Ahhh, life on the road. It can be so different for everyone. Here, we share some of our experiences to give you a taste of what it can entail – from adjusting to the lifestyle, to making new friends, to preparing a big holiday feast in our RV kitchen, to how we handled a royal RV GPS fail at night in the rain. We give you a taste of our farm stay in California, take you along for the ride on our first boondocking adventure in the desert, and share our costs, including water, and fuel usage. We also share some of our campground stays, and recap on our experiences on the road and what we’ve learned over the years. We share the experiences of others, so you can learn from what works for them as well. There is no one size fits all, when it comes to RVing!
Driving an RV can be stressful, especially at altitude when navigating steep grades, hills, and mountain passes. Whether you drive a gas-powered RV or truck, a diesel motorhome, or tow a trailer, here are nine tips for safely navigating up steep grades, and back down again, without overheating the brakes. Following this advice will help
Looking for some great podcasts for your daily work commutes, when driving to new travel destinations, or to entertain you while you do chores or exercise? We searched and listened to all the RV and camping podcasts and curated this selection of our top picks. What are these RV podcasts about? Many cover a wide variety of
Ever heard of medical tourism? Did you know that every day, thousands of Americans and Canadians cross the USA border into Mexico for dental, optical and pharmaceutical? Wondering WHY they do it… and are they crazy!? Let’s take a close look at this popular trend among RVers, and answer all your questions. Inexpensive, Yet Quality
It is guesstimated less than 1% of Americans will visit all 50 USA states before they die. Yet young newlyweds Alyssa and Heath Padgett bought an old RV and hit the road to visit all 50 USA states in ONE year. Yes, it sounds crazy. But they lived to tell the tale (with a few
Looking for great tips and hacks to enhance your RV lifestyle? We’ve been having a lot of fun meeting up with many fellow RV content creators on our travels. So we invited a few of our friends to pick a favorite hack from our latest book RV Hacks, and share a quick video on social
Whether you are browsing, RV shopping, learning, or dreaming, the Florida RV Supershow (also known as the Tampa RV Supershow) in January is well worth a visit. We’ll be there, in a Class C motorhome that we rented from a friend for the winter. Yep, we’re RV shopping again! We’re excited to also be appearing
It sounds a little crazy, but we really did buy an RV for $1 with the intention of setting it on fire. A few years ago, we visited an RV salvage yard where hundreds of RVs were damaged by fire. Then last year 6 people we knew lost their homes to fire – two of
Looking for a more natural, deet-free solution to keep mosquitoes and no-see-ums at bay? Warmer weather and longer days are fast approaching, and we’re excited for the start of another great season. But with the onset of spring comes one specific challenge that we have found to be a painful nuisance, especially here in Florida
We’ll be home for Christmas this year. Yes, in a real, ‘stick & brick’ home, that we recently bought in Colorado. That means we’ll be doing more ‘hub & spoke’ style travel from our home base as part time RVers, instead of full timing as we have been for the past 6+ years. Here’s the
We’re full-time RVers who have traveled to all 50 USA states over the past 6 years, sharing our journey and learnings along the way. We want to help YOU hit the road and live your RV dreams too.
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