my wife and I have been enjoying your videos, and have learned a lot. We have been RV'rs for over 35 years but only until recently have we done extensive trips. Being retired Navy ourselves this year we have started to use the military campgrounds and have found it to top our list to look for in our travels. Tomorrow we head on out east again to Dam Neck Virginia beach military camp via an Air force base along the way. So again thanks for your videos you are making our RV life a lot more affordable.

Even under $40 is very easily done! I think we are averaging about $25 per day!! The last 2 weeks have been about $20 per day! We stay and mostly county, state, and national parks and avoid RV parks to keep our cost down!

Since finding you two a couple of days ago, I have been bin watching your channel and sending my husband links to ones I especially want him to watch. Well, that list got so long he's now surfing your channel himself. Last night we were sitting in our living together, each with our our phone in our hands, going through and listening to your different videos that especially caught our interest, and this morning I have you on while getting ready for the day, and I stepped out of the bathroom for a moment and heard your voice in the distance - my husband has you on while doing his morning routine. You guys are on in stereo in our home. 😊😉😘 Thank you so much for taking the time to share your knowledge and experience with all of us!!! We are grateful, inspired, and encouraged! 😍

Loved when you said “hit the rack”. You may have confused the clueless. 😊

I'd love you all to do an updated version of this! 🥰

Phil & Stacey. I was a little surprised at your average camping at military campgrounds for $22 a night. I just booked Pine View Campground at Ft McCoy, WI in late June for $30 for weeknights and $45 for weekend. Cliffside campground at NAS Whitbey Island, WA goes for $40 per night Off water and $50 for water front site. I should point out on our 147 day Journey to Alaska last year (2019), Cliffside was our favorite campground. Looking at the Alaska trip, we stayed at 12 Military Campgrounds averaging $26.08. We stayed 31 nights in military campgrounds on that trip for a total of $709. averaging 22.87 a night, compared to $38.52 average in private campgrounds. Just my 2 cents worth. Hope to see you down the road. Bill

Great video. My wife and I just bought a new travel trailer. We are really happy with the information you provided. We are already going to get our Senior America the Beautiful pass. We will be touring on a budget and your video is a great help. Thanks again.

Wow you guys have done your homework.. Thanks for all the great information!

We use Thousand Trails "Zone Pass" and even if you factor in the yearly membership fee, our average RV park fees were around $5/night in 2017-2018 (full hookups). And that includes west coast RV parks in the TT system.

If you are lucky enough to use a military campground, after you get set up your first stop needs to be the MWR office. They can tell you about all there is to do on the base and what to do,answer questions and sell you discounted tickets for all the actvities in the area.Really great deals.

OMG those outtakes at the end were priceless! Lol Thanks for all the info.

Binge watching with our 5 year plan. Rv living count down has begun. Retired military as well and really plan utilizing the various bases with rv camping site's. Thank you for all of your hard work and video's. A ton of help so far.

You two are great and so nice to share all your knowledge with everyone else. I have to tip my hat to you for including the bloopers. We all do word flubs! It's just that most creators edit that stuff out so maybe they lose that fun factor flavor but you included it, so kudos for daring to have fun! My wife and I tease each other when we have little verbal slip-ups, and a few have actually made it into our regular banter as an inside joke that no one else will ever understand... unless we choose to enlighten them. Well done, wow, tons of info!

The the West has incredible Boondocking sights. We live in California and mostly boondock. You just need to do a little homework.

I watch even your old vids, just for the amusing parts…eg GAS CHUBBY instead of Gas Buddy!!! I roared with laughter just like you both did!!

Thanks so much, fellow Veteran Family🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲! Y'all reallt did your homework!!!

Well, I just discovered y’all, and I’m binge watching!! You are such a fun and informative couple! I enjoy your ‘channel’ Thanks for the excellent education!

Have you looked at free parking on BLM land and National forest land? I have been looking at those locals to safe $$ when I finally hit the road. It does mean dry camping and finding dumping stations but there’s sites for that as well. I am so glad I found your channel. Have fun and I hope to see you on the road some day.

You guys are Awesome!! I just found and subscribed this morning. My wife and I have been researching buying an RV and I've been learning a lot from youtube. I am a retired Marine Gunny and this month one year anniversary from major cancer surgery. Although I'm still fighting complications from Chemo. I told my wife (sweetie) of 39yrs that we are going to PLAY NOW!!!! I have learned a lot from you guys stories this morning especially about the tow dolly I was considering on getting but will research further LOL...... Thanks so much and Semper-Fi

Agree about AF Academy Campground. Still my favorite by far.

passport has done us well , we also have coast to coast , a higher end good sam group and we have only done the west , with a circle to arizona , new Mex , and Texas , oklahoma

10:19 - In Las Vegas, NV, over 30 years ago, there was a Casino called Hacienda, it was $5.00 a night, full hookups, looked like two 50 AMP AC plugs, (we were 30 amp., ☹️), breakfast buffets for a few dollars, (might have been $2.99). For us, was the best reason to visit. One drawback: Way too hot in August. (That was back in the summertime short-term travel era). There was at least one casino who served frozen drinks out of what looked like an Icee machine. (Probably more of a Southwest treat, for those more in the North). First time seeing those frozen drinks were in Texas, when I was around 11 years old, (while family was visiting family). (Old 1950’ish Aljo brand trailer then). Frozen drinks helped a bunch with the overheating. (Beware of brain freeze effect though). 😊 Sure enjoy your travel stories / experiences. Thank you both.

