Towing a large fifth-wheel trailer like ours requires careful and consistent adherence to various procedures to ensure that the rig and its contents arrive safely at the destination. Just like when I was piloting airplanes, Cheryl and I both use "checklist flows" for securing the interior and exterior of the…
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Passing Dangers on Two-Lane Highways
Damn...lightning almost struck us twice. Back in December 2019, we were towing our fifth-wheel trailer out of Glen Rose, Texas on a two-lane highway. We were exiting the highway to the left (there was no left-turn lane) with our left turn signal on when a semi hauling a cattle trailer…
Read more9 Truths We Discovered in Our First Year of Full-Time RV Living
June 22, 2017 marked one year since Cheryl and I pulled out of the RV park in Aubrey and began the adventure of a lifetime. It's hard to decide exactly which date to call our "nomadiversary". Was it when we moved into our rig (June 5), when we closed on the…
Read moreA Scenic RV Park on the Beach in Half Moon Bay, California
We wanted to visit family and friends in the San Francisco area and found a great RV park in Half Moon Bay called Pillar Point RV Park.
Read more“Experience Comes from Bad Judgment”: A Nail-Biting Drive Through San Francisco
As I headed into the turn, I remember saying out loud, “I sure hope I don’t regret this.”
Danger, Will Robinson, danger!
Yeah, I regretted it almost immediately.
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