I was a public school teacher for 31 years, and many people ask me about home schooling. I tell them that if you are purposeful (like you guys are), it will give your child (children) the best experience possible! There are SO many ways to do it, but I think that (based on friends who did/do it) that you can’t beat the personal attention and ability to do so many experience-based things that most families NEVER get to do because of the limits that their jobs put on them. You guys have inspired me- THANK YOU! Bob from Spokane Valley, WA USA
I am a teacher of public 33 years and private 4 years- still going! I agree that they will learn with advantages; however, experiencing the private school now with several home-schooled entries into the classroom, I would highly suggest academic challenge activities that require recall of fact and skills and interaction with peers. It is important that kids experience various ways to apply what they have learned and deal/debate/interact with others. You can do this with meets, etc. Really great and with home schooling and that, it gives you the best alternative- in my opinion.
Oh you choked me right up in the heart with how you miss each other when you're apart. 🥰 It is so refreshing to see this in a young married couple these days. Great, informative, and thoughtful video. 😘
Great video! FYI, 14 states require a license for motorhomes above a certain weight. We live in TX and I drove our 40' diesel for 4 years before I realized I needed a license.
I love how comprehensive this video is. Next month I official become a senior citizen, so maybe in the years to come I can see myself on the road for a couple of months. Thanks LJMJ!
Thank you Nathan and Marissa for doing this video. I can’t believe it’s been almost 9 years in an Rv for you. I’ve been watching you on TH-cam for 6 years. I went back and was able to watch some of your old videos when I started watching you. You are both are great to watch with your family. I love the fact you’re Christian because I’m Christian as well. I wasn’t able to comment back then on the videos but so glad we can now. You are a great family to watch. And I love you Marissa and Nathan as a couple. You are so cute together. I’m so glad you are together. And so glad you explained how it works for you to Rv. I love your fifth wheel even when you fixed it up. It looks like a home. I love fifth wheels. I hope you keep on going with TH-cam. I wish I could join you on your patreon but I can’t afford it right now. I love you all and I hope you have a great week and have a great Merry Christmas. See you soon!
Not generally a fan of Q & A's vlogs but this one was well done and fun! Loved the stories and all the memories. Learned a few new things, too! Happy trails!
OMG ! I can't believe I have been watching your family grow thru adventures for so many years.. I feel you have been a blessing and I am grateful in receiving your shares.
We’ve been quietly watching for a little over a year, and you guys have been a HUGE inspiration in our decision to go full time. We head out in about 3 weeks and cannot wait for all of the fun and challenges ahead. Thank you so much for sharing your family and experiences in videos like this with all of us!! God bless 😊
This was a great video on important topics for making a decision whether or not RVing is for you. I have watched you guys since you had the class a so I’ve been with you a long time if that was nine years ago! All of the TH-camrs that I watched inspired me that RVing was truly my dream and at 62 I got a Winnabego Solis van. I go out on the road a few months every year and see so much incredible beauty. My family flies into different locations and stay with me for a week or two and that works out great. I have adult children and I tried to inspire the love of the national parks when they were young and we traveled in a tent trailer. now that my grandkids are a bit older, I want to get them involved.
We downsized over the course of 2 months from 3000 sq ft to 475, and part of that involves a storage unit. Having been in our fifth wheel for 90 days now, we went to the storage unit this weekend to assess what was in there. We eliminated a third of what we'd put there, and it was easier to do so because we weren't under any kind of time pressure, like we were when we were selling our house this summer.
"I need my wife." 😢 Such a loving thing to say, Nathan. FYI- We have a 12' dually towing a 44' toyhauler, a class A is necessary in most states and they have begun pulling drivers over in the west. Happy New Year!
I've followed you two for a while now and I can say unequivocally my all time favorite of your travels was your trip to Alaska. It was full of the most beautiful photography and drone footage of any RV presenters to date. I can still visualize the sequence of Marrisa and a friend paddleboarding in an absolute aqua paradise. I was also impressed with Nathan replacing a defective water pump with the help of fellow travelers while boondocking. We still haven't gotten there as we have been concentrating on exploring Canada. We are both retired geologists and we spent two months in the Canadian Rockies and the Ice Fields parkway is a must see! As for our favorite navagation system, we make use of several digital servers but always, always have paper maps of everywhere we go because it affords us the big picture of whatever area we're in and because might save you in case of system failure and you will have the ability to chart a new course in case of emergency..
This video is filled with so much great information especially for people just starting out. I agree, I wish we would've had this video when we were starting out.
We've been full-timing for about 8 months now, and you guys were a big part of our motivation for it! After having spent months traveling in a Winnebago Trend (basically a duplicate of your Viva), we knew that this lifestyle was great for us, though we went with a 33' fifth wheel for obvious reasons! :) Prioritizing our family was the single biggest factor in our motivation to make the change. Most of our best memories have been made on the road, and we want to continue collecting lots more of those! And throughout your video, we've had almost exactly the same answers as y'all, which is encouraging!
I loved this video. I watch a lot of RVing TH-cam Channels. We are working toward our dream of RVing. The channel I continue to watch are the ones that are real. Meaning they don’t feel stage and are truly real people. You two are what I consider REAL. It’s refreshing. This video and hearing you talk about your faith was HUGE for me. Many channels don’t talk about faith for fear of rejection and I applaud those who follow their faith in God and don’t worry about what others think. Faith & God first. Keep up the great content. Hope to meet on the road one day.
