So is anyone else out there RVing, a single senior? I am in the process of divesting myself of my home. I own a small class c and plan to live in it full time for a couple of years. Today is my 73rd birthday. Am I crazy or what? How about you? Are there any other crazy old ladies who have decided to live on the edge? I have 2 small dogs and will be towing a Tribute. I have spent winters on the west coast in the past years but have always come home to the stick house. I know that this is a stage of life for me but what the heck. I don't have a great deal of time left so why not! Tell me what you are doing? Have you had any negative experience if you have done or are doing this. Sure would like some stories to leave with. I am "MOVED IN". I am no longer tied down with "stuff". I will have a "give away" for the kids and grand kids this coming month and then will leave for the winter if all goes well. I plan to spend the summers in my kids back yards and am starting there now. A month with each should wear us out for a year.

We've seen many singles in the last 8 yrs, men and women. Was really impressed by one older woman who pulled a Okanagan 5th wheel. We met her at a couple of RV Shows in VA. She had become a unofficial Rep because she loved her 5er so much.

lkawinf wrote:So is anyone else out there RVing, a single senior?Yup, there are a bunch of us single seniors out here.

Go for it! I've been senior single RVing for about 25 years (fulltime) and have no regrets. It's hard for me to conceive even living in a regular home without wheels :B. Unlike you, I have no pets. I got rid of all my stuff from when I had a home years ago and don't miss any of it. Simple is good...:)

Five years ago we were camped across from a woman who was traveling along in her TT. She was almost 80 and had been doing it since her husband died when she was 72. She had learned how to do many of the repairs herself as well as set up alone. She had moved from whatever they had gone in to a twenty foot TT as she thought it would be easier handling something small. Another friend is about 80 also but tries to camp where she can contact nearby relatives in case of an emergency.

lkawinf wrote:So is anyone else out there RVing, a single senior? I am in the process of divesting myself of my home. I own a small class c and plan to live in it full time for a couple of years. Today is my 73rd birthday. Am I crazy or what? How about you? Are there any other crazy old ladies who have decided to live on the edge? I have 2 small dogs and will be towing a Tribute. I have spent winters on the west coast in the past years but have always come home to the stick house. I know that this is a stage of life for me but what the heck. I don't have a great deal of time left so why not! Tell me what you are doing? Have you had any negative experience if you have done or are doing this. Sure would like some stories to leave with. I am "MOVED IN". I am no longer tied down with "stuff". I will have a "give away" for the kids and grand kids this coming month and then will leave for the winter if all goes well. I plan to spend the summers in my kids back yards and am starting there now. A month with each should wear us out for a year.Seems like you have a plan and have all the bases covered! Good Luck you will love it and you will meet MANY single RV'ers out there on the road.

Senior Single RVing | Good Sam Community

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ScottBob
Explorer
Aug 08, 2013
Kinda glad I found this thread, though I'm not exactly a senior (I'm only 45)... I'm single, never been married, no kids, but I love to go camping... There's a bunch of folks I like to go camping with, but they're all married and got families and I often feel like a third leg or a fifth wheel (not to be confused with the type of rv) when I go camping with them... I do have a house and a steady job and don't plan on retiring anytime soon (I couldn't afford to be a full-time RV'er; and the way things are looking I might end up having to work well into my 70's). One of these days I would like to find a female companion to share the fun with... Are there any camping forums with younger singles?
arnko37
Explorer
Aug 01, 2013
Be sure to check out the "Loners On Wheels" website. Great group of mostly retirement age folks and at least half are female. They have chapters in every state. You will fit right in. Happy Trails.
lkawinf
Explorer
Jul 30, 2013
Thanks to all who weighed in. Helpful info and encouragement. Oh thanks for the bd wishes too. Like the one that says if don't feel comfortable where I am move on. Have cell so will keep daily updates with kids. Fulltime shakedown in daughters yard. LOL. Easier to handle the Class C than a bigger one. Downsizing for sure.
rockportrocket
Explorer
Jul 28, 2013
. My wonderful wife and I fulltimed for over 40 years. She passed on rather suddenly in 09. We both discussed what would we do if that happened to her or me. Believe me, those promises go away with time.

I , like some, felt it was time to hang up the keys , as the love of rving and fulltiming left with her. I transgressed from 40ft fiver to land and a huge house.

What a mistake !!!!! Here I sit in a big house and Im trying my best to divest myself of it and get back out there where I feel good. Although I snowbird 9 months of the year, it is not the same.

I suggest to you , at this time in your life, mistakes are miniscule to enjoying the time left. Do what your HEART wants you to do to be happy . Good luck !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TenOC
Nomad
Jul 28, 2013
When I was 70 and my wife had died 5 years ago, I struggle with "where to retire". The kids lived in TN and the stick home was in OH. So I pretended that I had died. Got rid of the stuff as if I had died and went on line and found two good campground membership with low annual maintenance cost and a low resale price. All I wanted was access to C2C, RPI and AOR.

Bought a used TT, less investment than a MH and less problems if I should die 1,000 miles from the kids. Now my yearly living expensive are about $3,000 for camping fees - I like to boondock and stay at Federal campgrounds NP COE BLM FS, $3,000 for food - I do not eat out much - and $3,000 for fuel. Add an extra $3,000 for budget overruns and I live well on my Social Security and have money left over to put in the stock market.

I PLAN ON DIEING IN MY RV. . :B .. . But before that I may become "trailer trash" at a campground closer to the kids if I need to see a doctor often.
Clay_L
Explorer
Jul 28, 2013
In our eleven years of full timing we have met a lot of senior singles. Many of them join one of the singles groups and meet up with friends all over the country.
edatlanta
Explorer
Jul 28, 2013
Another single senior here. I've been full time for 3 years next month. No regrets other than I should have done it sooner.
sdianel_-acct_c
Explorer
Jul 28, 2013
We met a retired judge who traveled with her dog. Go for it. Check with FMCA. They have a singles group that always looks like they're having fun at the rallies. Not sure if Good Sam has a singles group.
Dolan_Brown
Explorer
Jul 28, 2013
Go for it. Life is short. "If not now when".

My wife and I met a very interesting lady last year that was in her 80's and was traveling in an old Ford truck with a truck camper on the Blue Ridge Parkway alone. Her son drove the truck from Florida for her and then returned home and was going to meet her a month or so later and drive it home after she finished her trip. Her life story was very interesting and inspiring.

Be safe and enjoy.
bukhrn
Explorer III
Jul 28, 2013
Happy Birthday, and God Bless you for doing what you want, at 67, I hope I can still go for a long time. :)

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