A few years ago we did the same thing, we sold the house we had for years and raised our family, it was just to big. We full times for 2 years and really like it. We wanted to get back close to kids and grandkids so we bought a small house on a lake and now are half timer, half the time on the road and half the time at the cabin. By the way all our kids have moved away to different states and no longer live by the cabin.
We did keep a few things and put in storage, only to find out they didn’t work out in the new place.