So much GREAT information in this video. I forgot about the Parks discount for vets. I have my Lifetime Vetteren pass on the way now. Again this was a very useful video. I thought about disability pass but they had the online verification for Vets.

Just found your channel. Thank you both for your service. Definitely consider Thousand Trails. Get a zone pass to start and add the trails collection. there are a significant number of campgrounds that you will then be able to stay at for free or a minimal cost. ($20/night). The zone pass price varies, depending on whatever promotion they are running. You can add additional zones for $49. per year. Also: Harvest Hosts just added about 200 golf courses.

I just came across your channel yesterday, it has been very informative for me and I enjoy watching. I'm retired Army, and just started RVing a month ago. Being military yourself you bring a different respective to your videos then I've seen in others. It would be great if you could add footage and more details of the military campgrounds you stay at and what is out there for us. Thank you both for your service.

Hey guys, we just want to thank you for all the info you share. We are a military family going back 3 generations, and a couple of our sons are veterans, both disabled. This video, I've shared with them, because until you talked about these things, we never knew about the campgrounds and passes available to us! Thanks again. You guys are my favorite FT RV vloggers. 👍

You can probably tell im binge watching lol...i want as much info as i can get before we buy our fifth wheel!! I am literally taking notes as i watch your videos!! Haha! You guys are awesome!

I love watching you Both! This bloopers after has kept me laughing!!! Stacy! Funny! Phil so serious then has all laughing! Not at You Stacy, With you! ❤️ keep making more!!! Thank You Both!

So love you two. I too will be on the road some day. I take care of my 95 year old ww2, Korean war, vet dad, and my mom ( she has dementia) but soon dad and I are going on a road trip. Hope to see you on the road. Betty

You just saved me $210 for a COE reservation by using my America The Beautiful lifetime Sr. pass. Thanks so much.

I’m just learning and researching... this is my 5 year goal!

Don’t forget Facebook...join groups of your interests...mention you’ll be traveling and watch the invites pour in for people’s back 40, driveway etc. We went from coast to coast staying at people we only met in Facebook groups...for FREE! In the midwest like Iowa and Nebraska that off of the main hwys...in small towns...they have city parks which are free, some even have hook ups...FOR FREE.

We’re into our third year and average less than 20 a night. You’ll figure it out as you go, but as an example, state parks in New Mexico are 14 a night for water and electric. If you get their annual pass, 225 for non-residents, it’s $4 a night. We typically spend 60 days or more in NM every year, so average cost is less than $10 a night. If you dry camp it’s free with the annual pass. Lots of BLM land out west. In the Midwest, lots of towns offer a few nights free. We stayed at Canon City’s Royal Gorge campground for free. Since it was off season, we stayed a full week with their permission, but normally, you get three days free! Anyway, best wishes going forward.

When you're driving through New Mexico, NM state parks are $14.00 per night and include electricity and water at your site, wifi and a dump station.

We used the access pass too for discounts. We also found that calling is better than online and asking what is the best discount... ie disabled Veteran, access pass, etc.

Not all places in the west are expensive. You need to stay at Camp Pendlton it is right on the beach. there are places all over that your cards will work at. Yes gas prices are high in California. But you really need to see the north west. Oregon coast is the most beautiful,

Great to know about the access pass, I am a disabled veteran and will definitely look into that. Thank you so much for the great videos and information you provide!

You guys are the BEST! Thank you for all the info.

If you're in AZ, be sure to check out Davis-Montham and Gila Bend AF campsites, Nellis in "Lost Wages, NV, as well as NAS Fallon, NV.

Awesome newbie thanks for everything we love what you’re doing we’re getting on the road in two years. So we are planning looking at all things so thank you from the bottom of Our hearts. Safe travels always.

Hi guy’s, in Canada we call it dry camping

By the way, back up the road from the gator ranch in south Mississippi is Gulf Islands National Park. With a Am the Beautiful card to camp with water and power is $11.00 a day. Great value. When we bought our Am the Beautiful pass, the ranger mentioned that many states give residents of their state half off their state parks also. Check it out with your state.

Gosh, I LOVE all this information for Vets! I had no idea we have all these benefits! I am so glad you guys lead the way on this!

