WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.439 Thinking about full -time RV living? We're breaking 00:00:03.439 --> 00:00:06.160 down the pros and cons from stationary setups 00:00:06.160 --> 00:00:10.119 to nomadic life on the move. Avoid budget pitfalls, 00:00:10.640 --> 00:00:13.439 decide if a home base is right for you, and learn 00:00:13.439 --> 00:00:16.839 how to stay prepared for emergencies. Plus, the 00:00:16.839 --> 00:00:20.100 latest RV news and an RV pro tip you won't want 00:00:20.100 --> 00:00:23.710 to miss. Welcome to the Restless Nomads, the 00:00:23.710 --> 00:00:26.710 ultimate RV show for modern -day rubber tramps 00:00:26.710 --> 00:00:29.750 and weekend warriors alike. Whether you're chasing 00:00:29.750 --> 00:00:32.789 sunsets full -time, savoring seasonal escapes, 00:00:32.969 --> 00:00:35.109 or just hitting the road for a quick weekend 00:00:35.109 --> 00:00:38.509 getaway, this is your go -to show for tips, tricks, 00:00:38.750 --> 00:00:41.509 and tales from the road. Join us as we dive into 00:00:41.509 --> 00:00:44.729 everything RV. Choosing the right rig, surviving 00:00:44.729 --> 00:00:47.509 life on wheels, and navigating the highs and 00:00:47.509 --> 00:00:53.500 lows of life on the move. From towables to Well, 00:01:01.420 --> 00:01:04.299 thanks for joining us again on another episode 00:01:04.299 --> 00:01:07.859 of The Restless Nomads. Check us out online at 00:01:07.859 --> 00:01:12.700 TheRestlessNomads .com. That's TheRestlessNomads 00:01:12.700 --> 00:01:17.340 .com. Let's jump right in to some RV news. Here's 00:01:17.340 --> 00:01:22.379 your RV news update. National Park campgrounds 00:01:22.379 --> 00:01:25.640 are seeing record bookings this year. The spring 00:01:25.640 --> 00:01:28.439 and summer travel season is quickly approaching 00:01:28.439 --> 00:01:31.500 and popular national parks are already fully 00:01:31.500 --> 00:01:35.420 booked well in advance. So if you're planning 00:01:35.420 --> 00:01:38.299 on visiting Yellowstone or Yosemite or Glacier 00:01:38.299 --> 00:01:41.519 this year, you better get on it. But you might 00:01:41.519 --> 00:01:45.060 be relying on waiting for those cancellations 00:01:45.060 --> 00:01:49.790 maybe next year. Also, a new tax law could affect 00:01:49.790 --> 00:01:52.909 full -timers. A proposed nomad tax in some states 00:01:52.909 --> 00:01:55.769 aims to impose property -style taxes on long 00:01:55.769 --> 00:01:59.030 -term RV dwellers who don't maintain a permanent 00:01:59.030 --> 00:02:05.409 residence. Man, every good thing that comes along, 00:02:05.530 --> 00:02:07.409 the government has to step in and try to ruin 00:02:07.409 --> 00:02:10.069 it, don't they? The details are still unfolding, 00:02:10.229 --> 00:02:12.870 but full -timers should keep an eye out for these 00:02:12.870 --> 00:02:14.969 legal changes. I sure hope they don't do something 00:02:14.969 --> 00:02:20.219 that foolish. That's really inhibiting your freedom. 00:02:21.639 --> 00:02:24.800 Also, lithium battery prices are dropping. That's 00:02:24.800 --> 00:02:28.180 good news for us RVers. You know, lithium battery 00:02:28.180 --> 00:02:31.960 prices were out of reach for most folks even 00:02:31.960 --> 00:02:36.560 10 years ago, but now they've fallen 20 % this 00:02:36.560 --> 00:02:39.340 year. So that's making solar powered and off 00:02:39.340 --> 00:02:43.080 -grid camping more affordable than ever. There's 00:02:43.080 --> 00:02:46.259 your RV news. Let's jump into today's topic. 00:02:46.419 --> 00:02:50.000 So today we're talking about the many flavors 00:02:50.000 --> 00:02:55.479 of full -time RVing and also the pros and cons 00:02:55.479 --> 00:02:58.759 of full -time RVing. So if you're thinking about 00:02:58.759 --> 00:03:02.300 full -time RVing, you know, there's so many YouTube 00:03:02.300 --> 00:03:06.580 channels that paint this as just this glamorous, 00:03:07.560 --> 00:03:11.060 wonderful, adventurous, luxurious lifestyle. 00:03:12.139 --> 00:03:16.639 And it has its upsides, but there are some downsides, 00:03:16.960 --> 00:03:19.900 too. Now, there are a couple different types 00:03:19.900 --> 00:03:23.379 of full -time RVers. There's the stationary full 00:03:23.379 --> 00:03:26.900 -timers. Usually these are folks that just can't 00:03:26.900 --> 00:03:29.560 afford a Sticks and Bricks house or something 00:03:29.560 --> 00:03:34.039 like that. Maybe they're on Social Security or... 00:03:34.400 --> 00:03:36.520 that kind of thing. You see this a lot where 00:03:36.520 --> 00:03:38.840 someone buys an RV and they put it in a park 00:03:38.840 --> 00:03:42.439 and they live in that RV but it never moves. 00:03:42.659 --> 00:03:44.219 It just stays right there. It doesn't matter 00:03:44.219 --> 00:03:47.460 if the tires go flat. No big deal because they 00:03:47.460 --> 00:03:50.400 ain't ever moving it, right? So essentially it's 00:03:50.400 --> 00:03:53.159 just like living in a mobile home park with a 00:03:53.159 --> 00:03:55.979 smaller mobile home. It ain't moving, right? 