September 14, 2019 • 9 mins
We return to our mail bag and talk about what we said "thank you" to and let go of when we moved into the RV and the logistics of parking one of those things in a National Park.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Hi, am Matt, and I'm Brad. This is park Landia.
We packed up our loft in Chicago, moved into an
r V with a dog, Finn, and now we're tralving
the country full time, visiting America's national parks. Thanks for listening. Today,
we're reading through some questions we've been getting from followers
(00:25):
on Facebook or Instagram. How they asked us in the
park Landia Rangers Facebook group, Um, how did you decide
what to bring when you downsized your home to the
r V. I think most of this was just a
matter of space and what made sense and what was
a priority. Like we couldn't bring anything big. We couldn't
(00:46):
bring any unnecessary things like our or big photo frames
or anything like that, just because there's nowhere to hang
at or store. It couldn't bring our tiki mugs or
anything breakable too, like twokmus for example, a lot of glassware.
We had a lot of that, and we had a
get rid of because we just didn't want to risk
(01:08):
like bumping around in the road and shattering at all
or anything like that. And throughout time we've actually you know,
reorganized our space um to have like more shallow um
holders and so that way we could put our bottles
in them. And then we have these like bottle socks.
So like for our our liquor, um, you know, we
we cover it with different like they're called liquor socks, um.
(01:32):
And uh, then we've done some organized reorganization. We've even
actually gotten rid of all of our glassware and replaced
it with plastic coffee mugs, plastic glasses, rocks, glasses, um,
all different types of that. Because when you're driving down
the road, you actually get a lot of the rocking
back and forth, and so you get a lot of
(01:52):
this like ting to ding ting, ting to dinging absolutely
and that gets really old, really quick. And so we've
definitely had to um rethink that. And you know, every
time we go to the farm, I feel like we
drop off different items that are no longer important um
while we're on the road, or even if they are,
(02:13):
you know, we don't have the space for them. So
we definitely have to it's a continuous downsizing um. And
when we are going to make purchases, we have to
really think about what we want, what we need at
this reason and season of life. Yeah, so it's like
downsizing and also re prioritizing because some items we started
with on the on the RV and we've since put
(02:34):
in storage and replaced with other things that are we've
come to find out are more important. Um. And that
happens a lot. That happens, especially with clothes, at least
for me. UM, when we first have denied to go
through all my clothes, and then anything I had happened
more in like a year or something I would put
either putting storage or donated or get rid of it, whatever,
(02:56):
find solutions because we just simply don't have the closet
space that we used to. And we also had to
take your DVD collection and downsize of that, downsize, get
a big binder. And because I don't have the face
to just stack up a bunch of DVD cases like
I had previously, so I have to remove those cases
and then just like just use the desk and put
(03:16):
them all on one concise binder that can easily just
fit underneath the DVD player. Yeah, and that really helps.
So finding those different like storage and organization spaces for
the RV is what really makes the difference, uh, within
this lifestyle and choosing it from Cynthia and the park
Landia Rangers Facebook group. We have another question. Yes, and
(03:38):
full disclosure, this is my aunt Cindy, the one who
gave me knuckle sandwiches growing up. Um, flush my head
down toilets to give me swirlies. Um, you know all
the kinds of things. I mean, shoot, I used to
shoot up her launder room with BBS and then blame
it on my cousins because that's that's how close we are.
But she had a lot of questions and we definitely
(03:59):
want to talk about some of them today because they're
all very great ones and it's all about that RV lifestyle. Um,
and they have a preface in them. So as she goes, okay,
remember when you read these questions, I have a limited
knowledge of national parks upside down smiley phase, and uh,
you know a lot of people do, and that's why
(04:20):
we're here to talk about this and these are absolutely
amazing questions. So I'm gonna start with this one. Um,
do you park the r V on the national park
premise during your entire stay? Yeah? Well it depends yes,
and sometimes we do, sometimes we don't. Depends what national
park has an r V park or r V accessibility.
