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Grand Design Reflection // Luxury on a Budget // 303RLS

I compare RVs all of the time and it is a tough job, (come on people do I hear an Awww! out there?). No really, there are a lot of factors to take into consideration and the biggest that makes the job hard is that different levels of trailers offer different levels of amenities and finishes for different dollars! When looking at the Grand Design Reflection 303 RLS I’m taking into consideration the construction quality, floorplan, finishes and the differences...

Vintage 1948 Flxible Bus Conversion

This is the bus with the trademark ‘smiley face’ front. It is easily recognized as an iconic post war people mover. In 1948, we had William Lyon Mackenzie King running our country and the US had Harry Trueman. John Ritter, Prince Charles and Ozzy Osborn were born. The average income was $2950 with baby boomers buying houses for about $7700. They spent .16 cents/gallon on gas for a new car that would have cost $1250. The population was exploding and...

5 Reasons to Travel by RV (Our Air Travel Hassles)

We know, we know, it seems a bit complicated but really it isn’t! We are RV Sometimers so logistics are a bit different for us. We aren’t in our RV constantly because we like to be at our home base sometimes for various reasons. The thing is Sometimes we are very far away from our home base when we want to be there and it just wouldn’t make sense, financially and for time, for us to drive the Beaver back....

3 Ways You Can Recycle Better! (Even in an RV Park)

As RV Sometimers, obviously we love to travel but I have been noticing one thing that I do reguarly at our home base that just isn’t an option when we are on the road. That is the option to Recycle. Recycling is a complex topic and there are many factors that go into it that are mostly controlled by government policies but I believe that we all can play a role and certainly do a bit better at the practice...

Grand Design Solitude 373FB (Unbiased RV Review)

We had an opportunity to review a Solitude when we were in Rockport, Texas. I had high expectations from the research I had done and I am happy to report that it did not disappoint! The Grand Design Solitude 373FB was a unique floorplan. On top of the excellent construction and awesome views I forgot we were supposed to be in a tiny home! Ok well, this is a large trailer and will take a large truck to tow it,...

Grand Design Solitude Construction Methods (Unbiased Review)

Everybody know how much we love to research and review RVs and one of the really fun parts of this process is watching and reading about them. We spend hours and hours on this research and 1 brand in particular keeps coming up. It’s Grand Design.  We have said many times we need to check out the Grand Design and see what all of the fuss is about. We finally got our chance when we were in Rockport, Texas.  In...

Vintage Winnebago Brave // RV Tour

So you ask, what did we do while we were hanging out in Amarillo, TX? Well let me tell you! We are crazy RV people and when someone puts the word MUSEUM together with RV I just wanted to move in. RVs of all ages were found in this museum and it really takes you back to the way things started. The 1973 Winnebago Brave was beautiful! It was in such great shape and it immediately took me back to...

Coffin Carrier to Epic Camper Van Tour // DIY Sprinter Van Conversion

RV life is always introducing us to new people, and new people always have a story we haven’t heard yet. You know how much I love RVs, ALL RVS! So when someone tells me that they had a dream to build their own and then just went at it until they accomplished their dream I am so excited, intrigued and beaming with pride for them. This is exactly what Larry and Wendy did. They dreamed, researched, worked, watched hours of...