RV Texas Y'all Podcast
by Stacie Langland
Hey y'all! Welcome to the RV Texas Y'all podcast! We're Tom and Stacie Langland, Native Texans and full-time RVers. Join us each week as we explore the Great State of Texas and Beyond one campground at a time. We'll share RV park and campground info, RV maintenance and tech tips, road trip stories, Texas history, things to see as you travel and more! We're on a mission to experience life, not just live it. And we're taking you along for the fun!
Episodes
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RV Travel Stories: Judy and Boyd
This week we visit with fellow full-time RVers and RV America Y'all Posse Members Boyd and Judy from Michigan, who decided to ditch the condo life and hit the road as full-time travelers... but first they needed to downsize and find an RV!During COVID, Judy and Boyd decided they had had enough of...
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Meet Jim and Belinda, Upscale RV Resorts
In this episode, we introduce you to our friends, neighbors and fellow full-time RVers Jim and Belinda Wolfe, the founders of the Upscale RV Resorts Facebook Group, website and mobile apps.Belinda and Jim are former full-time boaters who explored the Great Loop before transitioning out of boat…
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RV Travel Stories: Ron and Carol
Even though a MAJOR engine failure caused them to be out of their motorhome for months, full-time RVers Carol and Ron share why they didn't give up on the RV lifestyle.When you hear their story, you'll understand why we believe that Ron and Carol are two of the most resilient and positive people...
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RV Travel Stories: Tami and Steve
In this episode, we visit with Steve and Tami, full-time RVers who travel America in their fifth wheel.They share their decades of RVing experience, why they chose a Grand Design fifth wheel as their home on wheels and parts that they carry just in case. Tami and Steve also share why they chose…
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RV Travel Stories: Jana and Judy
Part time RVers, Judy and Jana share their RV travel adventures with 2 dogs and 2 cats along for the fun.They share their journey into RVing, some of their favorite places so far in their travels, and some challenges they have faced including getting gas for their 39' Class A Gas Motorhome while...
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Living Smaller: Randy and Joanna
Full-Time RVers Joanna and Randy, from Episode 35, are back with a HUGE update on their RV life. For links to everything we talked about in this episode, check out our Episode 47 Show Notes on RVAmericaYall.com. Want more content?? Join our growing community of friendly folks and get access to...
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RV Travel Stories: Tom and Lesley
In this podcast episode, we introduce you to our friends and fellow full-time RVers, Tom and Lesley who share their RVing stories. For links to everything we talked about in this episode, check out our Episode 46 Show Notes on RVAmericaYall.com. Want more content?? Join our growing community of...
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The RVAY Posse: Building a Deeper Connection
Today we're sharing how we are building a deeper connection to our audience and the RVing community. Learn More About the RV America Y'all Posse and Try It For FREE! For links to everything we talked about in this episode, including podcast episodes with some of our Posse Members, check out our...
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Visiting with Mark and Sue, Our Journey in Myles
This week we sit down with our friends, fellow full-time RVing content creators, Mark and Sue from Our Journey in Myles. We always have a blast spending time with them.We hope you have as much fun listening to this episode as we had recording it! For links to everything we talked about in this...
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Meet the New Leaders of Freightliner Custom Chassis
In this episode, we visit with the new President and CEO of Freightliner Custom Chassis, Kevin Bangston and FCCC's new Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Akbar Ghous.For links to everything we talked about in this episode, check out our Episode 42 Show Notes on RVAmericaYall.com.Subscribe to...
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RV Travel Stories: Bob and Tracy, Full-Time RVers
This week we're joined by our friends and fellow full-time RVers Bob and Tracy from Minnesota who follow their curiosity as they explore North America in their motorhome.Traveling full-time since 2019, Tracy and Bob share resources they use for learning more about the areas they travel in, how…
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Meet Mike and Deanna, Gathering Place Resort, Wisconsin
This week we're joined by our friends Deanna and Mike, an RVing couple who own and operate a seasonal lodge and motorcoach resort in Wisconsin. They share their RVing story, how they came to own a resort and how their RVing experiences impact their business.Mike and Deanna share how they became...