(04:43):
And then if they if they do if they have
reservations available. So like for example, at Everglades, we made
we booked an r V spot like several months in
advance and we stayed there the entire four days were
at the Everglades. So and then the other hand, in
yellow Stone, O. We went to try to find them,
but it was like the week before fourth of July,
(05:03):
depending on our part, my part, but that one we
actually went into and we couldn't find anything, and so
we actually went over to West Yellowstone and we called
ahead and they had a space for the time that
we're going to be there. So that was the other
side of that. UM. So you know, we can stay
on them. Sometimes they're overbooked, and then ones like Petrified
(05:27):
Forests don't have an r V park at all. Yeah,
so they're It all differs from park to park. And
we've done like every combination of this. UM. So the
next question was do they have hook up for water, electricity,
et cetera for r vs? Yes, so mainly, um most
r V parks have water and electricity. UM. I would
(05:50):
say of the time, those two are always happening. But
the dump tank, I would say, of the time, has
the dump um, dumb blinds as well, so that that's
considered a full hook up is when you have water,
electricity and the place where you can hook up to
the ground from your r V so you can just
(06:10):
continuously dump your black and gratings, which we've talked about
in the past episodes. Yes. Yeah, and she also asked
us as different by parks, So yes, exactly, it does absolutely. Yeah.
Those are amazing questions. And then this is probably the
most important question on all is do you have to
make reservations or can you just arrive? Yeah, So if
(06:33):
places do accept reservations, especially if national parks accept them,
then I would absolutely recommend that as soon as you can. Um,
they not all of them do. Some campgrounds in r
V parks either don't accept them really at all, or
they only offer some for reservations then keep the rest
for kind of like walk in or day of, which
(06:55):
is a good kind of option for last minute travel.
But we all always try to make reservations whenever possible,
whether it's several months in advance or a week in advance. Um,
it's always just it provides a piece of mind and
get to know where you're going to be when you're
going to be there and knowing that you're gonna have
a space there as opposed to being like out of
(07:18):
luck and kind of scrambling. Yeah, and sometimes you there.
They have it on their website where you can do
a reservation. Sometimes you have to fill out a reservation
form on the website. Sometimes you have to call them
to make reservations. So the reservation system is not like
a hotel reservation system where everyone absolutely has online booking. UM.
A lot of these differ from park to park to park,
(07:40):
and even from um City and states. We've had hookups
as low full hookups as low as fifteen dollars a
night and as high as a hundred and fifteen dollars
at night. UM. And that one was in Jackson Hole,
which makes sense because it's such a beautiful area and
that RV park was spectacular. But UM, those are the
different things that you have to think of out with
(08:00):
the budgeting process of URV living. Is your fuel and
your hookups are going to be your biggest two expenses
minus if you took out a loan for your r V,
which is actually probably cheaper in most cases. UM. So
the budgeting aspect of that is something that I'm excited
to talk about in a future episode of Parklandia. Thank
you so much for asking these amazing questions. We really
(08:23):
enjoy this interaction that we get to do with you,
and we're super excited to continue to engage with you
on our Facebook group Parklandia Rangers, or our Instagram at
park Landia Pod. Yeah. So reach out to us any
time with questions, comments, conversations, and we're more than happy
to chat with you and answer your amazing questions. So
(08:46):
thank you for listening. You've been listening to the Parklandia Podcast,
a show about national parks by Heart Radio, created by
Matt Kerouac, Brad Krouac, and Chris were Hassiotas, produced and
edited by Mike John's executive produced by Christopher Hasiotas. Special
thanks to Gabrielle Collins, Crystal Waters and the rest of
(09:08):
the Parklandia crew and Hey listeners. If you're enjoying the show,
leave us a review on Apple podcast. It helps other
people like you find our show. You can keep up
with us on social media. Check out photos from our
travels on Instagram at Parklandia Pod, and join in the
conversation in our Facebook group Parklandia Rangers, thank you so
much for listening.
