PHOTOS BY DAVE GERSHGORN FOR WEST SEATTLE BLOG

The first Van Life Fest at new West Marginal Way SW business Castle Climbing Club turned out to be more of a mini-fest, with just a few van owners showing up. Jim Gruff was there showing off the new van he drove up recently from Louisiana, where it was built:

Kirk Hoppy takes his van to national parks for months at a time; he also volunteers with Team Rubicon, a veteran-led disaster response organization. He marks the disasters he’s responded to with stickers on his top cabinet – six hurricanes and five tornadoes, among others.

The vans weren’t the only attraction.

The Climbing Club also had some bouncingjumping going on, with a giant inflatable landing pad of sorts:

We peeked inside too:

Castle also has a sauna.