Digital Product - Instant Access Web App | Works on All Devices | No App Store Download Required

Planning an RV trip used to mean juggling five apps, a notebook, a spreadsheet, and a folder full of email confirmations. This web-based dashboard replaces all of it with one organized system built specifically for the way RVers travel.

Developed and used personally by Mike and Jennifer Wendland - expert RVers with 15 years on the road and hosts of the longest-running RV lifestyle podcast in the US - this tool reflects exactly what experienced RVers actually need, and nothing they don't.

What's inside the Trip Planning Dashboard:

• Multi-stop route planner with low-clearance road warnings for RVs
• Integrated campground tracker with space for reservation details and notes
• Trip budget planner with fuel, camping, and activity expense tracking
• Packing and departure checklist modules
• Syncs across all devices - phone, tablet, laptop - via browser
• Works offline once loaded, ideal for remote campsite planning
• Unlimited trip entries, no subscription required after purchase

Best for: RVers of any experience level who want one organized place to plan routes, track campground bookings, manage trip budgets, and prepare for departure day. Equally useful for weekend campers and full-timers.

Format: Web application, accessed via browser link delivered by email immediately after purchase. No download required. No app store. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, Android, and desktop.

Delivery: Instant. Access link sent to your email at checkout.

You've got the campground confirmation in your email, the insurance card in the glove box, the VIN written on a sticky note somewhere, the weather app on your phone, the budget in a spreadsheet, and the route in your head.

Sound familiar?

There's a better way.

The RV Lifestyle Trip Planning Dashboard is exactly what it sounds like - one place where your entire RV life lives. Your route, your budget, your rig profile, your emergency info, your destination weather, your notes, your photos. All of it. Organized, accessible, and ready whether you have a signal or not.

Plus, you can search for campgrounds along your route (from 80,000 in North America!), book them, and automatically enter them in your Trip Timeline.

This is not another app you'll download and forget. This is your command center for every trip you take from here on out. Clean, easy-to-use, intuitive and so practical.

$29 - One Time. No subscription. No renewal. No gotcha.

You've got your route. You've got your rig. Your campgrounds. What you don't have is one place where all of it lives together.

Until now.

The RV Lifestyle Trip Planning Dashboard is a web-based app that puts your entire RV life in one organized, always-accessible command center. Pay once. Use it forever. Every update we make is automatically yours, at no extra charge.

What's inside:

Route planning with auto-calculated distances between every stop. Map out a weekend run or a 30-day national parks loop - the dashboard does the math while you do the dreaming.

Be alerted to low overpasses and tunnels that may be unsafe for your RV.

Destination weather forecasts right inside your trip plan. Know what you're rolling into before you hitch up.

Budget tracking that actually works. Enter your campground costs, fuel estimates, food, and activities. Everything rolls up into one running total so you always know where you stand.

A fuel estimator built around your specific rig. Enter your MPG once and the dashboard calculates fuel cost for every leg of every trip, automatically.

Emergency and insurance information, always at your fingertips. Store your VIN, insurance policy details, roadside assistance contacts, and emergency numbers in one secure, organized place. No more digging through the glove box on the side of the highway.

Maps and destination information built in. See where you're going, what's nearby, and how the pieces of your trip connect.

Weather forecasts for every destination on your itinerary. Not just your home base - every stop on your route.

Notes and customization throughout. Add your own details, reminders, and personal notes to any stop, any section, any part of your trip plan. Make it yours.

A photo journal to capture the road. Attach photos and notes to your stops and build a living record of your adventures as you go.

Offline mode, so dead zones don't kill your plans. The dashboard works without a signal, because the road doesn't always have one.

PDF export for every trip. Print your complete plan, share it with travel partners, or keep it as a backup. One tap.

Cloud-saved trips with secure login. Access your dashboard from your phone, tablet, or laptop. Your trips are always with you, always backed up.

Pay $29, once, and that's it.

Most RV planning tools charge up to $65 a year. Every year. The meter keeps running whether you're on the road or not.

We don't do that.

Pay $29 once and the dashboard is yours. Every feature. Every future update. No renewal notice. No credit card charge you forgot about. No decision to make next January.

