Flash back to last spring… we were heading across country from our winter in Florida, had just caught back up with our buddies the Snowmads and were contemplating caravanning down Route 66 with them starting in St. Louis and heading west. We figured we’d then poke around the western states before our Oregon lighthouse hosting gig […]
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Happy First Birthday, RVillage! Celebrating in Arizona City, Picacho Peak and Escapade
It seems like it was just a year ago that we literally pressed the ‘launch’ button on unleashing RVillage to the world. Oh wait.. it WAS just a year ago this week! It’s been a crazy year since, and now RVillage has over 17,000 members who are connecting with each other and making new friends […]
Off to the Escapade! (Tucson, AZ – March 8-13)
Tomorrow morning we’ll pull into the Pima County Fairgrounds, starting our adventures at the Escapee’s 55th Annual Escapade in Tucson. Whew. It’s been some very hectic weeks for us leading up to this to prepare. So much had to get done, including getting the re-write of The Mobile Internet Handbook for 2015 completed in time to have print […]
Ramblings: Tales from Nomads – The Long Family
Meet Becky & Chris Meet Becky & Chris Long. Two artists who decided that instead of waiting for opportunity to come to them, they’d go out and find it. They hit the road in 2008 with their 2 year old daughter, Nora. We first filmed them in 2010 at the NuRVer’s Gathering in Texas – and […]
The (Almost) Fantasy of Solar-Powered RV Air Conditioning
We see the questions all the time – people wondering: What will it take to run an RV air conditioner off of solar power? We get asked for advice in email regularly, and see the topic constantly coming up on various forums. (And now the Wynn’s are claiming they’re doing it – they’re not really, see […]
By the Wrath of Killer Bunnies – Ajo’s Name Shall Be Erased from Your Vocabulary
There’s always a risk that when a blogger shares about an amazing location, that so many folks will put it on their must-see list and what once made it a magical place – will go away. We’ve seen it happen, RVers following the trails left behind by those before them.. and then wham, the next time that […]
Don’t Forget to Pack… Practical Things You Might Not Expect for Full Time RVing
You’re preparing to hit the road full time, and you’ve read all about these gadgets that other RVers make sound absolutely essential – 12v fans, better sewer hoses, power surge protectors, leveling blocks, flying drones, LED projectors, fancy kitchen gadgets and more. And of course, those are all important. But what about that stuff you […]
The Mobile Internet Handbook – Revised and Refreshed for 2015!
After several weeks of hard work, we’ve just completed a refresh of The Mobile Internet Handbook for 2015! It’s amazing how much has changed in just 6 short months since we came out with the 2014 Edition. Things in the mobile internet world seem to never slow down. The 2014 edition hadn’t even been out for 2 […]
Back to Yuma: Zephyr Comes Full Circle
Flashback… It was June 2011, the first time we visited Yuma, AZ. We were on our bus hunt, looking for our next home on wheels. A nondescript Craigslist ad had lead our Amtrak train adventure to this desolate Arizona town to look at what we thought was an unlikely contender. But we decided to endure […]
Back to Boondocking: Being Electrically Abundant in a Mostly Electric RV
We’ve seen it advised so many times on RVing groups and forums, if you want to boondock – you have to rely on propane for cooking, refrigeration, hot water heating and heating. If your coach is electrically dependent, don’t bother trying to boondock for long. We say.. phooey to that. It is entirely possible to feel […]
