This year, we stayed in 70 different locations (yes, I counted.). And pretty much every single one of them had something special about them worth remarking on. When we sat down this year to pick our favorites, it was brutally difficult. Each spot we stopped at brings back a special memory. People we were visiting or traveling […]
Nomadic Lifestyle
Ramblings: Tales from Nomads – Video Interview with Liv2RV
Meet Dan & Jonell Dan and Jonell were both approaching 50 and sat down with their financial advisor and learned they were on track to retire in their late 60s. After a career working in a trauma center, Jonell knew all too well that life is too short to wait that long to put off their dreams. […]
3 Tips for RVing & Camping with Humans
Six years ago today, Cherie & Chris stopped by for a visit to a little farm in Oregon. I was 7 weeks old then and I kinda liked them. So I told them that I now own them. Little did I know what I was getting myself into. You see, these humans I decided to […]
Solar Planning: Conducting An RV Electrical Consumption Audit
We get asked all the time: “How much solar power do I need?” But when I reply with – “Well, how much power do you use in a day?”, I almost always get a blank stare in response. We encounter only a handful of RVers who have any idea of just how much power various electrical devices […]
RVing Gear that keeps us Hot and Not Bothered
As cold temperatures descend upon us, we’ve been working on optimizing our options for heating things up in a variety of conditions. We’re a mostly electric coach, and have spent the past several weeks doing a lot of chilly dry camping as we’ve headed down the Eastern Sierras. With our newly installed solar panels, we’ve been […]
Zephyr is Solar Powered! – 800 Watt RV Bus Roof Solar Install
For those of you who have been paying close attention, you might have seen a little extra something perched on our roof in the last few photos we’ve shared online. Or you may have noticed that Cherie teased about leaving me behind visiting friends at AM Solar while she headed off to visit her mom in […]
Guide to Finding RV Parks, Campgrounds and Boondocking
We’ve not updated our finding campgrounds and RV Parks guide since 2010, and wow have things changed – finding great camping has gotten so much easier over the years! Looking back at our last guide to this topic, we used to rely a lot more on paper and computer based maps. Since then, new apps and research […]
Tips for a Great RV View & Privacy
We love a great view from our RV home, and will make compromises to get the best vista possible. We also appreciate having a bit of privacy, ideally so we can keep at least one window open all the time without unintentionally putting ourselves on display to our neighbors or folks passing by. We adore waking up […]
Recent Gadget Purchases to Enhance our RV Life
One of the side effects of being still in one spot for a while and having a shipping address, is it presents a great opportunity to make small tweaks around the RV that enhance our lives. We’ve been catching up on shopping on Amazon.com this past month, and thought we’d share some of our recent […]
Money, Banking, Taxes and Finances for the Full-Time Traveler
<— Read Chapter 9: Picking a Domicile State, Getting Mail & Voting Read Chapter 11: Approaching the Overwhelm of Preparing for Full Time Travel —> Being nomadic doesn’t necessarily mean divorcing yourself from the economy, forgoing being a tax paying citizen or giving up saving for the future. While you’ll likely eliminate many bills, you’ll still have […]
