We, like probably a million or so other people in North America, live in our recreation vehicle fulltime and we have done so for the last four years. Let me tell you a bit about that. We had tried full-timing about ten years ago when we chose to quit our jobs and take a year ...
Eighteen years ago, Karen Saltus decided her best option was “stepping off a cliff.” For her own well-being, she had to let go of the steady paychecks she received as a DJ at a Boston radio station, she said. Sick of the 40-hour-a-week confinements of office walls — and working with “big egos” — she ...
As you may now we full time in our RV and when we are travelling, as in just travelling through, and are done for the day we often head for the nearest Flying J or Walmart. Why Walmart? We do that for a bunch of reasons: First, they are convenient, they are everywhere, usually right on ...
We weighed our coach yesterday just to make sure that based on the axles weights, I had the tire pressure set properly to get the maximun efficency out of our tires. My tires are Goodyear 295 80R 22.5 and from the first number on the weigh tab we can see the front axle weighs 13,740 pounds. ...
I was talking to our insurance broker today and she asked me if we had Full Timer’s Insurance. My question in return was “What is Full Timer’s Insurance and why do I need it.” She tells me that my Motor Home policy does not cover things like cameras, computers, things like that. Because these things ...
The discussion never ends. What’s better? A trailer, 5th wheel or a motorhome. Everyone has their own opinion. One of the negative when folks are dissing 5th wheels is that trailer or no trailer you only have a big truck to drive. Here’s one man’s fix to that problem. He got a bigger truck (I’ll ...
We met a lot of full time RV’ers out there this winter and I was suprised by how many of them have seasonal jobs. In State and Federal parks you meet a lot of camp hosts who are there doing their jobs in return for a free sight and maybe some electricity and other services. Others ...
From Places We’ve Called Home The question is “Can I full time in my RV in one park only” The answer I gave was “depends on the park”. I think that covers it pretty well. Some parks have a number of RV’ers that live there full time, others won’t even consider it. In ...