Author Archives: Jim Jacobus

“That Said … I Am So Glad I Did It Myself”! I have wanted to carpet the floor in the garage of our toy hauler since day one but … you know the story! I finally ordered all of the goodies to get it done and still procrastinated by trying to find someone to doContinue reading “The One Mod I Put Off Way Too Long!”

For at least 6 months before my wife and I bought our RV we had been researching travel trailers, fifth wheels and toy haulers. We had gone to multiple dealers, checking out a number of brands, following some awesome YouTube channels and … following a quite a few of Facebook groups! And, we learned aContinue reading “Buying A New RV … What YOU, The Consumer, Needs To Know!”

Hey gang! I hope this finds you all well and enjoying a long holiday weekend. Below you are going to find a link to the replay video of our RV Trip Planning webinar from last week! This is a very rough and unedited version but I wanted to get it out to you as quicklyContinue reading “RV TRip Planning!”

After a ton of research we wound up buying a Grand Design Momentum 399TH! Here is the lowdown on the rig itself and what we love about it! There was a day I remember asking Christie “are you all in”? She said “all in on what”? Me: “All in on going full time”? She: “Absolutely”!Continue reading “About Our Rig …”

“HOW WE DO IT”! There are probably as many ways to set up and tear down a campsite as there are people out there camping every weekend and I have seen several different checklists that can guide someone through it. I am certain that the variations happen because no two camps are the same, thereContinue reading “Setting Up And Tearing Down Our Campsite In Our Momentum 399TH!”

Adding “mods”, or modifications, to your rig is what one does to make it yours, add flair and impact functionality! We have done a ton of mods and will do more but nothing has been as impactful as adding Sumo Springs to both the truck and the 399TH! 7,500 miles of Sumo Springs so farContinue reading “Sumo Springs … Best Mod Ever!!!”

“Destiny is what you are supposed to do in life. Fate is what kicks you in the ass to make you do it!” Henry Miller We bought our first travel trailer on a lark! We had only camped a few times during our marriage and they weren’t remarkable experiences by any stretch of the imagination.Continue reading “How We Decided To Sell EVERYthing and Live Full Time In Our RV!”

“The best revenge for death … is to live life well!” Jimmy Buffet We are Jim, Christie and Marley Jacobus! And we live, travel, play and work full time from our Grand Design Momentum 399TH! We began our full time RV living in June of 2020 and spend about 1/3 of our time in SouthContinue reading “Who Are the Jacobus’?”