I can't really add any new ideas to what has already been stated. I will just relate what we did and how it is working for us.
First of all we sold the house and most of the furniture. Rented a 10x30 storage unit. Since the storage unit was 12' high I built a loft which was 8x10 because it was impossible to stack items 12' high. This enables us to keep our extra vehicle in the storage unit when we are out on the road for extended periods of time. We were aggressive in getting rid of stuff (Craigs List, family, friends) because if you start doing the math you sure don't want to rent 2 storage sheds for an extended period of time.
I am fortunate because our summer CG where we spend 3 - 4 months a year allows me to park a 24' enclosed trailer at their facility very cheaply. This trailer holds all my tools, golf cart, and extra stuff.
I am not shy about having all of our jewelry, passports, paperwork with us in our 5th wheel. I am well armed and shoot on a regular basis.
The only other thing we did that may be a little different than some fulltimers was how we set up our mail. We are about 95% paperless but there are some things that do come USPS. We changed our address to our oldest son's address. Our driver's license, registrations, and addresses for banking and everything else is that address. When we are in the "home" area for part of the summer we just stop by his house and pick up the mail. When we are gone the rest of the year he forwards our mail to us. We leave him several pre-stamped large padded envelopes and he just stuffs the mail in there every couple of weeks and sends it to where we tell him to. It works great!
It has been an extremely smooth transition and we love every minute of it. DW if having her second knee replacement in 3 weeks. The first one was done just before we went full time when we were in the house. It will actually be easier this time when she comes home because our 5th wheel has a large bathroom and it is only 3 or 4 steps from the master bedroom! Life is good!
