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File my story under Bonehead instead of scary. I was in the middle of nowhere South Dakota and suddenly a rock came up and hit my windshield. A few minutes later, I noticed a huge starburst crack. Not knowing when a crack turns into a windshield disintegrating into scattered crystals, I immediately rerouted myself to a city (hours away). I drove praying that my windshield wouldn’t shatter before I could get there. I finally pulled into the windshield place and the attendant came out. I explained I’d probably need my whole windshield replaced as I didn’t think he could just patch it. The old guy looked at my windshield, pulled out a handkerchief and wiped off the “crack”. Turns out a huge insect of some kind had splatted on my windshield in an amazing starburst pattern. NO cracks, no nicks, but my embarrassment. And relief.

I'm 62 and still laugh with my sister over this. In the early 1970s, we were camping in Yosemite with our parents in a pop-up camper. There had been bear alerts. My sister and I one night heard a bear outside the camper. In urgent whispers, we told mom there was a bear outside. After a moment, mom informed us it was our dad snoring and go to sleep. My sister and I nearly hurt ourselves trying not to laugh on our side of the camper. 50+ years later, we still remember that "bear" incident. 😂❤

I rolled into a free campground s.e. of Sedona, Arizona. As I drove through the camp there were some really scuzzy looking people checking me and my truck out. My gut said let's get out of here so I drove into Sedona and got a spot at a privately owned campground. I picked up a local newspaper 2 days later and read about someone getting murdered in that free campground the same day that I had left it. Always listen to your gut feelings. This happened in November 1986.....

I am 67 and retired Nurse. You said the one think that hit home “it’s better than sitting at home doing nothing”. Made my mind up right then and there😅

When we were newlyweds in the early 70's we went tent camping frequently because we had little money. From CT to CO for a wedding we alternated camping and motels. One night was on a reservation in New Mexico, in a beautiful canyon. The sites were well spread out so we hardly saw other campers. We locked our food in the car, changed into non-food-smoked clothes to sleep, worried about the warnings of bears that sometimes came down to rifle the garbage cans. In the middle of the night we heard sniffles and snuffles around the tent and we lay quiet as stones. In the morning we discovered we were surrounded by cows!!! The reservation herds graze in the area! Terror and humor in a matter of hours!

My husband and I were tent camping in the LBJ Grasslands one week when automatic weapons were firing off very near us. My husband belly crawled out of the tent fired off two rounds and the other gunfire suddenly stopped and changed directions. We later found out the National Guard was running paramilitary practices. There were literally bullets ricocheting off the trees around us. That was in the mid 80’s. Haven’t camped there since.😵‍💫

So, last fall, at the age of 70, I was parked in my son's driveway near Lake Tahoe for a two-week visit. I went to sleep in my RV with a mild sore throat, something I've not experienced since before the pandemic, as I pretty much stayed away from everyone. I woke up about 4:00 am short of breath and feverish. They say that when your body is deprived of oxygen, you don't think straight, due to your brain and all vital organs not getting enough air (hypoxia). Well, this shortness of breath bordered on a panic attack, so I went to the bathroom and collapsed back into bed, thinking I just needed to rest and then call a doctor when it got a little later. Since the beginning of the pandemic, I have had a pulse oximeter, which I keep in my trailer because I have read that hypoxic people get confused, and so it is a good idea to measure your oxygen saturation should you feel short of breath in order to take any guesswork out of whether you should go to the ER or not. Perfect oxygen saturation would be 100%. Most people measure between 95-100%. Anything below 90% is deemed an emergency, and you should go immediately to the ER. Mine measured 81%. I vaguely noted that I would have to tell the doctor when I saw him or her. I crawled back under the blanket and went back to sleep. Four hours later, when my son came out to check on me, he immediately stuck me in a car and drove me to the hospital. I was admitted and spent the next week in the hospital, recovering from the heart attack caused by me not being able to take in the oxygen my heart needed, and fighting non-Covid related viral pneumonia. Lesson: If you are severely short of breath, assume you are not capable of making a good decision.

My husband and I, along with 2 other friend couples, volunteered for a season with the National Forest Service outside of Custer, SD at their Teepee Work Center location. That whole time was wonderful, and I would highly recommend working for them if you get the chance. One rather frosty Sunday morning, we were having breakfast when we hear sounds of a lot of cattle coming our way. We went outside to find a cattle drive moving up the road, complete with cowboys on horses. They were bringing the herd to pasture on Forest Service land close to us. We really felt like we'd stepped back into the 1800s. Truly a cool experience...

