FULL TIMING

Our post-retirement trip was 6 months 16 states and 6000 miles. We had fun, but at the end we decided future adventures of 3 months would be about right.

WE threw caution in the wind and jump in cause life is too short...neither of
OUR parents got to enjoy retirement due to early deaths and/or long term illnesses.

So off we went.....7 glorious/wonderful years FTng traveling weekly here/there 12 trips across the USA roughly 70K towing our 'home' and over 110K total miles

Life threw that curve ball and we came off the road.......miss it too


BUT it was just the 2 of us.
Not newly weds, working, pregnancies, raising kids, home schooling etc


For some reason I got a visual of the 'friendly Gornicke family' in the Robin Williams movie 'RV'

bobkatmsu wrote:
We just returned home after 5 months and 7600 miles on the motor home another 3600 miles on the Jeep toad. This was our first extended trip in the motor home. What we figured out after about 3 months was that no matter where we were, camped at the base of the Grand Tetons, or a Walmart parking lot in Lincoln, Nebraska, at the end of the day when we went to bed we were home. We can have new adventures, see new things and at night be in our own little cocoon. Obviously it's not for everyone, but for us this is the right thing at the right time for us. We are not jumping in with both feet, we are going to rent our house for at least two years and then go from there. We can't wait.

I agree. We bought our TT in July, to do a little traveling around. When we evacuated due to Irma, we lived in it for nearly two weeks - and decided that we thoroughly enjoyed it. We were in a high stress environment, and loved it. We're looking forward to doing it on a 5 or 6 month basis next year at a nice campground - at our own pace instead of being chased by a hurricane - , and if we like it, we'll sell the condo and go for 3-4 years traveling around the country. At the end of that timeframe, we'll either continue on or settle down somewhere that we liked in our travels.

We just returned home after 5 months and 7600 miles on the motor home another 3600 miles on the Jeep toad. This was our first extended trip in the motor home. What we figured out after about 3 months was that no matter where we were, camped at the base of the Grand Tetons, or a Walmart parking lot in Lincoln, Nebraska, at the end of the day when we went to bed we were home. We can have new adventures, see new things and at night be in our own little cocoon. Obviously it's not for everyone, but for us this is the right thing at the right time for us. We are not jumping in with both feet, we are going to rent our house for at least two years and then go from there. We can't wait.

mike brez wrote:

gutfelt wrote:

GHOST1750 wrote:
I met a couple a few days ago who have been Full timing for 44 years. They have raised their children and home schooled them in a RV. Is that a record or what. Apparently they haven't lived in anything except RV's al their married lives.

amazing to say the least certainly not for me but as they say to each their own LOL

X2 this thing is just a toy for me. I have no desire to full time or even part time in any coach.

yah I hear you but yours is a tad small to full time in for sure
were 41 ft 4 slides and after a awhile it gets a little close especially when ones used to a large house when not RVing

gutfelt wrote:

GHOST1750 wrote:
I met a couple a few days ago who have been Full timing for 44 years. They have raised their children and home schooled them in a RV. Is that a record or what. Apparently they haven't lived in anything except RV's al their married lives.

amazing to say the least certainly not for me but as they say to each their own LOL

X2 this thing is just a toy for me. I have no desire to full time or even part time in any coach.

GHOST1750 wrote:
I met a couple a few days ago who have been Full timing for 44 years. They have raised their children and home schooled them in a RV. Is that a record or what. Apparently they haven't lived in anything except RV's al their married lives.

amazing to say the least certainly not for me but as they say to each their own LOL

You mean actually travelling, or just living in an RV?