Learn To RV: The Podcast

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You're joining a pretty special journey: Learn To RV: The Podcast is hosted by Jennifer Schillaci and Tasha Martin, two seasoned RVers with hearts full of stories, tips, and real-life wisdom from the road.Whether you're just dipping your toes into RV life or you're deep in the nomadic groove, this podcast is your go-to hub for:🚐 RV know-how from roofing to route planning🧑‍🏫 Roadschooling tips for learners of all kinds💬 Candid chats about family travel, remote work, and community📣 Resources, hacks, and heart-centered guidance for every age and stage🔗 Follow, subscribe, and join the adventure! Trust us. You’ll want to be along for the ride.The views and opinions expressed by Learn To RV: The Podcast guests are not our own. What we say or share should not be interpreted as personal advice. Do your own research and speak to a professional.

  1. National Park Changes 2026: What Every RVer Needs to Know Before You Reach the Gate

    1d ago

    National Park Changes 2026: What Every RVer Needs to Know Before You Reach the Gate

    Send us Fan Mail National Park Changes 2026 Is Sponsored by RV Roofing Solutions   The rules changed at the gate this year, and a surprise there can throw off an entire trip. In this episode, Tasha and Jennifer walk RVers through the major 2026 National Park updates — from passes to pricing to staffing — so you arrive prepared instead of caught off guard. They keep it fair, factual, and friendly, with a few light campfire stories and some heavy moments along the way.   Learn How: •        The America the Beautiful Pass changed in a big way for 2026 •        New tiered pricing with an added $100 surcharge (on top of the entrance fee) now hits certain visitors at 11 of the most-visited parks •        Fee-free days got an overhaul  •        Three popular parks just dropped a requirement that frustrated trip planners •        Staffing shifts may quietly change what you find when you arrive •        One free app & a little prep time can save your trip when you step out of cell range •        A simple bookstore purchase puts money straight back into the park •        Junior Ranger booklets are still around at most locations   Note: Junior Ranger booklets are still available throughout the National Park System, but some parks now charge for them. Check nps.gov to see if there is a charge at the park you are visiting.   Links & Resources: 🏞️ NPS Trip Planning & App: nps.gov 🏆 Great American RV Scavenger Hunt: learntorv.com/2026-the-ultimate-summer-scavenger-hunt 🐻 Bear Safety in Yellowstone: learntorv.com 🦌 Wildlife Encounters on the Road: learntorv.com 🚐 rvroofingsolutions.com  |  📞 888-847-7010 👉 RV Resources: learntorv.com 🎤 learntorvthepodcast.com 📺 Watch: Learn To RV Channel   💛 Support the Pod: •        Patreon (Join the Campfire Crew — first 7 days free! Early access + bonus content + swag) •        Buy Me a Coffee (drop us a tip ☕)   💬 Heading to a park this summer? Share this episode with an RVer who books last-minute. Got a national park memory or a tip we missed? Email learntorv@gmail.com. If it is read on air, we will send you a sticker!   ✨ Subscribe, share learntorvthepodcast.com, and leave a review. Your support keeps the stories and rigs rolling!  Support the show Watch us on YouTube Join Our Community on Facebook Follow Us On Instagram Visit our Website Join us on Patreon

    50 min
  2. Friendship With Jeanine of The Random Rovers: How an Introvert Makes Friends on the Road | Community Spotlight

    5d ago

    Friendship With Jeanine of The Random Rovers: How an Introvert Makes Friends on the Road | Community Spotlight

    Send us Fan Mail Community Spotlight Is Sponsored by RV Roofing Solutions   Twenty-three years of chasing a career across the country gave Jeanine and her husband Chad plenty of practice at starting over, but life on the road asked a harder question: how do you build real friendships when you never stay anywhere long? In this Community Spotlight, Jennifer sits down with the self-described introvert behind The Random Rovers to talk about finding your people when you’d rather hang back, and why their motto really is “random.”   Learn How: •        A self-described introvert builds genuine friendships without knocking on a single door •        One accidental black eye turned into an instant icebreaker on their very first trip •        Being “friendly on purpose” looks different when you’re the quiet one in the rig •        A last-minute flight to Vegas says everything about going to your community instead of waiting for it •        “See you laters” beat goodbyes & the one contact-info habit that keeps friendships alive •        Why rallies may be the easiest place on earth for an introvert to make friends   Links & Resources: 🚐 rvroofingsolutions.com 📺 Find The Random Rovers: youtube.com/@TheRandomRovers 📸 @therandomrovers ✉️ therandomrovers@gmail.com 🤝 RV Community & Groups: learntorv.com/rv-community 📅 RV Rallies: learntorv.com/rv-rally-calendar 💰 Make Money on the Road: learntorv.com/how-to-make-money-on-the-road 🎤 Ep. 2.32: Friendship w/ Joni Leigh: learntorvthepodcast.com 👥 Free Facebook Community: Learn To RV: The Community 📸 Our Adventures: @LearnToRV 👉 RV Resources: learntorv.com 📺 YouTube: Learn To RV Channel 🎙️ Podcast: learntorvthepodcast.com   💛 Support the Pod: •        Patreon (Join the Campfire Crew for bonus content, early access, + swag) •        Buy Me a Coffee (drop us a tip ☕)   💬 Are you an introvert finding your people on the road or still working up the courage? Share your story in our Facebook community or email learntorv@gmail.com to be featured on a Campfire Confessions episode!   ✨ If Jeanine’s story gave you the nudge you needed, subscribe, share, and review at learntorvthepodcast.com! Support the show Watch us on YouTube Join Our Community on Facebook Follow Us On Instagram Visit our Website Join us on Patreon

