Wolf Creek Christopher Travaglino was born in 1975 in Boston, where he lived until he was about 12 years old. He graduated from Boca Raton (Fla.) High School and remained in that area until he was in his 30s, when he decided to travel around in a recreational vehicle.
Travaglino knows all about tight spaces. He and his wife – Kimberly, a stay-at-home mom – have been married for 20 years, with four children and four dogs.
The Travaglinos spent years traveling in a 42-foot, fifth-wheel RV and have traveled around the country three times. Their children have all been homeschooled.
They chose to homeschool the kids for several reasons, such as wanting their children to see and learn about the country and life from more than from just a textbook. They also believe some public schools are a little bit too liberal and wanted a more God-centered environment for their children.
When asked if their kids ever got underfoot in the RV, Christopher said, “No, after school in the camper they go out and explore the campground. We’ve taken them to national parks, state capitals, and hike and fish, things like that.”
Christopher enjoys spending time with his kids and family, saying, “God, church, family and friends are a big part of our lives.”
They settled in Cherokee County after Kimberly woke up one morning and said, “We need to move to Murphy.” God had spoken to her.
“We didn’t even know if there was a such place, so we got on the computer, looked it up and there it was,” Christopher said.
He added, “It took us a couple of years. We came and visited, fell in love with the area, went back to Florida for a while and then decided it’s now or never to buy a house.”
Kimberly said to her husband, “Why don’t we just move to Murphy like we planned – like my vision?” They packed up and came to Peachtree, where they stayed before purchasing a house a couple of years ago.
Christopher studied internet security online through the University of Phoenix. He worked in information technology for about 12 years until he decided he wanted to repair RVs.
He and his employee, Kevin Hutchison, met when a billboard advertisement for the company failed to be canceled upon Christopher’s request. It was not working for him, so he stopped paying for the ads; however, they kept on running.
Hutchison contacted Christopher in need of a job, and once he was hired the ads mysteriously stopped running on the billboard. “It’s another God thing,” Christopher said.
He has run a mobile RV repair service for the past five years, which goes out to the location of the vehicle needing the repair. Christopher has even allowed folks who are living in their RVs full time to stay on his property in the vehicle while it’s being repaired to avoid having to stay at a hotel.
With years of experience, he and “Hutch” are able to work on slide-out, electrical, plumbing, A/C, refrigeration, water heaters, appliances and more. When he’s not working, which isn’t very often, he enjoys fishing.
“Because I’m so handy when I go on vacations, I usually end up helping everyone around me so I don’t really get a full-time vacation,” Christopher said.
He enjoys interacting with customers, making new friends and working with his hands. What’s less favorable about his work is that there is a lot of traveling involved, at times 100-160 miles a day.
The Travaglinos attend Full Gospel Heritage Church in Blairsville, Ga. They love living here so much the couple said they’ll never leave.
For details on Christopher and Travel Tech RV Inc., call 833-434-9787 or visit traveltechrv.com.