00:03:56.330 --> 00:04:00.729 Can be a good idea if you need to downsize in 00:04:00.729 --> 00:04:05.050 space and in budget, although RV parks per month 00:04:05.050 --> 00:04:10.030 are going up. For example, we stayed at one that 00:04:10.030 --> 00:04:14.189 had a monthly rate of $275 about 10 years ago, 00:04:14.210 --> 00:04:16.750 and I think it's over $600 nowadays. So just 00:04:16.750 --> 00:04:19.050 be aware of that. Still cheaper than renting 00:04:19.050 --> 00:04:21.470 an apartment, but that's a lot of money for a 00:04:21.470 --> 00:04:23.949 parking space and an electrical connection, if 00:04:23.949 --> 00:04:27.709 you ask me. Good for folks that are trying to 00:04:27.709 --> 00:04:30.610 save money and they still need to be near work, 00:04:30.670 --> 00:04:34.689 family, medical care, that kind of thing. That 00:04:34.689 --> 00:04:37.389 can come with some challenges, you know, if you 00:04:37.389 --> 00:04:39.670 have surgery or something moving around in a 00:04:39.670 --> 00:04:43.230 small space like that. Can be good or can be 00:04:43.230 --> 00:04:46.310 bad depending on the situation. Some people do 00:04:46.310 --> 00:04:48.730 it just because they like the simplicity of RV 00:04:48.730 --> 00:04:52.310 living without the constant movement. Here's 00:04:52.310 --> 00:04:54.870 a couple of the downsides. Some campgrounds limit 00:04:54.870 --> 00:04:57.930 long -term stays and you may end up paying high 00:04:57.930 --> 00:05:02.910 monthly rent without ever really traveling. Most 00:05:02.910 --> 00:05:06.009 RV parks offer a monthly rate and those are the 00:05:06.009 --> 00:05:08.470 ones that you want to seek out. Another downside 00:05:08.470 --> 00:05:12.019 to this which is kind of dumb in my opinion Sometimes 00:05:12.019 --> 00:05:16.180 the RV parks will have age limits for the RVs. 00:05:16.319 --> 00:05:19.500 Most of them require the RVIA sticker on the 00:05:19.500 --> 00:05:22.800 side so you can't bring a school bus or a converted 00:05:22.800 --> 00:05:26.220 cargo trailer or something like that. And a lot 00:05:26.220 --> 00:05:30.579 of them have gone to where your RV must be 10 00:05:30.579 --> 00:05:34.379 years old or newer. Which that can be a serious 00:05:34.379 --> 00:05:36.819 challenge if you're operating on a budget in 00:05:36.819 --> 00:05:39.639 the first place and you buy a little bit older 00:05:39.639 --> 00:05:42.319 RV. You know there are several RVs that are 20 00:05:42.319 --> 00:05:45.000 years old that look great and everything works 00:05:45.000 --> 00:05:48.879 in them. But some of these parks require 10 years 00:05:48.879 --> 00:05:53.600 or newer which I think is kind of bananas. I 00:05:53.600 --> 00:05:56.779 mean it's an RV park. Get over yourself right. 00:05:57.870 --> 00:06:00.889 Okay, second type of full -timer is the more 00:06:00.889 --> 00:06:04.069 traditional and the kind that you see on YouTube 00:06:04.069 --> 00:06:06.490 all over the place That's the nomadic full -timer. 00:06:06.689 --> 00:06:09.790 It's a little bit more adventurous and I would 00:06:09.790 --> 00:06:12.009 just say entertaining because you're seeing new 00:06:12.009 --> 00:06:17.250 places you're traveling It's the the true wanderers 00:06:17.250 --> 00:06:20.790 RVers who rarely stay in one place for too long 00:06:20.790 --> 00:06:23.529 and they move from state parks to BLM land to 00:06:23.529 --> 00:06:30.730 campgrounds the truck stops to RV parks to you 00:06:30.730 --> 00:06:33.670 name it, right? And everybody has their own preferences. 00:06:34.250 --> 00:06:36.129 Now one of the biggest pros is that you can pretty 00:06:36.129 --> 00:06:38.269 much go wherever you want. So if you don't like 00:06:38.269 --> 00:06:41.709 where you're at, you can pick up and move and 00:06:41.709 --> 00:06:44.550 you're somewhere new and you're constantly exploring 00:06:44.550 --> 00:06:48.910 new places. It can be affordable if you do it 00:06:48.910 --> 00:06:52.709 correctly, but it is more than likely going to 00:06:52.709 --> 00:06:57.240 cost you more than If you were to stay stationary 00:06:57.240 --> 00:06:59.639 in an RV park or something like that now some 00:06:59.639 --> 00:07:02.360 people Depending on how much you travel really 00:07:02.360 --> 00:07:05.180 affects what you should budget for this, right? 00:07:05.579 --> 00:07:08.500 Some people will travel to a place and they'll 00:07:08.500 --> 00:07:11.399 stay for two or three months or they'll stay 00:07:11.399 --> 00:07:18.000 for a couple weeks And that can help as far as 00:07:18.000 --> 00:07:21.540 affordability goes If you stay a little bit longer 00:07:21.540 --> 00:07:24.560 and it also gives you a little more time to be 00:07:24.560 --> 00:07:28.759 able to explore and travel days are just stressful. 00:07:30.000 --> 00:07:34.160 So putting a little bit of distance between you, 00:07:34.620 --> 00:07:36.959 I mean between your travel days can help out 00:07:36.959 --> 00:07:39.300 and make it more fun. You just kind of have to 00:07:39.300 --> 00:07:43.100 determine by experience and also how much you 00:07:43.100 --> 00:07:47.420 want to pay for gas, how often you want to move. 00:07:48.540 --> 00:07:51.579 My wife and I have found that about one week 00:07:51.579 --> 00:07:55.259 is our sweet spot. We can stay in a place for 00:07:55.259 --> 00:07:58.459 about a week and then we want to move on. Some 00:07:58.459 --> 00:08:01.720 people stay for a month. Some people stay for 00:08:01.720 --> 00:08:04.500 a couple weeks. Some people stay for a season. 00:08:05.000 --> 00:08:08.980 Just depends. For us, we start getting kind of 00:08:08.980 --> 00:08:11.079 antsy after about a week and we want to move 00:08:11.079 --> 00:08:16.480 on. Now, if you're a full -time RVer and you 00:08:16.480 --> 00:08:19.560 don't have a permanent home base, there are some 00:08:19.560 --> 00:08:22.060 things that you have to think about. There's 00:08:22.060 --> 00:08:26.199 some risks that come along with that adventure. 