Stories from the Road

Kelsey Henry is a singer/songwriter, podcaster, and digital nomad from Texas. She is the host of The Positively Delighted Show podcast and blogs about positivity at PositivelyDelighted.com.

From ages 11-17, she traveled full time in an RV with her parents, documenting her adventures of travel and roadschooling through music. She recently released her latest album, "Music & Lyrics", which features the song "Travel Junkie" and "Free", inspired by her roadschool upbringing.

Some topics we covered:

• 1:03 - Music and Lyrics  
• 4:13 - Growing up full time RVing and Road Schooling  
• 12:04 - The influence of travel  
• 14:08 - Post-college to getting Back on the road  
• 26:57 - “Free”  
• 32:47 - Kelsey’s stories from then road  
• 36:11 - Adventures on the horizon

Kevin and Mandy are full-time RVers—Kev is an app developer and Mandy is a photographer and metalsmith.

They live with their four pets in a new toyhauler that they ripped to the studs and renovated with their own four hands. The pets didn't even lift a paw to help...

Some episode highlights:

• 5:16 - 188sqft’s remodeling process  
• 8:19 -  Challenges while remodeling  
• 13:25 - Transitioning to a new RV  
• 17:39 - Kevin and Mandy’s adventures   
• 23:50 - Tips on Having guests stay in your RV  
• 26:39 - Mandy’s new business

JP has been on the move full-time for almost 20 years, working as a tour guide around the world and specializing in the national parks of America.

His travels have taken him to more than 75 countries and all 7 continents. An adventurer at heart, he’s walked across Spain, sailed the Virgin Islands, and ridden a motorcycle from Alaska to Argentina.

About 5 years ago JP started living in a motorhome between trips as a tour guide.  He now lives full-time in his motorhome, traveling the country organizing convergences for Xscapers.

Some topics we covered:

• 2:40 - What is Xscapers?  
• 5:40 - JP’s RV Story  
• 11:21 - World traveling experiences   
• 14:50 - Xscapers and the RV Community  
• 19:30 - The Annual Bash in AZ  
• 24:34 - JP’s RV   
• 30:33 - Convergence experiences and benefits  
• 34:03 - Traveling and craft beer

John & Brenda Nejedlo sold their sticks and bricks home and are now full-time RVers based out of Livingston, Texas. Before that, John was a police officer turned science teacher, while Brenda was a private voice and piano teacher.

Their plan is to travel—giving free day and night astronomy presentations while they slowly get to see North America.

Follow their journey as they attempt to see every dark sky astronomy site and geological feature from coast to coast—GeoAstroRV.com.

Some episode highlights:

• 2:23 - John and Brenda's RV Beginnings  
• 13:12 - Nomadic Astronomy  
• 22:56 - A day in the life of the Nejedlos  
• 24:30 - Their custom Astronomy RV  
• 29:44 - Learning from their mistakes while RVing  
• 35:39 - Favorite experiences while traveling  
• 41:28 - Epic Nomad experiences  
• 46:52 - What's next for John and Brenda  
• 50:56 - Words of wisdom

Camille's grandparents taught her to "go to school, get a job, and buy a house"—which is exactly what she did until she walked away from a twenty year career in corporate America.    In the past two years, she and her husband, Bryce, have been full-time RV nomads, traveled 24,000 miles, and visited 30 states—all while learning how to create income streams, re-invent themselves, and stay married in 240 square feet.   In addition to their website, More Than A Wheelin', Camille leveraged her background in career development and counseling to create Remote Work School, to teach nomad hopefuls how to work remotely. Additionally, she co-founded Blogging Camp (in partnership with 3 other RV nomads), a coaching program for rapid blog success. Camille and Bryce have also experimented with income streams like options trading, freelance writing, contract and consulting work, and recently, Camille partnered with a staffing agency to help place nomads into remote jobs.   Some highlights:

• 3:30 - Camille on slowing down her fast-paced life 
• 6:08 - Trading Corporate America for North America
• 10:50 - An emotional journey
• 14:25 - Finding work and starting a business on the road
• 21:50 - More than a Wheelin’s rig of choice
• 25:00 - Involvement in the upcoming “RV Nomads” film
• 28:18 - Overcoming obstacles

Stephen and Courtney knew they needed a change from 60-hour work weeks and rarely enjoying all the “stuff” they were working so hard to obtain.

