Never Have We Ever - Full Time RV Life Edition
That desert vibe!
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We thought it would be fun this week to break down some myths and stereotypes people have asked us about in this new lifestyle.
Here are a few things we have never done as full timers:
1. Camped in a Walmart
In our second year we have still yet to spend a night in a Walmart parking lot. While we know lots of people who have done this, it has never been something we thought we would enjoy. That is one of the basic decisions markers we ask ourselves, will we enjoy it? Since neither of us like shopping at Walmart, the idea of spending the night there never appealed to us so we don’t consider them in our travel plans as options.
We love a good sunset but not when we are still towing our house behind us!
Sunset courtesy, Whitetail Ridge Campground on the Georgia and Alabama border.
2. Set up in the dark
One of the details we pay strict attention to is ensuring we get to our destination before dark. We are amazed at people who do so and seem to do fine with it, but for us it would be an unwelcomed stressor. When planning our travel days, our goal is to be off the road by 3 pm (if we remember which time zone, we are in of course 😊) so we have plenty of time to find a spot if boondocking or get into our spot at a campground or Harvest Host.
3. Been without a place to stay
When we set out on this lifestyle, we had heard plenty of horror stories about how hard it is to find camping spots. So, we decided to tackle one of the mythical monsters, winter in Florida, in our first year. While it was a bit more expensive than we wanted, it was still very much possible to do! We utilized Hip Camp, Florida State Parks, and the Florida Water Management Districts to live and work there from January to early April.
Seasonal work can be fun!
Watching Andrea tending bar, socializing with strangers and sharing her favorite joke was a highlight of the summer! Want to know what a “morner” is? You’ll just have to ask her :)
4. Running out of Money
“Retiring” early knowing our money is invested for our future selves was a risk worth taking for us. Selling our home and our business, provides us some peace of mind knowing we have savings for emergencies, yet our goal is to earn our way through full time living on the road. This clarity of purpose and having a better understanding of our systems in year two, has allowed us to put much more energy into our current businesses. We block out focused work time each day and can build the schedule around our planned activities. Having remote businesses is a blessing, but if finances are getting tight or we find ourselves having more time on our hands than we need, we are not afraid to grab a seasonal job.
Jerrod enjoying a ice cold cerveza on the other side of the border in Palomas, Mexico! Great time and experience walking across an international border.
5. Taking the Queen to another country…yet.
We recently spent a few days at Pancho Villa State Park in Columbus, New Mexico which was three from miles from the Mexican border. While we did walk across the border for some shopping, margaritas, and food in the small town of Palomas, we have yet to take the King and Queen across an international border. While our plans for winter 2023 include being in the warm weather and desert of Arizona, we cannot 100% rule out joining a caravan heading south and finding ourselves somewhere in the Baja Peninsula of Mexico!
More Questions?
It is always fun to hear the questions people have of our unconventional lifestyle and to share the details of how we are making it all happen! If there is something you are wanting to know send us a message and we will gladly include it in a future edition.
See you all down the road!