Hi, am Matt, and I'm Brad. This is park Landia.
We packed up our loft in Chicago, moved into an
r V with a dog, Finn, and now we're tralving
the country full time, visiting America's national parks. Thanks for listening. Today,
we're reading through some questions we've been getting from followers
(00:25):
on Facebook or Instagram. How they asked us in the
park Landia Rangers Facebook group, Um, how did you decide
what to bring when you downsized your home to the
r V. I think most of this was just a
matter of space and what made sense and what was
a priority. Like we couldn't bring anything big. We couldn't
(00:46):
bring any unnecessary things like our or big photo frames
or anything like that, just because there's nowhere to hang
at or store. It couldn't bring our tiki mugs or
anything breakable too, like twokmus for example, a lot of glassware.
We had a lot of that, and we had a
get rid of because we just didn't want to risk
(01:08):
like bumping around in the road and shattering at all
or anything like that. And throughout time we've actually you know,
reorganized our space um to have like more shallow um
holders and so that way we could put our bottles
in them. And then we have these like bottle socks.
So like for our our liquor, um, you know, we
we cover it with different like they're called liquor socks, um.
(01:32):
And uh, then we've done some organized reorganization. We've even
actually gotten rid of all of our glassware and replaced
it with plastic coffee mugs, plastic glasses, rocks, glasses, um,
all different types of that. Because when you're driving down
the road, you actually get a lot of the rocking
back and forth, and so you get a lot of
(01:52):
this like ting to ding ting, ting to dinging absolutely
and that gets really old, really quick. And so we've
definitely had to um rethink that. And you know, every
time we go to the farm, I feel like we
drop off different items that are no longer important um
while we're on the road, or even if they are,
(02:13):
you know, we don't have the space for them. So
we definitely have to it's a continuous downsizing um. And
when we are going to make purchases, we have to
really think about what we want, what we need at
this reason and season of life. Yeah, so it's like
downsizing and also re prioritizing because some items we started
with on the on the RV and we've since put
(02:34):
in storage and replaced with other things that are we've
come to find out are more important. Um. And that
happens a lot. That happens, especially with clothes, at least
for me. UM, when we first have denied to go
through all my clothes, and then anything I had happened
more in like a year or something I would put
either putting storage or donated or get rid of it, whatever,
(02:56):
find solutions because we just simply don't have the closet
space that we used to. And we also had to
take your DVD collection and downsize of that, downsize, get
a big binder. And because I don't have the face
to just stack up a bunch of DVD cases like
I had previously, so I have to remove those cases
and then just like just use the desk and put
(03:16):
them all on one concise binder that can easily just
fit underneath the DVD player. Yeah, and that really helps.
So finding those different like storage and organization spaces for
the RV is what really makes the difference, uh, within
this lifestyle and choosing it from Cynthia and the park
Landia Rangers Facebook group. We have another question. Yes, and
(03:38):
full disclosure, this is my aunt Cindy, the one who
gave me knuckle sandwiches growing up. Um, flush my head
down toilets to give me swirlies. Um, you know all
the kinds of things. I mean, shoot, I used to
shoot up her launder room with BBS and then blame
it on my cousins because that's that's how close we are.
But she had a lot of questions and we definitely
(03:59):
want to talk about some of them today because they're
all very great ones and it's all about that RV lifestyle. Um,
and they have a preface in them. So as she goes, okay,
remember when you read these questions, I have a limited
knowledge of national parks upside down smiley phase, and uh,
you know a lot of people do, and that's why
(04:20):
we're here to talk about this and these are absolutely
amazing questions. So I'm gonna start with this one. Um,
do you park the r V on the national park
premise during your entire stay? Yeah? Well it depends yes,
and sometimes we do, sometimes we don't. Depends what national
park has an r V park or r V accessibility.
