Category Archives: RV Parks & Lifestyle

Wanted: Energizer Bunny!

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Ellen

We’ve been relatively lucky when it comes to RV issues (our fifth wheel was only run into once when it was parked, by a woman disoriented in an RV park (it’s a long story), our Class C bumped a picnic … Continue reading →

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Bugging Us

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Ellen

Thankfully, COVID-19 hasn’t inflicted its nastiness on us, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t bugging us. We live a pretty low profile anyway, and we’re in a less-affected area (though under the more and more common “stay at home” order), … Continue reading →

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If You Don’t Like the Neighbors…

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Ellen

…you can always move when you’re a full-time RVer. Right? Not so fast. Yep, we hear it all the time: One of the beauties of living full-time on the road is if you don’t like your neighbors you can move. … Continue reading →

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No Vacation

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Ellen

Full-time RVers know this is no vacation, despite how many times people say they want to do this because “it would be great to always be on vacation.” We once thought that, too. “Ah! We’ll travel where we want, when … Continue reading →

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Marking Places Off the List

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Ellen

Full-time RVers have all kinds of lists — take-down, set-up, favorite routes and restaurants, where to stay or avoid — and we’re no different. Lately we’ve started a new one. When we started full-time RVing, we talked about how our … Continue reading →

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Advantages of a Full-Time Lifestyle

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Ellen

After my last few posts about some of the challenges full-time RVers face, you might think I’m burned out, that I’ve gone negative on the whole experience. Not true. I’m just trying to be realistic. Those “Go RVing” ads showing … Continue reading →

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The Washing Machine Adventure, Continued…

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Ellen

In our last installment of the Great Washing Machine Adventure (see previous post), I described the challenges we ran into while trying to find a replacement for a washing machine for our fifth wheel. After a week or more of … Continue reading →

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Not Your Average Home

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Ellen

When we talk to people who are thinking of taking on the full-time RV lifestyle, we tell them the one thing we weren’t expecting: that Bob wasn’t really retiring but was going from one job to another. “If you ain’t … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 25, 2018 by Ellen
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Shhh… Things About Full-Time RVing Nobody Talks About

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Ellen

There’s a down side to full-time RVing most full-timers and those who support the lifestyle don’t want to talk about. It’s human nature to focus on the positive reasons you made a particular decision rather than to admit you might … Continue reading →

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