00:08:27.399 --> 00:08:31.180 So let's say that you're a full -time RVer and 00:08:31.180 --> 00:08:34.740 you sold your home. Well, if you get into an 00:08:34.740 --> 00:08:37.000 accident or your truck breaks down, you need 00:08:37.000 --> 00:08:41.259 to have a plan because you don't have any safety 00:08:41.259 --> 00:08:44.000 net there. Now there are some things that you 00:08:44.000 --> 00:08:47.840 can do to kind of mitigate these risks if you're 00:08:47.840 --> 00:08:50.860 full -time and you have no backup place to go. 00:08:51.460 --> 00:08:54.679 First and foremost, have good insurance. In fact, 00:08:54.700 --> 00:08:57.700 you can buy insurance that is kind of catered 00:08:57.700 --> 00:09:00.360 towards full -timing so that if something happens 00:09:00.360 --> 00:09:03.360 to your RV, your insurance company will actually 00:09:03.360 --> 00:09:08.279 pay for a hotel, for a certain amount of nights, 00:09:08.600 --> 00:09:12.120 or even a rental car should you need that while 00:09:12.120 --> 00:09:15.639 your RV is in the shop getting fixed. So good 00:09:15.639 --> 00:09:18.039 insurance is a must if you're full -time you 00:09:18.039 --> 00:09:20.279 want to have the most protection you can get 00:09:20.279 --> 00:09:23.480 also on the topic of insurance Make sure that 00:09:23.480 --> 00:09:27.960 you have comprehensive insurance that way when 00:09:27.960 --> 00:09:31.100 your Truck is disconnected from the trailer if 00:09:31.100 --> 00:09:34.580 you have a towed rig or if your Motorhome is 00:09:34.580 --> 00:09:36.860 parked with the engine off in a campground and 00:09:36.860 --> 00:09:39.480 a tree falls on it or something like that You're 00:09:39.480 --> 00:09:42.379 covered you want to be combing your policy making 00:09:42.379 --> 00:09:45.320 sure that you're covered for Every instance that 00:09:45.320 --> 00:09:48.120 you can and if you're not covered by something 00:09:48.120 --> 00:09:50.539 asks what it will ask what it would cost to get 00:09:50.539 --> 00:09:54.139 it covered Because like I said you want the maximum 00:09:54.139 --> 00:09:59.080 coverage you can get And typically RV insurance 00:09:59.080 --> 00:10:02.620 is not that expensive now that brings me to this 00:10:02.620 --> 00:10:06.220 so your automobile insurance Like let's say you 00:10:06.220 --> 00:10:09.879 get automobile insurance for your truck usually 00:10:09.879 --> 00:10:14.200 covers the trailer while you're in tow The same 00:10:14.200 --> 00:10:16.379 goes for a motor home. If you have automobile 00:10:16.379 --> 00:10:19.039 insurance on a motor home and you wreck the motor 00:10:19.039 --> 00:10:22.320 home, then you're usually covered. Now if you're 00:10:22.320 --> 00:10:25.879 at a campground and you forget to chalk the wheels 00:10:25.879 --> 00:10:27.940 and the motor home rolls off the cliff but the 00:10:27.940 --> 00:10:30.360 engine's off, your insurance is gonna try to 00:10:30.360 --> 00:10:33.279 weasel out of that. So just be aware of that. 00:10:33.720 --> 00:10:37.039 And there are most of the time you buy specific 00:10:37.039 --> 00:10:41.120 policies that cover the RV when it's not in motion. 00:10:42.340 --> 00:10:46.679 So things to think about there and always a good 00:10:46.679 --> 00:10:49.220 idea to have as much protection to give yourself 00:10:49.220 --> 00:10:53.480 some peace of mind And and also, you know if 00:10:53.480 --> 00:10:54.960 you break down and you have to take it to the 00:10:54.960 --> 00:10:57.399 shop You have some options there that you won't 00:10:57.399 --> 00:11:00.600 be coming out of your pocket I've got two more 00:11:00.600 --> 00:11:04.679 items here for some added peace of mind. So another 00:11:04.679 --> 00:11:08.340 thing you want to have is an emergency fund And 00:11:08.340 --> 00:11:10.379 you usually want to have enough in this like 00:11:10.379 --> 00:11:13.879 if something catastrophic happens Let's say you 00:11:13.879 --> 00:11:17.019 your engine throws a rod or something. You can 00:11:17.019 --> 00:11:20.259 cover the cost of that Because insurance won't 00:11:20.259 --> 00:11:23.460 be covering that right they may cover the cost 00:11:23.460 --> 00:11:25.200 of the hotel in the rental car while the trucks 00:11:25.200 --> 00:11:28.269 in the shop Or your motor homes in the shop getting 00:11:28.269 --> 00:11:30.970 fixed, but you want to have enough to cover that 00:11:30.970 --> 00:11:34.309 It's a good idea to have that saved up before 00:11:34.309 --> 00:11:37.669 you even set out and as you move down the road 00:11:37.669 --> 00:11:39.409 This should be separate from your maintenance 00:11:39.409 --> 00:11:43.190 fund But when you have to use it you need to 00:11:43.190 --> 00:11:45.490 immediately start building that back up if you 00:11:45.490 --> 00:11:49.509 can Okay, so emergency fund maintenance fund 00:11:49.509 --> 00:11:53.690 big two and then you can save a ton of headache 00:11:54.159 --> 00:11:58.700 and money if you start learning how to fix little 00:11:58.700 --> 00:12:02.120 things on your RV by yourself. When you take 00:12:02.120 --> 00:12:03.980 it to the shop, you're going to have to pay labor. 00:12:04.440 --> 00:12:07.419 That's really expensive. I think on average about 00:12:07.419 --> 00:12:10.919 two hundred dollars an hour. It's crazy. And 00:12:10.919 --> 00:12:13.759 you have to wait for them to fix it, which usually 00:12:13.759 --> 00:12:15.600 means that you have to wait for them to order 00:12:15.600 --> 00:12:17.519 parts and everything else. It's a real pain in 00:12:17.519 --> 00:12:19.960 the butt. Whereas if you learn how to do it, 00:12:19.960 --> 00:12:24.029 you can fix it. on some sweat equity, no paying 00:12:24.029 --> 00:12:28.090 for labor, just the cost of parts. And usually 00:12:28.090 --> 00:12:30.850 when you set out to fix something that breaks 00:12:30.850 --> 00:12:34.029 and things will break in an RV, they always do. 00:12:34.490 --> 00:12:36.629 No matter what RV you get, you're going to have 00:12:36.629 --> 00:12:38.450 things that break. It's the nature of the beast. 