How to Start Full Time RVing (FROM 12 FULL TIMERS)
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- How to Start Full Time RVing (FROM 12 FULL TIMERS)
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I am retired Navy and so is my wife. I am currently a Navy Contractor and ready to go see the world. I have one more year on this contract and then we are going to RV it. So your videos are helping me so much. We have a 2019 Jayco Seneca Super C diesel pusher and use to have a 34ft Cycolone Toy Hauler. So we have the experience but you are always learning about your rig, especially our new one. Just wanted to thank you all for all your videos and all your experiences, I love it!
My wife has a high stress job , she's been there for 17 years and I can count the number of sick days she's taken on one hand in that 17 yr. period . I've always told her that if things get to stressful we'll sell everything and we'll go live in an RV.
One day my wife came home and was writing something out on paper , I asked what she was doing and she said she was weighing the pros and cons of RVing. She has come home from work in tears and shaking , she has gotten hives from work related stress etc. And all for what , to pay for things we really don't need?
So we had some yard sales to get rid of our stuff and used the money from that to buy things we'll need for the RV. Then we purchased an RV and put our house up for sale. Now our house is sold and the closing date is April 2nd , then we hit the road as Full Time RVers.
We're going to start living life on "our terms" instead of someone else's .
JT & Jo-Ann
What an amazing story!! I love it and I am so excited for you guys. I hope you love it as much as we do!!
I can so relate to this!! I was also at a call center previously and had to start therapy due to the nastiness of some of the callers and we could NOT hang up! I came home in tears many times and finally Roger (my partner in crime) said..."just quit" so I did!! And here we are, going full time in about a month!! I'm so blessed and relieved!
Best of travels and we may see you on the road one day too!
Awesome. Now get to livin.
We started rving four years ago. Two years ago we almost went full time. Talked ourselves out of it. We came down to Florida for a couple months. Well we found our full time rig. Just purchased it and sold our smaller MH. Plan to go full time! Will be selling our house. It feels great that we made this decision! Enjoy your u tube programs. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome! It is so exciting! Waiting was not a bad thing. Look how much experience you have gained over the last few years with your rig and now you are completely ready! I hope you love your full time adventure!
A long time ago when in high school I needed a summer job so I went to work with a travelling carnival and most of us at that time lived in tents. That was in 1956 so I guess that is when I got the itch to keep travelling. I then went in the Royal Canadian Air Force where I spent the next thirty five years. When we got married in 1967 we got a tent trailer and we travelled to Florida in winter and from Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia in the summer. After our son got a little bigger, about three I built a slide in camper for my truck and we used that for a couple of years and then purchased a factory built camper and travelled a bit with that when on leave or when I had time off. Back about 1975 we acquired a 26 foot fifth wheel that was my father in laws until he passed while full timing in Florida. When I got posted to Ramstein Germany with the USAF I had to sell my fifth wheeler and truck and initially went back to a tent trailer for a while until I purchased a new VW camper. We used that until we returned to Canada in 1985. For the next few years we didn’t seem to have much time to camp so we just used my motorcycle with a tent trailer in tow. After retiring from the Air Force the owner of a Carnival heard I retired and asked me to come to work for him and I did. But first I had to have a place to live so I purchased another fifth wheel and I’ve had a couple of new ones since then and I am now in the process of purchasing a new Class A. We have been going to Florida for the past few winters but now may venture west to Arizona where a few of my wife’s friends live and I have quite a few old Air Force buddies out there in the winter. We are excited about the new class A as it will be the end of hooking up and leveling and other chores which are a little more difficult for me as I get older. Next month I will be 79 and I am looking forward to a few more years on the road, maybe. I still have a commercial drivers license and so far so good. As Roy and Dale used to say “Happy Trails until we meet again”
Sounds like you have the travel bug in your genes! We were in AZ last winter and had a great time there. I hope you enjoy it as well. Keep those tires rolling and be safe out there!
Like the series. Can't wait for the next group to ask some questions too. I would love to hear how folks are earning money on the road, the ones not retired. Some specifics would be great not just "I tele-commute"
This is aways a big topic! I can list a few for you from this series:
IT
Graphics Design
Product management
Structural Engineer
Medical Research (peer review, editor)
Travel Agent
GPR/GPS Imaging
Online writer/blogger
Nurse Practitioner (temp, short term jobs)
Military Contractor
Since I was about 16 years old, I have wanted to own a Class A RV. I had seen many folks traveling in those I thought .."Now that is the life.." I was nowhere financially capable of such a thing until now. After a 6 year marriage, divorce, owning a trucking business(extremely stressful) and ended up with health issues from stress and poor eating habits, I began to get stir crazy. So I moved from West Michigan to Kentucky, close to several friends who moved there. I have been here a little over a year and I am still stir crazy. I just want to be free to see the world and the great vistas that God created for us. The main reason is I truly want to be "FREE". I have finally decided that Full-Time RVing is exactly what I want to do with my life. I really have no "ties" to anything anywhere, so, why not??? Decision made. Now for the preparations. I hope to be joining the Full-Time RV Community this Spring or early Summer, God willing. I already know what RV I want so getting rid of "stuff" is my current task. This comes very easy to me as I don't own a lot of stuff. I need to finish renovations to my house, then on the market it goes. Fortunately, houses in my area sell very quickly. Then its..get rid of my vehicles and buy a new Jeep to tow. Then it's off to the races.