Thanks for following and glad you enjoy our content. We try to be ourselves and talk about the things that are important to us and things we think others may have questions about as well.
This is by far the best rv lifestyle vlog that i have see. Thanks Nate & Marissa for this deep dive into the lifestyle we love. You two were our inspiration to go fulltime and travel back in 2017. As we head into year 7 we look forward to seeing your continue Journey.
I found your channel several years ago when I was searching for tiny houses. You had gone to a tiny house roadshow. I immediately searched for one close to my area and my husband and I went and found what we were looking for. In 2017, our tiny home was complete and delivered to the land we had purchased. We were there for three winters total. We had come from the city and moved to the country and realized it just wasn't for us. But I loved that house so much, and I felt like I designed it myself. We loved the land but we just missed the city. I've been following you ever since, and I'm so grateful to see the country through your eyes. I'd never trade my experience with our tiny house, and I'm grateful to you for that!
We are FINALLY hitting the road January 2nd (research and planning has been in the works for years)! Thanks for this video! It validated a few things for us.
What a great video! We have followed you two since before we went full-time two years ago, and always enjoy and learn from your videos. This has got to be the BEST "So you think you want to go full-time RV" work. We will recommend this to people who ask us why we did it. Well Done!
You guys are amazing and so inspiring. Thank you for taking the time to do this and being so honest about it. Definitely helping those of us who are considering it!
We have watched you for a number of years. My wife and I were extremely impressed by this video. We think its your best yet in so many ways. Your experience and communication style ranks up there with the best on youtube. Happy New Year and Good Luck on your next junkless journey. :)
Hope you are all safe considering the bad weather in. TN today. Stay safe. Praying for your safety. We enjoy your travels, due to health issues we are not able to at present. We have previously rved quite a bit. We traveled with our horses and enjoyed that alot. Stay safe and watch your health. ❤BobnShirley
I saw some videos of the tornadoes I Clarksville. I have also heard of some near a major city I think it was Knoxville or Nashville. It is scary and nerve wracking living in tornado zones.
for US Mail, the USPS has Informed Delivery for free. It's not perfect but it's better than nothing and it can still work with your family member handling it for you.
The best part is the ability to meet up with these friends in different states. My older 3 kids are all grown, but still talk to these friends on a very regular basis. It’s an amazing life! I’m a single, disabled mom of 4, and we traveled full time for 3 years. My youngest was a little baby when we started, and I had to stop every couple hours to breastfeed. Due to illness, I have had to go back to stick and bricks, but I’m hoping in May, I can go back to living my dream with my 7 year old.
Wow! I loved this Q&A. My husband and I are in the process of selling our house and giving our kids a lot of our things. We have the rv 5th wheel and bought a 350 diesel to pull it. We chose the 5th wheel because sometimes I stay up later so this gives him a place to shut off the living room. This Q&A really helped me to think about other issues. Thanks. Looking forward to your next adventure. God bless.
Watched this video again with my husband (who missed it) and loved this episode even more the second time. Thank you for sharing your lives' with us, it has been such an encouragement and helpful tool for many years now as we started following your channel back when we started full time RV life in July of 2017.
This video has been so insightful, this was such a nice organized variety of answers that I'm sure has been very helpful to newbies and reminders to the old timers. THANK YOU for sharing.
Howdy Melissa, Nathan, and Kiddos. We are also longtime 8 year FT RVers as y'all. We have watched and have enjoyed your channel for years. This video has been one of your best to date, enlightening, informative, and spot on. As we watched we rediscovered why we like this lifestyle very much, Thank You! Please continue your RV Voyage and sharing with us. Blessings, Safe Journeys, and Merry Christmas with a Happy New Year... Janet & Hoss
You guys are amazing! Completely transparent and honest about your journey. I'm a newbie, single mom with 2 teenagers and 6 cats lol! Stationary for now due to repairs and renovations but I can't wait to get on the road. Again thank you so much! God bless you!
Yàll are the best! My hubby and I are preparing for retirement. We've camped in some form all our lives. But, recently we haven't been as committed as we were. We still love it, but we let life get in the way of our dream. So we reset, shopping for a RV and not waiting on retirement. Like you said there is no perfect time. Thank you for your honesty, stay safe & God Bless.
Your section on 'Friends' really was important for me. Since we have been camping in our Oliver trailer, we have met so many people. We even met you guys in Colorado at Ridgeway State Park! Some of our best friends are camping friends. Russ and Kerry from The Roads We Roam (they call me Mama Mary Thuma). Patrick and Patty from Travels With Delaney. Randi from Randi's Adventures. And our friends from Wyoming that camped next to us for three years in Mesa, AZ are also dear friends. That should not stop anybody from camping. In fact it really opens up your life learning about people from other areas of the country. The other problem is when your husband is not into camping. We still go and he enjoys it but two or three trips are more than enough for him. We are thinking of selling our trailer but it will be very hard for me. Guess we will see what happens!! Always an adventure awaiting! Thanks you for all your adventures you share with us. Happy Travels and Save Travels! And give the kids a kiss and a hug from Mama Mary Thuma!
"Unlimited hot water" in an RV... for me, RVing is a good opportunity to consider water conservation... and start somewhere to reduce our oversized natural resource consumption...
