We have been on the road now for 5 years. My husband retired, we thought about it and planned for 2 years, sold our house and all vehicles, bought a truck and a fifth wheel and left. Cold turkey! We recognize many things of what you bring up, but for us the difference has been our volunteering. We volunteer full time for the National Park Service or Forest Service. These gigs are 3 to 5 months, you always have a RV pad with hook-ups in a beautiful spot in the park and you work 4 days a week with Park- or Forest Rangers who provide you with your social hang out group. Moving from one park to the next we use RV parks next to the high way for a single over night and we never drive more than 5 or 6 hours per day. Keeps stress and arguments to a minimum. We have been lucky with our RV. Bought it new and we have had small things to repair but just that: small things I could do myself. We love and probably go on for another 5 years.
Been full timing since 2020. Loving it . Sold my home and never looked back. Living on the cheap. More money in my pocket than keeping up the upkeep of a home. Its not all rosy but what is ? Never had a problem finding a place to park . Never use rv parks. If I want to stay in an area for a while. I'll find a mom and pop business that has a large parking area and go in and put 150 dollars on the counter and ask if I can park there for a month. HAVENT BEEN TURNED DOWN YET! I I have a fully self contained truck camper. Be respectful and don't leave a mess . I have been asked to return if I would like to
Finally a positive review. I grew up working on a commercial shrimping vessel and that my friend is TIGHT LIVING! We, 3 grown working men with very limited resources spend 30-60 days so far offshore that the birds dare not follow. The wooden cabin on these boats are very tiny and the life isn’t for everyone. With that said the camper life looks like a vacation to me. I’m within 6-8 years of retirement and have just sold my home of thirty years. I’m encouraged by your comment to make that big purchase and travel the country as a now Union plumber living the camper life as you have just described. Mom and pop businesses always need a plumber so bartering for monthly rental space is a charm as you mentioned so well. My best friend is my blue Merle so hotel living isn’t allowed as dogs are forbidden in hotels. I’ll be chasing Union pension credits to wrap up my career of 30+ years and between your comment and my experience as a professional waterman I’ve decided to drop 80g on my first camping rig and hit the road just as you have so brilliantly described here. Thank you and ride cowboy, ride, off into the sunset !
We bought a 2004 forest River and we have had minimal maintenance. Only the newer RVs are having these major issues I see everybody talking about. You go into $100,000 worth of debt and have potential frame flex? We paid $6,000 for ours and my boyfriend says “if it’s been around for 20 years it’ll be around for 20 more” I’m so grateful we chose the used route. For anybody young who doesn’t want to go into debt, it can be easy and debt free!!!!!
lol it wasn’t frame failure. I think its awesome you found your perfect rig and are living life the way you want. That’s the beauty of Rv life, there’s a rig, style and approach for everyone. I don’t believe there is a right or wrong way… just do you and goooooo!
OMG, I drove thru the TN mountains in Gatlinburg over 10 years ago, & I haven’t been back. I also never knew how scary it can be. I was alone, the roads & mountains were full of snow & ice. Other cars beeping at me & speeding around me because it was only 2 lanes total 🟰 (1 each way). I thought I was going to die, no lie. I TOTALLY empathize with you. Be careful!
@@liketheresnotomorrow Yeah I'd be nervous in a huge RV especially on mountains 😨 and windy roads (never rode in one but it's a dream to do this one day). Anyway I'll keep watching. Your channel and others are super inspiring. We're living vicariously through you.
Anxiety on mountains and Bridges are real. Don’t down play. Medication doesn’t always work and for me it has gotten worse with age. Prayer helps🙏. 🤗 hugs 🤗
@@liketheresnotomorrow go to sleep before you start the journey. I have to put music in my ears and I play the same song over and over. I know that may sound odd but my mind focuses on the song. Not only are you going through a fear on your own about the mountains but all of a sudden you don’t trust the driver. Not because he or she may not be a good driver but because your fear is taking over. If you cannot shut your eyes get low enough in your seat so you cannot look out and work on crossword puzzles or something like that. Good luck and I will be watching. 🤗🙏
Recommendations 1. If you have never camped, driven a rig start of small. Get settled and then go bigger if needed. Your rig is way too big if you are wanting to go go. 2. Hopefully you are able to do some of the fixes yourself will help however if you are working it might be better to have someone else do the work. In most cases it's less stressful. 3. You need separate hobbies, that way you are not constantly together. It's important. 4. Be sure to exercise even if it's walking every day. Getting out of rig, does not have to be expensive. 5. Meeting people can be hard but that is where parks, federal campgrounds, etc. A lot of these 55 communities have activitivies. Plan on staying for 3-4weeks and change up your travel. Especially if your working you should be able to do that once in awhile. Face Time family and friends, scrap booking and writing in a journey can help. Best of travels to everyone!!
All great advice. We stay about two weeks at each stop. We tried a month and that’s just not jam. We actually had a whole health and exercise section of the video but had to cut it since it was getting too long. I’m sure we’ll release it on another. I was a healthy eating consultant and personal trainer for years. It’s a big part of our regular routine. Appreciate you watching.
I live in my 22 foot R V scense 2018 ! My R V had 840 delivery miles on it . I now have 66 thousand miles now ! It's the way I wish too live now ! It's an adventure, not too be taken with really thinking about ! I laid my wife too rest Dec. 25 2016 ! That was 7 days before our 48 Aniversery ! 6 months after that I , woak up in a Nursing Home ! 205 lbs ! My working life was always 145 lbs ! They told me I would not leave thier ! If I did not get with thier recovery program !which I did ! 😂 The week after that I bought my R V ! Packed up drove coast too coast 3 X ! The 3rd time I sold the house and never went back ! I live in LOUISIANA now ! Still in my R V ! 😊
Your story reminds me of a client who asked me to sell his house with everything in it, as he was also RV’ing after his wife passed. I never met him in person, because he was already on the West Coast. I found a box of photos & shipped it to him, but he let everything else go to the next homeowner.
My husband & I are planning to put our house up for sale next month. And going full time once the house is sold. We have been dreaming of this for over 35 years. We will be married in August for 47 years. Like you guys, we met when I was 15. Started dating him when I was 16 and married him when I was 19. He is my best friend. We both are in our 60's now. I can't wait for the next chapter in our lives to start. Thank you for this video. Very informative.
Wooooo hoooooo! How exciting. I wish our going full time guide was done. My biggest advice is to make a checklist, almost like a schedule, of what you need to sell or give away by when. You’ll be amazed at how much won’t sell. We gave tons to charity and even had to put a ton of stuff in the curb. It as a bit insane towards the end, but totally worth it.
We live in Florida where a great majority of full timers winter. Our house is paid for, both our kids and granddaughters live 5 minutes away. We’re retired so we’re able to travel whenever to wherever we want. We’re doing a 3 month trip to Alaska this summer.
Yep. Everything you said was true for us. Four years full time and we have moments where things become challenging. It’s learning to accept things and move past them.
Same here! In our 50s, sold all our stuff, work full time, never done anything like this before, never driven a dually, never towed before. I’m afraid of heights so I don’t love mountain driving so much. Lots of things we can relate to! Funny, I do a talk at RV conferences “I’m sorry for what I said, while we were trying to park the camper” ;-) and its about the ‘mind chatter’ that causes stressful drives, arguing when its time to park, challenges with living in a small space, etc..etc… one day I might just record it and put it on our channel. I did this talk at the FMCA Tucson in 2022 and the Grand Design Owners Rally in Granby Colorado. Anyway, We’d love to see ya on the road some day! We’re doing Route 66 this year, West to East.
