Stories From The Road
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Love getting the RV out for weekends and getaways? Dream of being a professional nomad? In Stories from the Road, host Sam Nuerminger chats with everyone from weekend warriors to full-timers about what drew them to the road, the challenges they face, and what keeps them going year after year.
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SftR 045: Robert and Jessica from Exploring the Local Life
04/12/2018 Duración: 38minExploring the Local Life is a Latino RVing family of four (Robert, Jessica, Daniel, and Nadia) that learns and travels together in their 2016 Forest River Grey Wolf 26DBH Travel Trailer. They are balancing life, fun, and roadschooling while handling unexpected RV and truck repairs and rainy days. Keeping a positive attitude is key and they are reminded every day why they are doing things differently. You can follow their journey at exploringthelocallife.com. Some topics we covered: 1:34 - Shifting lifestyles 4:24 - Exploring the Local Life's RV 6:54 - The impact of RV life 9:20 - Roadschooling 15:50 - Learning to RV (the ups and downs). 19:15 - Going nomad 25:30 - RV community experiences 30:25 - Whats next for Exploring the Local Life?
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SftR 044: Kyle and Olivia from Drivin' n Vibin'
27/11/2018 Duración: 26minKyle and Olivia live full-time in a 16' vintage travel trailer. They left their jobs and sold everything to pursue life on the road. Their mission is to live minimally and deliberately, by removing the clutter and fostering relations with the community and the natural world. Their current project is a renovation of a vintage Airstream Argosy. Follow their journey at drivinvibin.com. Some topics we covered: 0:56 - Airstream Argosy renovations 3:21 - Renovations ups and downs 8:14 - Free camping 12:37 - The Vibe Tribe 13:49 - RV Beginnings 18:34 - Nomad life 21:40 - Favorite parks
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SftR 043: Rae and Jason of Getaway Couple
20/11/2018 Duración: 34minRae and Jason Miller have been RVing full-time since July 2017. They travel with their dog, Carmen in a 42' fifth wheel and share their adventures across social media. They've also unintentionally become the faces of "beginner RV mistakes" on YouTube by showcasing the many errors they made on the road. They're transparent with their mistakes because they want to help future RVers avoid similar headaches and show the not-so glamorous side of RV life. They just released over 70 pages worth of downloadable checklists and worksheets to help others along their journey as well! You can follow their adventures (and mistakes) on their blog and YouTube channel. Some topics we covered: 3:56 - Starting their RV Life 6:34 - Becoming the RV mistake couple 11:40 - Helping people new to the community 16:45 - Generating income on the road 22:40 - New friends on the road 24:31 - Favorite Destinations 27:02 - Switching Lifestyles
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SftR 042: Adam McLaughlin of Where's the Moose
13/11/2018 Duración: 36minAdam is a digital marketing "RV-preneur" who has been on the road with his family since the beginning of August. The family is planning a once-in-a-lifetime adventure in their travel trailer, Moose. Follow their journey on Instagram. Some topics we covered: 3:24 - RV beginnings 7:27 - East Coast adventures 9:36 - The Bucket List Moose 12:17 - Rookie mistakes 17:42 - Family adapting to a life on the road 23:10 - RV’preneurship 24:30 - Adam’s stories from the road
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SftR 041: David Lee, the RV Jedeye
06/11/2018 Duración: 35minWe're bringing back the RV Jedeye! David Lee got his nickname for his love of all things Star Wars (with the exception of Episodes 1-3) and his new-found love of RVing. As a solo traveler, he’s made a commitment to get out on the road twice a month—a true “Weekend Warrior.” The reason why he’s sharing his journey—to pay it forward. “I watched a lot of videos when I was thinking about getting my RV and renovating it, so I wanted to share and in a way say thanks to all those who came before me.” You can follow his travels on YouTube and Instagram. Some topics we covered this time around: 3:11 - RV Safety during hurricane season 11:49 - Changing RV style 16:02 - Getting by with a little help from your friends. 22:30 - Work/RV Life Balance 26:20 - RV Jedeye-approved meals and recipes 30:30 - Coffee talk
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SftR 040: The Team Behind Full-Time Freedom Week
