Bumps in the road on the way to full-timing?
We went full-time 6 years ago, and it was a wild ride as we got rid of all our stuff, rented out our place, and jumped in our truck to drive away from home forever and on to a new life of adventure. ...
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Heya Emily!
I didn't realize you were getting off the seas and back on the road full-time. If we ever happen to be in the same area at the same time we really should try to meet up - how I'd love to meet two of my original RV heroes. :)
While I certainly had my ups and downs preparing to go full-timing (although excellent advice from people who were already on the road like you sure helped!) downsizing was much less of a hassle for me than it was for a lot of folks because I'd lived in apartments all my adult life and never accumulated as much "stuff".
Having been on the road as a full-timer for a year now, I think I can safely say that I don't miss all of the things I use to have. Like others have said, the things that really meant a lot to me I sort of 'loaned out' to friends and relatives with the understanding that if I ever get off the road I might want them back. Everything I own fits into my 17' travel trailer, and it feels great!
I woke up this morning to mooing and watched the sun come up over the badlands in a clear blue sky with the cows from the field behind the Inn. Sometimes it still amazes me: I'm working at Badlands National Park. I was near Savannah, GA on the ocean this past winter, this coming winter I'll be in either Texas or Florida. Man, I love my life!
I didn't realize you were getting off the seas and back on the road full-time. If we ever happen to be in the same area at the same time we really should try to meet up - how I'd love to meet two of my original RV heroes. :)
While I certainly had my ups and downs preparing to go full-timing (although excellent advice from people who were already on the road like you sure helped!) downsizing was much less of a hassle for me than it was for a lot of folks because I'd lived in apartments all my adult life and never accumulated as much "stuff".
Having been on the road as a full-timer for a year now, I think I can safely say that I don't miss all of the things I use to have. Like others have said, the things that really meant a lot to me I sort of 'loaned out' to friends and relatives with the understanding that if I ever get off the road I might want them back. Everything I own fits into my 17' travel trailer, and it feels great!
I woke up this morning to mooing and watched the sun come up over the badlands in a clear blue sky with the cows from the field behind the Inn. Sometimes it still amazes me: I'm working at Badlands National Park. I was near Savannah, GA on the ocean this past winter, this coming winter I'll be in either Texas or Florida. Man, I love my life!
