What does it REALLY feel like to full-time?
As I consider full-timing, I think of so many things that I would miss about a house. Having my own plot of ground that I can call my own...having residential size rooms and kitchens....having a plac...
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I don't think you will know until you try it. At 1st it might feel like a dream vacation but reality will set in soon enough as you evolve through the process. The outcome is up to you.
We part timed then sold our house and lived in our rig fulltime for over 2 years. But when we were parked it was in the barnyard across the road from our future home site so it wasn't at an RV park.
Out on the road it is different. As you become familiar with your RV it will become comfortable. For me, it was home both on the road and parked but...yes there is a BIG HOWEVER! It is so easy to become comfortable, sitting to watch TV then look out the window and realize you are somewhere else, maybe different location than you were a few days ago. Now for some folks that is "adventurous" for some it is not. I was never 100% at home in RV parks...strange noises, people out walking through your campsite, different water, it just felt weird. I did miss my own "ground" and surroundings. I don't mind going on our annual trips to visit family long term and doing some adventuring out and about the country but for me...there is no place like home! I want my garden, my ATV to go out and check the cattle, go for hikes in the hills, etc.
We made the mistake of taking out on our maiden voyage for 6 months the 1st year then another 6 months the next year. It was too much...even though we did and saw some amazing things...I would not repeat that for anything.
But we met some wonderful people. However the sad fact was out of the hundred of folks we met and enjoyed visiting with only 3 have become friends we still stay in contact with. Fulltimers are on the go so you meet, greet, laugh, part and lots of times never see them again. If you'd like to enjoy a group of people you will be able to see again, I'd suggest joining a club like Good Sam, FMCA, Escapees, etc. then meet at local rallies and larger gathering so you have a more long term connections.
RVing will change you, how, well like I said...it's up to you! You will either love it fulltime, hate it, opt to go part time, or maybe like us...only use the rig for visiting family in other regions. After you've been "out" for a while, let us know how it felt to you!
One thing you have to remember...fulltiming isn't permanent...at some point in time you will get out of the rig for one reason or another so have a good back up plan when that reality occurs. So, spread your wings and see what happens!
We part timed then sold our house and lived in our rig fulltime for over 2 years. But when we were parked it was in the barnyard across the road from our future home site so it wasn't at an RV park.
Out on the road it is different. As you become familiar with your RV it will become comfortable. For me, it was home both on the road and parked but...yes there is a BIG HOWEVER! It is so easy to become comfortable, sitting to watch TV then look out the window and realize you are somewhere else, maybe different location than you were a few days ago. Now for some folks that is "adventurous" for some it is not. I was never 100% at home in RV parks...strange noises, people out walking through your campsite, different water, it just felt weird. I did miss my own "ground" and surroundings. I don't mind going on our annual trips to visit family long term and doing some adventuring out and about the country but for me...there is no place like home! I want my garden, my ATV to go out and check the cattle, go for hikes in the hills, etc.
We made the mistake of taking out on our maiden voyage for 6 months the 1st year then another 6 months the next year. It was too much...even though we did and saw some amazing things...I would not repeat that for anything.
But we met some wonderful people. However the sad fact was out of the hundred of folks we met and enjoyed visiting with only 3 have become friends we still stay in contact with. Fulltimers are on the go so you meet, greet, laugh, part and lots of times never see them again. If you'd like to enjoy a group of people you will be able to see again, I'd suggest joining a club like Good Sam, FMCA, Escapees, etc. then meet at local rallies and larger gathering so you have a more long term connections.
RVing will change you, how, well like I said...it's up to you! You will either love it fulltime, hate it, opt to go part time, or maybe like us...only use the rig for visiting family in other regions. After you've been "out" for a while, let us know how it felt to you!
One thing you have to remember...fulltiming isn't permanent...at some point in time you will get out of the rig for one reason or another so have a good back up plan when that reality occurs. So, spread your wings and see what happens!
