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
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 đź’ˇWe 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
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
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
RV Life Season 2 Big losses and even bigger gains in Utah, Chapter 1: Nature's dark side As much as we love Las Vegas Bay Campground, we were ready to leave after staying twice as long as planned. We braved the 90-degree heat and got a whole list of repairs and modifications done. We had high hopes that, as we left the heat and went north
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
RV Life Season 2 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 Problems The Blitz West, Part 4: Truck Issues on Our Way Out of Texas Catch up on our blitz west posts here: Part 1, when we had to drive through downpours and flooded roads Part 2, when we saw whether or not the rumors were true about I-10 in Texas Part 3, when we decided to detour ourselves very, very far south The
RV Life Season 2 We did something most RVers avoid... Continued from RVing to and from Long Island is nuts! TRIGGER WARNING: Those with a fear of bridges should avoid reading this post. I'm looking at you, Did! After a nice New Year's weekend with the Vicari clan, we packed up the RV and hit the
RV Life Season 2 RVing to and from Long Island is nuts! Last year before we got delayed leaving our home base in MA, we had plans to make Long Island, NY our first stop, and for good reason. Anthony grew up there and his family still lives in the area. We did a lot of research on which campgrounds were open
RV Life Season 1 The Disaster Aftermath Continues. We're Not Going Back! Back in August, we had lightning hit right next to our RV, and the surge blew out part of our electric system. This meant we had to think outside the box to try and get power to our rig, but we were determined to stay on the road. Our big
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
RV Life Season 1 Taking Our Problems to New Hampshire đź’ˇContinued from Lightning Strikes! The Universe spoke once again, and bad weather delayed our departure from Massachusetts. This can only happen so many times without us wondering, what gives? Why do all the big problems tend to happen when we're in MA? The plus side to that is,
RV Life Season 1 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
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.
RV Life Season 1 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
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
