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September 16, 2020 by Eric Highland 8 Comments

The last few nights have been restless. My stomach is in knots, my mind is running at max capacity, and yet we move forward.

With no practical experience whatsoever, we’re selling most everything we own and moving into a 2003 40’ long Phaeton Class A Diesel Pusher RV by Tiffin Motorhomes.

Truth be told, I really don’t know how the RV starts and there is some random lever on the left of the driver’s seat that when you pull it up makes this whooosh sound, much like the big Greyhound buses. Oh yeah, and there is that ominous cut-off switch near the door that seems rather important. ~shifts eyes~

As you can tell, we’re truly starting in a complete state of ignorance. As of this writing, we literally know nothing but what we’ve read online. (We don’t even have an owners manual as we got a used RV that was missing one.)

That’s how we started this guide back in 2014, when we first wrote it. Since then, we’ve become “old school,” and have created a resource or two ourselves.

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Photo Tour: Inside Our Winnebago View 24J

March 11, 2019 by BrittanyHighland Leave a Comment

2016 Winnebago View 24J Interior Photos

We’re so excited to share the interior of our 2016 Winnebago View 24J with you. What a world of difference from our 2004 Class A! We feel like we’re living in a high-tech spaceship. 😂

The Holcombe Family, also known as Famagogo, purchased this rig new and didn’t make many visible interior modifications. This is a highly sought-after RV model, so we also plan to protect the resale value by avoiding major changes.

But why would we need to make changes? The interior is extremely attractive and the layout works perfectly for our family on wheels.

So stroll along with us on a quick walk-through photo tour of our 2016 Winnebago View 24J, which we’ve named Basecamp.

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Say Hello to Our New RV

March 9, 2019 by BrittanyHighland Leave a Comment

RV Wanderlust Bought Famagogo's Winnebago
We have a new RV home, thanks to our friends at Famagogo-Peter and Kathy Holcombe

Anyone who has said yes to full-time travel knows this lifestyle is riddled with surprises. Sometimes they’re hard and make you want to give up. Other times, the surprises are just fun.

We didn’t expect to get another RV so soon. Many of you know we had our 2019 itinerary planned out, and expected to spend the whole year overlanding in our Jeep Wrangler.

But then I was on Instagram and this happened…

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Where We Are After 5 Years of Full-time Travel

February 21, 2019 by BrittanyHighland Leave a Comment

5 Years of Full-time Travel RV Wanderlust

I hadn’t planned on writing today. But as we mark our 5-year nomadiversary, it seems too much of a milestone to leave unturned.

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Our Full-time RV Home of 5 Years Has a New Family

December 29, 2018 by BrittanyHighland Leave a Comment

RV Wanderlust Motorhome Sold
Our RV home of five years, the Tiffin Phaeton named Meriwether

Only we would come up with the idea of moving out of an RV into a Jeep, hosting three family members within the week before our move, which was also the week before Christmas, while simultaneously planning a two-month trip into the interior of Mexico-as new full-time overlanders.

As we’ve shared, we went back and forth about selling Meriwether. Is it really wise to sell our only home out from under us, without any immediate plans to get a new one? But we jumped, forcing ourselves to be brave and chase our long-term dreams.

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Why We’re Saying Goodbye to Our Diesel RV After 5 Years of Fulltime Travel

October 31, 2018 by BrittanyHighland Leave a Comment

Diesel RV for Sale RV Wanderlust

If you’re surprised, then imagine how we feel! In February 2014, with zero RV experience, we emptied our two-bedroom apartment in Austin and moved into a 10-year-old Tiffin Phaeton. We named him Meriwether, after explorer Meriwether Lewis of Lewis and Clark. At the time, I was the youngest fulltime RVer I knew.

We’ve always had this RV. We’ve always said it’s the perfect home for us. We’ve never regretted buying it.

But life has changed, along with our family, goals, and preferences. And so it’s time to say goodbye to our Class A diesel RV after five years of fulltime travel.

Here’s why.

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Announcing RV Wanderlust Travel Plans for 2019

August 13, 2018 by BrittanyHighland Leave a Comment

RV Wanderlust Travel Plans 2019

Strange things have been happening around here. We rehomed our cats. Then when our RV fridge broke, we bought some weird cooler-size contraption instead of fixing it right away. And we’ve been generally cryptic about what’s coming up for us.

We won’t keep you guessing any longer. We’re ready to announce our RV Wanderlust travel plans for 2019! But before we lay out the details, we should share a few important points to set the context. [Read more…]

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6 Ways to Battle Mice in Your RV and Win

August 8, 2018 by BrittanyHighland Leave a Comment

Getting Rid of Mice in Your RV

It’s my fault. I wanted to do extensive dry camping this year. No sooner had we spent one night in Idaho grass back in June than we gained an extra passenger: a mouse.

We bought some traditional mouse traps and took care of the problem. The pattern repeated. New dry camping spot. Adopt a mouse or two. Lay down traps. Catch the mice within a couple of days.

Then disaster struck. We rehomed our cats and found ourselves wild camping in a large field outside Glacier National Park, on top of tall grass, on the edge of a hill covered with tall brush and trees.

I will never forget the morning I woke up at 5:30 a.m. to work and tiptoed to the living room to grab my laptop. As soon as I slid open the pocket door, I saw something scurry across the floor, right around my baby’s crib. I froze in horror.

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

How to Properly Clean and Maintain Your RV’s Washer/Dryer Combo

July 26, 2018 by BrittanyHighland Leave a Comment

How to Clean RV Washer Dryer Combo

When I first tell people I have a washer/dryer combo in our RV, explaining yes, the very same appliance washes and dries, there’s inevitably some disbelief. I guess it makes sense that something sounding so unbelievable would behave a bit wonky, and require some extra TLC compared to your regular residential washing machine or dryer.

It makes sense, and yet I was a fulltime RVer for four years before I knew how to properly clean and maintain my RV’s washer/dryer combo. Oh, and I bought a new one for absolutely no reason, just because I didn’t know how to maintain it properly.

That really happened.

So, yeah. Here’s the guide I wish I had four and a half years ago. I hope it saves you headaches and money. And if you have any suggestions on what I should add to my regimen, then please chime in with a comment!

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Rehoming Our Two RV Cats

July 24, 2018 by BrittanyHighland Leave a Comment

Blues RV Cat Rehoming

Baby Nomad saying goodbye to Blues, one of our RV cats

When we started fulltime RVing in February 2014, our only pet was a bearded dragon named Trogdor. In the past four years, Trogdor passed on, Caspian was born, and we adopted two rescue cats. Over time and extensive conversation, we made the decision to rehome both cats, as we prepare for the next phase of our life and travel. [Read more…]

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