Current hairstyle and color is the winner! You look great!

Probably the worst adventure I had was driving down a mountain in Colorado with my mom, and it started snowing and sleeting. I started slipping. I downshifted and went as slow as I could, but could only tap the brakes. A pick up truck pulled in front of me and at first I was annoyed, but he stayed with me the whole way down the mountain and I realized he was watching over me, ready to help if I needed it. We finally made it down and he went on his merry way (I assumed it was a he?). That was one white knucke ride! We both definitely needed a drink when we got settled for the night. Thanks for all you do!

That RV falling apart and being worse after it was "fixed" sounds like Camping World.

I was raised and lived most of my life in Hawai’i. When we moved to Washington state, I was so excited to begin RV’ing. We bought a small inexpensive travel trailer…you know, just in case we didn’t like camping. We managed in the middle of the summer to get a one night stay at a lake front camp ground, advertising lake views and large beautiful camp sites. When we arrived, we were in a circle camp area . Every site was big and lovely and occupied. Kids were playing and bicycling, people bbq’ing. Dream come true! Then we pulled up-to our site. First off, it was the smallest site in the whole circle. Second, it was sandwiched between two huge Class A’s. Because we were newbies, it took us 1.5 hours to completely set up camp. We had planned to turn our chairs to the lake, but the view was covered over with bushes. There were a ton of mole hills and gigantic tree roots coming up in our seating area. We had to put twigs and rocks under our chair to level them. We had just sat down, each with a beverage, when a wasp starting buzzing around us attracted to the smell of the liquor. It flew right in front of my husband’s mouth, so he exhaled and blew at the wasp, but then immediately inhaled after and sucked the wasp into his mouth. Before he spit the bee out, it had managed to sting him in the tongue. After accessing the damage, we both kicked up our feet, took a big drink, looked out at the other campers and almost at the same time said “I love this”. We have ‘t experienced anything like you have Robyn, but so far the high points definitely outweight the low ones.

I always tell people the most important thing you can pack is a sense of humour! Things go wrong even in my Airstream. 😂

I've always wondered why RVs don't do the same thing that airfields and boatyards do in high winds. Use straps over the top, spread out to ground screws. Makes it harder to move or roll your RV in high winds Cheap, simple, and effective.

Your love of RV life is obvious! I'm glad for you. As a bonus, you look at least 10 years younger. I mightily njoyed your video!! Truthfully, I'm a little jealous. I used to revel in solo camping and hiking. I LOVED every moment. I'm now 81 years and I often wish I still had all my camping equipment. I'll just have to enjoy vicarious camping. Thanks for sharing!! Much luck to you!

I have a storey similar to your last one. I was in my brand new motorhome, following my brother who was pulling his 5th wheel. I desperately needed a bathroom break, so I called Steve and asked him to find a place to pull over. He found a grassy spot on a down-hill slope. I pulled in behind him, shut off the engine, popped up off my seat and headed for my bathroom. But something felt weird so I looked out the window, and there I was rolling downhill towards Steve's 5th wheel. Jumped back in my seat, put my rig into Park and put on the emergency brake. I did NOT tell him I almost hit him!

It was like 47 years ago, and my sisters,a friend, and I went to a church camp up at Summit Lake ,Pennsylvania. We decided to skip a class and hike up the mountain. We were near the top and heard a sound. I yelled bear and we all began running down the mountain. Stopped when my sister said, why are we running? We turned to the right and saw a cow, who moved and we all started laughing. My preacher told that story several times in church after that. Also used it to stress why you should not skip church classes.

Back in 1996 I was out camping in an RV with my family on Madeline Island (only accessible via the ferry on Lake Superior). Well we get out to the island in the early afternoon and drive around looking for a campsite. Turns out there weren't any spots available for camping because of the amount of people on the island. So we were forced to just set everything up in a parking lot over night. It wasn't the best choice in the world, but we were in an RV, they happened to have the hookup for electricity and water right there and the bathrooms were just feet away. At that point the only thing we noticed was a big dumpster sitting just 10ft away from the RV. My parents figured the only problem with it would be the smell. NOPE! Cut to the middle of the night and a few of us get up to use the bathroom. I am the first to get myself ready to walk out of the RV, so I open the door and walk down the first step. I'm hearing something rummaging through the dumpster and think it's probably just raccoons. My eyes adjust to the dark and I suddenly realize it's not a bunch of raccoons, but in fact was a giant bear looking for food! It turned around, looked at me and I ran back into the RV. That thing was friggin' MASSIVE (especially compared to me)!!! We stayed inside the RV for a good 10 or so minutes to make sure the bear had left. Once it did, we proceeded to go to the bathrooms and then head back to bed. It was my first time ever seeing a bear in person and that up-close lol. Definitely memorable!

