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This was the first of your videos I've watched and I loved it! I'm just starting my RV adventure and it is very different than yours. I'll be living in my RV full-time on a friend's property while paying off the RV to her; kind of a rent-to-own deal. I'm disabled, in my 50's, and divorced. I'm not sure where this RV journey will take me once I pay her off but I'm gonna learn all I can now while stationary. Me and my cat, Balls are starting this journey in about 10 days! Wish me luck! I'm excited to absorb on your channel and your website plus your social media. Thanks for what you do!
Safe travels, I too ♿ since 2011, lived static in camper for 7 yrs, just bought my Ford Transit connect and Easters maiden voyage he goal! You'll do fine. The resources are immense. Join FB groups, meet ups, there's even caravans of ladies that travel together. Good luck, safe journey
Hi, I live in the UK atm and planning to come over to the USA BY JAN 2022, to be with a guy from California but lives in Idaho, we have been talking daily for 2 yrs we are middle aged, we clicked immediately ( online ) and discovered so many synchronicities! Your videos are very informative and useful especially for me as i have only been to Canada as a child and all over Europe a few times and part of the middle east so know very little about USA. We have settled on a dodge truck, and white hawk 26 rk initially and as i am a cautious person, i just wanted you to know that i find your videos priceless with info that is tailored for probably many people from all walks of life...! kudos
We cannot wait to full time. We’ve already sold our house and most belongings and have seriously saved/gotten out of debt worth $300,000! I don’t know why we didn’t do this earlier. Excited to start traveling too!
Dave Pellegrino we live with my in laws for now. Not as horrible as it sounds. We basically have 1 half of the house and they have the other and of course we share common areas (kitchen, living room). It’s a sacrifice we were willing to make and we know it’s temporary. We’d rather be almost debt free when we invest in our rv and truck.
I sold everything in 2014, and went on the road. Still going, but traveling less due to eye problems. Should be good to go next spring, again. My winter camp fixed costs are less than $500 / month for full hook up site with cable and electric (pay my own). So yeah, you can. When I travel I mostly stay at National Forest / Park Service sites (including COE and military) because with my ACCESS card I get 50% discount on site fees. So when I was traveling (went cross country coast to coast and north to south 4 times since 2014) I did ok too, fuel being my major cost. Winter camp in Florida is actually less expensive because of much lower fuel costs (not towing).
I'm a van dweller. I retired last year and on ssi I was struggling to make it. You made a great point that I learned the hard way. You said "You are not on vacation." That is a solid piece of advice, that new van and rv dwellers really need to hear. Thanks for the videos, and keep up the great work.
If you're a service-connected veteran trying to RV on the cheap, make sure to take advantage of free use of military base campgrounds as well as a free pass from the National Park Service that allows free access to all parks and half off the camping rate in National Forest campgrounds!
On the monthly rate savings, don’t forget you also save money on cost of gasoline/diesel and wear and tear to your vehicle from staying put for a month.
I am a nurse when I hit the road I am going to ask if ppl need help with care for family or friends in return for staying a few days . I can bathe them, cook for them, just stay with a loved one so they could have a night out or shopping. I have my nursing license and many good references. I can barter. I make $30 plus an hour but I will just take the free stay on there property. Free nursing is a great idea.
Great idea Tammy! We've also heard that traveling nurses do very well just picking up short term and contract work in high demand areas. Let us know how this idea works for you, we'd love to share more details! - Tom
I’m making plans to do 3 month nursing contracts at some of the places I plan to travel to. Many agencies pay you a living stipend and a bonus when you complete your assignment. Gotta be debt free first- 2 years...
I had a full-time paid job and they included FHU. It was great. I did it for a year. My cost of living was barely nothing. I walked to the office so gas money was not an issue. I did it for one year and used that time to really readjust a lot of things in my life. That year was an important year in my life. Just call around and find what works best for you. Now I'm looking at getting a job as a brand ambassador for different companies in order to afford to travel and make money
Wife and I are preparing to go full time rv living this year. We have been watching videos for past few weeks. We are learning so much from your trials and tribulations. We love you guys! Thanks for sharing.
I have a question I'm hoping you can help me answer my family it's about 2 live temporary full-time in our motorhome. We won't have a permanent address will be moving from place to place but in the meantime what do we put down as a permanent address for things like DMV and medical insurance motorhome car insurance and so on. Just wondering what do you guys do or some ideas that we can do thanks
Disabled Vets and Folks on SSI do not pay a fee for the annual pass, just upload VA papers or SSI papers or go in to one of the many offices on their website to get it YOU GUYS HAVE PERSONALITY! Loved your video, ty!
we are thousand trails members. started as zone pass members and then we upgraded to platinum. (i wouldn't suggest buying a used upgrade, i would just get the zone pass and then call to ask about upgrades.) we get to stay unlimited in their campgrounds across the US and we spend around $155 per month for our membership and after about 5 years, it will be paid off and then our monthly dues will be just $42. everyone's price varies. it depends on what discount you get when you join but they are eager to work with you! you can also pass your membership down to children and so many more perks, even condo usage around the US for such low prices! it is a definite plus to our full time lifestyle.
If you're in St. Louis, MO. The beautiful zoo has free admission, you do pay for parking. Only to park in the zoo parking lot. It's $15.00 for the entire day....that's it!! The Anheuser-Busch plant tour is also free!!! Even if you don't drink...it's still fascinating and you get to see the real Clydesdales and where they live...It's Awesome!!!
Love this. Lots of great advise. Thank you. Your RV AC cand be run on solar or a smaller generator if you add a soft start controller to you AC. It lowers the initial power requirements when it starts up. But having a small window unit with this devise might even allow greater run time on the solar system. Thanks again and I am following you now to listen to your travels and info. Have fun guys.
Brand new rv resort in Conway SC near Myrtle Beach they have a deal of 1,800.00 for full hookups, satellite tv, and power included for the months of January, February, and March.
This is great info. Thanks for all of the tips. We are military and are drowning in debt along with medical issues. We are just so tired of living pay heck to pay check. Not to mention if my husband deploys we can park our trailer near family in case I needed something. We are really truly thinking about selling everything and buying an RV. I just found you and can’t wait to watch more videos of yours.
We LOVE our Thousand Trails membership. We added the Trails Collection so it gives us over 40 resorts in Florida alone where we can stay for 14 days at no extra cost. Because we just have the Zone pass for the SE and SW we have to have a week out and so we boondock for that week before we go back into a resort. Lots of boondocking in Florida at Water Management areas and Wildlife areas.
Hi Wendy, yes...I am from Destin FL and season there starts in April, and lasts until Fall. I guess it depends on where in FL. South FL is definitely season in Winter! Thanks for your comment! ~Cheri
Here's what we are doing: Our expenses when Ray is traveling alone is about $1500/mo and when Vicki and Ray travel as a couple, the monthly cost is about $2,000/mo. This includes $420/mo for our RV payment and $200/mo for medical insurance for Vicki - Ray is covered by VA.. The past two years we have spent the winters in Arizona in BLM Long-Term Visitors Areas for $180 for six months! This includes access to fresh water and dumpsites. During the rest of the year we use a Thousand Trails Annual Pass with Trails Collection (Encore Properties) for about $800/yr. Our current daily average is under $7/day staying in Thousand Trails and Encore resorts. We typically stay in a campground for 14 days and then boondock for 7 days. We are currently headed to Florida for this next winter and plan to stay in Thousand Trails/Encore resorts and driveway surf at our daughter's house when we aren't camping in the Thousand Trails/Encore system. Vicki prefers Beach...Ray prefers Desert.
Wow guys, thanks for all of that info! I've heard of that long term BLM pass in AZ, we'll have to check it out. One of my biggest questions about Thousand Trails is how easy is it to get a spot booked? Is there a lot of availability or do you have to search around a lot? - Tom
EnjoyTheJourney.Life We don't have a problem booking but it requires planning. With a regular annual pass (we don't recommend other memberships) you can book 60 days out. We are always planning and booking 60 days in advance (if plans change you can always cancel with no penalty if it isn't last minute). - Ray
You both are amazingly helpful. We appreciate all the information you provide. We are starting our research for our first RV, you guys are wonderful to watch and your honesty about full timing has been really great. Thank you and we look forward to following your journey
I remember paying way too much money for a membership back in 2006. Are they less expensive now? I think it was $50-60 for an individual membership. I did love they Y, but I love the price and facilities of Planet Fitness more :) ~Cheri
There is s $3 daily fee if you are 50 amp but I am 30 amp so no fee. As a member you can also camp at Encore premium parks at a 20 % discount. If you buy the additional Trails Pkg you can use those Encore parks on the same plan as your Th Tr plan. 14 in and 7 out. I did find out that there are certain Encore properties that are not connected to Thousand Trails in any way so no go there.
