Tony & Peggy Barthel - StressLess Campers

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Dec 25

Dec 25 Our Christmas Poem - podcast

StressLess Camping Podcast

Podcast, Podcast Episode 339

Our RV Christmas poem - podcast 339

Grab your onesie and a cup of cheer as we sit down to our annual Christmas Special - an RV holiday tale told throughout the centuries.

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The ultimate time wasting slide show of our Christmases past

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