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 …

February 2020 Expense Report – 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 do not have a sticks-and-bricks home base, but travel wherever the weather takes us as we chase 70°. In February 2020, we completed our 18th month as full-time RVers. When we started our full-time …

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 …

Things Can Change Fast! Got the Title, Lizzy is Sold, One Week to Go!

Currently at Escapees Rainbow's End RV Park in Livingston, Texas: Wow, it's only been four days since my last blog post, but things have jumped ahead at light speed since Tuesday. Early on Wednesday morning, I got a text message from the person we purchased our new RV from. She was back in Virginia and …

December 2019 Expense Report – 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 do not have a sticks-and-bricks home base, but travel wherever the weather takes us as we chase 70°. We just completed our 16th month as full-time RVers. When the month started, we were living …

Last Look at Lizzy, Recap of 2019

Currently at Escapees Rainbow's End RV Park in Livingston, Texas: We hope you are all having a happy and healthy holiday season! From the looks of the weather map for the country, it appears that we lucked out by being held up here in Livingston instead of being in Arizona in December. From all the …

Return to Home Base, Our New Big-Boned Gal, Decision on a New Rig

Currently located at Escapee's Rainbow's End RV Park in Livingston, Texas, our home base: Whew, what a whirlwind this past week has been! We wrapped up our stay in Tupelo, Mississippi on Sunday, after spending Black Friday doing a little shopping with my Mom, and then helping my parents put up their Christmas tree and …