mrkoje wrote:
To the OP again - if you haven't lived in a trailer or maybe even camped in a trailer for a few days I would suggest that you go and rent one for a while to see how you like living in such a small space. Try and rent a small 14-16ft trailer (something that would be feasible for you to tow with the Escape) and see if you can make it work. I would ABSOLUTE do this before making a decision to purchase a small trailer that would fit the Escape. If you can't find a trailer that would work to rent than maybe try to rent a very small Class C motorhome and see if that works and than imagine the space being even smaller.
In order to rent one though, i'd need to install the towing package first. So if i'm spending all the time and money to do that, I kind of have to follow through with it regardless.
You mentioned that you have been thinking about this for years now but have you really thought about the limited amount of space you will have with a small trailer? A 16ft trailer would give you a max of 128 square feet of space and that is if nothing at all was inside! You would really have maybe 2/3 - of that space to actually "live" in. If you have been used to living in a 1000sqft apartment or maybe even a larger house then that is a BIG adjustment. That's not even getting into other issues. Small trailer usually means small fridge, small propane tanks, small holding tanks well small everything.
I already live in very little space now. I stay with my mom when i'm home (which is only about a week every other month) and 90% of my stuff is still packed away and has been for 3 years now. When I go to work, I only have one room there (we live on site where we work) and with travelling back and forth to work i've learned to only take the bare necessities, so I really only ever need a bag of clothes, a bag of toiletries, and maybe some books & magazines. If I were living in it i'd also have food but I have a mini fridge in my room at work and it's actually smaller than the ones I see in most RV's. I've been wanting to downsize my stuff even more too, I could easily get rid of half of it and live as simply as I can. Whenever i'm not working, when i'm spending free time alone, i'm on my computer or watching tv or reading a book or i'm going for a walk outside. So I really just need ONE small space to sit and sleep (at work I have to sit on my bed and I love it!), and I would spend a lot of time outdoors in nature especially if it was decent weather.
Which ever way you go I wish you luck. If you decide to keep the Escape and buy a small small TT then maybe you can start a blog about full timing in a small TT. Share your experiences and your thoughts - I would almost bet that one of your entries after a few weeks or months would be titled: "I wish I got a bigger TT to full time in." :B
haha!! Yeah i've had blogs before, that would be a good idea!
