HI Mike: LOL, think you have too much in your shopping cart if you are showing $1100 😂 ConnecTen has plans starting as low as $69 per month. Safe Travels my friend
I have convinced my husband that we are going to sell it all! Buy a super C and cruise north America. Our daughter is doing it now. And since our home owners insurance has tripled in 2 years - I'm done owning a sticks and bricks lifestyle.
Already started ! We are retiring and started our estate sale 2 weeks ago, and I absolutely told my adult children to come take all they want (very personal items split between them). We are feeling so much weight lifting off our backs ! We ask christ for direction and wisdom in all our decisions. We have owned 2 travel trailers, but for this decision, it's bigger and better ! No more bills, stress, and clinging onto meaningless material items! Here we go.....best wishes to all who make the big changes in your life 🎉
I’m a part time RV’er. I agree with what you shared; things are gonna break, just like at home. Whatever happens; enjoy the ride! Live life to the fullest!
I am working on starting full time RV life in 2025. I cannot thank you enough for making these videos - your ‘real-ness’ without being negative is so great and helpful! Hope you keep going for a long time!
Buying my used small class RV in 30 days. So excited, sold most of our stuff…..getting the adventure TT membership then heading on the road. Returning to Georgia to vote of course.
Thanks, been dreaming and researching since we bought our travel trailer in 2020. Family definitely was concerned but are now excited for me. I just don’t want to wait anymore to live a simpler and freeing lifestyle on my terms.
We started RV life in May. We are lucky that my fiance can work anywhere, and I can find a job wherever we go. Currently, we are in Tenessee and we are thinking of buying some land either in Tenessee, Kentucky, or Virginia. We want to build a Tiny home. Until then, we are in the RV. We love it! Definitely have to get rid of a lot of stuff! We started sleeping in the RV a few months before we left. We are so glad we bought a RV and living in it full time. 😊❤
Like I've said before, 2 years and counting. We are already starting to sell some stuff, and when we are looking to buy something, we have to be able to use it in our next place. We bought our 5th wheel RV at an RV show, BUT, we researched RVs for a few years and we knew what we were looking for. The thing about buying at a show is the HUGE discount we got. Our trailer should be with us for many years yet. Keep on enjoying the GREAT life RVing has to offer.
I have not one but TWO stick and bricks. One is in the amazing winter climate of Phoenix, while the other is in the amazing SUMMER climate of Arizona’s White Mountains. I am SOOOOO tired of the whole thing. Love the insight you provide!
My husband and I plan on doing this at the latest four years (it’s dependent on some other issues could be sooner). We both feel the same way as far as selling stuff including the house. We’re your age in our 50s, both work remotely and likely both to keep working remotely, and we’ve sold/given away 80% of our stuff before when the kids moved out. We were planning on moving overseas, leased a home and everything. But at that time I was wary as we would be 2 days travel at minimum for the kids and what not. Now they’re older and it’s not an issue. Stuff is just stuff. Yeah houses will continue to appreciate but we’ve also decided if/when we decide it’s no longer for us, it’s not a big deal. We don’t need the big house (went from 3500 to 1200 sf) and all the crap we acquired over nearly 30 years
I have had all my medical tests done three years ago and again three months ago and , finger crossed I have one script medication and two vitamins total and have nothing left to do health wise the next five years unless in an emergency,
I am redesigning my life to be debt free. That may mean not having another RV . . Since I’m alone, retired, & don’t have much income. I’d Love to be back out on the road, but sometimes life throws you curveballs & you gotta deal with it!! Sad but it’s OK!! Now to make life comfortable with no house or car payment on my limited income . . & living vicariously through you guys (& a few select other channels). Who knows . . Life circumstances can always change & maybe I’ll be out there again in a couple years!! THANKS for All you do!!!! ;-)
Hi Joy! You have an amazing attitude and we agree with you 100%. Thank you for the kind words, we appreciate it! YOU are the reason we continue to make You Tube videos! ❤️
We are already planning on no sticks and bricks in 3 years. We already decided on the type of rig we want for full time wandering, and starting garage sales to sell off all contents.
My daughter said what about us when I said I was going travelling. Well she has just got married and has children and their whole lives ahead of them I want to enjoy the rest of mine. I will visit them.
Love you're videos. You are always honest. I'll be out there in about 4 months using alot of your advice. Oh and when you get emotional talking about your children only means we love them so much . Hope to see you out there . Greetings from Oklahoma!
Hi Robert! Thank you so much for the kind words! Congratulations to you! That’s so great! The intention was not to cry lol… just happened 🤷♀️. But yes, we love our little family.
I have watched many “full time RV” channels before I found yours and I enjoy the simple honesty you bring. I am so glad I have watched your videos as we were considering full time RV life and because of you realized that it is not for us. We will do the part time thing. Probably a month or two on the road and one at home. Thanks for what you do and keep doing it.
I have no issues getting rid of stuff. Well, until it comes to my favorite cooking equipment, then it becomes an issue. Also I have this one family member who since my mother passed is always buying me stuff. I told her she probably should stop because I can't fit the world inside of a class B/C RV. And she continues to buy more stuff.
Hey you wonderful travelers. You do such a good and honest job with your channel, and most people really love what you do. Look, I'm 70 with cancer and some heart problems, but I'm getting ready to build a campervan so I can travel and enjoy the time I have let and see this beautiful country that God has given us to enjoy! Thanks for the truth you provide. Please enjoy the path your on and be safe.
Thank you for the kind words! I applaud you for getting out there, you have a wonderful attitude! Take care and I want to see pictures of your campervan when it’s done! 😀
Great information, thanks. I’ve been planning to sell everything and travel in a RV but as you mentioned, most of the videos out there are about problems on the road. They really make me wonder if it’s the right thing to do. Like everyday life, I understand that there are ups and downs, good times and bad times but wow, the negative energy that’s coming from most of the videos is almost too much. Anyway, thanks for your honest opinion of living life on the road.