00:12:38.870 --> 00:12:41.450 Learning how to fix those things usually teaches 00:12:41.450 --> 00:12:45.850 you more about other systems in that RV where 00:12:45.850 --> 00:12:48.850 when the next problem arises, you'll be better 00:12:48.850 --> 00:12:53.639 equipped to address it. YouTube University is 00:12:53.639 --> 00:12:57.120 the best place for learning how to fix problems 00:12:57.120 --> 00:13:00.080 with your RV in my experience. Also join a bunch 00:13:00.080 --> 00:13:03.240 of the Facebook groups for your RV specifically, 00:13:03.480 --> 00:13:07.139 your make and model, and you will oftentimes 00:13:07.139 --> 00:13:11.019 find problems that other people are having that 00:13:11.019 --> 00:13:13.200 have preventative measures that you can take 00:13:13.200 --> 00:13:16.159 right now to avoid those problems or just have 00:13:16.159 --> 00:13:19.539 them in mind and know what to do should they 00:13:19.539 --> 00:13:24.190 arise. Okay, we'll look more into that further 00:13:24.190 --> 00:13:28.690 on down the line here. Then we have hybrid full 00:13:28.690 --> 00:13:31.389 -timers and my wife and I have made our way to 00:13:31.389 --> 00:13:35.730 this. We did full -time RVing for a whole year 00:13:35.730 --> 00:13:37.750 when we were looking for a house and then we 00:13:37.750 --> 00:13:40.250 bought a house. Now we're hybrid and I don't 00:13:40.250 --> 00:13:43.090 even know if you'd consider us full -timers necessarily 00:13:43.090 --> 00:13:46.330 right now, but we have periods where we go full 00:13:46.330 --> 00:13:51.830 -time. So we'll go for extended trips. Some RVers 00:13:51.830 --> 00:13:55.289 own a home. Some of them even have an RV lot 00:13:55.289 --> 00:13:58.610 that they own. You can actually buy an RV lot. 00:13:58.909 --> 00:14:01.309 The last time I looked around at them, they were 00:14:01.309 --> 00:14:04.769 going for about $40 ,000. Depending on the area, 00:14:04.909 --> 00:14:08.070 it'll be higher or lower. But you actually buy 00:14:08.070 --> 00:14:11.830 that little bit of property. It can be a site 00:14:11.830 --> 00:14:15.230 that you buy in a park, or you can buy property 00:14:15.230 --> 00:14:18.710 and install hookups on that property and an RV 00:14:18.710 --> 00:14:21.559 pad. and then it's yours. So you always have 00:14:21.559 --> 00:14:25.120 a place to bring the RV back to. Now, that doesn't 00:14:25.120 --> 00:14:27.539 really solve the problem. If your RV catches 00:14:27.539 --> 00:14:31.559 on fire, where do you go? Right. So have that 00:14:31.559 --> 00:14:37.279 in mind. But it's a good idea if you can afford 00:14:37.279 --> 00:14:41.059 it to have a place to kind of retreat to in case 00:14:41.059 --> 00:14:43.539 your RV breaks down or your truck breaks down. 00:14:44.100 --> 00:14:47.940 A lot of people, my wife and I included rent 00:14:47.940 --> 00:14:51.080 out portion like a guest bedroom or something 00:14:51.080 --> 00:14:53.220 like that of their home when you're on the road 00:14:53.220 --> 00:14:56.159 for an extended period of time and that can help 00:14:56.159 --> 00:14:59.700 cover some of the costs of owning the home and 00:14:59.700 --> 00:15:02.860 and having the electricity on and the gas and 00:15:02.860 --> 00:15:05.779 the Garbage service and all that you know if 00:15:05.779 --> 00:15:08.970 you're just shelling out money for those services 00:15:08.970 --> 00:15:11.509 but not really using them that can be kind of 00:15:11.509 --> 00:15:14.190 frustrating. So maybe consider renting it out 00:15:14.190 --> 00:15:16.289 to a traveling nurse or something like that. 00:15:16.570 --> 00:15:19.370 We prefer the short -term rentals. They're only 00:15:19.370 --> 00:15:21.269 there for six weeks or so and then they're moving 00:15:21.269 --> 00:15:24.490 on. That way when we come home if they're still 00:15:24.490 --> 00:15:26.649 there we don't have long to wait before they 00:15:26.649 --> 00:15:30.210 leave. But that's kind of one of the ways that 00:15:30.210 --> 00:15:33.289 you can enjoy the best of both worlds. Having 00:15:33.289 --> 00:15:35.629 a home base makes full -time RVing feel a lot 00:15:35.629 --> 00:15:38.590 less risky because if anything happens Let's 00:15:38.590 --> 00:15:41.129 say you're down in Arizona and your truck breaks 00:15:41.129 --> 00:15:45.330 down or your RV catches on fire Worst case scenario 00:15:45.330 --> 00:15:47.990 you jump on a Greyhound or on the Amtrak or in 00:15:47.990 --> 00:15:50.669 an airplane and come home And you have a place 00:15:50.669 --> 00:15:53.029 to lay your head that night, which is pretty 00:15:53.029 --> 00:15:58.850 nice So those are things to consider Well hey, 00:15:58.990 --> 00:16:01.509 let's go to a break. We'll get into some more 00:16:01.509 --> 00:16:04.429 challenges of full -time RVing just after the 00:16:04.429 --> 00:16:08.070 break and also your RV pro tip on the way right 00:16:08.070 --> 00:16:11.509 here on the Restless Nomads radio show. Want 00:16:11.509 --> 00:16:13.909 to get your business noticed? 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Always have a backup plan when it 00:17:34.380 --> 00:17:37.599 comes to reservations before heading to a new 00:17:37.599 --> 00:17:40.119 destination, especially if it's far away. Always 00:17:40.119 --> 00:17:42.640 research a backup spot just in case your campground 00:17:42.640 --> 00:17:45.680 is full. or you get double booked or something 00:17:45.680 --> 00:17:49.039 like that, especially if you're going there and 00:17:49.039 --> 00:17:51.079 you're relying on first come first serve and 00:17:51.079 --> 00:17:55.539 you plan on showing up later in the day. Holy 00:17:55.539 --> 00:17:58.640 smokes, especially if it's a weekend. We worked 00:17:58.640 --> 00:18:02.279 a season at Lake Cachisse in Washington and they 00:18:02.279 --> 00:18:04.960 didn't allow anyone into the campground before 00:18:04.960 --> 00:18:08.220 two o 'clock and there were literally hundreds 00:18:08.220 --> 00:18:12.319 of cars lined up all looking for a campsite. 