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Who You Gonna Call?
No matter how new or old your RV is. No matter what type of RV you have. No matter how well you take care of your RV. Sometimes things happen. And when something goes wrong, calling the right folks first can save you time, money and a whole lot of stress.So when things don't go as planned and you...
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Tips for Visiting Spring Training
Spring Training Baseball was always on our bucket list. Now we've completed 2 seasons of Spring Training in Florida. We've learned a quite a bit and heard a lot of questions and unexpected experiences from first time visitors. So this week we're sharing our tips for taking in Baseball Spring...
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RV Travel Stories: Al and Marilyn
After years of research, Al and Marilyn from Connecticut chose a 36 foot Grand Design fifth wheel as their full-time home on wheels. In this episode, they share why they chose their RV, their travel adventures, challenges and tips for living on the road.Marilyn and Al share their downsizing…
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RV Travel Stories: TC and Eva
This week we visit with Eva and TC, full-time RVers from Florida who travel the United States in their motorhome named Sweet Pea. They share their RVing adventures, tips and challenges they've faced since they became full timers back in 2020.Eva and TC have been traveling in their Newmar Dutch…
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RV Travel Stories: Joanna and Randy
This week we sit down with Joanna and Randy, full-time RVers from Kentucky who went from no RV to living full time in their big rig motorhome. They share their story of how they got here and how it's working out so far.Randy and Joanna have been traveling full-time since 2022. They travel in a…
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New Resort Coming from Jamaica Beach RV Resort Founders
This week we sit down with our friend Ron Gustafson, founder, builder, and owner of Jamaica Beach RV Resort to talk about his park in Galveston and the huge announcement his family has made recently regarding a new resort they are developing, Twin Oaks Resort.We've been visiting Jamaica Beach RV...
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RV Travel Stories: Kelly and JR
This week we sit down with our friends Kelly and JR who travel part-time in their 33' Wildwood travel trailer. They share their adventures, challenges and RV travels.Both RVers when they were growing up, JR and Kelly's RVing adventures together got off to a very rocky start with a series of near...
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RV Travel Stories: Howard and Betty
This week we're joined by our friends Betty and Howard, part-time RVers who travel for months at a time exploring the United States and Canada. But their road trips don't just stop at RV travel. Betty and Howard recently completed a 9,000 mile road trip from Texas to Canada in their Jeep...
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RV Travel Stories: David and Karen
In this episode we're visiting with full-time RVers David and Karen who seek out campsites in nature despite the fact that they travel in a 40 foot long motorhome towing a full-size truck. For links to everything we talked about in this episode, check out our Episode 44 Show Notes on...
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RV Travel Stories: Buddy and Jeanette, Full Time RVers
Every RVer has a unique story. This week on the RV America Y'all Podcast, our friends Buddy and Jeanette share their travel experiences as full-time boaters, full-time RVers and work campers.For more information and links to things we talked about in this episode, check out our Episode 31 Show...
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2023: A Year of Big Changes!
As full-time RVers are lives are full of change. Every day is different, every adventure is unique, and our travel plans change constantly! It is not unusual for us to look back at the end of the year and say "Wow! That didn't play out like we expected." But 2023 held a lot more changes for us…
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Visiting a Seasonal Destination in the Shoulder Season
Seasonal travel destinations are considered seasonal for a reason. Historically, an overwhelming majority of the area's tourists and part-time residents visit during a particular season. A Colorado ski town's prime season might be Winter. A popular beach town might boom during Summer. Often the...
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Hearthside Grove Luxury Motorcoach Resort
This week we're visiting with brothers Craig Rose and Kirk Rose, the founders of Hearthside Grove Luxury Motorcoach Resort in Petoskey, Michigan. We talk about what it was like growing up in Petoskey (a small town in Northern Michigan), their family history of RVing, and how they evolved from...