Great video, we go full time tomorrow. Wife works remote and i will be doing volunteer/work camping for some Florida state parks.... i retired in July and we are very excited. I did underestimate how much work it is to downsize though.
First: Congrats! the best part is if you are still overloaded - a lot of RV parks have a “free table” in the laundry rooms where you can leave stuff for others 🤣 Safe travels!
I have retired in may and moved into my Mercedes Benz Sprinter already setup ex rental , I had been decluttering, or actually Swedish death cleaning for some time, my home settled in 6 weeks after being on the market for 7 months the new owner was moving from a fully furnished rental so he took all my furniture I left for free, I sold some items and donated a lot and gave my two children all their stuff I had accumulated and I even have some things at the historical society on loan, I gave my relatives our family tree paperwork that I have put onto my an account so the papers were still available if needed but not with me. It’s been so freeing I haven’t gone far yet as I have a few things I want done to my bus and have to wait for the tradesman, so I’m doin local visits to family and places before I head off around Australia. I’m 60 and been in aged care work for 42+ years and I need some me time and my dog Fred who is a wolfador of 13 year( 96+ years). At the end of next month we hope to be off. Listening to a lot of utubers and hoping to learn lots. thanks for your channel.
Our hometown and the best Rv park in town! We have a county park it’s Blythe Island Rv park and the campground on Jekyll Island is also great! Y’all are honest and down to earth the reason we enjoy your channel. Karri nothing wrong with being human!
My biggest concern is leaving the adult kids and grandkids. I would definitely need to visit them during the holidays of Christmas and Easter. We've been camping during thanksgiving and loved it. Thanks for the info and stay safe on the road.
Your video was helpful as we just started our part time to soon most time journey. Our son just turned 18 so not ready to completely abandon ship. Karri, you had me in tears because as our son is starting his adult life, I know he’s not always going to be traveling with us and we may be away for long periods of time and that’s heartbreaking and scary but at the same time as young retirees, it our dream to travel our beautiful country. He tells us hi and live, he’ll be fine. We live in NYC and have all our life, so it’s a big change. We just got a thousand trails membership to help offset some of the costs but also use KoA and passports of America for our adventures. We usually just need a decent place to sleep in as we spend most of our time out sightseeing. Who knows we may consider full time rv life we love it so far.
Anytime you can get out there is great! Part time, sometimes, full time it doesn’t matter, at least you are doing something! The first holiday, birthday was tough, they are adults doing their own thing, but the letting go is the hardest part. You’re going to experience those firsts, but you will experience other firsts too, like seeing a bucket list place etc. Take care and safe travels! Karri
Love the videos you both provided on life on the road. I started about a year ago and love my new home and lifestyle. Debt free. I own the travel van, and I have everything I need or want. Community seems to be good and I haven’t had really bad experiences, but I hope that my style of traveling is similar to yours.😅
I admire your guts and determination for the lifestyle you've chosen. Both of you seem really happy as well. May God watch over in your journey through life. Karri, your reaction to missing those holidays w/o your kids was priceless! If I was there, I'd definitely give you BIG HUG and tell you it's ok. I know we/I bs with you two at times, but I have a soft side as well. Shhhhhhh....don't tell anyone. lol
Hey Allen! We love this lifestyle! Every day we learn something new. My intention was not to cry, it just happened… damn menopause lol… just kidding! We do love our family! Thank you so much for this comment! Take care! Karri
This is for Bob, I’ve been a camper/RVer for most of my 65 years. My parents took us camping all the time and I have never stopped. As I look to the future I really don’t want to work full time, and I do like the idea of working from anywhere in our RV. What do you do for your work? What ideas can you share ?
I work for an Organic and Natural foods distributor. I have been with the company for 14+ years. What I do is extremely specialized as it takes years of product knowledge etc. At the risk of sounding like one of "those guys" I am paid for my brain capacity lol. The best advice I can give is look for positions in your field, if nothing is available look to WorkCamper forums on Facebook. I see a lot of people recommend that route.
We sold everything thing rv. Then got hit by a semi and almost died after getting covid. I’ve been renting for the last 4 years while recovering, and had to rebuy everything a house needs. Do I have regrets? F$ck no!!! I’m selling it all again and leaving for full time RVing again in December. I would have done it sooner, but it’s been a slow recovery since the OKC VA leaves veterans to die vs actually take care of us. We had all sort of hiccups while RVing the first 3 years and still not one made me think I made a mistake. I love traveling in the comfort of my own home.
@liferedesigned Attitude and gratitude is everything. If I wasn't as stubborn as I am, I wouldn't have survived. I would leave sooner, but I decided to get another college degree while recovering from the traumatic brain injury covid and multiple strokes caused. I've been taking 18 credit hours, which is 6 classes each semester for the last year and a half. I am taking this time to redesign my entire life, from a new career to my level of travel and my attitude on life. I plan to boondock more and have taken up cycling. I'm hoping to join some RV cycling groups. Being even more disabled than before, I also plan to start a blog and TH-cam encouraging more folks with disabilities and single moms to get out and live. I fell 30 ft in the military, so I already had a disability from the fall, but now it's even more extensive. I want to show that if I can do it alone with kids and being broken, anyone can.
People are definitely going to disagree with you! You just have to do what YOU want to do because if you worry about what everyone else wants for you, you'll never be happy! Great video! ❤
So I'm glad your out there. I will ask did you go all in on thousand trails? I think the $650.00 a year, trial member is a good price for east coast travel. And I boondock, well a lot. Retired Feb 2024. Sold the old camper, 26ft, no slides, Dutchman classic. To a Keystone 300KB. Super slide, and King Bedroom Slide. 35ft x 102 in. 8.5ft. Travel mode. I broke down on Sunday in Montana, stayed a week. Wyoming a week, wait for check. And have been throughout NW, New Mexico. BLM land everywhere. And at 7 months "Down the road" I have fixed a water pump, caulking the shower, and a couple piddlies, like replace frozen foot flush, Arnold rod, and door hold back latch. I on paid for two weeks in 7 months. And looking for ways to stretch the check. Keep up the real, I like that.
