Blue sky, sunshine, and a beautiful-looking travel day can be deceiving when you’re driving a 24,000-pound Class A motorhome across open Wyoming prairie.

In this episode of the Wandering Gypsy RV Life Podcast, Stan shares the real story behind a travel decision that cost $308 but may have saved Bertie Bea, Rosie, and everyone around them from a much bigger problem. Parked at the Sweetwater Events Complex in Rock Springs, Wyoming, Bertie Bea was rocking in a 37-mile-per-hour headwind while sitting still, with gusts later climbing over 45 miles per hour.

The slide toppers were billowing, the wind was fighting the door, and what looked like a sunny travel day quickly became a Rolling Smooth reminder: do not judge an RV travel day by how pretty it looks. Judge it by what it will do to your rig.

Stan talks through the decision ...