Stories from the Road

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Love getting the RV out for weekends and getaways? Dream of being a professional nomad? In Stories from the Road, host Sam Nuerminger chats with everyone from weekend warriors to full-timers about what drew them to the road, the challenges they face, and what keeps them going year after year.

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In the second episode of Stories from the Road season 2 Sam talks with Chris Young who is the spokesperson for Gander RV and Outdoors. Chris recently took a Class A RV down to Florida for the Daytona 500. He ...

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02.27.2020 Blowing up RVs and the Daytona 500 with Chris Young In the second episode of Stories from the Road season 2 Sam talks with Chris Young who is the spokesperson for Gander RV and Outdoors. Chris recently took a Class A RV down to Florida for the Daytona 500. He ...
02.12.2020 Season 2 Premiere with Keith Bernard CEO of Clear 2O Kicking off Stories from the Road Season 2, Sam chats with Keith Bernard, CEO of Clear2O. Keith is taking water filtration seriously in his RV adventures. As a water filtration specialist and an avid RVer he wants to see more ...
02.06.2020 Stories from the Road Returns! Stories from the road returns next week for season 2! Interested in coming on the show or sharing a story? Write into sftrpodcast@gmail.com and become a part of the community.
12.04.2019 SftR 081: Spreading Kindness on the Road with the Kind Campers In this episode, Sam interviews Madeline and Dillon from the Kind Campers. Their dream has always been one of wanderlust. As they set out on their “adult gap years”, Madeline and Dillon knew that they needed something more than just ...
11.14.2019 SftR 080: Caravanning and International Travel with TravellingK In this episode, Sam interviews Karen from the YouTube channel TravellingK. Karen has lived permanently in a travel trailer in New Zealand for three years. She works as a graphic designer on the road and creates videos of her lifestyle, ...
11.07.2019 SftR 079: Preparing for the RV Lifestyle with Jordan and Ian In this episode, Sam interviews Ian and Jordan Knoll, Real Estate Investors from Grand Rapids, Michigan who have been married for five years. They are hitting the road in their 1989 Toyota Itasca Spirit with their Chihuahua, Bella, and heading ...
10.30.2019 SftR 078: Being an RV Sometimer with Kory and Denise from Does Size Matter In this episode, Sam interviews Kory and Denise from the Youtube Channel Does Size Matter. Korey and Denise are RV Sometimers traveling all over North America, finding adventures and beautiful views. Along the way, they share with others how the ...
10.24.2019 SftR 077: From Marketing VP to Digital Nomad with Hannah from Curly Nomad In this episode, Sam chats with Hannah (aka the.curly.nomad on Instagram!). After leaving her position as a VP at a marketing agency in LA to start her own business, Hannah realized that she could run her business from anywhere. She ...
10.18.2019 Join the Stories from the Road Community Introducing the new stories from the road mail in account! This will be where you, the listener, can write in and share stories or experiences from your lives on the road, answer the question of the week or even just ...
10.04.2019 SftR 076: Today is Someday - Live Your RV Dreams Now with You, Me & the RV Today on the podcast, Sam interviews Phil and Stacy Farley from You, Me, & the RV, a popular YouTube channel and blog. After spending most of their time apart with Phil's career in the military and Stacy's career as a ...
09.25.2019 SftR 075: Learn How to Become a Full-Time RVer at Full-Time Freedom Week! In this episode, Sam interviews Lindsay McKenzie (Follow Your Detour) and Julie Chickery (Chickery's Travels), half of the team for Full-time Freedom Week, a free online event that will teach you everything you need to know to become (and remain!) ...
09.03.2019 SftR 074: Homeschooling Tips and RV Life with Ana Willis Today on the podcast, Sam interviews Ana Willis of They Call Me Blessed, a homeschooling blog. Ana is a homeschool mom of 3, wife, health coach, social media and online marketing strategist, and mom blogger. Her passion is to encourage, ...
08.27.2019 SftR 073: An Epic Mother-Daughter Road Trip to Remember You've heard Kelsey Henry talk about growing up roadschooled in an RV. Now, we're bringing Kelsey back on the podcast, plus another special guest... her mom! Sam chats with Kelsey and Christy Henry about mother-daughter bonds and road trips as ...
08.23.2019 SftR 072: Exploring All 400+ National Park Units in the US with Adventurous Way Matt and Diana, both European immigrants, took their first trip together in Yosemite where they fell in love with each other and the National Parks. After two years of planning, they quit their Silicon Valley tech jobs in July of ...
08.06.2019 SftR 071: What Type of RV Should You Buy? Sam brings Ian Baker back on the podcast to chat about various types of RVs and answer the most important question... "What type of RV should you buy?". Tune in to hear the difference between the classes of motorhomes and ...
07.30.2019 SftR 070: Learn How to Make Money and RV with Live Camp Work In this episode, Sam interviews Sharee Collier, the founder of www.LiveCampWork.com, an online website delivering information and resources on jobs for RVers and making money while you travel. She’s the author of the best-selling book, Live Camp Work: Make Money ...
