R-Pod Diaries

Before we dive into what full time road travel is like, Brad and I wanted to shed some light on our decision to live on the road full time and our transition to tiny living. So often we see the end result which looks absolutely beautiful and filtered of all the decisions and chaos that got you to this point.   And chaos might be the perfect word to describe this situation...But lets rewind a few months. Some people thought we came about this spontaneous and wild decision overnight when actually its been a thought for quite awhile. It started officially after our honeymoon in September 2018. We spent 3 weeks driving from California back to Pennsylvania and fell in love with the simplicity and ever-changing scenery that comes with road travel. The idea of having the country at our fingertips more often than just a weekend or yearly vacation attracted us to the thought of transitioning to this lifestyle full time.    Soon after our honeymoon, I (Jenn) went...

After 2 months of sanding, priming, painting, sweating (those 90 degree humid days were killer!), nailing, building and basically completing advanced acrobatic moves to do all of the above, we are so so proud to provide a tour of our new 20 foot home on wheels! So what exactly did we do to the pod? Everything! First we chose two colors to paint: a shade of white,  called Snowbound by Sherwin Williams,  to cover the brown walls, open up the space and create an illusion that it’s bigger than it truly is. We sorted through tons of gray paint and even started painting the cabinets before changing the shade to the color Nor’Easter, also by Sherwin Williams. Not sure how but unintentionally all the colors we chose had to do with winter weather...hmm... Other updates: We swapped out hardware on the cabinets from silver to black. Sold the original couch cushions and replaced them with patio furniture cushions. Designed and created a new ottoman. Wrestled with peel and stick tile to ad...