Very cool. I did a talk at the Xscapers Bash on RV/Boondockng cooking. We will be in the Midwest through May then heading towards CO for most of summer and fall. Please keep n touch. Would love to meet you guys. I subscribed 😜👍
Both retired. First RV 2023. Part time. We will never give up our brick home but will travel with our RV this year we plan three months summer and four in the winter. Great video. Subscribe.
The loneliness is so true and no one talks about it. We travel for my husbands work and a lot of places we stay at are for work and you don’t meet a lot of people besides the workers. I’m usually the only spouse at the rv park. I’ve also learned that I need to be more intentional when I’m at rv parks with more people cause I can find myself keeping to myself in the camper
I travel with my husband for work. I know what you mean. You have to make yourself get out and meet new people. We may one day meet each other on the road.
OMG! I love yor=u for talking about the anxiety! I'd been on two RV trips as a child so was all in on getting a rig. UNTIL we brought it home. We had several things occur on that 10 hour drive that put me into thinking we had just made a big mistake.
If you're someone who needs 3K sq house, squeamish about black tank, can't be bothered with maintenance, doesn't enjoy boondocking, doesn't enjoy traveling, this aint for you. I LOVE this lifestyle for those reasons 🙂
I am still employed, about to retire. I will be debt free. I will own a (paid for) class-c and toad. I will spend enough to do solar right. I hate RV parks, I love state parks. I look forward to boon-docking much of the time. I am setting up to "do it right" (for me). And I am watching great channels like yours to fine tune my future.
I’m going stationary, on my grandmas land for free to save money. She is allowing me to use hookups for free in order to save money to purchase our first home
Good video and so many parallels. We are also in our 50’s - started RVing once our last child went off to college - married 34 years+ to my high school sweetheart. We bought a home base fairly soon in an RV resort in Florida and winter here. My wife still works on the road but we hope she can retire soon. We hope that the lifestyle gets even better then. Safe travels.
Very cool. Since we lived in FL for the last 16 years we are a bit over it. lol We stay West and boondock most of the winter. We’ll be in the Midwest and then CO most of the summer and fall. Hope to see ya out there.
A great presentation of the challenges and rewards. We RV 3-4 months a year and get a glimpse into what you are talking about around the end of month 2 of being out. But the memories are there forever.
Just thought I would mention this about anxiety. I came down with Psoriatic Arthritis approx. 3 years ago. I could not do the meds they prescribed and drive and function normally. When we were in FL I tried some CBD/THC gummies that I was told were good for arthritis pain. It has been a breakthrough on many levels. My pain is now bearable and I have no anxiety. You guys should try some CBD/THC. You will be amazed. There will be no need for anxiety meds.
I (Darlene) have tried them. Maybe it was just the kind I took, but it made my stomach really upset. I think I'll try again. Thanks for the reminder. Appreciate it!
Great video with helpful info. we traveled in a rig for a year prior to putting our house on the market. Needless to say we decided to keep our home and part time rv.
New sub here - found you in suggested videos! I totally get the anxiety in mountain passes. I use to try to be a co-pilot and now I mostly just don’t watch. Mike will occasionally say he needs my eyes if there is an issue with directions. We get along better that way 😅. Safe travels guys! - Mike and Shelley
Having BOTH partners 100% on board is the best advice you could give. If my wife or I had "hemmed and hawed" about doing this, I don't believe for a second that we would have been successful in this lifestyle.
Good on you both for covering the fuzzy side of things. And I have to say, ballsy of you both for jumping off the deep end into the adventure. I have a ton of respect and admiration for that outlook. Life is too short to waste on anything less. Having lived on a 27ft sailboat for over 3 years and in other 'alternate' situations that may not have been the easiest at first, I am going into full-timing in just a few months with a lot of advance knowledge. I'm totally good with the various challenges of this kind of lifestyle and genuinely crave it. For those who have 'never', if you cannot have that open mindset then you really should rethink and maybe dabble before you jump off. For those who can open their minds and be willing to adapt, the rewards can be enormous. Hope to see you all down the trail somewhere, cheers.
Not all used RVs are bad.. we had a Nomad bumper pull ( used) it was great.. upgraded it to a new bumper pull .(great). then a few months later bought a brand new fifth wheel and that was a nightmare.. it was back at the manufacturer more time than we had it in our possession.. it was beyond a nightmare.all way before Covid campers..after we got all that resolved we used it twice..we traded that brand new rig for a class A 40ft diesel pusher.. that is a 2000 Monaco.. we have owned that now for 6 yrs.. and absolutely LOVE our big ole gal..she has been the only 1 that has had zero issues.. . we would never buy a new camper ever again..
great insights. We were just talking about the new vs used subject yesterday. I think we might buy a gently used one over. anew one again as well. Although, we won't be selling anytime soon. Gotta pay for all that solar. lol Thanks for watchiong.
Life is short, America is huge and beautiful so get out there and see it before you cant! That's my dream, idk if itll ever happen but its fun to dream
Just came across your channel. My wife (Sharon) & I went to the Bash this year as well - sorry we didn’t connect. We’ve been full-time for 3 years and your advice is spot on. RV life isn’t always fun but that’s part of the adventure. Good luck with the repairs and safe travels!
I guarantee you that a well maintained preowned 25 year old RV will have less mechanical problems than new RV’s. ALL of the new trailers out of Indiana are pretty much JUNK. I “know” because I used to build them. Buying any trailer with slide outs is asking for trouble. For you new people thinking about RV life here’s some FACTUAL INFORMATION… Buy preowned private party, you’ll save a LOT of money. Keep it simple. Buy the shortest rig you can live with. In RV’s giant rigs can be a burden. Bigger and fancier IS NOT better. ALL trailers and motorhomes used to be built BETTER … buy PRE 2000 , they’re built BETTER.
We see a lot of 2 lane, twisty, turny, roads when we take our RV kayaking. I am sure my wife has an anxiety attack when on them, but she has not freaked out yet. The grandkids did.
I just found your channel and you guys are the kind of people I love to meet while boondocking. I have done one Meetup and met some great people. I will probably never sell my home but I hope to do longer trips as time goes on. I have made friends every time I travel and it's the best way to meet like-minded people. I have drifted away from some long-time friends since they live in front of a computer screen. I love to socialize but please don't pull up 50 feet from me with miles of open space.
Thanks for the honest information. We're going full-time in about 5 weeks when we retire. Big difference for us is that we've been doing this together for 16 years 🙂
Retired December 2023. Bought a Class A Motorcoach. We've done it before but not fulltime. Hats off pulling that 44'. You mentioned new and used. The newer ones workmanship is terrible and quality control is non-existent.
That’s what I hear. We picked Alliance for that reason. They have great customer service. We will reveal the outcome from the crack on Thursday’s video. It was a wild ride.
