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

RV Life Season 1

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.

The Lows of our First State Park Stay

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The Lows of our First State Park Stay

Once we determined that water pump #2 needed some serious TLC, we decided it was best to ensure we had water hookups as much as possible until we could get our trailer in for service in May. This meant that any plans for boondocking needed to be scrapped. Unfortunately, our

RV Life Season 1

The Problem that Never Ends

If you've been following along, you know that our launch into fulltime RV living got delayed into the depths of winter. There were many reasons for this, but a big one was discovering that our water pump had died. We were having problems with it during our maiden

A Window Opens! LAUNCH DAY BLOG!

RV Life Season 1

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

RV Life Season 1

"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

The Most Important Lesson in RV Life

RV Life Season 1

The Most Important Lesson in RV Life

From the very beginning, we approached our RV life systematically and thoughtfully. This meant that we planned out each step of the way, did tons of research, and stayed mindful of our feelings about the situation. We had many discussions with our loved ones to assure them that we were

RV Life Pre-Season

Outfitting, Part 3: We've Been Mod-Blocked

When we have 11 weeks to get a giant list done (and those weeks include a Nor 'Easter + cold weather + holidays + we both have full-time jobs), setbacks are no fun. We had a series of days where we would take the afternoon off to work on the RV, only