Del Boca Vista, here we come!! We really wanted to head to warmer temps like we usually do around this time of year, and Disney World was sounding like a fun idea. However, the RV parks within 45 min of Disney were pretty booked up! Luckily, a site came open at a KOA in Davenport. … More Florida, Baby! – Winter 2019
2017 Berkshire XLT 43B-450 We wrote about our trip to Elkhart, IN to buy our Berkshire in this post. Here are some of the features that drew us to this make and model: Bunkbeds King-size bed Two front slides for more living area Dishwasher Washer and dryer Full size refrigerator Diesel motor with 450HP wth … More About the Rig
We spent the evening at Carlsbad State Beach, which is a just a few minutes from our RV site. There were tons of surfers and spectators so we moved down the beach a bit to have some more space. We had fun eating SANDwiches and digging up sand crabs that put their feelers out when … More West Coast Adventure – California Part 2
We made it to California today! We drove through the Mojave Desert, and we saw temperatures reach 115F! “But it’s a dry heat”, as you hear people say….and it’s true! At 112F, we all stepped out on the side of the highway for a few minutes for a photo in front of some neat rocky … More The West Coast Adventure – California
The next day we drove just past Flagstaff, AZ to Williams, where we will stay at the Canyon Motel and RV park for a few nights, where it’s only 80 degrees, no humidity, and tons of mountains and evergreens! The downtown area of Williams is so neat, and about 1 hour from the Grand Canyon. … More West Coast Adventure – Arizona
Hello, New Mexico!! This right here is what it’s all about! Happy camper! We checked into the enchanted trails Campground, which is a Route 66 style place that has a lot of campers out of the 50s. It’s really neat! We spent the evening riding the Sandia Peak Sky Tram, which was an amazing experience! … More West Coast Adventure – New Mexico
Today, we began our journey toward the West Coast for a couple of months to avoid the heat and show the boys some exciting things! We will head west on I-40 from Arkansas toward California. This photo below required a really long selfie stick! 😀 Thanks, Mom and Dad, for getting that shot! It’s fun … More West Coast Adventure – Arkansas to Texas
Hey gang, I work remotely and have a few laptops (work, 2 personal, and a portable monitor) that I needed to store securely while traveling down bumpy roads in our 2016 Itasca Sunstar 35B. I envisioned a set of shelves with padded slots, so I went to work to build one. I had to use … More Laptop Storage Shelves
So you’ve purchased a kayak and can’t wait to use it, but how do you plan to keep it from getting stolen when you’re on the road and either away from your car or sleeping at night? I searched for a good answer to that question, but kept ending up at the same so-so solution, … More Kayak Rooftop Security
As you already know, RV’ing takes you into areas with weak or no cell signal. Since I work remotely while RV’ing, we have to avoid campgrounds where there is no cell service (and you cannot rely on campground WiFi!). We have both AT&T and Verizon iPhones, but even then we find ourselves wishing we had … More 4G Cell Phone Booster Test Results
In this video, I do a walk through of the electronic gadgets we’ve installed in our RV to make the trip easier, safer, and more fun! Here are the products covered: -Garmin RV 760LMT GPS (https://amzn.com/B00CZ6WFXM) -TST 507 Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) (https://amzn.com/B01DTGH7IO) -Using a mobile GPS app vs a real GPS unit -Using … More RV Electronic Gadgets
For Father’s Day, my wife bought me a weather station to install in the RV! The exact model is an AcuRite 00639W. One of the neatest features is that you can set thresholds for windspeed (and other measurements such as temperature, etc.) and it will sound an alarm when the threshold is met. This is great for … More Installing a Weather Station
We drove to Petit Jean State Park for a 4 night stay. The drive got a lot prettier the closer we got to the park! Once you get close, you start seeing a lot of Pine trees and it gets very hilly fast! We had reserved site #21, which is a fantastic site! You can … More Petit Jean State Park (AR)
We are spending a couple of nights at Lake Fort Smith State Park (Arkansas) before heading to Petit Jean State Park (Arkansas) for 5 nights. We chose site #6, which has a trail into the woods that connects to a larger trail. Very scenic here with tons of room between this site and other sites! … More Lake Fort Smith State Park (AR)
We met up with some friends at Withrow Springs State Park in Huntsville, AR, and had a great time! It was a pretty drive to the park, and we had great weather all weekend! As you can see below, the campsites have lots of space between them, and we booked a site next to our … More Withrow Springs State Park (AR)
Texas To break in our new Winnebago (Itasca Sunstar 35b), we decided to escape some of Winter with a 27 day trip to the Gulf of Mexico and back. We first stopped in Waco to visit the Magnolia Store (off the show Fixer Upper). There was a really long line to get in! As we … More Tour of the Gulf