Full-timing in truck campers?
Are there any couples out there full-timing in a truck camper? Thanks.
Forum Discussion
It appears the OP is not responding to any of our questions here. For me, there are so many variables in Fulltiming, to blindly begin sharing ways of "doing it" is not a time commit I wish to do. But, to answer some of the questions that are being posted is and can be constructive for others, lurking or curious.
As many know, I am in my 6th year of Fulltiming and one of the reasons I asked the OP what type of Fulltiming they are planning, is that I do my Fulltiming differently than most would choose to do. Is the OP Fulltiming for work and they are providing power and hookups? Is the OP going out on the road and seeing the world and staying in Campgrounds? Boondocking? or camping in the back yard of their In-Laws home? Is the OP going to be moving to avoid Cold weather and Hot weather? Yep. Lots of variables.
Many elect to go Fulltiming because of economic reasons. They soon learn a hard lesson in that it just makes it that much harder to live this way, when you don't have funds to sustain it. Some do it for the romance, to see the world or our great country. Some do it for work and find that they like the opportunity and convienence. The reason I choose? Because I have been doing something like this since I went on a Solo Cross Country Bicycle trip, when I was 13. I learned then I wanted to it fulltime, someday. Then in 2006 I learned I needed to do this sooner than later, because life is too short. I am in a race, to the end.
Safe Travels.
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As many know, I am in my 6th year of Fulltiming and one of the reasons I asked the OP what type of Fulltiming they are planning, is that I do my Fulltiming differently than most would choose to do. Is the OP Fulltiming for work and they are providing power and hookups? Is the OP going out on the road and seeing the world and staying in Campgrounds? Boondocking? or camping in the back yard of their In-Laws home? Is the OP going to be moving to avoid Cold weather and Hot weather? Yep. Lots of variables.
deltabravo wrote:You certainly voiced one of my pain in the Axx issues for me. The winter months include more time inside the camper, even staying down in the Southern Desert. Sure I've heard it; "The world outside my TC is where I will be spending the majority of my time and being indoors will only be to sleep and eat!" Yeah, that person is not Fulltiming. Because it is just me and the dog, I searched for a folding chair for those times I wanted to ESCAPE the dinette. It took about 5 chairs before I found the one now that works perfectly. It never goes outside, as I learned the hard way because I store it on the bed when not being used or traveling. The legs/caps collect dirt and sand and seem to come out when laying on my bed comfortable. Yes, the Dinette is a big issue and one that will need to be addressed for those that wish to Fulltime.
I couldn't full time in my current truck camper. The dinette would drive me insane, because it's not a "lounge and get comfortable" seating area.
wintersun wrote:This is true and without the OP answering whom of us can advise a good answer. For me, I sold everything and left nothing behind. So for me to live a 4 season life, I need to have the clothes and toys to allow me to accomplish this. Thats the other things. Many of us using our TCs have a varied interest in many things. How is one going to carry everything? Easy, as one person told me; "I just donate my clothes after the season and keep what I really need and then when winter comes again, I just by new clothes. As for toys, I just rent the boats, backpacks and fishing equipment when I get to wherever I am going." Lets just say he has a lot more money than I do and doesn't require as much storage space as I do.
Problem with a camper is having storage space for everything needed for full time use, especially 4-season clothes storage space.
bighatnohorse wrote:Yep. I have my mail forwarded. The easy part is with fulltiming, one does not have a lot of bills to pay. But, there are many other complications that arise, like voting, residency, vehicle registration, driver's license and a host of permits. As for Escapees, they cater mostly to the Snowbirds and RV Park types. They have properties that you can annually reserve a concrete slab, tuff shed and handle all your needs for you. They even sell these properties for Fulltimers to park a 5th Wheel or MH permanently. Again, not knowing the style of the OP, we are just spinning our wheels here.
Full-timing refers to someone that has all of their mail forwarded by a mail forwarding service, no physical address, and lives in a RV.
The Escapees forum (rvnetwork.com) is one such place that could provide insight to your very simple question.
Many elect to go Fulltiming because of economic reasons. They soon learn a hard lesson in that it just makes it that much harder to live this way, when you don't have funds to sustain it. Some do it for the romance, to see the world or our great country. Some do it for work and find that they like the opportunity and convienence. The reason I choose? Because I have been doing something like this since I went on a Solo Cross Country Bicycle trip, when I was 13. I learned then I wanted to it fulltime, someday. Then in 2006 I learned I needed to do this sooner than later, because life is too short. I am in a race, to the end.
Safe Travels.
b
