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Prepare for Road Life

These RV resources will help prepare you to live out your road-life dreams:


  • How to Prepare for an RV Lifestyle  
  • Six Simple Strategies to Reduce RV Travel Costs
  • Quiz: Are You Ready to be a Full-Time Camper?  
  • The Flipping Nomad: DIY RV Modifications for Working RVers
  • Buying an RV for the First Time?  Tips from Fellow Road Warriors
  • RV Show Shopping Spreadsheet for Newbies
  • Is a Solar Powered Full-Time RV Life More Sustainable? 
  • Helpful Apps & Online Resources for RVers 
  • How to Make Travel Expense Planning Less Stressful  
  • Tips for Hygiene & Bathrooms on the Road 
  • Escapees RV Club: A Total Support Network for All RVers


Hutch & Shari waving from the cab of their new Nissan truck, and Hamlet.
A Vintage Camper Christmas, on the shores of North Padre Island, Texas.

Find Free / Unique Camping & Boondocking

Finding free, low cost, and epic camping is a breeze with a few key apps and resources in your back pocket!  Discover how we spend less than $100 per month for camping expenses, making our full time RV lifestyle both affordable and sustainable.


  • How to Camp Like a PRO with The Dyrt!
  • Try 30 Days of The Dyrt PRO Camping App for FREE!
  • The Best Way to Find Free Camping - Public Land Locator
  • Meet Sarah Smith & Kevin Long, The Dyrt Co-Founders
  • Apps & Online Resources for Finding Off-Grid, Free, & Low Cost Camping​
  • Harvest Hosts: Unique & Fun Overnight RV Experiences
  • Boondockers Welcome: Bring Your RV & Make New Friends

Power Your Mobile Life with Solar

Solar power frees us from expensive electrical hook up campsites, restrictive reservations, and gas generators.  We've been living a solar powered RV lifestyle since 2012!


  • Resources, Tips, Advice, Videos, & More.

Vintage camper parked at a Harvest Host location in Maine.
Launching sea kayaks from a ramp, Stonington Maine.

Find Work on the Road

We run into a lot of people who waited to retire before hitting the road.  They always say, "We wish we'd done this sooner!"  So, don't let that pension hold you back.  There are literally thousands of ways to earn enough as you travel.  These RV lifestyle resources will help you think about how to make working from the road work for you.


  • Full-Time Campers Share Their Secrets for Finding Work on the Road
  • The Reality of Working in Paradise
  • Meet the Xscapers Community!

Find RV Volunteer & Work-Trade Opportunities

Finding your community on the road becomes easier when you volunteer side-by-side with others who share your values and passions.  Volunteering and doing work-trade from the comfort of our own little camper is one of the best gifts we've given ourselves.


  • Solar Powered RVolunteering   
  • Our Solar Powered Adventure Rig Has Opened Up a Whole World of Volunteer Opportunities  
  • Volunteer in National Parks & Other Federal Lands

National Jr. Ranger Day Volunteer Ranger, Acadia National Park.
Road Atlas and National Parks Guide reflection in windshield on a rainy day in Olympic NP.

Discover America's National Parks

We are self-proclaimed National Park Nerds and have had the pleasure of exploring and adventuring in nearly every national park in the US since we hit the road in 2012.  Here are some of our favorite resources:


Blogs

  • Exploring America's National Parks. Part 1
  • Tips & Tricks for Exploring America's National Parks in Your RV, Part 2


Books, Maps, Podcasts, & Videos:

  • Nat Geo Road Atlas (Adventure Edition)
  • Nat Geo Guide to the National Parks 
  • The National Parks: America's Best Idea (Documentary)
  • America's National Park Podcast 


Recommended Online Resources:

  • National Parks through a Naturalist's Lens (Park Ecosystem Chart)
  • National Park Service Website 
  • National Park Service App 
  • Get Your Pass & Save $$$ 
  • Volunteer in the Parks (with your RV)

Gourmet Cooking & Camp Kitchen Hacks

We are foodies on the move who love the challenge of making gourmet meals on a campfire, two burner, or even a single burner stove in the backcountry.  Here are our tips, techniques, recipes, and a few fun RV lifestyle hacks that we've whipped up along the way.


