Full timing in a truck camper.
The wife retires in 18 months and we are planning on getting a truck camper and living in it full time. Were wondering if others are doing this. we are in the process of clearing out our house and mak...
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A lot of cogent issues brought up here. Full timing will not be our lexicon, but long term traveling is and continues to be. I believe that anyone, no matter what age or stage, will not know if the Full Time TC game will work for them, until they try. Everyone reacts differently.
I do have these observations after the O.P. more fully explained his predicament.
1. Claustrophobia. No one knows if that will be an issue until some time has passed while living in the TC.
2. Climbing those steps, both the entry and the big ones to the cabover bed. How are your knees, back, and general strength?
3. Is there enough space to stay reasonably out of your mate's way?
4. Do you fit and can operate in doing all the the wet bath chores?
5. Do you have enough storage? With a TC, you had better not be one who must take everything with them to feel comfortable.
6. If not going on dirt roads much, do you really need a 4X4 TC?
7. The rule of thumb is: the longer your are out in a TC, time wise, the larger and more comfortable you want the camper to be.
8. And the last thing is your flexibility and adaptability to new and different situations.
Of course this does not take into account your other interests in life. If you have few things to connect you with the area you currently live in, the easier it will be to cut those ties.
There is only one way to find out if you and yours are good candidates for full timing: jump in with both feet. If it doesn't work out, you will just have another path to follow.
I do know this for Jeanie and I: namely, the less 'stuff' we take on long trips, the freer we feel. Good luck and do report back on your findings.
jefe
I do have these observations after the O.P. more fully explained his predicament.
1. Claustrophobia. No one knows if that will be an issue until some time has passed while living in the TC.
2. Climbing those steps, both the entry and the big ones to the cabover bed. How are your knees, back, and general strength?
3. Is there enough space to stay reasonably out of your mate's way?
4. Do you fit and can operate in doing all the the wet bath chores?
5. Do you have enough storage? With a TC, you had better not be one who must take everything with them to feel comfortable.
6. If not going on dirt roads much, do you really need a 4X4 TC?
7. The rule of thumb is: the longer your are out in a TC, time wise, the larger and more comfortable you want the camper to be.
8. And the last thing is your flexibility and adaptability to new and different situations.
Of course this does not take into account your other interests in life. If you have few things to connect you with the area you currently live in, the easier it will be to cut those ties.
There is only one way to find out if you and yours are good candidates for full timing: jump in with both feet. If it doesn't work out, you will just have another path to follow.
I do know this for Jeanie and I: namely, the less 'stuff' we take on long trips, the freer we feel. Good luck and do report back on your findings.
jefe
