Shakedown #2 | Rockhound | Pancho Villa

Greetings from our home base in Deming, New Mexico! We just returned from a ten-day outing to a couple of nearby state parks, arriving back home yesterday just before noon. Although we didn't travel far, we accomplished our twin objectives of checking out all the systems on Lizzy 3 as well as enjoying being out …

Latest Mods and Upgrades to Lizzy 3

Greetings from our home base in Deming, New Mexico! It's been eleven days since we returned from our first shakedown cruise in Lizzy 3, and we've been busy implementing some of the modifications that we added to our wish list on that trip. First on the project list was the installation of tire valve extenders …

Lizzy 3 Shakedown – City of Rocks

Greetings, everyone, from our beautiful campsite in one of the most scenic and unique landscapes in all of the Southwest USA--City of Rocks State Park near Faywood, New Mexico. Our home in City of Rocks State Park As it happens, this little gem of a park is only about 30 miles north of our home …

Our New Rig – Say Hello to Lizzy 3

Let it never be said that these nomads let grass grow under their feet. Less than one week after we said good-bye to Lizzy Too, our 30' Grand Design Reflection fifth-wheel, we also sold our tow vehicle, Alberta, a Ford F-250 XLT Super Duty 4X4 long-bed crew cab truck (that's a mouthful!). Without having a …

From Class C to Fifth Wheel: How Boondocking Has Changed For Us

Currently located at Pilot Knob BLM LTVA in Winterhaven, CA, just west of Yuma, AZ: Greetings once again from the desert Southwest! At the moment, it's 5:40 AM, and I'm sitting at my dining table listening to the wind whistle through all the little nooks and crannies on the rig, while enjoying a cup of …

On The Road Again, Day 5: Campbell TX to North Little Rock AR

Currently at the Downtown Riverside RV Park in North Little Rock, Arkansas. We are traveling back to my hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi to spend some time with family for Thanksgiving. I’ll be doing a short update each day of our drive this week. Yay, we finally made it out of Texas!! This will be a …

On The Road Again, Day 3: Loraine to Mingus/Gordon

Currently at the Cactus Rose RV Park in Mingus, near Gordon, Texas. We are traveling back to my hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi to spend some time with family for Thanksgiving. I’ll be doing a short update each day of our drive this week. This will be a super-short update because I'm having to type it …

Goodbye to the Forest, Hello New Mexico

Currently at Bluewater Lake State Park near Prewitt, New Mexico: The time finally came to say goodbye to our summertime forest home in the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona. Altogether, we spent sixty-six days in that location, and we were both rather sad to leave it behind. But some things had changed since we …

Forest Boondocking, Moving to Williams, Watching the Weather

In our last regular blog post, we had just arrived at our boondocking spot on Forest Road 237 in the Coconino National Forest just southwest of Flagstaff. The day we arrived (Monday, April 29) was rainy and cool, and we even had hail on our first night there. The next day was overcast but didn't …

Expense Report – February 2019 – Full-time RV Living

It's time once again for our monthly expense report where we share the costs associated with our full-time RV life. We live in a 24' Thor Chateau 22E Class C RV with our two cats, Maggie and Molly. We do not have a sticks-and-bricks home base, but travel wherever the weather takes us as we …