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Announcing RV Wanderlust Travel Plans for 2018

January 13, 2018 by BrittanyHighland 13 Comments

RV Wanderlust Travel Plans 2018

Zion National Park by Jamie Hagan

We’re excited about our 2018 trip. This may be our most ambitious plan since we started RVing almost four years ago. Our 2016 “Grand Loop Trip” plan had a slightly higher mileage, but our 2018 “Mountain State Trip” involves dangling off cliffs, 4-wheel drive, petting wild bison, and mountain lion sightings.

We might not do all those things. Maybe we will. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America, Our Full-time RV Life, RV Travel Plans

Annual Report: 2017 RV Repairs and Maintenance

January 12, 2018 by BrittanyHighland Leave a Comment

2017 RV Repairs and Maintenance Report

Last year was weird, as far as RV repairs go. I say weird, but really it was RV-normal: things didn’t go as expected. We never plan more than one visit to the shop for annual maintenance, typically in November or early December when we’re back in Texas for the holidays. But by the end of 2017, we had a total of five repair/maintenance sessions on the books. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Our Full-time RV Life, Repairs and Modifications

After 4 Years of Full-time RVing, What Do We Get as Christmas Gifts?

December 30, 2017 by BrittanyHighland 4 Comments

Full-time Rving Christmas Gifts

Not actually depicting our Christmas as full-time RVers

Arguably the greatest transition when becoming a full-time RVer is the shift from many possessions to few possessions. Before purchasing our 2004 Tiffin Phaeton and hitting the road in February 2014, Eric and I only had a two-bedroom apartment. Even so, we had so much to sell, donate, and throw away. Over our past four years on the road, we’ve done constant battle against clutter. So when it comes to Christmas gifts, ours look a bit different than many Americans. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Full-time RV Resources, Lessons Learned, Our Full-time RV Life, RV Travel With Kids

Meet Our Newest Rescue Kitty and Learn His Story

September 28, 2017 by BrittanyHighland 2 Comments

Blues the RV Cat

Blues the RV cat cuddling with Caspian while he eats

I’m not a cat person. Many times, I’ve made Eric regret we ever rescued Rhythm, with everything I’ve had to say about her shedding, shredding, and generally making my life more difficult.

So it must have been the glass of wine. It’s the only explanation. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Our Full-time RV Life Tagged With: south carolina

Our Hurricane Irma Evacuation Saga

September 17, 2017 by BrittanyHighland 8 Comments

Macon Georgia RV Campground

Last week when we decided to evacuate Savannah as Hurricane Irma approached, I wasn’t happy. The next day as we drove west to Macon, GA, we found out Rivers End Campground on Tybee Island, where we had been staying, had [Read more…]

Filed Under: Our Full-time RV Life, RV Travel Plans Tagged With: georgia, macon, savannah

To Everyone Who Has Ever Said That RVing Requires Flexibility

September 7, 2017 by BrittanyHighland 11 Comments

RVing Requires Flexibility

Photo by Filip Mroz on Unsplash

To everyone who has ever said that RVing requires flexibility…

I really don’t want to hear it.

No, really. My husband will attest to the fact that I’ve basically been throwing the adult version of a toddler’s tantrum. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Lessons Learned, Our Full-time RV Life

Hot Springs, Arkansas, Two Years Later

July 18, 2017 by BrittanyHighland 4 Comments

Hot Springs Mountain Tower

RV Wanderlust on the observation deck at Hot Springs Mountain Tower

“What has been your favorite place to visit?” For the past two+ years, our answer has been Hot Springs, Arkansas. We had the best time when we visited in spring 2015. Our campground was beautiful; we loved the historical bathhouses at the national park and the Gangster Museum of America, and we frequently indulged in the burgers and cocktails at The Ohio Club.

So it was interesting to return more than two years later, with so many miles in between. It isn’t our favorite place anymore, though it’s still in our top 10, if not top 5. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with Hot Springs. It’s just that there’s so much [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America, Food We Found, Lessons Learned, Our Full-time RV Life Tagged With: arkansas, hot springs, national park

What It Looks Like to Empty the Closet for Fulltime RV Life

June 22, 2017 by BrittanyHighland 5 Comments

Emptying the Closet for RV Life

Tons of empty hangers after giving away clothes when our closet rod broke

Everything has been breaking lately. We purposely went to see our mechanic before leaving Central Texas, and pretty much the second after, the issues started. I won’t go into all of them now, but you can watch us talk about them with a sense of humor on our Facebook Live video.

One of the things that broke during our last drive was our wardrobe rod. The only support, a wooden piece in the middle with four screws, came loose and all our clothes fell [Read more…]

Filed Under: Lessons Learned, Our Full-time RV Life

How More Than 3 Years of RV Travel Have Changed Me

June 8, 2017 by BrittanyHighland 10 Comments

How RV Travel Changed Me

We moved out of our Austin apartment and into our RV on February 21, 2014. Two days later, we started a radically different lifestyle of fulltime travel as we left Austin for our first adventure. At the time, we knew almost nothing about RVing, and we certainly didn’t know what to expect from our choice.

Coming up on three and a half years later, I’ve changed. It was noticeable when we returned to Hot Springs, Arkansas last week. It was like going home after your first semester of college–the scenery is the same, but you’re different.

If you’re wondering what this lifestyle could mean for you, hop into the RV Wanderlust time machine to see how time and travel can transform a life. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Lessons Learned, Our Full-time RV Life

Day One of Our 2017 RV Trip: Not for the Faint of Heart

June 2, 2017 by BrittanyHighland 4 Comments

Oak Park Army Corps Campground

Oak Park Army Corps of Engineers campground in Dawson, TX

We knocked out our work this morning to get packed up. By 11:30 a.m., the RV and Jeep engines were running, and Caspian was in his carseat. I happened to look under Meriwether before telling Eric, “The front jacks are still down.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Lessons Learned, Our Full-time RV Life Tagged With: texas

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