RV Upgrades

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An upgrade earns the name if it changes what you can do, not just how the rig looks.

Whole-rig water filtration after a lead warning. A water bladder that made refilling off-grid possible at all. Blink cameras that made the noises outside less unnerving. A Blackstone that moved most of the cooking outdoors. And the truck and gooseneck hitch that made all of it towable in the first place.

Each video covers the install and whether it actually stuck.

RV Life

We redid the whole RV bedroom, and finally slept

Published on Aug 14, 2026

New mattress, cushioned wall, cabinet doors Fabiola built herself, and a campground dog incident we nearly cut from the video.

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 Gear

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.

RV Gear

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 Gear

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.

RV Gear

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.

RV Gear

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.