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Thoughts on Camping, Parenting, and Life
The RV Weekend Warrior: 10 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Short Weekend Getaways
So many RV owners want to squeeze in more camping trips…but it sure is tough to figure out how to do that! Between work responsibilities and busy activity calendars, finding time to get awayRead More
Replacing the RV Mattress: Sleeping as Comfortably on the Road as You Do at Home
Still sleeping on the standard RV mattress that came with your rig? You’re not alone. When we bought our first travel trailer, we made two big rookie mistakes: We went out and boughtRead More
Tips for Planning a Romantic RV Vacation
We know the RV is a great way to travel affordably and comfortably as a family. But is there such a thing as a romantic RV vacation? You may not think of yourRead More
Our First RV Rental: Visiting Disney World and Fort Wilderness with a Lazydays RV Rental
After booking a trip to Disney World in Orlando, Florida for this past January, we faced a dilemma: should we take at least two days on both ends of the family vacation toRead More
Trip Planning: 6 Research Tips for Your RV Vacations
We are in serious trip planning mode for the spring season here at RVFTA and if you are a longtime listener and reader, you know that our number one travel tip of all time isRead More
5 Reasons to Camp Close to Home
I’ll admit it. For the last five years I have resisted every one of Jeremy’s efforts to camp near our home at the Jersey Shore. It just seemed so silly to me. If I wasRead More
Campground Shrimp Boil: An Easy Summer Dinner for a Crowd
While planning our trip to Cape Cod, I was lucky to connect with a dear friend from childhood. When Simone found out where we would be staying in Eastham, she booked a nearbyRead More
How to Camp Happy: Lessons from Four Years of RVing
Isn’t it great when you can look back and laugh at an epic camping fail? We have all had those trips that did not go exactly as planned, and ours was four yearsRead More
5 Reasons Seasonal Camping Might Be Right For You!
We got a ton of response after our recent podcast episode on Seasonal Camping, featuring Jon and Heather Anderson. They are RVers who signed up for their own seasonal campsite two years ago andRead More
Stephanie Says…
Her kids don’t listen, but maybe you will.
A New Year’s Wish for Strong and Adventurous Women
Are you an adventurous woman? If you are like me and the rest of the world right now, your head is full of ways to make 2017 your best year ever. As muchRead More
Stephanie’s No-Mod RV Makeover
On Episode #82: RV Makeover 101 with the Pop Up Princess, I shared 5 ways I had given our RV a little face lift this Spring. After that episode aired, I was surprised by aRead More
A Case for the Campground (or, why it’s okay if you don’t plan on boondocking this year)
If you hang out in RV social media circles, you probably have noticed the increase in boondocking, or wild camping, content. You might see an Airstream in the middle of a desert with snow-cappedRead More
Holidays in the RV: Reflections on a New Adventure
It is the Twelfth Day of Christmas, and I am ready to throw my Christmas tree out the window. Don’t get me wrong…I really do think it’s the most wonderful time of theRead More
Road Food Gone Wrong: An Almost Perfect Day in Awendaw, South Carolina
Our last day in the Myrtle Beach area was perfectly planned. In fact, it was shaping up to be the quintessential RV Family Travel Atlas kind of day, including our favorite types of activitiesRead More
Thoughts On Coffee (and work, and marriage, and life)
I started drinking coffee when I was 13 years old. Young, right? But it made perfect sense at the time. I was a teenager with no allowance and parents who were not inclinedRead More
Jeremy Says…
Figuring out fatherhood one day at a time.
Punk Rock Parenting, Pinball, and the Search for Stephanie’s Lost Records
Stephanie and I have been scratching for time to write our second book–and coming up short. Parenting, podcasting, freelancing, and teaching are all fulfilling, but time consuming. This weekend I decided that itRead More
Are We a Travel Trailer Nation?
After a two year infatuation with the possibility of motorhome ownership I find myself firmly back in the camp of travel trailer owners. I still think that I will eventually find myself behindRead More
Shaking off Winter on Paul’s Cypress Swamp Tour (Myrtle Beach, SC)
It was another brutal winter in New Jersey. So why not head to Myrtle Beach for another spring break? Our trip last spring was beyond delicious. We swam in the pool at theRead More
RVing and Fatherhood
I never went on a camping trip with my father. At least not one that I can remember. Dad, if your reading, no hard feelings. It never really bothered me because I didn’tRead More
What is the Journey About? Jeremy’s Feeling a Bit Sentimental…
When I was in the fourth or fifth grade my grandfather brought our whole family to Disney World for a reunion of sorts–there were 18 or 19 of us. The trip was supposedRead More
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