We have the top package for Thousand Trails (Cost us roughly $13k). We keep the package because at this point we only pay around $1200 annually for TT dues as well as the Encore addon. This works out that as long as we use it for a month each year we break even. In that regards it is fine.
I had back surgery in April 2023. We plan on going full time in spring of 2026. We have only our retirement income, but our truck and travel trailer will be paid off. More back surgery is not and option. I have had both hips replaced and my right knee. My has had both knees replaced and has kidney issues. Not terribly bad with behavior modification. So yes we will be moving very slow and we will have to be cheap. Income a little under $5000. But we have been researching for 22.5 years now. I think we can do it. We are thinking of using Illinois for domicile.
Nice Job you guys! Certainly a heart felt dump of valuable information! Our adventure starts on 10/14/2024! Hoping the exhaustively researched RV "first option to buy" falls into place! First stop will be our domicile state to register vehicles and find a very small storage space for stuff, seasonal or special purpose. Starting to gather our apps and maps and making the tough "pair down" decisions of all the stuff we've collected. Taking your advice to heart and looking forward to only having to maintain two vehicles and no house! Hope to catch up at on-the-road certainly soon!
Another great vid 😊 just like you said, things happen and that can even be right at the very beginning before you hit the road. My husband & I experienced a similar situation w/ his truck. Should have been on the road in May & hoping to finally leave in 2 weeks 🤞🤞🤞We want to mostly boondock from NH to Florida. Our daughter lives down there & would like to stay at least a month. Have you experienced boondocking in your travels?
That’s great! Congratulations! As far as boondocking goes, we really haven’t. We did stay overnight in overflow where we get our mail, an overnight in a rest area, but no real boondocking. We will when we head out West… short stays though, especially if it’s hot.
I want to make at least one trip out to Montana and spend some time,after that probably just work my way north and south, north during the summer, south during the winter
Keep having fun and seeing the world. My wife and I are planning to buy a trailer and hit the road. We won’t be full timers. Would love to go to AK, specifically Valdeez. Y’all stay safe!
Nice. Right on schedule. I will have to check this out in the morning as it's way past this old man's bedtime. Getting up so early sucks. I should quit and sell everything I own and buy an rv and call it home. It's definitely the cheapest way to live no adays. Look at you guys it's so cheap living like that and everyone should do it. In fact did I not see one of your video's saying how cheap it is 😂. Anyway I'm looking forward to seeing this. Always a pleasure 👍🇨🇦
Love your content, Bob and Karri! How do you keep your rig cool when it’s 95 out? We’re getting ready go full time (we close escrow in 20 days) and looking for some recommendations to help the AC in our Grand Design keep us cool(ish).
Sorry I just had to stop and say something about the sign. Do not feed the alligators! As someone from Canada it's just something that you don't see everyday lol. I bet they like Beavertails also. Another question I keep forgetting is the name of your rig. Humphrey. What is the story? Is there a video that you can point me to that explains it? Thanks guys 👍🇨🇦
Hi Lawrence! Hope you had a good night sleep! Alligator’s are all over the South lol.. except we haven’t seen one here. The story of Humphrey - here it goes.. when we were setting up our domicile in Florida, we got to choose any license plate we wanted, the options were crazy! We ended up choosing the whale tail for the RV… well because it matched. Then we needed a name for the RV. I googled famous whale names and Humphrey was one of them. It fit perfectly with the colors of the RV and the license plate, thus Humphrey was born!
@@liferedesigned Makes sense. Ya I've been to Fla several times we stay in port Charlotte and a few times we took a couple of days to go down to the keys and let me tell you them things are everywhere. I couldn't believe it. Another thing you know how there are ditches along the sides of the roads and you would see them up on the bank in the sun. The thing that got me even more is cruising along at let's say 50km an hour (you guys got that shit all messed up lol) but ya cruising along and you see guys in their aluminum fishing boats flying by. Dam they are ditches not rivers. It just seemed crazy to see. Mom and dad would stay down there. They also stayed in Myrtle Beach some years. I actually showed mom on of your video's from around there. I think it was in Conway and the big ferris wheel in the background. Anyway I have so enjoyed this and appreciate the responses. I still haven't figured out how to sign up. If I don't figure it out soon I will be sending you more dinner money. This is entertainment and well worth the few bucks. You guys are great. I just love your style. Play it how it is Sam. Until next time 🤞. There will be a next time I can promise you. Oh yeah I thought it was a bit strange that you give out your exact location. Is that a safe thing to do. Sorry just cerious and the stories you hear. Mind you you have the Gorilla with you. No one would dare mess with him lol. I also like how you don't have your channel plastered all over your rig. I think that would bring unnecessary issues. Anyway stay safe kids 😜👍
Ive been following you guys since your Winnebago/Ebay days. I have a Trailer very similar to your old Winnie and as I approach retirement am looking foreward to hitting the road for a month or two at a time. I was wondering if before you began your Full Time RV life did you consider doig it with your Winnebago?
That is a long time for sure! We loved our Winnebago but the layout just wouldn’t work for us full time as Bob works remotely- plus I (Karri) absolutely hated the east west bed lol
Another great topic and video! When you were downsizing what did you do with all the kids' baby photos etc? I plan to scan our photos as well as all the ones my mom took but would still love to hang on to some physical copies (just not 20 of the same print from Walmart studios lol).
Hi Diane! The kids photos - I made scrapbooks for them with pictures and projects they did when they were young. I also included awards, newspaper articles from when they played sports. I have a priority shipping box full of other pictures we plan to scan and put them on our Alexa.
Oh gosh. Facebook Marketplace was the primary place. Once people started buying, they kept coming back for more. I called a couple of consignment shops, they bought some things. We donated a truck full of items to Goodwill from our eBay business. It all happened so quickly, towards the end we were just giving stuff away. Keep in mind, we only had 45 days from start to finish to get things done.