Awesome!! Good luck with your RV search and your transition to full time!
How did I get into RV'ing?? Mid-life crisis. Over half of my life is over. I look back at the first half and I've accomplished a lot. Now the unwritten 2nd half is going to be adventurous.
It is interesting that a common thread among many of these folks is that the "stuff" was either causing them to work too much or giving them stress. It seems that a lot of us have come to realize that we can experience more with less stuff. Great video.
YES! Stuff doesnt bring happiness....people and experiences do!
Just found your channel and enjoy it a lot. Keep up the good work and have fun. And, thanks for your service.
Thanks for joining us!!
Nice to hear different perspectives plus introduction to new TH-cam channels.
Wonderful video ❤😊👍
HI, glad we found your channel. This is a really great series. We have been full time with our kids (8 and 9) for almost 4 years so we always love to hear the stories of others and how they got inspired to hit the road. We jumped in with both feet (and no experience) but we absolutely love this life.
Welcome to the YMRV family! We love these stories as well!
Loving this series.. We also were always going to do traveling. Just didn't know about what kind of camper.. now we found a 5th wheel 36 ft Big horn Heartland and going to start May 31st after retirement.. can't wait .. Still going to hold the house for a bit.. We love to travel and road trip so can't wait.. especially today with windchill -50 degrees in WI.. BRrrrrr.
Dang that is too cold for these old bones!! We are happy to share the road!! May is right around the corner!
@@todayissomeday yes it is.. I am glad it will be the last time we have to be in this state when it get this cold.. I hope to be in Florida/Alabama next year this time. Have a great rest of the week..
If you can, please further explain “Ruby was delivered to our home “. We are looking for a diesel pusher and trying to find one that will meet our needs.
Hey guys! LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!! I have been binge watching them for about two days now and you're situation is very similar to ours! I am a retired Seabee and just started receiving my military retirement checks and tricare. Still driving Truck OTR but planning to fully retire in 2 years! My wife are I are AVID campers and have a permanent campsite in WISCONSIN. We plan on going "1/2 Time" RV'ing spending winters travelling in a class C and living in our permanent campsite during the summers (I'd rather have a good old MCI Motorcoach conversion but she's Afraid of being abandoned if something happens to me so..class c it is😭😢)
The HARDEST THING to get answers to is how to do research on Domicile choices and what you need to FACTOR into your choices! I have researched FT RVing for several years now and know about escappees etc. but no one REALLY talks about the research that needs to be done and what needs to be considered BEFORE you head out! I realize every situation is unique but a general guideline would be AWESOME! I just can't seem to find any or anyone who can help us make the best decisions for our situation! Does Escapee's or anyone have people who can guide us?
Maybe since we will summer in WISCONSIN the Domicile question isn't an issue but that plan could change as well!
Keep rocking your vids and GO NAVY!
Thanks for your service Rick. Our SIL is a BU2 pushing boots in Great Lakes. As for the domicile question, we went with Escapees as we were already TX residents. The Motorhome Experiment (YT channel) just did a video on their change in domicile to FL....give them a peek and see if that helps. Go Navy.
My father loved camping and spending time in nature. We would go out every other weekend and two weeks in August. I looked forward to each and every outing! When my husband and I got married, we would take off on an adventure after work on Friday. We had a 1971 Datsun pick-up (with no ac)with a shell on it. We felt so free! As time passed and we had kids, our spontaneous weekend trips turned into spontaneous day trips...sometimes a couple of hundred miles at a time. In August of 1986, we used my parents’ camper van and took our little family of 4 (kids were 7 and 1) to Yellowstone for 1 week. There, we got the dream of buying a camper (the kind that fits on top of a truck). Anyway, our dream grew! We ended up buying a 24-ft class C (very luxurious for us), we sold our house, and on July 1, 1987, took off on a 3-month adventure around the US and Canada. Everyone called us crazy, but it was and remains, the best decision we ever made! We’ve had 1 regret, though...that we didn’t do it longer! So, for the last 31 1/2 years (can’t believe how time has flown by!), we’ve had the dream to do it again, but this time for 6-12 months. This is the year! Our goal date is July 1, 2019! 🛣🙂
Your videos are amazing and so helpful. We plan to start in December 2020. Do you have any videos of just how things work on a rig like.. air conditioning, stove, shower etc.. What takes propane and what doesn't. You guys rock and thank you to both of you for your service in freedom and healthcare!
We have a few how to videos.......and more in the pipeline. Dec 2020 will be here fast!!
Good people doing great fun things. Life is good . Chris and Donna waited along time. Good for them.
Life is good!! Chris and Donna are amazing people and they definitely earned their way to full time life!
Great series! Thanks for putting it together! Love the out takes!!!
Thanks for watching
Awesome series of videos!!!
Next year please consider coming to David Botts Ooberfest
It was on the list but we just ran out of time. We will consider it for next year.
Binge watching complete, I'm all caught up.
Sweet!! Thanks so much for watching.
You two are such a delight!
And I want to thank you for the idea about putting the departure check list on slap bracelets, on the steering wheel! I am a new, solo, full-timer, who's a little ADD & there's a lot for one ole girl to remember. The bracelets are great, & they make me smile at how goofy they look on my steering wheel. I think of you guys everytime I go through them - so thanks for that.
