Contemplating A Lifestyle Change
My wife and I are contemplating the idea of selling our home, buying a Class A diesel pusher and traveling. I am a retired veteran. This change poses many questions and I would love to find folks who...
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Join the Escapees RV Club which is geared for full-timers. It has been our 'on-the-road' family. To get the most out of it you have to do things that they offer and be active in the organization. Being in one of their parks around the holidays is a MUST. There is so much activity and great meals and everyone is in the same lifestyle so we all 'connect'. The Benson, Arizona one is tops!
Escapees also has a wonderful mail service. In fact, they have so many customers that they have their own zip code. They have highly automated equipment for sorting and mailing and we haven't had any problems receiving our mail using their forwarding system. It costs us $85/year and they will send it out anytime you request it. Ours is sent Priority to a local, small town post office and we received it in 2-3 days. You'll learn that you never have it sent to a big city P.O. Some RV parks will let you receive it there, also. You have your choice as to how you want it mailed. Each household is given their own street address. It's not a P.O. box so there's no problem dealing with driver's licenses, registrations, etc. That address is our permanent physical address used for everything, including Medicare, financial accounts, etc. Of course, you can do a lot online now but some things still have to come through the mail.
We opted not to have a family member handle our mail. They have their own lives.
As far as getting rid of "stuff" - that's all it is. It owns you. Once you begin it is very liberating to be free of it. We didn't store anything as we felt our tastes in furniture would change over the years, etc.
We have also done a lot of volunteering in national and state parks and our speciality is giving lighthouse tours. It not only gives you a free camp spot in very special places but it keeps you busy, you meet great people and you're giving something back to a worthwhile cause. Volunteering in schools helping with reading with the elementary kids is also fun.
After 16 years we bought a small 1100 sq ft home in a very active 55+ community. It took us that long to decide where we wanted to buy again. We knew we didn't want to go back to snow and cold. The house came completely furnished to our liking even down to the towels and silverware. That will be our winter home because we just can't get the 'RV traveling' out of our systems. We absolutely love it.
Good luck to you!
Escapees also has a wonderful mail service. In fact, they have so many customers that they have their own zip code. They have highly automated equipment for sorting and mailing and we haven't had any problems receiving our mail using their forwarding system. It costs us $85/year and they will send it out anytime you request it. Ours is sent Priority to a local, small town post office and we received it in 2-3 days. You'll learn that you never have it sent to a big city P.O. Some RV parks will let you receive it there, also. You have your choice as to how you want it mailed. Each household is given their own street address. It's not a P.O. box so there's no problem dealing with driver's licenses, registrations, etc. That address is our permanent physical address used for everything, including Medicare, financial accounts, etc. Of course, you can do a lot online now but some things still have to come through the mail.
We opted not to have a family member handle our mail. They have their own lives.
As far as getting rid of "stuff" - that's all it is. It owns you. Once you begin it is very liberating to be free of it. We didn't store anything as we felt our tastes in furniture would change over the years, etc.
We have also done a lot of volunteering in national and state parks and our speciality is giving lighthouse tours. It not only gives you a free camp spot in very special places but it keeps you busy, you meet great people and you're giving something back to a worthwhile cause. Volunteering in schools helping with reading with the elementary kids is also fun.
After 16 years we bought a small 1100 sq ft home in a very active 55+ community. It took us that long to decide where we wanted to buy again. We knew we didn't want to go back to snow and cold. The house came completely furnished to our liking even down to the towels and silverware. That will be our winter home because we just can't get the 'RV traveling' out of our systems. We absolutely love it.
Good luck to you!