I had an RV for a short time. I got really tired of the failing parts and problems. The heater and AC stopped working, the electric pull-out broke one of the cabinet doors, then the water tank developed a leak, and the bedroom window got busted. Good grief I was spending more time keeping everything operating and little time actually enjoying myself. I gotta hand it to you for putting up with the frustrations for 6 years! I didn't even make through one year.

We're different. I LOVE sitting on my couch reading. I'm older but I've always been this way.

Listening to your stories reminds me of my dad’s trucking adventures…he said that going over the road is a whole other lifestyle because you will see, hear, and experience all sorts of unhinged things

Almost 2 years ago we were in our way to Abita Springs La in our class A mh and an 18 wheeler side swiped us and took off our drivers side mirror and a few other things on the drivers side of the mh. He wasn’t going to stop. I had my cell phone and told my hubby gun 😅T and catch up to him I took pictures of everything I could on his rig. Called 911 and they were able to catch him and make him turn back. The officer told me great work getting all the info.

My last trip as a trucker before going full-time Nomad was during a snow storm as I passed through Kansas into South Dakota. I was able to see 100 feet in advance, I was the only rig or car on the road, and it was not an interstate with lots of travelers. I pulled off when I saw a building that looked like a maintenance station for the state. I put out my makers to signal others of my rig so they would avoid trying to park near me. Then the snow and wind hit. I was shaken every 10 minutes for the entire night. I did not sleep but did close my eyes to rest. After the storm, the snow was drifted up over my wheels. My rig was a wind break for the building. When I finally was able to get out, I saw two cars parked on the other side of the building. Wow! Lucky for me that I chose to park on the other side. No body else was there until the state snow plows came through midday. Too scary for me to forget that one and I won't go into the midwest in the snowy winter ever again. LOL

Oh my, you overcame some horrendous challenges! My story is when I first got my 33 ft southwind, only been driving a week and that direction chick said turn Right here. Wrong! So I tried to turn around in an entrance to a private community and the corner of the guard shack sliced my dinette window, glass Everywhere right over my pups crates. And was protruding inside my RV. I could not figure out how to get unstuck so a guy said he would help me, but he took pictures first. Had to wait 2 weeks for window replacement and had trouble getting into a campground with temp plastic window. My cat said “see ya” never to be found. My 2 dogs stuck it out with me for next 10 years. Had an awesome time after that. But ya, ya learn how resilient and strong you are on the road. There is no other choice, just do it. Sorry for paragraph, I’m on phone. My name is also Robin.😊

👍🏻 Rocking RVs are scary !! I was staying just north of Ft Myers at brothers house taking care of my elder husband who was in the last stages of dementia. I hadn’t finished building out the rv bus, it was Sept 2022. Two days after my husband passed Hurricane Ian hit, my brother & I only had time to throw animals & animal supplies in the bus and haul ass to higher ground to escape a predicted 20ft storm surge. The eye of Ian, a cat 5 hurricane, literally went right over us. The first eye wall had us rocking & rolling a bit, but not too bad, we were thinking we were going to be okay, it helped that her bow was into the wind. During the eye we got out, let the dogs potty, and then as we saw back eye wall approaching we jumped back in rig and locked up. The second eye wall whomped us HARD, so I ran to the drivers seat to start rig and correct her position into the new wind direction. As I waited to start (diesel) the second whomp took off 2 of my solar panels & tossed them 100 ft into the trees, engine started, third whomp took last 4 panels & all the unistrut mounting hardware off roof & piled them up with the other 2. Finally could move her into the wind which lessened the whomps by a lot, we held on till the morning. Surveying the damage …..the bad news was I needed to replace the solar panels & hardware. The good news…. I had a wind rating (170mph) for my hardware that is faster than I’ll ever drive. 🤣. The solar has been replaced, but there is a scar over the door which I intend to paint in and label “Hurricane Ian 09/27/2022 Cat 5 “ 👍🏻😁 I’ve rapidly learned it’s all about resilience out here. 👍🏻

I do remember a few of your adventures…..I too have my share of scary, funny and uncomfortable stories with my rigs and 2 cats and 2 dogs. When my rig was 1 week old I pulled into a gas station and my front tire rolled under and I sat inside a Ford deal’s storage building for 6 weeks while they tried to get part to fix the unit. Found myself MULTIPLE time sitting in the floor clutching dogs and cats with 65 to 70 mph winds rocked the rig. You are right I have stories to tell and wonderful and frighten adventures…..I am ALIVE…at the ripe old age of 75 I have more adventures to live.

