Real cost of full timing

"Full timing" tends to indicate a desire to shed one's "sticks and bricks" and live on the road FT. We are falling more into your camp (pardon the pun) of keeping S+B as a permanent base. We've spent years fixing things up and love it here. The RV is our outlet and will eventually be our ticket south to escape the harsh winters. Keys for us to make this work are being debt free and knowing our budget. When we first took a long trip in the RV (2 months), we had such a great experience that we thought we might like to full time someday. But then we came home and realized how much we love it here. We will opt for a smaller less expensive RV and keep our S+B. We think it will hold it's value and is low cost. That is the other secret- organizing things so that the monthly costs are as low as possible and maintenance is manageable. I guess we'll just be a couple of run of the mill snowbirds, probably spending much of the winter in Texas. Lots of parks to choose from and only 1,200-1400 miles South.