chevalier.andrew
Active member
Not that age really matters, because it doesn't, but in my RVing career, I've only met a handful of folks who full time under the age of well... retirement (I'm not putting a specific number on there so I don't offend anyone ). I love the idea of full timing, and I know that many folks retire and do it, and there are some folks who have careers that enable them to travel and Full Time RV. So, I'm writing to the forum and would like some advice...
I'm 28 years old, own my house and have a solid career. I just started a new job that requires some travel away from my home base (which is in Jupiter, FL). The travel is anywhere up the east coast, and can be for periods of 1 to 2 weeks at a time. If I pitched the idea of having my company pay for my campground stays versus a hotel and air fare, they would in a heart beat (in most cases it'll be cheaper). When I worked in Boston a few years ago, I lived in my parents motorhome for about 2 months before I moved into my apartment, I absolutely loved it. Since then, I've purchased 3 travel trailers and now go camping any time that I can.
I've been doing some "number crunching" and with the market the way it is, I can sell my house (and likely make a small profit on it). I can liquidate everything I own without taking a huge (actually any) financial hit. Currently I have a 35 foot travel trailer, I spent the last week outside of Tampa camping and was chatting with some full timers about their living situation. My guess is that I would want to upgrade to a fifth wheel, probably 40 foot and would need to upgrade the truck. With my number crunching, it would all still end up much cheaper than mortgage and associated costs.
So here are some questions - can anyone shed some of their thoughts or experiences on full timing. I'm at a point in my career/life, that I can financially sustain full timing, and frankly, I love RVing so much, I cant see that I would have an issue making a fifth wheel or motorhome my permanent home. Again, age isn't everything, but have you folks out there seen a bigger frequency of younger crowds doing this? Are there other hidden costs that I'm not thinking of (Ive included insurance, cost of 365 days in an RV park, etc.). Anything specific I need to have in a newer unit that I wouldn't normally think of (I know, I need a washer/dryer!).
How do you all like full timing? I know that I will be limited to where my work takes me, most of the time, but that is still all over the east coast from south Florida up to Maine.
Anything else I need to know to either tell me I'm crazy or this is a crazy good idea?
Thanks for the help, been RVing for years and really am starting to lean towards doing this.
I'm 28 years old, own my house and have a solid career. I just started a new job that requires some travel away from my home base (which is in Jupiter, FL). The travel is anywhere up the east coast, and can be for periods of 1 to 2 weeks at a time. If I pitched the idea of having my company pay for my campground stays versus a hotel and air fare, they would in a heart beat (in most cases it'll be cheaper). When I worked in Boston a few years ago, I lived in my parents motorhome for about 2 months before I moved into my apartment, I absolutely loved it. Since then, I've purchased 3 travel trailers and now go camping any time that I can.
I've been doing some "number crunching" and with the market the way it is, I can sell my house (and likely make a small profit on it). I can liquidate everything I own without taking a huge (actually any) financial hit. Currently I have a 35 foot travel trailer, I spent the last week outside of Tampa camping and was chatting with some full timers about their living situation. My guess is that I would want to upgrade to a fifth wheel, probably 40 foot and would need to upgrade the truck. With my number crunching, it would all still end up much cheaper than mortgage and associated costs.
So here are some questions - can anyone shed some of their thoughts or experiences on full timing. I'm at a point in my career/life, that I can financially sustain full timing, and frankly, I love RVing so much, I cant see that I would have an issue making a fifth wheel or motorhome my permanent home. Again, age isn't everything, but have you folks out there seen a bigger frequency of younger crowds doing this? Are there other hidden costs that I'm not thinking of (Ive included insurance, cost of 365 days in an RV park, etc.). Anything specific I need to have in a newer unit that I wouldn't normally think of (I know, I need a washer/dryer!).
How do you all like full timing? I know that I will be limited to where my work takes me, most of the time, but that is still all over the east coast from south Florida up to Maine.
Anything else I need to know to either tell me I'm crazy or this is a crazy good idea?
Thanks for the help, been RVing for years and really am starting to lean towards doing this.