Use is a good question. Amanda and I have thought about that quite a bit. As a boat owner I have spent every available weekend on the boat for the past 17 seasons. As with any boat, we have gotten used small quarters and spending much of our time outside the boat doing things.
What we envision is a large number of weekends spent in a 100 to 200 mile radius or our homes. We will do the 4 or more day vacation type runs a bit further out. So we are essentially looking at a few days at a time relatively close to home. In time we are looking to do longer distance and time trips, once we get used to the whole lifestyle. We do not have nor desire kids, being in our 40s that is a decision we are confident we will stick to. We may have a dog with us occasionally, well trained and house/living quarter respectful (we do it in a 25 foot boat occasionally now). Doing a long term living type thing is not in our cards so short jaunts will not find a smaller unit closing us in much.