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Small RV Kitchen Tips, Hacks, & Techniques: From Refrigeration to Clean Up!

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“What do you eat?  I mean, you can’t possibly have many pots and pans and utensils in there….or store much food.”  If we only had a nickel for every time we’ve heard this question over the past 12 years, we could have bought enough groceries for a month. “You’d be surprised,” we always respond.  It doesn’t matter how big your kitchen is, it’s the size of your imagination that really matters!  All anyone really needs to cook is a heat source, a pot, and a spoon.  We are two foodies on the move and we have whittled our kitchen essentials down to what we need to make incredible meals, all with just a two burner stove or a campfire, a 12V fridge, and a few cooking essentials -- including just one small electric kitchen appliance.  Can you guess what it might be?  In our tiny space , there are some small and simple things that have made our life just a bit easier while living and cooking on the road. Our trick?  Everything we have has to either be use...

Tips & Tricks for Exploring America’s National Parks in Your RV

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Welcome back to Exploring America’s National Parks, Part 2!  In this blog, we provided you a cadre of resources to begin researching which of the 63 National Parks you’ll explore next. If you missed Part 1, we recommend you begin here before diving deep into this blog. In this issue, we’ll share our secrets and tips on when to visit, where to go, what to bring, where to camp, how long to stay, and more!  For this insight, we draw upon our 25+ years of outdoor adventure and exploration (with over 12 years full-time RVing) and our professional outdoor and environmental education backgrounds.  When to Visit?  Much of this has to do with your own schedule, but if you think that August is the perfect time to visit Acadia, Yosemite, or Yellowstone, so do tens of thousands of others. Visiting during the busy season means that you’ll be sharing trails, restrooms, visitor’s centers, campgrounds, park roads and popular view spots with large crowds.  Since many parks have...