30/10/2018 Duración: 38minLooking to get out on the road full-time, but not sure where to start? Liz Wilcox, Julie Chickery, and Camille Attell joined us to talk about their online event, developed specifically for aspiring full-time RVers. Full-Time Freedom Week is a 5-day online event with over 30 speakers and industry experts giving you all the best RV information and inspiration in one place. Learn how to get and stay on the road, what RV you should buy, how to save money, how to make money on the road, and much more! Register today at fulltimefreedomweek.com. Some topics we covered: 3:43 - Assembling their “Dream Team” 7:16 - The start of something bigger 14:36 - Full Time Freedom Week 22:36 - Changing lives of RVers 31:09 - Tips for starting your own group 34:01 - Favorite experiences
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StfR 039: Robert Ide—from Mergers & Acquisitions to Full-timing
23/10/2018 Duración: 27minBorn in the UK, Robert has been traveling in his camper with his white lab for the last three years, visiting approximately 33 states, Canada and Mexico. Prior to going full-time, he had his own consulting business involved in mergers and acquisitions along with integrating global companies. Some topics we covered: 3:56 - Robert's travel beginnings 8:10 - Traveling in Mexico 10:50- International RVing 12:29 - Biking and tent camping Europe 15:00 - Safety on the Road 17:30 - Robert's RV 22:06 - Shifting tides in the RV community
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StfR 038: Jenny Stifter of Micro Adventure Family
16/10/2018 Duración: 35minJenny, Dave, and their two children, Oakley and Cali, are a full-time RVing family who enjoys daily microadventures—exploring the country, finding community wherever they go, and giving all social media earnings back to their followers, local churches, and nonprofits. They have committed to a life lived simply so that they may simply live. Follow them at www.microadventurefamily.com. Some topics we covered: 1:53 - Traveling Michigan 3:55 - What are Micro Adventures? 9:30 - Favorite Micro Adventure stories 12:35 - Micro Adventures without RVs 19:00 - Why They give back 25:45 - Full time minimalism 29:10 - Visiting (almost) all 50 states
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StfR 037: Josh and Kali of The Freedom Theory
09/10/2018 Duración: 44minJosh and Kali have been living the RV life since January of 2015. After a rough 2014—facing health issues and seeing Josh's dad face a double bypass surgery—they decided it was time for a change. Every year they reevaluate their goals and January 2nd, 2015 they realized their goals were too big for the typical "American Dream." Josh brought up the idea of RVing on a whim and Kali, to his surprise, said she was in! By the end of January they were living in and renovating their first RV. Three and a half years later they have welcomed their first child, Landyn, into their lives. The RV lifestyle for them has allowed them to see amazing sites and helped them reach their goal of putting family first. Subscribe to their news letter for updates on their forthcoming book: www.thefreedomtheory.com/subscribe. Follow Kali's new channel on motherhood and get updates on her clothing line: www.youtube.com/kalispiers. Follow their adventures here: YouTube - www.youtube.com/thefreedomtheory Blog - http://www
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SftR 036: Lucas and Sarah of Virtual Kampers
02/10/2018 Duración: 38minLucas and Sarah are the crew behind the show "Podcasts with Park Rangers." They’re exploring all 400+ National Park units with a mission to bring the Park Rangers' stories to a bigger stage. It’s their way to help preserve and build awareness for all National Park sites big and small. They’re full-time RVers who travel from park to park with their 3 cats in a vintage bus. In addition to the show, they love to explore new National Parks and write about their journey on their blog—Virtual Kamper. Some topics we covered: 1:44 - SoCal Camping 6:29 - National Parks and what makes them great 9:45 - The Park Ranger Podcast 17:56 - What they’ve learned from their travels 20:40 - The 1991 Bluebird Wanderlodge 24:25 - Lucas and Sarah’s Stories from the Road 30:09 - Traveling with pets
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SftR 035: Adam and Lindsey from Nuventure Travels
