We Spent Christmas Night FREE Camping in the Arizona Desert! (Quartzsite BLM)
Merry Christmas from the Arizona desert! 🎄🌵
Join us as we spend Christmas night boondocking on BLM land in Quartzsite, Arizona! Watch as we navigate our big rig through some sketchy off-road conditions to find the perfect secluded campsite with an incredible sunset view.
In this video, you'll see:
✅ Real boondocking experience on free BLM land
✅ Off-road scouting and trailer maneuvering tips
✅ Beautiful Arizona desert sunset
✅ Why we chose freedom camping over a KOA
Perfect for RV enthusiasts, van lifers, and anyone curious about dispersed camping in the Arizona desert. We'll show you what it's really like to boondock in Quartzsite during the winter season.
Location: Quartzsite, Arizona BLM Land
Rig: Ram truck with Momentum trailer
Remember: Leave no trace and keep our public lands cleaner than you found them! 🌎
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Cross Country RV Trip: California to Arkansas | 3 Days on the Road
From California to Arkansas in 3 days! 🚐🗺️
Join us on an epic cross-country RV journey as we travel through 5 states after Christmas! Watch as we leave Southern California and make our way to Arkansas, stopping at beautiful boondocking spots, Love's Travel Stops, and dealing with some unexpected challenges along the way. What you'll see in this video:
✅ Stunning sunrise at Quartzsite BLM land (Dome Rock Mountain)
✅ Border crossing checkpoint experience in Texas
✅ Real talk about generator issues and battery upgrades
✅ The WORST Love's parking lot we've ever stayed at (racing cars all night!)
✅ Beautiful campground in Sweetwater, Texas
✅ Furnace problems in freezing temperatures
✅ Honest moments from 3 long travel days
Our Route: Southern California → Quartzsite, AZ → Las Cruces, NM → Van Horn, TX → Sweetwater, TX → Arkansas
Perfect for full-time RVers, boondocking enthusiasts, and anyone planning a cross-country road trip.
We're keeping it real with the good, the bad, and the beautiful moments of life on the road!
Rig: Ram truck with Momentum trailer
Travel Time: 3 days covering 5 states
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Goodbye California, Hello Adventure! Our Christmas Day Road Trip
Merry Christmas from the road! 🎄🚐
We're spending Christmas Day 2024 traveling across the country! Join us as we fuel up in Coachella, California on our journey from Southern California to Arkansas with our RV.
In this quick travel update, you'll see:
✅ Christmas Day on the road in our RV
✅ First fuel stop in Coachella, CA
✅ Our spontaneous travel plans and route
✅ Why we left family behind to hit the road
Follow along as we travel east toward Arkansas, making stops along the way. We've got campsites booked, but you know us - we love to pivot! Will we stick to the plan or keep pushing forward? Perfect for RV travelers, full-time RVers, and anyone who loves the freedom of life on the road during the holidays.
Route: Southern California → Coachella → Arkansas Rig: Ram truck with Momentum trailer
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Bought a Weber Grill | Is It Better Than a Blackstone for Camping?
We picked up a Weber Q1200 grill as a portable alternative to our Blackstone griddle, and in this video we talk through why we made the switch. From size and portability to flavor differences and camping practicality, we share our first impressions, what we’ll miss about griddling, and how this Weber fits into our RV and travel cooking setup. If you’re debating Weber vs Blackstone for camping or RV life, this video gives you real-world insight before you buy.
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We Finally Fixed Our RV Sink (This Upgrade Changed Everything!)
We finally overhauled our RV kitchen sink — and it made a huge difference. In this video, we walk through why we ditched the factory faucet and cup washer, how we rearranged the sink layout, and the simple upgrades that improved water conservation, usability, and organization. You’ll see our new single-handle faucet, cleaner plumbing setup, compact dish-drying solution, and small accessories that make everyday RV life easier. If you live full-time in an RV or are tired of awkward sink designs, this upgrade might help you too.
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U-Haul Move & Coyotes: SoCal Traffic Day | Full-Time RV Life
Morning at KOA Salome, AZ starts with a coyote chorus, then turns into full-on moving day as we load the cats, clear out the rig, and transfer gear to a U-Haul ahead of RV repairs. Ride with us through tight California lanes and hours of SoCal traffic as we inch to our destination. Expect real-world full-time RV living tips for pack-up routines, managing slide water, and staying calm on chaotic travel days—plus the pets, laughs, and honesty you come here for. Grand Design Momentum 395MS.
