I’ve driven cross country a few times now with the truck and fifth wheel or our class A motorhome. We’ve stayed at a variety of spots over the years. I wrote up our cross-country travels for I-40 here. Here’s where we have stayed on/near I-10 (and maybe a little I-8 out west):
We’ve actually driven I-40 either as a long shot or in small chunks a few times now. And I’ve actually written this post up twice now for folks on FB groups, so it was time to save it here. Running east to West, starting in Tennessee and ending in Arizona:Outside of Knoxville, we stayed at […]
There are 2 power systems in RVs: 12v system runs off of the batteries; 12v powers things like: lights, water pump, bathroom vents, HVAC thermostat, furnace brains + blower fan, 12v fridge or 2-way fridges, slides, and electric stabilizers/leveling system 120v system comes from the campsite power (or generator or inverters); 120v items are your: […]
RVers are pretty evenly split between driving with propane on and not driving with propane on. Often the discussion gets highly contentious. The concern is that in the event of a propane leak (hose gets broken in some way) that there’s the potential for a fire/explosion if a spark is involved. The counter to that […]
We traveled from 2015-2020 and found a huge community of families on the road. We also tapped back into the traveling community when we got back on the road for a year from 2022-2023. There are a few groups/organizations that are great for establishing that sense of community: Free: Paid: Republic of Nomads and Fulltime […]
Truth be told, the charge is minimal at best. It’s a strong maybe. Depending on what all draws are going on in the camper – the fridge, an inverter, and other parasitic draws- you may get a little charge or you may actually be discharging the batteries while driving. The reason is the wires to […]
A lot of people call the type that you drive an “RV” and everything else a “camper” or a “travel trailer”. But being pedantic, they are all lumped under the category of “Recreational Vehicles”. The types that you drive are motorhomes. There are different types: Class A are bus-like Class B are vans Class C […]
We have had it for the past 10 years and have over 1,000 nights in the system. At $30-60/night, we’ve saved $20-50,000 in that time. Basically it’s a camping membership. You either pay a yearly fee for the base membership or a one-time fee + yearly fees for an upgraded membership. It’s essentially pre-paying for […]
Good Sam and CoachNET are both big names. They use the same general network of providers and you either get a rock star or you get some doofus who can’t keep his finger out of his nose. Because of that, both have war stories and both have great stories. That said, AAA seems to consistently […]
We have traveled since 2012 in long fifth wheels, first a 42′ bunkhouse and then later in a 44’ toy hauler. We traveled extensively before going fulltime in 2015. Once fulltime, we averaged about 50 stops a year and moved an average of every 8 nights. We never once had to skip a destination due […]
