On this week’s RV Atlas Q+A podcast we discuss the following topics from the RV Atlas Group on Facebook:tips for things to do on an RV trip to Cape Hatteras, rules for your state  sticker map (can they be transferred to a new RV?) and how many hours is too many hours to drive in an RV? Jeremy and Stephanie answer each question but we also share answers from the group!

The Question from Nathan Wentworth:

“Okay gang–serious question!  When you upgrade to a new or different RV–do you start over with your state sticker map… Since you haven’t camped in the new RV, do you get credit for camping in all of the states you visited with your previous RV?”

Stephanie Puglisi responded….

”It’s the experiences that count–the rig is just a really fun accessory”

Aaron Hall responded…

“No we consider it a camping map not an RV specific map. That is why we made ours magnetic so we can move it from RV to RV”

Hannah and Will Clay responded…

“I continued the state sticker map…but everyone has their own house rules!”

Shannon Lamb responded…

“Our map is in a picture frame–so it can go from camper to camper.”

Duane Bell responded…

“We will carry our state sticker map over to our next RV, although I didn’t count places I had camped as a kid or places we camped before we bought our rig. Our rule is also that we have to actually camp in the state to earn the sticker, not just drive thru or Walmart etc. 

So far we have hit everything East of the Missippi. We had hoped to hit 49 states with our two youngest still at home, but with sports and jobs etc that is no longer realistic. Beth and I will have to finish off the rest ourselves.”

Erik Anderson responded…

If and when we get a new RV, we’ll “transfer” our U.S. and Canada state sticker map to the new rig. Like Stephanie Puglisi writes, we also feel it’s the experiences we’ve personally had and not RV-specific. But everyone has their own “rules of thumb” which is cool!

We’ve “stickered” 49 states and 6 Canada provinces, so we’ll want to continue enjoying seeing all those on a new rig!