This was SUPER INFORMATIVE!! I've been following YA'LL from the very beginning. You both have not aged, but the kids sure have grown! What keeps me humble was when I saw a U-Haul at the gas pumps (Will Robers Archway Mc Donalds in Oklahoma) accidentally back up too tight against the gas pumps. There was no way he could correct himself without taking down the pumps. My heart sunk for him and every time I pull into a station I think about that. My motto is that there are no failures as long as we learn from them! Merry Christmas ya'll, and Happy New Years!! :) ♥
This was our first year full timing and we saw more friends and family on the road than we did when we were living in our home! It was such a great balance of spending time with family and friends and having some alone time. Love this lifestyle. We did visit Tennessee and actually bought a house, but still plan on traveling and spending more time on the road. Thanks for your insight and videos, it helped us so much when planning to get out there!😊
We just purchased a 2024 Grand Villa 42View. First ever RV and we’re going to be living in it full time but stationary. I’ve watched you for years and I’m so excited to finally be starting our own journey of living with less to live with more time.
Your content is very helpful here and your remarks at the end are super encouraging. I’m recently retired have downsized, bought my first RV (20’ tow behind toy hauler) , a truck and dual sport motorcycle for a western US tour and Transamerica Trail ride etc. All the preparation and the unknowns have been a bit overwhelming at times. Thanks for the advice and encouragement!!
You are great, love your channel. Just so you know, in some states there a special class of driver’s license is in fact required when you have a gross combined vehicle weight rating over 26,000 pounds. This applies to many of the larger 5th wheels/dually trucks. Some states it is a special class B recreational license, in others it is a Class A. We had a 35 foot long 5th wheel (Arctic Fox) and dually truck that required the Class A license in California, Nevada and even WA. It is ALWAYS advisable to check the requirements in your home state (which determines what license you need in whatever state you are driving in), to make sure.
We have been camping since we were first married almost 50 years. We never full timed. With our business it wasn’t possible to do this. Our first trailer was a pop up. We have had travel trailers, 5th wheels and a very large motorhome. We are at the age where we now have a park model and our kids also have trailers at the same park we are at. We are loving this stage of life. It is really great seeing all these wonderful places through your lens. We are Canadian and we too have a beautiful country. You should see our east coast. Nova Scotia has some amazing scenic drives. Prince Edward Island has Ann of Green Gables. It is a great place to visit. Safe travels and Merry Christmas to your family and friends.
We love your channel, not just your travels but your videos are real life … we’re 70yrs old, you guys keep us young ❤. Our favorite place is Flaming Gorge, Utah. Check it out if you’re in that area next time.
I love you all! You are such an inspiration to a past RV & entrepreneur family, and dreaming to RV again soon! We are working on re-establishing our business so we have more passive income when we get back on the road.
Thanks for the video. My wife and I have been playing around with switching from an apartment in Orlando to full-time RV living. More of a stationary option. This was very helpful for a newcomer not knowing much at all. Thanks!
Thank you. Very Nice Q&A. As for your biggest regret (not starting earlier and having done only the two of you), we are in the phase where our nest is becoming empty and we are working on getting used to RVing "alone" (only the two of us, w/o kids).... So if you keep going, you will have the " RVing only the two of you experience" down the road. and you are right, one thing that we absolutely don't regret are the 1000s of pictures we have with the kids all around this country.
You two (or 4) are great. We are in our high 70s (years old) and love to go camping and traveling to explore the US. We live in the west, Reno, and have been camping for over 50 years. I love the video of you today, and I will be watching all your videos from now on. This is my first video of you. Thanks again.
Let's not forget in talking gas v diesel, the cost of maintenance. My friend paid about $200 for his annual oil filer and chassis inspection and lube with his V+10 class A while our Diesel pusher sets me back between $500 and $600. Full service on our super duty diesel PU runs $150 to $200 and a friend with a gaser hits only about half that.
I have followed your journey since 2016. We went full time in 2018. Your videos gave us the confidence to make the leap. Everyone we told said “oh, you can’t do that “. We are ABSOLUTELY doing it. The best part is that there is a style of travel for every person and the ability to alter your style whenever it suits you. We are from Boise and really enjoyed that you had a great time in our state. We been to all of the places you featured. I do have a question about your videos, do you both sit and evaluate each video before you upload them? Incase one of you sees something you don’t want shown to the public.
BEEN WITH YOU GUYS FROM THE BEGINNING IM STARTING MY 8TH YR. FULL TIME RVING AND WORKING IN MY SMALL TRAVEL TRAILER NEXT SUMMER IM BUYING MY 5TH WHEEL TRAILER AND MY PROPERTY IN NORTH IDAHO ❤
I watched the entire video. It’s so interesting all your thoughts. I had always hoped we could try this, however my husband is not in agreeance. So I love to watch folks like you. So, thank you so much!
Well done. Great answers, and delivered at a good pace to keep it interesting. We have been following you for years, and loved your sharing your answers to the questions.
I’ve been going back and forth trying to decide if I should sell my house, get a bigger truck and a bigger RV… I was hiking by myself in the Rocky Mountain National Park this morning and I said out loud “If I see a moose today (for the first time in my life) I will sell everything and live in RV full time”. I saw 2 less than 30 min later 😅
I started planning to Full-time RV when I retire about ten years ago and one of the first things I had sorted out was TV. With good internet access which for me is TMobile I watch whatever I want whenever I want. Which usually ends up being TH-cam. Amazon fills in the gaps.
Oh, I just found your channel! I love your love for each other! I’m brand new to RVing. Bought a used 2020 Tiffin Wayfarer 24TW… I love the class A’s but not ready to drive one yet. Also a bit intimidated by all the stuff I am learning so I’ll stick with my small 25 ft RV for now. Thank you for this video! God bless you both and your kiddos also!