I like your hair right now. The rolling RV story, yikes! We were on the way to Florida with a friend who was drinking beer while driving. I was sitting a couple seats behind him on the other side. I looked up and he was on the way to the bathroom and nobody was driving, on the expressway with heavy traffic. Thank GOD it wasn't on a curve, I jumped up and took the wheel. Wow!

I remember that snowstorm! We lived in Colorado Springs at the time. It was shocking how many 18 wheelers and RVs turned over on the interstate. Thankfully, we were safe and warm at home then. So glad you and your RV survived! We had a few scary moments in our RV. The worst was the brakes going out as we exited the interstate going downhill into a T-junction. The exit had two lanes and there was a car ahead of us in each lane. Thankfully, the car in front of us pulled into the left lane and we were able to go flying around the corner to the right. Again, thankfully, the road there was empty and angled uphill so we rolled to a stop. My husband just put his head down on the steering wheel and kept saying, "Thank you Jesus..." over and over. Another trip, we got caught in a windstorm in the middle of nowhere with nowhere to pull over. The top layer of our aluminum roof rolled backward, a yard or so on the front and almost the length of the RV on the side. Eventually we came to a turn-off and were able to stop. Our adult son, who was with us, was able to climb onto the roof and flatten out the r oof and tie it down. We must have looked funny with rope tied to the mirrors and other places. But it held until we got back home a few hours later. Traveling in an RV has its scary moments, but it made travel affordable for us.

We just bought a Class C and are waiting on some health issues to take off. This makes me more nervous than I already am, but not so nervous that I'm staying home!

Robin, its been 8 years for me on the road as of Dec 2023, we meet at an RTR. Weirdest thing for me happend in Parker AZ. Turned the corner heading back to Quartzsite and my RV fealt weird, i looked out the driver side and saw my rear wheel sticking out from the fender, all of a sudden it came out further and then bang! My RV droped to the ground as my wheel went out into traffic with the axel attatched. Had to have it towed all the way back to Quartzsite for a new axel. I watched your vid of the storm...glad it all worked out. Congrats on 6 years. Gramkracker KZfaq

I haven’t any crazy RV stories. However, I have a ton of insane stories about driving a vintage double-decker British bus in the Portland, Oregon area! I did this as a charter driver for several years. It was like driving on a different planet.😁 There’s nothing like driving a right-hand drive, 14 foot tall bus on our narrow, pothole city roads😂!

I'm picking up my first RV next weekend, terrified excited overwhelmed. Me and my two small dogs in an Airstream 20FB yikes! Thanks for the inspiration!

I can't believe its been 6 years already! I think I started watching you since ~1 year. And just the other day I was thinking about your different hairstyles. I've liked them all, but really like your current one. :)

Robin, I thought it was just me. You’re making my day. My RV vision from inception began with you. It was your encouraging words that helped me pull the trigger. After the adventures of flipping a house, I bought my Revel. Then in September 2022, I took my first long distance trip from Prescott, AZ to Taos, NM. With less than 3,000 miles on the rig, I had a similar experience to your Cabela story. While parked at a gas station in Taos, I looked up from the back of my rig and I saw a guy flying towards me with his 30 foot toy hauler. In disbelief, I thought, oh my God, he’s soooo close, oh my God, he’s going to hit me. Then, you know how things go slow-mo, he began to pass me and I thought I was safe…but in a heart beat I was picking myself up off the floor of the rig. The impact knocked me down when he side swiped 1/3 of the rig, including the closed awning being damaged. Took the rig to my dealer, Affinity RV, 4 times, averaging 2 weeks each drop off and they never even finished the insurance estimate. Ultimately, I had to drive 2 hours each way to begin some of the body work repairs and tomorrow, ten months after the accident, I’m making that long drive again for repairs round 2. Have to leave it there until the new awning arrives (ordered 4 months ago).

Speaking of hairstyles this is the best one yet, curly, relaxed-girl, you just keep getting better looking w/ each year-something must be working.

I guess I've been following you for 4 or 5 years - love ya! ❤ I remember your info from before I went full time about 3 years ago. Even with your fantastic content - you're one of the most informative out there! - I had a lot to learn as I launched. Thanks for your help, Robin, for all of us!