Great video. My wife is one that wants a place of residence and does not want to go (will not go) full time. Realistically I'm probably the same. So, as they say, I have to live vicariously through those that travel full time. That points you made have been made by other RUclipsrs, but not many. The more they are repeated hopefully will save some from making a bad and expensive mistake. Our hope is to be able to travel 4 to 6 weeks at a time, coming back home to refresh and go again. It seems that is becoming the new trend. I hope you enjoyed your trip to Northern Indiana. We live in the Indianapolis area and are ready for spring. Hope your RV repairs are not a big issue. Safe travels.
4-6 weeks is a great trip length. I’m sure once we stop, that exactly is we’ll do. We are actually from Evansville, IN so next stop is to visit family there. Thanks for watching.
Just found your Chanel. Great advice and tips. My wife and I (35 years together) is about few months away from going full time RV. It was a two years in planning and thank you so much for your advise. I probably watched almost every RV tips from other experienced RVers and more the better. Like you my wife and I is new to RV and never even tried camping. I'm retired after 3 different jobs... 25 years in the air force, followed by federal government (Homeland Security) and then law enforcement. Keep up the great work and I Just subscribed to your Chanel. Thank you again and hopefully meet both of you on the road.
Full time in a few months!!! That’s so exciting. Glad we can b a part of your journey. We’ll be launching our website and blog soon with lots of helpful info. Follow us on fb and insta too.
lol. Well, you can always win the argument. Bonus. I give all the props to solo rvers. We have met so many in the Xscapers rv group. Good on you my friend.
I was at the bash this past January. I was in the solo section. It was my first rv rally and the only one I have been to so far. I am hoping to do more. I met some great people and had a lot of fun. I have been full time for three years and plan on doing this for many years.
The relationship part of it is why we won’t go full time. We have too many friends and grandkids. There’s no way we could go a year or even 6 months without seeing them. Especially the grandkids.
A we have a 30 ft Motorhome a relationship saver has been walkie talkies while backing up & those ramping levelers that go under the tire. I can’t remember what they are called but you drive onto them and the person looking at the level says when to stop. Makes it so much easier!
I and many members of my family, full timed for years and then bought a home and full timing is not 44 ft toy hauler ever anything over 34 ft for a couple is entitlement thinking you're doing an rv like a house. Challenges on relationship, i agree, just put a colored scrubby up, funny.
Good info! We are preparing for retirement in 18 months. I think we are looking at 3-4 months for our first long outing. We don’t know if we want full time or not. We just know we want to go! We will make that decision with more experience under our belt.
Escapees, and especially Xscapers are great ways to make friends. Often, those who are not full-time (insert friends and family) don’t understand the allure of this lifestyle. Hope Elkhart works out well for you!
Camping experience in tents helps alot!! It shows what you can do with limited resources. We use a portable fold up toilet in our tent that uses disposable bags that have absorbing gel. Things like that and pop up shower tent and battery operated shower head for a quick real shower. Boobdocking in Utah or anywhere let's you get away from people and experience nature
Definitely planning this for the future, probably not the truck and trailer combo but something bigger than the Sprinter and small than a full size motorhome.
Unless you’re extremely well off financially it’s not a good idea. It’s also a very dangerous lifestyle. If you’re not wealthy and alone the stereotype is “loser”.
I have to completely disagree. As someone doing this lifestyle, living this lifestyle, and friends with hundreds of other full timers, you do not have to be “well off”. Many operate at a fraction of what we do. It’s always a choice depending on your situation. “Well off is also subjective”. As for dangerous, I have no idea what you are talking about… and obviously neither do you. By the way, what kind of Rv do you have and live in? How many years experience and knowledge do you have? Just curious. I think we all are…
My partner and I are renovating a vintage camper and hauling it with a 23 year old Tundra BECAUSE we are not well off. As much as a nomadic life is 100% my cup of tea and I would choose it regardless, even if it wasn’t, we wouldn’t have much of a choice right now. At least not for a few years. Once rent and a few other expenses (that will be unnecessary when we move into the camper full time) are removed from our lives, my total bills will be less than $400 a month, which makes food, gas, and saving back money for inevitable repairs and emergencies easy. We are both potters and know potters all over the country so we’ll always have kiln space. As for safety, outside of a little common sense, there are countless measures to take to not just protect yourself, but your house on wheels from would-be intruders. It’s all a google search away. 😉
Thank you great information and in case you had any doubts well, you just confirmed right answers moving forward oh this is Tami and still Ron’s best 💃🏻🕺🏻💎prayers health and happiness ❤
Well hello. The YT algorhythym sent your video our way and we like what we see and wanted to say Hi. We're not full-timers but like your honesty in this video. Happy travels.
LOL you answered my thoughts about how to cure anxiety I was going to say give her a .05mg Axnax fix her for a while anyhow. Then again can't be driving a big rig all jacked up on meds for the rest of your life. Truckers do it all the time. I was wondering about that part of Rving though. It's pouring rain in the mountains getting dark in the middle of nowhere and you star hearing strange noises from the back that you never heard before. You turn to her and say did you just hear that. If something is going to break its not going to be at the gas station during daylight hours next to a local RV repair shop, its just the way it works.. And never ever say what more can go wrong because it will rain havoc on you. Safe travels my friends..
lol. We never drive at night, more than 4 hours in a day (except for this last stint when we needed to get to IN from AZ in a few weeks and only had weekends to do it). We tend to start early to leave a window for any issues that might arise. We have tire pressure monitors on all the tires to help cut back on tire blows. At least it gives us time to pull over. So far (knock on something) we've never had any major issue on a move day.
My kids are both about to move out on their own. I find myself about to lose my job. I'm at a point in my life where I just want something different. Here lately I'm like, let's sell our house and just hit the road and be free for awhile. I'm curious what you guys do for a living that allows you to roam and visit the places you want to go.
We are both digital marketing managers. We have been digital and working from home for many years. There are lots of digital jobs out there. I’m hoping to do a video on that soon.
Trading in a stable-to-appreciating asset (house) for rapidly depreciating assets (RV) assets is likely to reduce the net worth of middle class people.
Then that move is not for you. lol I agree though. Most aren’t doing that. Just because you trade a house for an Rv for a bit doesn’t mean you’re not smart enough to have invested the $ from the house, so it grows while you travel.
Great video. Boondocking is the only way to go. We’re in similar empty nester situation. Would love to meet up with you guys out there. Are you doing any escapees/ Excapers events coming up?
That would be awesome. We are not currently scheduled for an Xscapers event but we will be in the Midwest through the Alliance Rally in Late May. Heading for the Dakotas and CO in the summer and fall. We are joining The Border Hookups around Halloween for one of their gatherings in AZ. Keep in touch and let’s see if our paths cross.
Dave and Jacqueline are friends of ours too. We camped with them at Balloon Fiesta and Quartzsite in Jan. Maybe we’ll see you at a show. We also may be hitting CO in the summer.
@@rickphillips4966 awesome. Barry and Dave have the music connection. Barry played in a popular Funk band for 10 years before we went FT. Be sure to connect with us on FB or IG. Let’s see if we can connect in CO maybe
Hey thanks! The pros and cons of living off the grid is great to learn. My i ask. Other than buying a 3k bike. What else is good to consider for mobility and such. Having a trailer might be the first real thing to consider regarding mobility with a detachable truck. What would you consider in the type of classes in vehicles? Please and thank you.