Your kids are benefitting from your RV Schooling, they get to have field trips of the places they learn about and are closer to each other. I found your channel with the video where you got the Airstream, and Hensley was little. Getting to be in many places of the country and through Canada to get to Alaska.
This is just so good and informative I loved every bit of it it’s gonna come in handy when I get on the road-so I don’t get too much static back home. Will see you soon.
Wow! Great video and we just found your channel. Last week we happened to meet you as you walked through the Florida RV Super Show in Tampa. My BNL is a huge fan and you walked through the Alliance display when he called out to you. This video tells us you guys are worth watching! Thank you.
More great content from fellow Tennesseans!! A really good friend (I call him my brother) grew up and lived in the same town you all are from in middle Tennessee!!
9 Years??!!!! thats amazing!! I looked it up, I sub'd May 26 2018!!! and have loved the journey thus far... Muddy Puddles, what what, pink boots and more. Love y'all so much.
Thank you for this video. We have done some road tripping with our travel trailer, but still learned a few things from your efforts in this video. Safe travels and God bless.
We're half-timers, but your answers are the same as mine, based on our experiences, except navigation and planning. I'm surprised you haven't tried RV Trip Wizard, it's incredible. And for me, our RV890 Garmin is the bomb, but 98% accurate on the final mile. We often use GMaps to confirm the final mile. However, we cannot trust Gmaps to properly route a large RV. Gmaps assume you're in a car, Garmin does not. Garmin routes based on height, weight and type vehicle. However we often use GMaps to confirm traffic conditions.
Don’t feel so bad about not trying sooner. I’ve been trying for I can’t tell you how long. My whole life I think. Unfortunately some decisions I made early in life that I thought would work out, didn’t. At the end of 2018 I thought I had my husband onboard with traveling, Rv’ing. It turned out that he was telling me what I wanted to hear. In mid 2019 he was diagnosed with lung cancer and things weren’t too bad but by early 2021 he started having some issues that were expected (by me at least-retired nurse) but still were shocking when they happened. By the fall of 2021 it became a matter of time which arrived 2 days after my birthday. So enough of that. The only question I have never heard anyone deal with is how do I get medication delivered to me? I’m on a lot of different medications and am still struggling to come up with an answer! Thank you for the great video. It was fun and informative!!
Laundry is my biggest stress! We did laundry mats, hated it. Currently have a portable washer and a drying rack for outside. I hear the 2-in-1 has issues with things not drying since they bundle in wash mode.
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I was a public school teacher for 31 years, and many people ask me about home schooling. I tell them that if you are purposeful (like you guys are), it will give your child (children) the best experience possible! There are SO many ways to do it, but I think that (based on friends who did/do it) that you can’t beat the personal attention and ability to do so many experience-based things that most families NEVER get to do because of the limits that their jobs put on them. You guys have inspired me- THANK YOU! Bob from Spokane Valley, WA USA
Thank you so much.
I am a teacher of public 33 years and private 4 years- still going! I agree that they will learn with advantages; however, experiencing the private school now with several home-schooled entries into the classroom, I would highly suggest academic challenge activities that require recall of fact and skills and interaction with peers. It is important that kids experience various ways to apply what they have learned and deal/debate/interact with others. You can do this with meets, etc. Really great and with home schooling and that, it gives you the best alternative- in my opinion.
Oh you choked me right up in the heart with how you miss each other when you're apart. 🥰 It is so refreshing to see this in a young married couple these days. Great, informative, and thoughtful video. 😘
Thank you so much!!
Great video! FYI, 14 states require a license for motorhomes above a certain weight. We live in TX and I drove our 40' diesel for 4 years before I realized I needed a license.
This was a very down-to-Earth review of RV living. Great job covering a lot of things!
Thank you.
I love how comprehensive this video is. Next month I official become a senior citizen, so maybe in the years to come I can see myself on the road for a couple of months. Thanks LJMJ!
You are welcome, thank you for watching.
Thank you Nathan and Marissa for doing this video.
I can’t believe it’s been almost 9 years in an Rv for you. I’ve been watching you on TH-cam for 6 years. I went back and was able to watch some of your old videos when I started watching you. You are both are great to watch with your family. I love the fact you’re Christian because I’m Christian as well. I wasn’t able to comment back then on the videos but so glad we can now. You are a great family to watch. And I love you Marissa and Nathan as a couple. You are so cute together. I’m so glad you are together. And so glad you explained how it works for you to Rv. I love your fifth wheel even when you fixed it up. It looks like a home. I love fifth wheels. I hope you keep on going with TH-cam. I wish I could join you on your patreon but I can’t afford it right now. I love you all and I hope you have a great week and have a great Merry Christmas. See you soon!
So glad you enjoyed this video! We appreciate all the kind words of encouragement. Merry Christmas!
You mentioned me and I had to pause the video to show my wife. We love your content and appreciate all your doing. God bless you and your family.
Awesome! Thank you, we always love the questions. Thanks for asking and for following along.
Not generally a fan of Q & A's vlogs but this one was well done and fun!
Loved the stories and all the memories.
Learned a few new things, too!
Happy trails!
Glad you enjoyed it!
OMG ! I can't believe I have been watching your family grow thru adventures for so many years.. I feel you have been a blessing and I am grateful in receiving your shares.
