Keep the Tip: RV Tips by Levi–Cleaning Your Tanks

Cleaning your RV tanks doesn’t have to be an overwhelming task.  In this episode of  Keep the Tip, Levi breaks down the process by first identifying your RV tanks and then guiding you through the specific cleaning regimens for each.                    For more RV living tips and … Read more

Work Camper Review: Express Employees for the Sugar Beet Harvest in Western Minnesota

Disclaimer: Levi and I are in no way affiliated with or representing Express Employment Professionals.  We are simply detailing our work camping experience for those interested. A piler in all its glory–We visited our station, O’Meara Beet Piling Site located in Euclid, Minnesota, before the harvest madness. The phrase that comes to mind when I reflect … Read more

Free RV Dump Station at Holiday Stationstores in Proctor, Minnesota

We hadn’t really utilized our Allstays application as much as our trip from Mackinaw City, Michigan to East Grand Forks, Minnesota.  Allstays is an online program that provides a plethora of information for RVers on the road including campground locations, free over night stays at truck stops and big-box stores, RV dump stations, bridge heights, road grades, … Read more

Tales from the Trail: Travel Vlog 9/24/2016

October has arrived and found us staying at the Red River Valley Recreation Area (Sherlock Campground) in East Grand Forks, Minnesota.  We are already settled in our new site and beginning the 2016 Beet Harvest out at the O’Meara Pile Station in Euclid, MN (about 15 minutes away).  Our Beet Harvest experience is, in fact, … Read more

Viewing the “Mighty Mac” Up Close

I don’t know why, but I love bridges. I love studying them, tracing the lines of their structural supports, driving and walking across  them, and taking one snapshot after another. The time and effort man has put into creating and maintaining them is quite astounding and miraculous. Still they stand, stoical and resilient, connecting worlds, … Read more

Dispersed Camping at Haymeadow Campground in Hiawatha National Forest

For the most part, free camping for us has taken place in the parking lots of Walmart and Cracker Barrel, truck stops, and rest stops. We stay overnight, car hooked up, without opening our slide outs. We decided to dry camp via dispersed camping in national forests this time as we ventured from our work … Read more

Work Camper Review: Camp Hosts at Mackinaw Mill Creek Camping in Mackinaw City, Michigan

  How did we learn about the position at Mackinaw Mill Creek Camping? Mackinaw Mill Creek Camping regularly runs employment ads through Workamper News, our choice in organizations for seeking full time RV related work.  We were work campers in northern Nevada when we saw the ad.  We were looking for a gig the following summer, May … Read more

Tales from the Trail: Travel Vlog 8/23/2016

A little over three weeks have come and gone since our first travel vlog.  Time sure does fly by when you are living the full time RVing life! Much has happened since our last update: We completed our first big DIY project, installing carpet in a portion of the RV.  Read more about it here! … Read more

Natalie Learns How Series: Troubleshooting Tripped Breakers

Too often I rely on my husband to troubleshoot problems with the RV. This seems to be the norm among traveling partners we meet. Although it is quite fortunate to have someone on board that knows the RV functions, it is even more important for the other to be in the know, especially in emergency … Read more

Home Improvement Project: Amateurs Installing Flooring in their Motorhome

Levi never liked the carpet in the chassis portion of our 2011 Itasca Sunstar Motorhome.  In fact, he admits, he told me that the carpet would be the first thing he would rip out after purchasing the rig. Fast forward almost two years and the carpet is still there…or rather was. Our first major home … Read more

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