Hi guys 👋- I have literally watched tons of videos on RVing hoping to one day make it a reality. LoL. I am an older woman and that is of some concern. But that aside, I must say that your video is the most fun and fact-filled that I have viewed thus far. (And you even included every single link that you talked about) very good and I also love your positive energy. Thanks 😊 I have subscribed.
Alice, if you're concerned about your safety (which everyone should really), look into getting a non-resident Concealed Carry Permit (CCW) from Arizona as well as a resident CCW permit from your home state. Many states have CCW agreements that can allow you to legally carry concealed while RVing.
So together we get 2,000 a month and we paid cash for our RV ( motor home) class A. Its older and the person who owned it before us took excellent care of it. It has 20,000 miles on it. In the few months we have lived in it full time we bought four new batteries, worked on furnace, new vents on the roof, and had a little work done on the generator. We have been blessed that nothing major has happened. On one note, make sure you get AAA for RVs we didn't and paid 800$ to tow it to a shop. The AAA is 99$ a year but you cant use it until you have it one month. We are working on getting solor next. If anyone knows an easy set up for solor please let me know. I don't understand who it works and what I need. Your videos are amazing. Thanks again
Good info, thanks for sharing. As for solar, you can get 200-300 watt kits from Renogy on Amazon for fairly cheap. Take your RV to a an RV repair center or another place that advertises solar installs on RVs and have them professionally install it. It will cost you roughly $600 to a $1000 parts and labor installed, but is worth every penny considering it is free power even when out in the middle of nowhere.
From Red Lodge take the Bear Tooth Highway down to the Chief Joseph Highway into Cody , WY . BEAUTIFUL Drive . And Cody , WY is a great little town . Be sure to stop into the Irma Hotel in Cody for the buffet breakfast , and the Buffalo Bill Cody Museum , it's awesome !! JT
Thanks for the great tips JT! This is such a beautiful area! We have yet to take the Chief Joseph Hwy but plan too! And yes, Cody is such a cool little town! Safe travels my friend!
It is a real pleasure, listening to both of you share all your experiences with the RV life. You also provide many other websites where one can go to learn more. Thank you both, for the time you take to do each video. I don't have an RV yet, but I am just learning everything I can in the meantime. All the best! Joe
I’m a new explorer to this exciting new lifestyle . Thanks for all the great tips . I’m going to sell my house and all the STUFF... looking at a used Sports Coach 330 . I’ll be doing this solo! Does anyone out there have tips for anyone like me venturing out on your own . I’m buying a piece of land for a home base . Also is there any groups out there that haul their horses with them? I’d love to hear about that and what locations they like to go to ! Looking forward to my new love of freedom and seeing the country meeting new friends! Nancy
EnjoyTheJourney.Life Do you have any information on groups that travel with their horses? I wanted to say too , how much I really enjoy your videos !! THEY ARE VERY INFORMATIVE AND I LIKE YOUR STYLE !!! I’d love to see a video comparing all the different types of TVs to chose . Including the prices and pros and cons. It’s a huge topic , I know , but that’s why there needs to be an informative video or videos on the topic .... Happy & Safe Journey
Winter is NOT off season in Florida. RV parks actually charge more during the winter because that is when all the snow-birds come down. I have friends who work in the hospitality industry in Florida. They all make their money in the winter and take their vacations in the summer because that is the slow season.
Thanks for you comment James! We'll have to listen to it again, we certainly meant for off-season to be summer in Florida (because of the heat) not the winter. 👍
I am from Destin FL and 'season' is definitely summer, but it is further north and gets cold in the winter. It's void of tourists in the winter! You are correct about southern FL though! It is definitely season in the winter!!! I guess that could be somewhat confusing, wish I could go back and clarify and correct the video! Thanks for your comment :) ~Cheri
Well hello John from Destin! (I love love love Destin!) Yeah, I remember the snow birds, but it was probably close to only 10% of what 'season' brought in. I worked customer service and I recall the snow birds, boy were they difficult, but season starting in April...whoa, it was so insane!!
We come through Destin about once a year now! I gotta get my Destin time in!😍Plus my son still lives there🎉 Maybe we will meet up! Good luck getting through crazy season 👍🏻
There is a difference between an rv's, travel trailers and 5th wheels. You are in a 5th wheel some travel trailers you can pull with a car and an rv has its own motor to move it. I lived in an rv for 5yrs and loved it.
No choice; I make under $2K on Social Security! BTW--I need a double-sided tribe shirt; beach on one side, mountain on the other. LOL I love both--it depends on the season and the weather. I don't do snow. ;-)
Just found your videos! My hubs and I just reserved a Forest River TT and we are going to purchase officially today. Full time is still a few years out for us 😢 but part time is right around the corner! We can’t wait to get started!! Thank you for all the great information!!
Love the intro! Haha We are prepping for full-time right now. Our lease on the condo is up February 1st and we will actually be hitting the road in late January. We've been spending the last couple of months working on the 2001 31 ft. Four Winds that we bought this year and we're very excited to start our journey, but we still have a TON of stuff to learn. We're so thankful that we found your channel!
I have had luck using free campsite.net , i am new to rv camping but go for a month or so and only pay for 2 nights of camping when i am visiting family. but even though we have only been doing this part time, my family is exited to do this more often..thank you
Thanks Michael! I used to use freecampsites.net a lot, but have been using Alstays almost exclusively lately. Awesome! Once you get started, you get hooked! Glad you guys are having fun! Safe travels!!
Yep, Faarquad alright...just taller..lol! Something we did was we bought a piece of land cheap long time ago. We put in septic tank, water well and electric only. We have a home base we own. Our yearly taxes are 90.00 a year. All we pay is our electric bill when we're there. We own the property as we have no payments ( morgage). It's 4 acres. You could find a piece of land, cheap and stay there when you get low on traveling money or when there's an illness going on and you need to stay put. No camping fees, no boondocking, it's about as dirt cheap as can be and you could even rent it out to other Rvrs when your not there. ( please don't jack up the price and get greedy) just say $20 to 25 a night. It's a homebase that is just about as dirt cheap as you can get when you think in terms of yearly savings especially. We bought it long, long time ago. Or if you run into some expensive repair and need every penny, just go to homebase and you have very small expense to stay. Anyway, just an idea of a place to stay cheap if you can find and purchase a small piece of land and pay cash for it to stay at and have a homebase. No mooching because it's yours. Maby a central location in the US that you could get to from any direction within a few days. Just an idea we did that is a huge savings on parks and camping fees in the long run. Just don't go into debt but say get electric first. Then sewer tank later and water. It could be a place to winter or summer and cut down on monthly expenses and during the year. Thanks.
Great idea Debra! Thanks so much for all of that info and for the Lord Farquaad vote! How cheap could someone buy a piece of land and install water, electric and sewer for? And what would be the best states to do that in? - Tom
Debra Chittwood this is a great idea. I hadn't thought of this yet. I could get some property real cheap right now. Going to look into this and see where it takes me. Thanks a lot for that GREAT insight.
Sounds like my plan. Sale my house here in Austin and buy a small piece of land near Rockport, Texas. Rent out during the summer to other RVers and live there during the winter. And being able to have access to some of the best fishing along the Texas coast isn't bad either.
We have some land and we were wondering how to find out how much it would cost to do this. Live on the land fora year while my husband still works. Then hit the road full time.
You can save some money by eating at the senior Center's. check around the area and you can find food banks. Our church has a free buffet lunch every Sunday. Where do the homeless have their evening meal, join them. hear you can certainly find out a lot about the area there.
As for solar it all depends on what you want to run especially if you are off grid. I ran min 300 watts and use 2 6 volt golf cart batteries in series to make them 12v. 2 6 volts will give you about 320 amp hours vers a single 12 v at about 120 amp hours. A descent system will run maybe $800.