07.23.2019 SftR 069: Preparing to Travel with a Baby with Lindsey Nubern For this episode, we brought back Lindsey Nubern from Nuventure travels to talk about preparing to travel with a baby! She is currently 7 months pregnant with her first child, but that hasn't stopped her and her husband Adam from ...
07.09.2019 SftR 068: Everything You Need to Know About Boondocking with Camp Addict On this Stories from the Road episode, Sam talks to Marshall Wendler and Kelly Beasley from Camp Addict. As exclusive boondockers, they've learned a thing or two about dry camping without hookups. In this interview, they share all of their ...
07.02.2019 SftR 067: Adventure Lifestyle Since 2001 with Austin White Austin White is a photographer, videographer, climber, surfer, snowboarder, avid hiker, and dirt road explorer. He has also been living off and on the road since he was 9 years old when his family ditched the corporate lifestyle and ladders ...
06.25.2019 SftR 066: Camping Conversations - RV Trends with Sam and Kelsey Sam and Kelsey talk RV trends in this camping conversations episode! Hear the latest on updates in the RV industry, Instagram worthy RV trips, and Kelsey's experience growing up in different types of RVs. Plus, find out about each of ...
06.11.2019 SftR 065: Van Life and National Parks with Summer Slevin Since hitting the road in a van in July 2018, Summer Slevin has made her way from Illinois to Alaska, Texas, Florida, Maine, and Wyoming, making her way to America’s Best Idea. Summer’s superpowers are connecting with others and telling ...
05.28.2019 SftR 064: Caravanning as a Solo Traveler with Marshall Wendler from Camp Addict Marshall Wendler has been full-time RVing since April of 2014 in his Lance travel trailer. Having felt the nomadic pull for most of his adult life, he decided to act on it after finding himself widowed in his early 40's. ...
05.21.2019 SftR 063: Campground Conversations - Summer Plans with Sam and Kelsey In this episode, Sam and Kelsey talk about recent travels, upcoming summer travel plans, Sam's love of RVing and tent camping, and Kelsey's upcoming book about growing up roadschooled.
05.14.2019 SftR 062: RV Culture, BLM Lands, and Running an Airbnb Glamping Business with OutofNorm.al Josh and Brittain are the husband+wife duo behind OutofNorm.al - where their mantra is life, unwasted. The two of them have been galavanting all over the country in an '88 Airstream for the past 2.5 years...and counting. They seek out ...
05.07.2019 SftR 061: Camping and RVing in Mexico with Vango Photos Jorn and Hannah Vangoidtsenhoven from Vango Photos work as a freelance duo on the road, sharing their stories and wildlife photographs in books and magazines as they travel through the US, Mexico, and Central America. They've traveled by Airstream, truck ...
04.23.2019 SftR 060: Adventures in Sailing and Van Life with Wade Barrett In this episode, Sam interviews Wade Barrett, a sailor and van lifer from Alabama. They recorded this interview in the parking lot of the RV Entrepreneur Summit, while hanging out inside of Wade's amazing renovated van! Tune in for stories ...
04.16.2019 SftR 059: Create Bucket List Experiences with Follow Your Detour In this episode, Sam catches up with Dan and Lindsay from Follow Your Detour, who have been up to A LOT! Between launching the Happy Camper Bucket List show with Camping World, Lindsay’s new book “Follow Your Detour”, and co-founding ...
04.09.2019 SftR 058: Hike, Camp, and Boldly Go with the Trekers Ari and Jessi from Trekers.org are on a mission to hike, camp, and boldly go on adventures in their Class B Roadtrek RV. In this interview, Sam chats with Ari and Jessi at The RV Entrepreneur Summit. You’ll hear about ...
04.02.2019 SftR 057: Travel, Craft Beer, and Good Conversations with Living a Stout Life Ken and April Pishna run the website Living a Stout Life and have a YouTube show called Stout Conversations. Their mission is to travel the country full-time in their RV, searching for interesting stories to share about the craft beer ...
03.19.2019 SftR 056: Living with Less Stuff and More Adventure with The Gray Adventure Today on the podcast, Sam interviews Rachel and Nick from The Gray Family Adventure. After 13 months on the road, the Gray's have built up quite the YouTube following, sharing their adventures and tips on everything from downsizing to RV ...
03.12.2019 SftR 055: Stories from The RV Entrepreneur Summit In honor of Sam’s first trip to The RV Entrepreneur Summit, check out these clips of how this event has impacted guests on the Stories from the Road podcast! Plus, hear Heath Padgett, from HeathandAlyssa.com and The RV Entrepreneur Podcast, ...
03.05.2019 SftR 054: Seeking a Sweet Life of Adventure with Trail Mix & Chocolate Today on the podcast, Sam interviews Mark and Shanae from Trail Mix & Chocolate. Mark is an agriculturalist and Shanae is a teacher and artist. They are currently in their third year of traveling full-time in an RV and enjoy ...
02.12.2019 SftR 053: Planning an Epic Spring Break RV Vacation Spring is just around the corner and if you haven't started planning your Spring Break vacation yet, you better get to it! Whether you have some ideas in mind or you're stumped on where to go, we've got you covered ...
