Hello fellow RVers and Merry Christmas. We are considering going full time for about a year or so. Here is our situation. We currently rent a duplex and want to buy a house in a more rural area. What we are considering is: 1.) Put everything into storage. 2.)Fulltime for 12-18 months. 3.)When we are ready to purchase a home we will park in our favorite close to home spot until we have found a home and completed the purchase.Full timing while having the cost of a home at the same time would leave us at the very end of our budget, something we don't want to do on our retirement income. Please share your advise and experiences.P.S. We have used our TT and TV for extended periods and know that we are comfortable with our current set up. We actually purchased our TV and TT with the possibility of fulltime in mind. Thank you for your help.

Figure storage fees are going to cost you 300-500 a month. Camping fees, anywhere from free to a grand a month. How is that going to effect your retirement budget?

Actually climate controlled storage that will fit all of our stuff is $110 per month. We had it in there 5 years ago. 80% of our camping is at U.S. Army Corps of Engineer lakes where we pay half price $8-$12 per night water/elec. Also get a pretty good discount at state parks and Armed Forces campgrounds. Not having rent or house payment and utilities will cover campground and most of fuel cost. so I know we are within our budget. Have down payment for house covered and emergency funds in savings.

That is essentially what we are doing. We sold our house with the idea that we would fulltime until we figured out where we wanted to relocate. It is now two years later and we are still fulltiming. We have figured out that we will probably relocate to SC or FL but we don't really know which. Until we find the place that makes us stop, we will continue fulltiming. We got rid of most everything we owned so have no storage fees. It was just stuff that could eventually be replaced. The irreplaceable stuff (photos, etc.) went to storage.I'm not really sure what your question/inquiry is, but as far as we are concerned, it is a great idea to fulltime before settling down for the rest of your life. Give it a try and if you don't like it or get tired of it, stop. Good luck and happy travels!

dahkota wrote:That is essentially what we are doing. We sold our house with the idea that we would fulltime until we figured out where we wanted to relocate. It is now two years later and we are still fulltiming. We have figured out that we will probably relocate to SC or FL but we don't really know which. Until we find the place that makes us stop, we will continue fulltiming. We got rid of most everything we owned so have no storage fees. It was just stuff that could eventually be replaced. The irreplaceable stuff (photos, etc.) went to storage.I'm not really sure what your question/inquiry is, but as far as we are concerned, it is a great idea to fulltime before settling down for the rest of your life. Give it a try and if you don't like it or get tired of it, stop. Good luck and happy travels!I should have been clearer on what I was asking. Basically just looking for information on things to consider and want to hear about other full timers experience. Like yours. Thanks for sharing your experience going full time.

Things to consider.....being in a rig with your soose during bad weather. After a year of rving full time, i can't think of a negative. We have some stuff in two 10 x 20 storage units at a total cost of $100 a month. We are having a ball checking out every town we go thru to consider as our final home. So far, I've changed my mind 12 times. :) I have a feeling we will be in this rig till our dying day and that's fine with both of us. We don't like painting houses or yardwork and don't like apartments or condos. This is our life and we love it.

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2oldman
Explorer II
Dec 24, 2015
PapaNIes60 wrote:
Full timing while having the cost of a home at the same time would leave us at the very end of our budget, something we don't want to do on our retirement income.
This statement doesn't indicate to me you are financially able to afford a home.. are you? Most folks in retirement age don't want to saddle themselves with a mortgage.
PapaNIes60
Explorer
Dec 24, 2015
amandasgramma wrote:
Things to consider.....being in a rig with your soose during bad weather. After a year of rving full time, i can't think of a negative. We have some stuff in two 10 x 20 storage units at a total cost of $100 a month. We are having a ball checking out every town we go thru to consider as our final home. So far, I've changed my mind 12 times. :) I have a feeling we will be in this rig till our dying day and that's fine with both of us. We don't like painting houses or yardwork and don't like apartments or condos. This is our life and we love it.

Great feed back! We certainly love to travel and visit our national treasures as well. Bad weather is always a concern for us as we live in Oklahoma and we have found that most all Federal and State parks, in our region, have a designated structure to take shelter in should the need arise. However I would like to hear from some others on that subject.
amandasgramma
Explorer
Dec 24, 2015
Things to consider.....being in a rig with your soose during bad weather. After a year of rving full time, i can't think of a negative. We have some stuff in two 10 x 20 storage units at a total cost of $100 a month. We are having a ball checking out every town we go thru to consider as our final home. So far, I've changed my mind 12 times. :) I have a feeling we will be in this rig till our dying day and that's fine with both of us. We don't like painting houses or yardwork and don't like apartments or condos. This is our life and we love it.
PapaNIes60
Explorer
Dec 24, 2015
dahkota wrote:
That is essentially what we are doing. We sold our house with the idea that we would fulltime until we figured out where we wanted to relocate. It is now two years later and we are still fulltiming. We have figured out that we will probably relocate to SC or FL but we don't really know which. Until we find the place that makes us stop, we will continue fulltiming. We got rid of most everything we owned so have no storage fees. It was just stuff that could eventually be replaced. The irreplaceable stuff (photos, etc.) went to storage.

I'm not really sure what your question/inquiry is, but as far as we are concerned, it is a great idea to fulltime before settling down for the rest of your life. Give it a try and if you don't like it or get tired of it, stop.

Good luck and happy travels!

I should have been clearer on what I was asking. Basically just looking for information on things to consider and want to hear about other full timers experience. Like yours. Thanks for sharing your experience going full time.
dahkota
Explorer
Dec 24, 2015
That is essentially what we are doing. We sold our house with the idea that we would fulltime until we figured out where we wanted to relocate. It is now two years later and we are still fulltiming. We have figured out that we will probably relocate to SC or FL but we don't really know which. Until we find the place that makes us stop, we will continue fulltiming. We got rid of most everything we owned so have no storage fees. It was just stuff that could eventually be replaced. The irreplaceable stuff (photos, etc.) went to storage.

I'm not really sure what your question/inquiry is, but as far as we are concerned, it is a great idea to fulltime before settling down for the rest of your life. Give it a try and if you don't like it or get tired of it, stop.

Good luck and happy travels!
PapaNIes60
Explorer
Dec 24, 2015
Actually climate controlled storage that will fit all of our stuff is $110 per month. We had it in there 5 years ago. 80% of our camping is at U.S. Army Corps of Engineer lakes where we pay half price $8-$12 per night water/elec. Also get a pretty good discount at state parks and Armed Forces campgrounds. Not having rent or house payment and utilities will cover campground and most of fuel cost. so I know we are within our budget. Have down payment for house covered and emergency funds in savings.
donn0128
Explorer II
Dec 24, 2015
Figure storage fees are going to cost you 300-500 a month. Camping fees, anywhere from free to a grand a month. How is that going to effect your retirement budget?

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