    29 min
  3. Geysers, Groundhogs & Paper Maché: Black & Gray Tank Care With Tim the Tank Man

    Jun 8

    Geysers, Groundhogs & Paper Maché: Black & Gray Tank Care With Tim the Tank Man

    Send us Fan Mail Geysers, Groundhogs & Paper Maché Is Sponsored by RV Roofing Solutions   Every RVer has a tank story. Some are funny. Some are not. And some end with a power washer wand where it absolutely should not go. In this episode, Jennifer and Tasha sit down with Tim of Prime Tank Pros, a full-time RVer turned professional tank cleaning expert with thousands of tanks cleaned and a law enforcement career that never, ever prepared him for this. Whether you’re a first-timer who just realized your RV has three kinds of tanks or a full-timer wondering why your sensors keep lying to you, this one’s for you.   Learn How: •        The one-two rule keeps you from a time capsule of regret •        A leaky valve left open for two years turns waste to concrete & why that matters when buying used •        The Valterra Flush King outperforms the built-in black tank flush on most coaches •        Ice cubes, Dawn dish soap, & flushable wipes are myths •        Sensors work or don’t work & what to watch instead •        Full-timers and weekend warriors need different tank care schedules •        To sanitize your freshwater tank the right way •        DIY tank repair can cross the line but a pro hydro jet cleaning resets everything to zero   Links & Resources: 🚰 Prime Tank Pros: primetankpros.com  |  📞 308-227-9506 🏆 Summer Scavenger Hunt: learntorv.com/2026-the-ultimate-summer-scavenger-hunt 🔧 RV Basics: learntorv.com/rv-basics 🚐 rvroofingsolutions.com 🎤 learntorvthepodcast.com 👥 Free Facebook Community: Learn To RV: The Community 📸 Our Adventures: @LearnToRV 👉 RV Resources: learntorv.com 📺 YouTube: Learn To RV Channel 💛 Support the Pod: •        Patreon (Join the Campfire Crew — first 7 days free! Early access + bonus content + swag) •        Buy Me a Coffee (drop us a tip ☕)   💬 Got a tank horror story or a fix that saved the day? Share it in our Facebook community or email learntorv@gmail.com. If it’s read on air, we’ll send you a sticker! ✨ Subscribe, share learntorvthepodcast.com, and leave a review. Your support keeps the stories and rigs rolling! Support the show Watch us on YouTube Join Our Community on Facebook Follow Us On Instagram Visit our Website Join us on Patreon

    39 min
  4. Three Kids, One Rig, No Regrets: Missy Jack on Friendship, Littles & Full-Time Family RV Life | Community Spotlight

    Jun 4

    Three Kids, One Rig, No Regrets: Missy Jack on Friendship, Littles & Full-Time Family RV Life | Community Spotlight