That's not a promotion. That's the price, permanently.

Built by full-time RVers, for full-time RVers.

This dashboard was built by the team behind the RV Lifestyle Podcast - the longest-running RV lifestyle podcast in the country. Mike and Jennifer Wendland have been RVing for 15 years and have authored more than two dozen RV Travel Guides. Every feature in this dashboard came from a real problem they ran into on a real trip.

The emergency info section exists because hunting for an insurance card on the side of a highway is no fun. The rig profile exists because re-entering your specs for every new app gets old fast. The notes and customization exist because no two RVers plan the same way, and a tool that forces you into a rigid system isn't actually a tool - it's a cage.

This one bends to fit you.

What you get:

• Route planning with maps, low overpass warnings, auto-calculated mileage
• Destination weather forecasts
• Budget tracker with fuel estimator
• Emergency info storage: VIN, insurance, roadside assistance
• Persistent rig profile across all trips, use on all your devices
• Maps and destination info
• Notes and full customization
• Photo journal
• Offline mode
• PDF export
• Cloud-saved trips with secure login
• Free automatic updates, forever

One price: $29. No subscription. Ever.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Is this really a one-time purchase? Yes. $29, once, and it's yours permanently. No annual renewal, no monthly fee, no surprise charge next year. We mean it.

Will I get future updates? Every update we make to the dashboard comes to you automatically, at no charge. You're not buying a frozen snapshot - you're buying the dashboard as it grows.

What devices does it work on? It's web-based, so it works on your phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop. Any device with a browser. No app store download required.

Does it work without cell service? Yes. Offline mode keeps your trip plan, rig profile, emergency info, and notes fully accessible even when you're deep in a dead zone.

Do I need to re-enter my rig information for every trip? No. Enter your rig profile once - height, weight, MPG, hookup needs - and it carries across every trip you ever plan.

Where is my data stored? Your trips and information are saved securely to the cloud and tied to your account. Access them from any device, anytime.

Can I store my insurance and emergency info? That's one of the features we're most proud of. Store your VIN, insurance policy details, roadside assistance contacts, and emergency numbers in one organized place. No more glove box archaeology on the side of the highway.

FAQ's About the Trip Planning Dashboard:

Q: Is there an annual fee for this app?

A: No. Buy it once and it's yours. And every update or improvement we make is automatically added to the app.

Q: Is the map driving route for the trip integrated with the GPS screen in the vehicle when traveling?

A: Our app is designed as a complete trip planning and organization tool, not a navigation system. 

When it comes to navigation, the app does not connect directly to your vehicle’s built in GPS or dashboard screen. Instead, it integrates with Google Maps. 

Think of it this way: our app is your trip planning command center, everything organized in one place, while Google Maps (or your preferred navigation app) handles the actual driving directions.

Q: Does the app show fuel prices along the route?

A: Our app is designed as a complete trip planning and organization tool, not as a GPS navigation system. It does not display real time fuel prices, so for that you would still want to use a dedicated app like GasBuddy or similar services that specialize in live pricing updates.

Q: Do you have a free trial? What if I buy the app and don;t like it? Can I get a refund?

A: That’s a great question, and we completely understand wanting to feel confident before trying something new.

Because this is a web-based app, we don’t offer free trials or refunds. Once access is granted, there’s no reliable way for us to fully revoke that access if someone decides later they don’t want it. That said, we’ve intentionally priced it very affordably, much lower than most apps in this space, to make it an easy, low-risk decision to try.

We built this tool because we use it ourselves every day out on the road, and our goal is for it to genuinely make your RV travels simpler and more organized. If you have any questions about how it works before jumping in, we’re always happy to help so you can feel confident it’s right for you.

Q: Does the app provide audible directions like RV Trip Wizard?

A: No, the trip planner dashboard does not provide audible turn-by-turn directions. It's a planning tool, not a pure navigation app. However, it works great alongside RVLife or Trip Wizard:

The RV Lifestyle Trip Planner Dashboard is a trip planning and organization tool — it helps you map out your route, campgrounds, budget, and checklists all in one place. It does **not** provide audible turn-by-turn directions.

