Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
You don't have to be handy to live the RV life, but it helps. Fourteen repairs in 12 months sounds like a lot. It is a lot. But when we look back at the list—the generator, the water tank, the sunroof—we don't just see failures (both of equipment, and of common sense). We see the price of admission. We make mistakes, we fix things, we learn, and we keep moving because the alternative is a view of a neighbor's fence instead of the open road.
In this episode of Grand Adventure we pull back the curtain on the "Nomad Tax" to go through everything that went wrong, and why—despite it all—we’re still hooked on this RV lifestyle.
Filmed: March 5, 2026
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:26 The Generator
2:32 The Rolling Stress
4:52 The Battle Born Disaster
6:30 The Jack Saga
7:45 The Underbelly Disaster
9:38 The Roof Leak
10:50 Death By a Thousand Cuts (or peels)
12:37 We're Not Done Yet
14:05 The "Why We Still Do It" Outro
FOR MORE INFORMATION
* Ep. 448: Battle Born Battery Failure youtu.be/E3aySTut7Vs
* Ep. 304: What Have I Done?! youtu.be/f4LmytMRC2s
* Ep. 408: Topdon jump pack youtu.be/xrQBoS3eGQg
GET GRAND ADVENTURE STUFF
We've created some fun and quirky merchandise particularly for RV campers, including t-shirts, coffee mugs and more. Sales help to support Grand Adventure to keep bringing you outdoor adventure videos each and every week. Visit teespring.com/stores/grandadventure to browse our selection.
USE WHAT WE USE
We've opened a Grand Adventure store on Amazon! amazon.com/shop/GrandAdventure Unlike other Amazon shops, every single item you see in our store is hand picked from things we use ourselves in our own Grand Adventures, from RV stuff to our dogs and even photography and videography. We've tried it, we've tested it, and we can heartily recommend it. No random stuff or paid product placements.
It costs you no more to shop Amazon with us, but by shopping our store a portion of each sale goes to bringing you more and better Grand Adventure videos! Thank you for clicking through to give us a look!
CREDITS
🎵 We license the music for our videos from two different sources:
* Soundstripe soundstripe.com/?fpr=grandadventure . Use the coupon code "GRANDADVENTURE" to get 10% off a yearly or monthly Soundstripe subscription.
* Epidemic Sound share.epidemicsound.com/izovs4
ABOUT US
Welcome to Grand Adventure, a YouTube channel that focuses on RV-centric outdoor activities including not only of course camping, but also mountain biking, hiking, kayaking, skiing and more, always filmed in stunning 4K.
We're based in Salt Lake City, Utah during the winter months, and invite you to come along as we travel all around North America. My wife Patricia and I, and dog Zoe are avid boondockers, so while you'll occasionally find us in RV parks or even dry campgrounds, we're usually camped in some of the most remote and beautiful spots that you could ever pull a travel trailer into. We've now transitioned from "long-timing" for six months a year, to living and traveling in our RV full-time.
We'll provide beautiful travel videos, as well as some tips and insight on trip planning, and equipping and maintaining your RV to make your next adventure a grand one indeed! So, subscribe to make sure that you catch every episode, and remember...life is nothing but a Grand Adventure!
CONNECT WITH US
Become one of our Grand Adventurers and subscribe to our YouTube channel!
Our website: GrandAdventure.tv
Like us! facebook.com/GrandAdventureRV
Follow us! instagram.com/grand_adventure_rv
Follow us! twitter.com/GrandAdventRV
Follow us! mewe.com/p/grandadventure
#GrandAdventure #rvlife #rvliving #rvlifestyle #rvrepairs #rvrepair #fulltimerv #rvfulltime #rvfulltimeliving
You don't have to be handy to live the RV life, but it helps. Fourteen repairs in 12 months sounds like a lot. It is a lot. But when we look back at the list—the generator, the water tank, the sunroof—we don't just see failures (both of equipment, and of common sense). We see the price of admission. We make mistakes, we fix things, we learn, and we keep moving because the alternative is a view of a neighbor's fence instead of the open road.
In this episode of Grand Adventure we pull back the curtain on the "Nomad Tax" to go through everything that went wrong, and why—despite it all—we’re still hooked on this RV lifestyle.
Filmed: March 5, 2026
CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:26 The Generator
2:32 The Rolling Stress
4:52 The Battle Born Disaster
6:30 The Jack Saga
7:45 The Underbelly Disaster
9:38 The Roof Leak
10:50 Death By a Thousand Cuts (or peels)
12:37 We're Not Done Yet
14:05 The "Why We Still Do It" Outro
FOR MORE INFORMATION
* Ep. 448: Battle Born Battery Failure youtu.be/E3aySTut7Vs
* Ep. 304: What Have I Done?! youtu.be/f4LmytMRC2s
* Ep. 408: Topdon jump pack youtu.be/xrQBoS3eGQg
GET GRAND ADVENTURE STUFF
We've created some fun and quirky merchandise particularly for RV campers, including t-shirts, coffee mugs and more. Sales help to support Grand Adventure to keep bringing you outdoor adventure videos each and every week. Visit teespring.com/stores/grandadventure to browse our selection.
USE WHAT WE USE
We've opened a Grand Adventure store on Amazon! amazon.com/shop/GrandAdventure Unlike other Amazon shops, every single item you see in our store is hand picked from things we use ourselves in our own Grand Adventures, from RV stuff to our dogs and even photography and videography. We've tried it, we've tested it, and we can heartily recommend it. No random stuff or paid product placements.
It costs you no more to shop Amazon with us, but by shopping our store a portion of each sale goes to bringing you more and better Grand Adventure videos! Thank you for clicking through to give us a look!
CREDITS
🎵 We license the music for our videos from two different sources:
* Soundstripe soundstripe.com/?fpr=grandadventure . Use the coupon code "GRANDADVENTURE" to get 10% off a yearly or monthly Soundstripe subscription.
* Epidemic Sound share.epidemicsound.com/izovs4
ABOUT US
Welcome to Grand Adventure, a YouTube channel that focuses on RV-centric outdoor activities including not only of course camping, but also mountain biking, hiking, kayaking, skiing and more, always filmed in stunning 4K.
We're based in Salt Lake City, Utah during the winter months, and invite you to come along as we travel all around North America. My wife Patricia and I, and dog Zoe are avid boondockers, so while you'll occasionally find us in RV parks or even dry campgrounds, we're usually camped in some of the most remote and beautiful spots that you could ever pull a travel trailer into. We've now transitioned from "long-timing" for six months a year, to living and traveling in our RV full-time.
We'll provide beautiful travel videos, as well as some tips and insight on trip planning, and equipping and maintaining your RV to make your next adventure a grand one indeed! So, subscribe to make sure that you catch every episode, and remember...life is nothing but a Grand Adventure!
CONNECT WITH US
Become one of our Grand Adventurers and subscribe to our YouTube channel!
Our website: GrandAdventure.tv
Like us! facebook.com/GrandAdventureRV
Follow us! instagram.com/grand_adventure_rv
Follow us! twitter.com/GrandAdventRV
Follow us! mewe.com/p/grandadventure
#GrandAdventure #rvlife #rvliving #rvlifestyle #rvrepairs #rvrepair #fulltimerv #rvfulltime #rvfulltimeliving