00:18:13.799 --> 00:18:17.299 By 145 in the afternoon and they were just lined 00:18:17.299 --> 00:18:20.599 up outside the campground Waiting to get in and 00:18:20.599 --> 00:18:22.440 you know, of course the people in the back of 00:18:22.440 --> 00:18:25.660 the line oftentimes we had to turn them away 00:18:25.660 --> 00:18:27.900 because the campground was full at that point 00:18:27.900 --> 00:18:30.819 and There was just no more sites available. So 00:18:30.819 --> 00:18:33.720 having a backup site, even if it's a Walmart 00:18:33.720 --> 00:18:37.700 or a Cracker Barrel or a truck stop maybe some 00:18:37.700 --> 00:18:40.880 public land nearby Having that plan B is going 00:18:40.880 --> 00:18:45.960 to save you a lot of stress. One of the things 00:18:45.960 --> 00:18:48.960 that you can always do when it comes to reservations, 00:18:49.160 --> 00:18:51.079 let's say you're wanting to go to the Oregon 00:18:51.079 --> 00:18:55.539 coast in the summertime and you can't get a reservation. 00:18:56.019 --> 00:18:59.640 Well, if you're Say you're camping over on some 00:18:59.640 --> 00:19:02.259 public land in central oregon or something. You 00:19:02.259 --> 00:19:04.819 can check for last minute cancellations because 00:19:04.819 --> 00:19:07.779 So many people change their plans all the time 00:19:07.779 --> 00:19:11.460 and those cancellations will pop up Be in contact 00:19:11.460 --> 00:19:13.779 with the campground if you can over the phone. 00:19:13.779 --> 00:19:16.000 That's probably the best way Otherwise, you're 00:19:16.000 --> 00:19:18.079 kind of relying on the internet and hitting that 00:19:18.079 --> 00:19:20.940 refresh screen Refreshing the screen looking 00:19:20.940 --> 00:19:26.420 for those cancellations Now, uh, let's get into 00:19:26.420 --> 00:19:30.569 some Nightmares of last minute reservations. 00:19:31.170 --> 00:19:33.930 If you're a weekend warrior, no big deal, right? 00:19:34.569 --> 00:19:36.849 If you go to make a reservation and you find 00:19:36.849 --> 00:19:39.509 that the campground is full, well, no big deal. 00:19:39.650 --> 00:19:42.549 You just enjoy the air conditioning that weekend 00:19:42.549 --> 00:19:46.490 and you stay inside and stay home. Or you look 00:19:46.490 --> 00:19:49.190 elsewhere, right? Somewhere relatively close 00:19:49.190 --> 00:19:52.859 to home. Now if you're full -time RV in and you're 00:19:52.859 --> 00:19:54.859 staying in a Walmart parking lot and they give 00:19:54.859 --> 00:19:57.140 you 12 hours to stay there and then you have 00:19:57.140 --> 00:20:00.839 to move on, that can be a little bit frustrating 00:20:00.839 --> 00:20:03.759 if you are trying to find your next place to 00:20:03.759 --> 00:20:06.740 go and everything you're looking at is booked. 00:20:07.099 --> 00:20:10.599 So it's really important to plan ahead especially 00:20:10.599 --> 00:20:14.119 for popular areas if you're near national parks 00:20:14.119 --> 00:20:17.880 and things like that. These places sell out so 00:20:17.880 --> 00:20:21.640 fast you got a book well in advance and what 00:20:21.640 --> 00:20:25.180 I usually do what I'm kind of planning our itinerary 00:20:25.180 --> 00:20:29.259 our trip I look at the most popular places that 00:20:29.259 --> 00:20:31.259 we're passing through and we want to stay in 00:20:31.259 --> 00:20:34.380 I book those first and Because you kind of have 00:20:34.380 --> 00:20:36.920 to have some flexibility with dates So book the 00:20:36.920 --> 00:20:40.299 hardest to get ones first and then book the easier 00:20:40.299 --> 00:20:43.220 ones around that. That's a little pro tip for 00:20:43.220 --> 00:20:50.069 you Just a sideline mentioned here February 2025 00:20:50.069 --> 00:20:54.269 I went to book a site at Silver Falls State Park 00:20:54.269 --> 00:20:59.390 in Oregon, which is Just east of Salem and it's 00:20:59.390 --> 00:21:03.269 pretty popular February they were already sold 00:21:03.269 --> 00:21:07.150 out couldn't get one night in July. That's how 00:21:07.150 --> 00:21:10.930 bad it is sometimes Okay, so when you're looking 00:21:10.930 --> 00:21:14.759 for these backup sites Good idea to be looking 00:21:14.759 --> 00:21:19.000 at public land and be able to boondock if you 00:21:19.000 --> 00:21:22.279 have to. Now in the dead of summer, if you don't 00:21:22.279 --> 00:21:25.799 have a generator or you don't have enough battery 00:21:25.799 --> 00:21:27.819 bank to run the air conditioner, that can be 00:21:27.819 --> 00:21:30.579 a huge consideration, right? I know in the summertime 00:21:30.579 --> 00:21:33.380 we like our 30 amp power because we want that 00:21:33.380 --> 00:21:37.220 air conditioning going. But public land, BLM, 00:21:37.940 --> 00:21:42.019 National Forest, All the ones that allow you 00:21:42.019 --> 00:21:44.900 to stay and do what they call disperse camping. 00:21:45.000 --> 00:21:47.240 And you also have to think about accessibility 00:21:47.240 --> 00:21:51.420 when it comes to getting an RV in there. You 00:21:51.420 --> 00:21:53.859 want to be looking at the satellite views on 00:21:53.859 --> 00:21:55.940 Google Maps and making sure, hey, is this even 00:21:55.940 --> 00:21:59.019 going to be feasible? Because a lot of public 00:21:59.019 --> 00:22:03.599 land has disperse camping allowed for up to 14 00:22:03.599 --> 00:22:07.789 days, but maybe you can't even get into that 00:22:07.789 --> 00:22:11.029 area to camp. Now typically with public land 00:22:11.029 --> 00:22:14.390 a good rule of thumb is if you don't see any 00:22:14.390 --> 00:22:17.390 signs saying no camping you're allowed to stay 00:22:17.390 --> 00:22:21.450 there. Do your research but typically the length 00:22:21.450 --> 00:22:25.250 of stay is limited to 14 days which is pretty 00:22:25.250 --> 00:22:30.500 generous. You can also look at Google Maps or 00:22:30.500 --> 00:22:33.740 RV Trip Wizards or Allstays or one of the many 00:22:33.740 --> 00:22:37.200 apps and look for other places in the area. Call 00:22:37.200 --> 00:22:40.539 around, see if they have any availability should 00:22:40.539 --> 00:22:45.359 your first option not work out. So one of the 00:22:45.359 --> 00:22:47.440 biggest downsides to full -time RVing is that 00:22:47.440 --> 00:22:50.299 you don't have a permanent home if you're not 00:22:50.299 --> 00:22:52.200 a hybrid person but you're actually on the road 00:22:52.200 --> 00:22:57.390 and that is 100 % full -time your home. Now things 00:22:57.390 --> 00:23:00.890 that happen if your RV gets stolen, that's one 00:23:00.890 --> 00:23:04.869 of the worst things right it breaks down or Maybe 00:23:04.869 --> 00:23:07.349 it burns to the ground. It's going to leave you 00:23:07.349 --> 00:23:10.470 in a situation where you're scrambling for shelter. 