We’ve spent over five years living on the road full-time. We hope our experience will help educate and inspire those interested in pursuing this incredible way of life.
Welcome to post 14 of 26 in the A-Z guide to full-time RV Living. Depending on how you go about the lifestyle, living on the road can either foster healthy habits or make them difficult to maintain. For Mark & I, our physical and mental health is a priority as we believe that feeling good is at the root of a good life. Here’s what we’ve learned are the pillars to remaining...
Welcome to post 13 of 26 in the A-Z guide to full-time RV Living. For full-time RVers, receiving mail is one of the trickier aspects of the houseless lifestyle. Living and traveling in an RV full-time means not belonging to any one single address. However, a mailing address is required for many of life’s necessities and in some cases, a physical address is required as well. Luckily, there are...
Welcome to post 12 of 26 in the A-Z guide to full-time RV Living! Wild camping on public lands (also known as boondocking and dispersed camping) means there’s no one coming around to clean up after you when you leave. Whatever you do while occupying a piece of land, will be an imprint you leave behind. If you’re not considerate, that imprint could have negative ramifications on the habitat of...
Welcome to post 11 of 26 in the A-Z guide to full-time RV Living. So you have a burning desire to live on the road full-time. Maybe you’ve even begun making steps towards making it happen. Your determination is fierce and it’s all you can think about. Do you know why? I believe this is a vital question to ask yourself before leaving your old life behind and venturing into an entirely new way...
Welcome to post 10 of 26 in the A-Z guide to full-time RV Living! Full-time RV travel isn’t exclusively for the retired or independently wealthy. Whether it be a traditional job done remotely or an income opportunity you’ve never even heard of, there are a multitude of ways to earn while living a mobile lifestyle. In this post I’m going to share what that looks like for us...
Welcome to post 9 of 26 in the A-Z guide to full-time RV living! I is for Inspiration Inspiration is a beautiful thing. When we have our sights set on a big goal or dream, inspiration helps keep the fire stoked, because even the most exciting dreams can start to feel like a grind when you get down to the minutiae of bringing them to fruition. Add to that a goal as unconventional as living on the...
Welcome to post 8 of 26 in the A-Z guide to full-time RV Living! H is for Having a Home Base You may find that living and traveling full-time in an RV is a constant juggling of your desire for adventure and exploration vs. the conflicting desire for stability and community. In other words, you can’t have roots and wings, so they say. I’ve wrestled with that thought ever since hearing it many...
Welcome to post 7 of 26 in the A-Z guide to full-time RV living! G is for Great Expectations Mark & I have always believed that expectations often lead to disappointment. Our human brains have a knack for painting a picture and often times reality doesn’t align with that picture. I feel like this is even more true when living on the road. When you live in a house, go to a job at the...
Welcome to post 6 of 26 in the A-Z guide to living on the road full-time! Living on the road full-time means being constantly on the look-out for places to stay. If you know what you want and what to look for, the search can be fun. However, if you’re indecisive by nature, aren’t sure how to find places, or have a tendency to overextend yourself on travel days, finding places to stay could turn...
Welcome to post 5 of 26 in the A-Z guide to living on the road full-time! There are many catalysts that may prompt a couple or individual to pursue full-time RV living. Everything from a desire to explore the country, to the ability to follow the weather and travel with the seasons, to the desire to live with less stuff and less expense. While we set out on the road for all of those...
