Just a question about terms: If you are living in a shelter on land you own, how is that considered "full timing?" I have noticed people using the term more and more loosely, to the point of people claiming to full time even if they just live in the same park for years. I consider full timing to be a lifestyle choice that includes a certain amount of travel. If living in a structure on land and never moving is considered full timing now, then I guess everyone is a full timer. ;)I originally posted the above in the thread about full timing in a tent, then thought maybe I should post it as a separate topic. So, what do you RVers think?

For purposes of these Forums, "Fulltiming" means any one living in a so-called "recreational vehicle" all the time. Whether it moves or not.But let the Hair Splitting begin! :B

But Francesca, my sister in law lived in a trailer in Mississippi for over 20 years. It still had the wheels on it but it wasn't something you would want to tow down the road. Would she be a full timer?I grew up with Gypsy parents, about every three months we moved. Although we lived in apartments, we moved all over the eastern US, would we be full timers now?

AprilWhine wrote:But Francesca, my sister in law lived in a trailer in Mississippi for over 20 years. It still had the wheels on it but it wasn't something you would want to tow down the road. Would she be a full timer?Heck, yes- even in Mississippi! ;)

The key word here is Recreational vehicle. A mobile home is not necessarily a recreational vehicle.

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slinnjr
Explorer
Dec 21, 2013
Permanent vacation
Larryzv7
Explorer
Dec 07, 2013
The meaning of full-time RVing aside, there are sacrifices no matter what we do, although we may consider the cost to be worth the benefit.

I currently rent my house and enjoy the extra income but will be selling my house because I am aware of the emotional and mental freedom that comes with downsizing our lives. It is a trade-off no matter what we do.

When I left Colorado to move to California I was living in a large house in Colorado, and generally the more space you have the more things you will buy to fill up that space, and I had a ton of stuff in that house.

The majority of that stuff I either sold, gave away, or threw away, and it felt so good to downsize my life and get rid of all of that stuff. I have a European friend who thinks that Americans are pack rats; he says that Americans buy things because they are on sale and not because they need them.

For me, freedom is the spirit of living and traveling in an RV; but maybe that‘s just me. There is a Buddhist saying which goes “own no possessions that none may own you.” What we own owns us because we have to give it our time, attention, money, etc. Even if we pay someone, as I have, to take care of things for us, we still give it our concerns.

As I said I am not trying to define “full-timing” just talking about mental and emotional freedom. Although I do think that my full-time RVing is a way for me to recapture my carefree youth; back in the 1970's when I had a VW van with no seats in the rear, just lots of pillows, and I often lived in that van going wherever.
Roy_Lynne
Explorer
Dec 07, 2013
Francesca Knowles wrote:
For purposes of these Forums, "Fulltiming" means any one living in a so-called "recreational vehicle" all the time. Whether it moves or not.

But let the Hair Splitting begin! :B

Yeah, I think to be a full-timer involves some travel.
Lurker52
Explorer
Dec 07, 2013
I think if you live in an RV of any type 24/7 and you have to go out once a week or so and dump your black tank and deal with freezing or leaking water lines then you are full timing regardless of how often (or not) you move or whatever else you own.
Veebyes
Explorer II
Dec 07, 2013
Oh boy.....silly season has arrived early. It usually starts after New Years.

I'll play. We don't full time. We long time. We still have a stone house & we spend about 7 months a year in it. The RV gets 5 months worth of use but does not sit still. It usually covers at least 15,000 miles a year.
ByTheRvr
Explorer
Dec 03, 2013
AprilWhine wrote:
restlesswind wrote:
Several years ago,I was told by "full timer" that I could not be considered a "full timer because we still own a house. So,in that persons mind,we are not full timers,even though we have lived and traveled in our fiver for 7 1/2 years!

We think we are fulltimers,therefore,we are. (We still own the house,and the rent collected has really helped the bank account.)

That happened to me too. The person actually got quite irate at me for daring to own a house and travel full time in my RV. :R You never really know what's going to trip someone's trigger, do you?

If you live and travel in your RV but still own a stick and bricks home that you rent out... your a fulltimer with an investment. Some own stocks, some own bonds and some own property or any and all of the above. I call them... lucky :-). I'm not really fond of labels but I've been called worse things than a fulltimer.
sowego
Explorer
Dec 03, 2013
I would consider living in any type of "RV" fulltime: 24/7/365 even if it is a trailer that is set up semi-permanent.

I know some folks say that being on the road a certain amount of time is considered fulltime and some don't consider living in a campground in a trailer fulltime but...its just a matter of opinion!

If someone lives in an RV even it it never moves then they are fulltime "something". If they live in a house or apartment part of the year...well it gets complicated.

I don't worry about it! Everyone is free to call it what they will.

However insurance companies sometimes do mind and consider someone fulltime if they spend all of most of their time on the road or in an RV park...check with them to see what they say.
Francesca_Knowl
Explorer
Nov 30, 2013
MM49 wrote:
I thought Fulltimmining meant you worked on your own RV and it took Full Time

MM49

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MM49
Explorer
Nov 30, 2013
I thought Fulltimmining meant you worked on your own RV and it took Full Time

MM49
ontheroad101
Explorer
Nov 28, 2013
CincyGus wrote:
I love the label "Gray Nomads". May have to name my Class A that when we buy it and go FTing when we retire.

When we worked at Walt Disney World as part of my job I drove a chef that was from Australia to different events. We got to talking about our full time RV lifestyles , and she said if we lived in Australia we would be called "Grey Nomads".