RV Lifestyles

 

 

What type of RV'er are you likely to be? Full time, Part time, Snowbird, Frugal, or Minimalistic. What you choose to become is totally up to you and there is no right way or wrong way to do any of these. You could choose to be a Fulltimer which is probably the most popular. With all the options out there its pretty divided as to sell the house or keep the house. Again NO Wrong Answer. A lot of folks sell the house and everything in it to begin funding their fulltime adventure. Some people want a home base just in case things don't work out.

Snowbirders (Is that even a word, I don't know, but I'm using it) will live half their time up north and the other half down south. Not a bad plan if you ask me, since we are expecting ½ to ¾ inches of ice over night. You get the best of both worlds. Warm weather up north during the summer and warm weather down south during the winter.

Frugal RV'ers are people that watch what they bring in and payout each and every week. Unless you have a really good retirement income you will probably be one of the frugal travelers. We will be in this group since I won't be retirement age for six more years. If you come up with a workable budget and stick to it this type of lifestyle should work for you. Of course I plan to carry a rabbit's foot with me at all times. Frugal RV'ers might even be part of another category in the RV lifestyle by boondocking to save more money. You don't pay for a camping site when boondocking. Of course you don't have electrical power or city water either, even more ways to be frugal.

People can be minimalistic in a regular house without being a RV'er. One definition of a minimalist is (It’s simply getting rid of things you do not use or need, leaving an uncluttered, simple environment and an uncluttered, simple life. It’s living without an obsession with material things or an obsession with doing everything and doing too much. It’s using simple tools, having a simple wardrobe, carrying little and living lightly.) I guess you don't have to worry too much about weight limits.

A lot of RV'ers live a combination of all of these lifestyles in some form or another. I've heard some people say they have a rule in their rig, If something new comes in then something old has to leave. Just assuming here but I'm guessing that does not include your spouse. Most RV'ers aren't collecters. They have all the souvenirs and tee shirts they need. About everybody takes photos to reminisce over years later. Although some people collect small key chains from their travels along the way. Most will also have an outline of the United States on the door of their RV and fill in each state after they have camped there.

The bottom line here is, there is NO one way to travel in your RV. However you travel is the right way for you, as long as you are happy.

Safe Travels and I'll see you down the road.