AZ to CA Desert Run: 55-MPH Towing & a Modified Dog Bowl
From Salome, AZ to Banning, CA, ride along as we check in at a quiet KOA, manage a soggy slide-topper, fuel at Love’s (hello, California diesel prices), obey the 55-MPH towing rule, and wrap up with laundry, Walmart runs, and one tragic dog water bowl mishap. Real, day-in-the-life full-time RV travel in our Grand Design Momentum 395MS with practical tips you can use on your next desert haul.
Arizona Monsoon RV Drive: 10 I-17 Crashes
We wake up in Winslow, AZ and chase storms toward Flagstaff before dropping down I-17 in a downpour—steep 6% grades, runaway truck ramps, and 10 crashes (8 rollovers) along the way. See how we handle big-rig driving in weather, fuel at Love’s, make a quick Walmart run, and land at the KOA (western AZ) to reactivate Starlink when T-Mobile has no signal. Real-world full-time RV travel in a Grand Design Momentum 395MS: exhaust-brake tips, route choices, pet routines, and a trailer-repair pivot. #RVLife #ArizonaMonsoon #I17
High Winds, Low Fuel & Giant Potholes?! Our Wild Drive to Winslow, AZ
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Join us on a windy travel day from Amarillo, TX to Winslow, Arizona in our 45’ Grand Design Momentum 395MS. We battle crosswinds, navigate a tight Love’s RV Stop, show our Open Roads diesel discount routine in Tucumcari, NM, and share a quick PSA about a cratered TA lot—before rolling into this classic Route 66 stop after dark. Real-world full-time RV tips: big-rig backing, wind driving, pet routines, and fuel strategy.
Texas-Bound: A Long Travel Day with Pets, Coffee & Highway Views
We’re officially Texas-bound! Day two of our RV travel run takes us from Missouri toward the Lone Star State, fueled by coffee, diesel, and a whole lot of road-trip energy. In today’s vlog, we tackle long-mile driving, windy highways, potty breaks for the dogs, cat check-ins, filming mishaps, busy Love’s travel stops, and the never-ending hunt for trash cans. 🤣
The Ram and Grand Design Momentum 395MS handle the miles like champs, the girls ride along, and the crew settles in for another night on the road. Come join us for real full-time RV living, travel-day chaos, highway views, and life with pets on the move.
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Are We Really Leaving Today? RV Travel Day Madness Begins 🚐😂
It’s travel day… we think! In this vlog we leave our northern Illinois home base, fuel up the Ram, dump black and gray tanks, wrangle slides, dehumidifiers, cats, dogs, and coffee, and finally hit the road toward Missouri. You’ll ride along as we caravan with the van, stop at Love’s for diesel and DEF with our fuel discount, walk the pups, test out new cat carriers, and roll past the Lake of the Ozarks before settling in for the night at a truck stop.
If you enjoy full-time RV living, RV travel days, checklists, fuel stops, pets on the road, and real-life Grand Design fifth wheel life, you’ll feel right at home with us on this trip.
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Our RV Furnace Mystery… and Comfort Food Saves the Day
Life in a 2024 Grand Design Momentum 395MS isn’t always smooth sailing — today’s vlog brings real RV living front and center. We battle a stubborn furnace that refuses to restart, chase down a propane leak and overfilled tank, troubleshoot blinds, and deal with a full day of little surprises… all while trying to get ready for tomorrow’s travel day.
But don’t worry — Shannon’s cheesy potatoes and our new air fryer steak save the mood. Join us for authentic full-time RV life, propane troubleshooting, furnace quirks, remote work, cooking, laughs, and a whole lot of “pivoting.”
👉 If you enjoy RV maintenance tips, daily RV life vlogs, cooking in small spaces, and Grand Design content — this one’s for you!
RV Trip Planning Almost Broke Us 😅 (and the Dogs Went Full Mud Mode!)
