young man thinking about switching to 5th wheel. Not sure what to expect

[Curious_Travellers88]

I'm a 26 year old that's in college right now. I'll be graduating soon, but the job outlook for myself upon graduation doesn't look all that promising. So, I'm thinking about picking up a 5th wheel and living in it full time for a few years in a warm area like arizona. The idea of bartending a few days a week and enjoying life is pretty alluring. I have this idea in mind of finding a community of ramblers that like to have fun and party. I love the idea of being able to wake up wherever I want. Maybe I'll walk outside and have a mountain in my face. Maybe the next year, I'll walk outside of the same door and see an ocean. I still plan on working. I'm a pretty good bartender. So, I don't need to work too often to get by. I'm just wondering how realistic my new dream is from some people who may have some experience in the matter.

Thanks,
Jeff

 

[donn]

Realistic?  Sure is, youll need around 2 to 3K a month to support yourself.  That can be reduced some by camp hosting.  You will probably have a hard time partying with a bunchmof 50 year olds though.

 

[Curious_Travellers88]

Realistic?  Sure is, youll need around 2 to 3K a month to support yourself.  That can be reduced some by camp hosting.  You will probably have a hard time partying with a bunchmof 50 year olds though.

Are there younger communities of ramblers?

 

[donn]

Some, most younger people are too busy raising a family and holding down full time jobs to spend much time  doing what your asking. Full timing tends to be more geared to people who travel a lot for their work and choose to have their family with them, and retired people who are sick of the 9-5 rat race.

 

[halfwright]

I used to ramble. Now, on good days, I amble.

 

[8Muddypaws]

The RV lifestyle and partying aren't very compatible.  Throw a couple of loud late night parties and you may be looking for a new place to park.  The county park I volunteer at is not at all shy about throwing people out in the middle of the night, or any other time.  Most RV parks take a rather dim view on disturbing other residents enough that they complain.

We've met several 'itenerant' workers who live in their RVs.  Nurses, Construction, Oil Workers, an FBI agent and even an IT person or two who go wherever their work takes them.  Amazon employs a huge number of seasonal workcampers near their distribution centers.  But for the most part it's people on vacations and retired folk.

Bartending might be a good gig for 'the lifestyle' though.  Summer in the Poconos and winter in Florida!

 

[pml]

Check out these You Tube channels they are produced by young people living and traveling in RVs
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCidJftClM4kU1196YynvqXg
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtFHmQFu_7SnVAFSQr-T2zw

 

[jdq1986]

If you want neighbors more your own age pick a place near railroad or oilfield jobs, lots of them live in RV's.

 

[Mopar1973Man]

That's kind of my problem. I'm still very young at heart and have a hard time traveling like the older generation here either full timing or the way they like to RV. I'm a bit different I'm more of a boondocker and going solo. As for RV parks I really don't like them very much unless they are empty. Which my last trip to Catfish junction (Huntington, OR) I was the only person in the RV park. Again boondocking because there was no water hook ups (freeze issue) so no sewer hook up either, but I did have power. But normally I'm out in the middle of nowhere with absolutely nothing.