Prius Battery Replacement and Repair
This week, the battery on my 2005 Prius reported it was time to visit the dealer, who in turn told me it was time for a…
Your Airstream Toolkit
Airstreams are unique trailers. Their aerodynamic aluminum bodies, large windows, and unusual construction mean caring for them requires the right tools. Let's take a look…
Picking a Hitch for Your Airstream Trailer
One thing I found challenging when going on the road was figuring out what kind of hitch I needed to buy. I had no experience…
Happy Pants: a Review of Duluth Cargo Pants
Ever since I married I have abdicated the lion's share of my clothing purchases to my dear wife. As a bachelor, I was never a…
Trail and Hitch vs. Cranky Jack
It has been a while since our intrepid crew has faced off against our old adversary, the Atwood 3000 power jack. Our last encounter was…
Airstream Zip Dee Awning Repair
When we purchased our Airstream we got a good deal by buying one ordered by another customer who backed out of the deal. Lucky for…
10 of the best websites for Airstream Fans
If you are looking for Airstream resources on the internet, you are in luck. Rivet Heads love their trailers and as a result, there are…
Slippery Slopes and Airstreams
This is a short lesson in hitch safety that we discovered the hard way. After more than 20 months of traveling, we got a serious…
Annual Thoughts
I've never been one for new years resolutions but I do feel the urge each year to make some change of direction for the new…
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park of New Mexico
While making our way through New Mexico, Trail and I decided to visit the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens which is both a Zoo and…
Co-Enabling Adventure
Trail and I are very different from one another in personality. While we very often like the same things, we approach them in very different…
Crawl out through the Fallout
What's this? A video game review on a travel blog? Yes indeed folks. Trail felt that as traveling geeks and gamers we should write about…
Traveling Medicine: Hitch vs Gout
While in Big Bend Texas, I began to notice the big toe of my left foot was not feeling so great. It was kind of…
Nature’s Own RV Resort: Kingsville, TX
Nature's Own RV Resort was our last stopover between Big Bend and Mission Texas. It's a big state, and Nature's Own RV is a pretty…
SB RV Park: Charrizo Springs, Texas
SB RV park doesn't have the world's catchiest name, but it is a decent RV Park with a lot of spaces. It seems to cater to…
Broke Mill RV: Del Rio, Texas
Broke Mill RV boasts that it is Del Ro's newest and most modern RV park and I don't doubt it. While it is not the…
Schlub Life – Will your trailer make you trashy?
One of the less inspiring aspects of trailer life has been the effect it's had on my personal grooming, fashion, and hygiene. While I have…
Moaning Cavern in Vallecito, CA
As much as I have explored monster ridden caves in worlds of fantasy I had yet to step into the real thing until just yesterday…
Marathon Motel & RV Park: Marathon, Texas
Marathon Motel & RV Park is a unique park and well worth staying at. While it is nice enough during the day, it is at…
Fast Forward
One of our goals is to take our time while traveling. For one thing it's cheaper, but more importantly there is an awful lot to…
Hilltop RV: Fort Stockton, Texas
Hilltop RV sits on a low hill overlooking the Texas desert planes near Fort Stockton. It is a full featured RV park with all the…
Maverick Ranch RV Park: Lajitas, Texas
After a number of RV stays where we paid premium prices for modest accommodations, Maverick Ranch RV was a ray of sunshine. For the incredibly…
Puttering through Portland
Stop number two on our journey saw us arrive at Silverton, Oregon which is between Portland to the north and Salem to the south. On…
Visiting mighty Olympia
Before we left the evergreen state we decided we should get a good look at its capitol Olympia, Washington. I've been interested in architecture for…
Best RV and Airstream Gifts
This gift giving guide is not quite like the others. I wanted to not only suggest a list of products but to really reflect on what…
Hitch vs Hitch: The Fountain of the Foul
