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Kid Must Haves For The Road

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As I sit here upon my bed in our camper listening to the fall of the rain I realize that today marks our first month of being on the road as a Trampin' family. For those that are unaware of the term "Trampin" is what electricians call what they do when they travel from job to job, from state to state, and from city to city for work. Normally electricians that do this are either single or divorced and it's rarely heard of that an electrician brings his family along with him as he tramps. We tried it where he tramped alone and the kids and I stayed home to run the farm for awhile and came to the realization that we are better together, we are stronger together and can accomplish more together than by being apart. Our first month on the road has shown us how true this is. We have learned a lot this first month, being on the road, working out of state and settling in to a camping state of mind. Living life on the road in a camper/RV comes with challenges especi...

Camper Renovation Reveal Part 1

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I'm EXCITED to finally write to you and show you our camper renovation reveal!!! It's been a long time coming. In fact what was seriously supposed to have taken us two weeks to complete took us FIVE MONTHS to complete. Although she still needs a bit of work she is finally road worthy and ready! She was a disaster when we brought her home. She needed a whole lotta T.M (Time & Money). Neither of which we had but the Lord above supplied. When we first set eyes on her she needed a new faucet for the kicthen sink, a new water heater and a new set of tires as well as the roof sealed as we were advised of a soft spot in the floor in the loft/bedroom area. The soft spot in the floor seemed minor when we looked at it and tested the floor out. All in all she had great potential. As a 1985 39' Royals International with one slide out in the living room she had just enough space that would allow our family of 5 to live comfortably in while on the road. We saw her potential...