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    Perfect Accessories from the Overland Expo
    • Aug 31, 2021

    Perfect Accessories from the Overland Expo

    Perfect Accessories from the Overland Expo Did you miss the Overland Expo in Colorado last weekend? Don’t worry! You can skip the wind, dust and expensive food trucks and just get the highlights here! Rather than featuring campers and trucks, I focused on those little goodies that every camper can use. Enjoy the video and please use my links below! Cheers! Links to items (thank you for using our associate/affiliate links!): #1: Lavabox Portable Campfire #2: Chef Adam Glick Ad
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    33 Quick Tips for your T@G or T@B
    • Jul 8, 2021

    33 Quick Tips for your T@G or T@B

    33 Quick Tips Video & Links It’s been over a year since we’ve been able to bring you our favorite type of video… a bunch of YOUR great ideas!! So to make it up, here are 33 quick tips for your T@G or T@B teardrop trailer in less than 15 minutes!! Get ready, because that’s a lot of info — FAST. A huge THANK YOU to all who participated in this episode. Amazon Associate Links to items (thank you for using!): #1: Perfect fit baskets What a genius idea to take a store bought item
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    A Day in the Life… #2
    • Jul 17, 2020

    A Day in the Life… #2

    After releasing our first “Day in the Life” video, we felt so excited to be sharing our raw and true “behind-the-scenes” lives with you! So, of course we made another. This time, after filming a YouTube video, we go on a scavenger hunt that one of our Patreons challenged us to do. It was great to have a purpose to our day, as well as explore some new areas! Watch the video, and see below for links, info and photos! Filming… We began our day with a bit of computer work. After
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    Virtual üCamp 2020 Video Meetup!
    • May 11, 2020

    Virtual üCamp 2020 Video Meetup!

    Hi Everyone! Hello! By now, we’ve all heard the news that nüCamp has had to cancel üCamp 2020. But there’s good news! Whether you were signed up, on the waitlist, or maybe couldn’t even make it at all… now, you can! We’ve teamed up with nüCamp RV to create and share videos, greetings, and a virtual version of many events. Even if we can’t be there in person, we can see each other’s faces and smiles! But we need YOUR help! We’d love for you to participate by submitting short,
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    2021 T@B 320 CS-S New Features!
    • Mar 22, 2020

    2021 T@B 320 CS-S New Features!

    2021 T@B 320 CS-S Updates We recently released a video tour of the new 2021 T@B-S by nüCamp RV. Now, we want to share with you the updates in nüCamp’s other popular floor plan, the CS-S (short for clamshell) which primarily features an outdoor kitchen. First, check out our quick video walk-through tour of the great new features you can find in the 2021 model of the T@B 320 Clamshell! Then, see below for all the specs and more photos! New & Notable Exterior & Outdoor Kitchen U
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    2021 T@B 320-S New Features & Tour!
    • Feb 26, 2020

    2021 T@B 320-S New Features & Tour!

    2021 T@B 320 Updates The T@B 320 has seen several interior changes over the years. However, with the notable exception of the release of the Boondock Package, the T@B’s exterior has remained essentially unchanged since 2002. Well, that’s all about to change… With the 2021 model year release of the T@B 320, nüCamp RV introduces several new and exciting changes to the exterior (and interior!), while maintaining the classic look that T@B enthusiasts know and love. First, check o
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    15 Worries of RV Campers
    • Feb 22, 2020

    15 Worries of RV Campers

    The best way to learn is from our own mistakes. The next best place is from everyone else’s! So, at the most recent T@bazona trailer rally, I took advantage of all of the experienced campers around me and asked my fellow happy campers… “What do you worry about when going camping, and how do you avoid those problems?” First, check out this video to hear their advice! Then, find links below to learn more about the products and services. #1: Roadside Assistance Whoever you are o
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    20 Items for the Perfect RV Kitchen
    • Jan 15, 2020

    20 Items for the Perfect RV Kitchen

    If there is one question we get A LOT, it is how do we eat while we’re on the road? Well, just like you… we cook! Now that we have been in Little Bear for over 9 months – we’ve filtered out the “keeps” and “keep-nots” from our kitchen arsenal. And here are the items that made the cut – our perfect kitchen set-up! Watch the video and then click the links! #1: Cast Iron Pans If you only take one thing from this video, I hope it is these cast iron pans! Our go to cooking vessel
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    10 More Tiny Trailer Mods
    • Dec 24, 2019

    10 More Tiny Trailer Mods

    Whether you have a T@B, T@G, or really any RV at all, this video is likely to spark your creative inspiration for remodeling! We recently attended the annual Texas Tiny Trailer Rally hosted by Princess Craft. It was a weekend surrounded by amazingly talented and ingenious campers who were happy to allow me to share their creative ideas! Enjoy the video showcasing their creative modifications, and find out more at the links below. Shopping through our Amazon links even helps s
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    14 Useful Camping Accessories
    • Dec 2, 2019

    14 Useful Camping Accessories

    We recently attended the annual Texas Tiny Trailer Rally hosted by Princess Craft. Once again, it was a weekend surrounded by amazingly talented and ingenious campers who were happy to allow me to share their creative ideas! Enjoy the video showcasing their favorite camping accessories, and find out more at the links below. Shopping through our Amazon links even helps support us on the road! Watch the video now! #1 Narrow Shoe Holder/Hanger This is a great idea for extra stor
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    Winterizing your T@B 400!
    • Nov 3, 2019

    Winterizing your T@B 400!

