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The land is ours and now the hard work starts. Our first project is to clear a road so that we can drive our truck onto the property.
Find out how we bought 40 acres of raw land in central Vermont, and how we plan to build our dream home all by ourselves!
We've been enjoying the warm, sunny weather but we ran into an unexpected surprise when we were out hiking on the trails near our RV!
We've been researching tractors lately and in the past few weeks, we've been out shopping to try to find the perfect tractor for our land!
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The snow is back. Our water line is frozen and we're huddled inside the RV. But this week has been very exciting so we're not complaining!
A week of warm weather and easing travel restrictions - things are beginning to open up and we can't wait to start exploring!
Feeling overwhelmed with all the things you think you need to buy before your first camping trip? We boil it down to the absolute bare essential RV accessories that you'll need.
Follow along in this tutorial series as I walk you through the steps to build out a home automation system based around Home Assistant and create your very own DIY Smart RV.
Lifestyle
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We were interviewed by the team at GAFFL to share our story of RV life - our inspiration for RVing, the benefits it has brought us and much more!
This week we've been settling back into our normal routine, but World Backup Day is a great reminder to make sure all our data is safe and secure!
Adventures
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Our last chance to see the fall colors before they peak in New Hampshire - and it was amazing! Plus, we begin to prepare for winter camping.
We've come to New Hampshire this fall to see the foliage change color and follow the change as it moves south - an activity known as leaf peeping!
Home Automation
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Home Assistant will be the brains of our entire Smart RV, so in this blog post we'll be installing it on a Raspberry Pi connected to WiFi, ready to start adding devices.
After sharing our Smart RV tour, we've been inspired to take things further with lots of new ideas for creating the ultimate home automation system in our RV.
Gear
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The weatherproof, battery-operated Wyze Cam Outdoor can be an inexpensive, easily-installed and effective security addition for your RV.
Many storage facilities sell cheap locks to keep your unit secure, but we thought we could do better - find out why we chose the Abus 20/70 to keep our things safe!
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A tour of our DIY smart RV, packed full of home automation technology that makes our full-time RV life more comfortable, secure and efficient!
This week we were woken up by a loud shrieking sound outside the RV - it sounded like someone screaming for help, but who or what was it?!
Our home automation system was recently featured by Ars Technica in their article about achieving smart home nirvana without a subscription.
In our search for land, we always knew to expect ups and downs, and we just had our first big disappointment.
With our RV roof repaired, it was time to head back to Vermont, but a record-breaking winter storm in Wyoming meant a change of plans!
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After discovering mold in our RV roof, we had the entire roof replaced. We learned what caused the mold and made some modifications to help stop it happening again.
We gave ourselves just 5 days to drive 2,900 miles with our RV all the way from Vermont to Oregon - here's how we managed it!
Our RV hasn't moved for almost 4 months, and despite the snow and ice, it's time to hook up and hit the road for our long drive from Vermont to Oregon.