Full Time RV Family

Why Full Time RVing (And Eating) in Chicago Is So Awesome!

July 11th, 2011

Eli Sorenti-Burns

RVing full time is fun. You get to see a lot of cool sights, even if you’re a kid.

But what I like most is the food.

My mom and I really like to talk about what kinds of main dishes we want to order when we go to nice restaurants.

When we went to Elements in Pittsburgh, I let her pick for and I loved the meal.

However, when we went to Heaven on Seven in Chicago to celebrate our friend Dalia’s birthday (Karen’s Mom), I was way over on the other side of the table, so I went my own way. Read more »

THE Top Reason to RV Full Time

July 10th, 2011

Ralph

When we first started to RV full time it was a bit rough.

It was tough to get used to the tiny living quarters, the bathroom smaller than a telephone booth, long drives on boring interstates, figuring out how the cable TV works at every campground, oh-so much fun black water drainings, extremely chatty “RV” neighbors, missing friends and family back at home….

But despite all that after the first week or so, we started to realize how well RVing fit our lifestyles, how comfortable it actually is and how the small space actually improves your life and how liberating the travel really is.

But by far, the best part of living in an RV full time is the Read more »

RVing in Wicked Cool Chicago!

July 10th, 2011

Alexander Sorenti-Burns

Me at the Sears (aka Willis) Tower

There are lots of things to see in Chicago when you’re RVing full time, but the sky deck at the Willis (aka Sears) Tower is the best of them all.

It is THE one thing that you HAVE to see in Chicago. This is because when you are up on the Sky Deck you can see everything from a baby to the Jon Hancock tower.

Me looking out the telescope at the Willis Tower

The Willis Tower from the very bottom its HUGE!

There is also something that is called “The Ledge” it is a box that is glass Read more »

RVing Videos | How Kids Can Do Laundry When RVing Full Time

July 9th, 2011

Ralph

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When RVing full time, you eventually have to do laundry! Alex shows here how kids can do laundry in this RVing video from when we were in Canada…he even Read more »

RVing Videos | How to Hook Up the Septic on a 5th Wheel RV

July 9th, 2011

Ralph

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When RVing full time, Alex is responsible for hooking up the black and gray water hookups in a 5th wheel RV once you get to the RV park. He shows Read more »

RVing Videos | How to Operate a Slideout in a 5th Wheel RV, Part 3

July 7th, 2011

Ralph

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After a long day of RVing, Eli shows how to operate the slideouts in a 5th wheel RV. This is the smallest slide out in the boys bedroom so watch out for extra detritus, legos, nerf guns and baseball cards!

And as always, Eli always uses his trusty Cobra Micro Talk Walkie Talkie he got from Angela, Mike and Baby David. Thanks again guys!!!!

Featured resources:

Cobra Micro Talk CXT-85 GMRS/FRS 2-Way Radio Pair (Black)

The Most Frightening Moment for The Full Time RV Family

July 7th, 2011

Ralph

At the "What you talkin about Wills?" Tower Ledge

When RVing full time, you get to see some really cool stuff, no doubt. You also end up doing some things that are normally way out of your normal comfort zone.

Go cross country for a year alone with your family, in a mechanical contraption that you have no idea how to operate?

Uhhh, no problem…fear conquered.

But there are so many more….

But isn’t a big part of living a really full life experiencing new things, doing things out of your comfort zone and “stretching” yourself?

So in that vein, one if the coolest and most frightening things we’ve done so far was going out onto “The Ledge” at the newly re-named Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) in Chicago.

It’s a totally glass shelf that stands nearly 1200 feet above the streets of Chicago. they just added it in the past few years and its worth the $45 family fare to get in to see it.

For someone petrified of heights (always have been…and spiders, but that’ll be another post on another day), my knees are still weak Read more »