You probably have a video on this, is there a reason you guys went with a travel trailer and not a fifth wheel to get a little extra space in the same footprint? I'm not talking about these 40ft monsters, but the smaller under 30ft fifth wheels. Just curious, thanks in advance.
We went with the 22MLE because of it's small size and excellent layout. For us, a travel trailer is perfect and doesn't take up the truck bed space a fifth wheel would.
@@liferedesigned ok thanks for the super fast response, we have a travel trailer and were thinking about a fifth wheel for the space. You guys went full time after the kids were out of the house right?
Yes we did. They were all home during the pandemic, once everything started returning to normal they started moving out. After about 3 months, we sold everything and hit the road.
Choosing a state is important. Some states have low vehicle registration fees, some have sky high registration fees. Some states have no state in one tax, some tax you into living in a cardboard box. Problem that they mentioned about political views, South Dakota was getting leftist domociling in their state and taking advantage.of the low taxes and fees, but voting for the party that raises the taxes and fees and makes lifeore expensive. SD tried making it (don't know what has happened with it) that you had to live there longer in order to vote in state elections. Hope my explanation helps.
What's the deal with domiciling in South Dakota? It was a state I had considered but decided to just stick with the state I've already been in for 40 years. Oddly enough my state is totally OK using my postal mailbox address on my driver's license and vehicle registration and voter registration. I think they recognize that there are homeless and houseless by choice people living here that don't have a sticks and bricks home. However I did have to use a friend's house address to open accounts with certain financial institutions. Hard as I tried there was just no other way around it. I do tend to stay with her a couple times per year. Our system is not set up for those who live nomadically. It all goes back to the Patriot Act I believe. Somehow you are more credible and legitimate if you have a sticks and bricks address otherwise you are suspect. And "they" won't know where to come looking for you. Apologies for going on about it but it's a soap box issue for me.
You might want to try it first. Actually live in a box on the street for awhile like you plan to do for years. I know, some are very nice expensive boxes, but it is quite a difference. Have you ever hauled a billboard around before? It takes a lot more thought, preparation, and skill than driving a car. And that's on a good day. Don't be surprised if one of you changes their mind if you're a couple. And just my thought on politics, there was no coup, but someone committed treason!
@@liferedesigned I love it! Bought a small one, aluminum frame with a fiberglass body. Easier to tow around and gets north of 10MPG. I hauled heavy equipment back in the day and it is still a challenge towing. A billboard is more at the whims of mother nature and other large vehicles. You have undoubtedly ran into those naive and inexperienced first timers on your travels. Going full time takes it to another level as you know. I've watched you guys and taken notes. Something you should for the people you vote for, don't you think?
Since both your comments ended up in political nonsense - we will end the conversation here. At some point (regardless of political affiliation) you people need to turn it off not everything revolves around politics and the nonsense does nothing for your cause. If you enjoy politics good for you - talk about them in the spaces that want them 🙄
why don't you want to "talk with your hands"??? it makes the whole video more interesting when you move your hands, otherwise it is DEAD... maybe your wife should learn to talk with her hand a bit, that would help your videos... not hurt it!!!!
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$1100.00 really?
HI Mike: LOL, think you have too much in your shopping cart if you are showing $1100 😂 ConnecTen has plans starting as low as $69 per month.
Safe Travels my friend
I have convinced my husband that we are going to sell it all! Buy a super C and cruise north America. Our daughter is doing it now. And since our home owners insurance has tripled in 2 years - I'm done owning a sticks and bricks lifestyle.
Congratulations! Things are definitely pricy. When we left NH the property taxes had a 60% increase.
We travel full time in a Super C and love it. Going on 3 years.
Already started ! We are retiring and started our estate sale 2 weeks ago, and I absolutely told my adult children to come take all they want (very personal items split between them). We are feeling so much weight lifting off our backs ! We ask christ for direction and wisdom in all our decisions. We have owned 2 travel trailers, but for this decision, it's bigger and better ! No more bills, stress, and clinging onto meaningless material items! Here we go.....best wishes to all who make the big changes in your life 🎉
Congrats and hope to see you on the road!
Perfect timing, guys. I just yesterday accepted an offer on my home. I now have 45 days to pack up, find a van and get out there! Thanks for the tips.
Congrats! That is awesome 🤩 45 days will FLY by! Safe Travels
I’m a part time RV’er. I agree with what you shared; things are gonna break, just like at home. Whatever happens; enjoy the ride! Live life to the fullest!
Amen to that! 🙌
Take care and safe travels!
I am working on starting full time RV life in 2025. I cannot thank you enough for making these videos - your ‘real-ness’ without being negative is so great and helpful! Hope you keep going for a long time!
Thank you!
Buying my used small class RV in 30 days. So excited, sold most of our stuff…..getting the adventure TT membership then heading on the road. Returning to Georgia to vote of course.
Good for you! Congratulations! Safe travels!
Thanks, been dreaming and researching since we bought our travel trailer in 2020. Family definitely was concerned but are now excited for me. I just don’t want to wait anymore to live a simpler and freeing lifestyle on my terms.
Safe travels! Take it slow and enjoy!
We started RV life in May. We are lucky that my fiance can work anywhere, and I can find a job wherever we go. Currently, we are in Tenessee and we are thinking of buying some land either in Tenessee, Kentucky, or Virginia. We want to build a Tiny home. Until then, we are in the RV. We love it! Definitely have to get rid of a lot of stuff! We started sleeping in the RV a few months before we left. We are so glad we bought a RV and living in it full time. 😊❤
Congrats! Enjoy TN, This is where we are currently as well for the next 4-5 weeks. It is a beautiful state and the people are amazing!
Like I've said before, 2 years and counting. We are already starting to sell some stuff, and when we are looking to buy something, we have to be able to use it in our next place. We bought our 5th wheel RV at an RV show, BUT, we researched RVs for a few years and we knew what we were looking for. The thing about buying at a show is the HUGE discount we got. Our trailer should be with us for many years yet.