My transition to becoming a full-timer began with a near death experience (aka Wake Up Call), that caused me to realuze I was not living life, I was existing, and miserably at that. I was about to turn 65, and I decided to retire from college teaching & fulfill a long forgotten dream that I'd had as a young person, to travel the US. I had to decide not to let being single keep me from going for it, and made the decision to become a full-time nomad. I announced my decision to my adult kids, submitted my resignation and began researching and binging on TH-cam videos on the subject. After months of researching, down-sizing & dismantling my life, I used some of my retirement to buy a 24' class B+. My Pug & I moved into it just before two back to back snowstorms hit (in Seattle), and my first trial-run was to Eugene, OR, just before 15 inches of snow fell there! "Grace" (my rv), Hannah, (the Pug) & I sailed through the winter initiation with flying colors! It hasn't been without a few lessons, (do not try to parallel park on a city street in the dark, & no more drive-thrus!)! And there've been lots of little successes, (emptying my tanks in a drizzling rain on Mt. Shasta). I know there's still much to learn, and my morning prayer now includes the request that my daily lesson not be costly! But the bottom line is that I'm very much alive, mindful of my moments, and I have a happy heart!
I love your videos, and your playful spirits. I'm now the student instead of the teacher. I sooo appreciate your willingness to talk about your mistakes, (you taught me to ALWAYS do a walk around before climbing into the driver's seat!). I look forward to one day thanking you in person for helping me take the leap and get off to a good start.
Wishing you abundant blessings - Merritt
I love your story! Thank you so much for sharing it with us! I love courage to not only live this life but go at it alone! You have true strength and are an inspiration to me! I do hope we meet up on the road somewhere. I would love to just sit and chat with you.
Although, we have not had a specific event that propelled us into this life we do worry that over time Phils back/knee will decline preventing us from doing some of our favorite adventures. We also have friends who have been diagnosed with life ending diseases and we want to be sure to life our dreams now incase that is in our future. We aren't getting any younger so now is the time.
I am so glad our videos are helpful! It really was our goal. Bless you and stay safe out there! Let us know if we are ever close enough to meet up.!
Love those out takes! Great videos
Thats the easy part!
Loving these videos ! Seeing us as newbie RVers really helps keep things in perspective and helps us appreciate the journey :-).
I am loving that you guys are in them!! :)
I really enjoy your series. My beginning starts at the end of April. Thank You...
How exciting! It is so close. I hope you love it as we do.
We have really enjoyed each episode of this series. Thanks
Thank you for watching
Great video. Love your bloopers.
Of course that is the easy part!
Great video loved it we are in this process right now, selling everything including our house which is an empty nest working in our channel and yesterday we helped our best friend to purchase their First Diesel Pusher and went to pick it up at General RV. He is also military retired 30 years we had a blast.
That is so exciting!! I am so happy for you. Good luck on the rest of your journey to full time. I hope you love it as much as we do.
We recently discovered your channel and love it! We’ll be full time in two months and can’t wait!! -Angie and Ronda
That is so exciting! Those two months will fly by. I hope you guys love it as much as we do.
Another great one in the series; keep 'em coming!! :)
Thanks
Great video...great series. You guys are great.
Thanks Alberto! I hope you and the Mrs. are both doing well.
Enjoying the series! Would love to hear more from single people, especially women.
Great idea!! I was hoping to include this demographic in this series but it didnt workout. Hopefully, next time Thanks
The bloopers are the best!
and the easiest! lol
I pick up my RV next week in Florida, I am retired Military, my wife retires as a Nurse Manager in August. We are selling the house in June. My question is : When you figured out your budget for going full time in your RV, how close were you to your budget when actually went full time in your RV?
That is a great question! Adding it to the list for the next series! Oh and I gotta say you guys are near and dear to my heart because Phil is retired Navy and I am a nurse practitioner! Thank you for your service!
That's been one of my big concerns as well. I'm working the numbers, and it's going to be tight, however I need to remember, there's work camping, camp host, or even volunteer in exchange for your RV space. My husband, being retired military, and myself 10 yrs military reserve,, between the two of us,,, with our experiences, surely we can come up with something,,,, if we need to. I think a lot of it for me, is just the fear of the unknown. But again that makes me fall back to that good ole military training,,, and remember WE are fearless!! If we really, really want this,, we can make it happen! I'm just doing lots of research, and preparing. We'll be sure to take advantage of the military campgrounds too,,,,they can sure save you some moolah! And your surrounded by support. You just need to reach out....Heck the community of Rv'ers, seem to offer a lot of support.... from what I can see..... Ok, back to crunching numbers:) I can't wait to get out there! God bless.
Great job! good info, love the bloopers too...
Thanks for watching. The bloopers come easy.
Jennifer Aniston II
Love your videos! Really good information and enjoy the down to earth attitudes. We
sold everything last summer (it was like a weight off my shoulders) and went full time.
We’d planned for about 1-1/2 years....no regrets!
Awesome!! We are loving it to! What has been your favorite place so far?
Again I enjoyed your video great work
Thanks Jim! Good to see ya
Enjoying the series. This episode certainly has inspired us. Our plan was to hit the road full time in the next 24 to 36 months. This episode, along with other vlogs we have watched, causes us to think that 24 months is very likely more than enough time. We start a three-month course called "Entrepreneurial Boot Camp" in late March, at which we will perfect the plan for running our business from the road. Then, we will launch and ramp up the business. Once some income is flowing, we will purchase a motorhome and hit the road. Easy-peasy! (Then why is it hard to draw a breath? lol)
Thanks for these videos. Thanks for the bloopers and outtakes at the end! Always nice to know that you are as polished as everyone else!