25/09/2018 Duración: 43minAdam and Lindsey Nubern have been traveling the world full-time since 2014, living out of RVs, campervans, and backpacks. They recently transitioned to having a base camp in Colorado. They’re on a mission to create a life of freedom to pursue their curiosities while being financially responsible—living the way they want to live and saving the way they want to save. Before they started traveling, they paid off all of our debt, saved a $15K emergency fund, and saved $31K to travel. Adam is a Certified Public Accountant at NuventureCPA.com and Lindsey is an author and photographer at NuventureTravels.com. Some topics we covered: 1:30 - Catching up with the Nuberns 5:52 - Living and Leasing 8:15 - Pros of “Base Camping” 12:00 - What they miss about full timing 20:10 - Nuventure Travels 23:01 - New book release 32:28 - Looking to the Future 35:58 - Embracing Change
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SftR 034: Jaclyn Fischer—from Trucklife to Vanlife
18/09/2018 Duración: 39minAfter completing a year of community college and having no idea what major to pursue, Jaclyn decided to go on her first solo backpacking trip to Italy. After that, she was hooked. After exploring outside of the US, Jaclyn yearned to explore the national parks and beauty within the country, and also to meet like-minded people and those who had inspired her along the way. With (a lot of) help from her dad, she converted the back of her 1999 Toyota Tacoma into a camper named “Dwight," and set out on a 6-month road trip. She loved the freedom to travel anywhere in your “home” so much that she bought a sprinter van (Dwight 2.0), and is in the process of building it out to do van life full time. Follow her adventures on Instagram. Some topics we covered: 2:30 - Jaclyn’s travel beginnings 6:05 - Truck life living 10:18 - The accidental garage sale story 17:33 - Solo traveling and safety 22:55 - Preparing for adventures 25:29 - Jaclyn’s experiences within the RV community 32:22 - What's in s
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StfR 033: Confessions of a Roadschooled Kid with Kelsey Henry
11/09/2018 Duración: 43minKelsey Henry is a singer/songwriter, podcaster, and digital nomad from Texas. She is the host of The Positively Delighted Show podcast and blogs about positivity at PositivelyDelighted.com. From ages 11-17, she traveled full time in an RV with her parents, documenting her adventures of travel and roadschooling through music. She recently released her latest album, "Music & Lyrics", which features the song "Travel Junkie" and "Free", inspired by her roadschool upbringing. Some topics we covered: 1:03 - Music and Lyrics 4:13 - Growing up full time RVing and Road Schooling 12:04 - The influence of travel 14:08 - Post-college to getting Back on the road 26:57 - “Free” 32:47 - Kelsey’s stories from then road 36:11 - Adventures on the horizon
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SftR 032: Mandy Holesh from 188sqft
04/09/2018 Duración: 35minKevin and Mandy are full-time RVers—Kev is an app developer and Mandy is a photographer and metalsmith. They live with their four pets in a new toyhauler that they ripped to the studs and renovated with their own four hands. The pets didn't even lift a paw to help... Some episode highlights: 5:16 - 188sqft’s remodeling process 8:19 - Challenges while remodeling 13:25 - Transitioning to a new RV 17:39 - Kevin and Mandy’s adventures 23:50 - Tips on Having guests stay in your RV 26:39 - Mandy’s new business
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SftR 031: JP Smith from Xscapers
28/08/2018 Duración: 41minJP has been on the move full-time for almost 20 years, working as a tour guide around the world and specializing in the national parks of America. His travels have taken him to more than 75 countries and all 7 continents. An adventurer at heart, he’s walked across Spain, sailed the Virgin Islands, and ridden a motorcycle from Alaska to Argentina. About 5 years ago JP started living in a motorhome between trips as a tour guide. He now lives full-time in his motorhome, traveling the country organizing convergences for Xscapers. Some topics we covered: 2:40 - What is Xscapers? 5:40 - JP’s RV Story 11:21 - World traveling experiences 14:50 - Xscapers and the RV Community 19:30 - The Annual Bash in AZ 24:34 - JP’s RV 30:33 - Convergence experiences and benefits 34:03 - Traveling and craft beer
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SftR 030: John and Brenda Nejedlo from GeoAstroRV
21/08/2018 Duración: 01h09sJohn & Brenda Nejedlo sold their sticks and bricks home and are now full-time RVers based out of Livingston, Texas. Before that, John was a police officer turned science teacher, while Brenda was a private voice and piano teacher. Their plan is to travel—giving free day and night astronomy presentations while they slowly get to see North America. Follow their journey as they attempt to see every dark sky astronomy site and geological feature from coast to coast—GeoAstroRV.com. Some episode highlights: 2:23 - John and Brenda's RV Beginnings 13:12 - Nomadic Astronomy 22:56 - A day in the life of the Nejedlos 24:30 - Their custom Astronomy RV 29:44 - Learning from their mistakes while RVing 35:39 - Favorite experiences while traveling 41:28 - Epic Nomad experiences 46:52 - What's next for John and Brenda 50:56 - Words of wisdom
