RV Gear

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These are the videos where the gear gets installed, tested, and occasionally fails on camera.

The Blu Tech AR3 going in after a lead warning showed up on our campground door. The solar and battery system that took the Brinkley to fully off-grid. A water bladder we tested before trusting it. Blink cameras around the rig, the first cook on a new Blackstone, and the undercarriage jobs we had been putting off.

You get the install and the honest verdict, including the parts we would do differently a second time.

RV Gear

There Was LEAD in Our Campground Water | Installing the Blu Tech AR3 RV Water Filter

Published on Jun 19, 2026

After a year and a half of full-timing with no real water filtration (and one campground with a lead warning taped to our door), we finally installed the Blu Tech AR3 three-stage filter on our Brinkley. Plus a midnight toilet flood we didn't plan on.

RV Gear

Don't Get Stranded Without Water! Testing Our New RV Bladder

Published on Jun 5, 2026

A week of boondocking at our first Hipcamp farm, and the water bladder we'd hauled around unopened for over a year finally earns its keep: 24 gallons siphoned into the fresh tank. The full 7 days off-grid? That part didn't survive contact with reality.

RV Maintenance

RV Undercarriage Maintenance Mistakes Every Owner Makes!

Published on Jan 22, 2026

Tire pressure, wet bolts, propane, and the maintenance jobs under the rig that are easy to skip until something expensive reminds you. We work through our list and show what we got wrong first.

RV Maintenance

RV Tank Dumping Hacks That Actually Work (After Our Failures)

Published on Oct 17, 2025

Two weeks of full tanks, a 36-gallon tote, a macerator pump, one leaky starter hose, and a mess we now call the Poopsie. Here's the tote-and-macerator workflow that finally worked for us.

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Trying Out Our Brand New Blackstone Grill for the First Time!

Published on Jun 30, 2025

We unbox a Blackstone 17 inch griddle, discover our new camping table is comically short, season the cooktop three times, and cook our first outdoor meal: burgers, bacon, eggs, and solar-powered fries.

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Are RVs Safe? We Placed 360° Cameras All Over the RV + We Fight Against Invading Ants

Published on Jun 3, 2025

Too many uneasy nights hearing noises outside pushed us to install Blink cameras around the rig. Same week: furnace bug screens, X-Chocks, a new ladder, and a full-scale war on ants.

RV Life

Brinkley Z3515 RV Tour! Can We Really Live In This RV Full Time?

Published on May 20, 2025

The full inside tour of our Brinkley Model Z 3515, room by room: what we love, what annoys us, and the upgrades we installed before Fabiola got stuck in a closet.

RV Life

We're Stuck Without Power | 15-Day Boondocking Challenge

Published on Apr 26, 2025

The final week of our 15-day boondocking challenge almost ended early: shaded solar panels, sinking batteries, a truck generator that wouldn't cooperate, and a rescue we didn't expect.

RV Life

Our Brinkley RV Model Z 3515 NOW Runs On 100% SOLAR Power

Published on Mar 13, 2025

Day one of our 15-day boondocking challenge: we pick up the Brinkley with its brand-new solar and battery system, drive to Dupuis, and learn that setting up off-grid is nothing like parking at a campground.

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FORD F350 Hauling 15k LBS Brinkley RV: What Could Go Wrong?!

Published on Feb 17, 2025

The first time our F-350 and our 15,000-pound Brinkley met: a new Gen-Y gooseneck hitch, a parking attempt that humbled us, and a day of installs from backup camera to Starlink.

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Is This The Most AMAZING Ford Truck of 2025?

Published on Jan 11, 2025

We needed a truck that could tow a 17,500-pound fifth wheel. After going back and forth between the Ford F350 and the RAM 3500, here's what we picked and why.

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Ford 350 vs RAM 3500 - Best Truck for Towing a Brinkley 3100 Fifth Wheel

Published on Jul 15, 2024

We went truck shopping with a Brinkley 3100 in mind and put a Ford F-350 and a RAM 3500 head to head: interiors, a test drive, and the honest math on why we needed a one-ton at all.