Gas Prices Too High? Try an RV Staycation!


Welcome to Tuesday fellow travelers,

With gas prices skyrocketing, many RVers have had to change or cancel their travel plans. As disappointing as that is, don't let that completely stop you from enjoying a relaxing vacation.

You can create your own private getaway and enjoy an RV staycation in your driveway or backyard.

This might seem odd to some, but it's more popular than you might think!...

Gas Prices Too High? Try an RV Staycation!

LAST CHANCE to register for our MAY WORKSHOP:
RV Problems on the Road, Fixed Fast!

By the end of this workshop, you’ll have a clear, confident plan for handling RV problems when they happen on the road. This is practical, road-tested advice from an RVer who knows how quickly things can go wrong, and how to fix them or work around them so your trip stays on track.

This will be an online workshop presentation with audience Q&A. A downloadable handout will be provided during the workshop.

Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026 Time: 7 PM Eastern

If you are already an RV Community member, it’s free for you!
Just RSVP inside the Community and show up.

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Use our Travel Center to get started with EVERYTHING! Learn more about The Complete Step-by-Step RV Trip Planning System.

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Your Complete Road Trip Command Center!

This is where the RV Trip Dashboard leaves every other planner behind. Built-in live search tools pull from real, trusted sources so you can locate exactly what your rig needs and add it to your trip with a single click. No more switching between four apps and a forum thread.

Campground Search

Find the right place to park tonight. The dashboard searches public campground data, national and state parks, RV resorts, and private campgrounds along your route. Results include location, contact info, and AI-generated review summaries that give you the real story before you arrive. One click adds the campground straight into your trip — no retyping, no copy-paste, no lost confirmation numbers.

Rest Stops & Dump Stations

Locate official highway rest areas, welcome centers, travel plazas, and verified dump stations along your planned route. Strict relevance filtering keeps the junk out — you see actual rest areas and dump stations, not random retail stores Google decided to surface.

Propane Refill Locator

Find propane stations near you or anywhere along your route — U-Haul, Tractor Supply, Amerigas, dedicated LPG stations, and more. Add the stop to your trip in one tap so you never run out mid-cook.

Boondocking & Free Overnight Parking

Discover free and low-cost overnight options the way experienced RVers do — including BLM land, National Forest dispersed sites, and verified free overnight parking at Walmart, Cracker Barrel, Cabela's, and other RV-friendly retailers. Each result is filtered to only show locations that actually allow RV overnight stays.

Truck Stops & Travel Plazas

Find the major truck stops you can actually fit into — Pilot, Flying J, Love's, TA, Petro, Petro-Canada, Husky,- with the fuel, dump, propane, and parking details that matter for an RV. Plot your overnight or fuel stop directly into your driving day.

Every result. One click. Straight into your trip plan.

Built for the Way RVers Actually Travel

Most trip planning tools are built for cars, hotels, and city weekends. This one was built around the realities of life on the road:

  • Driving days that account for RV pace, not interstate cruising
  • Campground reservations with confirmation numbers, phone numbers, and check-in times you actually need to find again
  • Fuel costs that depend on your rig's MPG, not an average sedan
  • Low-clearance bridges and tight routes that matter when you are 13 feet tall
  • Dump stations, propane, rest areas, truck stops, and overnight parking located before you need them
  • Meals planned around your galley, not a restaurant on every corner

Every module exists because RVers asked for it. Mike and Jennifer Wendland made this app themselves because they couldn't find anything else that did what they wanted, and others were asking for.

Everything Else Inside

Trip Overview — Dates, total miles, total driving days, and the headline details for the journey ahead.

Driving Days — Day-by-day routing with start city, end city, planned miles, and notes. Inclusive duration math means a Monday-to-Friday trip is five days, not four.

Trip Map — Every campground, stop, and attraction plotted on an interactive map.

Campgrounds — Reservations stored with address, phone, confirmation number, check-in/check-out, site number, and notes — plus AI-generated review summaries.

Stops & Attractions — Anything worth pulling over for. Drag and drop to reorder.

Fuel Estimator — Enter your rig's MPG and current fuel price and get an estimated fuel cost for the entire trip, automatically rolled into your budget.

Budget — Track campgrounds, fuel, food, attractions, and miscellaneous spending in one place.

Checklist — Pre-trip, departure, and arrival checklists so nothing gets left in the driveway.

Meal Planner — Plan meals by driving day. Syncs with the budget so groceries are not a surprise.

Rig Profile — Save your RV's height, length, MPG, and fuel type once. The dashboard uses it for low-clearance alerts and fuel budgeting.

Morning Brief — Tap the headphones icon and the dashboard reads the day's plan out loud — route, drive time, stops, tonight's campground, address, and confirmation number — so you can stay focused on the windshield.

Photo Journal & Custom Hero Banner — Personal cover image and built-in journal for photos and notes from the road.

PDF Export, Shareable Links, GPX Export — Print a clean PDF for the glove box, share a read-only link with family, or export a GPX file for your GPS.

Multi-Trip Management — Plan as many trips as you want. Everything syncs to the cloud and is protected behind your account.

Why RVers Choose It Over Spreadsheets and Apps

  • One place for everything instead of seven open tabs
  • Designed and typeset for readability — large type, light theme, clean layout
  • Works on phone, tablet, laptop, and the campground office computer
  • Your data is yours, stored securely, available across devices
  • No live tracking, no notifications, no distractions — just the plan
  • Open in Google Maps for turn-by-turn whenever you are ready to roll

Who It Is For

  • Full-time RVers who run their life out of their rig
  • Snowbirds making the same long haul twice a year
  • Weekend warriors planning a Friday-to-Sunday loop
  • Families coordinating a multi-week national parks trip
  • Anyone who has ever stood at a fuel pump trying to remember which campground they booked for tonight

One-Time Price. Lifetime Access.

$39. Pay once. Use it for every trip you ever take.

No subscriptions. No monthly fees. No upsells. No ads. No tracking. Just the tool. Free Updates.

Tell me what you think.

We built this because nothing else was good enough. Fifteen years on the road told us exactly what was missing. We think you are going to feel the same way the first time you use it.

See you down the road.

Mike and Jen

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