Spring RV Cleaning & Maintenance: Get Road-Ready for the Season

rv in green grass getting all cleaned up for spring

What’s the worst thing you’ve found in your RV after winter? A surprise mouse nest? Chewed-up wires? That unmistakable smell of something living where it shouldn’t be? Every spring, I fully expect to find some kind of unwelcome surprise—mouse poop, broken seals, tires that look fine but aren’t, and an exterior that’s absolutely filthy (because … [Read more…]

9 Reasons Truck Stops Are a Must for RV Life on the Road

rv truck stop

When most people think “truck stop,” they picture semis, long-haul drivers, and maybe a questionable hot dog spinning under heat lamps. What they don’t picture is a fenced dog park, potable water, a clean shower, and full RV hookups—sometimes all in the same place. But that’s exactly what you’ll find at many truck stops today. … [Read more…]

The Best Campsite We Never Booked – in Marfa, Texas

RV at a desert rest area

You’d think after all our time RVing, we’d have campsite reservations locked down. We thought we had this one locked down. I was sure of it. And yet… somehow, I got the dates wrong. So there we were, rolling into Marfa, Texas—this tiny, artsy, middle-of-nowhere town—when we realized: we don’t actually have a place to … [Read more…]

How Trump’s Second Term Could Impact RV Life

This is a bit different than my usual content, but it’s something that’s been on my mind since the election. As someone who supports public lands, national and state parks, public schools, single-payer healthcare, reproductive freedom, and protecting our planet, I’ve been thinking a lot about what the next four years could look like for … [Read more…]

6 Times Our RV Site Wasn’t What We Expected

RV hookups on wrong side and trailer pulled into a back in spot

If there’s one thing RV life has taught us, it’s that nothing ever goes exactly as planned. Campgrounds are unpredictable, and no matter how carefully you plan, something will inevitably go sideways. RV Spots get taken, hookups are in the wrong place, or a water main breaks right when you need clean socks. But here’s … [Read more…]