Arizona-based adventurers living in a motorhome and exploring in a teardrop trailer
Hi, we’re Levi and Nicole. We’re on a mission to help you camp, eat, and explore the American southwest.
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6 Outstanding Tools That Help Us Work Remotely from an RV
Many of us know the feeling of being cooped up in a stuffy office all day, wishing we could work…
The Best French Press for Camping (Planetary Design Ovrlndr Review & Comparison)
There’s nothing like a relaxing morning at camp with a hot beverage. But making coffee while camping can be frustrating,…
Mt. Lemmon Control Road: A Beginner’s Guide to the Wild Side of the Catalina Mountains
We’ve written previously about the Catalina Highway: a winding, paved road that makes its way through saguaro fields, grasslands, and…
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Resources, tools, and gear we use to live out our passion for small space living, camping, and southwest adventuring
Best Motorhome Sleeper Sofa: Coddle Toggle Couch in a Box Review
We found the used motorhome that would become The Diesel Apartment on a farm slash RV dealership in the middle of Ohio. The previous owner kept the original furniture, and the RV dealership played motorhome furniture roulette to sell it. We were going to yeet a few pieces of furniture from our house in the…
Living in an RV Park: How We Deal With Tight Parking in a Friendly Way
We’re living in an RV park full-time. That wasn’t part of our original plan when we started living in our motorhome, but we got lucky and found a park we love on our first try. It’s on the edge of the desert, so you feel like you’re out away from town. We see lots of…
New Year, New…fridge? Replacing an RV Refrigerator With a Residential One
If you have a Godzilla-sized cat (and if you do, send pics plz), getting punched in the face with the overwhelming smell of ammonia while you’re sitting in your living area may not be a cause for concern. Alas, we don’t currently have a Godzilla-sized cat (If I ever do, I’ll share pics) and yet…
The Diesel Apartment Gets a Guest House: How We Chose, Found, and Bought Our Off-Road Camper
When we sold our house in Indiana and moved into our 39-foot diesel pusher motorhome, we knew there were some places its phat ass wouldn’t be able to take us. What we didn’t know was how our full-time RV life would look. We knew we wanted to be in Tucson, and we had reservations at…
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Adventures in the Remarkable Rincon Mountains: Mescal Road Dispersed Camping
Just north of I-10 and the community of Mescal in southern Arizona, a road cuts up the east side of the Rincon Mountains. After passing by an Old West movie…
Dispersed Camping in Ironwood Forest National Monument near Marana, Arizona
Winter in Tucson is a time of snowbirds, gem gazers, and rodeo-goers. License plates change, restaurants fill up, and living in an RV park gets interesting. Empty spots give way…
Dragoon Mountains Forest Road 687 Dispersed Camping Area by Way of Whitewater Draw
Too much work, not enough camping. That’s been our theme lately. So after a camping dry spell and a long break from social media, we dragged the trailer out to…