I love your stories and I was with you on that bomb cyclone.....girl I was scared! I also remember a story about some animal bones being found outside your rv after parking at night. The one about changing clothes and going downhill.......scary stuff! Thanks for the compilation!

We parked overnight in a casino back lot off a ways from other work trucks and campers to spend the night in their cheap room for a shower. I saw from the 2nd floor balcony there were some bucket trucks (cherry pickers) parked over a width of a car and about the next row back. Next morning they were gone when we left and later that day when I walked to our camper from behind, I saw our ladder had been hit only up at the top on the curve on one side, bent and nearly ripped loose from the roof! We had not hit anything, but apparently that boom on that truck swung into the ladder when he turned to leave the parking lot. Thankfully it didn't rip off the top or side of our camper also. We right away got some super sealer and the ladder supported my hubby's weight to get up there to seal it.

Robin, this was a great video! Even the scary parts. I’m just glad you and The Boy pulled through it. As you were showing us the videos, it just drove home why nomads MUST have a cushion of cash for the unexpected. You really had a lot happen to your rigs. But, you were always like a Phoenix rising from the ashes!! I so enjoy your channel. I’ve been watching over 5 years now! Take care! 💔🙏🏼💔

I was coming across Nebraska this past month from Michigan to go back to Colorado-and I needed to stop for the night and God said don’t stop in Grand Island-so I went to Kearney-and the tornado went right over the top of us and went to Grand Island and Omaha. Just kind of held onto the sides of my RV and prayed! God blessed and I was on the road the next morning-but east of me all got hit with that huge tornado. I’m a very blessed RVer!!! I’ll

1st year out, 32 ft Class C I bought a 2012 jeep to tow. Jeep came with all the tow stuff......Left rv camp in Fredonia Az .... 7 mi. down the road, I felt a jerk .....checked backup camera to see jeep go to the right.....My brain went NO! You are not supposed to do that! Jeep (Baby) was loose! I was going 65; 2 lane road with zero shoulder. Started braking to slow down and waited for the jeep to hit! Got stopped....jumped out to check out the aftermath! The pin had removed itself from the receiver and the stinger part of the Road master was pushed down the pavement by the jeep and like ruined! The jeep had landed into left side of bumper.....bent a little bit. No damage to jeep or rv. The cables kept the jeep attached.A nice couple in a pickup stopped to help (rvers). We removed the tow assy from the jeep. Got all turned around; he drove my jeep, she drove their truck, and I drove my rv. They led me to a shop they knew in Kanab Ut so I could order a new Road Master Falcon 2. Spent a week in Kanab waiting for the tow stuff! Lesson learned: locking pins on all connected parts!! I was sure glad I had replaced the junk receiver that came on my rv: new one I had installed is welded on!!

Been watching you for 6 years…Can’t believe it’s been 6 years. Love watching you cause you don’t get dramatic about things😊. You always try and stay cool regardless of how bad it is. I hate those uTubers that make little things so dramatic. Keep cool and keep on trekking.

Thank you for sharing your experiences. People that have not lived the nomad life NEED to hear that it is not always rainbows and sunny skies from people with experience. Glad everything worked out for you. I know there have been ups and downs.

When the tide was rolling in, the cat was also like "Oh, sh-t!" 😹

Omg, you look fabulous with the longer hair style. Seeing the before and after shows the truth. Love your content too of course!

Thanks for always showing us the good, the bad & the scary! AND how to survive :)

Crazy things is, I've seen all of these videos except for one. Been watching your channel a long time. Glad you've made it through it all (mostly😊) unscathed and are still enjoying the journey.

Mine was scary.. We were driving from Vegas to Long Beach CA. Stopped for the night at the Walmart in Barstow, CA around dinner time. Lots of RVs there. Went grocery shopping and after, saw a police car going through the cars in the parking lot few times over a 2 hours span, strange 🤔. Hubby said let me sleep late tomorrow morning (he was quite sick with a bad flu). 10:45 am next morning, I hear very loud shouting going on, thought it was truck drivers arguing. I look outside, no more than 30 feet from us, saw 4 cops on foot, one of them over a guy on the ground, told hubby, get up, something bad’s happening outside! 5 secondes later, shooting starts like coming right at us, I look for a safe spot in the RV.. went face down on the RV floor trying to be as small as possible.. hubby still in bed feeling shots were flying around him🥶. They were not of course (phew). Over 10 cops units arrived within 3 min. Hubby up, slides in, tow car prepared to go in 10 min max. Made our way to the exit, a cop was pulling the crime scene tape through the exit, looked at us, and decided to let us leave, phew. Cops were charged by a car, driver dead, one airlifted to hospital, 2 arrested. Are we still staying overnight at Walmarts? Yes we are, more attuned to various signs.. odds that this will happen again are quite low. Love our fulltime RV life😁

Oh boy, I remember those stories. I vote that you currently have the cutest hair style. Love it 👩‍🦳

Thanks for the laughs. Scariest drive over the climax mine pass going into Leadville. A blizzard blew in and total white out. All the cars were following my lights. I stopped to let someone else to pass and lead, but no one would. Don't think I've ever prayed so hard!! But finally got over the pass and I could recognize some of the road.😮 Storms sure blow in fast in the Colorado mountains.

