Should We Quit RV Life?? - Our Thoughts After 4 Months Living FULL-TIME!
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- Опубликовано: 15 дек 2022
- We’ve been on the road living FULL-TIME in our RV for about 4 months now! So we thought it's time we shared of the grueling realities of RV life 😫. Thanks to DUER for sponsoring a portion of this video!
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We're Eric & Allison and we're on a journey to find the most interesting places and unique foods this planet has to offer! We've traded in our steady paychecks and permanent home for a life of travel and adventure. Come along and see the world with us!
We've been full time in our 33 year old RV since April. The plus sides: No mortgage to pay, we have the freedom to come and go when ever and where ever we like. I'm married to my best friend and we still like each other. The RV life may have actually saved my life because I was becoming a couch potato. I get to walk Pickles 2-3 times a day for a mile or two each time (I don't think I ever walked that much while I was in the Army) I'm retired so money comes in twice a month, no matter where we're at. DOWN SIDES... LOT RENTAL; even sitting at "home Base" we still live in the RV so we still need to get fresh water and dump out tanks, so we have to pay for that. Propane lasts anywhere from 2 weeks in the winter to 3 months in the spring/summer. Our "House" only gets 6 1/2 miles to the gallon. The toilet/ bathroom in ours is kinda small but the doors close and lock. I do most of my own repairs but pay for oil changes. You never own an RV... living full time in an RV.... IT OWNS YOU!
Couldn't have put it better! The RV definitely owns us. 😅 It's an amazing life of freedom, but all the little costs can quickly add up. Glad to hear y'all are having a blast with your pup on the road. We imagine Pickles is loving the walks as much as you are. ❤️ Hope winter treats you all well!
Go back to the old Endless Adventures. Please show us quaint B&Bs, country inns, wineries, luxury hotels, homestays, quirky art hotels, and the like. Much more interesting for your viewers IMHO, and likely cheaper for you guys. US RVs are made to travel to one or two locations every year and park. Most won’t stand up to 24/7/365 use. Do yourself a favor, and get rid of constant repairs, showers that take quarters, smells, outrageous campground charges, malfunctioning engines, head bumps, dodgy doors, and the tedium of hookups and emptying sewerage every day. You deserve to use toilets you can flush and forget!
Hi guys, a few thoughts:
1. For the winter, go where it’s warmer.
2. Stay at each place a week or two (you don’t get so much travel fatigue & have more time to explore)
3. Try staying at State Parks or Core of Engineer Parks (both may not have sewer at your site so you get a Blue Tote. Sites are alot cheaper and beautiful)
4. Maybe spend Christmas with family to rest & take a break.
5. THEN go to warmer states and truly enjoy the winter months in the trailer.
Traveling fulltime, even for a few months at a time can be sooooo much🤗🤗
I was coming here to make the same suggestions.
Oh yeah. Like she said. Slow down the pace.
Agree with you on that, slow travel and that way we can see more of one place, rather than a small snippet of a place.
Well said
I don't think lve ever seen them doing any cooking for themselves. Of course it would be annoying packing up and setting up again 3 times in a day after visiting eateries for breakfast, lunch, and dinner! 😄
Give it up, it was great to watch the build, but enjoy your world travels more.
Less rv more overseas travel in my opinion, the travel was what brought me to your channel 4 years ago.
Theres only so much RV/USA vids you can put out there without it getting a little samey but really its whatever makes you the happiest.
********* Y E S !!!! *********
I totally agree!
I just don’t find American travel all that interesting. And I’m American! 😂
@@susie2251 Very much agree with you Susie...the exotic, the unknown, the unique is not here at home.
Go travelling around the world again like old times !! 😁
Please don't quit we are living this through you.
My California Mom & I (from Japan) are actually watching you two from our camper. We're staying in an RV Resort in Bakersfield!
Is that safe? Bakersfield scared us Australians 🤣
@@claudetteedwards4115 why?
@@marytapioca we thought it looked rough and we stayed in a hotel room but someone was screaming all night
One of the reasons I love watching you both is that you are real. You always show the ups and downs to a situation.
******** YES - Absolutely! Start venturing back overseas...!!! **********
I just wanted to let you know that you can buy a green house for your camper so your plants won't die they have them in all sizes so you can try to find one that will work in your shower
❤❤you guys are too cute and funny. You need to go south for warmer weather so you don’t feel this is a chore and you don’t get tired of traveling. Warmer weather 🟰 fun
Yes - would rather watch you just visit places in the US than about a RV that doesn't work. Love you guys regardless
Whatever happens, you are enjoying each other, that is what matters
Snowbirds go SOUTH in the winter for good reasons.
