Xscapers Annual Bash, Lake Havasu, AZ

Christopher Wright/ November 12, 2024/ Adventures/ 0 comments

A little bit ago we, talked about Xscapers’ New Year’s Eve party in Quartzsite, AZ. Today, I want to tell you about the big party, Xscapers Annual Bash! This party is so much more than it is hyped to be, and when we arrived at our first we were a little underprepared and overwhelmed. Let’s see if I can help you through that hump. This is a week-long event with

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Internet on the Road

Christopher Wright/ August 16, 2023/ Gear, Tech, and Reviews, RV Stories/ 0 comments

A lot of people ask about how to get internet on the road. In a sticks and bricks it’s so easy to do. Simply choose your internet service provider, hook up a modem, and you’re ready to go! On the road, it gets a little harder. One doesn’t have the luxury of “hard-line” connections like cable or DSL, so you have to enter the realm of mobile internet! Lucky for

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Black Dragon Pirate Cruise

Christopher Wright/ May 31, 2023/ Adventures/ 0 comments

This winter we based ourselves out of Brownsville, Texas. Mom worked for Resaca de la Palma State Park, but I was free to find other work. Previously, I’ve had a lot of success working as a handy person through the app Task Rabbit. Unfortunately, Task Rabbit doesn’t support areas much further south than Corpus Christi, about 3 hours north of us. For a while, I tried another app Handy, through

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Bus Repairs and Upgrades

Christopher Wright/ March 15, 2023/ Gear, Tech, and Reviews, RV Stories, Transitions/ 0 comments

As we talk about in our post about Jacques Rolling Wheels DIY, we had a lot of little projects, repairs, and upgrades we wanted to do to Tad Cooper to make him just a little bit better! This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if you click on it and make a purchase I’ll receive a small commission at no cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from

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Shelby County Historical Museum, Harlan Iowa

Christopher Wright/ February 8, 2023/ Adventures, Museums and Zoos, Transitions/ 0 comments

We stayed for a few nights in Harlan, Iowa on our sprint from winter following the sugar beet harvest. This was a Boondockers Welcome spot, so it wasn’t a camping spot, but a parking spot that someone lent us for the night. Typically, Boondockers Welcome is just that, boondocking, but the individual we were staying with had some water for us (we hadn’t been able to fill up before arriving)

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Some of my Favorite RV Things: The Kitchen Edition

Christopher Wright/ January 25, 2023/ Gear, Tech, and Reviews, RV Stories, Transitions/ 0 comments

We’ve been on the road now for a few months. I think it’s time to talk about some of my favorite mobile life gadgets that we’re really glad to have! In this post, I’ll talk about my Favorite RV Kitchen Gadgets. This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if you click on it and make a purchase I’ll receive a small commission at no cost to you. As an Amazon

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Tasty Treats 2

Christopher Wright/ December 14, 2022/ Recipes, RV Stories, Slices of life/ 0 comments

A while ago, I wrote about some of our family’s favorite dishes in our sticks and bricks home. Today I’d like to circle back and share some of the lessons learned and a few more recipes that have worked swimmingly in Tad Cooper. This post may contain affiliate links, meaning if you click on it and make a purchase I’ll receive a small commission at no cost to you. As

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What is a Skoolie?

Christopher Wright/ June 13, 2022/ RV Stories, Transitions/ 0 comments

As I’ve written before our family is going from a house to a Skoolie, so I’ve decided to start writing an in-depth series about what a skoolie is, how they work, and chronicle our transition. Timeline view. What is a Skoolie? In short, a Skoolie is a retired bus. Often times a school bus, but sometimes tour or transit buses are used too. The bus gains a new life as

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Getting Lost on the Path to Your Dreams

Christopher Wright/ June 13, 2022/ Slices of life, Transitions/ 0 comments

I was recently watching an episode of “Just Shoot Me” and the main characters kept throwing around a quote. “Sometimes on the way to your dreams, you get lost and find a better one.” I thought it was uniquely powerful for people in our position, transitioning from one paradigm to a radically different one. This particular shift is moving from a “sticks and bricks” home to a nomadic lifestyle, leaving

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Holiday Transitions

Christopher Wright/ June 13, 2022/ Transitions/ 0 comments

As we contemplate the transitions from living in a home to moving into the bus one of the biggest changes to consider this time of year is Christmas decorations and traditions. Our home has been no stranger to change in these regards, considering its size and our already non-traditional attitudes. Our first Christmas when it was just me and “mom” we didn’t even have a tree but made a “Christmas

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