Yea, the bikes are a luxury, definitely not a necessity. The rig is your first determination. Once you have that set, THEN you can figure out what extras you need and even have room for. We are developing a course that helps you determine a lot of that. It should be out in a few weeks. Stay tuned
@liketheresnotomorrow will do, if u don't mind, what are some good memberships to have as an RVer that handles mail and other important stuff? Could you perhaps post a link or if anything a few names plz. I want to go to something like that to basically be more in hand shaking environment to ask and learn. The one that I walked to today. Well Noone opened up, so im thinking of perhaps going to a camp fire to meet and talk.
Great video. We have an alliance also. We have the 30 Rls. We love it. I am just like you and get very anxious when we travel but working on that. We are just weekend warriors right now. The more we go out the better. I also have been driving it now and it really helps with my anxiety. Really enjoy your videos. Thanks.
😂 jokes on you, we ain’t got no friends now so this will be easy. We’re 21’ Class C and I drive it everywhere. I’m surprised at your age (that’s the same as me) you actually care what others think. I don’t 🤣. Still, great information and I retire in 2 years. FT. All in 👍🏼
It’s funny. We thought we’d be too big for state parks but we have 14 state parks stays in the next few months. No issue. National parks would be more challenging but we’ll just boondock. I think your size is ideal.
We have had our Alliance 2021 372rk going on 3 years now. I work part time and we travel on the weekend too. It is super expensive. Diesel gas, maintenance, the truck cost, the RV cost, and RV parks keep going up. It is 100% worth it for us still even with the ups and downs. Will you be going to the Alliance rally in Indiana in May?
Relationship it’s all about relationship. We’ve been doing it for a year and a half now you better have a strong relationship if you want to make this work.
Goood points with some solid advice and recommendations!!! Tooo funneeee on the road to Anza Boreggo Desert State Park from Julian - we went the same way from outside of San Diego with our 48’ toy hauler😂😂😂
Thanks for your video . I want to go this mountain rv aprk for avoid summer heat of vegas . could you suggest which rv park is good ? which rv park the weather is cooler in summer ? thanks
Well, what an eye opener We are getting ready to go full time But we did buy a lot close to where our home was along the cheat river In West Virginia, to come back and spend summers around family And winner, South or outwest. Like you we have watched a ton of videos and we think we would like to do some boondocking And we believe solar would definitely benefit us and was just wondering if you don't mind sharing what kind of money you have in a solar set up and What type of Solar set up You have. how many amp hours We really enjoyed your Video. Very informative.thanks...
$14k invested in our solar. The install was 5k, the rest was materials. You need to figure out how much you want to b able to run. If you want AC then you’ll need more, if not you can probably go less and top off with a generator if need be. We both work and power dual monitors and computers. The thing is you can always add more later. Watch this video if you haven’t already. I think Barry went into some detail here Full-Time Off Grid LIVING in a Big Rig! 6 Boondocking Must-Have’s ruclips.net/video/88h9mcsnugQ/видео.html We have 1520 in roof panels and 800 amp hours of batteries with a Victron 3000 inverter.
Thank you very much for this video. My fiance and I have been looking into the rv lifestyle. We live in California and it’s so expensive and we feel like we should do this now than wait. We’re looking into getting a 24ft class c rv for us and our two dogs. Much to think about. Thank you again.
Class C’s are super cool and a great length. We have several other full time living videos that you’ll find helpful. Thanks for watching, we do appreciate it.
Not all. Full time on the road for almost 2 years and very few issues. The crack was fixed… we choose to move on and not dwell. Too much to see and do.
We have been on the road now for 5 years. My husband retired, we thought about it and planned for 2 years, sold our house and all vehicles, bought a truck and a fifth wheel and left. Cold turkey! We recognize many things of what you bring up, but for us the difference has been our volunteering. We volunteer full time for the National Park Service or Forest Service. These gigs are 3 to 5 months, you always have a RV pad with hook-ups in a beautiful spot in the park and you work 4 days a week with Park- or Forest Rangers who provide you with your social hang out group. Moving from one park to the next we use RV parks next to the high way for a single over night and we never drive more than 5 or 6 hours per day. Keeps stress and arguments to a minimum.
We have been lucky with our RV. Bought it new and we have had small things to repair but just that: small things I could do myself. We love and probably go on for another 5 years.
Awesome. Love hearing how you made it work for you. Thanks for sharing.
Didn’t know about volunteer work in National Parks, tell me more.
Been full timing since 2020. Loving it . Sold my home and never looked back. Living on the cheap. More money in my pocket than keeping up the upkeep of a home. Its not all rosy but what is ? Never had a problem finding a place to park . Never use rv parks. If I want to stay in an area for a while. I'll find a mom and pop business that has a large parking area and go in and put 150 dollars on the counter and ask if I can park there for a month. HAVENT BEEN TURNED DOWN YET! I I have a fully self contained truck camper. Be respectful and don't leave a mess . I have been asked to return if I would like to
That’s so awesome.
Finally a positive review. I grew up working on a commercial shrimping vessel and that my friend is TIGHT LIVING! We, 3 grown working men with very limited resources spend 30-60 days so far offshore that the birds dare not follow. The wooden cabin on these boats are very tiny and the life isn’t for everyone. With that said the camper life looks like a vacation to me. I’m within 6-8 years of retirement and have just sold my home of thirty years. I’m encouraged by your comment to make that big purchase and travel the country as a now Union plumber living the camper life as you have just described. Mom and pop businesses always need a plumber so bartering for monthly rental space is a charm as you mentioned so well. My best friend is my blue Merle so hotel living isn’t allowed as dogs are forbidden in hotels. I’ll be chasing Union pension credits to wrap up my career of 30+ years and between your comment and my experience as a professional waterman I’ve decided to drop 80g on my first camping rig and hit the road just as you have so brilliantly described here. Thank you and ride cowboy, ride, off into the sunset !
@@plumber1227128 goooooooo get it my friend
GO FOR IT MY FRIEND!!!!
We bought a 2004 forest River and we have had minimal maintenance. Only the newer RVs are having these major issues I see everybody talking about. You go into $100,000 worth of debt and have potential frame flex? We paid $6,000 for ours and my boyfriend says “if it’s been around for 20 years it’ll be around for 20 more” I’m so grateful we chose the used route. For anybody young who doesn’t want to go into debt, it can be easy and debt free!!!!!
lol it wasn’t frame failure. I think its awesome you found your perfect rig and are living life the way you want. That’s the beauty of Rv life, there’s a rig, style and approach for everyone. I don’t believe there is a right or wrong way… just do you and goooooo!
OMG, I drove thru the TN mountains in Gatlinburg over 10 years ago, & I haven’t been back. I also never knew how scary it can be. I was alone, the roads & mountains were full of snow & ice. Other cars beeping at me & speeding around me because it was only 2 lanes total 🟰 (1 each way). I thought I was going to die, no lie. I TOTALLY empathize with you. Be careful!
It’s funny, I have no issue in a car or the truck by itself, it’s mainly just towing.
@@liketheresnotomorrow Yeah I'd be nervous in a huge RV especially on mountains 😨 and windy roads (never rode in one but it's a dream to do this one day).
Anyway I'll keep watching. Your channel and others are super inspiring. We're living vicariously through you.