Robin. I am not really interested in doing RVing full time but I love watching your videos. I love your energy and joy. Thank you for sharing. I also really love your videos on working remotely.

Great storytelling and bravery in this video and in the comments! We are “wannabe” full time rv’ers, currently only doing short adventures in our van. We did a 3 week road warrior cross-country trip for a wedding in May of 21. Lots of fun and stories, but the dumbest one was arriving home and pulling into our driveway and scraping the van’s entire side running board on the driveway gate. The gate is now repaired and reconfigured, but the scrape on the van remains to remind us never to let our guard down.

Well hehehe wind is my only issue. I lost all of the blocks under my levelers one night. So my rear levelers were 4 inches off the ground. They were off in the bushes. Once crossing the San Mateo bridge, ( Bay Area, Ca. )I saw my RV tires go off the road. Yes I had to change my underwear Lol. It turned out all OK.

Robin, you are such a good storyteller. The ending of this vlog with “you will have an adventure” is so true.

Ahhh, if only I was 20yrs younger I’d go for a Nomad lifestyle. At 72 now & family members older than I needing my help I can but live vicariously thru your’s & other brave ladies adventures 😎 Thanks for sharing snapshots of your Nomad life!

Yikes! I’ve only gotten a couple of tornado warnings and that was scary enough. I’m in a van.

Thanks Robin. The scariest for me is Going Blind and having to drive my big van and a folded utility trailer! I can't see the right side of the van and trailer when I need to move to the curb Lane. I have had some close calls almost hitting other cars there who are driving fast passing me in that lane!! I wish I could find a driver for me!! There are NO agencies in Arizona for help!!! I own land but have NO house on it, so I have to drive!! Anyone interested in traveling with me? I'm 73 years old!!!

Thanks for sharing your adventures, especially the embarrassing ones! I once got stuck at a super-high tide at Blacks Beach San Diego. Our rig was parked on top of a cliff, long hike down to the nude beach with 2 friends. Went around the bend to other side of cliff. Enjoyed the day, upon return hike the super-high had oblitered the beach access forcing us to press our naked bodies against the rocky cliffside as we clung for dear life. Scratches be darned we finally made it and saw the water had climbed halfway up the 40 ft cliff, washing away near our rig. We climbed the now invisible stairs and got out of there. This cliff has since slid into the ocean many times. Whew! Narrow escape. 🥴

The "bomb cyclone" video randomly came up on my feed a long time ago. I cried seeing how scared you were. This video randomly popped up on my feed, so I clicked, realized it was that same lady, and then cried for you all over again as I watched for a second time. You are a badass. This time I'm subscribing.

Love it! It’s not coffee without whipped cream❣️❣️❣️You’re very brave!

Oh Robyn! I loved your stories! I have been watching you for 6 years!! So one summer my parents and I were camping on the St Lawrence Seaway in a tent, and we had just set up camp because my Dad always drove until two fingers from the sun. So we are on some island campground on the locks and a tornado blew in. Dad puts us all back into the car with the sleeping bags, still rolled up. So I laid on top the rolled sleeping bags and while we were riding it out in the car and we saw a dome shaped tent with 5 people trying to hold it down as it was flying towards the shipping locks like a parachute. At that point my dad decided we were not losing our tent that way and drove the car right on top of the tent. He had to fix a pole the next day but we made it through I believe , if I remember correctly, it was an F3 tornado in a campground. As a side note- the locks operate all night so it was not a restful choice of campground. Thanks Dad 😂

I just came back from round trip Illinois to New Jersey and back. I like to park near the campground bathroom because both my kids are disabled. Now after hearing your stories I want to do that as much as possible because of weather. Drove through 2 awful thunderstorms. Truckers were pulling over. I did too. I was so scared in the rented class C. Was brave for my kids and kept praying!

