Life on the Road

Since December 2025 our fifth wheel has been our home, our office and our way of seeing the country. We work Monday to Friday, move on weekends, and figure out the rest as we go: Starlink, tire blowouts, a Great Dane who hates travel days, and a lot of “we’ll know better next time.”

This is the how-we-actually-do-it side of NOH. For the places themselves, head to Where We Went.

Jump to: Start here · Our rigs · Working from the road · Making it home · Lessons learned · Tools and money · Lately from the road

Thinking about RV life? Start here

The questions we asked ourselves before we went full-time, and how we plan every trip now.

Before you go5 Questions Before 6–18 Months of Slow TravelThe honest gut-check we did before selling it all.PlanningPlanning a Month-Long RV Trip as a Part-TimerEverything to handle at home before you leave.Planning7 Tips for Long-Distance RV Trip PlanningHow we map routes, stops and drive days.

Our rigs

From our first travel trailer to the fifth wheel we live in now.

Fifth wheelJayco Eagle HT 29DDB ReviewWhy we upgraded, and how it’s held up two years later.Travel trailerForest River Cherokee 264DBH ReviewThe trailer that started it all: 10 reasons we loved it.Vintage RVsThe Thing Nobody Tells You Before You Buy a Vintage RV

Working from the road

Two remote jobs, one fifth wheel, and internet that has to work.

InternetOur Honest Review of Starlink for RV UseAlmost two years of real-world results.GearWhat Stefan Carries to Work From AnywhereHis semi-minimalist office in a bag.Real lifeThe Travel-Free Week That Wasn’tWhat a “quiet” week on the road actually looks like.

Making it home

Small changes that make a fifth wheel feel like ours, plus the furry crew.

RV living7 Ways We Make Our RV Feel More Like HomePetsLife With a Great DaneWhat to know before you adopt a gentle (and slightly unhinged) giant.

Lessons learned the hard way

The stories we laugh about now. Mostly.

SafetyThe 20-Ton Lesson: A Tire Blowout in Matagorda BayHow it made us smarter RV travelers.BreakdownsOne Night in Memphis8 things we learned after breaking down on the road.WeatherWait, What Storm?A surprise tornado warning in Nebraska, and our storm plan now.

Tools and money

What we use to plan, and what it all really costs.

Apps11 RV Trip Planning Apps We Actually UseFrom Campendium to GasBuddy, and how we use them together.Planning toolRV Trip WizardThe app we use for routes, navigation and campground reviews.BudgetKeep RV Camping Cheap11 budget-friendly tips for RVing.Real numbersWhat 122 Nights of Campgrounds Cost UsEvery campground and price from our 2026 trip.

Free printables

The tools we use on every trip

Free when you join our list. Pick one (or both).

Free printableThe Simpler Way RV Trip PlannerStops, drive days, budgets and campground notes in one place.Free printableThe RV Travel Day ChecklistOur hitch-to-campsite routine.

Lately from the road

Our newest stops. Every trip, start to finish, lives on Where We Went.

FloridaDriving Loop Road in Big CypressSouth DakotaBadlands National Park by RVSouth DakotaCuster State Park by RV

Next up · January 2027

The Lobstah Crawl

Seven months up the East Coast to Maine, then west to Oshkosh. Come along for the campgrounds, the costs and the lessons.

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