We’ve bought and sold many travel trailers over the years but our Four Wheel Camper has always been a mainstay. It’s never come off of our truck in the 12 years we’ve owned it and has provided us with many unforgettable adventures. To this day we believe it’s the best money we’ve ever spent.
We were craving some privacy and wilderness so it was time to move on from Dead Horse Ranch State Park in Cottonwood. However, we weren’t ready to say goodbye to the area so we simply set out to nearby Coconino National Forest. I have no doubt the Sedona/Cottonwood area is a popular camping destination year-round but I think the perfect weather and holiday week (it was the day after...
A few years ago we passed thru Cottonwood, AZ and I’ve been wanting to go back ever since. In mid-December I was excited to finally be getting back there for a proper stay. We didn’t have any solid plans and ended up staying 10 days at Dead Horse Ranch State Park just a couple of miles from Old Town Cottonwood. With lows hovering around freezing, it was the perfect time to be at a...
We had a full plate when we arrived in Lake Havasu City (my hometown) this year. As any full-time RVer knows, when you have access to a place to do projects and receive packages, you take full advantage. And that’s exactly what we did from the moment we arrived. Thanks to the generosity of my dad, we were able to park at his equipment yard and work away. Living in an...
It’s been a little over two months since we bought our Casita travel trailer and nearly as long since we moved in to it full-time (combined with our Four Wheel Camper). The setup may be unique but it couldn’t be working out better. I thought I’d take the opportunity to share with you guys how we’re using everything and a few more details about why we ended up going this...
Last year while driving thru Utah we blew our transmission. A very long and expensive weekend from which we learned the following: Things can always be worse. We were luckily in a town when the truck broke down. A few days prior we were in the middle of nowhere. There are still businesses out there with exceptional service. Rare Form Auto is one of them...
The house was sold, our contracted jobs for the year were done and on November 5th it was finally time to hit the road. Of course there was a Winter Weather Advisory that day to add a little bit of fun to our attempt at getting out of Colorado. In an effort to avoid all the surrounding mountain passes we opted for the unpaved county road that would keep us at a lower elevation and hopefully out...
The last five weeks have been nuts. At the end of September we packed up all our worldly possessions and said goodbye to our home for the last 7 years. It felt good, the time was right to move on and do something different but preparing to set off for a life on the road is entirely different than moving from one home to another. Since we purchased our Casita travel trailer a mere two weeks...
We’re officially out of our house but not driving off into the sunset…at least not yet! This month we’re finishing up some jobs in Colorado before heading South for the winter. Before this month even began, I knew it would be an adventure given how volatile the weather can be at high elevation this time of year. Sure enough, our third day out of our house it snowed 5″...
Today is our last day in our house. We’re one day away from setting off on our new life on the road. Our head’s our full with our endless to-do lists. Between keeping on top of our business during it’s busiest season and packing up our house, there’s hardly been a moment to spare. If I sit around and dwell on all the changes we’re making, it’s easy to get emotional...
Back in 2013 we made our first attempt to live on the road full-time. Thinking we needed as much room as possible to fit our house in to an RV, we bought a 30′ long travel trailer and the very thing we bought to live in turned out to be the very thing that killed our desire to live on the road. That trailer was so large and cumbersome, it took a lot of fun out of the travel for...