Applause from 50 degrees below zero in Wausau, WI.
Everyone who takes a total leap of faith looses their breath on the way down! You got this....one day at a time. You can accomplish your goals. Looking forward to seeing you on the road! Enjoy the boot camp.
Thanks for all your videos! My wife and I are about a year out from hitting the road, other than being debt free, we would love to see what others do to prepare to go full time. It seems most people take a year, and I wonder why it seems to take a year. We are stationary full timing in SD right now, but what may be different when we hit the road. Thank you!
It takes many people much longer than a year. I think it depends on financial status, how long it takes to unload all your stuff and say goodbye to your job!! Remember quitting your job and moving are 2 of the top 5 stressors so it can take time to navigate through it.
Really enjoy this series. We got into full timing because we wanted to adventure around the country with our three children before they grew up. 😊
I really wish we had been able to do this with our kids while they were still young! It would have really changed the trajectory of their lives. Enjoy your time with them as you know it goes so fast!
My partner and I are planning on becoming full timers in a year and 9 months. We live in Lubbock Texas and would love to tell you what we are doing to prepare for our new adventure. We can meet you or if you are in the area we actually live at Buffalo Springs Lake.
We are actually on the east coast at the moment and we are not sure when we will return to Texas.
Ok first just love the blooper reel.
Lastly but the other day I went through my phone and in the notes area I found a rv plan dated in 2016 we had it planned out to 2025 to be full time in rv. And hum wow we buckled down and to date we have blown away the goals that we set. We have one more student loan left and house but that student loan was planned to be pd off in 2023 and right now it will be pd off this June. We have already don’t some cleaning out three times so far and surprise surprise we don’t miss anything we got rid of, and the cash we made off selling we applied to debt. So excited to hit the road like two to three years of what we thought.
I love this Roger! It is so amazing what we can accomplish when we set our minds on a goal! I am really happy for you guys and cant wait to hear that you are on the road!
Congrats on 9K subs!!! (that's where it's at as I type this) - WooHoo! Another good one in the series. Looking forward to the next one. If I can think of a topic I would like for you to explore I'll send it your way either here or on FB.
Thanks Linda!! We appreciate you!
Loving the videos!! I'm one half of Never Too late to RV so I've seen a lot with Roger but had not subscribed!! Now I have so I'll be able to follow along more fully! Love that you make me laugh and I can relate to all your topics! Hope to catch you on the road as we will be full time in about 1 month!! Woohoo!
Congrats! A month will fly by! So glad you also joined us Tina! Good luck with your new adventure! I hope you love it.
hey guys. "hello" from Bell County TX, enjoying the series. your guests are fun and the info is helpful. Stacy? idk if you recall, I asked about editing software... bought it. it is very complex but I am finding lots of tutorials so we should be fine. it can do soooo much. Y'all stay safe and looking forward to joining all of you and your friends as we get closer to our full time launch date (nov-dec '19)
It can do everything I have thought "I wish I could do....." I just youtube it and learn how. It isnt to bad after you edit a few videos. I am getting better at it myself each time. Your time is going to fly by so get ready to launch!!
Now that's a funny one Y'all. Keep up the great work.
Miss you guys!
Thank you for this video! I needed this today. We have been dreaming of this for 15 years. I started downsizing 6 months ago & have been watching lots of You Tube video's. We just went and looked at the RV we want. It's time to pull the trigger in the next couple of months. Now I'm getting nervous! lol
This is awesome! You will be nervous because it is a big leap of faith to sell everything you own and drive away from the curb. But trust me it is so worth the time, effort and stress of it all! Besides the nerves prove it is exciting and new!
My husband and I are about to buy our Class A next week. Found a Awesome dealership down in Florida.
Love y’all videos. Hope to see y’all on the road.
Keep up the great videos.
Sweet! Congratulations. I am so excited for you. Safe travels
Awesome video and great info! My wife and I are loving your channel as we are looking to start full-time RV life in 2-3 years and doing our research. One question we can’t seem to find the answer for is how well Tricare works for those retired military full timers. More specifically is whether or not you can use Prime instead of Standard. You guys are great at explaining things and we would like to see you do a vlog regarding healthcare on the road in general with a segment on Tricare. Take care and see you on the road (eventually). Stewart & Patti.
That is a great question! We are prime and have not had a problem. We have to return to our home base every 6-12 months for routine care. Luckily, we have not had an emergency on the road but if we do we will call Tricare and it shouldn't be a problem. We are blessed to have Tricare and not have to spend a huge part of our budget on healthcare!
Thank you for your service and good luck with your research to full time! It is an amazing life.
As usual you guys are the best hope to run into you someday have fun be careful
Thanks so much!
Great video guys! Hopefully it will go viral. A lot of good information here. I'm ready for this lifestyle... just have to convince the wife... or just leave her home...🤔
We have received quite a few 'if I could only convince the wife' comments. That is weird to me since I had to convince Phil! Good luck. Tell it is an amazing freedom like non I have ever felt before. PS: you can always go back and buy a house if you change your mind.
@@todayissomeday
Had the thought the other day. A house is always in the same place. Always the same views. Same neighbors. Same street. In order to see different, I have to leave my house. Seems such a grand idea to take the house and my stuff with me.
I'll be looking at Foretravel Realms in the very near future. Might as well go all out.
