May has come and gone, so it’s time to recap and reflect on our second month on the road- well, kind of, because we only spent part of May on the road. Here’s May on the map! Where We Stayed in May We started the month of May at Fort…
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Our First Month on the Road: April 2024 Recap & Reflections
After 6 months of full-time stationary RV life, we’ve now finished up our first full month actually traveling! We left home base on March 31 and spent all of April in southern Illinois. We thought it’d be fun to put together an overview of the month including where we stayed,…
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How Much Does Full-Time RV Life Cost? Our Full First Month Budget Breakdown
One of the things we see most commonly asked about full-time RV life is how much does it cost. Maybe it’s because we’ve both spent the majority of our careers working in government where our salaries were public information, but we don’t feel as taboo talking about money as a…
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Gift Ideas for RV Moms: Mother’s Day 2024 Gift Guide
Whether she’s a full-time traveler or a weekend warrior, we’ve put together gift ideas for moms who RV. We found compact rv-friendly gift ideas for capturing travel memories, for the crafty mom on the road, experience gifts for the mom with small rigs, self-care ideas, and gifts to enhance her…
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Do you Really Need all that Stuff? Downsizing Tips for Starting RV Life
When Josh left his previous job and we had to move out of our park ranger house, we had 60 days to go from a 2 story, 2 bedroom house with garage to a 30 foot travel trailer. Which meant a LOT of downsizing for starting RV life. We had…
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Betsey’s Big Adventure: 4 Ways We’ve Traveled with a Cat
Our cat, Betsey, has been travelling with us since we started taking weekend RV trips in 2020. We strongly believe in animals being secured in vehicles- both for our safety and theirs. Over the years we’ve experimented with a variety of cat travel systems. Every animal has a different personality,…