacoma. However, changes were needed to create a vehicle that could transport SiP to each new adventure. It had to be outfitted so one could live and work out of in all weather and for long periods. It also needed to function as base camp—the kitchen and the education center of programs.
The SiPMobile still has many parts yet to finish, the pop-top and upstairs bed, the electrical system, the water and filtration system., the indoor/ outdoor kitchen and the education center. Some of those will have to happen on the road to adventures.
Flat deck and wheel well boxes. All aluminum.
The flat deck was designed to store frequently used gear and receive the custom camper.
The cantilever roof rack is designed to carry 5 creek kayaks across and still have room for gear in the basket.
Many years of loading kayaks and gear fed into the design of this rack.
The flat deck was designed to store frequently used gear and receive the custom camper.
The sliding doors on the front of the rack hide LED spot lights, switched on the the dashboard.
Custom pop-top camper that mounts on the flat deck.
