New Full Timing
Is is possible to full time and still work your normal job
Forum Discussion
I boondock throughout southern Ontario, and work construction full-time (that is when I'm not laid off). And if waking up every morning in my camper, for months on end, isn't "full timing", then I guess I don't know what is.
Full timing, year round, in Ohio, would be tough, just as it is in Ontario. Heating and cooling are some of the biggest hurdles to overcome, but ARE doable, with some planning and creative engineering. I'm currently working out the heating aspect, and preparing for a solar install. Hopefully by next winter, I'll be good to go all year round.
Another big issue is fresh water, and water disposal,(so much is taken for granted when on full hook-ups), but a trip to a CG, once every couple weeks or so, can easily solve those issues. And you can even do your laundry while you're there. In winter you would have to make other arrangements.
As for rv'ing being cheaper... I doubt that is always the case. Parked in a CG, on full hook-ups, can cost more than renting an apartment, in many cases. Now boondocking, that's a different story. But even that can get expensive in the winter, with the added fuel costs, for both heating and generating electricity. But there's definitely no life like it.
I have access to the internet with a Wind Mobile stick, and have a cell phone like everyone else, so staying connected is no biggy. The only problem I encounter on any regular basis is finding parking, but that's only because there is an all-but-total lock down on over night parking in much of southern ontario.
As for defining RV'ing, any rig that can't successfully handle even a couple weeks of boondocking, IS no rv in my book.
Happy Trails.
Full timing, year round, in Ohio, would be tough, just as it is in Ontario. Heating and cooling are some of the biggest hurdles to overcome, but ARE doable, with some planning and creative engineering. I'm currently working out the heating aspect, and preparing for a solar install. Hopefully by next winter, I'll be good to go all year round.
Another big issue is fresh water, and water disposal,(so much is taken for granted when on full hook-ups), but a trip to a CG, once every couple weeks or so, can easily solve those issues. And you can even do your laundry while you're there. In winter you would have to make other arrangements.
As for rv'ing being cheaper... I doubt that is always the case. Parked in a CG, on full hook-ups, can cost more than renting an apartment, in many cases. Now boondocking, that's a different story. But even that can get expensive in the winter, with the added fuel costs, for both heating and generating electricity. But there's definitely no life like it.
I have access to the internet with a Wind Mobile stick, and have a cell phone like everyone else, so staying connected is no biggy. The only problem I encounter on any regular basis is finding parking, but that's only because there is an all-but-total lock down on over night parking in much of southern ontario.
As for defining RV'ing, any rig that can't successfully handle even a couple weeks of boondocking, IS no rv in my book.
Happy Trails.
