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He left his tech career, packed up his kid and parrots, and hit the road with just a why and the will to take the next small action. At a content creators event in Tampa, Jennifer crossed paths with Ron the Nomad, a solo RVing dad who’s building a full-time life on the road. His story is one of quiet intention, relentless resourcefulness, and the kind of fatherhood that refuses to stay comfortable.

Learn How:

•        A solo dad traded a St. Louis apartment for a Class A motorhome

•        An introverted single parent gets intentional about friendship 

•        Ron challenges his teenager to build his network at rallies

•        The road offers cultural education you can’t find in a classroom

•        3D printing, AI consulting, social media, and genealogy research fund a life on the road

•        The fears in your head can be overcome

•        Faith, community, and finding your people gets done as a nomad

Links & Resources:

🔗 Find Ron: pillar.io/ron.m.davis

🤝 RV Community: learntorv.com/rv-community

💰 Make Money on the Road: learntorv.com/how-to-make-money-on-the-road

📅 RV Rallies: learntorv.com/rv-rally-calendar

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More Than a Fuel Card Is Sponsored by Open Roads

It started with a simple question: “Can I put this in my RV?” In three months, that one question led to 5,000 customers. Today, it’s a program that’s saving full-timers, weekend warriors, and everyone in between thousands of dollars on diesel, campgrounds, tires, insurance, and more. 

Jennifer sits down with Gina Leeper, President and CEO of Open Roads, to break down everything this program offers, and why the window to lock in the biggest savings is almost closed.

Learn How:

•        The free Open Roads fuel card works & how easy it is to sign-up at myopenroads.com

•        To access more than 35 merchant partners & nearly 4,000 fuel discount locations across the U.S.

•        Love’s newest discount is now live & how Open Roads looks to spread these savings this year

•        The VIP program unlocks $5,000+ in discounts RVers can really use

•        The first 5,000 VIP members lock in their $99 rate for life

•        Open Roads’ members help provide clean water across 4 continents when they purchase fuel

•        Adventure Genie, the AI-powered trip planning tool inside the app, shows fuel stops, campgrounds, & stops along your route

•        Open Roads’ first-ever rally hits Pigeon Forge, Tennessee this fall & spots are going fast

Links & Resources:

🚐 myopenroads.com

          Registering for the Nov. Pigeon Forge Rally? Don’t forget! Tell [email protected] Gina told you about it on Learn To RV the Podcast: Beyond the Brand!

📅 RV Rally Calendar: learntorv.com/rv-rally-calendar

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Beyond the BBQ Is Sponsored by RV Roofing Solutions

Most people associate Memorial Day with campgrounds, cookouts, and the start of summer. But for military families on the road, it’s something else entirely. Jennifer, Tasha, and guest host Ashley Gallaher of Campfires and Motors talk honestly about what this day means when someone you love has served or didn’t come home.

Learn About:

•        The real difference between Memorial Day & Veterans Day & why it matters

•        Why “Happy Memorial Day” can land differently than intended

•        How veterans experience this day privately & how military spouses support

•        The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the POW/MIA table, & other traditions many don’t know

•        How to teach your kids about the holiday’s history

•        Resources for veterans & military families who may be struggling

🌐 Crisis & Support Resources:

🚨 Veterans Crisis Line: 988, press 1 | Text 838255 | VeteransCrisisLine.net/chat

📱 Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741

📞 Military OneSource: 1-800-342-9647 | militaryonesource.mil

🧠 Veterans Affairs: mentalhealth.va.gov/suicide_prevention

💛 healingwarriorhearts.org

🌟 americasgoldstarfamilies.org

🌹 americangoldstarmothers.org

🤝 valorwell.org

Links & Resources:

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👉 RV Resources: learntorv.com

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📸 Our Adventures: @LearnToRV

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Community Spotlight Is Sponsored by RV Roofing Solutions

Twenty-two years of RVing, a 40-foot Tiffin Allegra Red, and a love of the road that a life-changing diagnosis couldn't stop. At the Adventure Bandits Bash in Texas, Jennifer met Thomas and Denise of the Golden Life Travelers. They shared how they started small and upgraded through five rigs to build a life defined by community, faith, family — and the kind of resilience that doesn't ask for permission.

Learn About:

•        Starting out as a young couple with no RV community & how one campground rally changed everything

•        Why Thomas walks 2–2.5 miles, five days a week, & what it's doing to his numbers

•        What PK is & how a live donor could change Thomas's life

•        How to participate in the #WalkForAKidney challenge & how you could be featured on their Golden Life Travelers YouTube channel

•        What Thomas & Denise would tell anyone standing at the edge of the RVing plunge

•        How Adventure Bandits introduced them to the modern RV community & why their YouTube channel hit 13,000 subscribers in just a few months

Links & Resources:

📺 youtube.com/@GoldenLifeTravelers

🎵 Golden Life Travelers TikTok: @goldenlifetravelers

🏕️ youtube.com/@AdventureBandits1

📅 RV Rallies: learntorv.com/rv-rally-calendar

🤝 RV Community & Groups: learntorv.com/rv-community

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Beyond the Parking Lot Is Sponsored by RV Overnights

There's a better way to overnight than a truck stop or a big box parking lot. Jennifer sits down with Rob, co-founder of RV Overnights, to unpack how a bootstrap tech startup became one of the most talked-about memberships in the RV space, and why over 1,500 small businesses, farms, breweries, and nonprofits across the U.S. and Canada are now inviting RVers to stay overnight.

