Wow, did #RVLife and #VanLife get popular in 2021. It seems limited international travel, remote work policies, plus self-containing in hopes to avoid COVID-19 made for a perfect recipe to drive RV sales. There’s a good chance you have an Recreational Vehicle or have a good friend or family member who does. Since RVs allow … [Read more…]
In general, RV mattresses are not known for comfort; they are usually light weight and cost effective. If you’re still sleeping on the factory RV mattress that came with your RV or Travel Trailer, and waking up with back or shoulder pain, then this post is for you. After living in our R-Pod 192 for … [Read more…]
“Do you use your R-Pod RV toilet?” It’s one of the most common questions we get from our friends, family, and even other RVers. Followed up with all sorts of questions about emptying the tanks (how to, where to, how often, etc.). Well, the answer is a loud and enthusiastic, “YES!” There’s nothing like using … [Read more…]
We left our home in Raleigh six months ago, and in that time we’ve driven over 10,000 miles, through fifteen states (and I can’t even count the cities). We’ve stayed at thirty-five campgrounds, three hotels, three driveways, one guesthouse, one cabin, one old fishing store, and one random farm. With our life in motion (literally), … [Read more…]
Finding the perfect gift for your friend or family member can be difficult, in general. It can be even more difficult when that person lives in a tiny RV or Van, and every inch of space counts. From cool car accessories to useful gadgets – it can be a task to find what the trailer … [Read more…]
Chanterelle mushrooms are abundant and easy to find on the Oregon coast. The moist summers and consistent rain, mixed with shade from the forest cover, make the Oregon coast the perfect place for chanterelle mushrooms to grow. We went for a walk at my husband’s family property in Bandon, Oregon with the goal to find … [Read more…]
But… do you two fight all the time? When people find out we live in our 20ft travel trailer, that is one of the most common questions we get asked. We get this question from family, friends, random people… but we especially get this question from weekend RVers we meet at campgrounds. And the short … [Read more…]
I love the Yooper accent and Yooper slang — and I’m not alone. The Yooper accent was even voted as one of the sexiest accents in the U.S. Full discloure: I’m a “troll” and not a Yooper. But we spent seven weeks this summer in the U.P, with six of those weeks in the Keweenaw … [Read more…]
It’s cold and rainy today in Sioux Falls, so I decided to finally look behind the panels in our R-Pod 192. I’ve been wanting to do this for three months, just hadn’t as I’ve always had a hunch there was a few secret hiding spots Well, today… I found them! So grab your Phillips head … [Read more…]
It’s been two months and some number of days since we left our home in Raleigh and moved into the R-Pod 192 Travel Trailer. Going from our 1600 square feet four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bathhouse to a 160 square feet camper with a cramped shower and a Murphy bed has had its challenges (some of which we … [Read more…]