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Rants & Raves

Rave reviews and personal rants about the best and worst products, places, and people living a full-time RVing nomadic lifestyle

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Adventures of a Tramp Printer is Must-read for Any Nomadic Graphic Artist

December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 by Jim

What is a Tramp Printer? Learn about early itinerant typographers and how Jim totally relates to Adventures of A Tramp Printer.

Categories Rants & Raves Tags book review, books, history, review Leave a comment

No More Free Camping, Please

December 7, 2022 by Rene

The days of free dispersed campsites are over. No more free camping is the only way RVers will enjoy clean, safe, beautiful public lands in the United States.

Categories Rants & Raves Tags free camping 11 Comments
Norcold NA8LX Problems

My Norcold NA8LX Problems Rant

September 28, 2022 by Rene

My rant about a list Norcold NA8LX problems, including altitude issues, bad compartment design, and lack of attention to what customers want from RV appliances.

Categories Live, Rants & Raves, Spending Money Tags appliances, Norcold 1 Comment

Our Lava Beds RV Bucket List Experience

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 by Rene

We passed up on Lava Beds RV camping many times over the years. This year, I’m glad we didn’t. This remote destination is a bucket list California experience.

Categories Dream, Great Outdoors, Rants & Raves Tags California, National Parks 5 Comments
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Buy an RV Park Co-Op Lot? Nope.

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 by Rene

Two months after checking into the idyllic Timber Valley Escapees Co-Op RV Park, our plan to buy an RV park co-op lot has changed. Here’s why we are moving on.

Categories Dream, Quality of Life, Rants & Raves, Spending Money Tags Dave Ramsey, Escapees, money, real estate, RV lifestyle, RV parks 3 Comments

Eco-Friendly RV Wash Gear Gets Bugs Off, Fast!

July 21, 2022July 20, 2022 by Rene

We hate RV washing, but just discovered Eco-Friendly RV wash gear to get bugs off the RV faster without wasting tons of water.

Categories Live, Rants & Raves Tags maintenance, product review, review Leave a comment
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3 Reasons Why We Won’t Buy Starlink for RVs

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 by Rene

Mobile satellite internet for RVs is great, but we won’t buy Startlink Internet for RVs for several good reasons you might want to consider if you’re tempted.

Categories Rants & Raves, Spending Money Tags satellite 7 Comments
2022 eugene marathon

Running on Empty

June 5, 2022May 4, 2022 by Jim

See our 2022 Eugene Marathon times and watch the finish line video from University of Oregon’s Hayward Field.

Categories Our Story, Rants & Raves Tags marathon, Oregon, running 7 Comments
Discount RV Gas Diesel Card

Is Escapees Discount RV Fuel Card Worth It? (Updated June 2022)

June 11, 2022January 5, 2022 by Rene

The cost of RVing is going up, but the new Escapees Discount RV Fuel card brings it down a notch with lower diesel and gas costs that help us save money RVing.

Categories Rants & Raves, Spending Money, Work Tags budget, cost of RVing, Escapees 11 Comments
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My RV Sewer Hose Rule Rant

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021 by Rene

A quick RV sewer hose rule rant about our stay at an Arizona RV park, where we broke the law for not using plastic supports to elevate our hose off the ground.

Categories Rants & Raves, Spending Money, Work Tags arizona, Full-Timing Tips, maintenance, RV parks 9 Comments

How Climate Change Impacts the RVing Lifestyle

October 13, 2021 by Rene

Climate change impacts the RV lifestyle and to stop it, let’s raise our voice by voting and taking collective action to kick fossil fuel shills out of politics.

Categories Rants & Raves Tags climate change 2 Comments

Our First National Park Camping Pandemic Experience

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 by Rene

Wild and free no more. Our first public park pandemic camping experience reminded me of the extra burdens and decisions that add anxiety to a lifestyle we love.

Categories Dream, Quality of Life, Rants & Raves Tags National Parks, pandemic 3 Comments

Cheers to Our Nomadiversary Number 14

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 by Rene

Spending our 14th nomadiversary thinking about the benefits of fulltime RVing and how it can make you a more enlightene, happier person.

Categories Our Story, Rants & Raves, Work Tags nomadiversary 4 Comments

Amazon Camperforce Payback for Workamper Elves

July 5, 2022May 12, 2021 by Rene

The Supreme Court delivered Amazon Camperforce payback revenge in a settlement I received for the Busk vs. Integrity Staffing class action lawsuit decision.

Categories Rants & Raves Tags rantazon 3 Comments

Wrong Way Snowbirds Take on Another Northern Colorado Spring

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 by Rene

Flying north a little too early, we were two wrong way snowbirds who landed in Fort Collins just in time for another wild Northern Colorado spring snow storm.

Categories Live, Rants & Raves Tags Colorado, fort collins, snow, snowbirds 4 Comments
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