00:23:11.430 --> 00:23:17.089 So again that emergency fund for Situations just 00:23:17.089 --> 00:23:21.009 like that Very important and I'll hit it again 00:23:21.009 --> 00:23:25.160 really good RV insurance not expensive You should 00:23:25.160 --> 00:23:29.019 get the maximum coverage you can and then also 00:23:29.019 --> 00:23:32.059 consider having a storage unit or a home base 00:23:32.059 --> 00:23:36.160 to keep some valuables another Solution to this 00:23:36.160 --> 00:23:40.279 if you're full -time RVing especially with documents 00:23:40.279 --> 00:23:44.400 they sell You can either get like a fire safe, 00:23:44.400 --> 00:23:47.660 which is a good thing To have and you can keep 00:23:47.660 --> 00:23:49.640 your passports and your birth certificate social 00:23:49.640 --> 00:23:51.299 security cards that kind of thing in the fire 00:23:51.299 --> 00:23:57.059 safe Those are kind of bulky You know if it's 00:23:57.059 --> 00:23:59.579 you don't want something huge for an RV and you 00:23:59.579 --> 00:24:05.380 don't want anything very heavy So they sell these 00:24:05.380 --> 00:24:08.980 fireproof bags My wife and I bought one of those 00:24:08.980 --> 00:24:11.619 and it's just like this document bag. That's 00:24:11.619 --> 00:24:15.140 fireproof And it's rated, you know, it can burn 00:24:15.140 --> 00:24:17.380 for an hour or something like that, but have 00:24:17.380 --> 00:24:20.460 that Buy one of those bags with all your documents 00:24:20.460 --> 00:24:24.519 in it and have it in a place where you can grab 00:24:24.519 --> 00:24:27.119 it and get out the door and make that a part 00:24:27.119 --> 00:24:31.319 of your egress strategy. Grab your paperwork 00:24:31.319 --> 00:24:33.960 as you make your way out the door. If at all 00:24:33.960 --> 00:24:36.460 possible, keep it in a location where it's easy 00:24:36.460 --> 00:24:40.319 to grab. Maybe not for a visitor, but somewhere 00:24:40.319 --> 00:24:42.259 where you know you can get to it quick and get 00:24:42.259 --> 00:24:44.519 out a window or a door if something should happen. 00:24:45.920 --> 00:24:48.460 Let's talk a little bit about things that can 00:24:48.460 --> 00:24:50.680 drain your bank account if you're full -time 00:24:50.680 --> 00:24:53.420 RVing, especially if you're brand new to it. 00:24:53.740 --> 00:24:59.160 So most people don't even think about the cost 00:24:59.160 --> 00:25:03.319 of movement. Gasoline is expensive. RVs are typically 00:25:03.319 --> 00:25:07.380 not efficient. So think about that and maybe 00:25:07.380 --> 00:25:10.119 you're getting on line and you're planning out 00:25:10.119 --> 00:25:13.000 your first maiden voyage and you have a plan 00:25:13.000 --> 00:25:17.519 to Drive 300 miles every day 400 miles every 00:25:17.519 --> 00:25:19.920 day and you're gonna stay in a different RV park 00:25:19.920 --> 00:25:22.839 Things are gonna rack up pretty quick because 00:25:22.839 --> 00:25:27.619 you're paying a lot of money in gas. So you need 00:25:27.619 --> 00:25:31.259 to Be cognizant of that Not only does that add 00:25:31.259 --> 00:25:33.720 a lot of stress because driving an RV any kind 00:25:33.720 --> 00:25:37.359 of RV is Nowhere near as relaxing as driving 00:25:37.359 --> 00:25:39.839 your Honda Civic down the road. It can be a little 00:25:39.839 --> 00:25:42.799 bit stressful Now there is the rule of threes 00:25:43.049 --> 00:25:47.190 My wife and I have kind of adopted this and typically 00:25:47.190 --> 00:25:50.970 here's the rule of threes. We won't travel any 00:25:50.970 --> 00:25:54.450 more than three hours on a travel day typically. 00:25:54.450 --> 00:25:57.990 Now we make some exceptions especially for the 00:25:57.990 --> 00:26:01.130 last leg on the way home. Usually that'll be 00:26:01.130 --> 00:26:04.589 a little bit longer because we're motivated to 00:26:04.589 --> 00:26:08.069 get home. So not that big of a deal. Maximum 00:26:08.069 --> 00:26:13.059 three hours drive time or 300 miles. This is 00:26:13.059 --> 00:26:17.059 totally personal preference, but it works if 00:26:17.059 --> 00:26:19.819 you follow this rule You'll find that there'll 00:26:19.819 --> 00:26:23.380 be a lot less stress and you'll enjoy your time 00:26:23.380 --> 00:26:25.500 a lot more and then when you get where you're 00:26:25.500 --> 00:26:29.640 going Don't move for three days. So three hours 00:26:29.640 --> 00:26:33.160 300 miles and three days of rest in between travel 00:26:33.160 --> 00:26:37.119 days makes for Much easier and that's three days 00:26:37.119 --> 00:26:40.339 minimum Rest between travel days makes for much 00:26:40.339 --> 00:26:44.299 more enjoyable and easier RVing trips if you 00:26:44.299 --> 00:26:47.319 ask me and many others. I'm not the inventor 00:26:47.319 --> 00:26:50.279 of the rule of threes. I got that from other 00:26:50.279 --> 00:26:54.380 folks on YouTube Now another big pitfall that 00:26:54.380 --> 00:26:59.220 most new full -timers have Especially if they're 00:26:59.220 --> 00:27:00.819 going to be on the road for extended periods 00:27:00.819 --> 00:27:03.279 of time You know, even if you're a hybrid you 00:27:03.279 --> 00:27:05.599 own a home, but you're gonna be out for a couple 00:27:05.599 --> 00:27:09.490 months on a trip or If you buy an RV, sell your 00:27:09.490 --> 00:27:11.329 home, and you're going to be out there 100 % 00:27:11.329 --> 00:27:14.670 of the time, you want to avoid being in the vacation 00:27:14.670 --> 00:27:20.250 mindset. And I say this, but I know that each 00:27:20.250 --> 00:27:23.549 and every person is going to go through some 00:27:23.549 --> 00:27:25.549 degree of this before they figure it out. They 00:27:25.549 --> 00:27:30.099 have to experience it. But a lot of RVers burn 00:27:30.099 --> 00:27:32.720 through their savings quickly because it feels 00:27:32.720 --> 00:27:34.740 like a vacation, right? When you're traveling 00:27:34.740 --> 00:27:38.640 and you're excited, you're going to go eat out 00:27:38.640 --> 00:27:42.700 a lot. You're going to be buying all kinds of 00:27:42.700 --> 00:27:44.460 souvenirs because you're excited about all the 00:27:44.460 --> 00:27:47.039 new places that you're seeing. It's natural. 