We’ve been quietly watching for a little over a year, and you guys have been a HUGE inspiration in our decision to go full time. We head out in about 3 weeks and cannot wait for all of the fun and challenges ahead. Thank you so much for sharing your family and experiences in videos like this with all of us!! God bless 😊
So glad you found our channel and that we could inspire your Journey!
@@LessJunkMoreJourney Thank you, see you on the road! Safe travels and God bless! 😊
This was a great video on important topics for making a decision whether or not RVing is for you. I have watched you guys since you had the class a so I’ve been with you a long time if that was nine years ago! All of the TH-camrs that I watched inspired me that RVing was truly my dream and at 62 I got a Winnabego Solis van. I go out on the road a few months every year and see so much incredible beauty. My family flies into different locations and stay with me for a week or two and that works out great. I have adult children and I tried to inspire the love of the national parks when they were young and we traveled in a tent trailer. now that my grandkids are a bit older, I want to get them involved.
Glad you enjoyed! Love that you have shared those memories with family. Congrats!
We downsized over the course of 2 months from 3000 sq ft to 475, and part of that involves a storage unit. Having been in our fifth wheel for 90 days now, we went to the storage unit this weekend to assess what was in there. We eliminated a third of what we'd put there, and it was easier to do so because we weren't under any kind of time pressure, like we were when we were selling our house this summer.
Time pressure makes it harder for sure.
"I need my wife." 😢 Such a loving thing to say, Nathan. FYI- We have a 12' dually towing a 44' toyhauler, a class A is necessary in most states and they have begun pulling drivers over in the west. Happy New Year!
I've followed you two for a while now and I can say unequivocally my all time favorite of your travels was your trip to Alaska. It was full of the most beautiful photography and drone footage of any RV presenters to date. I can still visualize the sequence of Marrisa and a friend paddleboarding in an absolute aqua paradise. I was also impressed with Nathan replacing a defective water pump with the help of fellow travelers while boondocking. We still haven't gotten there as we have been concentrating on exploring Canada. We are both retired geologists and we spent two months in the Canadian Rockies and the Ice Fields parkway is a must see! As for our favorite navagation system, we make use of several digital servers but always, always have paper maps of everywhere we go because it affords us the big picture of whatever area we're in and because might save you in case of system failure and you will have the ability to chart a new course in case of emergency..
This video is filled with so much great information especially for people just starting out. I agree, I wish we would've had this video when we were starting out.
Thank you.
We've been full-timing for about 8 months now, and you guys were a big part of our motivation for it! After having spent months traveling in a Winnebago Trend (basically a duplicate of your Viva), we knew that this lifestyle was great for us, though we went with a 33' fifth wheel for obvious reasons! :)
Prioritizing our family was the single biggest factor in our motivation to make the change. Most of our best memories have been made on the road, and we want to continue collecting lots more of those!
And throughout your video, we've had almost exactly the same answers as y'all, which is encouraging!
This is awesome to hear, thank you.
I loved this video. I watch a lot of RVing TH-cam Channels. We are working toward our dream of RVing. The channel I continue to watch are the ones that are real. Meaning they don’t feel stage and are truly real people. You two are what I consider REAL. It’s refreshing. This video and hearing you talk about your faith was HUGE for me. Many channels don’t talk about faith for fear of rejection and I applaud those who follow their faith in God and don’t worry about what others think. Faith & God first. Keep up the great content. Hope to meet on the road one day.
Thanks for following and glad you enjoy our content. We try to be ourselves and talk about the things that are important to us and things we think others may have questions about as well.
You're both so sweet and have a lovely family. Sending love from me and cool 87 year old Italian mom. Come for pasta anytime here in Florida!❤❤❤
Thank you 😊
This is by far the best rv lifestyle vlog that i have see. Thanks Nate & Marissa for this deep dive into the lifestyle we love. You two were our inspiration to go fulltime and travel back in 2017. As we head into year 7 we look forward to seeing your continue Journey.
Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it!
Our kids have had the best time of their life, ages 10 and 6, they have met so many “bestest friends”.
Yes there are so many families on the road!
Hard to believe I’ve been watching your videos for 7 years now…I really love your videos…😎🇺🇸
Thank you.
I found your channel several years ago when I was searching for tiny houses. You had gone to a tiny house roadshow. I immediately searched for one close to my area and my husband and I went and found what we were looking for. In 2017, our tiny home was complete and delivered to the land we had purchased. We were there for three winters total. We had come from the city and moved to the country and realized it just wasn't for us. But I loved that house so much, and I felt like I designed it myself. We loved the land but we just missed the city. I've been following you ever since, and I'm so grateful to see the country through your eyes. I'd never trade my experience with our tiny house, and I'm grateful to you for that!
That is awesome, thank you for sharing.
We are FINALLY hitting the road January 2nd (research and planning has been in the works for years)! Thanks for this video! It validated a few things for us.
We are so glad, thank you.
This is a very valuable and real video, thanks. 😊
Glad it was helpful!
What a great video! We have followed you two since before we went full-time two years ago, and always enjoy and learn from your videos. This has got to be the BEST "So you think you want to go full-time RV" work. We will recommend this to people who ask us why we did it. Well Done!
Thank you so much.
You guys are amazing and so inspiring. Thank you for taking the time to do this and being so honest about it. Definitely helping those of us who are considering it!
Thank you so much!
We have watched you for a number of years. My wife and I were extremely impressed by this video. We think its your best yet in so many ways. Your experience and communication style ranks up there with the best on youtube. Happy New Year and Good Luck on your next junkless journey. :)
Thank you so much.
Wow! Thank you for being real and sharing the RV world!