Keep on enjoying the GREAT life RVing has to offer.
I have not one but TWO stick and bricks. One is in the amazing winter climate of Phoenix, while the other is in the amazing SUMMER climate of Arizona’s White Mountains. I am SOOOOO tired of the whole thing. Love the insight you provide!
My husband and I plan on doing this at the latest four years (it’s dependent on some other issues could be sooner). We both feel the same way as far as selling stuff including the house. We’re your age in our 50s, both work remotely and likely both to keep working remotely, and we’ve sold/given away 80% of our stuff before when the kids moved out. We were planning on moving overseas, leased a home and everything. But at that time I was wary as we would be 2 days travel at minimum for the kids and what not. Now they’re older and it’s not an issue. Stuff is just stuff. Yeah houses will continue to appreciate but we’ve also decided if/when we decide it’s no longer for us, it’s not a big deal. We don’t need the big house (went from 3500 to 1200 sf) and all the crap we acquired over nearly 30 years
Well said!
We're going full time totally unplanned!! Sold our home & our purchase fell through! Let's buy an rv and go!!
Oh no!
I have had all my medical tests done three years ago and again three months ago and , finger crossed I have one script medication and two vitamins total and have nothing left to do health wise the next five years unless in an emergency,
I am redesigning my life to be debt free. That may mean not having another RV . . Since I’m alone, retired, & don’t have much income. I’d Love to be back out on the road, but sometimes life throws you curveballs & you gotta deal with it!! Sad but it’s OK!! Now to make life comfortable with no house or car payment on my limited income . . & living vicariously through you guys (& a few select other channels). Who knows . . Life circumstances can always change & maybe I’ll be out there again in a couple years!! THANKS for All you do!!!! ;-)
Hi Joy! You have an amazing attitude and we agree with you 100%.
Thank you for the kind words, we appreciate it! YOU are the reason we continue to make You Tube videos! ❤️
When we get ready to sell our stuff off, I will have my kids come over and pilfer thru the house a take what they want.
It’s much easier that way.
We are already planning on no sticks and bricks in 3 years. We already decided on the type of rig we want for full time wandering, and starting garage sales to sell off all contents.
My daughter said what about us when I said I was going travelling. Well she has just got married and has children and their whole lives ahead of them I want to enjoy the rest of mine. I will visit them.
Love you're videos. You are always honest. I'll be out there in about 4 months using alot of your advice. Oh and when you get emotional talking about your children only means we love them so much . Hope to see you out there . Greetings from Oklahoma!
Hi Robert! Thank you so much for the kind words!
Congratulations to you! That’s so great!
The intention was not to cry lol… just happened 🤷♀️. But yes, we love our little family.
I have watched many “full time RV” channels before I found yours and I enjoy the simple honesty you bring. I am so glad I have watched your videos as we were considering full time RV life and because of you realized that it is not for us. We will do the part time thing. Probably a month or two on the road and one at home. Thanks for what you do and keep doing it.
I have no issues getting rid of stuff. Well, until it comes to my favorite cooking equipment, then it becomes an issue. Also I have this one family member who since my mother passed is always buying me stuff. I told her she probably should stop because I can't fit the world inside of a class B/C RV. And she continues to buy more stuff.
What a problem to have lol. Maybe they like your cooking!
You are right though, you can’t fit everything into a RV
Hey you wonderful travelers. You do such a good and honest job with your channel, and most people really love what you do. Look, I'm 70 with cancer and some heart problems, but I'm getting ready to build a campervan so I can travel and enjoy the time I have let and see this beautiful country that God has given us to enjoy! Thanks for the truth you provide. Please enjoy the path your on and be safe.
Thank you for the kind words!
I applaud you for getting out there, you have a wonderful attitude!
Take care and I want to see pictures of your campervan when it’s done! 😀
I have 100 items of clothing including 3 pairs of shoes and underwear, everything.
Love watching your videos. And appreciate your complete honesty and keeping it real. 🤗
Thank you! We appreciate you too!
Great information, thanks. I’ve been planning to sell everything and travel in a RV but as you mentioned, most of the videos out there are about problems on the road. They really make me wonder if it’s the right thing to do. Like everyday life, I understand that there are ups and downs, good times and bad times but wow, the negative energy that’s coming from most of the videos is almost too much. Anyway, thanks for your honest opinion of living life on the road.
Glad it was helpful! We try to showcase the REAL RV Life. Good and the bad :)
Great video, we go full time tomorrow. Wife works remote and i will be doing volunteer/work camping for some Florida state parks.... i retired in July and we are very excited. I did underestimate how much work it is to downsize though.
Thank you and Congratulations!!! Safe travels!!
First: Congrats!
the best part is if you are still overloaded - a lot of RV parks have a “free table” in the laundry rooms where you can leave stuff for others 🤣
Safe travels!
I have retired in may and moved into my Mercedes Benz Sprinter already setup ex rental , I had been decluttering, or actually Swedish death cleaning for some time, my home settled in 6 weeks after being on the market for 7 months the new owner was moving from a fully furnished rental so he took all my furniture I left for free, I sold some items and donated a lot and gave my two children all their stuff I had accumulated and I even have some things at the historical society on loan, I gave my relatives our family tree paperwork that I have put onto my an account so the papers were still available if needed but not with me.
It’s been so freeing I haven’t gone far yet as I have a few things I want done to my bus and have to wait for the tradesman, so I’m doin local visits to family and places before I head off around Australia. I’m 60 and been in aged care work for 42+ years and I need some me time and my dog Fred who is a wolfador of 13 year( 96+ years). At the end of next month we hope to be off. Listening to a lot of utubers and hoping to learn lots. thanks for your channel.
That is great! Safe Travels and enjoy your time with Fred!
Our hometown and the best Rv park in town! We have a county park it’s Blythe Island Rv park and the campground on Jekyll Island is also great! Y’all are honest and down to earth the reason we enjoy your channel. Karri nothing wrong with being human!