In May 2018, they sold their home and 95% of their belongings and started full-time RVing. Along with their two and four year old, they are traveling the United States for the next year, learning to embrace minimalism and tiny living, exploring everything from National Parks to big cities and most importantly, enjoying amazing experiences together as a family.

Follow their adventure at www.outofofficefamily.com and over on Instagram.

• 6:30 - The minimalist movement
• 18:17 - Where minimalism will take them
• 21:23 - What got the Fillners in an RV
• 29:40 - Family fynamics while traveling
• 31:10 - Their journey (so far)
• 34:27 - Must-visit destinations
• 38:00 - Stephen and Courtney's stories from the road
• 41:33 - Budgeting your travels
• 43:46 - Stephen's Philosophy

Sean and Julie Chickery are a perpetual travelers who are currently exploring the country in their Fifth Wheel.

After serving 20 years in the US Air Force, they knew they wanted to keep moving and experience even more of this beautiful nation. Enjoying slow travel, they spend 1 -2 months per location—fully experiencing the local area.

Together they manage Chickery’s Travels, an educational and inspirational website and YouTube channel documenting their travels and lessons learned.

They have authored a book, Full-Time RV Finance, that covers all monetary aspects of RV travel, to include the big purchase, making money on the road, and saving money on travel.

Some episode highlights:

• 1:40 - The Chickery’s Home base
• 4:06 - What lead them to the RV Life
• 10:00 - RVing and becoming remote business owners
• 17:10 - Trials and tribulations while traveling
• 21:42 - City camping
• 25:47 - Julie and Sean’s favorite stories from the road
• 27:33 - The RV Community
• 32:10 - Plans for the future

In May of 2016, Mike and Megan Knorpp decided to get rid of everything and hit the road with their nine kids. They traveled the US for a year in their converted Jayco fifth wheel and had some amazing adventures along the way.

After a year of RV travel, the Knorpps decided to make another big shift and take their travels international. They bought one-way tickets to Paris and took the whole family on another adventure through Europe and North Africa.

They are now back in the states and looking forward to more adventures with their large brood.

Keep up with their travels on their YouTube channel: Knorpp and South.

Some episode highlights:

• 3:50 The Knorpp’s RV story.
• 13:12 Favorite stops along their journey.
• 18:40 Traveling through Europe
• 24:11 Family growth on the road.
• 28:45 What is next for the Knorpps?
• 34:30 Vlogging the memories. 
• 38:58 Cooking for 9 in an RV.
• 41:21 Words from the wise to newbies.

Stephanie and Jeremy Puglisi are the co-hosts of the RV Family Travel Atlas and Campground of the Week podcasts, which have been downloaded over 2 million times. They have appeared on television numerous times as spokesmen for Go RVing.   They are also the co-authors of Idiots Guide: RV Vacations, which is available wherever books are sold.    The Puglisis spend over 100 nights a year traveling in their Jayco Octane Toy Hauler with their three sons Max, Theo, and Wes—and Maggie the Camping Dog.   You can follow their adventures on Instagram.   Some highlights:

• 2:48 - Representing the Weekend Warriors
• 3:50 - Adventure and Mishaps in Canada
• 14:00 - How camping has benefited their sons
• 18:19 - Would RVFTA ever go full-time??
• 25:35 - RV beginnings to RVFTA
• 32:35 - Managing RVFTA with work and travel
• 47:15 - Trailer Life cover
• 53:35 - Best food cities
• 1:00:27 - Favorite travel experiences

Kerensa Durr & Brandon Hatcher hit the road in January of 2014 and haven’t looked back. They spend their time finding regional foods, exploring cool places to dive, and meeting other RVers. After years of enjoying their freedom exploring the US in their RV, they wanted to help others learn the ropes of full-timing at RVtoFreedom.com and with their course Roadmap to Full-Time RVing.

You can find them every day in their popular Facebook group RVtoFreedomGroup.com.

Some episode highlights:

• 2:55 - What is RV to Freedom?
• 10:24 - Developing their curriculum. 
• 15:55 - Seeing their students thrive.
• 18:50 - Why they RV.
• 27:35 - Differences between city life and RV Life
• 33:15 - RV Memories and the eclipse.
• 36:45 - Get out and RV!
• 41:23 - Kerensa and Brandon’s RV bucket list