RV Renos and Mods - Brighter on Wheels

The evolution of our toyhauler patio setup

Some of the links in this post are Amazon affiliate links. We may receive a small commission for items purchase through these links. Thank you for supporting our adventures! We made the decision to purchase a toyhauler as our full-time travel rig for an unconventional, yet common, reason. Toyhaulers are

Country Life

Sometimes in the nomadic life, you just need to sit and do nothing

The month of September had been a whirlwind. We started the month in Long Island, New York, without our rig. Then we ventured back to Massachusetts to get the rig (and Tanner), and two days later, we were in New Hampshire. In our first week and a half in NH,

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 2

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

RVing With Pets

No couch in the RV anymore! Where will our butts go?!

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. With anything you buy through these links, whether it's the exact product or not, we may receive a small kickback. Thank you for supporting our travel blog! Let's take a little trip down memory lane, to August 2020. We were

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

The long list of toilet-related debates in the RV community

When we decided to buy an RV, we understood that we'd be thrusting ourselves into the unique position of handling waste. Typically in a house, you do your business, flush the toilet, and never need to worry about seeing your waste again. RVers need to dump their own

RV Life Season 2

The Bidet Saga

When our life involves living in 250 square feet with one bathroom and often no other toilets in a several mile radius, it's imperative that we make sure our plumbing is functioning properly. You may recall that after months of dealing with a finicky toilet, we decided to

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

Mods and Repairs Roundup

We were so excited to return to one of our favorite, most scenic campgrounds, but we ended up spending a week and a half tackling a sudden laundry list of repairs. What's Zen about that?! The plus side is, we were able to get a lot done all

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

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

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 1

Mid-Year Mods

This post contains affiliate links. We may receive a small compensation for items purchased through these links. Before we launched, we did a pretty good job at figuring out what our day-to-day life was going to look like. We spent nearly two months living in our RV at our home

RV Life Season 1

Mods and Additions Update: What We Wish We'd Done Differently

Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. If you purchase a product through our link, we may receive a small compensation. Before we launched full-time in our RV, we had a long list of modifications that we wanted done in order to make our trailer more functional.

RV Life Season 1

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

RV Life Pre-Season

Outfitting, Part 7: The Final Touches

As we spent months downsizing, I made the joke several times that we would be the first RVers to over-downsize and end up with room to spare. Turns out that wasn't too far from reality. We got rid of a ton of stuff, and do in fact have

Outfitting Series

Outfitting, Part 6: Pre-Launch Necessities

All of the veteran RVers give the same advice to the newbies: When you go full-time, start off only buying the real necessities. There are really very few items you need in order to launch for the first time, and you can buy all the rest as you go. We

RV Life Pre-Season

Outfitting, Part 5: Project Success!

In this post I will be sharing more details about our big projects for customizing our Gamechanger Pro and building it out residential. These projects are installing vinyl flooring, building a kitty litter box cabinet, and building a workstation/dining table combo unit. Vinyl Flooring We began researching our flooring

RV Life Pre-Season

Outfitting, Part 4: Our Most Productive Week Yet!

To be honest, I never thought a week like this would come. We had experienced so many obstacles and setbacks that outfitting the RV was feeling like a big construction project! I had memories of everything we endured getting the house ready to sell, and now there we were, less

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

RV Life Pre-Season

Outfitting, Part 2: Buggy's First Storm

One of my greatest fears about staying in New England through the New Year was the potential for a blizzard. I dreaded December and kept my fingers crossed that we would be far south by the time the winter weather made an appearance. Turns out I was worried about the

RV Life Pre-Season

Outfitting, Part 1: First Things First

When tackling a multi-step checklist, it's only natural that some steps get placed top priority. Those are the things that need to be complete before tackling more tasks. Anthony worked on combing through every inch of the rig, outside and in, making sure to seal up any holes