Anxiety on mountains and Bridges are real. Don’t down play. Medication doesn’t always work and for me it has gotten worse with age. Prayer helps🙏. 🤗 hugs 🤗
It’s nice to know it’s not just me. lol I think it’s getting a little better but Colorado should be a bit challenging… but I can’t wait.
@@liketheresnotomorrow go to sleep before you start the journey. I have to put music in my ears and I play the same song over and over. I know that may sound odd but my mind focuses on the song. Not only are you going through a fear on your own about the mountains but all of a sudden you don’t trust the driver. Not because he or she may not be a good driver but because your fear is taking over. If you cannot shut your eyes get low enough in your seat so you cannot look out and work on crossword puzzles or something like that. Good luck and I will be watching. 🤗🙏
Recommendations
1. If you have never camped, driven a rig start of small. Get settled and then go bigger if needed.
Your rig is way too big if you are wanting to go go.
2. Hopefully you are able to do some of the fixes yourself will help however if you are working it might be better to have someone else do the work. In most cases it's less stressful.
3. You need separate hobbies, that way you are not constantly together. It's important.
4. Be sure to exercise even if it's walking every day. Getting out of rig, does not have to be expensive.
5. Meeting people can be hard but that is where parks, federal campgrounds, etc. A lot of these 55 communities have activitivies. Plan on staying for 3-4weeks and change up your travel. Especially if your working you should be able to do that once in awhile.
Face Time family and friends, scrap booking and writing in a journey can help.
Best of travels to everyone!!
All great advice. We stay about two weeks at each stop. We tried a month and that’s just not jam. We actually had a whole health and exercise section of the video but had to cut it since it was getting too long. I’m sure we’ll release it on another. I was a healthy eating consultant and personal trainer for years. It’s a big part of our regular routine. Appreciate you watching.
@tinacathey8241 wow thanks , from a noobie
I live in my 22 foot R V scense 2018 ! My R V had 840 delivery miles on it . I now have 66 thousand miles now ! It's the way I wish too live now ! It's an adventure, not too be taken with really thinking about ! I laid my wife too rest Dec. 25 2016 ! That was 7 days before our 48 Aniversery ! 6 months after that I , woak up in a Nursing Home ! 205 lbs ! My working life was always 145 lbs ! They told me I would not leave thier ! If I did not get with thier recovery program !which I did ! 😂 The week after that I bought my R V ! Packed up drove coast too coast 3 X ! The 3rd time I sold the house and never went back ! I live in LOUISIANA now ! Still in my R V ! 😊
What a story! Thanks for sharing and way to go!
Your story reminds me of a client who asked me to sell his house with everything in it, as he was also RV’ing after his wife passed. I never met him in person, because he was already on the West Coast. I found a box of photos & shipped it to him, but he let everything else go to the next homeowner.
Fantastic! Great how you’ve defied the odds. Here’s to your good health and continued adventures!
My husband & I are planning to put our house up for sale next month. And going full time once the house is sold. We have been dreaming of this for over 35 years. We will be married in August for 47 years. Like you guys, we met when I was 15. Started dating him when I was 16 and married him when I was 19. He is my best friend. We both are in our 60's now. I can't wait for the next chapter in our lives to start. Thank you for this video. Very informative.
Wooooo hoooooo! How exciting. I wish our going full time guide was done. My biggest advice is to make a checklist, almost like a schedule, of what you need to sell or give away by when. You’ll be amazed at how much won’t sell. We gave tons to charity and even had to put a ton of stuff in the curb. It as a bit insane towards the end, but totally worth it.
We live in Florida where a great majority of full timers winter. Our house is paid for, both our kids and granddaughters live 5 minutes away. We’re retired so we’re able to travel whenever to wherever we want. We’re doing a 3 month trip to Alaska this summer.
Ooooooo Alaska. We talked about renting a smaller rig and going there.
Congrat’s! 🎉
Yep. Everything you said was true for us. Four years full time and we have moments where things become challenging. It’s learning to accept things and move past them.
Preach!
Same here! In our 50s, sold all our stuff, work full time, never done anything like this before, never driven a dually, never towed before. I’m afraid of heights so I don’t love mountain driving so much. Lots of things we can relate to! Funny, I do a talk at RV conferences “I’m sorry for what I said, while we were trying to park the camper” ;-) and its about the ‘mind chatter’ that causes stressful drives, arguing when its time to park, challenges with living in a small space, etc..etc… one day I might just record it and put it on our channel. I did this talk at the FMCA Tucson in 2022 and the Grand Design Owners Rally in Granby Colorado. Anyway, We’d love to see ya on the road some day! We’re doing Route 66 this year, West to East.
Very cool. I did a talk at the Xscapers Bash on RV/Boondockng cooking. We will be in the Midwest through May then heading towards CO for most of summer and fall. Please keep n touch. Would love to meet you guys. I subscribed 😜👍
Both retired. First RV 2023. Part time. We will never give up our brick home but will travel with our RV this year we plan three months summer and four in the winter. Great video. Subscribe.
That's a great plan. Thanks for the sub. We try to release videos every Thursday.
The loneliness is so true and no one talks about it. We travel for my husbands work and a lot of places we stay at are for work and you don’t meet a lot of people besides the workers. I’m usually the only spouse at the rv park. I’ve also learned that I need to be more intentional when I’m at rv parks with more people cause I can find myself keeping to myself in the camper
So true. We are really trying to be more intentional as well. It’s a process. lol
I travel with my husband for work. I know what you mean. You have to make yourself get out and meet new people. We may one day meet each other on the road.
@@kristiegodfrey8164 We hope so too!
@@kristiegodfrey8164 That would be awesome!!
OMG! I love yor=u for talking about the anxiety! I'd been on two RV trips as a child so was all in on getting a rig. UNTIL we brought it home. We had several things occur on that 10 hour drive that put me into thinking we had just made a big mistake.
It’s a thing for sure (for some). It gets better over time with a bit of work. lol
If you're someone who needs 3K sq house, squeamish about black tank, can't be bothered with maintenance, doesn't enjoy boondocking, doesn't enjoy traveling, this aint for you. I LOVE this lifestyle for those reasons 🙂
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I am still employed, about to retire. I will be debt free. I will own a (paid for) class-c and toad. I will spend enough to do solar right. I hate RV parks, I love state parks. I look forward to boon-docking much of the time. I am setting up to "do it right" (for me). And I am watching great channels like yours to fine tune my future.
Yes!!! Sounds great. You’re going to love it,
Finally someone is addressing the elephant in the room
I’m going stationary, on my grandmas land for free to save money. She is allowing me to use hookups for free in order to save money to purchase our first home
That is awesome.
I have anxiety when we drive in snowy conditions. I do the same thing as you described. I just have to close my eyes and kept my head down. Lol
We are renting our house out in Florida. We are working camping. We are TT members. Living our best life!
That is awesome!
Good video and so many parallels. We are also in our 50’s - started RVing once our last child went off to college - married 34 years+ to my high school sweetheart. We bought a home base fairly soon in an RV resort in Florida and winter here. My wife still works on the road but we hope she can retire soon. We hope that the lifestyle gets even better then. Safe travels.
Very cool. Since we lived in FL for the last 16 years we are a bit over it. lol We stay West and boondock most of the winter. We’ll be in the Midwest and then CO most of the summer and fall. Hope to see ya out there.