One thing I learned to do to save big money on Disney…Go in the off season…no lines! If you park nearby you can drive back to your RV to eat/drink. We rented a condo and bought groceries. It saved us a ton of money!
bigbaddawn I have watched many videos of people on the Amazon Camperforce and none ever stayed in their parking lot. They put you in a nearby Campground for free with full hookups. I don’t think too many would sign up for the parking lot deal. Lol!
Coast to Coast is AWESOME. You have to join a campground membership who has Coast to Coast as an affiliate. But you can buy a used membership or a membership that is so cheap because it is out of the way.
The only problem with your RV unlike me who do vinelife I can park anywhere you cannot you have to pay for docking that's the only thing about the RV is this true or not
We are thinking about the next RV, yes something smaller and more space efficient. But we need an office, so that has us looking at toy haulers...haha! - Tom
Yea, but Vans are not allowed in RV parks which offer free hook-ups, like free water, electric, sewer. When you're Boondocking, you have to rely on solar which takes an entire day to recharge, you have to purchase your water or hunt for it, and you also have to pay to dump your tanks. It ends up costing more to boondock, with way more stress & much less space just to "appear" stealth. In a Class B+ or Class C, I can get the best of both worlds. I can boondock for free, and I can get an RV membership like Thousand Trails or Adventure Outdoor Resorts, where the cost of the membership can break down anywhere from $3 to $9 a night. That's for unlimited power, free showers, pools, activities, garbage, sewer, wifi, etc. Now the point of traveling isn't so that I'm stuck at RV parks all the time, but it's nice to have that convenience. Also, way more security. I've seen enough stories of vans getting robbed. Not only are vans easier to break into bc they're more likely to park in cities, but they cost more to buy & customize. Just the van shell can be from $25K used ---or up to $40K for a new Ford Transit or a Mercedes Sprinter! I just saw a few Class B+ & Class C online for a little over the same price and they already had all the interior done: insulation, flooring, furniture & tv, tanks, plumbing, electrical, fans, AC/Heat, outdoor storage, backup & side cameras, etc. You'd have to be nuts to think a van was better.
Passport America is great. However, some campgrounds limit the number of days you can stay and it's usually Sunday through Thursday. But half off is great deal. We've stayed as cheap as $11.25.
We are just getting started - looking at RV and reviewing videos. We are both near retirement, so going to go for it! Your video was Awesome! Thanks so much for all the information. You guys are so cute!
Have you two heard about taking Vitamin B12 to stop bugs from feasting on you? It works great! Second video Totally enjoyed, so informative! Thank you!
So... I've been a traveler at heart since I can remember. I traveled the works on my early 20's and lived out of a backpack for almost 2 years.... Fast forward to today, I'm 36 own a beautiful home and I'm about to lose my job, a six figure one. I'm terrified. I can't afford my house when I lose this job. I've been dreaming since my 20's of getting back on the road. I feel like my destiny is sell it all, get a rv and get back to the basics. I'm so scared to do it now, to leave the comforts of my home and routine. But videos like yours keeps my hopes up and my spirit high. Thank you
Thank you so much for sharing your story Jason. What we’ve learned is that our biggest challenges lead to our biggest opportunities. If you can look at losing your job as an awesome opportunity to do something different. That will happen for you! Keep us up-to-date on what your plans are. Take care and get excited for your next stage of life! Tom & Cherí
You guys rock! I'm shopping for my first RV and doing so much research. I'm happy to have come across your videos and will definately be supporting some of your links to must have items on amazon and great reference links as well. Thank you.
Tom looks like Jon from Garfield. Great video.. you guys are my new favorite. My youngest child is 12 so I have a few more years til I can start my adventure.
I am a single Mom of two little boys, 9 and 7. We are getting ready to live in a camper full time!! I have always homeschooled my kids, so now they will really get to see and experience their studies!!
My husband will be retiring this next year we plan on doing the RV thing about three or four months a year, away from our retirement home in the farther north west corner of Washington state the town of Sekiu. There are only five people that live there year-round but during the spring and summer it fills up with many fishing people so we will hit the road during the winter months any advice is greatly appreciated.
I do the planet fitness thing also accross the country. I do the black membership. You 2 have been a huge inspiration to me. I have lived in my 30ft toy hauler for a couple years now.
All that glitters is not gold and the grass can look greener on the other side of the fence. It's prudent to move forward with caution and try full timing before you bail out of your brick and mortar. A home base also has it's freedoms, comfort and security. Full timing could be the best thing you have done or the worst. It's an adventure for sure with great times and not so great times. Many of the full timers on youtube only show all of the beauty and joy. It would be beneficial to us to see times where it's not so fun and beautiful. It's good to see the good, the bad and the ugly as the information we receive is vital to making an informed decision on perhaps one of our big lifetime decisions. For some of us though we are here to see our country and follow along with you on your travels. Great video. Thanks!
Love this comment Jim! You are so right! We think starting part-time in an RV is a great way to "test drive" the full time RV living lifestyle while you still have your "home". If someone has never traveled in an RV, we would actually recommend renting one for a week or so to see if they even like it. Cheri' and I are dedicated to sharing what it's really like to full-time RV, the positives and the negatives. We've actually been recording some challenges that we've had this month, a higher number of challenges then expected haha! But we know people will learn from our mistakes and challenges. Thanks so much for watching Jim and your insightful comment! - Tom
love your videos thanks for sharing your adventures we just started and our videos are just pictures of when we started we will be starting our videos soon as we learn how and all thanks again
Haha! Thanks Kim! Yes, Woody from Toy Story has been mentioned a few times on here. What's funny is I've been told I look like his buddy, Buzz Lightyear for a long time haha! Thanks for watching! - Tom
He totally looks like Lord Farqaad !!! QUESTION: I have not seen anyone talk about insurance on RVs. Thank you for this episode, SO many great tips and websites mentioned! I am re-watching to make sure I did not miss anything.
I really enjoy how much information you packed into this video, Thank-you!. I would love more videos showing you using some of these options like Harvest Host.
WOW !! Well to be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in a different perspective and without being condemning of one's view's and by trying to make it objectified, and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I honestly believe that I completely forgot what the hell I was going to say.
You are missing the 3 top apps I use to RV. Campendium and IOverlander are great sites for both free and paid campsites, water, dumping tanks, etc. For hiking I use a paid app, (one time for lifetime, there is a free version with limited maps) called All Trails that show all hiking trails with gps downloadable maps near you.
You guys are great your video just came up on my TV. It was so helpful so I put you in my phone list. I just sold my house in filthy Baltimore. I only got 13500. So I'm trying to find a dependable rv n right now we live on the east coast so walmarts are gonna be home cause there isn't much BLM land I've been studying all this for a year, my husband didn't think it was gonna happen so him not so .much. he's a roofer n at 52 it's getting hard to do. I. Handicap n get a check of only 1000. We have 5 more car payments, then our only bill will be insurance n cell phone my husband just wants a TV. We will be living really on the cheap so this was helpful I'll keep watching your channel. Thank u
That’s awesome Christi! Sounds like good timing. Yes we heard there isn’t much for free camp spots on the East Coast. Good luck with everything and thanks for watching! - Tom
If you want to add solar the cheapest way is to buy all the parts on ebay. It's much cheaper than buying a kit like GO Power. I've installed 720 watts of solar for under $1000. (excluding batteries). We're thinking of doing some upgrades like adding 2 or 4 AGM batteries from Sam's Club $(179.00 and they are 200 amp hour batteries)and 2 or 3 more solar panels (the company we buy them from on ebay now has bigger panels available (200 watt) for $185.00 each. The last thing on our list is to upgrade our inverter ( our motorhome is a 2003). the inverter we have is a 1500 watt modified sine wave . For $600 we can replace it with a 3000 watt sine wave inverter that would use less power in standby mode plus it has a built in transfer switch and automatic generator start.
