RV Problems

A collection of 69 posts

RV Servicing

The race to get our furnace repaired before temperatures drop to freezing

Continued from Camping in cold fall temperatures...with no heat! To people who live in houses, nightly lows in the 40s might not sound too cold as long as everyone stays inside. The insulation on houses is much better than RVs, especially our RV. Despite the added steps we'

Country Life

Camping in cold fall temperatures...with no heat!

Fall is our favorite season to camp in our RV. We love how the campgrounds grow quieter with each passing week. We love feeling all warm and cozy when the air gets cool and crisp. We love watching the leaves change color around our campsites. This summer was hot and

RV Servicing

Constant axle issues! We feared a faulty trailer frame was to blame.

We often have fellow RVers ask us when we purchased our RV. We tell people that we custom ordered it in 2020 and took delivery in 2021. Questions immediately follow: "Oh wow, how has it been so far?" "Ooph, have you needed lots of repairs?" They

RV Problems

What our bidet taught us about our RV's black tank

One year ago, we were looking for ways to boost our morale in Wyoming. We ended up at Longhorn Ranch, an RV park that turned out to be a welcome regrouping stop, and a stay that brought us a lot of dear memories. One of those memories was the purchasing

Country Life

Our last day left us completely winded (HH/BW Challenge Series)

💡We're coming to the end of our Harvest Hosts/Boondockers Welcome Challenge Series! If you need to catch up on the posts, you can find them all here. We set our alarms for before dawn, but I had been up since 3:30AM, unable to fall back asleep.

Harvest Hosts/Boondockers Welcome Challenge

More problems we can't escape from (HH/BW Challenge Series)

💡Don't forget about our link to get 15% off your first year of a Harvest Hosts membership! We spent three nights living in the land of magnificent sunsets. We were happy to have clear skies for a few days, but springtime is a season of extremes, and soon

Harvest Hosts/Boondockers Welcome Challenge

The heat that almost killed us (HH/BW Challenge Series)

We are convinced that our RV is thermophobic. Every time the temperatures rise, we end up with a whole list of problems, as our components start shutting down one after another. Remember this? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brighter on Wheels | Full-Time RV Travelers (@brighter_on_

Harvest Hosts/Boondockers Welcome Challenge

Finagling our way south (HH/BW Challenge Series)

We are challenging ourselves to stay at ONLY Harvest Hosts/Boondockers Welcome locations for 4 weeks. On one hand, it's an exciting prospect! On the other hand, we didn't realize how all-consuming this would be. It seemed like every free minute we had, we were either

RV Problems

We're not getting away that easily!

💡We were victims of treetaliation at Village Creek State Park. If you missed the post, read it here first. As frustrating as it is to incur damage on our RV, we woke up the next morning feeling grateful that things weren't worse. We were mere feet away from

RV Life Season 3

Our travel day turned into an episode of Seinfeld

In the RV world, we often get into conversations about whether we're planners or spontaneous travelers. We've met all kinds, from those who book months ahead of time, to those who never book ahead and instead fly by the seat of their, errr, trucks. We lie

RV Life Season 3

All our mods and upgrades in 25,000 miles

💡We did it. We listed out every single broken and problematic RV component that we've had in 25,000 miles of travel. Read it here and let us know, is it more or less than you expected? This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Shopping through these links gives

RV Life Season 3

25,000 mile check-in: Everything that has gone wrong in our ATC Gamechanger Pro

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Shopping through these links gives us royalties, which we use to keep this blog alive. We appreciate your use of these links when doing your Amazon shopping! One of our favorite parts of the Florida RV SuperShow was talking with other RVers about our

RV Life Season 3

The aggravating and unexpected start to Season 3

💡Continued from Our plans already got derailed ALREADY?!?! Yes, that's correct. On our very first drive day of Season 3, we ended up with a broken part on our trailer that needed to get repaired as soon as possible. Two bolts holding up one of our fresh tank

RV Life Season 3

Our plans already got derailed

On our first day of Season 3 of travels, we drove almost 380 miles from Massachusetts to Delaware. It's a much longer drive than we would typically take, but if you read our last blog post, you know that RV camping options in the Northeast are scarce, especially

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

RV Life Season 2

Never-ending battery issues are leaving us drained

Battery issues have certainly been a theme for us in our RV adventures. Before we even took delivery of our RV, we ordered two lithium ion batteries to replace the stock lead acid ones, and we had them shipped to our dealer, who lost them. On our drive down to

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,

City Life

A rocky start to our Rockies adventures

Our Airbnb stay was coming to an end and our trailer would be ready for pickup later that day. When repairs are part of the plan, things can go awry quickly, and so we're always hesitant to book anything big right before or after service appointments. The last

RV Life Season 2

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

Country Life

Boondocking across Wyoming was a lot harder than we thought

Before we started RVing full-time, we tried to take as many trips as possible, many of those being road trips. When travel wasn't in the cards, I used to like planning "trips for the future," as I would call them, and I had a little pink

Country Life

We hit our breaking point

After leaving the Grand Tetons, we had plans to travel across the state of Wyoming. We were well equipped with everything we needed for a summer of boondocking. We had our solar setup, new toilet, and with the exception of a few minor issues, everything in the RV was working

RV Life Season 2

Everything is falling apart!

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. We may receive a small commission for products purchased through these links. If our recent posts show anything, we have really loved our time in Montana. The mountains feel like home to us, and we never tire of the beauty and recreation this landscape

RV Life Season 2

Big losses and even bigger gains in Utah, Chapter 4: "I'm a baby bee!"

We had such a traumatic situation occur, that we did something we only do in the most dire circumstances. We recorded ourselves on video! So, if you'd like to watch our video recaps, they will be listed at the end of each blog post when applicable. Read Chapter

RV Life Season 2

Big losses and even bigger gains in Utah, Chapter 3: Rescuing Buggy

We had such a traumatic situation occur, that we did something we only do in the most dire circumstances. We recorded ourselves on video! So, if you'd like to watch our video recaps, they will be listed at the end of each blog post when applicable. Read Chapter

RV Life Season 2

Big losses and even bigger gains in Utah, Chapter 2: From bad to worse

We had such a traumatic situation occur, that we did something we only do in the most dire circumstances. We recorded ourselves on video! So, if you'd like to watch our video recaps, they will be listed at the end of each blog post when applicable. Read Chapter