Learn How:

•        A $49.99/year membership unlocks unlimited overnight stays with no nightly fees

•        Military, first responders & FRVA members qualify for exclusive discounted pricing 

•        27+ filters & a unique hashtag search help you find the right experience 

•        The Stay Score system builds accountability for both RVers & hosts, keeping the ecosystem fair for everyone

•        The Loyalty Program rewards members with up to 20% off renewals — & the top 100 point-earners get a free year

•        92% of host locations welcome pets & the new Pet Discount Program adds $1,000+ in savings

•        RV Overnights is actively seeking new hosts

Links & Resources:

🏕️ rvovernights.com

👉 RV Resources: learntorv.com

👥 Free Facebook Community: Learn To RV: The Community

📸 Our Adventures: @LearnToRV

📺 YouTube: Learn To RV Channel

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The Road’s Safety Net Is Sponsored by RV Roofing Solutions

Kay Peterson hit the road in 1972 with eight kids and a vision. She built Escapees RV Club from a hand-written newsletter and then built something else: a safety net for the community she loved. In this episode, Jennifer visits the Escapees CARE Center in Livingston, Texas, the only program of its kind in the U.S., and brings back three voices that will change how you think about the road ahead.

Learn How:

•        CARE is not a nursing home & not just for older RVers

•        Residents stay in their own RVs on-site, with meals, laundry, nursing support, & transportation included

•        An Xscaper used CARE after surgery & what it looks like for a solo, working-age RVer

•        Volunteers receive a free site + meal stipend, & summer help is critically needed right now

•        The Learn To RV CARE Challenge: why just $10/month from 100 listeners = $12,000/year for real residents

Links & Resources:

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🏠 Escapees CARE Center: escapeescare.org

💛 Donate to CARE: escapeescare.org/donate

❓ CARE FAQ: escapeescare.org/faq

🛒 iGive.com (designate Escapees CARE): igive.com

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⚡ Xscapers: xscapers.com

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Community Spotlight Is Sponsored by RV Roofing Solutions

She grew up in an RV but she feels more at home 3k' above it. At 19, Maddy is a licensed pilot, youth aviator mentor, and Southern Sky Magnolias member. Hear this road-raised trailblazer talk about breaking into a field where women make up just 7%, racing 2,400 miles across the sky, and how to encourage the next generation of pilots. 

Learn How:

-      An aviation legacy shaped Maddy's destiny

-      Pioneering women like Amelia Earhart established the Air Race Classic

-      Aviation programs promote the next generation of pilots

Links & Resources:

✈️ Southern Sky Magnolias:

-      Facebook: Southern Sky Magnolias

-      Instagram: @southern_sky_magnolias_arc

-      Threads: @southern_sky_magnolias_arc

-      GoFundMe: Help Southern Sky Magnolias Soar in 2026

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-      Air Race Classic Instagram

-      Air Race Classic Website

🛩️ Aviation Programs:

-      Women in Aviation Int’l

-      Girls in Aviation Day

-      Ron Alexander Youth Aviation Program

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Beyond the Brand Is Sponsored by Rivet Supply Co.

What started with a sticker from a state park and a husband who refused to put it on a brand-new Airstream door became one of the most recognizable products in the RV community. Kristina and Joel Bram sit down with Melissa Bond of Rivet Supply Co. to hear the story behind the Original Adventure Board — a laser-cut acrylic memory display that has turned up in campgrounds, Airstream factory showrooms, and living rooms across the country.

Learn About:

•        How a camping trip, a state park sticker, and one creative husband sparked a business

•        What makes the Adventure Board different from just putting stickers on your rig

•        The Airstream partnership and what it meant for a small Indiana-based brand

•        New products launching in 2026 — including a national park sticker book and a limited-edition 250th anniversary board (only 250 made)

•        Why growing slowly is actually a business strategy worth hearing about

 Links & Resources:
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Finding Your People Is Sponsored by RV Roofing Solutions

The open road is full of beautiful campgrounds, but who are you sharing them with? Jennifer and Tasha discuss one of the most unspoken struggles in RV life: finding and keeping your people. Joined by new solo RVer and podcaster Joni Leigh, they go beyond the Instagram-perfect campfire reels to the honest story of loneliness, rejection, resilience, and unexpected connection on the road.

Learn How:

•        Nearly half of adults over 40 experience loneliness but never talk about it

•        To make “friendly on purpose” work — even as an introvert

•        Quality over quantity changes everything

•        Joni Leigh finds her people, even after losing her travel companion

•        To find the new Learn To RV friendship series

Links & Resources:

🚐  rvroofingsolutions.com

🎤  Find Joni Leigh:

   YouTube: @JoniLeighOfficial

   jonileigh.com

   TikTok: @jonileigh11

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💬 Did this episode hit close to home? Share your friendship story in our Facebook community. Want yours read around the campfire? Email [email protected] to submit it for Campfire Confessions. If it’s read on air, we’ll send you a Campfire Confessions sticker!

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Meet Maddy, an amazing 19-year-old pilot who comes from a long legacy of skies! She talked with us for a few minutes at the FRVA rally in Perry, Georgia, and this Thursday you can catch Tasha's full interview with her on Community Spotlight to learn about her upcoming race! Don't miss it!

Links & Resources:

✈️  Southern Sky Magnolias Air Race Classic Team:

-        Facebook: Southern Sky Magnolias

-        Instagram: @southern_sky_magnolias_arc

-        Threads: @southern_sky_magnolias_arc

-        GoFundMe: Help Southern Sky Magnolias Soar in 2026

-        Buy Team Tumblers

-        Sponsorship Deck (Google Slides)

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