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Bareneckers Is Now - Tiny Shiny Home

Ashley Longnecker / September 29, 2017

Back in 2015 when we were getting ready to ditch the suburbs, we knew we wanted to blog about our journey. We had read countless other blogs that gave us inspiration, encouragement, and knowledge of how life on the road could work. We wanted to share every aspect of our transition with you! The wanderlust musings, the downsizing, the search and purchase of our first trailer, why we sold that trailer and decided to downsize again and renovate a vintage Airstream. You’ve come along with us on this crazy ride and we are so thankful that you’ve taken time out of your day to read about all our shenanigans.

We chose a name for our blog that we thought was fun. We’ve always been called Necker’s cause Longnecker is just so…LONG! We wanted a name that would let you know we’ll be baring our souls and be completely honest with you. We thought it was clever but 2.5 years later…people are still confused about the name Bareneckers. 

'Is that your last name?' 

'Does this mean you’ll be posting nudes on my feed?'

'I don’t get it.'

WHY DID NO ONE TELL US SOONER??!!??

So, in order to simplify...again...we will henceforth and forever more be called Tiny Shiny Home. 

We have some big things planned for the next year and we are so excited to bring you along for the ride. Thank you to all those who chose to send us messages, notes of encouragement, and for your comments on our posts. I am always so excited when people leave comments because I was convinced that the only people who would read our blog is our parents. :)

So, friends...Tiny Shiny Home is here to stay and we have some pretty fun things planned for the next year. Thank you for sticking with us and being honest with us! But seriously, why didn’t you tell us our name didn’t make sense before now?? 

Live and learn, right?

Petaluma and San Fransisco Treats

Ashley Longnecker / September 18, 2017

This summer has been a bit of a whirlwind. We’ve been wandering up the west coast since leaving Mammoth Lakes. And honestly, it was hard to leave. We had gotten used to the cool breeze and the amazing sunsets. There is just a sense of ease and relaxation there. We’ve visited some pretty great spots so in order for us to remember we’ll start with our first stop on the west coast of California.

We made our way over to Petaluma where we stayed at a friend’s farmlet so we could explore the area.

Our Top East Coast Destinations for Traveling Families

Jonathan Longnecker / September 13, 2017

After being on the road for over two years, we thought it might be fun to look back at our favorite places we've visited. To keep things manageable (for us and you) we decided to break them up into general locations. So we shall begin with the East Coast!

Overview

1. Lynchburg, VA
2. Outer Banks, NC
3. Acadia National Park
4. Savannah, GA and Yessammee, SC
5. Dry Tortugas National Park

Our Super Reliable Internet Setup for Working on the Road

Jonathan Longnecker / September 03, 2017

We get asked quite a bit about how we make money on the road. We wrote about that here, but there was one important piece of that puzzle that we didn’t address in detail because it required it’s own post.

That’s right, we’re going to talk about how we get reliable RV internet for full-time travel (and businessing) in your RV.

A Different Kind of Education

Ashley Longnecker / August 14, 2017

I was recently asked how traveling has enriched our kid’s (and our) education. Well, there are so many ways it’s hard to know where to begin.

Maybe we’ll start with the fact that until I was in college I thought that Washington, DC was in the state of Washington. Yes…I went to public school. I somehow managed to graduate without ever reading one book of the required books for English Lit. (sorry Mr. Barrett) And apparently never paid attention in Geography, either.

So there are the obvious ways it has enriched our ‘education.’ I now know where the President lives, and it’s not in the Pacific Northwest. 

One of my favorite things about traveling with our kids in tow is that we get to learn all these new things together. We get to learn about the Ancient civilizations that built their homes in the cliffs and then actually go there and touch, feel, experience their ancient dwellings.