Recent Blog Articles

Orlando Parking Fiasco

Ashley Longnecker / December 02, 2015

After our INCREDIBLE stay at Lake Harmony RV Park, we needed to overnight in Orlando before we made it to our next destination - Thousand Trails Orlando RV Resort. Also, we had another birthday celebration coming up and wanted to be near something fun for our oldest daughter who was turning TEN!! (say what? how did that happen?)

Broken Butt in Paradise

Ashley Longnecker / November 27, 2015

Sit down, grab a mexicoke, and get comfy. I want to tell you about the day I broke my butt.

Cue birds chirping, a gentle cool breeze, sun shining, happy kids laughing.... all is right with the world...

Exploring South Carolina and Savannah

Ashley Longnecker / November 24, 2015

On our way to South Carolina, we needed to overnight in Georgia so I found a ‘campground’ via PassPort America. By ‘campground’ I really mean it was a couple’s house and they turned their front yard into a place that 7 RVs could stay at. We were thankful that they came out and sprayed the gigantic ant hills that surrounded the electric box. While it was just a place for us to spend the night, I am so thankful that we didn’t have an ant problem while we were there. The couple was really nice, though. It was Halloween and she brought our kids some candy since they didn’t get to go trick-or-treating, which is something we never do anyway.

We made it to The Oaks at Point South RV Park which is a park in the Thousand Trails system. This makes our 3rd time staying at a TT Park and we have yet to be impressed with any of them. It’s making our decision to NOT buy the full membership very easy. We’d much rather spend the money getting solar and  equipment so we can just boondock wherever we want!

The one thing I can say good about Thousand Trails is we have always had very pleasant interactions with all the workers there. Not once have we had any issues with the employees. If TT would just put some money into their parks I think they’d have a great system that a lot more people would buy into. But the run down buildings, huge pot hole roads and lack of irrigation in the parks make for a not so pleasant experience. 

Pros & Cons For Full-Time RV Travel Round 3

Jonathan Longnecker / November 08, 2015

Once upon a time, Ashley and I were furiously discussing how in the world we might turn this dream of traveling full-time into a reality. Not like, angrily discussing. Maybe furiously wasn't the best description. Anyway.

We made lots of lists, did tons of research and even wrote our own Pros/Cons list. You can check out hers here or mine here.

We did, in fact, make that plunge - and hit the road 6 months ago to travel full-time. We thought it would be fun to re-visit all our pros and cons and see how things shook out. Ready? Here we go.

Part One: The Simplified Kitchen - RV Style

Ashley Longnecker / November 06, 2015

I've been thinking about my kitchen, a lot. I cook everyday (nearly) and before we moved in to our RV, I was an avid baker. While I still love to bake, my kitchen has dramatically shrunk in size, resulting in less space to really bake like I used to.