00:27:47.859 --> 00:27:50.289 This is your new normal though. It's not going 00:27:50.289 --> 00:27:53.069 to be a vacation. The sooner that you shift to 00:27:53.069 --> 00:27:56.210 a budget, budget conscious, sustainable travel 00:27:56.210 --> 00:28:01.289 style, the better. Now let's talk about some 00:28:01.289 --> 00:28:04.789 stays that may be a little easier on your wallet. 00:28:05.130 --> 00:28:08.069 So we did an episode on the thousand trails membership 00:28:08.069 --> 00:28:11.589 that offer that offers long term stays for pretty 00:28:11.589 --> 00:28:14.769 affordable, especially if you are full time or 00:28:14.769 --> 00:28:18.920 going to be traveling extensively. Compared to 00:28:18.920 --> 00:28:21.980 regular RV parks and I did a budget breakdown 00:28:21.980 --> 00:28:24.940 how much it would cost per night On a certain 00:28:24.940 --> 00:28:27.660 trip using our thousand trails membership. It 00:28:27.660 --> 00:28:30.680 can be a great option one of the things that 00:28:30.680 --> 00:28:33.599 a lot of people enjoy doing and My wife and I 00:28:33.599 --> 00:28:36.059 are not quite like this, but a lot of people 00:28:36.059 --> 00:28:39.900 love it is boondocking on public lands That's 00:28:39.900 --> 00:28:43.019 free, but you're you don't have any hookups and 00:28:43.019 --> 00:28:47.880 generally even if you do have A good solar system 00:28:47.880 --> 00:28:51.500 and a good battery bank or you're running generators 00:28:51.500 --> 00:28:54.599 and you got plenty of fuel you have some limitations 00:28:54.599 --> 00:28:57.960 mainly water Where you get in your water because 00:28:57.960 --> 00:29:01.500 you can only take so much out with you also gasoline 00:29:01.500 --> 00:29:05.160 for in for the generators and then the biggest 00:29:05.160 --> 00:29:08.500 and Probably the one that runs out the fastest 00:29:08.500 --> 00:29:12.619 is your black tank when that black tank is full 00:29:13.920 --> 00:29:17.880 Where are you going to dump it? That is more 00:29:17.880 --> 00:29:21.819 than likely going to be your time of stay limitation. 00:29:22.079 --> 00:29:24.940 The one thing that makes you move on to go find 00:29:24.940 --> 00:29:29.180 a dump station. Now another great way to save 00:29:29.180 --> 00:29:32.440 money if you're a full -timer and even make money 00:29:32.440 --> 00:29:35.259 is by work camping and we did an episode on that 00:29:35.259 --> 00:29:37.819 too. You can stay an entire season at a campground 00:29:37.819 --> 00:29:41.029 and get paid to clean bathrooms and check people 00:29:41.029 --> 00:29:45.430 in and collect camping fees and so forth. And 00:29:45.430 --> 00:29:49.390 we discussed in that episode the two models here. 00:29:49.410 --> 00:29:52.289 Some work camping jobs are volunteer only. So 00:29:52.289 --> 00:29:56.470 you just get your space and some are paid. I 00:29:56.470 --> 00:29:59.549 would encourage you never to accept a volunteer 00:29:59.549 --> 00:30:03.250 position without hookups because that is a really 00:30:03.250 --> 00:30:06.730 bad deal. And the more people that accept those, 00:30:07.130 --> 00:30:11.930 it's communicating to places that hire these 00:30:11.930 --> 00:30:15.089 folks that that is acceptable. And it simply 00:30:15.089 --> 00:30:17.950 is not. If there are no hookups, they aren't 00:30:17.950 --> 00:30:20.029 bringing anything to the table other than a parking 00:30:20.029 --> 00:30:23.609 spot. You should not be volunteering there. Otherwise, 00:30:23.710 --> 00:30:26.170 you're really making it more difficult for everyone 00:30:26.170 --> 00:30:29.829 else involved. In fact, I have I have a bit of 00:30:29.829 --> 00:30:35.210 an issue with volunteer programs, period. Hey, 00:30:35.210 --> 00:30:37.319 if it works for you, then great. I don't take 00:30:37.319 --> 00:30:41.119 the jobs because I think that we bring value 00:30:41.119 --> 00:30:44.480 to the table as work campers and it should be 00:30:44.480 --> 00:30:48.019 compensated. The more people that accept volunteer 00:30:48.019 --> 00:30:52.000 positions, the more these folks that hire these 00:30:52.000 --> 00:30:54.380 people are going to see that and go, oh, we can 00:30:54.380 --> 00:30:56.460 do this on a volunteer basis. Let's get rid of 00:30:56.460 --> 00:31:00.799 the paying positions. And that is going to be 00:31:00.799 --> 00:31:04.960 bad for a lot of work campers in the long run. 00:31:06.079 --> 00:31:10.660 now sometimes volunteering can be okay if Everything 00:31:10.660 --> 00:31:14.140 else is to your expectation Like the Oregon State 00:31:14.140 --> 00:31:17.519 Parks when you volunteer You're not required 00:31:17.519 --> 00:31:21.119 to do heavy lifting and cleaning bathrooms and 00:31:21.119 --> 00:31:23.339 things and they only ask for a commitment of 00:31:23.339 --> 00:31:25.500 one month at a time That seems like a pretty 00:31:25.500 --> 00:31:28.980 good deal. But if an organization wants you to 00:31:28.980 --> 00:31:34.259 volunteer 40 hours a week to clean Crappy bathrooms 00:31:34.259 --> 00:31:37.819 and spend six months there doing that and all 00:31:37.819 --> 00:31:40.079 they're going to provide you is a parking space 00:31:40.079 --> 00:31:43.460 without any hookups You are getting screwed my 00:31:43.460 --> 00:31:47.920 friends Okay, we we have to address this one 00:31:47.920 --> 00:31:52.160 of the biggest problems with full -time RV living 00:31:52.160 --> 00:31:57.019 is the homelessness stigma Just because you live 00:31:57.019 --> 00:31:59.160 in an RV doesn't necessarily mean you're homeless. 