    Send us Fan Mail Community Spotlight Is Sponsored by RV Roofing Solutions She had a five-month-old, a toddler, a Houston zip code, and a husband running a remote marketing company. And in six weeks flat, they sold the house, shed most of their stuff, and hit the road. Three years later, Missy Jack of Jack Adventures Await has three kids (you read that right; one more than when they started!), 38 national parks under their belt, and a perspective on family RV life that cuts right through the highlight reel. Learn How: •        Six weeks was all it took to go from “what if we RVed?” to full-time life •        Having a baby in an RV is actually possible •        Missy & her husband stay connected as a couple and how date nights look for them on the road •        Saying goodbye is the hardest part of friendship •        “Speed dating at the playground” can help you find your RV tribe •        Road life expanded Missy’s circle in ways a sticks-and-bricks life never did •        Foraging for wild onions has motivated a four-year-old •        Missy is getting through the one thing nobody told her about RV life before hitting the road   Links & Resources: 🌐 Jack Adventures Await: loganjack.com 📸 Instagram: @jackadventuresawait 🎵 TikTok: @jackadventuresawait 🔗 Pillar: pillar.io/jackadventuresawait 🤝 RV Community: learntorv.com/rv-community 📚 Roadschooling: learntorv.com/roadschooling 🎤 Ep. 2.32 – Finding Your People w/ Joni Leigh: learntorvthepodcast.com 🎤 Ep. 2.40 – Solo Dad Ron the Nomad on Friendship: learntorvthepodcast.com 🚐 rvroofingsolutions.com 🎤 learntorvthepodcast.com 👥 Free Facebook Community: Learn To RV: The Community 📸 Our Adventures: @LearnToRV 👉 RV Resources: learntorv.com 📺 YouTube: Learn To RV Channel 💛 Support the Pod: •        Patreon (Join the Campfire Crew for bonus content, early access, + swag) •        Buy Me a Coffee (drop us a tip ☕) 💬 RV parent with littles or dreaming of it? Share your story in our Facebook community or email learntorv@gmail.com to be featured on a Campfire Confessions episode! ✨ If Missy’s story spoke to you, subscribe, share, and review wherever you listen or at learntorvthepodcast.com! Support the show Watch us on YouTube Join Our Community on Facebook Follow Us On Instagram Visit our Website Join us on Patreon

    29 min

  5. Jun 1

    It's that time again!

    Send us Fan Mail Visit Summer Scavenger Hunt | Learn to RV to learn more! Support the show Watch us on YouTube Join Our Community on Facebook Follow Us On Instagram Visit our Website Join us on Patreon

    7 min
  6. Dyslexia Isn’t a Barrier — It’s a Brain Difference: How to Help Your RV Kid Read, Write, & Thrive

    Jun 1

    Dyslexia Isn’t a Barrier — It’s a Brain Difference: How to Help Your RV Kid Read, Write, & Thrive

    Send us Fan Mail Dyslexia Isn’t a Barrier Is Sponsored by RV Roofing Solutions Three of Jennifer’s seven kids are dyslexic. So, is her husband, Frank. For years, she didn’t have the right tools. In this episode, Jennifer sits down with Russell Van Brocklen, a New York State Senate-funded dyslexia researcher and founder of dyslexiaclasses.com, to talk about what dyslexia really is, how to spot it in your child, and a research-backed method that took one student from the 11th-percentile reading level to the 64th in less than nine months. Learn How: •        Two questions can tell you in minutes if your child may be dyslexic •        Pens, pencils, cell phones, & tablets may be making things worse •        Brain science explains why dyslexia causes struggles with sentences, spelling, & grammar •        You can use a step-by-step method with kids as young as 7 to build college-level writing skills from the ground up •        Dyslexia can actually be an unfair advantage •        Roadschooling families can take action today, even without IEP coordinators or a school system •        To get a free 30-minute consultation with Russell Links & Resources: 🧠 Russell’s Program: dyslexiaclasses.com 📚 Find the Course: skool.com — search “Dyslexia Classes” 🚐 rvroofingsolutions.com 🏕️ Roadschooling Resources: learntorv.com/roadschooling 📘 College Credit on the Road: learntorv.com ✏️ Back to School with IXL: learntorv.com 👥 Roadschooling Facebook Group 🎤️ learntorvthepodcast.com 👉 RV Resources: learntorv.com 📺 Watch: Learn To RV Channel 💛 Support the Podcast: •        Patreon (Join the Campfire Crew — first 7 days free! Early access + bonus content + swag) •        Buy Me a Coffee (drop us a tip ☕) 💬 Did this episode hit close to home? Share it with a roadschooling family who needs it. Have a story for Campfire Confessions? Email learntorv@gmail.com. If it’s read on air, we’ll send you a sticker! ✨ Subscribe, share learntorvthepodcast.com, and leave a review. Your support keeps the stories and rigs rolling! Support the show Watch us on YouTube Join Our Community on Facebook Follow Us On Instagram Visit our Website Join us on Patreon

    58 min
  7. Friendship With Ron the Nomad: Solo Dad on the Road Finding Freedom | Community Spotlight

    May 28

    Friendship With Ron the Nomad: Solo Dad on the Road Finding Freedom | Community Spotlight