  • Make Your Camping Meals an Event
  • Gourmet Camp Cooking: Our Favorite Roadlife Recipes
  • Solar Solution for Ice Cold Food Storage​
  • Small RV Kitchen Tips, Hacks, & Techniques ​
  • Gourmet Camp Cooking & Baking: Turn Your Camp Cooking up to 11!

Cooking on a fire with a Dutch oven or Banks Fry Bake.
Stackable Spice Containers, one of our favorite RV kitchen hacks.

Small Space Storage Hacks

We've happily lived and worked out of  72 square feet since 2012.  Learn how we manage to keep everything we need to live in all climates, cook gourmet food, go kayaking, backpacking, cycling, and run a small mobile business.


  • 18 Hacks for Storage & Comfort for an RV Lifestyle
  • Hamlet Open House - A Virtual Tour of Our Tiny House on Wheels
  • Small RV Kitchen Tips, Hacks, & Techniques

Vintage Camper Resources

"Is that camper vintage or retro?"  "Way to keep it classic!" " Where can I buy one?" " I traveled across the country with my grandparents in a camper just like that in 1962!"  "How long did it take you to restore it?"  "You look like a postcard rolling down the road!"  


The list of comments and questions we get on a regular basis is quite entertaining!  We always say Hamlet makes easier friends than we do.  You don't have to spend tens of thousands of dollars to live an RV lifestyle.  If you want to join the thousands of vintage restorers, admirers, and owners, check out these resources.


Classifieds, Suppliers, & Appraisers

  • Vintage Trailer Magazine - Classifieds
  • Vintage Trailer Supply - Restoration Supplies
  • Appraiser - Tim Heintz Designs
  • Also search eBay, Craigslist, and various membership clubs, rallies, and Facebook forums...and any rural road in North America.


Membership Clubs

  • Tin Can Tourists
  • Sisters on the Fly (Outdoor Adventure Club for Women)
  • For brand specific clubs, search Facebook.


Vintage Trailer Rallies & Events:

  • Vintage Trailer Rallies Facebook Group
  • Tin Can Tourists Rallies
  • Trailerfest Rallies


Facebook Forums: 

  • Vintage Camper Trailers
  • Vintage Camper Lovers
  • Tin Can Tourists
  • For brand specific forums, just search for your favorite brand on Facebook!


Other Fun & Helpful Info

  • Vintage Camper Museum (RV/MH Hall of Fame)
  • Solar Power for Vintage Campers
  • The Flipping Nomad: DIY RV Modifications for Working RVers

RVing to Alaska

After spending nearly 5 months traveling through British Columbia, Northwest Territories, the Yukon Territory, and Alaska, we discovered and developed these resources to share with others who are interested in planning a similar journey.

Videos

We documented our travels to give you an idea of what to expect and things to do along the way.  Below are a few videos to get you started; be sure to check out the entire series on our channel.  Be sure to check each video description for additional resources and hit subscribe too!


  • Weeks 2 & 3:  ALCAN Hwy: Dawson Creek, BC to Watson Lake, YT 
  • Week 6:  Glacier Bay National Park
  • Week 9: Denali National Park
  • Weeks 11 & 12: Kenai Peninsula
  • Driving Alaskan Highways: The Ecstasy & the Agony
  • Make Your Canadian Border Crossing Easy

Blogs

Just a few blogs to provide you some additional resources and insights:


  • Sea Kayaking in Glacier Bay National Park: Tips & Resources for Backcountry Paddling & Camping
  • Mosquitoes in Alaska & Canada:  How to Keep Them from Driving You Mad!
  • Back Issues of Canlife Correspondence:  Full of Alaska Resources, June-Oct 2022!
  • Coming Soon:  Tips & Tales about RVing to Alaska

Recommended Resources, Apps, & Websites

  • Milepost Guide to Alaska
  • Alaska Marine Highway System
  • Alaska Visitor's Guide
  • Visit Canada - Border Crossing & Traveling Info
  • RVing to Alaska Facebook Group
  • Rendezvous in the Range Rally
  • Aurora Borealis Forecast
  • Aurora Borealis Facebook Group
  • Nat Geo Road Atlas (Adventure Edition)
  • Nat Geo Guide to the National Parks 
  • The NPS (National Park Service) App
  • WikiCamps Canada App
  • The Dyrt PRO Camping App (30 Day FREE Trial)
  • iOverlander App
  • 511 Alaska Road Conditions App

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