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The Good and Bad of Summer RV Travel + Tips!
Traveling by RV during the summer is a tradition for generations of Americans. There are definite benefits to RVing in the summer and many reasons why it's so popular. However, there are some challenges to summer travel as well.This week we're talking all about the good and the bad of Summer RV...
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The Cajun RV Rally
Every RV rally we've ever attended has it's own personality. The Cajun RV Rally is BIG in personality! This week, we sit down with Don and Sandie Grutzmacher, organizers of the Cajun RV Rally. This rally is held annually in South Louisiana and is a celebration of music, food, culture and all…
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RVing the National Parks
A lot of RVers (ourselves included) are attracted to RVing, at least in part, because they want to visit the US National Parks. Over the past several years, we've visited several major National Parks as well as US National Monuments, National Wildlife Refuges, National Seashores, National...
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The Challenges of Full Time RVing
There is A LOT that we enjoy about full-time RV life! As full-time RVers, we get to experience a seemingly endless stream of beautiful landscapes, interesting places, unique regional flavors, and great people. BUT, with all of the great things about full time RVing, the lifestyle is NOT all...
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RVing With Pets
One of the things we love most about RVing is that we can bring our pets along for the fun. We love having our dog (Star) and our cat (Astro) with us as we travel. But as much as we love them, traveling with pets brings along a unique set of challenges. We've been RVing with our fur babies (both...
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Expect the Unexpected
In the last episode, we talked about how we plan our RV travels. But no matter how much you plan and how perfect the trip looks on paper, sometimes things can and do go wrong. So today we're talking about something that RVing has taught us: Over the years, we've learned to expect the unexpected!...
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RV Trip Planning
We love to travel by the seat of our pants sometimes, wingin' it as we go and deciding where to stop for the night as we travel. But with the growth in the number of folks RVing over the past several years, trip planning has become more important. In this podcast episode, we share why we plan…
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RV Size Matters
Big rig, tiny camper, and everything in between, when it comes to RV sizes there is truly something for everyone. But why is RV size something you should pay attention to? In this podcast episode, we discuss why Size Matters when it comes to RVs! For links to things we talked about in this…
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Beautiful, Historic Savannah, Georgia
In our last podcast episode, we talked all about our ever-growing bucket list. We recently checked off one of our bucket list worthy destinations when we visited beautiful, historic Savannah, Georgia! We spent a week exploring Savannah, and we quickly learned that 7 days is not nearly enough to...
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Bucket Lists
When we became full-time RVers, we thought that we would quickly check items off our bucket list. While that is true to an extent, the reality is that as we have traveled, our bucket list has continued to grow. In fact, like our friend and fellow full time RVer, Deb, says: our Bucket List has...
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All About RV Rallies: Are They Worth Your Time?
We were RVers for many years before we attended our first RV rally. We had no idea what to expect from a rally, that there were different kinds and sizes of rallies or if an RV rally was worth the time and money. We attended our first RV rally in 2019 and have participated in many since. We have...
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2023 Newmar Motorhomes
We are honored to be joined again this week by our friends Brett Davis (Founder, CEO and President) and Angie Morell (National Director of Sales) from National Indoor RV Centers (NIRVC). Brett and Angie and their team recently returned from the Newmar Dealer Meetings getting a first look at the...
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Angie Morell: NIRVC's YouTube Star
We sit down with our good friends, Brett Davis and Angie Morell. Brett is the Founder, President and CEO of National Indoor RV Centers (NIRVC) and Angie is the National Director of Sales. They share some background history on Angie and how she became the YouTube Star and face of NIRVC that we…
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Fort Wilderness Campground
This week we're talking about a place that is a Bucket List destination for a lot of RVers... Walt Disney World Resort in Florida... and more specifically, Fort Wilderness Campground. We share our experience with RVing at Fort Wilderness, the campsites, the transportation, the amenities. And we...