That big tide on Mustang Island is no joke. Usually where you were parked would be ok, but those king tides happen occasionally where the water goes all the way up to the dunes. Its crazy!

Glad you have survived the adventures! Love your channel, you are a definite source of inspiration. Safe Travels!

I love following you. So much great information! I’m nearing retirement but trying to determine if I can head out sooner than that while still employed by working remote. Just can’t get comfortable with power and internet but I’m working on it. I have two scary stories. I learned early on that you are not supposed to remove your chocks BEFORE you are hooked up (I ended up holding the trailer from running into my truck with my legs while yelling for other camper to come help). The other story was much more scary. I was boondocking on top of a mountain outside Laramie WY. The wind started to pick up but I figured oh I will just finish working and then leave. Well, the wind got up to 80 mph and I was scared to death that I was going to be blown off the mountain. I barely got my 19 foot travel trailer hooked up so that I could leave. Now I have a weather radio. Never been so scared in my life!

That bomb cyclone was a nightmare…. I can see CMSP from home. Still remember when you posted that video…. But, you have survived. 👏👏

My maiden voyage with my first RV, a Class A 37' motorhome, there was a "series of unfortunate events.". First, like you, I had never even been inside an RV when I bought mine. The tech took me to the local grocery store parking lot to test drive because I was terrified! He made me back up too! Thankfully, I did fine and returned to the dealership and signed the paperwork. By the time I left the dealership for home, it was already dark out (it was December) and it was pouring rain. The two-hour drive home on a four-lane interstate highway was NOT fun. When I finally got home that night, my Jello legs gave way coming down the steps, which was okay because I had already planned on kissing the pavement anyway. I was SO glad to be home! Three days later, my mom and I, and our 2 dogs, left on our maiden voyage from Virginia to Myrtle Beach, SC for the Christmas holiday. It literally poured rain the entire time we were on the road. We made two stops to walk the dogs for about fifteen minutes each and one lunch break for thirty minutes. The RV park I had reservations at was quite a way away from "the beach" area. As it turned out, it was more like forty minutes away! The road sign on the main road showed the RV park down this one road, so I turned to follow the sign. Mom had the map and was trying to give me directions, but we were on a two-lane country road, barely wide enough for two cars, nevermind a big RV. Finally, forty-five minutes later, and six turns later, we arrived at the locked gate to the RV park. I sat there, almost in tears. Someone ran up in the pouring rain and wrote down the code to the gate on a piece of paper and held it up to the RV window! Thankfully, the code worked! Because it was after 7 p.m. when we arrived and the office closed at 5 p.m., we had to find our spot ourselves. We drove up and down the rows until we finally spotted our assigned spot and pulled in. Of course, it didn't dawn on me until the next morning that I should have backed in! It was raining so hard, we leveled the motorhome, walked the dogs, and went to bed. For the rest of our four-day trip, we missed a Christmas show that we spent $50/ ticket to see (no refund), the electric entry steps would not retract so we had to have a neighbor camper remove them, we had to buy a ladder to get in/out of our rig, the water hose that was SUPPOSED to be included in the sale was missing so I bought one at Dollar General and it flooded our camping spot, we got food poisoning from a not-so-reputable seafood restaurant, the locked door flew open when we were on the road and our ladder skidded across the road behind us, we got tangled up in a fatal accident on our way home and wound up boondocking at a Cracker Barrel for the night, and lastly, we ended up finding out the toilet leaked PROFUSELY and the dealership had to repair the leak and carpet, but it took them 6 weeks! I SOLD THE RV SIX MONTHS LATER, NEVER HAVING TRAVELED AGAIN. Now I'm in the process of getting a new-to-me Class C, but I'm having a terrible time trying to convince my mom that this time it will be fun!!!

I have a 1944 kit Companion. Small. But heavy. We were camping in the Bob and had gone into the tiny ranch town to swim in the city pool and shower. When we arrived back at camp we saw a griz scratching his back on a tree. They. Are. Tall. So we pulled in close to the camper door and went in thinking the bear would leave. Nope. An hour later we reversed back into van and went back into town. The next day we moved camp to the reservoir. Tons. Of. Mice. Extra weirdly crazy noise. Ick. Finally fell asleep. And high winds came up. After an hour it became silent for about 15 minutes. Then another hour of high winds. I was so glad that camper weighs a ton! It was a great summer. 🤣😍

I was laughing so hard all by myself while folding laundry and listening/watching your adventures.😂 That being said very glad you’re safe and those events are memories now that we all can learn from. ❤

Oh my goodness! My stomach was in knots with a few of those stories. Wow...just wow!! Thanks for sharing.

