Our Homes on Wheels

We are not your typical full-time RVers (we like to say we are part-time full timers) as we still own a “sticks and bricks” in Alaska. Before moving to Alaska we would typically be on the road traveling around North America 6-8 month out of the year so we always wanted to have all the creature comforts of home while away.  Our Fleetwood Discovery 37R Diesel Pusher gives us just that. We use her for some trips in and around Alaska and is our Lower 48 runner whenever we plan to go South.

The Disco is our 4th rig together and Stacey’s 8th from over 15 years of vehicle camping experience.  Our first rv together was a 27ft Cougar pull behind trailer and reasoning to trade it in was simply its size.  Our next adventure rig was our 36ft Carbon toy hauler which we owned for over 2 years and took all the way to the Florida Panhandle and back in a 6 weeks time! That trip is when we learned we needed to slow our roll!  Then in early 2016 after living in our toy hauler full time while we built our home back in Washington we decided it was time to move into something with a bit more residential feel.  This brought us to the forward living room fifth wheel a 44ft Forest River Cardinal. However, we had a carrying capacity issue as the fifth wheel was built to only hold less than 1300lbs of personal cargos.  We wanted to add solar panels along with a generator and with these add-ons our carrying capacity was over the limit.  So sadly after only a few months of ownership we traded her in for our beloved Disco.

The Disco has been our best rig to date.  She’s the perfect size for two people in full-time conditions.   She is also the perfect length to get into most State and National Parks.  Any longer and that would be a huge hassle.  We also love the tank capacities which allows us to stay out on the road longer.  We have done several modifications to her including adding 2400 watts of solar, replacing the AGM batteries with 10 24v Battle Born Lithium’s, swapping out the uncomfortable “L” shaped couch with a LaZBoy sofa couch and a several other electronic upgrades to make life on the road more enjoyable. Most of these upgrades have been filmed and you can find on our YouTube Channel.

Sleeps	2 (removed L couch)
Slides	4
Length	38 ft 8 in
Ext Width	8 ft 6 in
Ext Height	12 ft 11 in
Int Height	7 ft
Hitch Weight	10,000 lbs
Gross Weight	33,400 lbs
Fresh Water Capacity	116 gals
Grey Water Capacity	75 gals
Black Water Capacity	50 gals
Furnace BTU	45,000 btu x2
Fuel Type	Diesel
Engine	Cummins ISL9 380 HP
Chassis	Freightliner XCM

 

In early 2025 after accepting the Managing Editor position with The MILEPOST® Travel Planner we decided we needed to upgrade our truck camper to a more reliable unit after finding major structural damage to our Adventurer truck camper. To avoid hidden dangers we decided to buy new and landed upon the Lance 1172, a two slide truck camper. This unit allows us to easily live on the road while logging the highways of the North for the Milepost where we can easily maneuver in and out of tight spots, take more backroad routes the Disco can not take us as well as allows us to make a multitude of u-turns the Milepost demands of us and still provides enough room for the two of us and our two dogs to live on the road a couple of months at a time in comfort.

Sleeps	5/6 (with bunk which we removed)
Slides	2
Overall Length	20 ft 4 in
Floor Length	11 ft 11 in
Ext Width	96 in
Ext Height	9 ft
Int Height	80 in
Dry Weight	4,063 lbs
Hot Water Capacity	endless (Truma)
Fresh Water Capacity	42 gals
Grey Water Capacity	35 gals
Black Water Capacity	35 gals
Fridge Size	7 cu ft
	Electric & Propane

Our former modes of camping fun included:

2015 Adventurer 86FB Truck Camper

In 2023 we decided to get an Alaska runabout for adventures close to home. We opted for the Adventurer.  It was a great introduction to us for a truck camper but soon found structural issues to concerning to stay with this rig. We traded this unit in for our current Lance 1172 truck camper.

 

 

The Cardinal, a 43ft Forest River Cardinal Forward Living Fifth Wheel

We owned the Cardinal for only a few months but took her all over Washington, Idaho and Montana in the Spring and Summer of 2016.

 

 

 

The Carbon, a 38ft Keystone Carbon Toy Hauler

We owned the Carbon for 2 years and took her all over the United States in the Summer of 2014 when we went to the Florida Panhandle and back in her.  She was a great toyhauler and really opened our eyes on living the rv lifestyle.

 

 

 

 

The Cougar, our 27ft Keystone Cougar all-season pull-behind trailer.

Our Cougar brought us the love of camping as a couple.  We took it to the Oregon Coast in 2013 and to Big Sky Country of Montana and tested it’s 4-season worthiness at the ski slopes of Eastern Washington over New Years in the dead of winter.

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