02.05.2019 SftR 052: Paying off $490,000 of Debt and Buying a Camper in Cash with A Sunny Side Up Life In this episode, Sam interviews Sami Womack, the budgeting coach, motivational speaker, + podcaster behind A Sunny Side Up Life. Sami is the wife of her high school sweetheart, Daniel, and a homeschooling momma to their three daughters. This family ...
01.29.2019 SftR 051: Downsizing for RV Life and Creating Venture Wipes with Tom and Tammy Fromm In this episode, Sam interviews Tom and Tammy Fromm, who have been traveling around the country in an RV for the past three years and roadschooling their two daughters, Savannah and Vanessa. Along the way, they transitioned their lives and ...
01.22.2019 SftR 050: Living the RV Life with Marc and Julie Bennett of RV Love In this episode of Stories from the Road, Sam interviews Marc and Julie Bennett of RV Love. Marc and Julie are full-time RVers and co-authors of the bestselling book “Living the RV Life – Your Ultimate Guide to Life on ...
01.15.2019 StfR 049: Camping Conversations with Sam and Kelsey—Dream RVs, Travel Goals, and Trail Mix In this episode, Sam Nuerminger has an informal conversation with Kelsey Henry of the Positively Delighted podcast. We'll be publishing episodes in this from time to time—let us know what you think!
01.08.2019 SftR 048: Traveler and Entrepreneur, Kathryn Cockrell Having started her first business at 15, Kathryn Cockrell has always been up for anything. After meeting a traveling couple at her local coffee shop, she decided to buy and renovate an Airstream Trailer, lived out of a van for ...
12.18.2018 SftR 047: 2018 Year in Review Thanks for a great first year of Stories from the Road! In this episode, we're looking back at some of the best stories that have shared so far: from acts of heroism to hilarious breakdowns. Enjoy!
12.11.2018 SftR 046: RV Expert—Ian Baker In a change of pace, today we're talking to Camping World's product specialist, Ian Baker. In this podcast, we talk about the future of RVs, Ian's life-long love of camping, and answer some common questions from his series of RV ...
12.04.2018 SftR 045: Robert and Jessica from Exploring the Local Life Exploring the Local Life is a Latino RVing family of four (Robert, Jessica, Daniel, and Nadia) that learns and travels together in their 2016 Forest River Grey Wolf 26DBH Travel Trailer. They are balancing life, fun, and roadschooling while handling ...
11.27.2018 SftR 044: Kyle and Olivia from Drivin' n Vibin' Kyle and Olivia live full-time in a 16' vintage travel trailer. They left their jobs and sold everything to pursue life on the road. Their mission is to live minimally and deliberately, by removing the clutter and fostering relations with ...
11.20.2018 SftR 043: Rae and Jason of Getaway Couple Rae and Jason Miller have been RVing full-time since July 2017. They travel with their dog, Carmen in a 42' fifth wheel and share their adventures across social media. They've also unintentionally become the faces of "beginner RV mistakes" on ...
11.13.2018 SftR 042: Adam McLaughlin of Where's the Moose Adam is a digital marketing "RV-preneur" who has been on the road with his family since the beginning of August. The family is planning a once-in-a-lifetime adventure in their travel trailer, Moose.
11.06.2018 SftR 041: David Lee, the RV Jedeye We're bringing back the RV Jedeye! David Lee got his nickname for his love of all things Star Wars (with the exception of Episodes 1-3) and his new-found love of RVing. As a solo traveler, he’s made a commitment to ...
10.30.2018 SftR 040: The Team Behind Full-Time Freedom Week Looking to get out on the road full-time, but not sure where to start? Liz Wilcox, Julie Chickery, and Camille Attell joined us to talk about their event, developed specifically for aspiring full-time RVers. Full-Time Freedom Week is a 5-day ...
10.23.2018 StfR 039: Robert Ide—from Mergers & Acquisitions to Full-timing Born in the UK, Robert has been traveling in his camper with his white lab for the last three years, visiting approximately 33 states, Canada and Mexico. Prior to going full-time, he had his own consulting business involved in mergers ...
10.16.2018 StfR 038: Jenny Stifter of Micro Adventure Family Jenny, Dave, and their two children, Oakley and Cali, are a full-time RVing family who enjoys daily microadventures—exploring the country, finding community wherever they go, and giving all social media earnings back to their followers, local churches, and nonprofits. They ...
10.09.2018 StfR 037: Josh and Kali of The Freedom Theory Josh and Kali have been living the RV life since January of 2015. After a rough 2014—facing health issues and seeing Josh's dad face a double bypass surgery—they decided it was time for a change. Every year they reevaluate their ...
10.02.2018 SftR 036: Lucas and Sarah of Virtual Kampers Lucas and Sarah are the crew behind the show "Podcasts with Park Rangers." They’re exploring all 400+ National Park units with a mission to bring the Park Rangers' stories to a bigger stage. It’s their way to help preserve and ...

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