Cooking on the Road – Food Storage in Your RV
When we made the transition from a sticks and bricks house to fulltiming three years ago, one thing that didn’t change much was the menu. I had wooed my beautiful…
Category Archives: Campskunk
Modify Your RV for Fulltiming – Ergonomics and Comfort
I’ve covered the high-tech modifications I made to my Roadtrek when I set out to modify it for fulltiming – solar power, internet and TV satellite dishes, a big inverter…
The Beartooth Highway – RV Heaven
The Beartooth Highway is one of the more spectacular drives you can take when touring in your RV out west, comparable to the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park. It’s…
High-Altitude RVing – Beat the Heat
It’s that time of year again when summer heat makes outdoor activities an ordeal. As a son of the south, I have been reconciled to five months of 90 degree…
Endless Summer on the Pacific Coast Highway in Your RV
Well, technically not endless. How about mid-April until mid- November? Good enough? Thought so. Last year we spent as much time as we could boondocking or nearly boondocking along the…
Electronic Components in Your RV
Things have gotten complicated on newer RVs, and you need to keep up with the times. Don’t go jabbing at the buttons on your flux capacitor without knowing exactly what…
Search and Rescue Support, RV-Style
All I really wanted to do was hide out and avoid the excitement of the upcoming 4th of July weekend. I failed. I’ve been camped for three days at the…
70 and Sunny All Year – Moving the RV With the Weather
The main advantage of fulltiming is that you’re not running back and forth from a home base to where you want to be – you ARE where you want to…
Dispersed Camping in National Forests
I have previously written about national forest campgrounds, an affordable and enjoyable way to camp without the crowds and expense of commercial and national park campgrounds. If your rig has…
Boondocking Basics: Solar Panels
In an earlier post, I covered electrical use while unplugged – how your coach batteries store electricity for use while you’re parked and enjoying the scenery in your Roadtrek. There…
Fulltiming in Our Class B RV With Our Cat
We weren’t going to get a cat. Our retirement plans were set – fulltiming in a Roadtrek Class B RV – and our previous cats had just gone to kitty…
Ten Most Breathtaking Boondock RV Spots
Here are some photos and GPS coordinates some of my favorite boondock RV spots I have been fortunate to find since I got my Roadtrek six years ago, and particularly…
Mobile Internet Satellite for Your RV – Campskunk’s Experience
When I was planning how to configure our Roadtrek for fulltiming, I had in mind the design criteria my bride of 27 years had lain down: king sized bed with…
Day Camping Techniques for No-Overnighting RV Spots
Many times in my three years of full-timing I have found wonderful places where you can’t camp overnight – either because of local regulations or because it’s not in my…