Love the series, would love a comparison to short time camping and going home and full time not having a home base to return to !
Great idea! Thanks!
You guys are helpful
Suggestion stay away from hypochondriac’s no one wants to hear about how sick one person is or has been in the group , also suggest to not answer questions with canned texted “ coming in next series stay tuned” this demonstrates you really don’t have time to answer the question
love your videos, did you consider other motor homes and so what where they, one last question what is the music to your intro videos,love it
Yes, we looked for almost 2 years. We started with Thors and slowly increased the budget. I use Epidemic Sound for all of the music.
thanks
@@todayissomeday
Do you have a video about how full timers chose their rig? We are torn between 5th wheel and a dually versus a class C or super C. Pros and cons? Thanks!!
Jeff Payne i’ll chime in on this. We’ve had 4 different rigs over the years. I truly don’t believe many get it right the 1st time. As life changes, needs change. We are proof of that! I know it’s very popular to get advice from us who have only been full timing for a few years and have some
form of social media. We have a lot at Escapees North Ranch in AZ. The knowledge base is in places and people like this. For example. Our neighbor was full time for 18 years! Ya she has a clue or 2. 3 lots down from her another woman knows more about RV’s than we ever will she has had 12 rigs over the course of 35 years. We often laugh at ourselves with our 3 years of full timing thinking we know something...lol My 3 cents. i’d get on a forum talk to seasoned RV’rs. Then go to us novices for any new tech stuff, rent one if you can, buy used, be ready mentally and financially to make a change if you need to....i could go on and on. Good luck in your search. One thing for sure the RV community is awesome and there is a ton of knowledge out here! Enjoy, Tomorrow is not promised. Thus our name!
Our Someday Is Now thanks so much!! We are about 3-ish years away and find ourselves getting more and more passionate about full timing and this is the biggest challenge so far.
@@copmarriage We started RV'n too early. Said no one ...ever.
Our Somday is Now answered this very well. The difficulty with this question is my answer may not be your answer. Make a list of what you think your needs will be, make a pros and cons list for both types of rig (my pros and cons may differ from yours) and then go sit in or hang out in as many RVs as you can. Rent one if possible (we didnt because of the crazy price) and keep doing your research. Hopefully, that will help you find your perfect RV. This is a video that might answer a few questions for you: th-cam.com/video/6YzDw-WVRYU/w-d-xo.html
Good luck!
I love this! hahahaha
That was great! I loved hearing all of your stories. I was hoping to get to Quartzsite this year but things are taking longer than expected. I was planning on being back in my home in December but I'm still in the Denver area. I'm selling 1.62 acres near Steamboat Springs, CO which will help me get a class A. My Roadtrek is working out great in the meantime. I plan on keeping my home in Steamboat as a home base as I love boondocking around there. Also my home is my art studio and I paint there when not painting on location. But, there are so many more places I want to see and paint! A friend just bought a house on 18 acres near Hotchkiss, CO, and invited me to visit and use the RV pad. He said I wouldn't want to leave, I'm afraid of that. Another friend just bought 16 acres in New Mexico and another open invitation. I love camping near Moab, Utah, and would like to do more desert boondocking. So, I just have to have all my plans fall into place and I'll be seeing you all! ML, Zanobia
That sounds amazing! So many different views around the US. Your brush should never go dry!
My question is what do you do about health insurance?
Phil is retired military so we are lucky to have that. Thanks for asking. It will be a great question for our next series!
Good good good! Can't wait until she pulls the plug so we can go! Looking for a rig now.
Good luck in your search!
Love your videos!!! We are on the fence about going full time. I am a PA and want to continue to work part time where ever we end up. Just concerned about finding campgrounds that can take us for 6 weeks to 3 months,. Currently in Maryland and want to start locally now with current job but hard to find a place for winter months locally. Not sure how to handle that. Want to put house on market now but I am afraid we would sell fast and have to be in our diesel pusher with no where to park?
Anyway love hearing you guys and any input would be awesome
Margaret and ED
Many campgrounds will do monthy reservations. Our current campgrounds will do reservations up to 6 months
I was 5 years old on a road trip with my parents and saw my first RV. I was completely fascinated with it and decided I wanted to live in one someday...today is someday!
I love it! That is so exciting. Safe travels to you.
About 5 years ago we were sitting on a plane, leaving California, wondering how we could come back for about a month. Then thought where else would we go for a month. We pulled out the map in the airline magazine and started marking the places on the map thinking hotel or air b&b. We kept talking about it after we got home then had the light bulb moment, a home on wheels. 3 years later we got the Airstream. My husband will retire in 3 years so we still have a sticks and bricks. We takes trips as often as we can but will be most or full time after he retires.
That is an awesome story! I love how you just figured it out right there in the plane! Dont you just love the freedom when you hit the road in your airstream?
I like your videos, especially the informational ones. You two ROCK! I'm a two time military brat, Dad was a Marine, Step-Dad was in Navy, but I have no military affiliation myself. I'm still in the research stage, as I also am a caregiver for my mom at this time. When I am able to go full time I would like to know how to make money from my RV. I've heard several RVers talking about working from their RVs but they don't say what they are doing. Hopefully I can find something to do from my computer. So my question is: what can I do to make money on the road while RVing, preferablly from my RV?
There are many options based on your background. Check out Camille Attell at More than a Wheelin. She specializes in helping people find remote jobs.