So nice to check in with you again. I sold my rv a few years ago and lost touch with you. I have enjoyed learning so much about nomad life from you. Thanks

Re: camping. People who park on the Daytona Florida beach occasionally forget about high tide too.

I LOVE hearing about all your travels and whether you live in a home or travel the world in an RV life will throw nutty things your way like dodge ball we do our best to navigate it all! I love your stories!!! God Bless you.

This was a wonderful edit and so well done! Thank you for sharing these experiences for all us newbies. I have gained encouragement and inspiration from watching. Ps I love your new hair style it brings out your beauty and is so youthful and classy. ❤

This was just excellent, well presented and very entertaining. Thanks so much for sharing these remarkable tales of the road - you’ve got guts kid, more power to you!

Find out the direction of the wind and park facing it. That will give you confidence that you won't tip over. As the storm progresses so might the direction of the wind so leave room to change direction. Opening the doors then wont destroy them. Situational awareness is king.

GREAT history & memories. I remembered all these stories except the last.That must've happened before I found you on YT. Have many more years of Happy - and SAFE - Travels❤.

It's great to see you creating regular video's again Robin. Hello from Australia. 🙂

That was awesome how kitty warned ya!

At this moment I am living the free national forest campsite gunfire nightmare. And I had that wild wind-trailer almost tipping over and truck door almost blown off hinges 6 months ago. Two years of this is getting to be about enough.

Wow! Great and scary adventures you've experienced and you tell the stories so well, I was on the edge of my seat! 😮😊

I have a crazy story that didn’t happen because of you! Robin! My friend, an elderly man, wanted me to pick him up in AZ because his ride fell thru, so I used the Highway weather app that you recommended and drove and slept according to the weather. One time I took a GREAT nap, and could have slept more but a STORM WAS COMING so, I drove just ahead of the storm and missed terrible road conditions that halted all traveling and arrived to pick up my friend just as planned. Thank you for that tip! It has helped me plan ahead but that time it saved me from being stuck for days.

Your current hairstyle is so complimentary for you. You look younger than earlier footage. Definately keep this hairstyle and color. ❤🎉

Robin another great video!!! Thank you!!! I remember watching your CO storm video w the restroom night back then. You are courageous and so open to sharing the good and the bad to share experiences. Awesome!! ❤🎉🙏🐾🥂🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Award winning stories! Captivating, how you tell them. Thanks!

I’m in awe of your bravery and resilience …I wouldn’t last one day on the road. Well done 👍

Wow! That was all really crazy stuff!! Thank you for sharing! 🌟😊

I remember when you were in that winter storm. Thanks for sharing your goid and bad. Safe travels Robin.

I loved this video Robin. I can't wait to join you and others out there. Still in the planning stages.

I love your channel and your grit. I remember when you posted these crazy incidents. One of my crazy RV stories: after a long haul on I-40 I was driving through Wickenburg AZ. While driving through the roundabout my truck stopped. The rear axle on my travel trailer fractured. If that happened while driving on the highway, I would've died. Note: get your rig's Ubolts and connection bolts checked. Change your leaf springs to 4. RVing is awesome but we need to be hyper aware! 😎

Great video ! Thanks for sharing 😅

Wow, Robin...craZy! But we all need to hear the other side, and you do it SO WELL! Keep 'em coming and stay safe!

Great stories & I LOVE your current hair style!

Everywhere I've lived people say something like don't like the weather? Just wait a few it'll change. I grew up in Colorado Springs and the weather really does change so fast there. I think it has to do with the way the weather comes down the mountain slope. My dad used to talk about the Chinook winds coming down from the mountains.

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing.😁👍🏼♥️

I just happened upon your video and I LOVED IT!!! You tell the story so perfectly, I felt as if I was right there in the snow and wind! I just can't wait for more!

That's great that you take in stride because you culd be sitting at home things will happen there too. I can't wait until the day I'll be ready to start my own adventures!! Thanks for the vlog!

Oh my gosh! Yes, you’ve certainly had adventures! Love your videos ❤

Guuuurl?! Thx so much for sharing your life with us! I love it. I did the rv thing after couple of years watching. That’s only a very bare minimum to learning this life! I needed a hip surgery and was parked in friends property no hook ups save for electricity, no trees -I love the cold and it wouldn’t drop below 80. Had brand new rv couple months and returned to usual way of living but will never give up the dream in some form (full or part time loving) so looove hearing the stories. Your hairstyles! Gotta cute face so you can get away with anything. Enjoy!