Category: Camping Stories

Stories of our camping adventures.

Campground Chili Cook-Off: My First Competition, Beans and Regret

August 7, 2025

My first campground chili cook-off had everything a good camping story needs: food, competition, beans, fire and just enough regret to make it memorable.
First Trip in Our 2022 Grand Design 226RK: A 15-Mile Shakedown

August 5, 2025

Our first trip in a new-to-us 2022 Grand Design 226RK was only 15 miles from home, making it the perfect fifth-wheel shakedown trip.
IKEA Shopping for the RV: Dawn’s Trip, the Good, Bad and Ugly

August 4, 2025

Dawn headed to IKEA and I stayed home. Here is the good, the bad and the ugly of shopping for things that somehow always end up in the camper.
How to Ruin a Camping Trip in Three Minutes: Two Dogs, a Skunk and a Lesson

August 3, 2025

It only takes a few minutes for a normal camping trip to become a story everyone remembers. This one involved our dogs, a campsite and a lesson learned fast.

Campground Chili Cook-Off: My First Competition, Beans and Regret