Pocket Hole Jig ($35-40)
Available at: Home Depot and Lowe's

This gift is too big to fit in my suitcase. If you buy this, please either buy a gift card instead or have it shipped to my house.

Some of the cabinetry we are going to make for the van will require pocket-hole joints. To make those you need a little device to drill through. I think what would be best for us is the Kreg Pocket-Hole Jig 320 Kit. You can find this at either Home Depot or Lowe's. (At the time I wrote this it was $5 cheaper at Lowe's.)

Universal socket ($12)
Available at: Home Depot, Lowe's, or Amazon

I have a couple of different socket sets, but I saw someone in a YouTube video bust out a "universal socket" that looked amazing. It's got a bunch of little sliding rods in it, and it conforms to the head of the bolt and can do just about any size. I'm sure this can't replace a full set of sockets, but I'm hoping I can use it more often than not instead of hunting around to see which socket is the right fit.

You can get this at Home Depot, Lowe's, or Amazon -- see the links for each above.

Book: Wyoming Road & Recreation Atlas ($25)
Available at: My Amazon wishlist

This gift is too big to fit in my suitcase. If you buy this, please either buy an Amazon gift card or use the Amazon wishlist link below to have it shipped to my house.

When we took a van trip around Utah a few years ago, we had this Road & Recreation Atlas and it was great. It tells you all the places where you can camp (BLM land), and since cell service is spotty to nonexistent where we want to go, it's good to have it in print form and not rely on a phone. I'd like to get these for all the nearby states for future trips.

You can buy this from my Amazon wishlist and it will ship to my house. Or an Amazon gift card would work just as well.