Lisa and I have been carrying and using our GNS AEB-L Stainless Steel Fixed Blade Bushcraft Knife since 2018, and somewhere along the way it stopped being “a knife we’re testing” and just became… our knife. Which, if you’ve ever owned more blades than you care to admit (guilty), is saying something.

How did we fund 17 years of motorcycle travel around the world? The answer isn’t glamorous, and it wasn’t easy. We started with savings, sold everything we owned, and slowly learned how to make small, sustainable income streams stretch for years. From camping instead of hotels, writing and selling photos, to building skills that became client work, every decision mattered. In this article, we share the real story — what worked, what didn’t, and practical lessons for anyone d