This week on the RV Podcast:







We have a great interview for you that we’re calling Empty Nest, Open Road: How One Couple Found Freedom in RV Life.







You’ll meet our delightful friends Don and Karen, who share their RV retirement adventures and challenge us all to make every mile count, making friends and memories all across North America.







Plus, we have the pros and cons of an on-demand water heater.. The RV News of the Week, and much more coming up in Episode #567 of the RV Podcast.







You can watch the video version from our RV Lifestyle YouTube Channel by clicking the player below.















If you prefer an audio-only podcast, you can hear us through your favorite podcast app or listen now through the player below.























We're in New Orleans















 As this podcast is released, we are in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the very end of a 34-day Fantasy RV Tour of the Mississippi River.







We started up in northern Minnesota by Bemidji, Minnesota, where the Mississippi River starts. You could step across it on stones; that's how small it was.







It's a half-mile wide down here where it empties into the Gulf, at the end of the tour. We are making our temporary farewells to a whole bunch of new friends that we have made on this trip.







We're not gonna say goodbye, because the beauty of the RV Lifestyle is that you all see each other down the road in the future. And we're gonna stay in touch. But there is nothing like making friends on a tour like this, where for six weeks we've traveled more than 2,000 miles together. We've had many adventures and a lot of campfire camaraderie, and it's a bit sad to break camp for the final time.







It's fun to go as a group. It really is. But we're pretty excited because we're going to be with another group next.







As we leave New Orleans, we will take our time making our way to Fredericksburg, Texas, and the Texas Hill Country. And that group is our RV community members. Now, if you're not a member of that group, you should be, because it is like no other online forum for RVs that you'll find anywhere.







These are people who want to have fun, make friends, find adventure, share their lives and their interests, and help each other. There's no Facebook nastiness because we are not on Facebook with this community. We're on our own platform with no ads. Check it out at RVCommunity.com







But all that aside, we are having our fall rally in Fredericksburg, and that will start next week. We can't wait to get there and have another adventure.







RV CONVERSATION OF THE WEEK - Freedom in RV Life















Get ready to meet two of the most genuinely joyful people you'll ever encounter. Don and Karen live in New York State but love to chase adventure across North America in their trusty Class C van.







What makes them special isn't just their impressive travel resume, it's the infectious laughter, the playful banter, and the way they light up when sharing stories from the road.







These two prove that retirement isn't about slowing down, it's about shifting into a higher gear. From coast to coast, they've mastered the art of turning strangers into friends at every campground, rest stop, and scenic overlook.