Meet the Youngest RV YouTubers We’ve Ever Met (Inspiring Family Story)
RV Podcast - Stories From The Road
Mike Wendland
4.5 • 704 Ratings
🗓️ 18 February 2026
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
What happens when kids grow up traveling full-time in an RV?
At this year’s Florida RV Supershow in Tampa, we met the youngest RV YouTubers we’ve ever encountered, Dean and Gertie from the Dean and Gertie Explore the World YouTube channel. Their story is inspiring, eye-opening, and a powerful example of how the RV lifestyle can transform a family.
In this episode of the RV Podcast, we talk with Dean and Gertie about life on the road, roadschooling, and what it is really like growing up in an RV. We also visit with their parents, Jeff and Monica, who made the bold decision to leave the corporate rat race behind and choose a lifestyle focused on freedom, travel, and family connection.
You will hear:
- What life is like for kids growing up in an RV
- How roadschooling works and why it helps children thrive
- Why this family chose full-time RV living
- The lessons travel teaches young minds
- How the RV lifestyle can strengthen family relationships
If you have ever wondered what full-time RV life looks like for families with children, this conversation offers a fascinating look inside.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is episode 584 of the RV podcast. And this week on the podcast. So I hear you guys are famous YouTubers. Is that true? Yes. You are. What's the name of your channel? Dean and Gertie Explore the World. Dean and Gertie explore the world. This is Gertie. This is Dean. How old are you, Dean? I am 10. |
| 0:21.0 | You're 10? How old are you, Gertie? |
| 0:22.6 | Hey. |
| 0:23.6 | Who's the boss of the channel? |
| 0:25.6 | Yeah. |
| 0:26.6 | Because girls, girls. |
| 0:27.6 | Hello everybody and welcome to the podcast. I'm Mike Wendland. |
| 0:31.6 | And I'm Jennifer Wendling and this is the RV Podcast. Stories from the Road Edition. |
| 0:36.6 | And you can find complete show notes for this episode at RVpodcast.com, our central content hub for everything we do, podcast, blogs, videos, and our RV community. |
| 0:48.3 | And in this week's conversation, we're going to meet the youngest RV YouTube stars we know about. |
| 0:56.7 | We met him at the Florida RV Super Show a while back, and these two are really cute, very young kids, but their family's story of life on the road |
| 1:03.2 | is what I think is going to inspire you. Plus, we're introducing a new segment, the trip of the week, |
| 1:09.1 | offering a fun RV destination and travel tips, |
| 1:12.2 | and we'll answer your RV questions and much more. This episode is being released on February 18th, |
| 1:18.6 | 2026. We're coming to you from Southwest Michigan this week, and we'll be here about another 10 days |
| 1:24.5 | or so, and then we're going to head back down to Florida for some spring |
| 1:28.1 | travel adventures. We also want to remind you if you have a comment or question about anything |
| 1:33.6 | you hear in this podcast, use our voicemail feature or drop us a note. You can find ways to do both |
| 1:39.6 | at RVpodcast.com. All right. Time now for the RV conversation of the week, and we've got something, |
| 1:45.2 | I think, really special for you, a little different. We've been doing this for about 15 years, |
| 1:49.6 | covering the RV lifestyle and attending countless industry events, and we thought we'd seen |
| 1:54.9 | it all. We've met all the other influencers and content creators out there, and some of them |
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