    Send us Fan Mail Community Spotlight Is Sponsored by RV Roofing Solutions   He left his tech career, packed up his kid and parrots, and hit the road with just a why and the will to take the next small action. At a content creators event in Tampa, Jennifer crossed paths with Ron the Nomad, a solo RVing dad who’s building a full-time life on the road. His story is one of quiet intention, relentless resourcefulness, and the kind of fatherhood that refuses to stay comfortable.   Learn How: •        A solo dad traded a St. Louis apartment for a Class A motorhome •        An introverted single parent gets intentional about friendship  •        Ron challenges his teenager to build his network at rallies •        The road offers cultural education you can’t find in a classroom •        3D printing, AI consulting, social media, and genealogy research fund a life on the road •        The fears in your head can be overcome •        Faith, community, and finding your people gets done as a nomad   Links & Resources: 🔗 Find Ron: pillar.io/ron.m.davis 🤝 RV Community: learntorv.com/rv-community 💰 Make Money on the Road: learntorv.com/how-to-make-money-on-the-road 📅 RV Rallies: learntorv.com/rv-rally-calendar 🎤 Ep. 2.32: Friendship w/ Joni Leigh: learntorvthepodcast.com 🚐 rvroofingsolutions.com 🎤 learntorvthepodcast.com 👥 Free Facebook Community: Learn To RV: The Community 📸 Our Adventures: @LearnToRV 👉 RV Resources: learntorv.com 📺 YouTube: Learn To RV Channel 💛 Support the Pod: •        Patreon (Join the Campfire Crew for bonus content, early access, + swag) •        Buy Me a Coffee (drop us a tip ☕) 💬 Are you a solo parent on the road or dreaming of it? Share your story in our Facebook community or email learntorv@gmail.com to be featured on a Campfire Confessions episode! ✨ If Ron’s story lit something up in you, subscribe, share, and review at learntorvthepodcast.com!  Support the show Watch us on YouTube Join Our Community on Facebook Follow Us On Instagram Visit our Website Join us on Patreon

    34 min
  8. More Than a Fuel Card: How Open Roads Is Saving RVers Thousands at the Pump & Beyond

    May 27

    More Than a Fuel Card: How Open Roads Is Saving RVers Thousands at the Pump & Beyond

    Send us Fan Mail More Than a Fuel Card Is Sponsored by Open Roads   It started with a simple question: “Can I put this in my RV?” In three months, that one question led to 5,000 customers. Today, it’s a program that’s saving full-timers, weekend warriors, and everyone in between thousands of dollars on diesel, campgrounds, tires, insurance, and more.    Jennifer sits down with Gina Leeper, President and CEO of Open Roads, to break down everything this program offers, and why the window to lock in the biggest savings is almost closed.   Learn How: •        The free Open Roads fuel card works & how easy it is to sign-up at myopenroads.com •        To access more than 35 merchant partners & nearly 4,000 fuel discount locations across the U.S. •        Love’s newest discount is now live & how Open Roads looks to spread these savings this year •        The VIP program unlocks $5,000+ in discounts RVers can really use •        The first 5,000 VIP members lock in their $99 rate for life •        Open Roads’ members help provide clean water across 4 continents when they purchase fuel •        Adventure Genie, the AI-powered trip planning tool inside the app, shows fuel stops, campgrounds, & stops along your route •        Open Roads’ first-ever rally hits Pigeon Forge, Tennessee this fall & spots are going fast   Links & Resources: 🚐 myopenroads.com           Registering for the Nov. Pigeon Forge Rally? Don’t forget! Tell trape@myopenroads.com Gina told you about it on Learn To RV the Podcast: Beyond the Brand! 📅 RV Rally Calendar: learntorv.com/rv-rally-calendar 👉 RV Resources: learntorv.com 👥 Free Facebook Community: Learn To RV: The Community 📸 Our Adventures: @LearnToRV 📺 YouTube: Learn To RV Channel 🎤️ learntorvthepodcast.com 💛 Support the Podcast: •        Patreon (Join the Campfire Crew for bonus and exclusive content, early access, + swag) •        Buy Me a Coffee (drop us a tip ☕) 💬 Already an Open Roads member? Share this episode with an RVer who’s still paying full price at the pump. Have a story for Campfire Confessions? Email learntorv@gmail.com. ✨ Subscribe so you never miss a Beyond the Brand drop on Wednesdays at learntorvthepodcast.com! Support the show Watch us on YouTube Join Our Community on Facebook Follow Us On Instagram Visit our Website Join us on Patreon

    29 min
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You're joining a pretty special journey: Learn To RV: The Podcast is hosted by Jennifer Schillaci and Tasha Martin, two seasoned RVers with hearts full of stories, tips, and real-life wisdom from the road.Whether you're just dipping your toes into RV life or you're deep in the nomadic groove, this podcast is your go-to hub for:🚐 RV know-how from roofing to route planning🧑‍🏫 Roadschooling tips for learners of all kinds💬 Candid chats about family travel, remote work, and community📣 Resources, hacks, and heart-centered guidance for every age and stage🔗 Follow, subscribe, and join the adventure! Trust us. You’ll want to be along for the ride.The views and opinions expressed by Learn To RV: The Podcast guests are not our own. What we say or share should not be interpreted as personal advice. Do your own research and speak to a professional.

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  • Creator
    Learn To RV
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    84
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Learn To RV: The Podcast
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    Learn To RV: The Podcast

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