StressLess Camping RV podcast

StressLess Camping RV podcast

Get the most out of your RV while saving money and enjoying StressLess Camping with our weekly RV and travel podcast. You’ll get tips, tricks and fun and unusual destinations plus information from RV industry insiders Peggy and Tony Barthel. We’ve also got our weekly RV review and more.

Episodes

May 8, 2025 52 mins

This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, we share the modifications we made on each of our Rockwood Mini Lite travel trailers, to make them more usable for our style of camping and traveling.

Will modifications affect the value of your RV and what hacks are our favorite - and what did we goof up? 

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This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, we’re going to New England with two guys who are the spokespeople for RVing in New England, Bob Zagami and John DiPietro. We’ve got some insider RVing tips on places to stay, eat and see. 

Then we speak with author Dawn Barclay who has researched places where crime has happened in New England in her book Vacations can be Murder! Don’t worry,...

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This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, we welcome Amanda Benson from Dusty Trail RV, who offers tips on safety, as well as DIY repair and maintenance of your RV. Yes, you can conquer your own RV repairs!

We visit a Goofy USA location - Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo Texas 

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Are you RV shopping? Not all RVs are built the same! We don’t like to read, or hear, that all RVs are poorly built, especially since 2020. And what about tariffs? Could this be the perfect time to buy a new RV or should you wait? This week on the stressless camping podcast we have some quality comparisons that you should do, to help you decide which RV bands are right for you.

We visit a goofy destinatio...

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April 10, 2025 52 mins

What do you do if the weather gets scary? Many RVers were caught in the significant storms throughout the midwest, including us, so this week we’ve got some tips for staying safe while RVing when the weather gets angry.

While we’re avoiding these storms, our guest Emily looks for storms and the weather we run from - she’s fascinating!

Plus we visit the mother of all punsters at the Hillbill...

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This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, we we share lessons we have learned while helping others gain confidence and learn to be Stressless Campers. If it’s time to dewinterzie your RV we have some tips, and we share how we’ve been choosing stops on this leg of our journey.

You can find this week’s podcast at our home on the web or wherever you enjoy getting podcasts: https://www.stresslesscamping.com/podcast/0301

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March 27, 2025 57 mins

This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, we are celebrating episode 300! How did we get here? How have we been consistent for 300 weeks in a row? That’s nearly six years!

You can find this week’s podcast at our home on the web or wherever you enjoy getting podcasts: https://www.stresslesscamping.com/podcast/0300

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March 20, 2025 39 mins

We’ve got gadgets, we’ve got news and more and, this week on episode 299 of the StressLess Camping RV podcast, we’ve got updates on the nation’s largest RV club, a way to save money on Internet for RVers and even a safety hack that could brighten your day.

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Have you ever boon-barreled? Or cracker-docked? This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, we take you on our journey from New Mexico to Georgia for the FRVA convention. We share the new overnighting experiences that we tried out. And we share some apps that help us find those unique places. And we did it with zero advanced plans!

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What’s the status of RV repair today? What’s being done to certify more technicians and is there an opportunity for owners to learn more about their RVs? This week we speak with Curtis Hemmeler from the RV Technical Institute about opportunity, repairs and the status of the RV service. 

Tony also shares a campground that’s really different and we also have a recipe with a double twist! Of...

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How do you keep your home safe while you’re out on the road? To help answer this excellent question posed by Ron & Wendy we welcome back Michael, who has worked with the police and private security companies. Michael watches over our house while we are gone. He and Tony offer some tips to keep your house safe when you are away stressless camping.

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This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, we visit with Natalie and Brian from Basecamp Bluesky, who share their road trip on Highway 89. This was called America’s First Good Road and it’s beautiful - Natalie and Brian have some great tips and videos. 

We also have a cute couples’ camper you might like in our weekly RV review.

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This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, we welcome back our friends Scott and Alicia from The Route of it All, who tell us about a service to receive notifications when a campsite YOU want becomes available.

You can find this week’s podcast at our home on the web or wherever you enjoy getting podcasts: https://www.stresslesscamping.com/podcast/0294

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We learn about a new tool for finding hidden boondocking gems and dump stations with our friend Mark Koep from Campground Views. Find new places to boondock including some destination discoveries and hidden gems. Mark also shares a unique place near Moab. We also have a great set of kitchen pans that may last longer than your camper.

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January 30, 2025 44 mins

We’re coming to you from our meetup in Quartzsite where our friends in camp share their own camping origin stories - and we share ours! Join us this week on the podcast as we hear what inspires our fellow StressLess Campers to enjoy the journey. 

You can find this week’s podcast at our home on the web or wherever you enjoy getting podcasts: https://www.stresslesscamping.com/podcast/0292

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This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, we share with you some of the gadgets and work-camp opportunities that Tony saw while wandering around the Quartzsite Sports Vacation and RV Show

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This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, we take a tour of our new Rockwood Mini Lite 2506FK. See how we organized our home away from home and made it just right for our travel and work style.

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January 9, 2025 35 mins

This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, we look back over 2024 and share a bit of each episode. Perhaps it will spark an interest in revisiting an episode, or, if you are new to the podcast, you’ll learn about an episode you’d like to hear. 

We have this week’s podcast along with the notes and all the stories that go with this year of episodes, along with discounts, deals, helpful ...

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This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, we look back over 2024 and share a bit of each episode. Perhaps it will spark an interest in revisiting an episode, or, if you are new to the podcast, you’ll learn about an episode you’d like to hear. 

We have this week’s podcast along with the notes and all the stories that go with this year of episodes, along with discounts, deals, helpful ...

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December 25, 2024 3 mins

A Christmas Poem - our wishes for Christmas 2024

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