Our pleasure, thank you for watching.
Hope you are all safe considering the bad weather in. TN today. Stay safe. Praying for your safety. We enjoy your travels, due to health issues we are not able to at present. We have previously rved quite a bit. We traveled with our horses and enjoyed that alot. Stay safe and watch your health. ❤BobnShirley
Thank you for watching 😀
I saw some videos of the tornadoes I Clarksville. I have also heard of some near a major city I think it was Knoxville or Nashville. It is scary and nerve wracking living in tornado zones.
@@susanpratt3290 Thank you, we are fine and will have some updates soon.
for US Mail, the USPS has Informed Delivery for free. It's not perfect but it's better than nothing and it can still work with your family member handling it for you.
The best part is the ability to meet up with these friends in different states. My older 3 kids are all grown, but still talk to these friends on a very regular basis. It’s an amazing life! I’m a single, disabled mom of 4, and we traveled full time for 3 years. My youngest was a little baby when we started, and I had to stop every couple hours to breastfeed. Due to illness, I have had to go back to stick and bricks, but I’m hoping in May, I can go back to living my dream with my 7 year old.
Outstanding video. Quite possibly the best you've ever made. Thanks much.
Oh wow, thank you.
Boy. You guys are SO natural as a team on camera! It’s not easy to be so personally connected when you’re just talking to a camera…so, good job!
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you so much. Gave me insight towards what I might want to do as a solo traveler.
Awesome best of luck on your adventures!
I got a Diesel SUV and wow so glad I did. I also have a smaller max tow capacity than a pick up but it's still at 7500 lbs which is pretty amazing. 😄
Very nice!
Wow! I loved this Q&A. My husband and I are in the process of selling our house and giving our kids a lot of our things. We have the rv 5th wheel and bought a 350 diesel to pull it. We chose the 5th wheel because sometimes I stay up later so this gives him a place to shut off the living room. This Q&A really helped me to think about other issues. Thanks. Looking forward to your next adventure. God bless.
So glad you enjoyed this video!
Watched this video again with my husband (who missed it) and loved this episode even more the second time. Thank you for sharing your lives' with us, it has been such an encouragement and helpful tool for many years now as we started following your channel back when we started full time RV life in July of 2017.
Awesome! Thank you!
This video has been so insightful, this was such a nice organized variety of answers that I'm sure has been very helpful to newbies and reminders to the old timers. THANK YOU for sharing.
So glad you enjoyed and got some insight out of it! That’s why we are doing this!
Howdy Melissa, Nathan, and Kiddos. We are also longtime 8 year FT RVers as y'all. We have watched and have enjoyed your channel for years. This video has been one of your best to date, enlightening, informative, and spot on. As we watched we rediscovered why we like this lifestyle very much, Thank You! Please continue your RV Voyage and sharing with us. Blessings, Safe Journeys, and Merry Christmas with a Happy New Year... Janet & Hoss
Sorry Marissa... Not sure where I got Melissa ??? Nothing like Olzhimers.. lol
That is awesome, thank you so much for the kind words.
You guys are amazing! Completely transparent and honest about your journey. I'm a newbie, single mom with 2 teenagers and 6 cats lol! Stationary for now due to repairs and renovations but I can't wait to get on the road. Again thank you so much! God bless you!
Praying you get back on the road!
Very realistic outlooks on life and relationships!
Loved this video. So much better than a LIVE session...
We use the Good and the Beautiful too. It’s so good!
It really is!
👍🤩💝Nice Q&A video.
Wow! Time is flying by. I can’t believe I’ve been watching you guys that long. I still love y’all. 💝
Thank you for being a part of our journey!
Yàll are the best! My hubby and I are preparing for retirement. We've camped in some form all our lives. But, recently we haven't been as committed as we were. We still love it, but we let life get in the way of our dream. So we reset, shopping for a RV and not waiting on retirement. Like you said there is no perfect time. Thank you for your honesty, stay safe & God Bless.
Thank you’ 😊
Your section on 'Friends' really was important for me. Since we have been camping in our Oliver trailer, we have met so many people. We even met you guys in Colorado at Ridgeway State Park! Some of our best friends are camping friends. Russ and Kerry from The Roads We Roam (they call me Mama Mary Thuma). Patrick and Patty from Travels With Delaney. Randi from Randi's Adventures. And our friends from Wyoming that camped next to us for three years in Mesa, AZ are also dear friends. That should not stop anybody from camping. In fact it really opens up your life learning about people from other areas of the country.
The other problem is when your husband is not into camping. We still go and he enjoys it but two or three trips are more than enough for him. We are thinking of selling our trailer but it will be very hard for me. Guess we will see what happens!! Always an adventure awaiting!
Thanks you for all your adventures you share with us. Happy Travels and Save Travels! And give the kids a kiss and a hug from Mama Mary Thuma!
Thank you so much.
Wow, so much information! Thanks for sharing your tips, tricks and love for your lifestyle. God bless and safe travels.
Glad it was helpful!
"Unlimited hot water" in an RV... for me, RVing is a good opportunity to consider water conservation... and start somewhere to reduce our oversized natural resource consumption...
Best video ever! informative, honest and helpful.😎
Glad you enjoyed!