I miss all your videos before RV. Stay awesome
Just too many issues and not enough of you both time and eating somewhere on each video..I am rewatching your old vlogs..love them so much🤗😎
No such thing as a bad Endless Adventure video but I much preferred it when you were travelling the world. A bit of van life is OK but it would be good to mix it up with some other content too. There must still be a lot of the world you haven't seen yet
Agree; hearing about vans and RVs gets old after awhile.
While it seems to me that you are having fun, you also seem to be in a hurry to do it all, see it all and have it done by yesterday. 50 States in 52 weeks is one week per state. Slow down and smell the coffee. I think when you have Clementine and Ruby back you will be far more relaxed and get back to the fun stuff. Think it's about time you get to some warmer weather so you can enjoy the beach and some warm weather hikes etc. Keep positive, you ARE living the RV LIFE just slow down and enjoy!!!!!!!!!!
Love how real y’all were with this! The cost of campgrounds has gotten so high that we’ve kind of taken a break. Also the cold isn’t super fun. We’ll get back to it all in the summer, but until then we’ll live vicariously through you two! Safe travels! -Ben and Ang
Please please please keep going, I really want to see a RUclipsr claiming they're going to every state to actually visit WV and give it a fair episode! I also kinda hope Eric does smoke as well
I'd use the RV as a home base and start traveling the world again. Maybe park it near DFW or DEN 🤷
I'm from South Africa and am inspired by your company as I follow you on your journey,most people would like to do what you do
Stay the course! I'm sure it's discouraging with all the problems with Clementine and not having her for your journey. If you can get through the winter and make it that far without Clementine, you'll have it made when you get her back to finish your quest! Things will be waaaayyy easier when you get her back! You can do it! Don't quit!!
Thanks for the encouragement! We're getting closer and closer to getting our ol' gal back, but it's hard not to get frustrated and impatient. We're very thankful to have the chance to take out this trailer and truck though...it's been a blast learning how to drive such a different rig, but most importantly, we're loving not having to constantly worry about it breaking down 🙃 Hopefully once they're done with Clementine, she'll be just as reliable as our truck! 🤞🤞
When we did vanlife we had the same problems, granted we never used our wet bath in our class b and we used an electric heater in the winter, we mostly stayed in state parks and Koa's and we traveled in two vehicles, it got really expensive. Now we prefer rental cars and hotels. Van life was fun . But it got old quickly.
We used to have saying when I was in the army back in the 60s "It's been fun it's been real but it hasn't been real fun" this kinda sounds like it applies to you guys. Just hang in there and keep traveling we really enjoy your videos!!
ALSO, my mom grew up in the house next to that diner in windham!😭🤣 that’s so crazy!
If I were you, I would find a piece of land to buy and build a house. To keep it easy on yourselves, don't be too far from a town or city. Love you both and I'd watch you even if you were herding cats.
First rule of RVing: the black tank meter is useless. Always and completely. Just follow the toilet burp rule. Also, why do you keep saying you’re RV has no stabilizers? Surly it does. Anyway. We are new followers and LOVE your adventures.
I can’t believe you are camping in New England this time of year!
The best thing to do about the clutter problem is to make sure everything has its place and to make sure you put it there as soon as your done with it…just like living in a tiny house (which is exactly what you are doing)this is the key to keeping it up so it doesn’t feel like you’re constantly “spring cleaning “
Thanks for bringing us along!
We enjoy watching your endless adventures and hope you continue doing them. Merry Christmas!
Our original plan was to be full time rvers for 5 yrs but by Year 3, I wanted to stop. The cost of repairs and maintenance, the constant moving from one campground to another, the close quarters of many rv sites that made me feel like we had no privacy were the top 3 reasons we stopped. Sold the motorhome and are much happier. If we go on the road again, we’ll rent one for a weekend or a week.
We definitely hear that. We stayed in one of our tightest spots last night and I swear we could hear our neighbor's tv playing, even with our heater humming fairly loudly! 😅 It's great that you got to experience RV for a while, and I'm sure it makes you appreciate your home even more now. Glad you still get out on the road every now and then - it's such a fun way to travel when it's quicker trips 😊
Another great video guys!
