Stories From The Road

Dan and Lindsay McKenzie were on their way to living the “American Dream,” when they got bad news. Instead of letting it rule them, they took a detour. Then another. Now, they’re following their detour (and documenting every step via their blog Follow Your Detour), and encouraging others to hit the road as well. They talk with us about what led them to find their own path, helping others get out of debt, and what the future looks like for Follow Your Detour.  Follow Dan and Lindsay on Instagram. 3:50 – The changes they made to get out of debt. 8:17 – What it took to get them on the road full time. 10:56 – Experience vs. things. 13:25 – What a day’s work looks like in the RV. 15:35 – The way their program has changed others’ lives. 17:45 – Where will Follow Your Detour go in the future? 22:35 – How they choose where they’re going next. 25:57 – Maintaining relationships on the road. 29:10 – Their favorite road stories.

Trent and Siobhán are a pair of modern-day traveling minstrels: musicians that travel the country in an RV, playing at churches and living the life they always dreamed of. While that’s a story in itself, theirs is even crazier because they also share the space with their five (yes, five) boys. Host Sam talks to them about just what makes their lifestyle an adventure, as a family, every single day. Follow Trent & Siobhán on YouTube or on Instagram! Some episode highlights: 2:00 – The importance of a schedule with (and without) the kids. 3:50 – Balancing music, travel, teaching, parenthood, and everything else. 8:20 – Life before traveling in the RV. 13:20 – What was at stake for them. 18:20 – The best (and most difficult) part of RVing. 22:30 – Getting the kids socialized on the road. 25:48 – The moments that makes it all worth it. 33:25 – Upcoming locales. 34:08 – The favorite places they’ve visited (recently).

The RV lifestyle extends well beyond the borders of the United States. There’s no better example of that than Lindsey and Adam Nubern. They spend their lives traveling in an RV—not just in the US, but internationally. In fact, Lindsey wrote the book on RVing in New Zealand. Listen in as they share dozens of stories, laughs, and a couple warnings about what it’s like to live a life of freedom.  11:30 – The impact of the RV community in their lives. 13:26 – International RVing. 18:20 – Adventures in sheep shearing. 20:08 – Their favorite places (so far). 25:35 – Learn from their mistakes. 28:10 – Opportunities that present themselves. 31:02 – Their thoughts on a hosting job at a campground. 33:11 – Where Nuventure Travels is heading. 37:53 – Their bucket list locations. Follow Adam and Lindsey on their website and Instagram account!

Ben and Becca were living the American Dream: a family of four in a beautiful house, a great job, and friends. But they never saw one another, and they decided that was no way for them to live. After they sold off most of their possessions, they hit the road in a travel trailer RV. Now, they’re the Family Fulfillment Project. They talk with Sam about the great changes they’ve seen since diving in full-time, the challenges of RV living with a large family, and the many joys they’re experiencing. 9:43 – The realities of family-living in a small trailer. 14:17 – The beauties of life on the road. 16:03 – A (near) disaster story. 19:34 – The favorite place they’ve been (so far). 20:34 – Their bucket list location. 22:00 – Their experiences with the RV community. 26:40 – Suggestions and advice for making the jump to full-timing. 31:10 – The best resource for full-timing. Follow The Family Fulfillment Project on their website, YouTube, and Instagram!

Most studio apartments in cities are larger than 188 square feet. When you hear that Kevin and Mandy live full-time in their 188-square-foot fifth wheel RV it might sound crazy. Add in their two cats and two dogs-well, it might sound cramped. Yet they’ve been living on the road for years, and they’ve found that it has impacted their lives in all kinds of positive ways. Listen in for their experiences, ways they renovated their rig, ideas for living small, and advice for hitting the road yourself. 6:35 – How RVing full-time has impacted their relationship. 8:35 – Their advice for getting started in the RV lifestyle. 11:27 – The methods to the madness of renovating a camper. 14:31 – The actual square footage of their space. 15:35 – An RVing horror story. 19:00 – The many things that have kept them out on the road. 21:05 – Sam’s favorite things about Idaho. 22:44 – Their most highly rated food destination. 28:04 – Suggestions for starting your own travel blog. 30:12 – How to get into RVing. Follow Kevin and Ma