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How-to

Winterizing our 2019 Travato 59K

This is a write-up of what I did to winterize our Travato. I'm explicitly talking about our specific rig, a  2019 Winnebago Travato 59K class B van. I may have

Fun things to do

Exploring Dog-Friendly Silverton & Ouray, CO

Colorado is famous for its mountain ranges and forests. The peaks reach well over 14,000 feet, and many small towns are above 7,000 feet. We are lucky to

Buying an RV

Choosing a dog-friendly Class B

We are no longer full-time RVing, and as part of that transition we downsized from a diesel pusher class A motorhome to a class B van. As you may have

Buying an RV

SOLD: 2004 Fleetwood Revolution 38B (+Jeep)

SOLD Thank you for your interest! Is it your dream to full-time RV off-grid? If so, read on. This higher-end diesel motorhome is built up for off-grid travel with an

Day Trips

Arizona Dog Adventures

If you know us or have been reading our posts — you should know by now that this is kind of our mantra: We love traveling with our dogs and plan

Dogs

Keeping Track of Traveling Pets: Whistle 3 Review

Why a GPS tracker?Lily is a good girl, but when she sees critters that we've labeled "chippies" (chipmunks, ground squirrels, prairie dogs, etc.) she draws the line and crosses

Boondocking

Earth friendly boondocking & RVing

With the #trashtag movement still inspiring people volunteer to pick up other people's trash and April 22nd being Earth Day, we figured we'd write about living small in an RV,

Retrospective

Full-time RV Recap: Year Two

Our full-time "nomadiversary" was February 1st and marks two years of full-time RV travel! If you missed our year one recaps, you can find months 1-6 here and

How-to

Flexible standing desk in an RV

Here’s how I set up a modular standing desk for Ane in our RV. It also doubles as a laptop stand when sitting (for neck relief), and stows in

How-to

Fulltime RVer healthcare in 2019

The coming new year brings new healthcare legislation with it, the biggest change being that the ACA individual mandate a.k.a. non-insured tax penalty is going away. Because of

Boondocking locations

Campsite review: Tinkham Road

Tinkham Road is a national forest boondocking area 1 hour east of Seattle, WA that goes through a very lush, densely forested area. There is practically no solar charging here.

Dogs

How-to: Teach your dog to wait at the RV door

Arriving at a new campsite is exciting. It’s likely even more exciting for your dog. But dashing out of the motorhome or tow vehicle door to smell all the

Hikes

Hike: Honaker Trail

Honaker Trail is a hike near the Goosenecks State Park that descends from the canyon edge to a sandy beach on the San Juan river. The beginning of the trail,

Boondocking locations

Campsite review: Goosenecks State Park

Goosenecks State Park is $10/night dry camping with amazing scenery. The last few miles of the road there are narrow and winding, but it's paved all the way to

Amazon is not for boondockers

I've seen prominent RVers recommended Amazon Prime, and I used to be an ardent fan too. When we lived in a house, we'd have Amazon packages with single items show

Modifications, Improvements & Upgrades

Improvements, repairs, and maintenance

We have a 38-foot class A diesel pusher motorhome built in 2004. We've lived in it for almost 11 months, and we've been on the road for over 7 months

Retrospective

Six months of travel

In celebration of our first six months on the road, we will be rolling out a series of blog posts about our experiences and explaining the improvements we've made to

What we look for in a campground

We've been traveling fulltime in our motorhome for about half a year now. In that time, we've seen many different kinds of RV parks, and I figured we'd write down

RV Park Reviews

RV park review: Rusty's RV Ranch

Rusty's RV Ranch is a little south of I-10 in New Mexico, near Rodeo NM. It was a clean and well-kept park, with friendly people. They advertise all-pullthrough 1/4

Mapping

Avoiding the CA Grapevine

Being fairly new to this whole driving a 31,000 lbs beastly bus thing, and being fairly new to the controls of our specific 31,000 lbs beast, we wanted

Health insurance for fulltiming freelancers

Health insurance in USA is confusing. Health insurance for a fulltimer is even more confusing. Here's what we did recently, for 2017. We're a married couple, and generally healthy. At least for now, we will not have employment-related health benefits, as we're both in

Dogs

Dog toy review: Wubba

Just about every large dog owner knows the sturdy Kong toys that you stuff with dog food, treats and peanut butter, but Lily says the best thing Kong makes is

RV Park Reviews

RV park review: Camanche Reservoir Recreation Area

At first, we thought we'd dry camp, but our battery voltage dropped way too low last night, so we decided to want an electric hookup for the night, and troubleshoot

Dogs

About Us

Lily Goodgirl was found as a stray in rural Northern California, and we adopted her in July, 2016. Teaching her to recognize her new name, we often said "Lily.