How are you able to keep going to Planet Fitness?? Are there many more than I thought? Here in Ohio there are only a few, and the nearest one is about an hour away 😢 I really miss it, especially that hydro bed ❤ I'm hoping that once we start RV living, (8-10 years) there will be more of them, and better ways to park and such. And where are you at?? It's so beautiful in the background. I've never seen the mountains, and I'm so looking forward to seeing places like this
Hi Carrie and thanks for your comments! There are a lot of Planet Fitness locations, but we are not always close to one. When we are traveling, we look for drycamping spots that are close to a PF so we can work out and get a shower before hitting the road again. We are in Montana, close to Yellowstone National Park. It's amazing here, be sure to add it to your travel list! - Tom
EnjoyTheJourney.Life I definitely will!! I cannot wait to see such beauty. I finally saw lake Erie lol, (I haven't seen much in my lifetime) so I'm working my way sloooooowly. If you two come through, and you haven't already been here, definitely stay in Hocking Hills!! It's so pretty here, caves and waterfalls, hiking, anything you can do outdoors. It's an hour south east of Columbus. Hockinghills.com
Going through a divorce, son is about to head to college and now I find myself watching these videos for the inspiration to buy an rv and live simple like I did in the military, plus save money. Unfortunately I own a small remodel business and all my contacts and jobs are here in north Texas
Thank you for the information. I plan to retire in five years at 52. Our house will be paid for. We are looking for a class C, smallest driveable rv. Our biggest concerns are the ability to maintain hygiene, places our standard poodle will be welcome, and cleaning laundry. Any tips are greatly appreciated. I just started following yall. Thanks in advance !
Thanks Mike and congrats on your plans! We don’t think there are any issues with maintaining hygiene, finding places that will accept your poodle and doing laundry. If you don’t have a washer and dryer in your rig then you will have to use RV park or laundry facilities which can be questionable if you caught some of our previous videos haha!
Just a lil FYI, Florida in the Winter is PRIME tourist season. Rates are highest in the Winter from Thanksgiving to Easter. Lifelong Floridian. Can't wait to leave!
Don't forget people live in their Vans also like myself van life is the new Rich RV is the new rich and if the economic collapse comes will be safe people who own houses or pay rent they going to be in problems and economic collapse is coming one way or another this is why I live in my van not for the environment to save money and live cool and simple
We are on our third time watching this video. I started watching it and paused it for my wife to watch it. We both started it and were folding laundry at the same time. We decided to finish laundry and start the video again. We just left the Glacier National Park area and sold our house to our son and daughter in law. Now we are mooch docking for the next few years until I retire.
If you want to take an air tour of the area call Blue Goose Aviation in Polson. Wild River Adventures just outside of Glacier is awesome. We did the white water rafting and had dinner afterwords on the bank of the river. That was the day of our 25th anniversary. We also zip lined on Whitefish Mountain at the ski resort. Spend some time walking downtown Kallispell and Whitefish. We drove going to the sun road in our dually, that was fun, I thought I hit the side of the mountain with one of the rear tires.
Awesome! Thank you so much Ron for those tips! Yeah, I've heard the going to the sun road is pretty tight, we are definitely taking the adventure car on that one. Take care and safe travels. Oh, and we now have a Facebook group that we are inviting subscribers to, hope to see you on there. - Tom enjoythejourney.life/group
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Thanks for subscribing Sharon and Dick! That's the first I've heard that I sound like Lord Farquaad haha! Thanks for watching :) - Tom
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This was the first of your videos I've watched and I loved it! I'm just starting my RV adventure and it is very different than yours. I'll be living in my RV full-time on a friend's property while paying off the RV to her; kind of a rent-to-own deal. I'm disabled, in my 50's, and divorced. I'm not sure where this RV journey will take me once I pay her off but I'm gonna learn all I can now while stationary. Me and my cat, Balls are starting this journey in about 10 days! Wish me luck! I'm excited to absorb on your channel and your website plus your social media. Thanks for what you do!
Safe travels, I too ♿ since 2011, lived static in camper for 7 yrs, just bought my Ford Transit connect and Easters maiden voyage he goal! You'll do fine. The resources are immense. Join FB groups, meet ups, there's even caravans of ladies that travel together. Good luck, safe journey
Hi, I live in the UK atm and planning to come over to the USA BY JAN 2022, to be with a guy from California but lives in Idaho, we have been talking daily for 2 yrs we are middle aged, we clicked immediately ( online ) and discovered so many synchronicities!
Your videos are very informative and useful especially for me as i have only been to Canada as a child and all over Europe a few times and part of the middle east so know very little about USA.
We have settled on a dodge truck, and white hawk 26 rk initially and as i am a cautious person, i just wanted you to know that i find your videos priceless with info that is tailored for probably many people from all walks of life...! kudos
We cannot wait to full time. We’ve already sold our house and most belongings and have seriously saved/gotten out of debt worth $300,000! I don’t know why we didn’t do this earlier. Excited to start traveling too!
Wow! I'm blown away by your drive! It's all about priorities and how bad you want it, right?! Congratulations!!! You are well on your way!!😍!🎉🚌🗺
EnjoyTheJourney.Life thanks we’re pretty determined! Should have our fifth wheel next month! 😄
Whoooohoooo!! 👍👍
@From the Desk...can I ask where you are living and for how long in between selling the house and buying the RV.
Dave Pellegrino we live with my in laws for now. Not as horrible as it sounds. We basically have 1 half of the house and they have the other and of course we share common areas (kitchen, living room). It’s a sacrifice we were willing to make and we know it’s temporary. We’d rather be almost debt free when we invest in our rv and truck.
As much as he looks like Buzz Lightyear.
Haha! People started calling me Buzz Lightyear 10 to 15 years ago! Thanks Done! - Tom
Done Dennison I thought the same thing
Same thought here. Give him spaceman suit.
EnjoyTheJourney.Life, yes.... I see that definitely
OMG I totally see it after I read your post
I sold everything in 2014, and went on the road. Still going, but traveling less due to eye problems. Should be good to go next spring, again. My winter camp fixed costs are less than $500 / month for full hook up site with cable and electric (pay my own). So yeah, you can. When I travel I mostly stay at National Forest / Park Service sites (including COE and military) because with my ACCESS card I get 50% discount on site fees. So when I was traveling (went cross country coast to coast and north to south 4 times since 2014) I did ok too, fuel being my major cost. Winter camp in Florida is actually less expensive because of much lower fuel costs (not towing).
What is your ACCESS card?
Mike N its a national parks pass. The access pass is for retiree's and recipients of ssdi.
I'm a van dweller. I retired last year and on ssi I was struggling to make it. You made a great point that I learned the hard way. You said "You are not on vacation." That is a solid piece of advice, that new van and rv dwellers really need to hear. Thanks for the videos, and keep up the great work.
Thanks for the comment Bill! Glad you liked it! Safe travels friend!
If you're a service-connected veteran trying to RV on the cheap, make sure to take advantage of free use of military base campgrounds as well as a free pass from the National Park Service that allows free access to all parks and half off the camping rate in National Forest campgrounds!
WOW! You guys really packed in alot of great information! My husband and I are considering doing this, and this lifestyle sounds so exciting.
On the monthly rate savings, don’t forget you also save money on cost of gasoline/diesel and wear and tear to your vehicle from staying put for a month.
Yes, good point Thomas! Thank you. - Tom
My husband and I are in the planning stages and this video was seriously so informative. Thank you so much for all of these amazing tips!
I am a nurse when I hit the road I am going to ask if ppl need help with care for family or friends in return for staying a few days . I can bathe them, cook for them, just stay with a loved one so they could have a night out or shopping. I have my nursing license and many good references. I can barter. I make $30 plus an hour but I will just take the free stay on there property. Free nursing is a great idea.
Great idea Tammy! We've also heard that traveling nurses do very well just picking up short term and contract work in high demand areas. Let us know how this idea works for you, we'd love to share more details! - Tom
Don't you need licensing from state to state?
Jean on the Road No
I’m making plans to do 3 month nursing contracts at some of the places I plan to travel to. Many agencies pay you a living stipend and a bonus when you complete your assignment. Gotta be debt free first- 2 years...
You can make $100,000 a year travel nursing
For sewage hookups when friend docking, I've connected to there septic right on the clean out trap.
I had a full-time paid job and they included FHU. It was great. I did it for a year. My cost of living was barely nothing. I walked to the office so gas money was not an issue. I did it for one year and used that time to really readjust a lot of things in my life. That year was an important year in my life. Just call around and find what works best for you. Now I'm looking at getting a job as a brand ambassador for different companies in order to afford to travel and make money
You are one smart lady, Nicole! ~Cheri
Wife and I are preparing to go full time rv living this year. We have been watching videos for past few weeks. We are learning so much from your trials and tribulations. We love you guys! Thanks for sharing.
How’d it go?
