Hello! My wife and I have decided to make the plunge... Full time RVing w/ kids... :) We have two little ones and took a 'test run' this summer where we hit the road for two months and fell in love with traveling around the United States sightseeing, and family we typically wouldn't see. I know there's been post about this before but I'm looking to connect with any other families who do this to get some pointers...We're planning on heading out early October -- heading south for some warmer weather. :)

I don't really have any input that you're looking for, but as a kid, I moved around a lot. Looking back on my childhood, I wish that I was able to say "I've been friends with him since kindergarten." I was always the "new guy" in school, never really had any long term friends.. I've provided this stability for my kids. I wouldn't mind taking them on an extended vacation (did a 5-week, cross country last year), but not indefinitely, without a permanent location to call home.Just my 2 cents.

Great feedback and we've defiantly considered that. Our little ones are not in school yet and will not be in preschool for another year or so. Our hope is, while we're young and our kids are young (not in school) we're going to travel around and hopefully find a nice town we can call home in the future.

TheColoradoan wrote:Great feedback and we've defiantly considered that. Our little ones are not in school yet and will not be in preschool for another year or so. Our hope is, while we're young and our kids are young (not in school) we're going to travel around and hopefully find a nice town we can call home in the future.Great idea, I always dreamed of doing that when I was a young bloke with no responsibilities. I fell in love with San Louis Abisbo? in California & wanted to stay illegally, but didn't. I have a wonderful family now & am over in March 2014 to full time with 3 kids for 6 to 7 months. Can't wait! We love the US. I joke to my wife about doing what you mentioned above but she could never do it. Good luck! & go for it!

We are in our early and mid 50's, but we have two daughters, ages 6 and 9. The DH and I both retired from our jobs and receive a good retirement each month. We have camp hosted for several months and are tentatively planning to go full-time next year. (We want the youngest to really be able to read well before we go). We will home school both girls for the year and plan to hit the western national parks and be "down south" for the winter months.It is not cheap to do, so make sure you have plenty of available funds to make a go of this unless you plan to work while traveling.I see no reason why this won't work for you with some pre-planning.Have a great time.

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Mik68
Explorer
Jul 01, 2013
TheColoradoan wrote:
Great feedback and we've defiantly considered that. Our little ones are not in school yet and will not be in preschool for another year or so. Our hope is, while we're young and our kids are young (not in school) we're going to travel around and hopefully find a nice town we can call home in the future.

Great idea, I always dreamed of doing that when I was a young bloke with no responsibilities. I fell in love with San Louis Abisbo? in California & wanted to stay illegally, but didn't. I have a wonderful family now & am over in March 2014 to full time with 3 kids for 6 to 7 months. Can't wait! We love the US. I joke to my wife about doing what you mentioned above but she could never do it. Good luck! & go for it!
TheColoradoan
Explorer
Jul 01, 2013
Great feedback and we've defiantly considered that. Our little ones are not in school yet and will not be in preschool for another year or so. Our hope is, while we're young and our kids are young (not in school) we're going to travel around and hopefully find a nice town we can call home in the future.
Wishbone51
Explorer
Jul 01, 2013
I don't really have any input that you're looking for, but as a kid, I moved around a lot. Looking back on my childhood, I wish that I was able to say "I've been friends with him since kindergarten." I was always the "new guy" in school, never really had any long term friends.. I've provided this stability for my kids. I wouldn't mind taking them on an extended vacation (did a 5-week, cross country last year), but not indefinitely, without a permanent location to call home.

Just my 2 cents.

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