I would watch the two of you do almost anything, but I do miss the Europe travel videos. Good luck with whatever comes next!
Europe travel no fun anymore with Covid and other changes cost of living in uk is bad
I always appreciate your honestly.
Finally a sincere relatable video! Appreciate the honesty! It’s not always fun and games!
Do what is best for y’all but I super hope to see y’all continue your RV adventures 🥹
We love what we’ve learned from you guys about RV life over the last few years! Clementine..renovations..
heartbreaks..challenges etc! You guys have really adapted and produced the most interesting stories along the way! This will all be a memory one day thank you for bringing us along! 🎄~Cara
Thanks so much, Cara! We're so happy to have such a crazy way to capture this whole experience. We still take plenty of photos, but we love having these videos to look back on and reminisce. And we couldn't ask for better adventurers to join us on this wild adventure 🙌
So it would be just as cost effective to drive a SUV to hotels instead of RV. You cant find those awesome spots in a hotel but during the winter it might be cheaper to go from hotel to hotel and then day trips to site seeing locations for content. I was all set to buy an RV and did the finance of it and I can stay at nice hotels for the cost. That or just rent an RV for times where you can use it in NON winter times.
Looking forward to your adventures in 2023. Happy New Year! Mary 💕 Fred
I appreciate your honesty. Sometimes no one talks about the struggles. Thanks for keeping it real!❤
Guys I feel so nostalgic that your traveling near me! Been watching for years, I grew hooked watching you in Europe, as I've done much of it myself. And now...your so close to my home, seeing my everyday life, of freezing dark winters and yummy cafes, and quaint tree farms I feel super connected! ✌ ♥
Welcome to life on the road. All the things you were talking about brought back memories when I think about now (A couple of decades later) fondly. At the time It felt like a never-ending struggle.
In a way, you have got it made. The two of you aren't trying to live together in a 67-inch by 102-inch windowless truck sleeper. No sleep, eating very unhealthy food while paying $10m a day or a shower and having to wait for an hour for your turn No sightseeing, just constant driving.
One thing about it you will look back one day with a smile on your face remembering all these times through rose-colored glasses. If you let it dealing with all these issues will make you a stronger person and give you experience handling things that will help you survive this crazy life for the remainder of your time here. Good luck, enjoy
Jeez, that sounds pretty rough. Good to know that even something that hardcore and be looked back fondly upon. Hopefully life is now filled with many more windows and plenty of sleep-filled nights 🤞
I appreciate your honesty.
I really thought you guys were going to quit, glad that you aren't. Have a great Christmas Eric and Allison, all the best for the new year and I will look forward to more adventures in 2023.
That lil tree is so cute and great tip for reusing the water jug!
Thanks for saying it all!
We love the places we get to see,, and some of our campsites, and the people we spend time with . But the space gets small! And our pickup we are quite happy with feels rougher with each day of the trip.
We have a pickup camper.
Carry on!
Enjoy the enjoyable!
Fabulous Video guys, have a great Christmas x all the very best x from Nick in England
Thanks for your amazing videos. Love watching all the way from New Zealand. Merry Christmas 🎄
Thank you so much!! 🥰 Merry Christmas to you too!
You guys can save money by staying on public lands and not moving as often...We are a year into full-time in our Truck Camper and theres alot of ways to save on the road. Packing and moving everyday and staying in campgrounds getsexpensive QUICK.
Happy Christmas from down under Australia
I used to be like you guys with the bathroom situation but when my kid came along all privacy like that went right out the window. Hope you're enjoying MA!
I am digging your travels. I am already leaving in my RV full time since 2020, i have to agree it hard to get to use it. But once you I am like no problem, I am still figuring out new things I need to make my life easier in living in an RV. I will be traveling soon, just not sure when. Thanks for sharing your adventures.
Love your travels
Yay, more endless adventures! 😊 Safe travels y’all! 🙌
I agreeeee
Please don't quit! We love your RV adventures.!
I'm looking forward to whatever you do next.
whenever I see a new video from you guys, it brightens my spirit✨ do what you want and don't forget to share it with us, we'll most certainly enjoy✌️and yes, please help us explore the USA 🗺🍛☕️💫good luck on the road 🍀
Yeah, hang in there. When I was otr driving truck I usually went south in the cold weather and north in the summer months
Just watched your video for the first time! We've been on the road since 2015 with a teardrop at first and then as we accumulated (rescued) cats we jumped up to a 29' travel trailer. Yep, there are good days and not so good days, but mostly good! We love this lifestyle! Things become more straight forward with experience, and routines become established that will make your life on the road easier. Look forward to checking out your Clementine! I just subscribed so I can follow your travels! Stay well and safe and happy trails!
