We’re Tony & Peggy Barthel and we’re working to help you be a StressLess Camper.
Some of our favorite gadgets and tools for off-grid camping. These are replacements for the things some describe as must have but also that require 110vac. These substitutions sometimes even work better.
How to buy a used RV - we share insider tips and tricks from our years at an RV dealership to help you get the best used RV possible.
A recipe for easy campfire chicken which is a delicious and quick meal you can make in your camp in just a few minutes in your cast iron pan.
More than ever before RVing is going to be the best way to see the USA. This article talks about ways that you can enjoy the New Now American Vacation even if you don’t already have an RV.
Full-time RVers face major challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic as places available to spend the night dry up and travel restrictions become more intense. With a million people living in RVs the challenge of where to go is truly significant.
The Cali Girl Glampers enjoy caming in the Northern California wine country including San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, and Lake Counties. Dominica Rossman and Lorena Garbarino coordinate and host a variety of gatherings including craft workshops, chocolate tasting, wine tasing, antique shopping tours, coffee and bakery tours, star gazing, lunch dates, hikes, walking tours, art tours… pretty much anything available in the area is fair game to this group of adventurers.
BOB is actually an acronym for Bug Out Bucket and BOB should be a constant traveling companion on everybody’s RV journey. The Bug Out Bucket are the essential things you have in the event that you have to bug out of your RV should there be a fire, flood or other emergency.
Should I still go camping? With the recommendation to shelter in place is it a good idea to find a distant spot and practice shelter in place there?
Here are some ideas for enjoying camping without social interaction.
What should RVers do in the wake of the COVID-19 Coronavirus alerts and are we better situated than most Americans?
Even if you travel alone you can use free digital tools so that you’re never truly alone on the road. These tools can help you stay connected which is an extra measure of security, especially for solo travelers.
Our RVing geologist, Peggy Barthel, shares some of the geology that makes Anza Borrego so special.
A romantic dinner prepared right over the campfire - cacciatore and cannoli