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Living a Healthier Life
One of our ongoing goals for years is to live a healthier life. Like many folks, we are always working to take steps to improve our health and hopefully gain active years of life together. This week, we're sharing some of the steps we have taken over the years to be healthier. We thought that the...
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Embracing Change
If we have learned anything from our almost 3 complete years as full-time RVers, it is to embrace change. Our plans change ALL the time and for a lot of different reasons. In this episode, we talk about some of those changes, what we've learned and why embracing change is just part of the…
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Changing RVs As a Full Time RVer | West Columbia TX | Grey Tank
Where the heck have we been?? LOL It's been a few weeks since our last podcast episode. Sorry about that! Life has been pretty crazy for us over the past several weeks. And we have a lot to catch you up on. This week we're talking about what it was like changing RVs as a full-time RVer. It was...
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Red Bay AL is Special | Travel the World in Texas | Fresh Water
This week we talk about why we think Red Bay, Alabama is a special place for RVers. We've made Red Bay an annual stop for the past couple of years. This small town, founded in 1907, is full of good, honest, friendly and hard-working folks... many of whom are highly skilled at every type of work...
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Big FMCA Rallies | TX State Park Capacities | Egress
In this episode, we share our recent experience at the FMCA (Family Motorcoach Association) Convention in Perry, Georgia. The organization welcomes all types of RVs, both motorized and towable. Each year they hold 2 big rallies, which they call conventions; one in the Spring and one in the…
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Riding Out Texas Winter Storm at Jamaica Beach RV Resort
In this episode, we visit with two of the owners of Jamaica Beach RV Resort on Galveston Island, Ron Gustafson and Aric Salois. Ron and Aric share what it's like working together in a 3-generation family-owned and operated business, what life is normally like at their destination RV resort on the...
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3rd Generation RV Dealer | Bigger in Texas | Dry Camping
In this episode, we sit down with our long-time friend and third generation owner of Topper's RVs, Larry Troutt III. Larry talks about what it was like growing up in the RV industry, how things have changed, and what he expects to see in the future. Topper's RVs is a family-owned and operated RV...
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Texas Master Naturalist | 31 Flags Over Texas | Converters
In this episode, we introduce you to our long-time friend, fellow RVer, Texas Master Naturalist, Park Volunteer, Certified Interpretive Guide, and Kayak Trip Leader "Ranger" Tom Shaughnessy! Tom will be joining us on future episodes of the podcast to share his vast knowledge of the great outdoors...
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Camping Etiquette | How Christianity Came to Texas | Batteries
This week, we're talking camping etiquette: the do's and don'ts of campground behavior. From campfires to pets to parking... we share the unwritten rules that we always follow in the campground. In this week's Texas Tidbit, Stacie shares the history of how Christianity came to Texas. And in this...
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RV Buying Tips | Birth of Texas State Parks | 30 vs 50 Amps
This week, we're sharing some of the tips we've learned over the years about buying an RV. We talk about how the RV buying experience might look a bit different this year thanks to the Pandemic, things to think about before you buy your next RV, and why research is more important than ever. In…
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Welcome to the RV Texas Y'all Podcast!
We're Tom and Stacie Langland. We are Native Texans and Full-Time RVers and we've been sharing our road trip adventures, RVing tips, and more on our website, RVTexasYall.com since 2013. We launched our YouTube Channel to share videos of our travels, tips, and cooking demonstrations in 2016. And…
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About this show
Hey y'all! Welcome to the RV Texas Y'all podcast! We're Tom and Stacie Langland, Native Texans and full-time RVers. Join us each week as we explore the Great State of Texas and Beyond one campground at a time. We'll share RV park and campground info, RV maintenance and tech tips, road trip stories, Texas history, things to see as you travel and more! We're on a mission to experience life, not just live it. And we're taking you along for the fun!
Hosted by
Stacie Langland