Anthony C Vicari

RV Life Season 3

Manatees seek out this strange spot in the winter

Over the past several years, we have spent a lot of time in Florida. Before we RVed, we took trips to the Everglades, Tampa, and Disney World. We have visited Anthony's parents at their Florida house. We took our East Coast Road Trip in 2017, which brought us

RV Life Season 3

We miss Airbnbs!

We have seen tons of articles lately about "Airbnb horror stories." Most of them include tenants finding hidden cameras that were not disclosed by the hosts, or complaints about the ever-rising cleaning fees, along with the lists of chores that hosts expect tenants to do in addition to

RV Life Season 3

A life of 24/7 camping: Are we sick of it yet?

We just spent two months stationary in our home state of Massachusetts, where we got to see family and friends that we hadn't seen in months. We love spending the holidays in MA for this very reason. Even when we've been away for a while, we

RV Life Season 2

We stole our own truck! The mad dash to get Clyde ready for year 3 on the road

When we come home for the holidays, we try to squeeze in all of our medical and vet appointments during the short time we're there. Same goes for our truck, Clyde. Typically, the top priority is the annual vehicle inspection. Because our truck is registered in Massachusetts, we

RV Life Season 2

The crappiest situation: An overfilled black tank, while stationary, with no way to dump

Heading into our third year of RV living, we have camped without sewer hookups too many times to recall. It's safe to say that when we decided to park at our home-base for the holidays, overfilling our black tank was not one of our worries. Fresh tank freezing

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The unexpected benefits of our solar setup

💡Catch up on our solar posts! We Got Solar...and then had solar problems...and even more solar problems And then our batteries had a cascade failure At the time of writing this post, we have now had our solar install for over 9 months. Despite having some problems with

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Is RVing environmentally friendly?

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Items purchased through these links may provide us compensation. Thank you for supporting our blog! Last summer, halfway through our first year of living in an RV, I got a new job working as a consultant for a cleantech company. I work with companies

City Life

Recovering from surgery in an RV! How we manage medical appointments while full-time traveling

One of the most common questions prospective full-time RVers ask is what to do about healthcare. Unfortunately, it's not a question with an easy answer because so much depends on individual needs, insurance, and current health status. As two younger RVers who are still working, our situation is

Harvest Host Stories

Going nowhere fast: Three weeks to get back home

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta was the absolute best Season 2 finale we could have asked for. We already knew when we snagged camping reservations that we would be more pressed for time getting back across the country to Massachusetts. You may know that we travel opposite to many RVers;

Campground Reviews

Were we idiots for staying at a 3.8/10 rated campground? And what we learned about Colorado state parks that you need to know

After a fantastic stay outside Rocky Mountain National Park, it was time to start making our way south through Colorado and into New Mexico. We had a choice of a couple routes: We could either head toward Colorado Springs and then make our way west to Albuquerque, or we could

RV Life Season 2

Our top 5 scariest experiences while living in our RV

It's Halloween, and that means it's prime time for some scary tales by the campfire. As we near the end of our second season of travel, we have lots to reminisce about. We always say that our life as full-time RVers is not without its drama,

Country Life

Going to Wind Cave...without going to Wind Cave

Before we left South Dakota, we had a decision to make. As you probably know, we try to make it a point to go to National Parks because we collect pins for our pin board - something we started doing before we hit the road. Wind Cave is right near

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Catastrophic failure of our batteries! No power in 90-degree heat

💡We attempted to travel through the entire state of Wyoming entirely self-contained, with no campground hookups! If you missed those stories, we'll link them here and here. We took all the necessary steps to ready our RV for a life of freedom: We installed a hefty solar system

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I became a South Dakota resident

"Where are you from?"' It’s one of the questions we get asked all the time, especially when meeting new people on the road. There are always new campground staff and fellow travelers that want to know our backstory. Nicole's answer is straightforward; she was

Country Life

We gave up! What happened next?

We experienced a lot of ups and downs during our trip across Wyoming. The ups? Unbelievable campsites with some of the best views we've ever had, where we could bask in the beauty of nature. The downs? Horrendous heat waves that trapped us inside most days and eventually

RV Renos and Mods

Toilet Water Conservation: TP vs. Bidet

We bought a new RV toilet out of necessity and a new bidet out of extravagance. It's weird to say, but these upgrades to our bathroom are quite exciting, mainly because with our old toilet leaking water into our holding tank, we were limited in our ability to

RV Life Season 2

We tried a self-guided Tetons audio tour

Our small-town Independence Day celebration marked our final day in the Yellowstone region, and on July 5th we left Idaho and ventured into Wyoming, to spend a week and a half camping inside Grand Teton National Park. We wanted to maximize our time, but we were feeling overwhelmed. Grand Teton

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Driving the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway in Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Between our visits to eastern Idaho and western Montana, we spent a lot of time trotting up and down US route 20 on the boundary of Yellowstone National Park. The road travels through the Caribou-Targhee National Forest and offers plenty of historic pull-offs that teach about the area, including its

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8 fun activities to do in the Glacier area...that aren't in the National Park

Vehicle restrictions at Glacier National Park seemed to deter a lot of vacationers. Our campground never filled during the three weeks we stayed, and crowds in the area weren't bad. It's a tricky situation for a community that relies on tourism for their income, but for

RV Life Season 2

We got 99 problems, continued

Continued from our last post. Haven't read it yet? Read it first here! Our second stay at Las Vegas Bay Campground was turning out much different than expected, and we found ourselves trying to keep up with an ever-growing pile of problems. 1. When we got to the

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We got 99 problems but the view ain't one! Things take a frustrating turn at a favorite campground

We found one of our most scenic campsites at Las Vegas Bay Campground and fell in love with the Lake Mead region. So, when we were given the opportunity to return, we drove full speed ahead. Anthony's parents told us that, if we're ever back in

RV Life Season 2

We hated our RV steps since day one. Here's what we finally replaced them with.

Our ATC Gamechanger toyhauler came standard with RV steps by Lippert called SolidStep. They're touted as the most stable steps on the market, with no bounce and easy folding. Right from the start, we read threads upon threads in the ATC Facebook groups that painted a very polarized

RV Life Season 2

We ran out of gas in a very inconvenient place

Living in the suburbs of Boston, one thing we never had to worry about was a lack of nearby gas stations. We knew that once we hit the road, this would be one more thing we'd need to consistently monitor. Our gas mileage would severely decrease while towing,

RV Life Season 2

The Great Gray Tank Debate and Why We Changed Our Stance

We've been enjoying the boondocking life quite a bit since we got our solar setup, but this doesn't mean we have completely done away with full hookup campgrounds. Sometimes it's nice to recharge - and we mean both ourselves and our battery bank! We

RV Life Season 2

Is Lake Mead really drying up? We went to the Hoover Dam to get answers.

In recent years, the drying up of Lake Mead has made national headlines, as fears of climate change abound. We've heard the stories of millions of homes being put at risk of being without water and power, of human remains being found as the water levels decrease, and