I have a question I'm hoping you can help me answer my family it's about 2 live temporary full-time in our motorhome.
We won't have a permanent address will be moving from place to place but in the meantime what do we put down as a permanent address for things like DMV and medical insurance motorhome car insurance and so on.
Just wondering what do you guys do or some ideas that we can do thanks
If you don't have a close relative you can borrow an address from, check out Escapee's . www.escapees.com/education/domicile/
Good info, guys, and love the back ground where your standing, you look like fun people, thanks for the very welcome info. Stay healthy,
Disabled Vets and Folks on SSI do not pay a fee for the annual pass, just upload VA papers or SSI papers or go in to one of the many offices on their website to get it
YOU GUYS HAVE PERSONALITY! Loved your video, ty!
Thank you for sharing Kathy!
Hey FYI Nomadic Fanatic has the 1000 trail membership and has a posted a video about it
I'm a disabled Army veteran and I live in my rv for the past 9 months and I live off my va pension and ssi I get $740 a month
That's awesome Wade! Thank you for sharing and thank you so much for your service!! - Tom
Until breakdown.. or you you park and eat rice and beans. Maintenance catches up..
Thank u wade..that’s awesome.excited for u...we’ve moved in our fifth wheel paid everything off..now getting ready to go
Wish they would grant my husband his VA disability... ugh!
I'm a veteran and I was wondering about how you can still do your VA appointments? Do you have to go back to your VA location?
we are thousand trails members. started as zone pass members and then we upgraded to platinum. (i wouldn't suggest buying a used upgrade, i would just get the zone pass and then call to ask about upgrades.) we get to stay unlimited in their campgrounds across the US and we spend around $155 per month for our membership and after about 5 years, it will be paid off and then our monthly dues will be just $42. everyone's price varies. it depends on what discount you get when you join but they are eager to work with you! you can also pass your membership down to children and so many more perks, even condo usage around the US for such low prices! it is a definite plus to our full time lifestyle.
Thanks so much for the great info guys! We are definitely looking into it! - Tom
If you're in St. Louis, MO.
The beautiful zoo has free admission, you do pay for parking. Only to park in the zoo parking lot. It's $15.00 for the entire day....that's it!! The Anheuser-Busch plant tour is also free!!! Even if you don't drink...it's still fascinating and you get to see the real Clydesdales and where they live...It's Awesome!!!
That sounds amazing, thank you for sharing!
Wow great video got a lot of ideas plan on selling my home. Hope to hear more videos from you hope to get out there soon.
Love this. Lots of great advise. Thank you.
Your RV AC cand be run on solar or a smaller generator if you add a soft start controller to you AC. It lowers the initial power requirements when it starts up.
But having a small window unit with this devise might even allow greater run time on the solar system.
Thanks again and I am following you now to listen to your travels and info.
Have fun guys.
Thanks for that info Mustang! We are thinking about a solar upgrade, but we might wait until the next rig. Thanks for subscribing! Have a great one!
Brand new rv resort in Conway SC near Myrtle Beach they have a deal of 1,800.00 for full hookups, satellite tv, and power included for the months of January, February, and March.
This is great info. Thanks for all of the tips. We are military and are drowning in debt along with medical issues. We are just so tired of living pay heck to pay check. Not to mention if my husband deploys we can park our trailer near family in case I needed something. We are really truly thinking about selling everything and buying an RV. I just found you and can’t wait to watch more videos of yours.
Thank you for your service! Glad we can help!
I'm also a military family with 2 kids and 2 dogs. I'm selling everything and we're not going back
We LOVE our Thousand Trails membership. We added the Trails Collection so it gives us over 40 resorts in Florida alone where we can stay for 14 days at no extra cost. Because we just have the Zone pass for the SE and SW we have to have a week out and so we boondock for that week before we go back into a resort. Lots of boondocking in Florida at Water Management areas and Wildlife areas.
Thanks guys! Great tips! - Tom
Florida in the winter is the PEAK season. Maybe Florida in the summer is a better idea. Thanks for sharing your tips! Wendy
Hi Wendy, yes...I am from Destin FL and season there starts in April, and lasts until Fall. I guess it depends on where in FL. South FL is definitely season in Winter! Thanks for your comment! ~Cheri
Yeah, I was thinking she misspoke when she said Florida in the summer. I live in South Florida, and I'm heading north for the Summers from now on.
EnjoyTheJourney.Life Destin and the Destin area is such a beautiful town. Not sure why you would ever want to leave? LOL
I'm thinkin more of a Woody, than Lord Farquaad!! But seriously, thx so much for all the info- very helpful.
Here's what we are doing: Our expenses when Ray is traveling alone is about $1500/mo and when Vicki and Ray travel as a couple, the monthly cost is about $2,000/mo. This includes $420/mo for our RV payment and $200/mo for medical insurance for Vicki - Ray is covered by VA.. The past two years we have spent the winters in Arizona in BLM Long-Term Visitors Areas for $180 for six months! This includes access to fresh water and dumpsites. During the rest of the year we use a Thousand Trails Annual Pass with Trails Collection (Encore Properties) for about $800/yr. Our current daily average is under $7/day staying in Thousand Trails and Encore resorts. We typically stay in a campground for 14 days and then boondock for 7 days. We are currently headed to Florida for this next winter and plan to stay in Thousand Trails/Encore resorts and driveway surf at our daughter's house when we aren't camping in the Thousand Trails/Encore system. Vicki prefers Beach...Ray prefers Desert.
Wow guys, thanks for all of that info! I've heard of that long term BLM pass in AZ, we'll have to check it out. One of my biggest questions about Thousand Trails is how easy is it to get a spot booked? Is there a lot of availability or do you have to search around a lot? - Tom
EnjoyTheJourney.Life We don't have a problem booking but it requires planning. With a regular annual pass (we don't recommend other memberships) you can book 60 days out. We are always planning and booking 60 days in advance (if plans change you can always cancel with no penalty if it isn't last minute). - Ray
Thanks Ray! We are going to take a closer look at the TT membership! Safe travels guys! - Tom
You both are amazingly helpful. We appreciate all the information you provide. We are starting our research for our first RV, you guys are wonderful to watch and your honesty about full timing has been really great. Thank you and we look forward to following your journey
What about the YMCA? That's nationwide too!
I remember paying way too much money for a membership back in 2006. Are they less expensive now? I think it was $50-60 for an individual membership. I did love they Y, but I love the price and facilities of Planet Fitness more :) ~Cheri
EnjoyTheJourney.Life being self employed for some is half off ☺
That's cool! - Tom
20 a month in iowa
You can get annual visitor passes at state parks for reasonable rates.
Great idea, thanks Donna!
Better to avoid such places.
Great tips! Thanks so much for helping us RV rookies.
You are welcome Kelly, thanks for watching! - Tom
There is s $3 daily fee if you are 50 amp but I am 30 amp so no fee.
As a member you can also camp at Encore premium parks at a 20 % discount. If you buy the additional Trails Pkg you can use those Encore parks on the same plan as your Th Tr plan. 14 in and 7 out.
I did find out that there are certain Encore properties that are not connected to Thousand Trails in any way so no go there.
Ok, awesome! Thanks for that additional info Doris! - Tom
Just a note, Florida in the winter is IN season....snowbirds.
Thanks Nancy, we were referring to the panhandle area (Destin, Pensacola Beach, etc.) where winter is off season. - Tom
Hey, that's my friend Jill at Chickasaw National Rec Area. Good job with the video and yes it is hot and humid there.
Hi Deborah! Oh, that's awesome, small world! Take care! - Tom
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Alice, if you're concerned about your safety (which everyone should really), look into getting a non-resident Concealed Carry Permit (CCW) from Arizona as well as a resident CCW permit from your home state. Many states have CCW agreements that can allow you to legally carry concealed while RVing.
So together we get 2,000 a month and we paid cash for our RV ( motor home) class A. Its older and the person who owned it before us took excellent care of it. It has 20,000 miles on it. In the few months we have lived in it full time we bought four new batteries, worked on furnace, new vents on the roof, and had a little work done on the generator. We have been blessed that nothing major has happened. On one note, make sure you get AAA for RVs we didn't and paid 800$ to tow it to a shop. The AAA is 99$ a year but you cant use it until you have it one month. We are working on getting solor next. If anyone knows an easy set up for solor please let me know. I don't understand who it works and what I need. Your videos are amazing. Thanks again
Good info, thanks for sharing. As for solar, you can get 200-300 watt kits from Renogy on Amazon for fairly cheap. Take your RV to a an RV repair center or another place that advertises solar installs on RVs and have them professionally install it. It will cost you roughly $600 to a $1000 parts and labor installed, but is worth every penny considering it is free power even when out in the middle of nowhere.
