PattieAM
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I'm a pop up camper owner at present, with 2 stick & bricks to maintain...iffy health and darned tired of paying bills/maintenance. Am seriously considering selling all, and utilizing my Thousand Trails membership.....
Toss out some reasons for me to do this or not do this....there are probably many pros/cons I haven't thought of.
Thanks from the heart/wallet.
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gbopp
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Why not sell one S&B? Keep the one you like best, it will cut down on your maintenance, etc..
That will give you more time/money to travel in your Niagara or get something different.
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Wills250psd
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okay you asked, tell us what are your health issues? do you have savings besides the S andB the reason I asked is you may want to try fulltiming before selling everything you own to do it.you will need something besides a popup and do you have a adequate tow vehicle? we need more info!! before we can tell you what we would do. and NO I am not asking your net worth because their are many levels of fulltiming.
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RVnRobin
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A couple things to consider...
-A popup is not a full-time rig. You need someting bigger. And, rated four season.
-If you have to weigh "pros/cons" to convince yourself that full-time is an option for you, you will probably grow out of the notion. For the most part, those who are happy and successful in the full-time lifestyle knew when they first considered it. Or, they were working toward it for sometime.
-The suggestion to reduce your realestate holdings is a good one. That may take care of most of your concerns.
Good luck!
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Bbasso
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RVnRobin wrote:
-A popup is not a full-time rig. You need someting bigger. And, rated four season.
So what do you tell the guy living in a cardboard box in the alley? That he needs to have fixed walls and ...
I disagree strongly on what is needed for full time living.
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titanflyer
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Not meaning to sound harsh, but if you ask the guy living in a cardboard box, I bet he would agree with needing walls and....
I don't full time, but I know lots of people who do. I suppose what is needed is subjective, but if the objective is to get rid of a house and move into an RV, then comfort and conveniences of home might be at least one of the requirements.
Bbasso wrote:RVnRobin wrote:
-A popup is not a full-time rig. You need someting bigger. And, rated four season.
So what do you tell the guy living in a cardboard box in the alley? That he needs to have fixed walls and ...
I disagree strongly on what is needed for full time living.
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lizbroughton
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Patti: Take a tablet, make two columns, pros and cons. The decision is yours after you think about everything. Do you have health ins? What kind? Where do you want to travel. Basically it is up to you and what you want and your needs are.
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snowdance
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We have gone full time twice. For 10 years each time. Once in our sail boats and once in our 25 foot Airstream. We have had 3 popups. Wore out 2. Love those things. But they are just for camping rigs. Not much in high wind storms, snow, heavy rain ect. One key word for full timing is comfort. Heat, AC and nice places to set and some place to sleep in comfort.
If you full time remember to always have a door out and a place to go. There was never any question in our mind we would end it at some time and always knew what we would do. We now have a coustom done 23 foot Class C. Could full time easy but have done that and have no more intrest in it.
Should you do it.. Only you know. But give it a try for a short time and decide what you think of it. Then think about giving up what you have. You may find the work and problems with full timing are far more than you want to deal with. I can tell you for sure. It does take a lot of work and dealing with things to keep doing it. Not always as easy as it looks.
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RoadLife
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If you do this, will you have the income (and the health insurance) to support yourself? If the answer is yes, then ask yourself if being away from family and friends for long stretches of time - basically on your own - is something that is ok with you.
Plan an exit strategy. What will you do if/when you need to stop due to age/health/family reasons and how will you fund it?
Answer those questions. If you are still ready to roll :-), go for it.
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WyoTraveler
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I fulltimed in an Alpenlite 32L 5Ver for about 4 years. I think it is an experience you will never regret. One of the things I was concerned about from the start was if I sell everything and deposit the money in CDs and buy a RV what will happen a few years down the road if I wanted to move back into a permanent home. Would inflation pass me by? My wife and I had some close friends house sit for us during the time we full timed. Our bills were on auto pay.
We met a lot of good people, however, we did see the very thing happening that we expected. There are full timers out there that want to be permanent again but inflation increased where they couldn't afford to get back into a home. Since property values have dropped maybe some of those will be able to get back into a permanent home.
A lot to think about before you leap.
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