    Winterize your T@B 400 in 10 easy steps! Watch the how-to video Our lifestyle tends to take us from one extreme to another in a short amount of time. It seems like just yesterday we were sweltering in mid-90’s down in Texas with our T@B 400 air conditioner running full-blast, but now we’re freezing in Flagstaff, Arizona where the temperatures our first few days were single digits. Now, here we are haphazardly trying to figure out how to winterize our T@B 400 for the first tim
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    8 Must Have Cooking Items for Camping
    • Oct 19, 2019

    8 Must Have Cooking Items for Camping

    We’ve been going to the Overland Expos for two years, now. Of course, there are always plenty of rugged, off-road rigs on display at these shows, but those don’t really appeal to us because most of them are completely over-the-top. One thing that always catches our attention is all the creative gadgets people have come up with for your kitchen on the road. So, check out our latest YouTube video below for demonstrations of all these great products and then continue reading th
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    5 RV Memberships & Clubs Compared
    • Oct 10, 2019

    5 RV Memberships & Clubs Compared

    If there’s one thing I’ve learned working in the RV industry, it’s that the term “camping” can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people! And that also means that there is a different solution for everyone when it comes to finding a place to rest your head (and your wheels) for the night. While Kendrick and I prefer to find remote locations that are a bit more “off the grid”, always with no reservations, we know that this is definitely NOT the style that mos
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    5 Safety Items for your RV
    • Sep 29, 2019

    5 Safety Items for your RV

    We recently attended the world’s largest RV show, the Hershey RV Show. We were there representing our favorite company, nüCamp RV. We used our free time to look around the show for ourselves. (while sporting our awesome nüCamp shirts, and Mandy in her camper leggings!) While we weren’t interested in any other campers (because we love our T@B!), we did realize there were a lot of great RV accessory companies in attendance. One thing we rarely think about is spending money on s
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    A Full-timer’s Tour of the T@B 400
    • Aug 30, 2019

    A Full-timer’s Tour of the T@B 400

    We have officially been Livin’ in Little Bear for nearly 4 months now! We’ve been asked by several folks to do a video tour of our home. The truth is, it took us a few months to get settled in and customize him a bit… and quite frankly, to have anything interesting to show you! We’ve finally put together a tour – but this one is a little different. I have already done a factory tour of the T@B 400, so this time we focused on the living aspect: where we keep things and why. Ke
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    Viewer Q&A: Cooking, Photography & Tires
    • Aug 12, 2019

    Viewer Q&A: Cooking, Photography & Tires

    We’re at it again, answering more viewer questions on our YouTube channel! We think the best way to enjoy our answers are to watch the video first, and then follow up with the links below. Enjoy! Watch the Viewer Q&A video now! Question #1: Who does most of the cooking in your T@B? And what are your favorite go-to appliances? As Kendrick explains in the video – he cooks more often, but we both know our way around a kitchen! Here are links to the two favorite accessories we t
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    27 Decorations for your Tiny Trailer
    • Aug 1, 2019

    27 Decorations for your Tiny Trailer

    I recently released 2 videos featuring 25 Great Mods and also 20 Must-have Camping accessories that I collected from the attendees of the 3rd annual üCamp Trailer Rally. And finally, I am happy to release the 3rd and final installment of ideas from these wonderful campers: 27 Decoration Ideas! Although these ideas are featured by T@G and T@B owners, they work very well in RV’s and trailers of all sizes! So, if you have 12 minutes to spare, here are 27 great ideas to make your
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    Viewer Q&A: Bears, Editing & Things you need!
    • Jul 13, 2019

    Viewer Q&A: Bears, Editing & Things you need!

    We’re at it again, answering more viewer questions on our YouTube channel! We think the best way to enjoy our answers are to watch the video first, and then follow up with the links below. Enjoy! Watch the Viewer Q&A video now! Question #1: Since you often camp in bear country, have you ever had any encounters at your campsite? And what precautions do you take for safety? Kendrick does a pretty great job of talking about his past experience and what we do now to stave away t
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    25 Great Mods for your T@G, T@B 320 & 400
    • Jun 30, 2019

    25 Great Mods for your T@G, T@B 320 & 400

    We recently attended the 3rd annual üCamp Trailer Rally hosted by nüCamp. I realized that this is one of the few opportunities where A LOT of great minds come together at once, and so I took the opportunity to grab a ton of great ideas in a short amount of time. So, if you have 14 minutes to spare, you can get 25 great ideas for ways to improve your tiny home. Watch the video first, and then please find links to all of the mods below. By shopping through our Amazon links you
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    Viewer Q&A: Beds, Zoom vs. Prime & Photo Workshops
    • Jun 21, 2019

    Viewer Q&A: Beds, Zoom vs. Prime & Photo Workshops

    We’re at it again, answering more viewer questions on our YouTube channel! We think the best way to enjoy our answers are to watch the video first, and then follow up with the links below. Enjoy! Watch the Viewer Q&A video now! Question #1: What bed size do you recommend for full-timers? This explanation is made best in the video, and there aren’t really any links to share, so here is an image of the bed in our T@B Rocky, where we lived full-time for 2 years. Question #2: D
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