From Red Lodge take the Bear Tooth Highway down to the Chief Joseph Highway into Cody , WY . BEAUTIFUL Drive . And Cody , WY is a great little town . Be sure to stop into the Irma Hotel in Cody for the buffet breakfast , and the Buffalo Bill Cody Museum , it's awesome !!
JT
Thanks for the great tips JT! This is such a beautiful area! We have yet to take the Chief Joseph Hwy but plan too! And yes, Cody is such a cool little town! Safe travels my friend!
I had lunch, and dinner at the Irma in June. Spent a fortune on touch tunes that night
Was there last year !!! Stayed at the KOA in Cody for 5 days !! Went to the Irma hotel and ate there...love Cody !!!
It is a real pleasure, listening to both of you share all your experiences with the RV life. You also provide many other websites where one can go to learn more. Thank you both, for the time you take to do each video. I don't have an RV yet, but I am just learning everything I can in the meantime. All the best! Joe
Thank you so much!
I’m a new explorer to this exciting new lifestyle . Thanks for all the great tips . I’m going to sell my house and all the STUFF... looking at a used Sports Coach 330 . I’ll be doing this solo! Does anyone out there have tips for anyone like me venturing out on your own . I’m buying a piece of land for a home base . Also is there any groups out there that haul their horses with them? I’d love to hear about that and what locations they like to go to ! Looking forward to my new love of freedom and seeing the country meeting new friends!
Nancy
Awesome! Congrats Nancy! A channel you my want to check out is Creativity RV, she is also a solo female RVer. Keep us up-to-date on your plans!
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Do you have any information on groups that travel with their horses?
I wanted to say too , how much I really enjoy your videos !! THEY ARE VERY INFORMATIVE AND I LIKE YOUR STYLE !!! I’d love to see a video comparing all the different types of TVs to chose . Including the prices and pros and cons. It’s a huge topic , I know , but that’s why there needs to be an informative video or videos on the topic ....
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Please, please keep your horses home!!!!!! From a full time rver!! Go out first for a year and I bet you will think twice about ur horses!!
See Road Apple Gang. These are the horsey Rv people
Winter is NOT off season in Florida. RV parks actually charge more during the winter because that is when all the snow-birds come down. I have friends who work in the hospitality industry in Florida. They all make their money in the winter and take their vacations in the summer because that is the slow season.
Thanks for you comment James! We'll have to listen to it again, we certainly meant for off-season to be summer in Florida (because of the heat) not the winter. 👍
I am from Destin FL and 'season' is definitely summer, but it is further north and gets cold in the winter. It's void of tourists in the winter! You are correct about southern FL though! It is definitely season in the winter!!! I guess that could be somewhat confusing, wish I could go back and clarify and correct the video! Thanks for your comment :) ~Cheri
Well hello John from Destin! (I love love love Destin!) Yeah, I remember the snow birds, but it was probably close to only 10% of what 'season' brought in. I worked customer service and I recall the snow birds, boy were they difficult, but season starting in April...whoa, it was so insane!!
We come through Destin about once a year now! I gotta get my Destin time in!😍Plus my son still lives there🎉 Maybe we will meet up! Good luck getting through crazy season 👍🏻
So all the birds rent rv spots? They don’t live in trees when the migrate down south?
There is a difference between an rv's, travel trailers and 5th wheels. You are in a 5th wheel some travel trailers you can pull with a car and an rv has its own motor to move it. I lived in an rv for 5yrs and loved it.
Thanks for sharing Chas!
No choice; I make under $2K on Social Security! BTW--I need a double-sided tribe shirt; beach on one side, mountain on the other. LOL I love both--it depends on the season and the weather. I don't do snow. ;-)
Ha ha! Thanks Liz, yes, several others have suggested a 2 sided shirt like that as well. Cheri' doesn't like to snow either.
Heading to Glacier and Yellowstone in September so I need to get the national Park pass! Thanks!
Just found your videos! My hubs and I just reserved a Forest River TT and we are going to purchase officially today. Full time is still a few years out for us 😢 but part time is right around the corner! We can’t wait to get started!! Thank you for all the great information!!
Awesome! Congrats on purchasing your TT today! Where are you going to travel to first? - Tom
EnjoyTheJourney.Life first big trip will be to Las Vegas to visit our grandson! He cannot wait for us to visit 😁
Sounds like a great trip Kim...enjoy! - Tom
Love the intro! Haha We are prepping for full-time right now. Our lease on the condo is up February 1st and we will actually be hitting the road in late January. We've been spending the last couple of months working on the 2001 31 ft. Four Winds that we bought this year and we're very excited to start our journey, but we still have a TON of stuff to learn. We're so thankful that we found your channel!
I work at the campgrounds for Cheatham dam in Tn. Yall come check it out folks ! Great place to camp and go fishing, kayaking and boating
monthly rate is same as many pay for rent so RV living is definitely NOT really cheaper, just more work BUT more fun!
he looks like woody from Toy Story!
Woody! Ha! That's so funny because he has been compared to Buzz Lightyear so many times!! He's oh-so Toy Story now, lol ~Cheri
I was thinking the same.
Haha yeah, we are getting both Buzz and Woody lol
Hal Davidson more like buzz lightyear....
Woody! Just needs a cowboy hat, shirt and vest
I have had luck using free campsite.net , i am new to rv camping but go for a month or so and only pay for 2 nights of camping when i am visiting family. but even though we have only been doing this part time, my family is exited to do this more often..thank you
Thanks Michael! I used to use freecampsites.net a lot, but have been using Alstays almost exclusively lately. Awesome! Once you get started, you get hooked! Glad you guys are having fun! Safe travels!!
Yep, Faarquad alright...just taller..lol!
Something we did was we bought a piece of land cheap long time ago. We put in septic tank, water well and electric only. We have a home base we own. Our yearly taxes are 90.00 a year. All we pay is our electric bill when we're there. We own the property as we have no payments ( morgage). It's 4 acres. You could find a piece of land, cheap and stay there when you get low on traveling money or when there's an illness going on and you need to stay put. No camping fees, no boondocking, it's about as dirt cheap as can be and you could even rent it out to other Rvrs when your not there. ( please don't jack up the price and get greedy) just say $20 to 25 a night. It's a homebase that is just about as dirt cheap as you can get when you think in terms of yearly savings especially. We bought it long, long time ago. Or if you run into some expensive repair and need every penny, just go to homebase and you have very small expense to stay. Anyway, just an idea of a place to stay cheap if you can find and purchase a small piece of land and pay cash for it to stay at and have a homebase. No mooching because it's yours. Maby a central location in the US that you could get to from any direction within a few days. Just an idea we did that is a huge savings on parks and camping fees in the long run. Just don't go into debt but say get electric first. Then sewer tank later and water. It could be a place to winter or summer and cut down on monthly expenses and during the year. Thanks.
Great idea Debra! Thanks so much for all of that info and for the Lord Farquaad vote! How cheap could someone buy a piece of land and install water, electric and sewer for? And what would be the best states to do that in? - Tom
Debra Chittwood this is a great idea. I hadn't thought of this yet. I could get some property real cheap right now. Going to look into this and see where it takes me.
Thanks a lot for that GREAT insight.
Yes, we are loving all the great ideas and comments on this video! - Tom
Sounds like my plan. Sale my house here in Austin and buy a small piece of land near Rockport, Texas. Rent out during the summer to other RVers and live there during the winter. And being able to have access to some of the best fishing along the Texas coast isn't bad either.
We have some land and we were wondering how to find out how much it would cost to do this. Live on the land fora year while my husband still works. Then hit the road full time.
You can save some money by eating at the senior Center's. check around the area and you can find food banks. Our church has a free buffet lunch every Sunday. Where do the homeless have their evening meal, join them. hear you can certainly find out a lot about the area there.
Good info, thanks
if anything... dude lookin like Lieutenant Dan...