Oh my goodness...RV life + rescuing cats?! You might just be living the dream!! Or at least our dream. 😻 Welcome to the channel! Happy to have fellow Rv'ers and cat lovers along for the adventure :)
I think it's awesome that you can tell how much they love each other just after a few seconds of watching at any point in the video
🙏 that you Het Clementine Back very soon , yes i can imagine the Frustration / Disappointment
With everything thats Happend.
Don’t Give up you put so so much in to this . Take care 🥰
the good thing is that you can do it and that ya'll live each other.
Cute tree! OMG the clutter!!! Lol thought it was just me learning where to put everything. Glad to know it's normal. Great video!!!
Haha the clutter makes us crazy! Luckily it's usually quick to clean up since it's such a small space, but it's a struggle 😅
For now head down the coast to warm Florida. Love the video.
Everything always looks good on you, Eric, but I really like your Duer jacket! Looks great! Perfect sponsorship.
Every storyline needs a challenge (drama, it needs drama) and you have had those in abundance. Vicariously enjoying your misery😂😊😂😊😂
I love the rv life! The 31st of December was the day that marked our third year. We’re stationary right now but I cannot wait to travel!!
My husband says that he used to hithick when he was young from state to state,loved it getting to family and friends and did some jobs while traveling for traveling expenses.bought himself a 1100 Honda and that made his traveling even greater.today I would not want to see him on a motorcycle yet traveling that far.Keep things simple,be true and passionate but be alive . Keep safe out there.Love you lots.Mhaw
Great 👍 video adventurers. We'll see 👀 you all in the next one 😀 😉.
I can’t believe you’re still up north in winter. Good vid though to give ppl a realistic heads-up of what to expect.
I love watching you guys do van life, there's no way I could do it. It would drive me nuts!
Haha, happy to give you a taste of it from afar. It's definitely not for everyone (or even us some days) but it sure is an adventure 🤪
Love your channel
I call it living life at 1/3rd the size... Most of my videos I don't hide much of the down sides of full time RV life. Here lately, it's been go camp, break the RV, limp home, fix it and then repeat! I wouldn't trade it for anything though. Now add in a puppy who was never meant to grow very big (who now seems the size of Marmaduke!) We often stay by our daughters house between trips out. Thanks for doing what you do, it sure makes me feel good about what we do!
Hesitant to even wonder about your new adventures after the Beans and Chasing a Plate news!
I have a new nice fifth wheel. It is fun and exciting for vacations, but like any vacation, it is nice to get back home. I personally have to have a full size home as my permanent home while spending time in our camper.
Love you guys! Like so many others have said your journey with clementine and RV life is both a inspiration and comfort to us! We found y'all while we were looking into our trailer and were able to gain to confidence to commit through your experiences. FT life is not glamorous, and it can be very frustrating. Opening up about it validates all of our experiences so thank you, I much appreciate it. It's nice to know that you're not alone in your struggles, whatever they may be. I think seasons are going to play a big role in how content we are in our rigs, last winter was rough and this one almost seems worse off, but it's the best decision we could've made for ourselves at the time. I'm happy to have some place to call home
Glad to hear we're not the only ones struggling sometimes. Hopefully winter is too terribly brutal for you all this year. It'll be our first full-time winter and we're pretty nervous about it too...the cold's barely begun but it's been pretty rough already. Definitely not looking forward to many more months of it. 😅 But like you, we love having a home, so we're trying to see it all as an exciting learning and growing experience :)
I just qualified for Medicare this year - and I want to be YOU, Allison, when I grow up!! Thank you for being so open and honest about your adventures.
I just bought a 1970 24" Avion pull behind needs some work there's always ups and downs in whatever you do just keep your head up and push on Merry Christmas 🎄✝️⛄🇺🇸
Haha, love the Charlie Brown Christmas tree!
Excellent video and Eric’s bad Dad jokes. You really need to do a compilation video of those jokes.
I admit that I've wondered why you rush through each state. You aren't just on vacation with a desk waiting for you somewhere. You're racing through this 50-state tour instead of enjoying the journey. Head south and stay awhile and maybe the slower pace also will appeal to you?
We live in Central MA! Looking forward to seeing where you're headed, and hope you have a great visit!