(04:43):
And then if they if they do if they have
reservations available. So like for example, at Everglades, we made
we booked an r V spot like several months in
advance and we stayed there the entire four days were
at the Everglades. So and then the other hand, in
yellow Stone, O. We went to try to find them,
but it was like the week before fourth of July,
(05:03):
depending on our part, my part, but that one we
actually went into and we couldn't find anything, and so
we actually went over to West Yellowstone and we called
ahead and they had a space for the time that
we're going to be there. So that was the other
side of that. UM. So you know, we can stay
on them. Sometimes they're overbooked, and then ones like Petrified
(05:27):
Forests don't have an r V park at all. Yeah,
so they're It all differs from park to park. And
we've done like every combination of this. UM. So the
next question was do they have hook up for water, electricity,
et cetera for r vs? Yes, so mainly, um most
r V parks have water and electricity. UM. I would
(05:50):
say of the time, those two are always happening. But
the dump tank, I would say, of the time, has
the dump um, dumb blinds as well, so that that's
considered a full hook up is when you have water,
electricity and the place where you can hook up to
the ground from your r V so you can just
(06:10):
continuously dump your black and gratings, which we've talked about
in the past episodes. Yes. Yeah, and she also asked
us as different by parks, So yes, exactly, it does absolutely. Yeah.
Those are amazing questions. And then this is probably the
most important question on all is do you have to
make reservations or can you just arrive? Yeah, So if
(06:33):
places do accept reservations, especially if national parks accept them,
then I would absolutely recommend that as soon as you can. Um,
they not all of them do. Some campgrounds in r
V parks either don't accept them really at all, or
they only offer some for reservations then keep the rest
for kind of like walk in or day of, which
(06:55):
is a good kind of option for last minute travel.
But we all always try to make reservations whenever possible,
whether it's several months in advance or a week in advance. Um,
it's always just it provides a piece of mind and
get to know where you're going to be when you're
going to be there and knowing that you're gonna have
a space there as opposed to being like out of
(07:18):
luck and kind of scrambling. Yeah, and sometimes you there.
They have it on their website where you can do
a reservation. Sometimes you have to fill out a reservation
form on the website. Sometimes you have to call them
to make reservations. So the reservation system is not like
a hotel reservation system where everyone absolutely has online booking. UM.
A lot of these differ from park to park to park,
(07:40):
and even from um City and states. We've had hookups
as low full hookups as low as fifteen dollars a
night and as high as a hundred and fifteen dollars
at night. UM. And that one was in Jackson Hole,
which makes sense because it's such a beautiful area and
that RV park was spectacular. But UM, those are the
different things that you have to think of out with
(08:00):
the budgeting process of URV living. Is your fuel and
your hookups are going to be your biggest two expenses
minus if you took out a loan for your r V,
which is actually probably cheaper in most cases. UM. So
the budgeting aspect of that is something that I'm excited
to talk about in a future episode of Parklandia. Thank
you so much for asking these amazing questions. We really
(08:23):
enjoy this interaction that we get to do with you,
and we're super excited to continue to engage with you
on our Facebook group Parklandia Rangers, or our Instagram at
park Landia Pod. Yeah. So reach out to us any
time with questions, comments, conversations, and we're more than happy
to chat with you and answer your amazing questions. So
(08:46):
thank you for listening. You've been listening to the Parklandia Podcast,
a show about national parks by Heart Radio, created by
Matt Kerouac, Brad Krouac, and Chris were Hassiotas, produced and
edited by Mike John's executive produced by Christopher Hasiotas. Special
thanks to Gabrielle Collins, Crystal Waters and the rest of
(09:08):
the Parklandia crew and Hey listeners. If you're enjoying the show,
leave us a review on Apple podcast. It helps other
people like you find our show. You can keep up
with us on social media. Check out photos from our
travels on Instagram at Parklandia Pod, and join in the
conversation in our Facebook group Parklandia Rangers, thank you so
much for listening.
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