HOW TO, MODS & DIY
Everyone loves it when a how-to, mod, DIY or makeover can enhance their RV lifestyle and no matter which type of RV you end up with, you’re likely to want or need to make a few changes to make it your own. Whether that’s improving the handling or performance, repurposing a space to make it work better for your needs or simply redecorating to make it feel more like home. The possibilities are endless and doing DIY jobs and mods on your RV can be both rewarding and fun. We’ve shared a few examples below of how we’ve improved our coach to better accommodate our needs – inside and out – so have a browse. We hope you find some of them useful.
Tour De Toilet: 9 Kinds of RV Toilets. How they Work, Pros and Cons
Toilets and Black tanks may be dirty words to some, but in RV life it’s a regular topic of conversation! In our "Tour de Toilet” video, we check out 9 different kinds of RV toilets of our full-timing RV friends who show us their toilet, explain how it works, and share...
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Our 4 Down Towing Set Up Part 2: Braking System + Setting up Our Jeep to Tow
In Part 2 of our 2 part blog/video series about 4-down flat towing, we discuss the different types of braking systems, as well as what specific braking solution we chose and why. We also share some specific information about our toad which may help you be aware of...
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Suspension Upgrade Improves Our Gas RV Ride
After 2 years of full-timing, driving over 20,000 miles across 40+ states, we decided to upgrade our RV suspension. Marc began considering this in the fall of 2015, exploring the many options available and finally, after reading an article in Motorhome Magazine about...
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What Happens on RV Packdown & Move Day?
One of the big questions we had during our prep and planning phase was just how much work and time would be involved when it came to packing down the RV for move day – that is, putting everything away in a safe place, unhooking and doing everything we’d need to...
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Driving a Gas RV: Our Experience, Advice & Tips
A common question we get asked is "How do we like our gas RV and did we consider getting a diesel?" The short answer is yes, we did explore getting a diesel coach – they are considered superior for many reasons (performance, ride, comfort etc) which is why they also...
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Running from a Hurricane, Driving Fail & GPS Fail
For the most part, our travel days tend to go pretty smoothly, but last Thursday (October 1) was one of those days that ended up being both a comedy of errors and an adventure in itself ! While we managed to keep a good sense of humor with everything turning out OK in...
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