Get the most out of your RV while saving money and enjoying StressLess Camping with our weekly RV and travel podcast. You’ll get tips, tricks and fun and unusual destinations plus information from RV industry insiders Peggy and Tony Barthel. We’ve also got our weekly RV review and more.
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Welcome to Dying Laughing — the comedy podcast that explores grief in all its messy, magical, and mortifying glory. Hosted by stand-up comedian, Netflix host, and professional grief reliever Jessimae Peluso aka your favorite “griefluencer” — this show dares to laugh in the face of death, because if you’re not laughing, you’re crying in a Marshall’s fitting room while listening to Fleetwood Mac on repeat. You’re going to lose a lot in this life: your loved ones, your job, your dog (way harder ...
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Tips for visiting America's Largest RV show in Hershey - podcast 324
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Tips and tricks from America's Largest RV Show in Hershey, PA - our first time and what we're excited about. You can find more at our home on the web here: https://www.stresslesscamping.com/podcast/0324By Peggy Barthel, Tony Barthel
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The Stages of Grief: Pain and Guilt | Jessimae Peluso
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EPISODE 13: The Stages of Grief: Pain & Guilt Dying Laughing with Jessimae In this episode of Dying Laughing, Jessimae unpacks one of the heaviest stages of grief: pain and guilt. Recording from her sister’s garage, she reflects on her own guilt around not being there when either of her parents passed, and the obsessive cycle of woulda’s, coulda’s,…
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Visiting Ohio plus Christmas in August? Episode 323
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Christmas in August? A huge new Rockwood? And camping off the grid with the AC running? This week’s StressLess Camping RV podcast comes to you from the front yard of TNT RV. This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast we are mooch docking with T&T RVing so lets pop a cold one and get to know Tony and Tina. Tony and Tina also helped us celebrate …
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EPISODE 12: The Struggle Is Real Dying Laughing with Jessimae In this episode of Dying Laughing, Jessimae takes on the messy, universal theme of struggle and proves it doesn’t have to define us. She answers fan-submitted questions about everything from navigating suicide loss, to the challenges of single parenting, to what it feels like to believe …
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Visiting the RV MH Hall of Fame - episode 322
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This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast we visit the RV MH hall of fame and speak with the new director, Jose Rodriguez. Jose so appreciates this remarkable place that he’s come back to help guide it and we love the new and the now that’s going on there. Speaking of new, we also have a look at the first viable EV motorhome. No, for reals! An…
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The Stages of Grief: Day Drinking | Jessimae Peluso
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EPISODE 11: THE STAGES OF GRIEF: DAY DRINKING In this throwback episode, I'm taking you back to 2020, just weeks after my mom died. I recorded this in my sister’s backyard with a Yeti cup full of red wine, a little weed, and a whole lot of shock and anger. I talk about what it felt like to face my mom’s birthday after losing her, the fog of grief b…
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Remote monitoring for your RV - plus a roadside dragon
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On this week’s episode of the StressLess Camping RV podcast, Tony talks to Keith Larson from Winegard about connectivity plus monitoring and tracking systems for enhancing safety on your road trips. We relay the history of travel trailers, and have an RV review of a tiny toy hauler. Grab your chain mail! We are visiting a fire-breathing dragon - th…
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The Deaths We Don’t Bury | Kyle Creek (aka The Captain)
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EPISODE 10: THE DEATHS WE DON'T BURY | KYLE CREEK (aka The Captain) Dying Laughing with Jessimae Peluso Not all grief comes with a casket. In this episode, Jessimae sits down with writer and provocateur Kyle Creek. better known as The Captain to talk about the invisible deaths we carry: identity shifts, old selves, broken dreams, and relationships …
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BONUS EPISODE 9: DENIAL (from GRIEF SURVIVAL GUIDE MINISERIES) Dying Laughing with Jessimae In this bonus throwback episode from Jessimae’s Sharp Tongue's Grief Survival Guide miniseries, we dig into the first stage of grief: Denial. Recorded shortly after losing her mom, Jessimae reflects on what it feels like when reality just won’t sink in...the…
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Aliner, American Giants, and Almost Heaven - podcast 320
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This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, we visit with Brett Randall from Aliner about their small trailers, and Tony provides a review of an RV from Aliner’s exciting new camper line! Then we visit a Goofy USA phenomenon with a bunch of destinations, and we share tips for keeping your RV solar panels clean. We have this week’s podcast along…
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The Stages of Grief: Denial | Jessimae Peluso
