Tuesday Recs, February 17th, 2026

My recommendation this week is to just do the thing. Whatever it is that’s been on your mind, something you’re considering and maybe researching, something that has just landed on your radar, something that will make your life bigger or bolder. Do it.

I’m saying this so that you will join me in solidarity because Dale and I did a big, bold thing this weekend. We bought a new camper!

This was slightly spontaneous but also something we’ve been talking about since last year. We always knew the camper we bought in 2022 wasn’t one we would keep for a long time. It’s small and, when it comes to quality, very entry level. We felt comfortable with that purchase since we weren’t sure how committed we might be to camping so in terms of both wear and tear on the unit and a financial investment it felt right.

Four years later, though, we are ready for something nicer. A little bigger (wider, really) and a little higher end when it comes to the features. We know the things that are both essential and non-essential at this point.

So, while we weren’t really looking when we went to the Camping & RV Show this weekend, we couldn’t pass up what felt like the perfect camper for us. It’s only a foot longer than what we have but it has a slide out that makes a world of difference. It has a bathroom that’s bigger (with a porcelain toilet!) and a shower that won’t make Dale feel like he’s Buddy the Elf every time he’s in there. There’s theater seating and lots of storage, a high top table that pulls out from the counter, drop down windows, a regular queen bed (not a queen short like a lot of campers have) and even a small outdoor kitchen.

And we did it. We bought the floor model. And, because we did this at the camping show we went and got beers and sat in our new camper and drank them.

And now I can’t wait for camping season!