A great presentation of the challenges and rewards. We RV 3-4 months a year and get a glimpse into what you are talking about around the end of month 2 of being out. But the memories are there forever.
Yep. 2 months gets you a very real taste. 3-4 months is a great amount of time out.
Thank you for your openness and honesty. It is best to have this out in the open so that you can prepare with conversations and understanding
Absolutely! Thanks for tuning in
Just thought I would mention this about anxiety. I came down with Psoriatic Arthritis approx. 3 years ago. I could not do the meds they prescribed and drive and function normally. When we were in FL I tried some CBD/THC gummies that I was told were good for arthritis pain. It has been a breakthrough on many levels. My pain is now bearable and I have no anxiety. You guys should try some CBD/THC. You will be amazed. There will be no need for anxiety meds.
I (Darlene) have tried them. Maybe it was just the kind I took, but it made my stomach really upset. I think I'll try again. Thanks for the reminder. Appreciate it!
Thanks for open your heart with us ❤
Always!
Glad you enjoy the lifestyle...I think we will continue to be weekend warriors...and we are happy with that.
Absolutely. It’s not for everyone and it’s great you know what you enjoy and want.
Great video with helpful info. we traveled in a rig for a year prior to putting our house on the market. Needless to say we decided to keep our home and part time rv.
New sub here - found you in suggested videos! I totally get the anxiety in mountain passes. I use to try to be a co-pilot and now I mostly just don’t watch. Mike will occasionally say he needs my eyes if there is an issue with directions. We get along better that way 😅. Safe travels guys! - Mike and Shelley
I think the not watching is a great tactic! Stay busy. lol I think I follow you guys too. Thanks for the sub.
Having BOTH partners 100% on board is the best advice you could give. If my wife or I had "hemmed and hawed" about doing this, I don't believe for a second that we would have been successful in this lifestyle.
You are sooooo right.
❤❤ love yalls content and sincerity
Thank you…we appreciate the support
Good on you both for covering the fuzzy side of things. And I have to say, ballsy of you both for jumping off the deep end into the adventure. I have a ton of respect and admiration for that outlook. Life is too short to waste on anything less. Having lived on a 27ft sailboat for over 3 years and in other 'alternate' situations that may not have been the easiest at first, I am going into full-timing in just a few months with a lot of advance knowledge. I'm totally good with the various challenges of this kind of lifestyle and genuinely crave it. For those who have 'never', if you cannot have that open mindset then you really should rethink and maybe dabble before you jump off. For those who can open their minds and be willing to adapt, the rewards can be enormous. Hope to see you all down the trail somewhere, cheers.
Awesome! Hope to see you out there!!!
Not all used RVs are bad.. we had a Nomad bumper pull ( used) it was great.. upgraded it to a new bumper pull .(great). then a few months later bought a brand new fifth wheel and that was a nightmare.. it was back at the manufacturer more time than we had it in our possession.. it was beyond a nightmare.all way before Covid campers..after we got all that resolved we used it twice..we traded that brand new rig for a class A 40ft diesel pusher.. that is a 2000 Monaco.. we have owned that now for 6 yrs.. and absolutely LOVE our big ole gal..she has been the only 1 that has had zero issues.. . we would never buy a new camper ever again..
great insights. We were just talking about the new vs used subject yesterday. I think we might buy a gently used one over. anew one again as well. Although, we won't be selling anytime soon. Gotta pay for all that solar. lol Thanks for watchiong.
Life is short, America is huge and beautiful so get out there and see it before you cant! That's my dream, idk if itll ever happen but its fun to dream
Love this! Yeeessssss! Dream big my friend.
Just came across your channel. My wife (Sharon) & I went to the Bash this year as well - sorry we didn’t connect. We’ve been full-time for 3 years and your advice is spot on. RV life isn’t always fun but that’s part of the adventure. Good luck with the repairs and safe travels!
Bash was sooooo big. Easy to miss folks. Hope we can connect next time. We just released the video about the repair. All is good now.
Wonderful video. Thanks for being so open and sharing your experiences.
You are so welcome!
Ha yes, I left a question about this another video of yours. Watching today& I appreciate it.
Sorry, YT doesn't make it easy to track all the comments. If you still have any questions, feel free to reach out on our website.
I guarantee you that a well maintained preowned 25 year old RV will have less mechanical problems than new RV’s.
ALL of the new trailers out of Indiana are pretty much JUNK. I “know” because I used to build them.
Buying any trailer with slide outs is asking for trouble.
For you new people thinking about RV life here’s some FACTUAL INFORMATION…
Buy preowned private party, you’ll save a LOT of money.
Keep it simple.
Buy the shortest rig you can live with.
In RV’s giant rigs can be a burden.
Bigger and fancier IS NOT better.
ALL trailers and motorhomes used to be built BETTER … buy PRE 2000 , they’re built BETTER.
Awesome. Thanks for sharing your insider wisdom. Appreciate that. P
We see a lot of 2 lane, twisty, turny, roads when we take our RV kayaking.
I am sure my wife has an anxiety attack when on them, but she has not freaked out yet.
The grandkids did.
I’m fine in the truck not towing but add on 44ft of toy hauler and I get a little “antsy”. lol it’s getting better with time and knowing safe routes.
Great topic and y'all are on point. Keep the great videos coming. Hope to meet y'all on the road. Safe travels...
Much appreciated!
Omg love the high school dance photo!😅🌞
LOL. Yea, we have so many of those. We had the hair!
I just found your channel and you guys are the kind of people I love to meet while boondocking. I have done one Meetup and met some great people. I will probably never sell my home but I hope to do longer trips as time goes on. I have made friends every time I travel and it's the best way to meet like-minded people. I have drifted away from some long-time friends since they live in front of a computer screen. I love to socialize but please don't pull up 50 feet from me with miles of open space.
Isn’t that the truth! Thanks for watching.
We've been 3 years full-time. We love it MOST of the time! Good tips here.
lol I get the “most” part! Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the honest information. We're going full-time in about 5 weeks when we retire. Big difference for us is that we've been doing this together for 16 years 🙂
Yeessss! How exciting!
Retired December 2023. Bought a Class A Motorcoach. We've done it before but not fulltime. Hats off pulling that 44'. You mentioned new and used. The newer ones workmanship is terrible and quality control is non-existent.
That’s what I hear. We picked Alliance for that reason. They have great customer service. We will reveal the outcome from the crack on Thursday’s video. It was a wild ride.
Great video. My wife is one that wants a place of residence and does not want to go (will not go) full time. Realistically I'm probably the same. So, as they say, I have to live vicariously through those that travel full time. That points you made have been made by other RUclipsrs, but not many. The more they are repeated hopefully will save some from making a bad and expensive mistake. Our hope is to be able to travel 4 to 6 weeks at a time, coming back home to refresh and go again. It seems that is becoming the new trend.
I hope you enjoyed your trip to Northern Indiana. We live in the Indianapolis area and are ready for spring. Hope your RV repairs are not a big issue. Safe travels.
4-6 weeks is a great trip length. I’m sure once we stop, that exactly is we’ll do. We are actually from Evansville, IN so next stop is to visit family there. Thanks for watching.
