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Tour of our 5th Wheel RV named “Chappie”

bshoemakerDecember 3, 2018June 10, 2019 Fifth Wheeler, RV Living No Comments

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Have you heard the term, “Lifestyle Creep”?
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Recently, we were asked “how do you manage lifestyle creep”? At first, I needed clarification. After a quick Interweb search, it means...”a pattern where consumers spend more money on luxury expenses as their disposable income rises”.
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So as many of you know by now, we’re on our RV journey not only for more time together and new experiences, but also as a method of debt removal. Lifestyle Creep is often associated with getting a raise or no longer having a particular monthly expense creating a surplus of money which is spent on things...sometimes new & shiny.
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To be honest, initially I thought Lifestyle Creep meant something related to “how do you not let the small space affect you and what do you do to manage”?
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As we continue on our #debtfreejourney, our plan is to put any extra funds towards 3 main areas. 1. Savings Rate, 2. Investments, 3. Retirement. We aren’t minimalists per se, but we only spend money on things we need. Living in the RV there’s a limitation on space, so generally if we make a purchase on something, we usually have something to donate or throw out so it can take its place. Our “luxury” expenses usually include vacations and experiences together. #experiencesoverthings.
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Day 387 of RV Life. 🚎.
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Man, anyone else feel like we just skipped right over Fall and landed face first in Winter? 🥶.
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We are definitely thawing out today and looking back to this time last year, we certainly didn’t see snow/sleet and were enjoying more mild temps. Regardless, we are more prepared this year for winter than we were last year, so yay for progress! 🤓.
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"People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy."—Anton Chekhov.
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Cold temps can’t shake the happiness from our journey. Looking forward to the weekend for more exploring!
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What’s your plans for the weekend?
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Happy Hump Day!
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Putting the 🍑 in Assateague. Lol. 😂. Missing the warmer weather today!
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Switching it up today...normally I have some serious post, some insight to share, or some thoughtful quote. Decided to do something funny! Friends, if you haven’t been to Chincoteague and Assateague National Parks, you need to. Wild horses roam free and the beaches are beautiful. Make sure you pack deet though...the mosquitoes are savage!
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#assateagueisland #chincoteague #assateague #nationalparks #funpost #travelcouple #travelers #experiencesoverthings #nomads #nomadiclife #rvlife #rvnomads #rvlifestyle #gorving #fulltimerv #fulltimervers #travelnurse #travelcrna #locumscrna #locumslife #debtfreejourney #debtfreecommunity

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How do you brace for below freezing temps while in your RV?
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This picture isn’t from today. Today it’s raining, big gusts of winds make us nervous with all the trees, & snow is in the forecast for this afternoon 🥶.
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Our 5th wheel has a rating for all “All Seasons”, but I can tell you we wish we had some extras. For one, we wish we had splurged for double-paned glass for our windows. Those that have them, I’ve read...love them. Especially when cold temps arrive. Secondly, if we had the budget we would have opted for a custom skirting to wrap the bottom of the RV in winter. Fortunately we haven’t experienced super cold and below freezing temps consecutively on our journey. Here’s some things we do have:
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1. 1 Built-in Space Heater, 2 smaller space heaters to help warm the space.
2. Heated water hose. An absolute must. (Pro-tip: Remove your water filter when temps drop below freezing).
3. Insulation tubing with tape. We use this to wrap pipes and the waterline that comes up from the ground.
4. A plastic trash can to cover the water spigot outside the RV.
5. 30 Liter DeHumidifer to keep condensation on the inside to a minimum.
6. Extra blankets & quilts.
7. Heat gun. We purchased a heat gun last year when the water spigot froze and used it to unfreeze the line to have running water again.
8. Whiskey and Wine, good books, and Netflix. No need to elaborate here. Something we NEED, a generator.
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Fellow RV’ers, what other items for you have to help manage freezing temps in your RV?
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Flashing back because it’s FRIDAY! Back when cargo shorts were still in style 🤓😜.
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2010, Gatlinburg in the Great Smoky Mountains 🏔. We went twice that year. Hard to believe that’s almost a decade ago. This was before we got married! It was these trips that made us fall in love with East Tennessee, the Smokies, and ultimately solidified our desire to own a cabin here one day. 7 years later, we invested and own our vacation cabin.
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Every time we go back we remember how we felt our 1st time exploring the mountains. Now, we get to provide a space for others who may have the same magical experience that we did all those years ago. ❤️.
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We might be biased, but we think our cabin is pretty special...check us out @alpenrosecabin.
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What’s one place that gives you all the magical feels?
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State Parks or National Parks?
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Both can be equally awesome as we’ve traveled and explored so many of them, but we tend to enjoy State Parks more for the simple fact we get to bring our dogs with us. National Parks don’t allow them.
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#throwbackthursday #tbt.
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We climbed 499 steps up to the top of Chimney Rock in North Carolina totaling 2,480 feet in elevation. It’s a place we’ll never forget that was filled with laughs, sore legs, & happy puppies. If you ever find yourself in Asheville, NC, take a short drive out to Chimney Rock. Amazing place!
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Friends...do you prefer State Parks or National Parks? Both? Let us know!
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