Cost of Living full time on the Road in an RV

Apr18
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What is the Cost of Full-Time Living on the Road in an RV? Surprisingly it’s a lot more than we expected.  Here we outline our expenses and costs for life on the road full time in our Motorhome.  Everyone has a different experience with full time travel across North America but one things for sure: We’re all trying to live the dream while saving money.  Hope this information will help you plan a realistic budget for your RV travels. If you’re not an RV’er don’t worry, just remove the RV and Smart Car expenses and replace with your form of travel, no matter what if you’re traveling across North America this just might help you plan for the unknown.

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How to find FREE (or almost) Camping

Feb21
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Campgrounds Shouldn’t Require a Mortgage.  Like everything else these days, camping is getting to be expensive.  We love State and National Parks but most will set you back $35+ a night for dry camping.  Being the cheap ass frugal travelers that we are, we’ve found a few ways to save on campground fees, thus increasing our vital booze fund!

campground in maine

So, here we go…

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Exploring Walnut Canyon’s Ancient Cliffs

Feb11
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On our way to the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert here in Arizona, we noticed another little patch of green on the map…Walnut Canyon National Monument.

walnut canyon map

We just renewed our America the Beautiful pass and as a general rule, we don’t pass up a green spot on a map unless it’s crazy out of the way.

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Nomad Friendly Gift Giving Guide

Dec13
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IT’S ALMOST CHRISTMAS!?!  WHERE HAS THE YEAR GONE?
I don’t know about you, but for us it seems like it was Spring just a few days ago! Now that I think of it, I haven’t heard Jingle Bells but once, how can that be?  Maybe it’s the fact we haven’t been shopping…and inundated with Michael Buble’s latest holiday mix.

Nomad Gift giving guide

In general we prefer to focus on spending time with the people we love and less on the gift giving part of the holidays. However, we still exchange some gifts and this means it’s time to get down to travel gift giving business. Read more

Can an RV be Green?

Nov12
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Updated: 02/15/2013

When I mention the words eco-friendly, green and RV in the same sentence, nearly every time it’s met with a roll of the eyes and a scoff.  I can’t say I blame them, before being an RV’er, I thought the same way.  “RV’s can’t be green…..right?”

RV’s are eco-friendly!  Of course I don’t have any hard research over a 10 year period to back this up, but here is what I do know:
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Our Top RV Picks Under 30 feet

Oct21
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As most of you know our Windy is for sale and we are looking for a new home on wheels!  This will be our 4th RV purchase and needless to say, we know the drill!

new RV search

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Dear Windy, We are leaving you

Aug31
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It’s been a good run and we have had a lot of great times together, but it’s time for us to move on.  Please don’t beat yourself up, it’s us not you.  We have all changed so much over the last year and a half.  You have so much to offer and we know you will find someone amazing to replace us.  You will find someone who wants to show you the rest of the world and take you back to your favorite places.

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Confessions of a Traveler, Camp 1899

Jul26
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One of the best things about travel is meeting new people and hearing their stories. This is why we bring you Confessions of a Traveler. We love sharing others travel stories to educate, entertain and inspire you to go outside and play!

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Q&A: The Wynns past, present and behind the scenes.

Jan14
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Tripfilms is the ultimate online source for Travel Videos from Real Travelers.  We met the Tripfilms Crew at Best of the Road in June 2011 and loved what they’re doing, so we joined in on the fun!

Apparently they like us too so they came up with some questions and we gave them some answers!  So now we’re sharing with you.  If you kinda like us then you should enjoy this video, if you think we’re boring then you’ll think this video is ‘doublely’ boring.  So without further ado, May we Present Interview with a Filmmaker: Gone With the Wynn’s

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How To Prepare Your RV for a Winter Adventure

Jan05
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Do you want to use your RV or Motorhome during the Freezing temperatures of Winter? Got Questions: How do I keep the pipes from freezing in my RV? What can I do to stay warm inside the RV? Can I keep my walls from icing over? Will my fuel freeze?
To be perfectly honest we’ve learned how to RV during the winter from experience….BAD EXPERIENCIES! So please learn from our mistakes and heed my warnings.

The majority of RV owners do one of two things for Winter:
1. Head South to warmer weather (i.e. Quartzite, Lake Havasu City, Yuma, Gulf Shores Alabama, Orlando, etc).
2. Winterize the RV and take it to storage for the season.

We RV a little different! Being a little crazy we know there are tons of adventures waiting in the snow filled mountains. Honestly the best time to be in a ski town is January – February, there’s less crowds, the snow is better, and the town is filled with mostly locals.

Nikki and Jason Snowboarding

Snowboarding Scavenger Hunt in Taos

To enjoy the snow and successfully endure the freezing temperatures there are a few things you need to know BEFORE you go on a Winter RV Trip:

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