Has anyone started out fulltiming in a travel trailer?? We have not decided if it is something we would do for sure and thought we could try it out for maybe a year. We presently have a 31ft tt. The longest we have stayed in it was 2mos. That was fine.
Any input?
My cousin full times in a tt, they have been doing it for three years. They put a cap on their truck and use that for storage. I believe their tt is 30 feet.
Kerry and Joanne
Lucy (female Jack always on the attack)
2007 Holiday Rambler Admiral,2002 Ford Focus
Full-timers mantra, Close your eyes, click your heels,
you're already home.
Madison S.D. via Vancouver, WA.
We started out FT with a 25' Airstream and continued FTing with a 27' 31' Airstream. We FT'd for 14 years in our last TT, a 34' Avion. By the way as far as size goes we also FT'd for nearly 3 years in Europe with a 1967 VW Bus, 1 year in New Zealand in a small "C" and 1 year in Australia in a small "C"
So, I guess to answer your question, of course you can.
We FT'd with 30ft Coachman Catalina with NO SLIDES and just recently upgraded to a Keystone Cougar 30ft with two slides. It's doable!
Retired Full-Time Army National Guard
2002 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 diesel
2008 30 ft Keystone Cougar
Prodigy Brake Control
Reese Dual Cam Sway Bars "Loving every minute of Full-timing"
God is good, all the time......all the time, God is good!
We have been on the road almost 4 years in a TT. We have volunteered and work-camped during those years .. although since September have been sited in a rv park near family due to family concern/needs.
I sometimes look around the park and wonder if we wouldn't be happier in a 5th wheel with more room. But as one poster said .. size of unit doesn't necessary create happiness.
We started out with a german shepherd and now have a chihuahua, so pets do make a difference. We like the extra seats and room we have in the Suburban, so there really wasn't an option as to whether to go TT or 5th. Good Luck.
Traveling down the Road "Side by Side"
2004 Alpenlite TT 28RL
2008 Suburban 2500 Lt
Home Base: Tri-Cities WA - USA
I fulltimed for three years in a Jayco 16', but it was kinda heavy for my truck, so I got a Scamp 13' and lived in it for six years. Attitude is right! I ran across two couples "half-timing" in 13' trailers, but I'd draw the line at that!!
We full timed almost 4 years in a 25' TT (had the chance to go full time, bought a new truck but couldn't buy another trailer). We recently bought a new, bigger TT by choice. We could have had a 5er and pulled it but for various reasons we agreed to stay with a TT .. price, single floor plan, lower profile are just a few reasons.
Susan I
2008 McKenzie Starwood 32 FKD TT
03 3500 Quad HO Diesel DRW 4:10
Fulltiming, On the road somewhere.
If you're doing ok after 2 months, you can make a year easily.
A friend of mine is fulltiming in a 12ft 1970 camper without hot water and has a port-a-potty instead of a toilet. A couple I ran across last summer have been living fulltime in a pickup camper for years.
The main reason I'm in a 5er is that I don't fit too well at 6'5" in a TT. It's all in the attitude, met a couple a few months back living out of what looked like a 10-13 footer, so it's all in what you like.
Daniel & Ms Kitty the cat
2003 Hitchhiker II 30.5 RLBG Full timer since it was new.
2003 Chevy 2500HD D/A w/ air foil, sprayed bedliner, 36gal transfer tank, 195k miles
1996 GMC 2500HD 6.5TD, sprayed bedliner, 338k miles
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