This was a fabulous vlog to explain the lifestyle. Loved it. 🥰
This was SUPER INFORMATIVE!! I've been following YA'LL from the very beginning. You both have not aged, but the kids sure have grown! What keeps me humble was when I saw a U-Haul at the gas pumps (Will Robers Archway Mc Donalds in Oklahoma) accidentally back up too tight against the gas pumps. There was no way he could correct himself without taking down the pumps. My heart sunk for him and every time I pull into a station I think about that. My motto is that there are no failures as long as we learn from them! Merry Christmas ya'll, and Happy New Years!! :) ♥
Thank you so much.
Now that was a great video! you guys are honest to goodness great down to earth people!
Thanks so much!
This was our first year full timing and we saw more friends and family on the road than we did when we were living in our home! It was such a great balance of spending time with family and friends and having some alone time. Love this lifestyle. We did visit Tennessee and actually bought a house, but still plan on traveling and spending more time on the road. Thanks for your insight and videos, it helped us so much when planning to get out there!😊
You are so welcome.
Wow. Comprehensively answered everything! Great job! Thank you
Thanks for watching!
We just purchased a 2024 Grand Villa 42View.
First ever RV and we’re going to be living in it full time but stationary.
I’ve watched you for years and I’m so excited to finally be starting our own journey of living with less to live with more time.
That is awesome!
Your content is very helpful here and your remarks at the end are super encouraging.
I’m recently retired have downsized, bought my first RV (20’ tow behind toy hauler) , a truck and dual sport motorcycle for a western US tour and Transamerica Trail ride etc. All the preparation and the unknowns have been a bit overwhelming at times. Thanks for the advice and encouragement!!
So glad we could be here to help!
Great video. Thanks for always keeping it real!
This was awesome information! Thank you Nathan and Marissa! ❤❤
You are so welcome.
You are great, love your channel. Just so you know, in some states there a special class of driver’s license is in fact required when you have a gross combined vehicle weight rating over 26,000 pounds. This applies to many of the larger 5th wheels/dually trucks. Some states it is a special class B recreational license, in others it is a Class A. We had a 35 foot long 5th wheel (Arctic Fox) and dually truck that required the Class A license in California, Nevada and even WA. It is ALWAYS advisable to check the requirements in your home state (which determines what license you need in whatever state you are driving in), to make sure.
We have been camping since we were first married almost 50 years. We never full timed. With our business it wasn’t possible to do this. Our first trailer was a pop up. We have had travel trailers, 5th wheels and a very large motorhome. We are at the age where we now have a park model and our kids also have trailers at the same park we are at. We are loving this stage of life. It is really great seeing all these wonderful places through your lens. We are Canadian and we too have a beautiful country. You should see our east coast. Nova Scotia has some amazing scenic drives. Prince Edward Island has Ann of Green Gables. It is a great place to visit. Safe travels and Merry Christmas to your family and friends.
You both did great discussing all these topics❤
Thank you 😊
I loved this video!!
We love your channel, not just your travels but your videos are real life … we’re 70yrs old, you guys keep us young ❤. Our favorite place is Flaming Gorge, Utah. Check it out if you’re in that area next time.
Sounds great, thank you.
Sounds like you have pretty much perfected your journey. ❤ your channel and Happy Holidays to all of you and your families. ❤❤❤❤
Happy holidays!
You guys are great. Watched you since before the kids.
Awe thanks for watching our journey!
Thanks for sharing your lives with us. So glad your kids are getting this experience while they are young. Nice family.
You are so kind, thank you for watching.
So many years later and I still cry when you show the video of when you told Nathan about JJ.
Awwww, thank you so much.
It's been a minute since I've seen you guys. For some reason you dropped off my favorites and I couldn't find any of your videos. Glad you're back. ❤
Welcome back! We have been here the whole time! 😊
I love you all! You are such an inspiration to a past RV & entrepreneur family, and dreaming to RV again soon! We are working on re-establishing our business so we have more passive income when we get back on the road.
Thanks for the video. My wife and I have been playing around with switching from an apartment in Orlando to full-time RV living. More of a stationary option. This was very helpful for a newcomer not knowing much at all. Thanks!
Thank you.
Very Nice Q&A.
As for your biggest regret (not starting earlier and having done only the two of you), we are in the phase where our nest is becoming empty and we are working on getting used to RVing "alone" (only the two of us, w/o kids)....
So if you keep going, you will have the " RVing only the two of you experience" down the road.
and you are right, one thing that we absolutely don't regret are the 1000s of pictures we have with the kids all around this country.
That’s a very good point thank you!
Amazing video. Very helpful and inspiring! Thank you guys!
Thank you so much for watching we are glad that it’s helpful!
You two (or 4) are great. We are in our high 70s (years old) and love to go camping and traveling to explore the US. We live in the west, Reno, and have been camping for over 50 years. I love the video of you today, and I will be watching all your videos from now on. This is my first video of you. Thanks again.
Thank you so much.
Let's not forget in talking gas v diesel, the cost of maintenance. My friend paid about $200 for his annual oil filer and chassis inspection and lube with his V+10 class A while our Diesel pusher sets me back between $500 and $600. Full service on our super duty diesel PU runs $150 to $200 and a friend with a gaser hits only about half that.
I have followed your journey since 2016. We went full time in 2018. Your videos gave us the confidence to make the leap. Everyone we told said “oh, you can’t do that “. We are ABSOLUTELY doing it. The best part is that there is a style of travel for every person and the ability to alter your style whenever it suits you. We are from Boise and really enjoyed that you had a great time in our state. We been to all of the places you featured. I do have a question about your videos, do you both sit and evaluate each video before you upload them? Incase one of you sees something you don’t want shown to the public.