Good stuff, thanks for taking the time to share.

I came from a family of truckers and they HATE RV's taking their spaces. So use only as a very last resort.

Thanks for info on the access pass. Im a veteran with a disability & just received my pass today.

If you are in or around Delhi CA try the Merced RV Park 480.00 a month plus electric

Enjoy your channel...going full time in February...see you on the road!

Terrific video! Thx for all the great info! Happy travels!

The two of you are so entertaining! Funnies aside, love your video content. We rely heavily on camping apps. I only wish more people would leave reviews. Honest reviews of course. Tell others size and type of rig, type of campsite, ( gravel, dirt, concrete, backin, pull-through etc) and time of year. Likes and dislikes and just overall experience. It’s so helpful when you’re traveling places you’re not familiar with.

Love your channel. I have subscribed ❤😊👍 Thank you for the advice

Thanks for the video. One resource not mentioned: County Fairgrounds. These can range from free for no-hookup parking, to some amount for partial to full hookup. Many also have dump stations with water.

If you stick to state and national parks in the west you should be ok. There are even places close to l.a., San Francisco, and other major cities. Springtime at Sugarloaf ridge state park in the Sonoma Valley is beautiful. A good base of operations for visiting wineries in the Napa and Sonoma area. If you decide to go up the redwood highway Richardson Grove state park is a great choice. Your only drawback will be that you will be Boondocking. Most state parks in California don’t have hookups.

Thanks for sharing your great list of resources. You guys are hilarious...I love waiting to watch your "bloopers" at the end!

Go Broncos!!! Thanks for all of the videos! Very helpful as our family considers getting an RV.

Good info! Definitely going to look into the access pass :)

LTVA in Arizona & Southern California during winter months $180 for 7 months Oct - April 15. One fee qualifies for staying at ALL locations. BLM land allows free stays up to 14 days. Must move 25 miles to stay another BLM site free California, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Utah. New Mexico state parks fee is under $200 for their parks.

Boondocking at golf courses: brilliant! Now they need to add boondocking at disc golf courses!!

COE & Famcamps will be great budget savers, but you know that!

actually the sr. access pass for at least the past 20 years they cost $10. Use it all the time, love getting into National Parks and National Monuments for free. Some of the National Monuments allow up to 6 people to be able to get the discount.

Great information. Thank you Happy Camping

Great video! Thank you

We just rewatched this great video after a few years and still invaluable info!! Few links need updated but great video! Sent you an email too. Thank you both for your service to our country. 🇺🇸❤️ Freedom is not free. We appreciate you both.

With a Senior Pass I stayed at Zion's Watchman Campground for $8.00 a night with water and electricity. You have to plan and book way in advance, pretty much all National Parks are really popular.

daddysmurf180 I live in California and things are high out here but you can also find great bargains with Camping Across America ,RV Escapes , Good Sam's and Fam Camps (on base )

Harvest Hosts price going up after December. If you buy your membership before January 1st. They will lock your membership in for as long as you renew each year.

Thank you for all the internet resources. Saved locally on my laptop for future reference.

Another pass or sort of is in Florida if your a senior and like to fish or hunt you can get a senior hunting/fishing license for FREE for LIFE. As far as truck stops, make sure you don't park next to a cattle/hog hauler because you won't be able to stand the smell. I don't know for sure but I have been told that when you use passport america, escapees, ect they can only be used for nightly stays, you cannot use them for weekly or monthly.

Loving your channel. Thank you for your service! Have a blessed Christmas.

We loved the USS Wisconsin when we went

Excellent info on all the places to stay and the clubs to join! Thank you!

Lots of great information and very helpful. Other places active duty and retired military have an option to stay are to call the local VFW or American Legion Post in the destination where you are going and ask if they have overnight space for you to 'moochdock' for the night. Some may require you to actually be an active member of any VFW or American Legion Post in the nation, and some just your Military ID will suffice. Most all are limited to overnight parking only and do not have services but if there isn't a Walmart, Cabella's, or Cracker Barrel nearby it's a good option to have in your hip pocket. Also the Fish and Wildlife have multiple places where they allow boondocking all over the US. And yet another option to consider are county fairgrounds. I was surprised to discover that many county fairgrounds have campsites with water and electric, and a sewer dump located somewhere on the grounds. Most allow you to stay for more than one night as well and some are even popular enough that they have a reservation system in place.

Preparing now for my future RV life, this is so helpful, very grateful for your knowledge. Hope to meet you both on the road someday!

Access Pass: I want to refer to the explanation provided in the video about the Access Pass because I could not find it referenced on the resources list above. The Access Pass is what you get AFTER you apply and confirm you have a permanent disability and get the waiver for National Parks (and more). Watch the Video for more concise directions. Great resources! Good job putting all of this together!