Just found your Chanel. Great advice and tips. My wife and I (35 years together) is about few months away from going full time RV. It was a two years in planning and thank you so much for your advise. I probably watched almost every RV tips from other experienced RVers and more the better. Like you my wife and I is new to RV and never even tried camping. I'm retired after 3 different jobs... 25 years in the air force, followed by federal government (Homeland Security) and then law enforcement. Keep up the great work and I Just subscribed to your Chanel.
Thank you again and hopefully meet both of you on the road.
Full time in a few months!!! That’s so exciting. Glad we can b a part of your journey. We’ll be launching our website and blog soon with lots of helpful info. Follow us on fb and insta too.
Hello. All very good points. It can be very hard to get past the anxiety and stress of travel. Thank you for sharing.
Lucvkily there's way more fun than stress... but those moments happen, for sure. Thanks for watching.
At least you have someone to argue with when backing up the rig. I am a single/solo traveler and have to argue with myself for doing dumb things.
lol. Well, you can always win the argument. Bonus. I give all the props to solo rvers. We have met so many in the Xscapers rv group. Good on you my friend.
Your content is amazing! You keep it so real. Thank you!
lol thanks so much. I’m not sure we know how to do it any other way. #keepingitreal lol
Hello. Thanks for the tip on up works. I'm looking right now.
No problem 👍 good luck
I was at the bash this past January. I was in the solo section. It was my first rv rally and the only one I have been to so far. I am hoping to do more. I met some great people and had a lot of fun. I have been full time for three years and plan on doing this for many years.
Very cool! Bash was fun. I love how they had like people sectioned so you could meet more peeps like you.
The relationship part of it is why we won’t go full time. We have too many friends and grandkids. There’s no way we could go a year or even 6 months without seeing them. Especially the grandkids.
It's great that you know that. No need to full-time then. Just take some of those grands on a camping adventure. They'll remember it forever!
A we have a 30 ft Motorhome a relationship saver has been walkie talkies while backing up & those ramping levelers that go under the tire. I can’t remember what they are called but you drive onto them and the person looking at the level says when to stop. Makes it so much easier!
Yea those are so handy to have. We have the walkie-talkies but always forget to charge them. lol we use our phones mostly. Thanks for watching
great video, your honesty is appreciated ❤
Thank you 😊
Hearing more and more about "frame flex"😮
Fortunately it’s not as wide spread as RUclips wants you to think. Still, I am thankful we didn’t have frame failure.
An honest and up front video, thank you.
Always! Thanks for watching
I and many members of my family, full timed for years and then bought a home and full timing is not 44 ft toy hauler ever anything over 34 ft for a couple is entitlement thinking you're doing an rv like a house. Challenges on relationship, i agree, just put a colored scrubby up, funny.
Good info! We are preparing for retirement in 18 months. I think we are looking at 3-4 months for our first long outing. We don’t know if we want full time or not. We just know we want to go! We will make that decision with more experience under our belt.
Smart. Very smart plan.
Escapees, and especially Xscapers are great ways to make friends. Often, those who are not full-time (insert friends and family) don’t understand the allure of this lifestyle. Hope Elkhart works out well for you!
Sally! How are ya.
Greet video. And so true. Glad we meet at the bash. And having the same rig is a bonus
Hey there Roger. Thanks for watching and I’m sure we’ll see you again soon
Camping experience in tents helps alot!! It shows what you can do with limited resources. We use a portable fold up toilet in our tent that uses disposable bags that have absorbing gel. Things like that and pop up shower tent and battery operated shower head for a quick real shower. Boobdocking in Utah or anywhere let's you get away from people and experience nature
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lol - love the throwback picture! VERY familiar with that 80’s style 😝😂…lots of aqua-net at that school dance
I think Barry used more hair products than I did! lol thanks for tuning in.
Definitely planning this for the future, probably not the truck and trailer combo but something bigger than the Sprinter and small than a full size motorhome.
Keep planning and researching. Let us know how we can help
Unless you’re extremely well off financially it’s not a good idea. It’s also a very dangerous lifestyle. If you’re not wealthy and alone the stereotype is “loser”.
I have to completely disagree. As someone doing this lifestyle, living this lifestyle, and friends with hundreds of other full timers, you do not have to be “well off”. Many operate at a fraction of what we do. It’s always a choice depending on your situation. “Well off is also subjective”. As for dangerous, I have no idea what you are talking about… and obviously neither do you. By the way, what kind of Rv do you have and live in? How many years experience and knowledge do you have? Just curious. I think we all are…
My partner and I are renovating a vintage camper and hauling it with a 23 year old Tundra BECAUSE we are not well off. As much as a nomadic life is 100% my cup of tea and I would choose it regardless, even if it wasn’t, we wouldn’t have much of a choice right now. At least not for a few years. Once rent and a few other expenses (that will be unnecessary when we move into the camper full time) are removed from our lives, my total bills will be less than $400 a month, which makes food, gas, and saving back money for inevitable repairs and emergencies easy. We are both potters and know potters all over the country so we’ll always have kiln space.
As for safety, outside of a little common sense, there are countless measures to take to not just protect yourself, but your house on wheels from would-be intruders. It’s all a google search away. 😉
Thank you great information and in case you had any doubts well, you just confirmed right answers moving forward oh this is Tami and still Ron’s best 💃🏻🕺🏻💎prayers health and happiness ❤
Thanks so much. Appreciate you watching and commenting.
That was one of the best videos I've watched. Lot of good advice and i really appreciate your approach to RV life. Keep up the good work!
Wow. Thanks so much for saying that. We so appreciate your feedback and for watching. We try to release videos every Thursday.
Love this! Goals! New sub. Living the dream. 😘
Welcome!! And thanks!
Well hello. The YT algorhythym sent your video our way and we like what we see and wanted to say Hi. We're not full-timers but like your honesty in this video. Happy travels.
Awesome! Thank you! We try and always keep it real... maybe too real. lol
LOL you answered my thoughts about how to cure anxiety I was going to say give her a .05mg Axnax fix her for a while anyhow. Then again can't be driving a big rig all jacked up on meds for the rest of your life. Truckers do it all the time. I was wondering about that part of Rving though. It's pouring rain in the mountains getting dark in the middle of nowhere and you star hearing strange noises from the back that you never heard before. You turn to her and say did you just hear that. If something is going to break its not going to be at the gas station during daylight hours next to a local RV repair shop, its just the way it works.. And never ever say what more can go wrong because it will rain havoc on you. Safe travels my friends..
lol. We never drive at night, more than 4 hours in a day (except for this last stint when we needed to get to IN from AZ in a few weeks and only had weekends to do it). We tend to start early to leave a window for any issues that might arise. We have tire pressure monitors on all the tires to help cut back on tire blows. At least it gives us time to pull over. So far (knock on something) we've never had any major issue on a move day.
My kids are both about to move out on their own. I find myself about to lose my job. I'm at a point in my life where I just want something different. Here lately I'm like, let's sell our house and just hit the road and be free for awhile. I'm curious what you guys do for a living that allows you to roam and visit the places you want to go.
We are both digital marketing managers. We have been digital and working from home for many years. There are lots of digital jobs out there. I’m hoping to do a video on that soon.
Trading in a stable-to-appreciating asset (house) for rapidly depreciating assets (RV) assets is likely to reduce the net worth of middle class people.
Then that move is not for you. lol I agree though. Most aren’t doing that. Just because you trade a house for an Rv for a bit doesn’t mean you’re not smart enough to have invested the $ from the house, so it grows while you travel.
Net worth is meangless from the brown side of the sod.
Great video. Boondocking is the only way to go. We’re in similar empty nester situation. Would love to meet up with you guys out there. Are you doing any escapees/ Excapers events coming up?
That would be awesome. We are not currently scheduled for an Xscapers event but we will be in the Midwest through the Alliance Rally in Late May. Heading for the Dakotas and CO in the summer and fall. We are joining The Border Hookups around Halloween for one of their gatherings in AZ. Keep in touch and let’s see if our paths cross.
Dave and Jacqueline are friends of ours too. We camped with them at Balloon Fiesta and Quartzsite in Jan. Maybe we’ll see you at a show. We also may be hitting CO in the summer.
@@rickphillips4966 awesome. Barry and Dave have the music connection. Barry played in a popular Funk band for 10 years before we went FT. Be sure to connect with us on FB or IG. Let’s see if we can connect in CO maybe
Hey thanks! The pros and cons of living off the grid is great to learn. My i ask. Other than buying a 3k bike. What else is good to consider for mobility and such. Having a trailer might be the first real thing to consider regarding mobility with a detachable truck. What would you consider in the type of classes in vehicles?
Please and thank you.
Yea, the bikes are a luxury, definitely not a necessity. The rig is your first determination. Once you have that set, THEN you can figure out what extras you need and even have room for. We are developing a course that helps you determine a lot of that. It should be out in a few weeks. Stay tuned
@liketheresnotomorrow will do, if u don't mind, what are some good memberships to have as an RVer that handles mail and other important stuff? Could you perhaps post a link or if anything a few names plz. I want to go to something like that to basically be more in hand shaking environment to ask and learn. The one that I walked to today. Well Noone opened up, so im thinking of perhaps going to a camp fire to meet and talk.
Great video.:) I have a 2021 Chevy equinox as home. It works well and I save a good bit.
Right on… and I bet you do!
Much real talk.
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It’s definitely not all rainbows and sunshine 😂😅 thanks for sharing! We just subscribed 😊
Awesome. Thanks for the sub!
Great video. We have an alliance also. We have the 30 Rls. We love it. I am just like you and get very anxious when we travel but working on that. We are just weekend warriors right now. The more we go out the better. I also have been driving it now and it really helps with my anxiety. Really enjoy your videos. Thanks.
Thanks a bunch. It’s encouraging that driving is helping you. Imma get there.
😂 jokes on you, we ain’t got no friends now so this will be easy. We’re 21’ Class C and I drive it everywhere. I’m surprised at your age (that’s the same as me) you actually care what others think. I don’t 🤣. Still, great information and I retire in 2 years. FT. All in 👍🏼
lol That's awesome. 2 years! You're almost there.
Size limits availability for places to stay. We are shooting for 30 ft or just under. We don't have toys0
It’s funny. We thought we’d be too big for state parks but we have 14 state parks stays in the next few months. No issue. National parks would be more challenging but we’ll just boondock. I think your size is ideal.
Thanks, we are thinking about doing month long trips and keeping our homebase
That’s a great plan
Great video guys!
Stooksberry’s!!! Miss to guys. Where ya gonna be this summer? Message us.
We’ll be in TN for the summer. Miss you guys! We’ll keep in touch! @@liketheresnotomorrow
If it’s in your slide it’s not frame flex. Check undercarriage of slide.
We will reveal what it was and how they fixed it in Thursdays video. We are good now but what a ride! lol
Love your video,we’re going fulltime in 4yrs and truly are saving up to do this life.
You can do it! Thanks for watching and let us know how we can help!
One exception would be children.
If children grew up in an RV, they would not know anything different.
Also tell me more about escapers - I’d like to intentionally meet more “like minded “ RV’ers.
You can learn more here xscapers.com/
Good advice.
Glad you think so! Thanks for watching
We have had our Alliance 2021 372rk going on 3 years now. I work part time and we travel on the weekend too. It is super expensive. Diesel gas, maintenance, the truck cost, the RV cost, and RV parks keep going up. It is 100% worth it for us still even with the ups and downs. Will you be going to the Alliance rally in Indiana in May?
YES! We will be there. Section 9 (I think). Please seek us out. Would love to connect.
@@liketheresnotomorrow we will be in Section 3. I work part time for Pabst Brewing, so I’ll be working during the day.
lol, great video, your husband resembles "Shag" from Iron Resurrection...(all these Rv's built in Angola are junk!)
I had to look that up. lol I made him trim it back a little, so not as much a resemblance.
Excellent material, new sub here!
Welcome aboard! We try and release new videos every Thursday
Nice to hear honest advice about RV living
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for tuning in. New videos on Thursdays.
Relationship it’s all about relationship. We’ve been doing it for a year and a half now you better have a strong relationship if you want to make this work.
Amen🙌
Goood points with some solid advice and recommendations!!!
Tooo funneeee on the road to Anza Boreggo Desert State Park from Julian - we went the same way from outside of San Diego with our 48’ toy hauler😂😂😂
Duuuuude. 48!!! Oh my gosh lol thanks for watching. We do appreciate it.
Thanks for your video . I want to go this mountain rv aprk for avoid summer heat of vegas . could you suggest which rv park is good ? which rv park the weather is cooler in summer ? thanks
I guess it depends go far you’re willing to go. We spent the heat of last summer in Northern coastal CA and OR. It was amazing.
Life is a challenge no matter how you live it.
Preach!
Well, what an eye opener We are getting ready to go full time But we did buy a lot close to where our home was along the cheat river In West Virginia, to come back and spend summers around family And winner, South or outwest. Like you we have watched a ton of videos and we think we would like to do some boondocking And we believe solar would definitely benefit us and was just wondering if you don't mind sharing what kind of money you have in a solar set up and What type of Solar set up You have. how many amp hours We really enjoyed your Video.
Very informative.thanks...
$14k invested in our solar. The install was 5k, the rest was materials. You need to figure out how much you want to b able to run. If you want AC then you’ll need more, if not you can probably go less and top off with a generator if need be. We both work and power dual monitors and computers. The thing is you can always add more later. Watch this video if you haven’t already. I think Barry went into some detail here Full-Time Off Grid LIVING in a Big Rig! 6 Boondocking Must-Have’s
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We have 1520 in roof panels and 800 amp hours of batteries with a Victron 3000 inverter.
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I think you are recommending people watch the 1954 film, The Long, Long Trailer with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, before going full time? 😆🤣😆
OMG that is so funny. I LOVE IT!
Thank you very much for this video. My fiance and I have been looking into the rv lifestyle. We live in California and it’s so expensive and we feel like we should do this now than wait. We’re looking into getting a 24ft class c rv for us and our two dogs. Much to think about. Thank you again.
Class C’s are super cool and a great length. We have several other full time living videos that you’ll find helpful. Thanks for watching, we do appreciate it.
You don’t want to downsize for an adventure and end up divorced.
Indeed. We’ve been together 38 years but I’m sure small would test us for sure. lol
😂 The 2022s are garbage. The cracking is just the beginning. Newer is not better. Your frame is becoming a hazard to drive.
Not all. Full time on the road for almost 2 years and very few issues. The crack was fixed… we choose to move on and not dwell. Too much to see and do.