Thank you so much Walter! Much appreciated!
My biggest concern is leaving the adult kids and grandkids. I would definitely need to visit them during the holidays of Christmas and Easter. We've been camping during thanksgiving and loved it. Thanks for the info and stay safe on the road.
Safe Travels!
Your video was helpful as we just started our part time to soon most time journey. Our son just turned 18 so not ready to completely abandon ship. Karri, you had me in tears because as our son is starting his adult life, I know he’s not always going to be traveling with us and we may be away for long periods of time and that’s heartbreaking and scary but at the same time as young retirees, it our dream to travel our beautiful country. He tells us hi and live, he’ll be fine. We live in NYC and have all our life, so it’s a big change. We just got a thousand trails membership to help offset some of the costs but also use KoA and passports of America for our adventures. We usually just need a decent place to sleep in as we spend most of our time out sightseeing. Who knows we may consider full time rv life we love it so far.
Anytime you can get out there is great! Part time, sometimes, full time it doesn’t matter, at least you are doing something!
The first holiday, birthday was tough, they are adults doing their own thing, but the letting go is the hardest part.
You’re going to experience those firsts, but you will experience other firsts too, like seeing a bucket list place etc.
Take care and safe travels!
Karri
You 2 are fantastic! Appreciate you and your videos!! You keep it real…and believable.
Thank you! We appreciate you too!
Howdy Bob and Karri,
Hope everything is well. I really enjoyed the video this week. Keep up the great work.
Stay safe and have fun. 🙃
CHARLIE!! How are you? Thank you!!
Take care!
Bob & Karri
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Love the videos you both provided on life on the road. I started about a year ago and love my new home and lifestyle. Debt free. I own the travel van, and I have everything I need or want. Community seems to be good and I haven’t had really bad experiences, but I hope that my style of traveling is similar to yours.😅
Congratulations and Thank you! This is a wonderful lifestyle! Take it slow and enjoy!
Safe travels!
I admire your guts and determination for the lifestyle you've chosen. Both of you seem really happy as well. May God watch over in your journey through life.
Karri, your reaction to missing those holidays w/o your kids was priceless! If I was there, I'd definitely give you BIG HUG and tell you it's ok.
I know we/I bs with you two at times, but I have a soft side as well. Shhhhhhh....don't tell anyone. lol
Hey Allen!
We love this lifestyle! Every day we learn something new.
My intention was not to cry, it just happened… damn menopause lol… just kidding! We do love our family!
Thank you so much for this comment! Take care!
Karri
@@liferedesigned my wife went through that and I'm still alive. 😆
Bob says the same thing --- he is still standing
@@liferedesigned don't want to see you two on an episode of Dateline. 🤕🤭
This is for Bob, I’ve been a camper/RVer for most of my 65 years. My parents took us camping all the time and I have never stopped. As I look to the future I really don’t want to work full time, and I do like the idea of working from anywhere in our RV. What do you do for your work? What ideas can you share ?
I work for an Organic and Natural foods distributor. I have been with the company for 14+ years. What I do is extremely specialized as it takes years of product knowledge etc. At the risk of sounding like one of "those guys" I am paid for my brain capacity lol.
The best advice I can give is look for positions in your field, if nothing is available look to WorkCamper forums on Facebook. I see a lot of people recommend that route.
Thank you for the real. ✌️😃
We sold everything thing rv. Then got hit by a semi and almost died after getting covid. I’ve been renting for the last 4 years while recovering, and had to rebuy everything a house needs. Do I have regrets? F$ck no!!! I’m selling it all again and leaving for full time RVing again in December. I would have done it sooner, but it’s been a slow recovery since the OKC VA leaves veterans to die vs actually take care of us. We had all sort of hiccups while RVing the first 3 years and still not one made me think I made a mistake. I love traveling in the comfort of my own home.
My god! You have definitely been through a lot!
You have a great attitude. December will be here before you know it! Take care!
@liferedesigned Attitude and gratitude is everything. If I wasn't as stubborn as I am, I wouldn't have survived. I would leave sooner, but I decided to get another college degree while recovering from the traumatic brain injury covid and multiple strokes caused. I've been taking 18 credit hours, which is 6 classes each semester for the last year and a half. I am taking this time to redesign my entire life, from a new career to my level of travel and my attitude on life. I plan to boondock more and have taken up cycling. I'm hoping to join some RV cycling groups. Being even more disabled than before, I also plan to start a blog and TH-cam encouraging more folks with disabilities and single moms to get out and live. I fell 30 ft in the military, so I already had a disability from the fall, but now it's even more extensive. I want to show that if I can do it alone with kids and being broken, anyone can.
@@mommasonthemove9144❤
I'm 44 and when I grow up the wife and I definitely want to do what your doing great video!
I have been watching for a couple of months now. I think you guys are awesome. Thank you
Aw, thank you! 😀
Will do! Have a wonderful weekend.
People are definitely going to disagree with you! You just have to do what YOU want to do because if you worry about what everyone else wants for you, you'll never be happy! Great video! ❤
Absolutely! This was the hardest part for us before we started, the constant doubters. Look at us now lol
We enjoy your message and don't yet own a travel trailer, but we are getting great tips watching. Thanks.
Thank you Alan!
So I'm glad your out there. I will ask did you go all in on thousand trails? I think the $650.00 a year, trial member is a good price for east coast travel. And I boondock, well a lot. Retired Feb 2024. Sold the old camper, 26ft, no slides, Dutchman classic. To a Keystone 300KB. Super slide, and King Bedroom Slide. 35ft x 102 in. 8.5ft. Travel mode. I broke down on Sunday in Montana, stayed a week. Wyoming a week, wait for check. And have been throughout NW, New Mexico. BLM land everywhere. And at 7 months "Down the road" I have fixed a water pump, caulking the shower, and a couple piddlies, like replace frozen foot flush, Arnold rod, and door hold back latch. I on paid for two weeks in 7 months. And looking for ways to stretch the check. Keep up the real, I like that.
