Advantages of full time RVing?

2gypsies wrote:
There's a wonderful club geared for full-timers called Escapees. They also have a terrific mail forwarding service and they give you a real street address, not a P.O. box. We've used them for 17 years with no problems. We have met long-time friends through this organization. They also have a yearly 'boot camp' for full-timers which was just completed in Gillette, Wyoming.

You're free to choose any state you want to domicile in and depending on your circumstances, some states are better than others as far as taxes, insurance, registrations, etc. You just have to do your homework. The popular states are Texas, South Dakota and Florida. That doesn't mean you have to live or stay or even visit those states, all it means is that's where your address is for mail forwarding, driver's licenses and registrations.

...and before anyone else posts a big misconception about Texas - no, you don't have to return for yearly vehicle inspections. If you don't enter Texas you don't have to do it. When and if you visit Texas you have a grace period to have it done and it's no big deal - brake check, lights checked, etc. Same for jury duty, if you get a card in the mail for duty all you have to do is call the phone # on the card, say you're traveling and you'll be excused. It's no big deal.

As far as 'safety in numbers' - we could never travel with a group and there's no reason to do so. Do you travel with a group when you take your RV out now? Full-timing is no different - except that you do it day after day.

It's a liberating lifestyle to be rid of the big ole' house and all the stuff you've accumulated including much that you haven't even used over the years. You're FREE! We haven't regretted it for one second! We love our country's public parks and have volunteered many seasons in national and state parks. How cool is it to actually be able to live in a national park for a couple months?

For any future information on full-timing, mosey on over to the full-timing forum on this site. Just about every question has been asked and answered and you're free to ask more! Happy planning!

Big X-2 on Escapees. You can get a home base lot in one of their parks too that will give you a more stable setting to return to. Just got my own lot in Chimacum last month after being on a seven year waiting list!! Not all parks have a waiting list. I use a Montana LLC for vehicles. Although we own a home in AZ we still keep our membership and Texas residence. Great club.