Weather/Natural Disasters

A collection of 47 posts

Weather/Natural Disasters

Snowed in

Continued from Things got even crappier (our first poo pyramid) We were lucky for a while, sitting tight through winter in MA without many problems. We had heat. We had easy solutions for the cold days when we would lose running water. Most importantly, we had 4 years of experience

RV Life Season 5

Weathering Winter: Arctic blast and loads of snow

We're no fools; we knew that if we stayed in MA into the depths of winter, we'd face some gnarly weather. That's what happened when we stayed until February 22 the year we first launched on the road, and it wasn't pretty.

RV Life Season 4

We played cross-country blackout Bingo from California to Massachusetts

For Summer to Remember this year, we opted out of our usual challenges to hike and/or ebike 100 miles from Memorial Day to Labor Day Weekends. We learned our lesson from previous years and didn't want to end up resenting our outdoor time, which was supposed to

Weather/Natural Disasters

Our last drive to get home was a doozy

In our first season of travels, we prided ourselves on not falling into the trap that many newbies do, which is moving too quickly due to the excitement of new adventures. We planned a shorter travel distance, set aside time to work, and booked most of our reservations ahead of

RV Life Season 4

Pass or fail? Severe weather tests our meteorological skills (continued)

Continued from Pass or fail? Severe weather tests our meteorological skills We should have had a good drive day. 40 minutes of easy roads, and a border crossing into our 45th state RVed and my 47th state overall. Instead, we drove straight into a line of thunderstorms and found ourselves

Country Life

Pass or fail? Severe weather tests our meteorological skills

We had made it to the Great Plains, and that meant it was time to start being weather aware again. June had been a very active month for severe weather, and if last spring taught us anything, it was that the middle of the country gets no sleep this time

RV Life Season 4

The Utah Redemption Tour: Our Conclusion About Zion

💡We're finishing up our Utah Redemption Tour, and what an epic month it has been! If you need to catch up on the series, here's the link. We've already shared our first impressions of Zion National Park, and they weren't the best.

Utah Redemption Tour Series

The Utah Redemption Tour: An Unfinished Odyssey in the Zion Narrows

💡Our visit to Zion National Park started off on the wrong foot. We desperately needed to get back on track and start experiencing the world-renowned adventures that we had been looking forward to. Will we be able to get our footing? Read on to find out! Miss our last Zion

Utah Redemption Tour Series

The Utah Redemption Tour: Skimming the Rim of Canyonlands

💡Come with us on our Utah Redemption Tour! We're finally experiencing the beauty and adventure of the state, tackling the Mighty 5 national parks and a whole lot of other amazing places. We're posting daily blogs where we share our stories, tips for visiting, campground reviews,

RV Life Season 4

Tanner needed surgery

Our travels around the western US were well underway. We were moving quickly, checking off new bucket list destinations and visiting old favorites from our last trip to the region. All this time, we were waiting for mid-March. We had an appointment in Utah to get our axles replaced. While

RV Life Season 4

Repeated history? Another wet Louisiana State Park stay

After a delayed launch and a wintry jaunt south, we had made it to Alabama and positioned ourselves to venture west. We had two weeks to catch up to our plans out in New Mexico and chose I-20 as our route. This would be new territory for us, and so

RV Life Season 4

Winter pros or snow woes? New problems as we attempt a travel day between snowstorms

Continued from The Reluctant Launch. On Sunday evening (January 19), we watched a Nor'easter bring snow, ice, and wind to our campsite in Delaware, as we pored over our travel planning websites in one browser window and viewed Max Velocity's latest weather update in an adjacent

RV Life Season 4

The reluctant launch

For the past two years, we spent our holiday season stationary in Massachusetts, before launching back on the road just before New Year's: * In 2022, we set up stationary on November 19 and launched back out on December 30. * In 2023, we set up stationary on November 5

RV Life Season 3

I RV UP

When we decided to travel the Midwest this year, we set the goal to visit the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the summer. This became the "big dot" on our travel route, aka the sought-after destination that we would plan other travels around. We knew we wanted to

RV Life Season 3

We went to a goat parade!

For being the science-brained couple that we are, we do surprisingly little research on places before we go. We always do just enough to know where we're going, and if it's a "big dot" on our travel route, we'll plan excursions ahead

Weather/Natural Disasters

Tornado warning! Wild weather welcomes us to Wisconsin

After getting our rig back from repairs, we spent a couple of nights voyaging through Illinois before settling across the border in Wisconsin. That night, this beautiful sunset greeted us. Our site backed up to a large pasture, and we felt the country vibes of America's Dairyland. We

Harvest Hosts/Boondockers Welcome Challenge

This was so disappointing (HH/BW Challenge Series)

💡We challenged ourselves to stay at ONLY Harvest Hosts/Boondockers Welcome locations for 4 weeks! Catch up on the series here. We had successfully completed 18/27 nights in our challenge, and so far, this was the breakdown: * 12 nights at Harvest Hosts: -4 at vineyards -3 at farms -2

Challenges

We just had to go back! (HH/BW Challenge Series)

When we told our fellow RVers that we were doing this challenge, we had resounding positive reactions to Harvest Hosts, and rightly so. We also had a few people tell us it sounded more like a fun adventure than a challenge. We always try to have fun when we challenge

Harvest Hosts/Boondockers Welcome Challenge

Is this cheating? (HH/BW Challenge Series)

💡Here are all of the important links before we jump into today's post: We've got your 15% off Harvest Hosts link. We've got the link to all our posts in this series. And we've got the link for you to subscribe to

Challenges

We were declined! (HH/BW Challenge Series)

The weather was looking dreary in and around St. Louis for the first weekend of our Harvest Hosts challenge. Chances of rain and wind meant we needed to stay diligent with our travel plans. We booked our locations so that, if we did need to drive during bad weather, the

RV Life Season 3

"They're trying to kill us!" Tree retaliation at Village Creek State Park

We set up camp at Village Creek State Park in Arkansas, after experiencing an online booking SNAFU outside of Memphis. The experience was a pleasant surprise. We enjoyed the peace and quiet of our forested campsite, hikes on the nature trails, and games of tennis. However, not everything was sunshine

RV Life Season 3

We are claiming this natural disaster as our own

After our month in Florida, we made our way into the next chapter of Season 3, one that would include a journey through the South, so we could check off more states RVed: Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas. We would slow our travels down a bit, enjoy the southern culture and

RV Life Season 3

The RV community unites under threats of severe weather

💡Scroll down to the end of this blog post to read the interview with our friend Jessica of Geographically Free, as she recounts her experience of being inside her ATC toyhauler when a tornado hit. Jessica's YouTube Channel Jessica's Instagram We were so glad to have

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 2

We stole our own truck! The mad dash to get Clyde ready for year 3 on the road

When we come home for the holidays, we try to squeeze in all of our medical and vet appointments during the short time we're there. Same goes for our truck, Clyde. Typically, the top priority is the annual vehicle inspection. Because our truck is registered in Massachusetts, we