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SftR 029: Camille Attell from More Than a Wheelin'
14/08/2018 Duración: 35minCamille's grandparents taught her to "go to school, get a job, and buy a house"—which is exactly what she did until she walked away from a twenty year career in corporate America. In the past two years, she and her husband, Bryce, have been full-time RV nomads, traveled 24,000 miles, and visited 30 states—all while learning how to create income streams, re-invent themselves, and stay married in 240 square feet. In addition to their website, More Than A Wheelin', Camille leveraged her background in career development and counseling to create Remote Work School, to teach nomad hopefuls how to work remotely. Additionally, she co-founded Blogging Camp (in partnership with 3 other RV nomads), a coaching program for rapid blog success. Camille and Bryce have also experimented with income streams like options trading, freelance writing, contract and consulting work, and recently, Camille partnered with a staffing agency to help place nomads into remote jobs. Some highlights: 3:30 - Camille on slowing down h
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SftR 028: Stephen and Courtney from Out of Office Family
07/08/2018 Duración: 49minStephen and Courtney knew they needed a change from 60-hour work weeks and rarely enjoying all the “stuff” they were working so hard to obtain. In May 2018, they sold their home and 95% of their belongings and started full-time RVing. Along with their two and four year old, they are traveling the United States for the next year, learning to embrace minimalism and tiny living, exploring everything from National Parks to big cities and most importantly, enjoying amazing experiences together as a family. Follow their adventure at www.outofofficefamily.com and over on Instagram. 6:30 - The minimalist movement 18:17 - Where minimalism will take them 21:23 - What got the Fillners in an RV 29:40 - Family fynamics while traveling 31:10 - Their journey (so far) 34:27 - Must-visit destinations 38:00 - Stephen and Courtney's stories from the road 41:33 - Budgeting your travels 43:46 - Stephen's Philosophy
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StfR 027: Sean and Julie Chickery of Chickery's Travels
31/07/2018 Duración: 35minSean and Julie Chickery are a perpetual travelers who are currently exploring the country in their Fifth Wheel. After serving 20 years in the US Air Force, they knew they wanted to keep moving and experience even more of this beautiful nation. Enjoying slow travel, they spend 1 -2 months per location—fully experiencing the local area. Together they manage Chickery’s Travels, an educational and inspirational website and YouTube channel documenting their travels and lessons learned. They have authored a book, Full-Time RV Finance, that covers all monetary aspects of RV travel, to include the big purchase, making money on the road, and saving money on travel. Some episode highlights: 1:40 - The Chickery’s Home base 4:06 - What lead them to the RV Life 10:00 - RVing and becoming remote business owners 17:10 - Trials and tribulations while traveling 21:42 - City camping 25:47 - Julie and Sean’s favorite stories from the road 27:33 - The RV Community 32:10 - Plans for the future
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SftR 026: Mike and Megan Knorpp from Knorpp and South
24/07/2018 Duración: 46minIn May of 2016, Mike and Megan Knorpp decided to get rid of everything and hit the road with their nine kids. They traveled the US for a year in their converted Jayco fifth wheel and had some amazing adventures along the way. After a year of RV travel, the Knorpps decided to make another big shift and take their travels international. They bought one-way tickets to Paris and took the whole family on another adventure through Europe and North Africa. They are now back in the states and looking forward to more adventures with their large brood. Keep up with their travels on their YouTube channel: Knorpp and South. Some episode highlights: 3:50 The Knorpp’s RV story. 13:12 Favorite stops along their journey. 18:40 Traveling through Europe 24:11 Family growth on the road. 28:45 What is next for the Knorpps? 34:30 Vlogging the memories. 38:58 Cooking for 9 in an RV. 41:21 Words from the wise to newbies.