I’m concerned about transitioning from home WiFi to RV travel connection for work. Any advice or how did your transition go? I don’t want to get in a pinch or get in trouble at work. nervous 😬
We have not had a problem so far but of course speeds vary. If you need to be connected the entire day a good person to talk to would be Wheelin with the Wendes because Flo needs to be logged in to her company the entire work day. She has not had a problem so far and they even boondock. She uses several apps to check out service before deciding where to go. You can find her at: facebook.com/WheelinWendes/
You, Me & the RV Thank you! I will follow them. That is encouraging to hear
I’d love to know if and how professionals manage to RV full time... like nurses who work 13 week contracts. Love these series. Great questions and interviews - I’m going to go full time in the spring of 2021
Everyone does it a little differently. But most explore on their days off and hang around a little longer than their contract if they want to explore a little longer before heading to the next contract. Also, many are very selective in their contract choices including shorter contracts and locations in areas that they really want to explore.
Great job, once again!! I'd like to hear from people who are in relationships ...but doing the full time gig alone because their partner didn't want to. How do they handle that. How does it work financially, etc.
I have not met anyone doing that yet but I would love to include them in my next series if I do!
I am 5 years from retirement. when we retire we plan on trying out full time. I am all for it and I am trying to convince my wife. She feels that she needs a home base to come back. so unless i can talk here out of that we will probably rent an apartment. We live on Long Island NY now and that isn't friendly for RV travel because of tolls and highways. We have been going to RV shows for a few years now and the rig I like the most is the Tiffin 33AA. it is small enough to get into the national parks. I prefer the diesel chassis to the ford F53 chassis. The question I haven't been able to get a in depth answer to is what specific criteria makes an RV manufactured for full time use verse one for weekend trips. It's usually a given that you get what you pay for. A low purchase price could be more costly in the long run if you spend more on repairs than buying the more expensive rig in the first place. from what I an see most things on an RV are not designed for full time use unless your spending over 1/2 million. The new coaches are very sophisticated with all computer controlled lighting and heating even window shades. How well does this stand up to everyday use and how costly is it to repair when it brakes. what components would I look for for full time
Inverter/chargers
Furnaces/ hot water heaters
leveling jacks
surge protection/ autoformer
slideout mechanisms:Hydraulic/motor driven
windows:single/double pane
insulation in the walls and floor
I would like to thank you for your videos they are very informative and entertaining. If you are ever in New York and would like to spend some time on long island. your rig would fit in my driveway if you would like to do a little driveway docking. We could hook you up with 30 amp, water and cable TV/ WiFi
Thanks
Greg & Grace Dugre'
I dont think you need to spend anywhere near half a million on a rig to full time. I have met many people how spend as low as 75k (5th wheel) to 250k (entegra). And problems with the RVs travel through all brands and price ranges. The most important thing you can do for your self is have the RV inspected by professional. This includes all used or new RVs. This way you know what you are getting into and what problems may cost you money. Also, think of an RV like a house the bones are the most important part and items like inverters can be upgraded.
Thank you for the offer to driveway surf! New York is on the list but who knows when we will get there! Good luck with your RV search.
In watching your wonderful videos, I'm wondering more and more how people are actually financially doing this? In one of your videos, somebody said that they had thought that RVing was just for the wealthy or the retired. It seems I'm seeing a common thread that full-time RVers have online jobs and can work from anywhere. We don't have those kinds of skills (at least not that we're aware of), so that is not an option for us. But more importantly in our situation (and maybe in many other's as well), my husband has worked at the same dairy processing plant for 30 years (he is currently 56). He will draw a union pension, and, of course, the longer he works there the greater the monthly pension check will be. So, we are concerned about cutting that short and what that would mean for us when we're in our 70's or 80's - it looks to us that we would likely have to continue to work because we cut ourselves short because we wanted to live full-time RV (???). We are very happy to do many of the job opportunities you mentioned in one of your videos (my husband [and I, too] would LOVE to work as a host doing maintenance and lawn care! [Not so sure about cleaning the bathrooms, though. I've had a job where I had to clean up after other people's bathroom activities, not fun, pretty gross. 😕 🤢 😉]) Are we missing something? Is there something we're not considering?
I feel all this goes along with my question I asked earlier about what do you do with the equity from your home to protect it while you're out RVing for a year, or 5, or 10, or . . ., and you get to a point where you have to, or want to buy sticks and bricks again - you don't want your house money to just sit there and not grow with the economy of the house market. Maybe we'll die happy while on the road, ☺️ but I can't help but think about the future and what are we doing now to get to full-time RVing that is going to hurt us later in life. Again, are we missing something? Are we not thinking outside the box? All advice is most welcome. Or, can you point us in the direction of helpful info and recourses about this? (I apologize if we haven't yet come across a video of yours at answers our questions.) Just to repeat my initial question - are full-time RVers either retired, rich, or are already established in remote jobs they can work from anywhere? Sooo appreciate you guys!!! 😍
It is a very hard balancing act (in my humble opinion) and I think you are doing all the right things by looking deep to be prepared. It is not free by any stretch but you can live inexpensively. I am going to send you to my friends who are the financial RV people. They are also Dave Ramsey people and live debt free. They have a great book on monthly expenses while RVing and go deeper in to the cost of RV living. They are Chickery's Travels. I have a link to their book on the video. They will also talk to you via email if you have questions. Julie and Sean and amazing.