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EPISODE 8: THE STAGES OF GRIEF: DENIAL Dying Laughing with Jessimae Peluso We’re kicking off the first stage of grief...Denial. You know… that magical headspace where you tell yourself everything’s fine, even when your 15-year-old dog is basically applying for Social Security. In this episode of Dying Laughing, I share how denial has shown up in my…
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Our favorite apps for finding free RV camping - podcast 319
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Do you wish you could boondock, but don’t know where to go? We have tips on finding free overnight stays for you and your RV. We might get CARRIED AWAY telling you about our gadget of the week! And, Did we ever tell you about the Goofy USA destination we used to own? We have this week’s podcast along with the notes and all the stories that go with …
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How To Heal After Loss | Sarah Barthel (Phantogram)
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EPISODE 7: HOW TO HEAL AFTER LOSS | SARAH BARTHEL (Phantogram) Dying Laughing with Jessimae Peluso In this powerful continuation of our conversation, Sarah Barthel opens up about how grief reshaped her relationship with her mother, and how a life-altering session with a medium helped her entire family process their loss in a deeply emotional and un…
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What can I tow with a Jeep? We speak with Lesa from Girl Camper
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What can you tow with a Jeep? Can you tow a travel trailer at all and what are the best choices if you can? This week on the StressLess Camping RV podcast we bring Lesa McDermott from Girl Camper back who has towed with a Jeep. We also share an essential RV gadget that is a multi-tasker. We have this week’s podcast along with the notes and all the …
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How Art Heals Grief | Sarah Barthel Pt. 1
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EPISODE 6: HOW ART HEALS GRIEF | SARAH BARTHEL (Phantogram) Pt. 1 Dying Laughing with Jessimae Peluso In this deeply personal episode of Dying Laughing, Jessimae sits down with her dear friend and musical powerhouse, Sarah Barthel lead singer of Phantogram and one of the most beautiful souls on the planet. The two reflect on how they met during a U…
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Exploring the Pacific Northwest with Brooks Smothers from RV Out West
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This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, we welcome back Brooks Smothers from RV Out West to hear more of his favorite places in the Pacific Northwest. This is a continuation of the conversation we had with Brooks last week. We’re also going back to one of the wackiest roadside collections we’ve been to in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. We also…
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EPISODE 5: THE STAGES OF GRIEF Dying Laughing with Jessimae Peluso In this episode, I’m diving into the five stages of grief or as I like to call them, the emotional group chat from hell. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance sound great on paper... but in real life? They’re messy, unpredictable, and rarely show up in order. I’m sha…
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Exploring the Pacific Northwest with Brooks Smothers
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This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, we welcome Brooks Smothers from RV Out West to share some of his favorite places in the Pacific Northwest. Brooks has some great hidden gems that made us want to visit the Pacific Northwest even more than before. We’re also taking you on a date, of sorts, and it’s a sweet situation! Lastly, our own tr…
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If You Would Have Told Me | John Stamos Pt. 2
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EPISODE 4: JOHN STAMOS | IF YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME (Part 2) Dying Laughing with Jessimae Peluso Part two with Stamos, baby! We go even deeper in this one. We recorded before the recent passing of Brian Wilson’s wife, Melinda so the conversation around his work with The Beach Boys hits even harder now. We talk about how music helps us survive grief,…
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This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast we look at the RV industry and how it is portrayed in an article in the Wall Street Journal. Are things that bad and what can you do if you’re RV shopping? We have some tips for RV shopping - today might be one of the best times in years for RV shoppers. We also share a Goofy USA destination where we e…
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If You Would Have Told Me | John Stamos Pt. 1
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EPISODE 3: JOHN STAMOS | IF YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME (Pt. 1) Dying Laughing with Jessimae Peluso You think you know John Stamos. But do you know what his biggest grief was? Or why he secretly relates to all of us who’ve lost someone and can’t quite let them go? In Part One of this two-parter, I sit down with John Stamos not just as a celebrity, but a…
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This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, we welcome back our friends Scott and Alicia from The Route of it All, who tell us about a service to receive notifications when a campsite YOU want becomes available. You can find this week’s podcast at our home on the web or wherever you enjoy getting podcasts: https://www.stresslesscamping.com/podc…
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The Dead Parent Olympics | Jessimae Peluso
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EPISODE 2: THE DEAD PARENT OLYMPICS Dying Laughing with Jessimae Peluso Okay. If you’ve lost a parent or even just had a complicated relationship with one, this episode might hit you straight in the gut… but in like, a warm hug meets a gut-punch kind of way. This episode is for all of us in the “Dead Dad’s Club” and the “Dead Mom’s Club” and especi…