Coffee in the RV, busted blinds, a wobbly table, thyroid labs, and a pack of muddy dogs… all while trying to plan a big RV trip without losing our minds (or our marriage 😜). In today’s vlog we share a real day in our full-time RV life: remote work from our 5th wheel, Shannon’s Hashimoto’s & thyroid lab update, debating buying a printer, walking the dogs who immediately find the mud and creek, and setting up the patio & kennel “hood” at my parents’ place.
Then we dive into detailed RV trip planning using the RV Life app—fuel stop strategies, Loves & KOA stops, avoiding running out of diesel, and why proper planning is so important when you’re hauling a big fifth wheel. If you’re into RV trip planning, full-time RV living, traveling with multiple dogs, or just want to see the real life behind the highlight reel, this one’s for you.
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Heading West? Also Original Furniture Reinstall
Today we’re getting ready to head west in our full-time RV and putting our Grand Design Momentum back to (almost) factory layout! In this vlog we juggle remote work, laundry day, cold-weather RV prep, and reinstalling the original dinette and L-shaped couch before we roll out of California with the dogs and cats in tow.
We walk through how we’re planning a slower travel schedule (2–3 hours on weekdays, 6–7 hours on weekends) using RV Life (discount code in description), talk about our concerns finding sites for a 46' fifth wheel, and show some behind-the-scenes RV maintenance: tank hookups, propane and furnace quirks, heat pump use, and protecting water lines in freezing temps. Spoiler: we decide not to rush out and push departure to Saturday so we can leave feeling prepared instead of stressed.
If you enjoy full-time RV living, big rig route planning, RV furniture mods, and real-life travel prep with pets, you’ll feel right at home here.
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Vlog #5 - Went Into the Office Today - RV Life Full Time
Start your morning with us in Vlog #5 – Went Into the Office Today! Chris heads into the office for the first time in a while while Shannon stays back at the RV tackling cleanup, unpacking a new air fryer, and managing the pups and cats. We share a peek into balancing remote work, RV living, cold Illinois mornings, and everyday life on the road.
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Vlog #4 - Steak & Air Fryer - RV Life Full Time
Back in cold Illinois, we dive into a busy day of RV life cleanup, downsizing, and staying warm in our Grand Design Momentum 395MS! 🥶 Watch as we troubleshoot our furnace and thermostat issues, cook a juicy steak in the air fryer (yes, really!), and start purging everything we don’t need for the next leg of our travels. Plus, a little chaos with the dogs, a storage run, and our plan to pick up the cats! 🐾🔥
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Vlog #3 - It's COLD! OMG! - RV Life Full Time
Brrr! Join us for a windy, freezing travel day as we pack up at a Love’s overnight, grab Dunkin’, wrangle dogs, and haul our Grand Design Momentum 395MS through snow flurries back to Illinois. See our winter travel routine: quick dish/pack workflow, RV Life GPS routing, diesel + DEF stops, furnace/underbelly heat tips, and fast setup with jacks/slides in the cold.
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Vlog #2 - New Puppies!! - RV Life Full Time
Start your morning with us as we dive into RV life on the move! From early morning video editing and Blackstone breakfast to helping friends welcome new puppies into the world 🐶, it’s a full day of travel, teamwork, and life on the road. Follow along as we pack up our Grand Design Momentum 395MS, refuel at Loves Travel Stop, and settle in for the night after a long haul toward Illinois.
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Vlog #1 - Furniture Debacle - RV Life Full Time
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Kick off our new daily vlog as we juggle full-time RV life with dogs and a living-room makeover in our toy hauler. We test RV furniture options (Moix RV, Camping World, Bass Pro), reconfigure a modular couch, try portable monitors for work, cook Blackstone smash burgers, and set up the patio deck—with a quick note on a brake magnet issue and Lippert climate controls. Minimalist + functional… or chaos? You decide 😅
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Rain or shine, the cooking doesn’t stop! 🌧️🔥 In this episode of Our Miles of Memories, we show how we keep our campsite functional and cozy — from our new Crown Shades 12x12 canopy setup and water-filled leg weights to our EGO leaf blower hack for clearing pine needles. Whether you’re an RV camper, full-timer, or outdoor weekend warrior, you’ll pick up smart, space-saving gear ideas for your next trip.
Watch as we cook under cover, stay organized, and share the products that make RV life easier.