RV Life 101 with Stan: Lessons I Learned the Hard Way

Welcome back to the Wandering Gypsy RV Life Podcast—where the stories are real, the wheels are always turning, and the road is our best teacher. I’m your host, Stan Cromlish, coming to you from the co-pilot seat of my Tiffin Allegro Open Road 34PA, Bertie Bea, with Rosie tagging along behind us. 🚐💨

In today’s episode, I’m serving up some hard-earned wisdom in a session I call “RV Life 101: Lessons I Learned the Hard Way.” From misbehaving slide-outs to soggy surprises and bent awnings, these are the real-world lessons you don’t want to learn the hard way… like I did.

👉 Topics include:

• Why your slides should be all the way in or out—no halfway nonsense
• That time I got soaped up in Nebraska and my water pump gave out 😅
• The awning fail that took out the gate at Alsatian RV Resort 😬
• A Schwintek slide drama in a Dodge City thunderstorm ⛈️
• The day Bertie Bea’s TV mount lost all its screws (seriously!)
• Pro tips for securing screws, patching holes, and keeping your rig clean and tight

🛠️ Thank You to the RV Pros Who Keep Bertie Bea Rolling:

These fine folks make it possible for me to keep chasing Brother Highway:

• Precision RV (Golden, MS) – Roof reseals & slide fixes done right
• Bob Tiffin Service Center (Red Bay, AL) – The gold standard for Tiffin maintenance
• Bunkhouse RV Conversions – Comfort upgrades from dinette to cockpit
• Nick Brewer – RV Electronics – The tech guru behind my clean wiring & Dish setup
• Fowler Detailing – Bertie Bea & Rosie are ceramic-coated and shining ✨
• Ricky McGee’s Pro Finishes – Repaired a stress crack like it never happened 🔧

🎙️ Shoutout to Our Friends:

Special thanks to Doug Simcox and the team at the Beyond the Chutes Podcast. For rodeo legends and great western stories, check out Doug’s show wherever you get your podcasts! 🤠

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🛣️ Happy trails, my friends.