You are smart for doing all this financial research. I disagree when I hear other channels say to just jump in and not worry about debt or bills or jobs and just make it work.
@@todayissomeday Thank you so much for your time! Yes, I remember that in one of your "interviewing" videos, there is a couple that mentioned a book they wrote about finances. (One downside to bin watching is you forget where you saw what. 😵🤔😊) Thank you for reminding me, and I will definitely resource it! Thank you again! ♥️
I could think of a bunch questions being analytical, that I am. I would love to see a video referring to the video equipment you and others use to do your recordings and even the editing software you may use.
Other than that you guys are doing awesome and appreciate your series and many other videos.
Thanks for the idea and thanks for your kind words.
Where do you park a beast like that?
Lots and lots of places! lol
Love the series thanks for doing it.
My Wife and I are starting to look into full timing. We are waiting till our boy gets done with school so we have 4 to 5 years. Watching your channel is making me want to sell it all and go now but we have to wait (which is not a bad thing to control our impulse). The question I have is in your travels have you run into anyone that travels for work (airplane type travel)? I'm a salesmen and I fly around the country attending sales opportunities and my wife would be at the base came the days that I'm gone (Tuesday - Thursday a few weeks a month) So I would need to pick parking locations near airports. Some trips might be able to correspond with my travel depending on what lead time I have and if it makes sense.
Have you run into anyone doing that kind of full timing?
Yes, Chickery's Travels have had to do the. We will also be doing this once Phil's contract restarts in the next month or so.
@@todayissomeday I can't wait to hear how you guys work around it. Part of our plan is to pick up a 1000 Trails so I have started looking at there locations and comparing them to local airport near them to get an idea.
@@calebgoldberg105 Yeah, I am nervous about it. I dont know exactly how much he will be traveling but it will be pretty regularly. Safety is a concern too so it has be a place I feel comfortable in alone. It will be a balancing act for sure! So stay tuned we will talk about it once it starts.
Great idea to hear different opinions in one video. What is most breathtaking camping spot so far for these Rvrs?
Great question! I have a very similar question coming in this series so stay tuned!
Hello from Cabot Arkansas as full-time rvers how many times gotten to your destination and something went wrong and you had to find another place to stay late at night
Great question! I am adding it to the next series!
Question: We currently RV for vacation but my wife wants to keep the house to have a home base for the kids and someday grand kids. How do I convince her that we can travel to them instead of having them travel to us.? When we were young and had babies it was nice family came to us. Transporting play pens and diaperbags and baby food was a hassle. I though that would convince her but she is being stubborn. Maybe it is just fear of the unknown and she is using that as an excuse. She says that its my dream and not hers.
It would be great to go visit them. I am not sure how to get her on board. If you are already RVing for vacation she has idea what it is all about. I wish I could help but it is something that you both really have to want to do to make it work. Good luck.
Thank you for The outtakes! I wait till the end just for them! Have you come across very many Tiny house dwellers in your travels? If so, do you think they’re as viable and durable to go full time and travel like you do?
We have only seen 1 at a RV park. Most parks dont allow them due to the way their tanks or lack their of work.
Are Lance and Flo from Maryland!?! I hear that Baltimore accent hun. I'm a Bmore county girl myself.
Hi I would like to know is there anything that you did not research enough before you went full time my husband and I are in the research and development portion of going full time and I feel like I have researched every single possible thing that there is but I know I will be forgetting something!!!
I dont think so. The main think for us was to make sure our mail, address and insurance was taken care of. Then it was just jumping in and doing it. It seemed so daunting (boondocking especially) before we started. Now we realize its really no big deal.
I been looking into Military bases camp grounds and trying find who can stay . I'm a 4 year veteran with a honorable discharge. Do you know anything on the requirements?
This may help: todayissomeday.net/blog/veteran-access-to-military-campgrounds?rq=military%20campgrounds
Hello! Yours is the only channel to which I've subscribed and activated the "bell" button, as my wife and I both enjoy watching your adventures (and occasional glitches!). One thing that I am curious about, and was not addressed directly in the video you did about how people finance their RV lifestyle, is dealing with leaving a home. In our case, our home is paid for (no mortgage!) so if we wanted ( and we are not at that point yet) we could sell it to help finance some time on the road. So, I'm wondering - do people sell their houses, then just invest that money and use the interest earned as additional income, or do they use it to buy a large RV, or do they just leave it in an account to grow, or what? I could also see some might buy a piece of property to set up a small "home base" where they could park the RV and use it as additional living space when not actively traveling. I would also think that some might rent/lease their houses. I think it would be a good subject to investigate.
I am semi-retired (I still do consulting from a home office) and my wife will soon be leaving her job with the local school district, and we are looking at options. We have a 29 foot class "C", and are looking forward to more road trips. Will you folks be doing any traveling on the west coast/Pacific northwest any time soon?
That is a great question and I wish I had thought of it for this video! I will include it in the next series. I can tell you that I have heard all the the above answers. We invested our money in a low risk account so when we decide to exit it will be there. And good thing with the market this year!!
hi I am bill. can I afford to live in a trailer on a small fixed income? I am doing tent camping, but only 2 or 3 days at a time once a year! I wood sell my house to so I can buy a trailer and a truck to pull it, I think I wont a 5th wheel but it will have to be old too. but I am Afraid to do it. the big unknown.
There are people who live in a trailer on fixed incomes but every person's situation is different so I can't really speak on your specific situation.