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Overlanding and boondocking in 2025 - what's new
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On episode 313 of the StressLess Camping RV Podcast - some of our best boondocking hacks and facts and ways you can stay out longer and have a better time doing so. We’ve got boondocking tips and observations. We also have a new must-get gadget, and we take you to a place where you’ll want to bring lots of quarters. We have this week’s podcast alon…
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Are You Grieving Wrong? | Jessimae Peluso
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EPISODE 1: ARE YOU GRIEVING WRONG? Dying Laughing with Jessimae Peluso Welcome to Dying Laughing the grief survival podcast that knows you’ve cried in a Marshalls fitting room and called it healing. In this premiere episode, Jessimae asks the big, awkward question: Are you grieving wrong? She breaks down the weird, brutal, and beautiful parts of lo…
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On episode 312 of the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, we share some places we have boondocked, or mooch docked, at railroad museums, airfields and more to enhance an already great visit. Museum mooching? Tony railroaded Peggy into recording this podcast. He has a one-track mind. We didn’t get our signals crossed. And we share an article we found abo…
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Death Becomes Her | Dying Laughing with Jessimae
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TRAILER: DEATH BECOMES HER Welcome to Dying Laughing, a comedy podcast about grief, loss, and the weird, wild, sometimes hilarious moments that come with being a human with feelings. In this trailer episode, Jessimae gives you a taste of what to expect from the pod: 💀 A review of actual coffins (because you deserve to rest in style) 🔥 DisASHster St…
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Andrew Angel from Camco shares some new and innovative Camco products. We visit four states at one time, and a tip to keep your fresh water — fresh. You can find this week’s podcast at our home on the web or wherever you enjoy getting podcasts: https://www.stresslesscamping.com/podcast/0311 The StressLess Camping podcast is a weekly RV podcast with…
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A new tool to find certified RV techs near you
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How do you find a great technician? What about an RV inspector? This week we talk to serial entrepreneur Heath Padgett who has come up with a simple and easy way to find vetted RV techs no matter where you are. There’s also a lot of cool things we talk about - RV refrigerators. We’ve done a study of how much solar it takes to run your RV fridge. Bu…
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A Funeral For Sharp Tongue Podcast | Jessimae Peluso
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It’s the end of an era and the beginning of something even BETTER! After years of stories, therapy sessions disguised as interviews, and enough oversharing to make my ancestors sweat… this is the final episode of Sharp Tongue Podcast. In this send-off, I reflect on what this podcast has meant to me, the beautiful (and weird) community we’ve built, …
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RV solar and power systems explained
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This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, Peggy got a better understanding of RV power with Scott and Ben from ABC Upfitters. We reveal big plans for 2026. Where in the Goofy USA did we visit? Find out here. And if it’s time for your morning or afternoon coffee, you’ll want to check our Gadget Report on the AeroPress. Tony shares another impr…
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Takeaways from Overland Expo West - our adventure and thoughts
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This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, we head to Overland Expo West. This is the first time we’ve attended this event and - wow. There are hundreds of vendors with all sorts of gear, rigs and gadgets for those who want to travel to faraway places. We also review one of the RVs we saw there and, of course, share a gadget we had to have. Yo…
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This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, we set the record straight on some myths and misinformation we see out there on social media and in the real world. We have a gadget that is very handy - and could be yours! And we bring back a recipe that we use before every road trip. Then we visit a Goofy USA destination in Arizona - The Thing You …
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RV Mods we made - the good - the bad - the goofy
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This week on the StressLess Camping RV Podcast, we share the modifications we made on each of our Rockwood Mini Lite travel trailers, to make them more usable for our style of camping and traveling. Will modifications affect the value of your RV and what hacks are our favorite - and what did we goof up? You can find this week’s podcast at our home …
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This week, board uncertified with a Ph.D in THC, Dr. Peluso is back to answer your questions about WTF is going on with Bill Belichick, how much brisket is too much brisket, and how much she loves Uncle Baby Billy. SUBMIT YOUR DR.P Qs: Every SUN on IG STORY: http://www.instagram.com/jessimaepelus Hey Sharp Tonguers! The new Dying Laughing with Je…
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