To Each Our Own Type of RV
I was inspired to write down a few of my musings tonight while sitting here in our 7 foot by 26 foot travel trailer, observing that we’re the smallest rig in this RV park by many linear feet and flaunting…
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The 10 Weirdest Things About Full-Time RV Life
With some time under our belts now living on the road, we felt it was time to compile a list of some of the biggest adjustments we’ve made and the things about living on the road that continue to be…
First Impressions of Nomadic Life
Just under two weeks ago, we packed almost everything we owned into a pickup truck and 26’ Airstream travel trailer, handed our house keys over to our new renters, and took off on the adventure of a lifetime. I thought…
What it Feels Like to Sell All Your Stuff and Live Tiny
This past weekend we sold most of our stuff at a yard sale, gave some things to family to keep, then donated the leftovers to charity. Yes, pretty close to everything: like 80% of what we owned! I’m now sitting…
How We Decided to Sell Everything and Move into an RV Full-Time
At some point around the middle of last year, it occurred to us that the need to pay for our house and all the stuff in it was keeping us from doing what we truly loved – being together as…
The Inaugural Trip Begins
Well, we finally did it: a day later than we hoped to be rolling due to an unforeseen brake issue caused by a bad truck-to-trailer cord, but we are on the road! The feeling of seeing the trailer lurch forward…
Time for the Essentials
We knew we wouldn’t have time to finish up the water and propane systems before leaving for our first planned journey, so we got down to work on the other essentials, now that wheels were on. First up was our…
Now We’re Rolling!
We drove to North Carolina this week to pick up a rather essential component of our Airstream: the wheels! A fellow AirForums member was selling the rims and tires off his 2012 Airstream after upgrading to a larger size. We…
Nothin’ but the Tail Lights
Today we got our tail light housings back from the body shop and installed them ourselves. A friend, who owns Malibu Collision/Malibu Customz auto body shop and specializes in custom car fiberglass and carbon fiber, bravely took on our badly…