Thinking of full timing? Good or bad idea?
I have been recently thinking of buying a nice class A RV and living in it full time instead of apartment living. I figure why pay rent when I can just make a rv payment and I can go any where I want ...
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Hello FLA904,
I hit the road as a full-time RVer at the age of 28. Some people thought it was a great idea, some thought it was a big mistake.
Overall, I've had a very positive experience, but I researched the lifestyle intensively and gave great thought to the logistics before I made the leap. You'll want to do that too if you decide to look into full-timing. It's not as "easy" as apartment living: picking a domicile state, mail forwarding, full-timer vehicle insurance, health insurance that'll cover you no matter what state you're in, making a living while traveling.... there's a lot of work involved.
And as others have said, it's not inherently cheaper. I was also an apartment dweller before I hit the road and my cost of living has stayed about the same - instead of paying rent I now pay campground fees and more in gas. Of course that'll vary for everyone, there is no one solid number for what full-timing costs. I will say you can't afford to treat it like a perpetual vacation like the retired folks do, or you'll go broke quick.
If you have questions, please feel free to message me or see my blog in my signature below, where I've written about all of the above concerns and more. I've been a full-timer for 2.5 years now and am still going strong - you just gotta be smart about it.
Safe travels, and happy trails.
I hit the road as a full-time RVer at the age of 28. Some people thought it was a great idea, some thought it was a big mistake.
Overall, I've had a very positive experience, but I researched the lifestyle intensively and gave great thought to the logistics before I made the leap. You'll want to do that too if you decide to look into full-timing. It's not as "easy" as apartment living: picking a domicile state, mail forwarding, full-timer vehicle insurance, health insurance that'll cover you no matter what state you're in, making a living while traveling.... there's a lot of work involved.
And as others have said, it's not inherently cheaper. I was also an apartment dweller before I hit the road and my cost of living has stayed about the same - instead of paying rent I now pay campground fees and more in gas. Of course that'll vary for everyone, there is no one solid number for what full-timing costs. I will say you can't afford to treat it like a perpetual vacation like the retired folks do, or you'll go broke quick.
If you have questions, please feel free to message me or see my blog in my signature below, where I've written about all of the above concerns and more. I've been a full-timer for 2.5 years now and am still going strong - you just gotta be smart about it.
Safe travels, and happy trails.