Haha! Thanks Phil...that's a new one for me! - Tom
He definitely does
LT Dan...ice cream
OMG HE DOES! Cracking up how he played diff soldiers that died in wars! same person new outfit hehe
As for solar it all depends on what you want to run especially if you are off grid. I ran min 300 watts and use 2 6 volt golf cart batteries in series to make them 12v. 2 6 volts will give you about 320 amp hours vers a single 12 v at about 120 amp hours. A descent system will run maybe $800.
Great vlog....u covered a year of my research in one concise vlog.....thanks I liked and subscibed
Thanks Mark!
One thing I learned to do to save big money on Disney…Go in the off season…no lines! If you park nearby you can drive back to your RV to eat/drink. We rented a condo and bought groceries. It saved us a ton of money!
Amazon needs help so bad, you can live in your rv in the parking lot and work in the warehouse...lol. They advertised it on the radio...lol
Wow, I imagine they are really in need of lots of help for the holidays. - Tom
bigbaddawn like working at Amado is so bad they don't pay enough so one must live In parking lot
These are seasonal jobs, just for the holidays - Tom
bigbaddawn I have watched many videos of people on the Amazon Camperforce and none ever stayed in their parking lot. They put you in a nearby Campground for free with full hookups.
I don’t think too many would sign up for the parking lot deal. Lol!
You two share so much great knowledge and ideas...thank you! I'm feverishly taking notes!
That is hysterical! Fartsquat 😂 I think he looks a little bit like Buzz Lightyear. To infinity and beyond!
Haha! Thanks Jeanne for the Buzz vote! - Tom😆😂
Coast to Coast is AWESOME. You have to join a campground membership who has Coast to Coast as an affiliate. But you can buy a used membership or a membership that is so cheap because it is out of the way.
The only problem with your RV unlike me who do vinelife I can park anywhere you cannot you have to pay for docking that's the only thing about the RV is this true or not
Thanks so much for your comments! - Yes, size is a problem with our big 5th wheel. Many camp spots that we cannot get into. - Tom
EnjoyTheJourney.Life I just want to something you guys thought of getting a Class B what's your commentary on that
We are thinking about the next RV, yes something smaller and more space efficient. But we need an office, so that has us looking at toy haulers...haha! - Tom
Yea, but Vans are not allowed in RV parks which offer free hook-ups, like free water, electric, sewer. When you're Boondocking, you have to rely on solar which takes an entire day to recharge, you have to purchase your water or hunt for it, and you also have to pay to dump your tanks. It ends up costing more to boondock, with way more stress & much less space just to "appear" stealth.
In a Class B+ or Class C, I can get the best of both worlds. I can boondock for free, and I can get an RV membership like Thousand Trails or Adventure Outdoor Resorts, where the cost of the membership can break down anywhere from $3 to $9 a night. That's for unlimited power, free showers, pools, activities, garbage, sewer, wifi, etc. Now the point of traveling isn't so that I'm stuck at RV parks all the time, but it's nice to have that convenience. Also, way more security. I've seen enough stories of vans getting robbed.
Not only are vans easier to break into bc they're more likely to park in cities, but they cost more to buy & customize. Just the van shell can be from $25K used ---or up to $40K for a new Ford Transit or a Mercedes Sprinter! I just saw a few Class B+ & Class C online for a little over the same price and they already had all the interior done: insulation, flooring, furniture & tv, tanks, plumbing, electrical, fans, AC/Heat, outdoor storage, backup & side cameras, etc. You'd have to be nuts to think a van was better.
for the phones try Republic Wireless or a Google Phone .... 3 years and no problems yet!
Thanks for the tips Ginger! - Tom
OMG he looks exactly like Garfield's dad!!! 😂🤣
Ha ha, thank you!
Jon Arbuckle!
Absolutely one in the same.
Passport America is great. However, some campgrounds limit the number of days you can stay and it's usually Sunday through Thursday. But half off is great deal. We've stayed as cheap as $11.25.
Thanks Carol! Yeah, we like Passport America and we have definitely saved more then the cost of the membership. - Tom
You must pay for the $21 in order to use it nationwide. The 10 dollar one is for your one and only local gym.
Thank you for the heads up on that! - Tom
We are just getting started - looking at RV and reviewing videos. We are both near retirement, so going to go for it! Your video was Awesome! Thanks so much for all the information. You guys are so cute!
Have you two heard about taking Vitamin B12 to stop bugs from feasting on you? It works great! Second video
Totally enjoyed, so informative! Thank you!
Thanks for the tip Marie, glad you are enjoying our videos! - Tom
Great video. Bookmarked many of these link, thanks for sharing!
Thanks! Happy to share all of these great resources!!🎉
So... I've been a traveler at heart since I can remember. I traveled the works on my early 20's and lived out of a backpack for almost 2 years....
Fast forward to today, I'm 36 own a beautiful home and I'm about to lose my job, a six figure one.
I'm terrified. I can't afford my house when I lose this job.
I've been dreaming since my 20's of getting back on the road.
I feel like my destiny is sell it all, get a rv and get back to the basics. I'm so scared to do it now, to leave the comforts of my home and routine.
But videos like yours keeps my hopes up and my spirit high.
Thank you
Thank you so much for sharing your story Jason. What we’ve learned is that our biggest challenges lead to our biggest opportunities. If you can look at losing your job as an awesome opportunity to do something different. That will happen for you! Keep us up-to-date on what your plans are. Take care and get excited for your next stage of life! Tom & Cherí
Jason Head life's too short...just do it! Go with your gut instinct.
I hope you did it! That sound amazing
You guys rock! I'm shopping for my first RV and doing so much research. I'm happy to have come across your videos and will definately be supporting some of your links to must have items on amazon and great reference links as well. Thank you.
Tom looks like Jon from Garfield. Great video.. you guys are my new favorite. My youngest child is 12 so I have a few more years til I can start my adventure.
Haha! Thanks Alli! He has been mentioned before. Thank you and have fun planning! - Tom
I am a single Mom of two little boys, 9 and 7. We are getting ready to live in a camper full time!! I have always homeschooled my kids, so now they will really get to see and experience their studies!!
My husband will be retiring this next year we plan on doing the RV thing about three or four months a year, away from our retirement home in the farther north west corner of Washington state the town of Sekiu. There are only five people that live there year-round but during the spring and summer it fills up with many fishing people so we will hit the road during the winter months any advice is greatly appreciated.
Lord farquaad yes I definitely see the resemblance definitely
I do the planet fitness thing also accross the country. I do the black membership. You 2 have been a huge inspiration to me. I have lived in my 30ft toy hauler for a couple years now.
All that glitters is not gold and the grass can look greener on the other side of the fence. It's prudent to move forward with caution and try full timing before you bail out of your brick and mortar. A home base also has it's freedoms, comfort and security. Full timing could be the best thing you have done or the worst. It's an adventure for sure with great times and not so great times.
Many of the full timers on youtube only show all of the beauty and joy. It would be beneficial to us to see times where it's not so fun and beautiful. It's good to see the good, the bad and the ugly as the information we receive is vital to making an informed decision on perhaps one of our big lifetime decisions. For some of us though we are here to see our country and follow along with you on your travels. Great video. Thanks!
Love this comment Jim! You are so right! We think starting part-time in an RV is a great way to "test drive" the full time RV living lifestyle while you still have your "home". If someone has never traveled in an RV, we would actually recommend renting one for a week or so to see if they even like it. Cheri' and I are dedicated to sharing what it's really like to full-time RV, the positives and the negatives. We've actually been recording some challenges that we've had this month, a higher number of challenges then expected haha! But we know people will learn from our mistakes and challenges. Thanks so much for watching Jim and your insightful comment! - Tom
Yes we want to see the good and the bad but when you show the bad some people (trolls) call it pushing drama.
Thanks again Doris, we've got some of our bigger challenges coming out in our next videos. Hopefully not too much drama haha!
We bailed and haven't looked back. Getting close to a year fulltiming! Love every minute of it...even the ugly, lol!
Jim Christensen ㄋ
Florida peak season is in the winter. Low rates are in the summer
Yes, in southern Florida. We spent a lot of time in the panhandle around Destin, and the off-season there is during the winter.
1 56 - WE're from FLA. NOT LIVABLE IN AN RV OR VAN MOST OF MAY THROUGH NOV. Unless of course you are plugged into SUPER a/c. OR ARE SUPER HUMAN.
Van Stiller Ha well Destin was nice in the spring, but southern FL would be a big no!
