Opinions Sought from Experienced Full-Timers
I have been thinking and studying up on what is required to go full-time. One obvious requirement is truck and trailer. Truck is simple (Ram dually with Cummins/Aisin fits the bill just fine); t...
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RUSSELL5000 wrote:
I know that I want a trailer large enough to carry stuff along for some comfort, but not so large that it will be limited on public lands (state parks, national forests, national parks, wildlife refuges, etc.) – I know I want to spend significant time on public lands.
We successfully full-timed for 16 years in both a 33' 5th wheel and a 40' motorhome - many times staying in the same public campgrounds. We never found that the 40' kept us out of public parks but you do have to do a little more research. Most often we didn't make reservations either.
We stayed 95% of our time in national parks, state parks, COE, national forest campgrounds, boondocking on national forest and BLM lands, county and city parks. This was also true of our summer spent in Alaska. We really don't like private RV parks. Some of the national parks included Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Glacier, Zion, Bryce, etc.
However, most of our travels were west of the Mississippi although we did do some in the east but we just didn't like the crowds.
Get a RV that will allow you to be comfortable inside. You'll find places to stay regardless of size.
