Thinking of Buying an RV? 🤔 | ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS!!! - (Special Report)

It’s definitely a major life-decision - should YOU make the investment in a recreational vehicle? Why wouldn't you??? Well, to be fair, there are some decisions in life that definitely should NOT be “impulse” decisions, and deciding whether to purchase an RV certainly fits into that category. In this video, we share the thought process we followed when we first starting kicking around the idea of getting into the RV lifestyle. Take heed of our experience, fellow “noobs!”

Mission 015 - "Shakedown Cruise" to Hickory Knob State Resort Park

South Carolina's only State Resort Park was our destination for Aluminum Falcon 2.0's "shakedown cruise" over the Valentine's Day weekend. Less than fifty miles from our home, Hickory Knob was a great choice for a quick "run up the road" sort of trip to experience how hitching, towing, setting up and living in the new rig would be. Take a look and see how we spent our shortest RV trip to date (less than twenty-four hours!!) and what we thought of this campground on the shores of Strom Thurmond Lake.

FINALLY! See the "Aluminum Falcon," version 2.0!!

At long last, we present the Aluminum Falcon 2.0! (Well, to be fair, we've only owned the thing for eight weeks, so give us a break! 🙄) This much earlier-than-expected upgrade is almost surely all the RV we'll ever need... unless we hit the lottery or something! Take a look out our newest home-away-from-home, and see how Forest River is outfitting this "couples coach" model, which sits at the higher end in their Rockwood Mini Lite lineup. Now THIS is Glamping!!!

Mission 014 (Pt. 2) - "First Day Hike 2020" at Huntington Beach State Park

Happy Sunday to all of you out there in "Noob Nation!" It's New-Video Sunday! In our latest YouTube video, we'll show you how we started the first day of the new year - by heading down to Huntington Beach State Park in Murrells Inlet, SC for First Day Hike 2020! Ranger Mike Walker led almost a hundred hikers on a two-mile walk through the sand dunes and salt marshes of the Sandpiper Pond Trail, teaching us lots of things about the delicate environment and the wildlife and plant life that live there. Take a look at our day discovering yet another of South Carolina's terrific state parks! (Oh, and we'll tell you a little more about the NEW Aluminum Falcon...)

Mission 014 (Pt. 1) - Myrtle Beach State Park & Brookgreen Gardens

Christmas vacation!! Well, the week AFTER Christmas, anyway. Off we go to Myrtle Beach State Park, South Carolina's first state park! We were smart enough to make our first visit to this great little island of wilderness in the heart of the Grand Strand during the off-season, so as to increase our chances of having some peace and quiet. We'll also show you the "Night of a Thousand Candles" out at beautiful Brookgreen Gardens, and even leave you hanging about a major life change that happened to us on this trip! Gotta get you to come back for the NEXT video, right...?

Three "Qwik-and-Easy" RV Kitchen Recipes! (Special Report)

If it rains, you can't grill out (unless you have a big umbrella), and if you know us, then you know rain WILL find us when we're out in our RV! As a result, we've found a few recipes for hearty, rib-stickin' fare than can be easily prepared in even the smallest of RV kitchens. Over on our YouTube channel, you'll find our first "RV Cooking Show," so take a look and you might learn about a few ways you can expand your camping menu. You can find the recipes we demonstrate down below, too!

#1 - Five-Minute Pepperoni Pizza Quesadilla

Ingredients:

1 Light Italian Herb Flatout flatbread

2 tablespoons of your favorite pizza sauce

1/3 cup shredded, reduced-fat Italian cheese blend

1/8 teaspoon dried basil

5 slices turkey pepperoni

additional pizza sauce, if desired, for dipping

Directions:

1. Lay flatbread on work surface and spread pizza sauce evenly over entire flatbread.

2. On one half of flatbread, sprinkle about 2 tablespoons cheese and basil. Lay pepperoni slices evenly on top, and then sprinkle the remaining cheese evenly on top of the pepperoni.

3. Fold quesadilla in half, bringing the sauce-only half of the flatbread on top of the side

with toppings.

4. Preheat a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook quesadilla, covered, for about 3 minutes on the first side, just until toasty golden-brown.

5. Flip quesadilla over and continue cooking on the second side, covered, for about an additional minute, until cheese is melty and the second side of the flatbread is a light, toasty golden-brown.

6. Remove from heat, cut into wedges, and serve with additional pizza sauce for dipping, if desired.

#2 - Crock Pot Roast Beef

Ingredients:

1 beef roast (3 to 4 pounds)

1 envelope au jus gravy mix (1 ounce)

1 envelope onion soup mix (1 ounce)

1 envelope brown or mushroom gravy mix (1 ounce)

3 cups of water

Assorted vegetables (potatoes, carrots, onions, celery, etc)

Directions:

1. Place roast in slow cooker. 

2. Combine envelopes of soup and gravy mixes with water in a large bowl. 

3. Pour mixture over roast, add vegetables, then cover.

4. Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours until meat and vegetables are tender.

#3 - Lazy Day Crock Pot Lasagna

Ingredients:

1 bag of frozen cheese ravioli (25 oz)

1 lb. of ground beef, browned

3 cans of crushed tomatoes (14 or 15 oz each)

1 tablespoon of Italian Seasoning

4 cups of mozzarella cheese

1 tablespoon of Garlic Salt

1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese (optional)

Instructions:

1. In a large skillet, brown the beef completely and drain off any remaining fat.

2. Stir in all the cans of tomatoes, and seasonings.
3. In a 6-quart Crock Pot, cover the bottom with some of the sauce.
4. Then place a layer of ravioli across the bottom.
5. Then place a layer of the mozzarella cheese.
6. Continue this until all the meat sauce and the ravioli is used (you want to end with the meat sauce on top).
7. Then top with the leftover mozzarella cheese and add the parmesan cheese on top (completely optional).
8. Cook on low for 4 hours.
9. Turn off and let sit for about 15 minutes, then cut and serve with your favorite side salad and crusty garlic bread.

Mission 013 - Thanksgiving 2019 around Elberton, Georgia

Our Thanksgiving-Break trip this year took us over to Richard B. Russell State Park on the Georgia side of Lake Russell, primarily so we could be close to Jessie's folks' place for Turkey-Day. Jessie also happened to be sick with a cold at the time, so between family obligations and her feeling a little run-down, we didn't get to explore the park much during this "mission." However, we did have our own little Thanksgiving feast inside the camper, and even made time to ride over to Elberton, GA and check out the mysterious Georgia Guidestones on Black Friday. Come along and see!