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SpiraLocks Dread Wrap

Ashley Longnecker / February 02, 2016

Since my dread journey began almost 4 years ago I have been waiting for this day! They are finally long enough that I need something to keep them back. I tried hair ties, they break when I try to push the dreads in. I've tried bandanas and yarn and cords and I just couldn't find something that would hold the weight of my hair without giving me a tension headache. Then I stumbled upon SpiraLocks! I am so glad I did. 

I ordered my wrap as soon as I saw her Etsy page and read the reviews. I was so excited to get it in the mail. However, I didn't realize they were in Australia. Dang it! Oh well, it was definitely worth the wait. I was so excited when I got it in the mail that day! I went straight to the mirror and played with how to use it.

IKEA + RV = True Love

Ashley Longnecker / January 30, 2016

Oh, IKEA. You have my heart. Your sleek lines. Your simplicity. You're clever storage. You and I are best friends, didn't you know? You have made my life so much easier. I remember our first meeting like it was yesterday. My husband and I drove 3.5 hours just to come inside your beautiful blue and yellow doors. We shopped for several hours for our new tiny home on wheels. We STUFFED our car. My husband litterly had to run and push boxes into our vehicle. Thank you! Thank you for making our RVing lives so much happier. We love you!

When people come into our home they usually ask where we got our furniture. I love telling them about IKEA and all the awesome storage solutions they have for us RVers. I want to show you a few of my favorite things from the beloved store.

First up, my favorite. This rolling cart.

The 2016 Tiny Shiny Home Travel Route

Jonathan Longnecker / January 26, 2016

Below you'll find a map showing our travel route in 2016. Click on a marker to get a link to any articles we've written about that area. We'll keep this post updated so you can follow along with us. Enjoy!

Highlands Hammock State Park

Ashley Longnecker / January 21, 2016

Recently we had the pleasure of staying at Highlands Hammock State Park in Sebring, FL. When I booked our reservations I was told that it’s the oldest state park in Florida. Awesome! We love old stuff. However, I was afraid that the ‘oldest state park’ may in fact be not so awesome. My mind wandered to buildings falling over and not being taken care of. I pictured horrible bathhouses and roads full of potholes! I am SO GLAD that was not the case when we pulled into Highlands Hammock State Park.

We were greeted by smiling, helpful people. We drove to our site (without pothole roads) and we were lucky to get a site on the end of the line. This being an older park, it’s not super condusive to big rigs, but we had no problem with our site. We saw that there were a several other big rigs in there, but the majority of rigs were on the smaller side and honestly, a bit crammed together. 

We had a larger lot and no neighbors on one side since we were the last site on the lane. Our neighbors to the other side were an older couple tent camping for the week so we never felt crowded during our time there.

The views from our site were awesome. We have loved seeing Florida’s different landscapes but this site - and this park - have been one of our very favorites so far. 

IceMule Coolers

Ashley Longnecker / January 16, 2016

With our recent trip to the Dry Tortugas, we knew we had to get a cooler of some sort. We didn’t want anything too big because we wouldn't be needing it often and we didn't have anywhere to store it. Soft sided cooler it is! Thankfully we found one of the best on the market from IceMule Coolers.

With a bit of research we purchased the 20 liter cooler in orange! We decided to try it out in the Keys before our trip to the Tortugas. We filled it with a bag of ice to see how long it would keep it cold. 

We checked it 24 hours later and found that while most of the ice had melted, it was still freezing cold in the cooler. Since we knew we could buy more ice on the boat each day, the IceMule wouldn't have any trouble keeping our food cold.

Good News! None of our food went bad in the 2.5 days on the island. We did end up purchasing ice within 24 hours, but everything was still cold despite the 85-90 degree weather on the island.