Get to Know Us
Hey, we’re Hunter & Hannah! In 2022, we were living in an apartment, working normal jobs, and doing what we thought we were supposed to do. But we kept finding ourselves asking the same question: what if we stopped waiting for someday?
So we decided to find out.
We sold most of our belongings, ended our apartment lease, bought a 1974 VW Bus we named Luna, and hit the road. What started as a way to see more of the United States quickly turned into something much bigger. We set a goal to visit every National Park in the country, taking the long way whenever we could.
Since then, we've driven tens of thousands of miles across the country, lived through more breakdowns than we'd like to admit, slept in some pretty incredible places, and collected more memories than we ever could have in the apartment we left behind.
And somewhere along the way, Pack The Bus became more than just a way for us to share our travels. It's become a place to document this life we're building, from the National Parks and backroads we explore to the people we meet, the lessons we learn, and the inevitable chaos that comes with living full-time on the road.
Today, we're full-time travel photographers and content creators, working with brands, tourism organizations, and businesses that want to capture the feeling of being out there. From waking up somewhere new to taking the long way down a backroad, we create photo and video campaigns rooted in the kind of travel we actually live.
That's what keeps us going. We're packing up Luna, heading down the next road, and seeing what we find along the way. And we're pretty lucky to have you here with us.
Thanks for coming along.
About Luna
When we bought Luna back in summer of 2020, we knew we were purchasing a van that would need constant maintenance and a dedication to cruise in the slow lane. However, we never could have imagined this little VW bus would be what we called “home” as we embarked on a vanlife journey to value experiences and the great outdoors over all else.
Luna is a 1974 Volkswagen bus with a Westfalia camper conversion. The bus was completely white before we got our hands on it, but we always felt like it was missing something. That something was color! We designed 70s inspired retro striping and custom printed it on vinyl to complete the look. As you can probably tell, we are a little obsessed with how it turned out.
We were fortunate enough to be able to find a bus complete with its full original camper interior; giving us a time capsule-like feeling as we ride around with such 70’s style, complete with plaid cushions and green carpet. While there is nothing we love more than checking out how others have fully built out their vans, we couldn’t be happier with the classic look of the interior our home on wheels came with. Original never goes out of style.
There are certainly more reliable vans out there, but that’s part of the journey for us. Keeping our spare parts bag stocked and constantly educating ourselves on classic car care has brought an element to this long-term road trip we wouldn’t trade for anything. We adore how she (Luna is a girl) keeps us on our toes in addition to introducing us to a community of VW fanatics who are always willing to lend a helping hand or just share stories and memories from the nostalgia these little buses bring out.