Awesome.this life is gift from God.!!!
Thank you!
love your videos thanks for sharing your adventures we just started and our videos are just pictures of when we started we will be starting our videos soon as we learn how and all thanks again
I think if you put a cowboy hat on him he will look like the cowboy on Toy Story....
Haha! Thanks Kim! Yes, Woody from Toy Story has been mentioned a few times on here. What's funny is I've been told I look like his buddy, Buzz Lightyear for a long time haha! Thanks for watching! - Tom
I agree, I think you look like Buzz Lightyear! To infinity and beyond! :-D
Hahaha! Yes! - Tom
He totally looks like Lord Farqaad !!!
QUESTION: I have not seen anyone talk about insurance on RVs. Thank you for this episode, SO many great tips and websites mentioned! I am re-watching to make sure I did not miss anything.
Also love Christian health ministries great option
What would be typical cost of a couple? Do existing health issues come into play at all?
I really enjoy how much information you packed into this video, Thank-you!. I would love more videos showing you using some of these options like Harvest Host.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video! Harvest Host is on our radar to check out. We will make sure we make a video on it. 👍
WOW !! Well to be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in a different perspective and without being condemning of one's view's and by trying to make it objectified, and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I honestly believe that I completely forgot what the hell I was going to say.
Hahaha this is great!!🤣🤣 Thanks for watching👍🏻
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I agree wholeheartedly!
joe demeter What in God's Holy Name are You Blathering About..I Cannot Solve Your Problems ,Sir..Only You Can..
joe demeter 😂😂😂😂😂
You are missing the 3 top apps I use to RV. Campendium and IOverlander are great sites for both free and paid campsites, water, dumping tanks, etc. For hiking I use a paid app, (one time for lifetime, there is a free version with limited maps) called All Trails that show all hiking trails with gps downloadable maps near you.
You guys are great your video just came up on my TV. It was so helpful so I put you in my phone list. I just sold my house in filthy Baltimore. I only got 13500. So I'm trying to find a dependable rv n right now we live on the east coast so walmarts are gonna be home cause there isn't much BLM land
I've been studying all this for a year, my husband didn't think it was gonna happen so him not so .much. he's a roofer n at 52 it's getting hard to do. I. Handicap n get a check of only 1000. We have 5 more car payments, then our only bill will be insurance n cell phone my husband just wants a TV. We will be living really on the cheap so this was helpful
I'll keep watching your channel. Thank u
That’s awesome Christi! Sounds like good timing. Yes we heard there isn’t much for free camp spots on the East Coast. Good luck with everything and thanks for watching! - Tom
If you want to add solar the cheapest way is to buy all the parts on ebay. It's much cheaper than buying a kit like GO Power. I've installed 720 watts of solar for under $1000. (excluding batteries). We're thinking of doing some upgrades like adding 2 or 4 AGM batteries from Sam's Club $(179.00 and they are 200 amp hour batteries)and 2 or 3 more solar panels (the company we buy them from on ebay now has bigger panels available (200 watt) for $185.00 each. The last thing on our list is to upgrade our inverter ( our motorhome is a 2003). the inverter we have is a 1500 watt modified sine wave . For $600 we can replace it with a 3000 watt sine wave inverter that would use less power in standby mode plus it has a built in transfer switch and automatic generator start.
Wow! Awesome tips Rich! Thanks so much! - Tom
How are you able to keep going to Planet Fitness?? Are there many more than I thought? Here in Ohio there are only a few, and the nearest one is about an hour away 😢 I really miss it, especially that hydro bed ❤ I'm hoping that once we start RV living, (8-10 years) there will be more of them, and better ways to park and such. And where are you at?? It's so beautiful in the background. I've never seen the mountains, and I'm so looking forward to seeing places like this
Hi Carrie and thanks for your comments! There are a lot of Planet Fitness locations, but we are not always close to one. When we are traveling, we look for drycamping spots that are close to a PF so we can work out and get a shower before hitting the road again. We are in Montana, close to Yellowstone National Park. It's amazing here, be sure to add it to your travel list! - Tom
EnjoyTheJourney.Life I definitely will!! I cannot wait to see such beauty. I finally saw lake Erie lol, (I haven't seen much in my lifetime) so I'm working my way sloooooowly. If you two come through, and you haven't already been here, definitely stay in Hocking Hills!! It's so pretty here, caves and waterfalls, hiking, anything you can do outdoors. It's an hour south east of Columbus. Hockinghills.com
Yeah it’s a big country out there just waiting to be explored! Thank you for the travel tip we will definitely add it to the list! - Tom
Carrie Moore I used plant fitness all a cross country and had no issues.
Carrie Moore why wait?
What a gorgeous lush mountain setting...where is that?
RVing full time? Sure I’ll give it a try. I mean, what the Shrek.
Hahahaha! Thanks for that Cal Cal!! We both got a laugh out to that one! - Tom😆😂
EnjoyTheJourney.Life
In three years, when my son is off to college, I really am going to give it a shot. I very interested in class Bs.
That's awesome Cal! That's how I did it, when my youngest son went to college, we hit the road! - Tom
Going through a divorce, son is about to head to college and now I find myself watching these videos for the inspiration to buy an rv and live simple like I did in the military, plus save money. Unfortunately I own a small remodel business and all my contacts and jobs are here in north Texas
Hashses
I am divorced as well and my youngest will be going to college in a little over a year. I hear ya!
Thank you for the information. I plan to retire in five years at 52. Our house will be paid for. We are looking for a class C, smallest driveable rv. Our biggest concerns are the ability to maintain hygiene, places our standard poodle will be welcome, and cleaning laundry. Any tips are greatly appreciated. I just started following yall. Thanks in advance !
Thanks Mike and congrats on your plans! We don’t think there are any issues with maintaining hygiene, finding places that will accept your poodle and doing laundry. If you don’t have a washer and dryer in your rig then you will have to use RV park or laundry facilities which can be questionable if you caught some of our previous videos haha!
Great info! If not now, when? Follow your dreams!
Peace!
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Thanks!! Yessss, follow your dreams 😍Love you guys!!!✌🏼🚌🌈😘~Cheri
Just a lil FYI, Florida in the Winter is PRIME tourist season. Rates are highest in the Winter from Thanksgiving to Easter. Lifelong Floridian. Can't wait to leave!
Yes she meant the opposite of what she said--
Good jnfor., but background music/noise is bothering !
Thank you and thanks for the feedback. - Tom
I completely agree. That constant beat is distracting. Otherwise great content. Thanks
We are getting ready to start our new RV life and we appreciate this video
Don't forget people live in their Vans also like myself van life is the new Rich RV is the new rich and if the economic collapse comes will be safe people who own houses or pay rent they going to be in problems and economic collapse is coming one way or another this is why I live in my van not for the environment to save money and live cool and simple
We love vanlifers! Yes, so many advantages! - Tom
EnjoyTheJourney.Life you guys are so awesome love you videos Keep On Rockin the Free Will guys
Same to you buddy! - Tom
Not necessarily.
i may be living rent free thanks to your tip on working at the campsite. thank you soooo much, you've just saved me thousands!
I do it now 1000 A YEAR.
Wow!
Doing it at $1000 a decade. Hit me up
@@aprlk that's expensive, I'm spending $1000 per century
We are on our third time watching this video. I started watching it and paused it for my wife to watch it. We both started it and were folding laundry at the same time. We decided to finish laundry and start the video again.
We just left the Glacier National Park area and sold our house to our son and daughter in law. Now we are mooch docking for the next few years until I retire.
That's so awesome Ron! We are on our way to Glacier National Park right now, any recommendations? - Tom
If you want to take an air tour of the area call Blue Goose Aviation in Polson. Wild River Adventures just outside of Glacier is awesome. We did the white water rafting and had dinner afterwords on the bank of the river. That was the day of our 25th anniversary. We also zip lined on Whitefish Mountain at the ski resort. Spend some time walking downtown Kallispell and Whitefish. We drove going to the sun road in our dually, that was fun, I thought I hit the side of the mountain with one of the rear tires.
Awesome! Thank you so much Ron for those tips! Yeah, I've heard the going to the sun road is pretty tight, we are definitely taking the adventure car on that one. Take care and safe travels. Oh, and we now have a Facebook group that we are inviting subscribers to, hope to see you on there. - Tom enjoythejourney.life/group