Solo Women RV Podcast

This episode of the Solo Women RV Podcast is all about one of my favorite ways to camp: Harvest Hosts . As a matter of fact, I’m staying at a Harvest Host right now just outside of Moses Lake, WA as I record this.  Harvest Hosts is a membership organization that allows you to camp at farms, wineries, museums, and so much more. My guest this week is Leigh Ann Schultz who is the CFO of Harvest...

This week on the podcast I share about my personal experience as a solo female volunteer campground host at Wallowa Lake State Park in Eastern Oregon for the month of May 2022. I traveled there with my cat Tucker and worked alongside another host volunteer couple and the wonderful Park Rangers at Wallowa Lake State Park. I talk about hosting during an unusually cold May with lots of snow, the best...

My guest this week on the Solo Women RV Podcast is Brenda Puckett of Queen Bee RV. Brenda is a certified RV inspector and an RV technician who specializes in helping women feel confident in buying a new or used RV. She went through a very extensive training at the National RV Training Academy where she is now also a teacher. She came on to talk how she became an RV Inspector, why it’s a great care...

This is a show you don’t want to miss. My guest today is Brenda Williams who was part of a group of women who went to Dawson Springs, KY to help families whose homes and community were destroyed by a devastating tornado that obliterated their town. A group of women who are part of Sister Corps, an affiliation of Sisters on the Fly camping organization, volunteer their time to help communities rebu...

Our guest today is DJ Dirty Kurty. Kurty is a professional DJ who like a lot of people had her livelihood severely impacted by the Covid 19 pandemic. Like a lot of people, she took a long look at her life and made some changes. Interestingly, Kurty says she decided to buy a bus and set out not because she was unhappy in her life, but because she was too comfortable, too happy in her life in San Di...

My guest this week is Vicki Burke. Vicki has been a campground host in Michigan for 24 years. Not only has she witnessed all the mishaps and mistakes someone can make driving or towing an RV, she’s made a few of them herself. She was brave enough to come on the podcast to share, not only her safety tips, but also her own mishaps so we can all learn from them. Show Notes:  1. Weight- Sticker (...

This is the original interview I had planned with Keri Kalmbach.  Keri came on in episode 36 to talk specifically about Starlink. This is the episode we recorded a few weeks before that one where we got more into Keri’s RV life story, so I wanted to be sure to share it.  Keri was following your typical American dream with a successful career, degrees and marriage. But something was alway...

Our guest this week is Dani Riggins. Dani is a solo female who lives out of her van and runs a coffee shop in San Diego. I invited Dani on the podcast after I saw some posts on Instagram where she talked about finding community on the road. Dani shares how she, as a solo traveler, has been able to make friends, find community and even start a relationship all while living in her van. We also talk...

Our guest this week is solo female vanlifer Cori who built her own van and is traveling full-time with her two dogs. Like many people, Cori's life was up-ended by the Pandemic in 2020. She was living in Seattle where she had a job she loved, a community and was even the coach of a lacrosse team. But when she lost all of that and had to move back in with her family, she started to think about what...

This week on the Solo Women RV podcast we dive into all things solar with Nathalie and Lillie of Moving Oasis vans.  Lillie and Nathalie own a van conversion company and they demystify how solar works and break it down so that you can understand what your solar needs are. So whether you’re building out a van from scratch or are thinking of adding solar to your current set-up, Nathalie and Lil...

This week on the podcast I interview Keri Kalmbach and we're going to talk about the what might be the next greatest thing to transform RV and Vanlife travel. If you’re an RVer, you know that one of the biggest issues can be finding decent cell service or wifi to connect to while you’re traveling. Starlink could be the solution we’ve all been waiting for. Starlink is a system that allows you to co...

My guest this week is Terri Groves. When Terri was forced to leave the military after a career-ending accident, she had a lot of time to ponder what she wanted to do next. She started out traveling in her jeep with a tent and soon upgraded to a travel trailer and truck. She shares the lessons she's learned after one full year of solo RV travel.  Connect with other Solo Women RVers: Solo Women...

