We hauled our warranty list across several states to the Brinkley factory, toured where our Model Z was built, sat out a tornado watch in a house on wheels, and left with most (not all) of the list fixed.
A Cracker Barrel overnight where a truck nearly boxed us in, our first fuel stop with the RV hitched, a campsite made of mud, and a parking-lot haircut. This is the unfiltered week.
A week at East Bank Campground on Lake Seminole: remote work with a lake view, a door that wasn't actually locked, a surprise leak in the passthrough, and a cave tour to finish it off.
Our first Cracker Barrel overnight, the actual numbers from our CAT scale weigh-in, some math about water weight, and an insect invasion that hitched a ride from the last campground.
After two months parked, we hit the road to weigh the rig at a CAT scale. Stuck chocks, a hitching refresher, and a parking lot on a hill that lifted our wheels clean off the ground.
Three months into our brand-new Brinkley and we have a hydraulic fluid leak, a jack that needs full replacement, and a growing fix-it list. Here's how the warranty process is actually going.
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.
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.
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.
Our very first RV travel day: 300 miles, broken dishes, a dead end, a tiny state park dump station, and one stop sign that never saw us coming. Every mistake, unedited.
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.
After nearly five months in dealer storage, we finally walked into our Brinkley Model Z 3515 for the first time. Here's the full tour, the slides, and moving-in day.
