Over the holiday weekend I had a long chat with a woman full timing alone in a Casita trailer. She sold her house in 2009 and bought the camper new along with a new Ford F150 2 wheel drive regular cab truck. She was very interesting and shared a lot of good information. There all kinds of full-timers out there in all sizes of rigs.
Mark
Sushidog said
07:07 PM Jul 6, 2014
Yep, I met a full-timer in an Aliner once. There are many who full-time in smaller rigs from class b's and converted vans to converted U-haul trucks, step vans, stealth cargo trailers (that you wouldn't know someone was living in if you walked right up to it), cars (from Priuses on up to wagons and SUVs) to converted school busses, restored classic campers of all sizes, home-made, plywood and high-dollar truck campers etc. Here's a website for those on full-timing on limited means or with minimal environmental impact by choice: www.cheaprvliving.com/ Check out their interesting forum too. God, I love America, where people are free to live however and wherever they like.
Chip
GENECOP said
07:22 PM Jul 6, 2014
It's an amazing lifestyle with so many different options and possibilities......It's one of the many reasons I Love It.....
NWescapee said
08:17 PM Jul 6, 2014
We met a couple FT'ing in a very small cabover style camper, absolutely amazing to me. As Howard has said, there is no right way to full time.
Technomadia said
10:20 PM Jul 6, 2014
There's lots of folks out there in smaller setups.. and it's amazing. We did our first year on the road in a 16' T@B teardrop trailer, and the next 3 years in a 17' Oliver (similar to the Casita).
Those were amazing years of exploring a new relationship (think that's what got us through it!), small space living and being able to go places we no longer can in our huge 35' bus. We do miss the flexibility on occasion.
53 Merc said
06:51 AM Jul 7, 2014
NWescapee wrote:
We met a couple FT'ing in a very small cabover style camper, absolutely amazing to me. As Howard has said, there is no right way to full time.
Shouldn't that read, there is no WRONG way to full time?
Sushidog said
03:55 PM Jul 7, 2014
I don't know. I can think of a few wrong ways, such as pulling a 40ft fiver with a 1/2 ton truck, for instance.
Or boondocking for days on end in Walmart parking lots - slides out, grill going and stereo blasting.
I think a better statement is that there are many right ways to FT, not just one.
Over the holiday weekend I had a long chat with a woman full timing alone in a Casita trailer. She sold her house in 2009 and bought the camper new along with a new Ford F150 2 wheel drive regular cab truck. She was very interesting and shared a lot of good information. There all kinds of full-timers out there in all sizes of rigs.
Mark
Chip
Those were amazing years of exploring a new relationship (think that's what got us through it!), small space living and being able to go places we no longer can in our huge 35' bus. We do miss the flexibility on occasion.
Shouldn't that read, there is no WRONG way to full time?
I don't know. I can think of a few wrong ways, such as pulling a 40ft fiver with a 1/2 ton truck, for instance.
Or boondocking for days on end in Walmart parking lots - slides out, grill going and stereo blasting.
I think a better statement is that there are many right ways to FT, not just one.
Chip
Look at interstellarorchard.com to follow Becky in her Casita.