bugsy running on lone rock beach with the airstream and f-150 in the background
  • We finally picked our Airstream

    We finally picked our Airstream

    After weeks and weeks of research, questions, pro/con lists, and hours spent sitting in a trailer of one floorplan, then the other, then puttering around the kitchen of one, then the other… we made a decision. We chose a 2016 27FB International Serenity. After initially considering a 19′, then 23′, then 25′, as soon as I…

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  • Towing acronyms defined: weights and ratings

    Towing acronyms defined: weights and ratings

    Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR): The total allowable weight for the vehicle, including occupants, fluids, options, hitch hardware, cargo and trailer-hitch weight. Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR): The total allowable weight of the tow vehicle, the trailer, the cargo in each, hitch hardware, fluids and occupants. EVERYTHING. Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR): The total allowable…

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  • Where we started…

    Where we started…

    J and I love to travel. We’ve been all over the world on one- or two-week vacations, but our dream for many years has been to take a camper across the US for a few months and see more of our own country. The US is so big that unless you have a lot of time…

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