My guest this week is professional driver and RV driving instructor Becky Piacente. Becky and I talked about the top mistakes she's seen in teaching women about RV driving and camping. She shares some of her top tips for driving and parking your RV or trailer no matter the length and how to be a better, more safer driver.  Show Notes: Becky is available for private lessons. If you’d like...

Is RVing dangerous for solo women? Should you carry a weapon or place extra shoes outside your rig, so it looks like a man is there? While popular opinion on many RV forums seems to be women should be constantly worrying about their safety on the road, our guest today Kelly Beasely has different take. When she started out, she took all the precautions and even carried a weapons. But after 5 1/2 ye...

This week on the Solo Women RV podcast our guest is Carolyn Higgins of Carolyn’s RV Life blog and YouTube channel. Carolyn has been living for six years as a solo woman on the road and she’s been documenting all if it on her very popular YouTube channel. She agreed to come on and share a bit of her story and also some key things she’s learned about staying safe in severe weather. She’s a delight t...

My three-part series on remote work has turned into a four-part series after I learned about today's guest. Debra Dinnocenzo literally wrote the book on remote work and she's been an expert on remote work since we called it "telecommuting." We dive a bit deeper in this interview about ways remote leaders can be successful and she offers four specific key steps to ensure success while working remot...

My guest this week is Michelle Coulson from Remote Rebellion. Michelle is a former employment recruiter turned remote work advocate. She specializes in helping people find remote employment so that they can travel travel more and enjoy life. She shares many tips and one key mindset shift that will help you successfully transition into working from your RV or van.  Show Notes: Connect wit...

This episode is the second of a three-part series about earning an income on the road while traveling as a solo woman RVer. My guest is Kimberly Crossland from Crusin and Campfires and the Roadpreneur community. Kimberly runs three successful businesses while making time in her life for lots of RV travel. She shares how she left the corporate world behind, started her own business that allows her...

This week we have the first of a three-part series about earning an income while on the road. My guest is Jody Anderson Duquette, Executive Director of Workamper News and Workamper.com. Jody has so much information to share about how to find a great job in beautiful places while you live in your RV or motorhome.  Show Notes:  Join      the Solo Women RVers F...

The Solo Women RV podcast is for solo women RV-ers, campers and vanlifers. This week our guest is VaRonica Jackson. VaRonica started her RV journey after her sons moved out of the house. She's enjoyed some great solo trips and she shares some of her tips for other new solo women RV travelers. She's a lot of fun and has a great laugh and an even better outlook on life.  Show Notes: Follow...

This episode of the Solo Women RV podcast is a little different than most. Today I pay tribute to my traveling companion, my 13-year-old Alaskan malamute Olive, who passed on this week and is watching down on me now from that great RV park in the sky.  Next week we'll be back with our regularly scheduled episodes.  Show Notes: Join the Solo Women RVers Facebook Group Find more info for S...

This week we’re going to talk all about staying healthy and fit in the RV or Van lifestyle. My guest is Heather McDaniel. Heather is a fitness and nutrition coach and she’s actually helped me set up a few systems to stay in shape while I travel. You can find more content over at SolowomenRV.com If you like what you heard today, please consider becoming a podcast sponsor. Details can be found at :...

Travels with Squeaky is now the Solo Women RV podcast.  The Solo Women RV podcast is for solo women RV-ers, campers and vanlifers. This week our guest is Debbie Minnick. Debbie began her solo RV travels after she became a widow at the young age of 38. Debbie discovered that solo RV travel helped not only heal her grief, but the reduced stress and more healthy lifestyle also helped her overcom...

Travels with Squeaky is a podcast for solo women RV-ers, campers and vanlifers. This week on the podcast I share all about my adventures clamming on the Oregon Coast. Oregon is known for delicious Pacific Razor clams. When some friends invited me to meet up to go clamming at one of my favorite state parks during a King Tide, I had to say yes! This was my first time clamming and I really enjoyed it...

Our guest this week is Carrie Sliverhorn. Carrie is the editor and publisher of InCompass magazine . Carrie only started her full-time solo RV living in May 2021, but already she is giving so much back to the community. Carrie started the magazine to help other nomads with all the information she was looking for when she first started out. She shares about how she was kind of thrust into RV life a...