Good question and yes we do. 😀
So very much enjoy these multi topic Q&A sessions! Thank you so much for sharing your experiences! 🖖🏻😘🙏🏻👍🏻
Glad you like them!
BEEN WITH YOU GUYS FROM THE BEGINNING IM STARTING MY 8TH YR. FULL TIME RVING AND WORKING IN MY SMALL TRAVEL TRAILER NEXT SUMMER IM BUYING MY 5TH WHEEL TRAILER AND MY PROPERTY IN NORTH IDAHO ❤
Great video. Thanks for all your answers. I miss my husband when we are not together. 23 years/5 kids and we haven't spent a night apart.
I watched the entire video. It’s so interesting all your thoughts. I had always hoped we could try this, however my husband is not in agreeance. So I love to watch folks like you. So, thank you so much!
You are so welcome
So glad I watched! I just remembered laundromats are a big NO to me. ❤ God Bless you all and have a wonderful New Year 🎉
Happy new year!!
Well done. Great answers, and delivered at a good pace to keep it interesting. We have been following you for years, and loved your sharing your answers to the questions.
Taking the Trans-Pacific highway to Hawaii 10:30 is one of my family's favorite memories. ;-)
I’ve been going back and forth trying to decide if I should sell my house, get a bigger truck and a bigger RV… I was hiking by myself in the Rocky Mountain National Park this morning and I said out loud “If I see a moose today (for the first time in my life) I will sell everything and live in RV full time”.
I saw 2 less than 30 min later 😅
Wow 🤩
I started planning to Full-time RV when I retire about ten years ago and one of the first things I had sorted out was TV. With good internet access which for me is TMobile I watch whatever I want whenever I want. Which usually ends up being TH-cam. Amazon fills in the gaps.
This was awesome and so informative 😊 Thank you ❤
You are welcome, thank you for watching.
So much valuable information here. Its really good. Hope your family is safe from the tornado.
Thank you!
This is such good information thank you guys :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
Oh, I just found your channel! I love your love for each other! I’m brand new to RVing. Bought a used 2020 Tiffin Wayfarer 24TW… I love the class A’s but not ready to drive one yet. Also a bit intimidated by all the stuff I am learning so I’ll stick with my small 25 ft RV for now. Thank you for this video! God bless you both and your kiddos also!
Yay!!! So glad you found us!!!
Your kids are benefitting from your RV Schooling, they get to have field trips of the places they learn about and are closer to each other. I found your channel with the video where you got the Airstream, and Hensley was little. Getting to be in many places of the country and through Canada to get to Alaska.
Thank you.
This is just so good and informative I loved every bit of it it’s gonna come in handy when I get on the road-so I don’t get too much static back home. Will see you soon.
If you are set up for boondocking. You will have electric(solar) Water(case from walmart) and sewer(composting toilet).
Wow! Great video and we just found your channel. Last week we happened to meet you as you walked through the Florida RV Super Show in Tampa. My BNL is a huge fan and you walked through the Alliance display when he called out to you. This video tells us you guys are worth watching! Thank you.
Awesome! Thank you!
More great content from fellow Tennesseans!! A really good friend (I call him my brother) grew up and lived in the same town you all are from in middle Tennessee!!
Very cool!
9 Years??!!!! thats amazing!! I looked it up, I sub'd May 26 2018!!! and have loved the journey thus far... Muddy Puddles, what what, pink boots and more. Love y'all so much.
Thank you so much for following along.
@@LessJunkMoreJourney living down in smithville I feel that extra local connection as well.
Thank you for this video. We have done some road tripping with our travel trailer, but still learned a few things from your efforts in this video. Safe travels and God bless.
Glad it was helpful!
This was the best RV information show on you tube.
Glad you found it helpful!
We're half-timers, but your answers are the same as mine, based on our experiences, except navigation and planning. I'm surprised you haven't tried RV Trip Wizard, it's incredible. And for me, our RV890 Garmin is the bomb, but 98% accurate on the final mile. We often use GMaps to confirm the final mile. However, we cannot trust Gmaps to properly route a large RV. Gmaps assume you're in a car, Garmin does not. Garmin routes based on height, weight and type vehicle. However we often use GMaps to confirm traffic conditions.
We have tried them all but for us Google Maps is just the easiest. The biggest thing is reviewing your route before you travel.
Don’t feel so bad about not trying sooner. I’ve been trying for I can’t tell you how long. My whole life I think. Unfortunately some decisions I made early in life that I thought would work out, didn’t. At the end of 2018 I thought I had my husband onboard with traveling, Rv’ing. It turned out that he was telling me what I wanted to hear. In mid 2019 he was diagnosed with lung cancer and things weren’t too bad but by early 2021 he started having some issues that were expected (by me at least-retired nurse) but still were shocking when they happened. By the fall of 2021 it became a matter of time which arrived 2 days after my birthday. So enough of that. The only question I have never heard anyone deal with is how do I get medication delivered to me? I’m on a lot of different medications and am still struggling to come up with an answer! Thank you for the great video. It was fun and informative!!
Thank you for watching.
Laundry is my biggest stress! We did laundry mats, hated it. Currently have a portable washer and a drying rack for outside. I hear the 2-in-1 has issues with things not drying since they bundle in wash mode.
We like ours. We talk about it more here. www.lessjunkmorejourney.com/post/what-do-you-use-for-a-washer-dryer-combo
One of my family members owned the Fulltime Families, but are no longer part of it and living here back in our hometown in the U.P.
Jill and Dustin.