We have the top package for Thousand Trails (Cost us roughly $13k). We keep the package because at this point we only pay around $1200 annually for TT dues as well as the Encore addon. This works out that as long as we use it for a month each year we break even. In that regards it is fine.
Thank you. I’m still planning. I’m at least 6 months away from getting the rv. I plan to be more stationary though.
Hi Claudia! That’s great! Do what works for you and be happy! 😀
Good grief it was doing some raining. ☔️ Wet T Shirt 😂😂😂😂
lol, no joke… there was a zero percent chance of rain that day.. 😂I was stuck under the run off
I had back surgery in April 2023. We plan on going full time in spring of 2026. We have only our retirement income, but our truck and travel trailer will be paid off. More back surgery is not and option. I have had both hips replaced and my right knee. My has had both knees replaced and has kidney issues. Not terribly bad with behavior modification. So yes we will be moving very slow and we will have to be cheap. Income a little under $5000. But we have been researching for 22.5 years now. I think we can do it. We are thinking of using Illinois for domicile.
Oh my goodness, that’s a lot! I’m glad you are good now!
When you get out there, take it slow and easy!
Just a correction researching 2.5 years
Nice Job you guys! Certainly a heart felt dump of valuable information! Our adventure starts on 10/14/2024! Hoping the exhaustively researched RV "first option to buy" falls into place! First stop will be our domicile state to register vehicles and find a very small storage space for stuff, seasonal or special purpose. Starting to gather our apps and maps and making the tough "pair down" decisions of all the stuff we've collected. Taking your advice to heart and looking forward to only having to maintain two vehicles and no house! Hope to catch up at on-the-road certainly soon!
Thank you and congratulations! Take it slow and enjoy! This really is a beautiful country!
Another great vid 😊 just like you said, things happen and that can even be right at the very beginning before you hit the road. My husband & I experienced a similar situation w/ his truck. Should have been on the road in May & hoping to finally leave in 2 weeks 🤞🤞🤞We want to mostly boondock from NH to Florida. Our daughter lives down there & would like to stay at least a month. Have you experienced boondocking in your travels?
That’s great! Congratulations!
As far as boondocking goes, we really haven’t. We did stay overnight in overflow where we get our mail, an overnight in a rest area, but no real boondocking. We will when we head out West… short stays though, especially if it’s hot.
We plan on military bases, thousand trails, boondocking and passport America and others tbd as we travel more.
I want to make at least one trip out to Montana and spend some time,after that probably just work my way north and south, north during the summer, south during the winter
Montana looks gorgeous! We haven’t been there yet. Smart plan. We always seem to be chasing 90 degrees! 😂 All part of the experience!
Keep having fun and seeing the world. My wife and I are planning to buy a trailer and hit the road. We won’t be full timers. Would love to go to AK, specifically Valdeez. Y’all stay safe!
Well what are you waiting for? 😀 let’s go!!
Nice. Right on schedule. I will have to check this out in the morning as it's way past this old man's bedtime. Getting up so early sucks. I should quit and sell everything I own and buy an rv and call it home. It's definitely the cheapest way to live no adays. Look at you guys it's so cheap living like that and everyone should do it. In fact did I not see one of your video's saying how cheap it is 😂. Anyway I'm looking forward to seeing this. Always a pleasure 👍🇨🇦
Hi Lawrence!
Sleep? You have things to do. Life Redesigned comes before sleep! 😂
Thanks for the videos, I hope to be out on the road in the next year or 2. Your videos are very helpful and informative, thanks again.
Thank you Linda, glad to hear we help 😀
Love yalls honesty.stay safe
Thank you!
Enjoyed again, Karri and, Bob, facetime, second best thing, unless get a bigger Humphrey and move the kids in😂😂😂
Hi John! We do FaceTime occasionally…we are good with the Humphrey we have 😂
Namasté & Ho’Oponopono everything 🕊️❤️
🌷Thank You🌻
Love your content, Bob and Karri! How do you keep your rig cool when it’s 95 out? We’re getting ready go full time (we close escrow in 20 days) and looking for some recommendations to help the AC in our Grand Design keep us cool(ish).
Yay! Congratulations!
We actually have a residential dehumidifier, that helps a lot.
The 93 deg heat isn't near as much fun as those no-see-ums are...
Those things suck!
I caught the Adam the Woo reference in the intro! 😂😂
lol! 😂
Thank you for that !!!
Thank YOU!
Sorry I just had to stop and say something about the sign. Do not feed the alligators! As someone from Canada it's just something that you don't see everyday lol. I bet they like Beavertails also. Another question I keep forgetting is the name of your rig. Humphrey. What is the story? Is there a video that you can point me to that explains it? Thanks guys 👍🇨🇦
Hi Lawrence! Hope you had a good night sleep!
Alligator’s are all over the South lol.. except we haven’t seen one here.
The story of Humphrey - here it goes.. when we were setting up our domicile in Florida, we got to choose any license plate we wanted, the options were crazy! We ended up choosing the whale tail for the RV… well because it matched.
Then we needed a name for the RV. I googled famous whale names and Humphrey was one of them. It fit perfectly with the colors of the RV and the license plate, thus Humphrey was born!
@@liferedesigned Makes sense. Ya I've been to Fla several times we stay in port Charlotte and a few times we took a couple of days to go down to the keys and let me tell you them things are everywhere. I couldn't believe it. Another thing you know how there are ditches along the sides of the roads and you would see them up on the bank in the sun. The thing that got me even more is cruising along at let's say 50km an hour (you guys got that shit all messed up lol) but ya cruising along and you see guys in their aluminum fishing boats flying by. Dam they are ditches not rivers. It just seemed crazy to see. Mom and dad would stay down there. They also stayed in Myrtle Beach some years. I actually showed mom on of your video's from around there. I think it was in Conway and the big ferris wheel in the background. Anyway I have so enjoyed this and appreciate the responses. I still haven't figured out how to sign up. If I don't figure it out soon I will be sending you more dinner money. This is entertainment and well worth the few bucks. You guys are great. I just love your style. Play it how it is Sam. Until next time 🤞. There will be a next time I can promise you. Oh yeah I thought it was a bit strange that you give out your exact location. Is that a safe thing to do. Sorry just cerious and the stories you hear. Mind you you have the Gorilla with you. No one would dare mess with him lol. I also like how you don't have your channel plastered all over your rig. I think that would bring unnecessary issues. Anyway stay safe kids 😜👍
If the signup still gives you trouble, shoot us an email and Bob can send you some screenshots :)
Ive been following you guys since your Winnebago/Ebay days.