Comprehensive, as always! 🤗

Also, if your a member of the Elks you can stay at some of their lodges free and some have water and electric hookups.

One great book you can get is the "Free Campgrounds and Overnight Parking Spots" which lists over 1,000 places across the nation where you can park for free or almost free across the USA by Gypsy journal. I bought mu copy off Kindle, but it was worth it when I was permanent camping in California and Arizona for over a year as I was waiting for my housing to go through. This doesn't incorporate the Walmart's, but does offer a lot of great locations close to where you would like to site see and learn about the culture across the USA.

First off, thank you for your service! On the camping on base, I wish it was open to all veterans, not just retired or disabled. Something to think about! On passes, we have the senior pass and got into it before prices went up. We have also full timed for 6 years and ready to hit the road again. We have always had Passport America, as it is the best bang for the buck. We have looked into Thousand Trails and actually have a zone pass at the present. Another great value. COE parks are awesome! Boondocking is what we will be doing a lot of this time around. We will be adding 1200 watts of solar and batteries to give us the freedom to get out in nature. Prices on the west coast can be kept to a minimum with Thousand Trails and Passport America. I tried to stay far away from California! The rest of the west is tolerable! Fuel prices, as well, are much higher than central and south US. $20 dollar a day and under is very achievable!

Love the videos. Currently going through and watching all the older videos. This is what I want to do when my wife and I retire. Did you buy Ruby new or used? Thanks.

Lmao. You too are a hoot! Great videos and lots of useful information. Thank you

Thank-you so much for sharing this information. You have covered items that are great for people considering the rv life.

Staying in a campground for a month is definitely the cheapest way and it gives you time to explore the area

GO BRONCOS! Love your video. We're starting full timing in June 2020. Great video, great info. Appreciate you guys!

We have enjoyed many military campgrounds.

You should look at thousand trails

buy a washington state park pass for discounts. Good luck!

Your video states that RV park prices are much higher "out west". We've been on the road for over 2-1/2 years and we haven't found that to bee true. We started in Antioch CA and have camped in CA, AZ, NM, TX CO, WY, MT, SD, ND, WI, MI, IL, KY, TN, MO, KY, OK. Except at campgrounds that aren't on the beaches along the Pacific Ocean near large cities, we've found that about $20-$30 a night for FHU is pretty standard, and, in most places, the weekly rates are lower, monthly lower still. And that almost always includes internet and TV.

Very informative. Nice work. I've just watched 3 of your videos and you two are my new favorites. Retire in 10 months from WI Dept. of Corrections, Going full time in 18 months. I am surprised you didn't mention Thousand Chubbys......... woops, Thousand Trails. Thank you both for your service and keep all the great info coming. It's awesome.

We too missed a ton in WI before we moved to FL, i think we all forget to explore our home area

You guys are awesome!!! Best information out there, thank you very much, for the military discounts and the golf information. My dream is to play golf at every military base in every state, Hawaii and California are completed. I've been researching for the past 2 years I decided with a travel trailer I narrowed it down to a toyota tundra with a lance 1475 (small) or a f250 with a black series h19 (large) its just me and my service dog. Also planning to equip the truck with a roof top tent to increase the bondocking experience. Thanks again.

Thank you both for doing this, I am a newbie starting out and your videos have been so helpful

Harvest Hosts also has a golf course add on.

Thank you for this! Taking notes getting ready to launch.

Oregon State Parks have 10 days of free camping per month for DAV. I think it is for 50% disabled and above. We have not used it yet but I do have my pass. We had planned a trip for this past summer but responsibilities got in the way.

Tho not full timers, we travel a lot. I've found the app "campendium" or campendium.com very good for ferreting out campgrounds. Lots of user reviews, priced from free to $$$. But the app only works on iPhones, or of course the website. We've found many small west TX towns offer free (up to 3 nights) campsites with water & electric included. We usually purchase some groceries or fuel in town. We also use the NP "geezer pass" senior pass a lot, at NPs & COEs for the discounted rates. Also, out west are many BLM campgrounds with electric & water. All I've ever stayed in were terrefic, well managed & clean. We're retired, so cheap IS the name of the game. Good travels wishes for you. Thanks

Good information, I shared your channel on Facebook for some of my friends and camping buddies. I hope your channel grows. Good luck on your travels.

I love your shirts. I am born and raised in Colorado and the Broncos will always be my team. I had to move to Texas, my new favorite state.

Thank you! I never knew about the casino website. I am really enjoying your videos. Just found you yesterday so catching up

Love your channel! My husband, Mike, a retired Marine and I never full-timed, but did spend 3-4 month periods on the road and loved it SO much! We used the military campgrounds quite often and there are fabulous ones on the West Coast. One of our favorites is just outside Ventura, CA. Do you guys ever use the military campgrounds?

you guys are the best ... thank you both look forward to seeing all your well thought out videos.