Questions for Full Timers
Someday in the distant future (15-20 years) the wife and I think we want to go full time in a MH. We have a few questions for the full times out there. How often do you travel? How long do yo...
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How often do you travel?
After we got out of "vacation mode" We stayed at least a month and often several months in one place unless we were in transit from one place to another.
How do you get your mail?
Mail forwarding service.
How do you acquire a campsite for months on end?
We weren't camping we were living. There are RV parks everywhere that rent by the month or season.
What does a site cost per month?
Anywhere from $160 to over $1000. Our average was less than $360 per month.
What are the things you miss about having a brink and mortar house?
At first (the first 8 or 9 years) not much of anything but after 10 years or so - storage space so you didn't have to move something to get to something else just about every time you wanted something.
Washer and dryer, dishwasher, and privacy.
What advice do you have for a person thinking about becoming a full timer?
Be debt free and have an exit plan for the time when you can't or don't want to full time anymore.
After 11 years of full timing and 1 year of snow birding we are now settled down in a home we paid cash for (part of our exit plan) in western CO and are happy with what we are doing.
We did enjoy our lifestyle for all those years and wouldn't trade them for anything.
Do we miss it a little sometimes? Sure but not too much and not too often.
After we got out of "vacation mode" We stayed at least a month and often several months in one place unless we were in transit from one place to another.
How do you get your mail?
Mail forwarding service.
How do you acquire a campsite for months on end?
We weren't camping we were living. There are RV parks everywhere that rent by the month or season.
What does a site cost per month?
Anywhere from $160 to over $1000. Our average was less than $360 per month.
What are the things you miss about having a brink and mortar house?
At first (the first 8 or 9 years) not much of anything but after 10 years or so - storage space so you didn't have to move something to get to something else just about every time you wanted something.
Washer and dryer, dishwasher, and privacy.
What advice do you have for a person thinking about becoming a full timer?
Be debt free and have an exit plan for the time when you can't or don't want to full time anymore.
After 11 years of full timing and 1 year of snow birding we are now settled down in a home we paid cash for (part of our exit plan) in western CO and are happy with what we are doing.
We did enjoy our lifestyle for all those years and wouldn't trade them for anything.
Do we miss it a little sometimes? Sure but not too much and not too often.