For navigation, you'd continue using RVLIFE/Trip Wizard (or your Garmin) just as you do now. The two work well together — you can plan your entire trip in the dashboard, then export a GPX file and load it into your GPS device, or tap Open in Google Maps from the map view to get turn-by-turn directions on your phone.

Think of the dashboard as your trip binder and RVLife/Garmin as your co-pilot— they complement each other!

Q: Are there any limits to the distance or number of stops in the trip planner?

A:  There are no limits on the number of driving days, stops, or campgrounds you can add. You can plan cross-country trips with as many legs as you need. The trip planner automatically calculates mileage and drive times for each segment. You can also drag and drop to reorder your driving days and stops to arrange them in any sequence you prefer.

Q: Does mapping/weather work in Canada? Can you switch to km?

A:  Yes! The mapping, route calculations, and weather features all work in Canada. And there is a **MI/KM toggle** right in the header bar. Just click the "MI" button (top right, next to "How to Use") to switch all distances throughout the app to kilometers. Your preference is saved automatically.

Q: The default route goes through a big city I want to avoid — how do I use an alternate route?

A: To customize your route and avoid specific cities, break your trip into smaller segments using intermediate waypoints. For example, instead of "Nashville → Kansas City," add two driving days: "Nashville → Springfield, IL" then "Springfield, IL → Kansas City." This forces the route through your preferred corridor.

TIP: We've added a built-in routing tips guide — click the **ℹ️ icon** next to "Add Driving Day" for step-by-step instructions on customizing your route. You can also drag and drop driving days to reorder them as needed.

Q. Can the travel route be exported to a Garmin RV device?**

A: Yes! We've added a **GPX export** feature. Click the **"Export GPX"** button in the bottom toolbar to download a standard GPX file containing all your trip waypoints and route. This file can be loaded directly into your Garmin RV device, as well as most other GPS units that accept GPX files. Simply transfer the downloaded `.gpx` file to your Garmin via USB or the Garmin Express app.

Q: Can I rearrange the order of driving days and stops & attractions?**

A: Yes! We've have **drag-and-drop reordering** to both the Driving Days and Stops & Attractions sections. Simply hover over any item and grab the **⠿ drag handle** that appears on the left side, then drag it to your preferred position. Driving day numbers will automatically update to reflect the new order.

Q:  How does the Trip Map work?

A: The Trip Map on your dashboard is a planning overview — it draws a driving route between your Start Location → Driving Day endpoints → Destination. It's designed to give you a bird's-eye view of your overall trip path.

Here's the recommended workflow:

1. Plan your route in the trip dashboard (driving days, campgrounds, stops)

2. When ready to drive, click "Open in Google Maps" or "Full route with directions" — this sends your waypoints to Google Maps where you get proper turn-by-turn routing.

3. Or hit "Export GPX" to load the route into RVLife, Garmin, or any GPS app where you can fine-tune the exact path

The embedded map in our trip dashboard uses OpenStreetMap for the overview — it doesn't support interactive route editing. Google Maps (via our link) is much better for that. Think of the dashboard map as your "trip at a glance" and Google Maps as your "driving co-pilot."

If you want a specific intermediate stop included in the route line on the trip dashboard, add it as a Driving Day endpoint (the "From" or "To" field) — it's always included in the route calculation that gets sent to Google Maps per our link. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a subscription or a one-time purchase? One-time purchase, $29. No subscription, no recurring charges, no account required. You buy it once and it is yours.

What exactly do I get when I buy this? You get immediate access to the RV Lifestyle Trip Planning Dashboard, a complete road trip command center built for RVers. It includes tools for route planning, campground research, budget tracking, and packing organization - all in one place.

What device do I need to use it? It works in any web browser on any device - laptop, tablet, or phone. Nothing to download or install.

How do I access it after I buy it? You will receive an email immediately after checkout with your access link. Click the link and you are in.

Who is this designed for? RVers who are tired of juggling a dozen different apps, spreadsheets, and browser tabs when planning a trip. Whether you are a full-timer or a weekend warrior, this pulls everything into one organized dashboard.

 

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