Family RV Life
Tips, Trips, and Stories From The Road
Can you cook full meals in an RV (camper kitchen)
Before we bought our first RV, we wondered what cooking was going to be like: Would we have to blow our budget eating out because the RV Kitchen was so small, and there's limited counter space? Would we be making a diet out of hot dogs and marshmallows? Would we even...
How to stay warm in winter in an RV
Get your RV ready to live in for winter! (This post contains affiliate links. If you take a recommendation and make a purchase, we may recieve a commission that doesn't affect your purchase price). Our family has been living in our RV year-round since the summer of...
15 Christmas Gift Ideas for RV Families
(Disclosure: If you choose to make a purchase from one of our recommendations, we will receive an affiliate commission at no cost to you.) We are often asked what Christmas looks like for a full-time RVing Family. One of the biggest questions is on the topic of...
What is Boondocking (or dry camping) and where are Boondockers Welcome?
You've probably heard of boondocking (or some reference to being down in the boondocks) and also dry camping, with some minor differences. Boondocking and dry camping are similar - You're overnight parking, usually for free, with no hookups (water, electric, or...
Solar Panels for RVs – A Novice’s Guide on Where To Start
This article contains affiliate links. If you choose to click and make a purchase, we may make a commission at no cost to you. I'm no expert in RV solar panels and electrical systems, and for some people reading, that will be enough to click away, but for others,...
9 Fun Things To Do As A Family in Kelowna, BC
(Note: some of the affiliate links in this article will pay us a commission at no cost to you if you choose to make a purchase.) We recently RV'd as a family for a few nights in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. We spent some of the time in West Kelowna (on the...
9 Easy Ways to Save Money on Campgrounds
We cut our campground expenses in half during our second year on the road. Here are 9 ways we did that.
How we decided to purchase and renovate a Travel Trailer! (why not a motorhome or fifth wheel?)
https://youtu.be/kcFNtDqCwEE We considered motorhomes, fifth wheels and eventually landed on our travel trailer. Here's what we were looking for, what were our MUST HAVEs to travel full-time as a family, and the renovations we did to our tiny home (our 1992 Salem...
9 Basic Terms for Full Time RV Living
When we transitioned to living Full Time in our RV (in our case, we have a travel trailer that we tow behind our SUV) we were REALLY unprepared. It was an exciting, adventurous time where we weren’t sure what we were doing, exactly where we were going or what challenges might lie ahead