I have a Trailer very similar to your old Winnie and as I approach retirement am looking foreward to hitting the road for a month or two at a time.
I was wondering if before you began your Full Time RV life did you consider doig it with your Winnebago?
That is a long time for sure! We loved our Winnebago but the layout just wouldn’t work for us full time as Bob works remotely- plus I (Karri) absolutely hated the east west bed lol
Another great topic and video! When you were downsizing what did you do with all the kids' baby photos etc? I plan to scan our photos as well as all the ones my mom took but would still love to hang on to some physical copies (just not 20 of the same print from Walmart studios lol).
Hi Diane! The kids photos - I made scrapbooks for them with pictures and projects they did when they were young. I also included awards, newspaper articles from when they played sports.
I have a priority shipping box full of other pictures we plan to scan and put them on our Alexa.
BTW, would you two ever buy a class A,B, or C motorhome?
We have talked about possibly a Class A or C perhaps in 4 years or so. We love the freedom of our Travel Trailer though. It is a tough choice
where did you sell all your stuff?
Oh gosh. Facebook Marketplace was the primary place. Once people started buying, they kept coming back for more. I called a couple of consignment shops, they bought some things. We donated a truck full of items to Goodwill from our eBay business. It all happened so quickly, towards the end we were just giving stuff away. Keep in mind, we only had 45 days from start to finish to get things done.
You probably have a video on this, is there a reason you guys went with a travel trailer and not a fifth wheel to get a little extra space in the same footprint? I'm not talking about these 40ft monsters, but the smaller under 30ft fifth wheels. Just curious, thanks in advance.
We went with the 22MLE because of it's small size and excellent layout. For us, a travel trailer is perfect and doesn't take up the truck bed space a fifth wheel would.
@@liferedesigned ok thanks for the super fast response, we have a travel trailer and were thinking about a fifth wheel for the space. You guys went full time after the kids were out of the house right?
Yes we did. They were all home during the pandemic, once everything started returning to normal they started moving out. After about 3 months, we sold everything and hit the road.
@@liferedesigned nice! Ok thank you for answering all my questions
anytime! we are happy to help :)
Hello, I accidentally reported this video, my apologies
I tried to un reported it, but couldn’t.🙏
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domicile state???? as a canuck do not understand that
Choosing a state is important. Some states have low vehicle registration fees, some have sky high registration fees. Some states have no state in one tax, some tax you into living in a cardboard box.
Problem that they mentioned about political views, South Dakota was getting leftist domociling in their state and taking advantage.of the low taxes and fees, but voting for the party that raises the taxes and fees and makes lifeore expensive. SD tried making it (don't know what has happened with it) that you had to live there longer in order to vote in state elections.
Hope my explanation helps.
A state of residence
What's the deal with domiciling in South Dakota? It was a state I had considered but decided to just stick with the state I've already been in for 40 years. Oddly enough my state is totally OK using my postal mailbox address on my driver's license and vehicle registration and voter registration. I think they recognize that there are homeless and houseless by choice people living here that don't have a sticks and bricks home. However I did have to use a friend's house address to open accounts with certain financial institutions. Hard as I tried there was just no other way around it. I do tend to stay with her a couple times per year.
Our system is not set up for those who live nomadically. It all goes back to the Patriot Act I believe. Somehow you are more credible and legitimate if you have a sticks and bricks address otherwise you are suspect. And "they" won't know where to come looking for you. Apologies for going on about it but it's a soap box issue for me.
This is 100% about the Patriot Act, great observation 😀.
The bigger problem is that certain banks misinterpret the part about residency
You might want to try it first. Actually live in a box on the street for awhile like you plan to do for years. I know, some are very nice expensive boxes, but it is quite a difference. Have you ever hauled a billboard around before? It takes a lot more thought, preparation, and skill than driving a car. And that's on a good day. Don't be surprised if one of you changes their mind if you're a couple. And just my thought on politics, there was no coup, but someone committed treason!
Well Richard, sounds like RVing is not for you. Best of luck finding something you enjoy ❤️
@@liferedesigned I love it! Bought a small one, aluminum frame with a fiberglass body. Easier to tow around and gets north of 10MPG. I hauled heavy equipment back in the day and it is still a challenge towing. A billboard is more at the whims of mother nature and other large vehicles. You have undoubtedly ran into those naive and inexperienced first timers on your travels. Going full time takes it to another level as you know. I've watched you guys and taken notes. Something you should for the people you vote for, don't you think?
Since both your comments ended up in political nonsense - we will end the conversation here. At some point (regardless of political affiliation) you people need to turn it off not everything revolves around politics and the nonsense does nothing for your cause. If you enjoy politics good for you - talk about them in the spaces that want them 🙄
@@liferedesigned Sorry, you breached the subject of politics. I get it though.
Hey I live in Augusta! Wave as you go through if you are heading west from Brunswick. And I guess a little north LOL!
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why don't you want to "talk with your hands"???
it makes the whole video more interesting when you move your hands, otherwise it is DEAD... maybe your wife should learn to talk with her hand a bit, that would help your videos... not hurt it!!!!
lol relax! You must be new here, otherwise you would understand the banter and humor between my husband and I.
Hope your day gets better!
Karri
bob you are gaining some weight
Well aren’t you just a special kind of something 🙄