Several weeks ago, I sent an email asking one question: "If I was your personal coach for a month, what would you want me to help you with?" Almost 40% said the exact same thing. I asked this question for a few different reasons: First, I wanted you to think about your specific problems or struggles with your RV journey. Second, the problem to be something that was more of a journey. Not "I need to replace my refrigerator, what model should I buy?" But instead, something that required several...
15 days ago • 4 min read
A little over a year ago, Marissa and I picked up our new RV from Elkhart, Indiana. A 44-foot fifth wheel that would be our new home. I was nervous, but excited. Everything was new. New noises. New handling. And a new 2024 Dodge Ram Dually pulling this massive rig for the first time. I was on the home stretch. I just had to back into our spot and we'd be set. That's when it happened... The corner of the truck clipped the corner of the fifth wheel. Immediately breaking in both vehicles before...
22 days ago • 4 min read
Setting goals for 2026 is the norm, but I've found reflecting on the previous year can be just as much, if not more so, powerful than looking ahead. Here are 25 things I learned about myself this last year. No judgement :) On the Road The hardest part of owning a large RV isn't the towing, cost, or repairs. It's backing it into a site. Tools don't matter as much as process. It's better to create a flow with what I currently have than waste time looking for the next shiny thing. Forcing...
29 days ago • 2 min read
Last week, Cliff posted in our Team Journey community: He was freezing in Missouri, and it was only getting colder. He needed to get south. Fast. The RV was packed. The campground was booked. But he couldn't find his RV GPS — the Garmin he'd relied on for years. Some people told him to buy another Garmin. Others suggested different apps. A few hinted it might make sense to wait until everything was "just right." I told him something different: Go for it with what you've got. Two days later,...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
The hardest part of RV life isn’t towing, breakdowns, or emptying the tanks. It’s the comments. Sometimes spoken. Sometimes typed. Sometimes tossed out casually at Thanksgiving. But they all hit the same place—your confidence. And confidence is the engine of RV life. Before the rig moves, your mind has to. Even after ten years on the road, I still have days where I ask: Is RVing best for my family? Am I being smart with my money or wasting it? Can I tow this thing without messing up? And this...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
I recently posted a poll on YouTube asking the question: “What’s your biggest fear about RVing?” Here's the results: What doesn’t surprise me is that 82% of people chose options tied to money. What does surprise me is this: the biggest fear (breaking down) would almost disappear if the lesser fear (financial stress) was actually resolved. If I’m financially prepared, I can buy the parts, hire the tech, or pay for the AirBnB (for those lovely times it gets really bad). The problem isn't that...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Over the years, we’ve used hundreds of gadgets and gear to make our RV journey easier. With Christmas around the corner, I thought it might be good to share some of the gear we’ve used the most over the last 12 months that would make great gifts for favorite journeyer. Oh, and some of these are affiliate links, but 100% are things we love and use all the time. Cooking for RV Life Green Mountain Grills SmokerThis has been one of my favorite cooking gadgets for years. Ours is the old Davy...
2 months ago • 3 min read
When Marissa and I go back to Tennessee, her accent becomes thicker within days. “Boil” becomes “Bull” “Oil” becomes “Oeyoll” And “well” becomes “whale” If any of those words collide in one sentence, prepare to be COMPLETELY confused. But it proves something important: Your environment changes you faster than you think. Most of us spend almost all year in the same environment — same routines, same people, same scenery. We don’t realize how much that shapes who we are until we leave it. To...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Today we’re leaving our campsite to head to the next destination — mostly interstate, about 3.5 hours according to Google. Simple, right? If we were leaving a house, hotel, or Airbnb, maybe. But not for us. Not today.Turns out we’re tucked into a tiny campground in a valley near Boone, North Carolina — ski town, tight roads, mountain passes, and my biggest fear: tiny campground navigation. Here’s the size camper we should have brought into the campground. Comfortably in a Flintlock Campsite:...
3 months ago • 3 min read