Full Time RV - loving it

[TacMedic]

About 10 months ago we sold our house and started living full-time in an travel trailer in RV Park. What I pay for my annual space is about what I was paying in taxes on my home. I no longer have a mortgage.

We did this because we’re building our retirement home and wanted the funds to start the building while market was good. However I found that I really like living in the trailer, it only takes me about an hour or so to clean the place and do all the required maintenance each week.

Won’t be able to continue living this way, because the wife won’t have it. Now I’m dealing with the construction issues and getting people to do the jobs. Everything is taking longer than two times the normal, and people are charging twice as much.

So the point of my post, anyone got any smart ideas how I can convince my wife that this is the life? That we can just take her home wherever we want to?

 

[XJThrottle]

Three of the guys I work with do RV living. One is single, the other two are married. All are just trying to pocket as much $$$ as possible. Two in bigger 5ers, the other in a 40~ish foot class A. They all seem to like it. The one in the coach had a big house/yard and the kids/grandkids would always be at his house. Drove him nuts. LOL Being in the coach means they have to go to one of the kids house now and leave the mess there.

One sold his house recently to cash out. Him and his wife want to start a restaurant...

My chic would be on board with doing it, but we have 4 large dogs.

One bonus to RV living is that if you don't like your neighborhood it only takes the turn of a key to move.

 

[TacMedic]

Three of the guys I work with do RV living. One is single, the other two are married. All are just trying to pocket as much $$$ as possible. Two in bigger 5ers, the other in a 40~ish foot class A. They all seem to like it. The one in the coach had a big house/yard and the kids/grandkids would always be at his house. Drove him nuts. LOL Being in the coach means they have to go to one of the kids house now and leave the mess there.

One sold his house recently to cash out. Him and his wife want to start a restaurant...

My chic would be on board with doing it, but we have 4 large dogs.

One bonus to RV living is that if you don't like your neighborhood it only takes the turn of a key to move.

We have one dog, I tried to get a second and the wife put her foot down. We’re only in a 37 foot bumper pull travel trailer, so it would’ve been fine with me but not with her.

We kicked our last kid out when we sold the house and moved into this. Best move we ever made! And yes when we want to visit them, we get to go to their place or meet somewhere else. They have come here a couple times, but it’s so tiny they don’t want to hang out.

 

[Cjhollenshead]

I just did this for two years with my wife, three kids and two dogs while building our house. Totally off grid, I’m pretty sure we all have ptsd from it and will never be setting foot in one again lol.. but good on you!

 

[TacMedic]

I just did this for two years with my wife, three kids and two dogs while building our house. Totally off grid, I’m pretty sure we all have ptsd from it and will never be setting foot in one again lol.. but good on you!

I could do this for the rest of my life. I’m a minimalist! The wife not so much. She has about had it. We probably got another year before the house will be done, so hopefully she makes it that long before getting PTSD.

 

[Cjhollenshead]

If it was just my wife and I I don’t think it would be a problem. My poor wife had to home school the kids through the “covid” , issues with the build etc. it made us stronger no doubt lol

 

[G34]

Take her somewhere nice. Wyoming/ Montana mountains of Utah. Idaho.

Rv in Arizona sucks. KOA up I’m flag is a zoo. But it’s nice.

Some ppl just aren’t outdoorsy and don’t care for the exploring.

 

[Doc]

About 10 months ago we sold our house and started living full-time in an travel trailer in RV Park. What I pay for my annual space is about what I was paying in taxes on my home. I no longer have a mortgage.

We did this because we’re building our retirement home and wanted the funds to start the building while market was good. However I found that I really like living in the trailer, it only takes me about an hour or so to clean the place and do all the required maintenance each week.

Won’t be able to continue living this way, because the wife won’t have it. Now I’m dealing with the construction issues and getting people to do the jobs. Everything is taking longer than two times the normal, and people are charging twice as much.

So the point of my post, anyone got any smart ideas how I can convince my wife that this is the life? That we can just take her home wherever we want to?

Every time o consider this I’m left w the same problem….where do I put my ammo?

 

[Doc]

I just did this for two years with my wife, three kids and two dogs while building our house. Totally off grid, I’m pretty sure we all have ptsd from it and will never be setting foot in one again lol.. but good on you!

The honesty here is refreshing. :clap: :dance: