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What kind of cracks me up is people that have never camped at all and sell everything and buy a camper for full time living and they want every luxury for a minimal price or buy a camper that is too heavy for their tow vehicle.
Only RV we could get that was big enough to live in, was more than the truck could tow, but we didn’t have a choice, lost everything, needed a home asap, however we spent 18 grand for a used RV that was supposed to be ready to go, ended up spending an extra 10 grand on repairs, and having to couch surf for a year anyways, and the RV came over run by mice and Rats! Trying to clean up that mess was disgusting. We Definitely fell for a con.
Good information 👍 I would add that for those who are actually selling a home they own, a big consideration is that you are likely trading an asset that appreciates over time for one that not only depreciates quickly, but often has significant repair and maintenance costs in addition to renting rv sites everywhere you go. So unless you can bank a lot of those home sale proceeds for the long-term, things might look pretty bleak when you get to that point where your health starts declining and you need a home base. Chances are that RV won't be worth much to roll into a house or assisted living.
Retired & loving it, but one thing we love about RV travel is seeing families. Warms our hearts and if there is any discrimination, we don't stay there. Hope to see y'all on the road ~ Wanda & Vinnie, Charleston SC (home base)
I wish we’d sold our house sooner and bought a much smaller place in the city we lived in so that we would have an actual home base. We did end up with a storage unit and half of it belongs to our kids who haven’t settled down yet. So much of what we sold was purchased with the intention of having it when we retired. It was not pleasant to sell/ give away/donate those things. I enjoy living in our RV and as time goes by it gets easier.
Good perspective. We considered F/T but decided not. Sold our rural property with acreage and downsized to a 3 BR / 2 bath home in town, with an RV pad next to the house for our 35’ DP. We travel for up to 3 months at once, with a lot of shorter trips. We decided that full time was not the route for us and having a home to come back to and store the rig - really is a good thing. What FT people don’t seem to think about is what are you going to do when you either tire of, or, cant F/T anymore?? Think long and hard before you look to the glamor of the road.
We full time RV, are empty nesters, sold our house and were able to invest most of the proceeds. My sisters note they haven't seen me so happy as I've been these last three full timing years! Headed to Alaska in a week. We have an exit strategy, or at least an outline. Discovery is part of this adventure and will inform our final exit plan. Your points are good. Yes, life can change on a dime. We're good problem solvers with resources. Yes it's expensive tonlive in an RV. Agreed!
When I read on Facebook or hear people talking about becoming full time RVers I tell them to refer to your You Tube channel for your videos about the pros and cons of full time RV living (as well as all of the RV how to and travel videos you produce) The one very important piece of advice you give is to always maintain a sticks and bricks home. Your video on how you sold your home in another state and bought a sticks and bricks in Florida resonated with me. Full time RVers definitely need to always think about what they will do when their life circumstances change - illness, lack of mobility, death, financial distress - life happens. To me, the choice to Full Time RV absolutely does require extensive thought and planning which includes thinking into the future when one can no longer RV for whatever reason. As you put it, they must have an EXIT STRATEGY. Thank you for your great videos. I look forward to them. Best wishes for many more fun and safe travels!
We have a small lot with a big RV cover as our "homeport" for our landyacht and toad. So we winter there and travel in the summer. If need be we can stay there all year, but we do want to keep our rig road worthy.
Well done, and you are a class act. Your raw emotion bled through most convincingly. Super good things to know and consider. I appreciate your candor and experience...experience...the only human achievement capable of displacing proffered knowledge.
My neighbor two houses down for me does repairs on RVs and some commercial vehicles full time, one of the main issues I usually see him repairing are roof repairs on tops of RVs "waterproofing and resealing"
Some very good and sobering things to consider for anyone thinking about full timing in an RV, Charity. As much as we enjoy RV'ing part time, I don't think we could do it full time. You and Ben are pretty resourceful, handy and creative with your motorhome. I would think a better floor plan for your family would be some sort of bath and a half, or even two full bath bunkhouse model, maybe with also an over-cab bed as well. There might be some Super C models that could fill that need better, though admittedly they have less storage space.
Yeah the husband thing is true anywhere…he says the same about me! What doesn’t work is when we clash 😮❤ PS. My husband was and still is a cowboy. Ex. Old saddles etc.
We would never go full time RV, we need the security of a home base. That said, a piece of land with a Barndominium could be an option. We RV travel part time about 3-4 months a year. We are still always glad to come home and have a bit more space and it gives us piece of mind. Safe travels!
Whilst I am for traveling, I like being able to see the USA, possibly the world, I can't imagine not having a place to return to when I'm done for the time being.
We don’t have an exit plan and not sure where to start. We also didn’t sell or get rid of everything. We have a 10 x 10 storage unit packed full. I want to clean it out but not real sure how to start. Mainly want to get rid of monthly bill. Any ideas when you no longer have a home to sale these things at?
I have sold my e bedroom house and moved into a motor home, I put it on the scale and I’m 300 kgs over, decluttered a lot of large things, dropped 100 kgs, still decluttering smaller things , trying to limit my wardrobe with 4 seasons is hard luckily it’s just me and my 40 KG dog . I’m down to 105 items of clothing counting underwear and shoes, hats and coats, not sure what I’m weighing now but this is another 10 kgs gone but water in and out and fuel it’s a juggling game
The RV Community to us is just that. - our COMMUNITY - regardless of Full-time, part-time, any-time, most-of-the-time, etc. We can ALL learn from and support each other.
Yeah sell the house 🏠 buy an RV that will be worth little in few years and don't forget you also "need" $30 000 of solar.... don't do it people unless you want to go broke
Sorry but this sounds crazy to sell your house to live on the RV full time. With millions of people fighting to get into a home along with rising housing prices and interest rates, it will be even more difficult to get back into a house once you get tired of this lifestyle. Most people quit this RV lifestyle after a few years for many reasons. Just remember that every year your RV is depreciating in value while real estate continues to go up in value. For example, say your house is worth 700K and you sell it now. Years down the road when you get sick of this lifestyle and want to go back into a house again, an equivalent house that you want to live in may cost you $1.2M and with an even higher interest rate! On top of that, you now have to pay an even higher property tax just to live in the same kind of house that you lived in before. So unless you got $10M in the bank, this lifestyle is not practical.
I save 60 percent of my money in taxes from living in a camper, when I had a house, most of it was going to taxes, I make 200,000 and got 30 percent of that for myself, now I get 67 percent, also lovely traveling
Kids need a home and everyday friends and grow up in a stable social environment. I think cramping them in a small cardboard box on wheels is not right. Sure they will tell their parents that they are fine just to not upset them.
Clearly NOT military or short contract employee, eh? The vast majority of Americans do not spend their lives at one address. Those that do are often oblivious to, or ignorant of, the wonderful complexity of America. Americans all talk differently, eat differently, dress differently, recreate differently and look different, but they are all wonderful Americans. That is a great world for children.
I have observed families that full time. The children actually play outside. They meet and play with other children easily. They use their imagination. I’ve even seen children that make things like candles and fire starters to sell. I can see it being more difficult if they don’t start out doing it at a young age, but the benefits of homeschooling etc. it can be a great benefit. There are pros and cons to everything.
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What kind of cracks me up is people that have never camped at all and sell everything and buy a camper for full time living and they want every luxury for a minimal price or buy a camper that is too heavy for their tow vehicle.
Mistakes that are more common than one thinks! Thanks for watching.
Only RV we could get that was big enough to live in, was more than the truck could tow, but we didn’t have a choice, lost everything, needed a home asap, however we spent 18 grand for a used RV that was supposed to be ready to go, ended up spending an extra 10 grand on repairs, and having to couch surf for a year anyways, and the RV came over run by mice and Rats! Trying to clean up that mess was disgusting. We Definitely fell for a con.
Good information 👍 I would add that for those who are actually selling a home they own, a big consideration is that you are likely trading an asset that appreciates over time for one that not only depreciates quickly, but often has significant repair and maintenance costs in addition to renting rv sites everywhere you go.
So unless you can bank a lot of those home sale proceeds for the long-term, things might look pretty bleak when you get to that point where your health starts declining and you need a home base. Chances are that RV won't be worth much to roll into a house or assisted living.
Very true! Thanks for watching
Retired & loving it, but one thing we love about RV travel is seeing families. Warms our hearts and if there is any discrimination, we don't stay there. Hope to see y'all on the road ~ Wanda & Vinnie, Charleston SC (home base)
Maybe we will see you out there! Thanks for watching
I wish we’d sold our house sooner and bought a much smaller place in the city we lived in so that we would have an actual home base. We did end up with a storage unit and half of it belongs to our kids who haven’t settled down yet. So much of what we sold was purchased with the intention of having it when we retired. It was not pleasant to sell/ give away/donate those things. I enjoy living in our RV and as time goes by it gets easier.
Good perspective. We considered F/T but decided not. Sold our rural property with acreage and downsized to a 3 BR / 2 bath home in town, with an RV pad next to the house for our 35’ DP. We travel for up to 3 months at once, with a lot of shorter trips. We decided that full time was not the route for us and having a home to come back to and store the rig - really is a good thing. What FT people don’t seem to think about is what are you going to do when you either tire of, or, cant F/T anymore?? Think long and hard before you look to the glamor of the road.
So true, thanks for watching
We full time RV, are empty nesters, sold our house and were able to invest most of the proceeds. My sisters note they haven't seen me so happy as I've been these last three full timing years! Headed to Alaska in a week. We have an exit strategy, or at least an outline. Discovery is part of this adventure and will inform our final exit plan. Your points are good. Yes, life can change on a dime. We're good problem solvers with resources. Yes it's expensive tonlive in an RV. Agreed!
When I read on Facebook or hear people talking about becoming full time RVers I tell them to refer to your You Tube channel for your videos about the pros and cons of full time RV living (as well as all of the RV how to and travel videos you produce) The one very important piece of advice you give is to always maintain a sticks and bricks home. Your video on how you sold your home in another state and bought a sticks and bricks in Florida resonated with me. Full time RVers definitely need to always think about what they will do when their life circumstances change - illness, lack of mobility, death, financial distress - life happens. To me, the choice to Full Time RV absolutely does require extensive thought and planning which includes thinking into the future when one can no longer RV for whatever reason. As you put it, they must have an EXIT STRATEGY. Thank you for your great videos. I look forward to them. Best wishes for many more fun and safe travels!
Thanks so much!
We have a small lot with a big RV cover as our "homeport" for our landyacht and toad. So we winter there and travel in the summer. If need be we can stay there all year, but we do want to keep our rig road worthy.
Well done, and you are a class act. Your raw emotion bled through most convincingly. Super good things to know and consider. I appreciate your candor and experience...experience...the only human achievement capable of displacing proffered knowledge.
Thanks for the kind words
My neighbor two houses down for me does repairs on RVs and some commercial vehicles full time, one of the main issues I usually see him repairing are roof repairs on tops of RVs "waterproofing and resealing"
Am a flagger in wv.. I stay in my camper for work then go home on weekends. Well we do occasional recreational travel but mostly work
Thanks for sharing!
Some very good and sobering things to consider for anyone thinking about full timing in an RV, Charity. As much as we enjoy RV'ing part time, I don't think we could do it full time. You and Ben are pretty resourceful, handy and creative with your motorhome. I would think a better floor plan for your family would be some sort of bath and a half, or even two full bath bunkhouse model, maybe with also an over-cab bed as well. There might be some Super C models that could fill that need better, though admittedly they have less storage space.
Very true! Since we've become more "hybrid" Rvers now, thankfully our Class A still works for a little while longer. Thanks for watching!
Yeah the husband thing is true anywhere…he says the same about me! What doesn’t work is when we clash 😮❤ PS. My husband was and still is a cowboy. Ex. Old saddles etc.
We would never go full time RV, we need the security of a home base. That said, a piece of land with a Barndominium could be an option. We RV travel part time about 3-4 months a year. We are still always glad to come home and have a bit more space and it gives us piece of mind. Safe travels!
Thanks for watching and safe travels to you as well!!
Pretty cool life ya got there 😊
We are very blessed - thanks for watching
Whilst I am for traveling, I like being able to see the USA, possibly the world, I can't imagine not having a place to return to when I'm done for the time being.
... or to retreat to in the dead of summer & winter! 😢
tbis channel is the goto channel to help one decide if should decide to do this RV full time thing or not
Thank you!
We don’t have an exit plan and not sure where to start.
We also didn’t sell or get rid of everything. We have a 10 x 10 storage unit packed full. I want to clean it out but not real sure how to start. Mainly want to get rid of monthly bill. Any ideas when you no longer have a home to sale these things at?
I have sold my e bedroom house and moved into a motor home, I put it on the scale and I’m 300 kgs over, decluttered a lot of large things, dropped 100 kgs, still decluttering smaller things , trying to limit my wardrobe with 4 seasons is hard luckily it’s just me and my 40 KG dog . I’m down to 105 items of clothing counting underwear and shoes, hats and coats, not sure what I’m weighing now but this is another 10 kgs gone but water in and out and fuel it’s a juggling game
With the Glamper hideaway do you still qualify as full time ? Thank you for your videos they have been very helpful
The RV Community to us is just that. - our COMMUNITY - regardless of Full-time, part-time, any-time, most-of-the-time, etc. We can ALL learn from and support each other.
I saw an RV once with 2 bathrooms. At the time I thought it was excessive lol.
Great video!
Thanks!
Thanks
It is important to be able to transition back to a full time home. Situations change, part time RVing may be the way to go with high school students.
For sure, thanks for watching
I'd want my sticks n bricks to keep accumulating value and have a home base.
agreed!
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What is hybrid rving?
Rving as we want, when we want.
@@GratefulGlamper that’s what we call part timing.
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I thought you all still own home you can go back to.
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Yeah sell the house 🏠 buy an RV that will be worth little in few years and don't forget you also "need" $30 000 of solar.... don't do it people unless you want to go broke
Sorry but this sounds crazy to sell your house to live on the RV full time. With millions of people fighting to get into a home along with rising housing prices and interest rates, it will be even more difficult to get back into a house once you get tired of this lifestyle. Most people quit this RV lifestyle after a few years for many reasons. Just remember that every year your RV is depreciating in value while real estate continues to go up in value. For example, say your house is worth 700K and you sell it now. Years down the road when you get sick of this lifestyle and want to go back into a house again, an equivalent house that you want to live in may cost you $1.2M and with an even higher interest rate! On top of that, you now have to pay an even higher property tax just to live in the same kind of house that you lived in before. So unless you got $10M in the bank, this lifestyle is not practical.
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Thanks for watching!
There is no pros in selling your house to buy and live in a RV.
Agreed!
I save 60 percent of my money in taxes from living in a camper, when I had a house, most of it was going to taxes, I make 200,000 and got 30 percent of that for myself, now I get 67 percent, also lovely traveling
Kids need a home and everyday friends and grow up in a stable social environment. I think cramping them in a small cardboard box on wheels is not right. Sure they will tell their parents that they are fine just to not upset them.
I know what that's like. I've been on many road trips before, and depending on where we are, I'm often bored to tears from the monotony of the road.
Agreed!
@GratefulGlamper Once we're there, I'm excited to see what's there to see and do.
Clearly NOT military or short contract employee, eh? The vast majority of Americans do not spend their lives at one address. Those that do are often oblivious to, or ignorant of, the wonderful complexity of America. Americans all talk differently, eat differently, dress differently, recreate differently and look different, but they are all wonderful Americans. That is a great world for children.
I have observed families that full time. The children actually play outside. They meet and play with other children easily. They use their imagination. I’ve even seen children that make things like candles and fire starters to sell. I can see it being more difficult if they don’t start out doing it at a young age, but the benefits of homeschooling etc. it can be a great benefit. There are pros and cons to everything.
Not sure if I could ever live out of our motorhome full time. I would miss my cozy back yard and my bathtub the most.
The bathtub for sure! Thanks for watching.