What do you do with dirty laundry in your RV? Do you have one of those mesh laundry bags stashed in the shower? A basket laying around that has to be constantly moved? Or is it just piled in a corner or on a bed? In the past, we used at least a couple of …
What is Workamping?
This is the second part in my series, “Camp hosting vs. Workamping”. You can find part one here. One of the biggest questions asked on full-time RV Facebook pages is, “how does everyone make money on the road?” Workamping is definitely an option for those looking to work on the road. Workamping, as opposed to …
Top RV Accessories and Upgrades: Best RV Vent Fan
I want to share a series of articles on some of our favorite RV accessories we have added to The Tin Can. We have written a good many articles about modifications and other upgrades made during our renovation. Most of those were not about RV specific items and were mainly about how we did our …
What is Camp Hosting?
We often get asked, “what is camp hosting?” The short of camp hosting is that generally, you are volunteering your time in exchange for your full hookup campsite with no monetary compensation. We have already found that responsibilities and schedule vary greatly park to park. So far we have camp hosted at two different parks …
Swapping Out An RV Oven – Part 2
With our old gas RV oven removed, we can now proceed with installing our Breville Smart Oven Air. In my previous post, Swapping Out An RV Oven – Part 1, I explained how I removed our old RV oven while keeping the stove-top. Now I will tell how I went about installing the new electric …
Swapping Out An RV Oven – Part 1
Swapping out a gas RV oven is not as difficult as you might think. Even though the stove top and oven appear as one piece, they can be separated by removing a couple of screws and detaching some gas lines. I know it sounds intimidating, messing with gas lines and such. Actually, it’s really simple, …
What’s Holding You Back?
In my last post, I shared our “Why?”. I guess the alternate title to this article could be “How?” Very often we hear people in our full-time circles, who often talk about things that are holding them back from living the full-time RV lifestyle. Typically these “restraints” are based around several key things that include: …
Creating A Dog Cage In Our RV
We are a full-time family of 4 humans, 2 cats, and 4 dogs. Three of our dogs are, not-so-well-behaved, bassets. Therefore we have to lock them up at night and when we are away and not able to take them with us. In this post, I will describe how I made a dog cage for …
Why?
Many times when you do something against “the grain”… something different, many people will ask the million dollar question. WHY? Why would you give up “The American Dream” to do something crazy, like live in an RV? Many people live this lifestyle for different reasons. Here is our “why” along with a couple of misconceptions. …
Best Instant Pot Carnitas
A couple of weeks ago in my post, 7 Things I Can’t Live Without in my RV Kitchen, I professed my deep love for the Breville Smart Oven Air and Instant Pot. Best Instant Pot Carnitas combines those 2 appliances into an absolutely delicious dish! Post contains affiliate links. Ingredients 4-6 lbs. pork shoulder slightly …