00:31:59.519 --> 00:32:02.539 Now it really gets down to semantics. How do 00:32:02.539 --> 00:32:06.559 you define homeless, right? But typically, the 00:32:06.559 --> 00:32:09.880 stigma of homelessness is associated with drug 00:32:09.880 --> 00:32:13.140 use, mental illness, unhygienic living conditions, 00:32:13.480 --> 00:32:16.319 that kind of thing. Now let's be real. There 00:32:16.319 --> 00:32:19.299 are full -time RVers struggling with homelessness. 00:32:19.799 --> 00:32:24.599 I think it's a separate symptom. of a bigger 00:32:24.599 --> 00:32:29.180 issue. But then you have full -time RVers that 00:32:29.180 --> 00:32:34.079 work every day remotely, retirees. You have adventurous 00:32:34.079 --> 00:32:37.240 families living that way by choice. And I think 00:32:37.240 --> 00:32:39.920 that's a huge factor. You know, are they doing 00:32:39.920 --> 00:32:47.460 it by choice? Are they traveling by choice? And 00:32:47.460 --> 00:32:50.700 are they going and seeing exciting new places? 00:32:51.019 --> 00:32:55.539 Or are they traveling a less than maintained 00:32:55.539 --> 00:32:58.880 motorhome or travel trailer and getting kicked 00:32:58.880 --> 00:33:02.599 out of parking lots That'll kind of tell you 00:33:02.599 --> 00:33:05.859 which one you are, you know, if you're thinking 00:33:05.859 --> 00:33:11.799 about this now part of the stigma comes from 00:33:11.799 --> 00:33:16.440 some Terribly irresponsible RVers that are ruining 00:33:16.440 --> 00:33:21.430 camping for everyone else Some RVers will go 00:33:21.430 --> 00:33:25.910 out and camp on public land Usually the 14 -day 00:33:25.910 --> 00:33:29.509 max they are Well over that when they go they 00:33:29.509 --> 00:33:32.390 try to live out there on public land and they 00:33:32.390 --> 00:33:35.789 usually trash sites They ignore all the stay 00:33:35.789 --> 00:33:37.789 limits. They ignore all the rules. They're out 00:33:37.789 --> 00:33:41.750 there doing drugs They're just making it there. 00:33:41.869 --> 00:33:43.950 They're painting a very bad picture of what it 00:33:43.950 --> 00:33:47.150 means to be a full -time RVer the worst thing 00:33:47.150 --> 00:33:50.029 that I've seen and this Happens more often than 00:33:50.029 --> 00:33:53.069 I like to admit these same folks. Let's just 00:33:53.069 --> 00:33:55.369 call them the trashy folks right the irresponsible 00:33:55.369 --> 00:33:59.650 folks Have been caught dumping black tanks on 00:33:59.650 --> 00:34:03.210 public land right in the campsite sometimes without 00:34:03.210 --> 00:34:06.690 a Stinky slinky or a sewer hose connected They 00:34:06.690 --> 00:34:08.929 just pull the valve and let a rip and they dump 00:34:08.929 --> 00:34:12.110 all of that human waste right in the campsite 00:34:13.489 --> 00:34:16.610 The reckless behavior like this is what leads 00:34:16.610 --> 00:34:20.090 to campground closures, national forest closures 00:34:20.090 --> 00:34:22.730 to camping. BLM takes a look at it and they say, 00:34:22.750 --> 00:34:25.630 no, this is costing us too much money to send 00:34:25.630 --> 00:34:28.449 people out to clean up after these guys. So we're 00:34:28.449 --> 00:34:31.750 just going to do away with it altogether. So 00:34:31.750 --> 00:34:34.090 when you see this kind of thing, it's a good 00:34:34.090 --> 00:34:37.090 idea to report it. Many people that go out and 00:34:37.090 --> 00:34:39.769 boondock on these public lands actually take 00:34:39.769 --> 00:34:42.909 a trash bag and litter pickers and Clean up, 00:34:42.909 --> 00:34:45.670 unfortunately, I mean, it shouldn't be your responsibility. 00:34:46.170 --> 00:34:49.449 But if you don't do it, if we don't do it as 00:34:49.449 --> 00:34:52.690 a responsible public, then these irresponsible 00:34:52.690 --> 00:34:56.289 people will likely drive our government agencies 00:34:56.289 --> 00:34:59.250 to close these things down and make it unavailable 00:34:59.250 --> 00:35:02.730 for the rest of us for good. So to protect free 00:35:02.730 --> 00:35:05.289 camping, they're out there cleaning up these 00:35:05.289 --> 00:35:08.809 irresponsible people's trash. We need to take 00:35:08.809 --> 00:35:11.710 care of these places. It's the only way to maintain 00:35:12.699 --> 00:35:15.960 our continued use of them. Well, hey guys, that 00:35:15.960 --> 00:35:18.639 wraps up this episode of the Restless Nomads. 00:35:19.199 --> 00:35:21.659 Do you full -time RV? What are your biggest struggles 00:35:21.659 --> 00:35:25.800 and best tips? Just log on to therestlessnomads 00:35:25.800 --> 00:35:28.519 .com, drop us a message, let us know. I'm curious 00:35:28.519 --> 00:35:31.380 to hear from other folks and looking forward 00:35:31.380 --> 00:35:34.179 to maybe doing some interviews and future podcasts 00:35:34.179 --> 00:35:39.239 from full -time RVers. Hey, we've got some exciting 00:35:39.239 --> 00:35:42.780 news. We will be hosting the Crescent Lake Campground 00:35:42.780 --> 00:35:46.420 this season. So, if you are in the area this 00:35:46.420 --> 00:35:49.360 summer, stop by and say hello to the Restless 00:35:49.360 --> 00:35:53.400 Nomads, your hosts, Mike and Angie. Well, until 00:35:53.400 --> 00:35:57.159 next time, everybody, stay safe, happy camping. 00:35:57.800 --> 00:35:59.940 We'll see you on the next episode of the Restless 00:35:59.940 --> 00:36:01.159 Nomads Radio Show.