On travel woes: Staying longer in one place if possible can really help a lot with "moving day irritation", and the cool thing is, you can decide how long is long enough by experimenting with it. Maybe try 3-4 days in one place to see how doing so makes moving day feel. If moving day feels better than it does after 1 day's stay, 3-4 days might be your "current style" ... if moving day still feels cumbersome after 3-4 days, the informational value is the same: adapt by staying 5-6 days if possible, and assessing the feel of moving day again.... rinse and repeat until it feels good. lol
We had a hilow and we loved it! Wrong set-up for you two.
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Love you guys can't wait till you get Clementine back on the road! I love your pull camper but Clementine is my favorite. Stay safe
I suggest getting a Blue Boy (I think it's called - a portable waste tank), as this will make your stay much easier and more enjoyable. That way, if you realise that your black tank's full after you hook up, like you did, you can just pull out the Blue Boy, connect it to your valves, empty your tanks and then transport your Blue Boy to the nearest dump station without needing too hook up and move your RV. Just store it in the bed of your Ute (truck). Remember to get one big enough to hold the entire contents of your grey and black tanks so that you're not going back and forth.
love your videos
Just let me start with....I love you guys. I have A 40' Bluebird and I am also a truck driver so me and all truck drivers deal with your "issues" on a daily basis but without the fun stuff, it's like a Rock Star complaining about how bad touring is but while living the life as a star doing concerts for two hours and partying having a blast and doing what you love. But we are in 80+ ft long trucks that can't just park anywhere we want. no campsites, side street, or now days ALOT of Walmart's will not allow us to park just so we can try to get some rest and we are limited to the hours not miles we drive daily so it's almost impossible to know where we will have to stop on a daily basis since we can't predict traffic, weather, construction delays etc.. ,and no showers (showers cost around $15.00), bathroom and kitchens or RV comforts in the trucks so we are limited to the limited available trucks stops to eat and shower. Just saying when I drive my Bus I actually feel almost free in comparison. Again you guys are great and ALOT of fun but you really do have it made, you just don't realize it.
We can only imagine how difficult the trucker lifestyle must be... We've definitely noticed the lack of free overnight parking. Especially now that it's getting into winter, so many rest areas have been closed for the season :/ And we almost always forego showers at rest stops to avoid the shower fees, too - they're so pricey! But like you mention, we can always just find an RV park to stay at and have all our amenities included :/
"I'm making it work...Dang it!"
Alison 2022
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We've been RV living for 3 years and absolutely love it! There are many challenges but so many more rewards. Last week our truck and trailer were destroyed (we survived). Not discouraged though. Starting over. Getting ready to replace everything. I've been watching you guys since the beginning. I love your content no matter what you're doing. Love ya! See ya on the road
Oh my goodness, Shannon! We're completely gutted to hear that! So so happy the vehicles were the only things destroyed, but we can't even imagine how terrifying that must have been. 😔 We hope the rebuilding process goes smoothly and quickly. Our hearts and hugs go out to you ❤️
Hi Endless Adventure,
Merry Christmas and your family,
Watching location Skipton Victoria Australia from Judy Whatmore
I enjoy watching your channel
When you come on.
Hey one trick that helped me was how to fold clothes super small to save up more space. This helped a lot. Also have y’all thought about boon-docking more? I think ur rv could go for atleast a day or two doing that which would save ya some $$
Keep some vanilla extract on a cotton ball in the fridge- makes scents disappear. I have used it and it really works!
I don't understand why you can't 'slow travel' for a while in your RV? Whose timeline are you competing with? I'm also genuinely curious about the roots of your 'vagabond life' restlessness? It fascinates me as a person who loves freedom and travel but needs a base and community too. Plus it can be exhausting lol! Can't wait to hear more about your future plans. A wonderful and unique couple to watch. Love your vids, your enthusiasm and creativity. Cheers from Canada! xoxo
Take Clementine or the Trailer to Southern CA. It's almost 70 degrees today in San Diego, highs in the low 80s this weekend🌅☀
was that the naples maine gas station!? heheh we lived right up the road for a winter in a cargo trailer! love the tree btw💚✨ hopefully y’all come back to maine soon!!😎
Yeah, give it up.
We started with van and trailer. It just got to be too much. Too much packing, leveling and set up. We got lucky and finally obtained a Class A. So much easier to just pick up and go. We use Nano tape and velcro for things on countertops so there’s not much to pack.