Full time in smaller RV

If you think you can do it...then go for it.
But I would think bigger is better for full-time.

I full-timed in a truck camper (one person) for a couple of years, all over USA and Canada. Had no 'size' problems. This was a while ago (eight years)... Did one year in a van, with a tent, earlier, college years. :) Fun.

Now, Genie and I spend at least six months out of the year on the road, and many shorter trips. Still in a truck camper - we have no issues with space. But we rise early,spend our days driving or walking or 4x4 trails, and go to sleep early. No TV, no e-games, but we read a bit. And we spend time on the laptops - we write and photograph our travels. Our days are pretty full.

We'd feel a 24' TT or 5'er would be like a castle - except when we moved it. But we also stay short trips in each CG too ... a few days, at most a week. It depend on your lifestyle and what you expect on the road and from the places you stay. We love NP, SP, COE, and never stay on private CG. We also camp at military CG's when they fit our route.

Remember, the entire outdoors is your back yard. Enjoy it - we do :) :)

We're run into singles in Scamps and Truck Campers a little to tight for me much less for two but our fifthwheel interior is 33 1/2 ft from the front of the closet to the rear window 35 ft overall, we do have 3 slides, and we've been fine fulltiming in it for 6 years.
We try to stay in state of federal campgrounds when possible and have always found a site, we seldom use reservations, though I do check availability on reserve america like the night before. I figure if there are sites many unreserved we'll get one if we stop early which we normally do by 3:00 pm.

We fulltime in a 25' class C. It's a perfect size for us but like monkey44 we're out somewhere everyday and we do not stay long in one spot. If you have hobbies that take a lot of space or spend weeks in one campground a small RV might feel cramped after awhile.

We know many who full-time in a small RV. Only you know how much space you need and how cozy you want. Enjoy and have fun planning for your new lifestyle!

We have full timed since 04 in a 28' Alpenlite TT. This has included two coast to coast trips as well into Canada. The right trailer makes all the difference. We have two full pass thrus front and back as well as a great deal of storage inside. Just keep looking until you find the one with the combination you need, they are out there, we found one.

We have been all over the country in our 31' TT including SP's. We never had any problems. See pic in profile.

PeggyandTony wrote:
We enjoy staying in state and national parks rather than private campgrounds. We have found that with this type of camping that size matters. Peggy and Tony

We've just completed our 15th year FT. We started out in a 35' 5'er and when it came time to purchase again, we downsized to 30' for just the reasons you stated. We have been very happy with our decision.

If you decide to downsize, i suggest taking a long look at drawer space, closet space, and pass through or understorage space. Some older rigs had more to offer than some newer rigs in these important areas. If we ever do another unit, we would likely size down to a TT because of age, stairs etc. we think that woyld be 27 or 28' with both a dinette & couch or recliners.

I've met people who FT for over 7 years in a 18 ft Casita. Another mother and her adult disabled son FT for over 9 years in a Class B.

You can do it in whichever size rig you want. Just be sure that the rig meets your requirements, and you are willing to make the tradeoffs needed for a smaller rig.

For us two essential requirements were a bed slideout which would hold our Sleep-Number bed, and two recliners. Rainy days happen.

We also stay for a few months at a time while volunteering, so that was a consideration.

I don't have trouble finding camping spots, but I do occasionally have trouble with access to good camping spots.