A Family & Travel Blog
How Do We Find Work-Camping Jobs? In a recent post, we asked our followers to let us know “What you are wondering about” regarding our “quit-irement” and living full-time in an RV on the road. One question that came up…
Which of the following states produces the most cotton in a single year? A) Arkansas B) Mississippi C) Texas D) Georgia Among the US states, Texas is the largest producer of cotton, contributing about 40% of the US production each…
Fact or Fiction? You need a doctor’s order to have blood drawn and lab work completed. That is as make-believe as unicorns (sorry Jen)! As a follow-up to our post from this past Friday about how we handle health insurance,…
What Do We Do About Health Insurance? Many of you have asked how we handle health insurance while on the road, so the following post will answer that question. Being “quit-ired” has LOTS of benefits! However, one benefit that doesn’t…
Earlier in the month we were treated to a delicious steak dinner at The Big Texan Restaurant in Amarillo, TX. The owners of the campground we are working at (and therefore our employers) treated us to a lovely meal. If…
We are SO EXCITED!!! Home Sweet Home!! We picked up the RV in Lubbock this morning. The roof looks amazing! We are delighted to be back in our “home” and not sleeping around like vagabonds. Now we are organizing the…
This is almost like the theme of “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles”! We got the “all clear” that the RV roof replacement was complete and that we could pick it up at our convenience. Well, the panhandle of Texas had a…
Have you ever slept in a SHIPPING CONTAINER?? We will tonight! Our RV is at the service center having the entire roof repaired and replaced. The work started yesterday, Monday, and fingers crossed, will be completed by this Friday. The…
This is our site at the Silver Wind RV Park in Silverton, TX. Do you notice anything missing??? What’s missing from that picture of our campsite at the SilverWind RV Park… is our HOME!!! Ken called the Blue Compass dealership…
How We Saved $238.00 per Month! When we moved from a 1500 sq ft “sticks and bricks” home into a 340 sq ft box on wheels, a number of things change. There are many, many bills that we no longer…
How Do We Stay Warm and Prevent Frozen Pipes? A few years ago, when we both attended the National RV Training Academy in Athens, Texas, one of the students asked a question about “winterizing” an RV. The instructor, a native…
Grand Design has APPROVED the full repair of our water-damaged roof!! This entails completely removing the entire roofing material, replacing two OSB boards (and potentially a roof truss), installing new TPO roofing material, and resealing all edges and intrusion points!…
