Problems encountered full timing ?
Just wondering what you folks have found in your travels, that you did not expect, or plan for. We are not yet full timing, but have taken several long cross country trips, For example, one of the...
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There is an old saying that goes "Life is like a BS sandwich, the more bread you got, the less BS you taste." This is also true in the RV lifestyle (as in all lifestyles.)
If you can afford a RV that has a washer/dryer, life becomes a little easier. If you can afford a rig with 4 or 5 slides life becomes easier. If you can afford $4/gallon and 8mpg life becomes easier (you get to see "our great country" when you feel like it, instead of sitting like a bump on a log in a park waiting for the budget to catch up.) If you can afford health and dental insurance out of area, life becomes easier. If you can afford to eat out life becomes easier. If you can afford a campground with wide sites, swimming pool, and hot tub, life becomes easier. If you can afford to do diverse tourist activities when you get bored, life becomes easier.
It is no different than living in a S&B. If you have enough money, you can buy yourself out of any problem. If you don't have enough, then you need to have a very good attitude, or change your perception about what bothers you.
Yes, a lot of the roads in the US are in terrible shape and many of them are in need of desperate repair. My biggest surprise was how many are living on the road because they have too, and they can't afford not too.
The RV lifestyle is no different than any other lifestyle. It is what you make it, and your happiness will be dependent on you.
If you can afford a RV that has a washer/dryer, life becomes a little easier. If you can afford a rig with 4 or 5 slides life becomes easier. If you can afford $4/gallon and 8mpg life becomes easier (you get to see "our great country" when you feel like it, instead of sitting like a bump on a log in a park waiting for the budget to catch up.) If you can afford health and dental insurance out of area, life becomes easier. If you can afford to eat out life becomes easier. If you can afford a campground with wide sites, swimming pool, and hot tub, life becomes easier. If you can afford to do diverse tourist activities when you get bored, life becomes easier.
It is no different than living in a S&B. If you have enough money, you can buy yourself out of any problem. If you don't have enough, then you need to have a very good attitude, or change your perception about what bothers you.
Yes, a lot of the roads in the US are in terrible shape and many of them are in need of desperate repair. My biggest surprise was how many are living on the road because they have too, and they can't afford not too.
The RV lifestyle is no different than any other lifestyle. It is what you make it, and your happiness will be dependent on you.
