Our Journey
38 campgrounds · 12 states · and counting
Town & Country is the full-service option in Roswell — 119 sites, pool, gym, dog park, and the highest-rated Good Sam park in town. If Red Barn is the charming B&B, Town & Country ... Town & Country RV Park earns a M — Made Good Memories — on our SCOUTED scale.
Most FIRE content assumes you live in a house. We pursue financial independence from a travel trailer, and honestly? The math works better than you'd think.
Colorado River is a desert escape on the California-Arizona border. Stunning sunsets over the river, good fishing, and wide-open Starlink sky. It is remote — like, really remote — so come prepared.... Thousand Trails Colorado River earns a P — Passed the Time — on our SCOUTED scale.
Florida means zero state income tax and no estate tax. Here's why we chose it as our legal domicile for full-time RV life — and a step-by-step guide to establishing yours.
Verde Valley is the Arizona gem we did not expect. Sedona is 20 minutes away, the weather in January was perfect, and the park itself is well-maintained for a TT property. We only had 17 nights and... Thousand Trails Verde Valley earns a M — Made Good Memories — on our SCOUTED scale.
I work remotely full-time from our RV. After 18 months and a lot of wasted money, here's the bulletproof internet setup that actually works.
Every FIRE calculator assumes a fixed address. We live in a travel trailer, our 'rent' is a campground membership, and our FIRE number is lower than most people expect.
Lily is 7 and Rose is 3. Between them, they've tested more kid gear in extreme conditions than any product review lab.
We made every rookie Thousand Trails mistake in the book. Here's everything we wish someone had explained before we signed that membership agreement.
After a year of cooking three meals a day in 40 square feet, these are the items that survived. Everything else got donated at a campground free pile.