Anthony C Vicari

RV Life Season 2

Our biggest RV modification yet: We got solar!

Living and working on the road, we're always making sure we have reliable and consistent means of living, and before we set out, I put a lot of research into setting us up for success. We need the three main pillars for RV living: water, electricity, and waste

RV Life Season 2

Starlink Update: We're Dishing Out REAL FACTS.

Our internet journey in the RV has been almost as dramatic as the RV journey itself. Having reliable internet is critical for us so we can work from the road, monitor the weather, and keep an eye on Lily and Tanner when we're out. Before we launched, I

RV Life Season 2

Extreme winds and power outages in West Texas

Editor's note: This windstorm occurred before the one we encountered when we were leaving Las Cruces, despite this blog post coming out later. Many of the tips we share in this post helped us tremendously as we navigated windstorms on our drive day in New Mexico. On Valentine&

Country Life

Eat my dust! Full speed ahead in Big Bend National Park

We've got even more Big Bend posts coming your way! Subscribe so you don't miss when we drop a new post! Just sign up in the box at the bottom of the post or anywhere you see a "subscribe" button. As we drove into

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5 tips for hitting the road after being stationary

When we're on the road, we tend to stay in one location for no more than 3 weeks to a month. The exception last year was when we returned home for the holidays. We ended up camping out on our home-base for 6 weeks. Drive days are important

RV Life Season 2

We've lived in an RV for a year. What do we love, and what do we miss about living in a house?

On December 30, 2021, we officially closed on the sale of our house and started the intense journey of moving our newly downsized lives into 250 square feet of space. Two months later we hit the road, embarking on an adventure that a stationary home could never give us. We

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The 3 small appliances we can't live without in our RV

This post contains affiliate links. We may receive a small kickback for products ordered through these links. Thank you for supporting our RV journey! With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we've got food on the brain! Alright, who are we kidding, we always have food on the brain.

Digital Nomad Life

We jumped on the Starlink bandwagon early. Was it the right decision?

At this point, you've probably heard the news that tech mogul Elon Musk is sending satellites into the netherworld, with a mission to connect even the most remote geographic areas with internet capabilities. In a nutshell, these low earth-orbiting satellites will create a vast network that transmit signals

Country Life

We Took a 3.5 Hour Train Ride Through a National Park

Our natural disaster recovery has been a long road, and it was looking to get even longer. We suddenly needed to pivot and continue heading west from New York, instead of making our way back east to New England. We left Niagara Falls and drove towards Indiana, where we would

Campground Reviews

Let's Try That Again! Our Second Lake Ontario Campground

Our $200 early escape from Association Island was a tough pill to swallow, but we counted ourselves lucky that we weren't quite finished with Lake Ontario. As we ventured toward Niagara, we had a couple other campgrounds lined up that would let us marvel at this Great Lake

Campground Reviews

Paved Paradise? A Sun Outdoors Association Island Campground Review

One late night, Nicole was perusing RV Trip Wizard while Anthony was asleep. We needed to fill some gaps in upstate NY before we celebrated our 10-year Roadtrippiversary in Niagara Falls. Lake Ontario is not only beautiful, but it's massive, with 326 miles of shoreline in NY alone.

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Lightning Strikes!

This is one of those stories we wish we didn't have, but now that we do, it's quite the story to tell. During the mayhem, Nicole took as many photos and videos as possible, both for insurance claims and so we could share this story later.

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Making the Best of a Bad Situation

Continued from Massachusetts: The LEAST RV-Friendly State?! We had quite a long drive day, considering we only went 45 miles. We left Wompatuck at 11AM and found ourselves finally setting up camp at 6PM. That's what happens when things don't go as planned. We were fortunate

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Massachusetts: The LEAST RV-Friendly State?! (Our Worst Travel Day Since Hitting the Road Full-Time)

Our time back home in Massachusetts was refreshing, thanks to our state park stay at Wompatuck. Our shaded, wooded site kept us out of the sweltering heat, we stayed busy visiting beloved people and places, and we made a big purchase that upped our level of fun on the road.

Country Life

You'll Never Believe Why We Chose This Campground!

During the pandemic, when many of our hobbies got locked down along with our souls, our only solace was finding ways to pass the time indoors. We missed traveling. So when we discovered a way to "travel" from within our own home, we became slightly addicted. The game

Product Reviews

Product Review: The Camco Rhino Heavy Duty 36 Gallon Portable Waste Holding Tote Tank

This product review is our opinion of a product that we purchased. However, if you would like to use our affiliate link (in this post) to purchase the product, we may receive a small royalty. Ah, the ins and outs of wastewater management in RV life. We’ve talked before

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Product Review: Wacko RV A/C Silencer

This product review is our opinion. We do not get any perks or compensation for this review. All links in this post are non-affiliate. When one's mother/mother-in-law is an audiologist, we take noise very seriously. We always make sure to wear ear plugs when extending our stabilizer

Country Life

Our Second Harvest Host Stay. No Ditches This Time!

This post contains affiliate links. We're keeping our boondocking adventures minimal until we figure out our water situation, but once in a while we need to have a quick overnight to break up a long drive distance. This is where Harvest Hosts comes in handy. Businesses all across

Foodie Fun

We Planned Our Entire South Carolina Itinerary Around a Restaurant

At the beginning of 2020, as we were minimizing the "stuff" in our lives, we also did a kitchen overhaul. We went through every pantry drawer and cabinet and threw out/donated all foods that had processed, refined, or sugary ingredients. With the exception of treats here and

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Working from the Road as a Research Analyst

Working from the road is different for every job, but before I get into that, let me back up a second and answer a question I get a lot: What actually is my job? When people ask me what I do for work, I like to tell them I do

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Odds and Ends or Endless Mods?

This post contains affiliate links. For items purchased through these links, we may receive a small royalty. The more time we spend in the RV, the more we learn how we want to organize our space. While we were delayed from hitting the road, we took advantage of our stationary

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Campground Review: Cherry Hill Park, College Park, MD

When traveling to the DC area by RV, Cherry Hill Park is the place to stay. Only 10 miles outside the District, surrounded by all the suburban shops and restaurants you could need, near the University of Maryland, and chock full of its own amenities, it's no wonder

RVing With Pets

Tanny Takes DC!

After a half-week's stay outside of Philadelphia, it was time to journey southward. We revived our plans to spend two weeks in DC, which were initially to take place in January, but now would bring us into March. We had a credit left over from our cancellation at

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A Window Opens! LAUNCH DAY BLOG!

Continued from A Make-or-Break Moment After a tumultuous start to RV Life, we faced a point of no return. 7 weeks of living in limbo was long enough, and one way or another, we needed to get on with our lives. After being all set to launch only to discover

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"We Can't Keep Living Like This!" The Make-or-Break Moment

In psychology, they call it "decision fatigue." The more decisions you have to make, the more tired your brain becomes, and the harder it gets to make quality decisions. When we made the choice to halt our launch plans for the New Year, suddenly we faced even more