The Wandering Gypsy Dispatch: RV Life, Lessons & Laughter in Your Inbox

Hey there, fellow wanderers! I’m Stan, and I wouldn’t be on this journey without my trusty companions: Bertie Bea, my Tiffin motorhome, and Rosie, my ever-ready tow car. Together, we roll down the open road, collecting stories, tackling breakdowns, and finding laughter in the little things.

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NASCAR veteran Mike Skinner and his wife Angie of Skinner Roundup pull up a chair to talk real RV life: how a dinner with the Tiffin folks put them in a Tiffin Zephyr, why Mountain Falls Luxury RV Resort feels like home, and how they travel with a whole caravan of friends without anybody getting bossed around.

Plus the great shoe-count debate, a wrecker that clipped their mirror seven miles from home, a lightning round of road food and favorite race-track campsites, and why honesty matters more than follower counts.

In this episode:

– The “crisis averted” back-in and Mike’s take on driving anything with a steering wheel

– Mountain Falls Luxury RV Resort in Lake Toxaway, North Carolina

– From Newells and Prevosts to an Entegra, then a Tiffin Zephyr

– Red Bay service and how the Freightliner chassis drives

– Shoes, clothes, toys and the trailer that hauls them

– Planning travel days: leave by nine, parked by four

– Traveling with friends without bossing anybody around

– Honest reviews, organic growth and why it isn’t a commercial

– Lightning round: road food, race track campsites and handsome Harry Gant

Correction: In the episode, I said Harry Gant won four straight in September of 1992. It was actually 1991. At 51, Gant won all four September Cup races (Darlington, Richmond, Dover, and Martinsville) and earned the nickname “Mr. September.” He was dominating at North Wilkesboro the next race when his brakes failed, ending his shot at five in a row.

Find Mike and Angie:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SkinnerRoundup

Instagram, Facebook and TikTok: @skinnerroundup

Partners Mike and Angie mentioned on the show: Tiffin Motorhomes; Campers Inn RV (mobile service at NASCAR races, https://campersinn.com); Viper chairs (the Low Pro); Toyota; Klotz Synthetic Lubricants and Cometic Gasket (Bob Gorman).

Tiffin event at Mountain Falls Luxury RV Resort, Lake Toxaway, NC: May 13-15, 2027. Call the office and mention Skinner Roundup, and you might get a discount.

Family RV Association (RV education): https://frva.com

I’ll be teaching seminars at the FRVA convention in Perry, Georgia, March 17-20, 2027.

Website: https://wanderinggypsyrvlife.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WanderingGypsyRVLife

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Safe travels, my friends, and remember: not all who wander are lost.