When we bought our Airstream we were given a lengthy introductory tour by a member of the service department, himself a longtime Airstream owner and…
New Mexico Museum of Space History
Alamogordo New Mexico was one of America's early centers of space research and experimentation. It had the perfect climate, weather, topography, and remoteness for rocket research…
Goodbye Seattle
Tomorrow we are pulling up stakes and beginning our journey in earnest, saying goodbye to Seattle Washington and hello to the many roads and trails…
Traveling Cats: The Litter Box
We travel with our two beloved kitties, Kekovar and Kia. We had a lot of uncertainties about what challenges we would face in getting the…
Airstream Thanksgiving: A year of travel, a night of thanks
Thanksgiving holds extra significance for us now. When we set out on our traveling adventure we stuck around Seattle long enough to celebrate the 2015…
Roswell: Alien Encounters
X-Files was something of a cultural touchstone for Trail. She delights in shows about sasquatch, aliens, ghosts, and lost magical treasures. While no true believer,…
Life in the slow lane
Life in the slow lane sums up a fair bit of trailer life. In the literal sense you tend to drive in the slow lane…
Airstream Life in Kent, WA
Moochdocking in Kent For the past few weeks, Trail and I have been living in our wonderful Airstream but have yet to travel farther than…
Reviewing RV Parks
,I've reviewed every park we have stayed at since we began our journey. My motives for doing so are a mix of providing content for…
Trail and Hitch vs The Immovable Implement
[caption id="attachment_263" align="alignright" width="200"] Atwood 3000 Power Jack[/caption] On a blustery Autumn morning, Trail (Anne) and I found ourselves once again with full sewage tanks…
Making Money with Affiliate Advertising
Trail and Hitch is more than a personal adventure blog, it’s also an attempt to make some money from our experiences and writing. Part of…
Carlsbad RV and Camp – Carlsbad, New Mexico
Once upon a time Carlsbad RV was likely a real jewel of an RV park. Walking around, it is easy to imagine that 20-30 years…
New Home Acquired: Airstream International
On October 19th we took possession of our new home, a 2016 30' Airstream International Edition Serenity with Oyster Trim. We are calling it The…
Celebrating 14 years of being Hitched
Today, Anne (Trail) and I have been married 14 years. I'm writing this the day before our anniversary and reflecting on the meaningfulness of our…
Town and Country RV: Roswell, NM
Our stay at Town and Country RV in Roswell was brief, just two nights, but it left a good impression on me. Both our parking…
Shady Grove RV – Alamogordo, New Mexico
We decided to stay at Shady Grove RV during out visit to White Sands National Monument. The weekly rate was excellent and the location looked…
One year of living in an Airstream
It's now been more than a year since we moved into our Airstream. It seems like a good time for a little reflection on where…
The House is Sold!
So we sold our house. This was the first house I’ve owned and thus the first I’ve sold so I didn’t know going into it…
Colorado Gator
As we drove into the San Luis Valley we started to see a series of large handmade signs advertising the presence of Alligators in this…
Stuff Part 3: The Benefits of Having Less Stuff
I can tell you from first-hand experience that downsizing can be hard work. It can be physically, mentally, and emotionally draining. I can also tell…
Santa Fe Skies RV Park: Santa Fe, NM
We spent 2 nights at Santa Fe Skies RV which means it was just a stop-over for us between Great Sand Dunes in Colorado and…
Sand Dunes Swimming Pool and RV: Hooper, CO
Sand Dunes Swimming Pool and RV is aptly named. This place is much more about being a swimming pool than an RV park. That said,…
Stuff Part 2: Five Principles to Purge By
To go on our journey we had no choice but to dramatically downsize what we owned. Everything either fits in the trailer, the truck, or…
Minuteman Missile National Historic Park
Sometimes while traveling you find the side trips are just as amazing as the destination you had in mind. We decided to visit the Minuteman…
Pueblo KOA: Pueblo, CO
Once again our stay at a KOA park was a disappointment. Thankfully our reservation at Pueblo KOA was only for two nights as we travel…