I am retired Navy and I am a few years away from retiring as a correctional officer. My wife and I are planning on Rving full time once I'm completely retired. My question is how much does the weather, thunderstorms mainly, effect living in an RV.
Thank you for your service!! That is a great question! I will add it to the list for the next series. BTW we have not really been affected by weather yet except for making driving difficult a few times.
Thanks for the great video. My husband and I have decided we are going to full time RV when he retires. One of the things I would like answered/discussed is the process of downsizing/selling home/moving into rig. Right now we have a 5 bedroom home, there are only two of us and we rarely have visitors. I want to start selling furniture in the unused bedrooms now. However, I've read online that it's better to have furniture in the rooms. I don't want to have the stress of trying to sell all that furniture once we have an offer. How did other people do it? Offer home with furniture, estate sale, sell it then pay for staging??? Curious minds want to know.
Great idea for the next series! We sold almost everything but did leave enough in the house for the size to show. For example one bedroom only had the bed and night stand while the other had a borrowed blow up mattress and headboard with our nightstand. We had bare minimum when we sold. It made is so much easier to unload!
Ask people were their permanent addresses are. Thanks
Good idea! thanks!!
Hi! I was wondering. Have you had your thyroid checked recently. I noticed a small lump in the area of your thyroid! Forgive me for being personal.
Thanks. It is good..just a benign nodule. If fills with fluid after a few year and another biopsy will drain it. Looks bad but not harmful. Thanks for looking out for me.
I would love a job that is 3 weeks on 3 weeks off! Sign me up!
~Stacy~
Right!! Im all in!
This may sound like an odd question to add to your future interview list, but one thing my wife and I have noticed as we have watched your channel and other RV channels, is that it seems that almost every FT RV'er has a pet, mostly dogs, and quite often those dogs are not dustmop dogs but pretty big ones. We don't have pets now; after our last dog left us, we realized that we didn't miss the mess, the noise, the hair, the vet bills, etc. associated with pets. So, I'm wondering if FT RV-ing is somehow more attractive to pet owners, or is there some other reason that people, who often have a very small RV, will also have a large dog with them?
I can't speak for others but I can say for us that we already had Gizmo when we decided to hit the road. Would we get a dog if we did not have Giz already, nope! But I will add pet questions to my next series. Thanks for the suggestion
@@todayissomeday , OK here's another interview question: As you have traveled around the country, is there a particular area where (despite where you might live now) you would consider as a great spot to live if you quit F/T RV-ing? Also, if you are ever in the Reno/Carson city area, let us know - we would love to meet you folks. I really appreciate the support and PR you give to our military. Although I am also a "puddle jumper" (USCG), one of my brothers was a submarine sailor, and one of my sisters was a Marine. I also had a brother in the Army, and my Dada was retired USAF, so we had all five services covered in our family!
@@davetelling What a great family story!! We covered them all but the coasties! I love it!! You know we love our military....it is just a part of who we are!
Great question! I am adding it to my next series! Not sure when we will get to Nevada but keep an eye out. We love meet ups!
Hey Guys, great series!!! We are the RV Odd Couple. We started our TH-cam channel a month ago and love full time RVing. Let us know if we can contribute 😊
Awesome! If we are ever in the same area let us know!
The wife and I are biting the bullet later this year. We're in the downsizing process right now. We will both be digital nomads working on the road.
Yay!! That is awesome!! You are gonna love it.
How do you get your hair cut?
That is a great question and one many of us women are worried about! I am adding that to the next series. BTW I have been holding out until we return to our home base. Phil hits up every base we pass and a few other places here and there.
My husband and I are retired US Navy! Would love to run into you on the road and sit down and chat!
Thank you both for your service and sacrifice. It would be great to meet up.
We will be in FL the next two months. We will be in the Villages area
@@marielogue9665 We are along way from FL. Hopefully, we will meet up in the future.
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is iT really worth it? Are, ya'll happy? That's my question?/.........
Never been happier or less stressed! TOTALLY WORTH IT!
We have been in the military 31 years. When I retire in August it will be 32 years. For the past 5 years we have been talking about this and did a lot of research. We currently have a gasoline class A as a starter but are looking forward to switching to a diesel pusher for more permanent living. This was a good post. Got me thinking about how my wife and I decided to do this. I can already feel the freedom. I love the military life, but it has been a long career.
Thank you both for your service and sacrifice! And I agree we love and appreciate the military but there is nothing like the open road and the freedom it has allowed! August is right around the corner!
I don't mean to sound rude or crude but, what's your nationalities? I love your accent.
Since we dont have accents you cant mean us. lol Are you referring to Matt and Diana?
@@todayissomeday yes. Sorry.
They are from the UK and Latvia.
Thank you.. I knew he was from the UK and I knew she was in that general area I just couldn't nail it down.
Thank you. I knew he was from the UK and I had a general knowledge of where she was from, I just couldn't nail it to the specific area. You two are more interesting to follow than television. I've been dreaming about full-time rving or at least part-time rving for a long, long time. I and a retired Soldier. I'm due to retire from my second job in the next 3 to 4 years. That's what I'll decide what to do. You two are very inspirational. I really enjoy all your interviews and all the information you provide.
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If you can, please further explain “Ruby was delivered to our home “. We are looking for a diesel pusher and trying to find one that will meet our needs.
When we purchased our RV it had a leak in one of the suspension air bags. The dealership was an hour from our house . They replaced it and then had someone drive it to us less than a week later.