Hi all,
A little over a year into the “full time life” and am discovering there are as many variants (and variables) as Baskin-Robins has flavors. From the snow-birds to the weekenders, from the contract workers to economic vagabonds, from retirees on budget to young couples taking a year off, every stop is a window on worlds I never new existed.
We plunged abruptly, not planning for years, but compressing all the decisions about TT, TV, tech to work from the road, selling a house, selecting mail service/domicile…ad infinitum, into about a nine month window. Learning curve going leading up to launch date was immeasurably flattened by all the good advice on this forum and the learning curve once out on the road has slackened, but I honestly can say that barely a week goes by that some new “educational” opportunity doesn’t present itself.
Our first number of months primarily was moving from one state or national park to another while we tried to blend a vacation lifestyle with a work life and what I’ve come to regard as living our same old boring lives in much more interesting places. Let’s face it, you still have to shop for groceries, do laundry, change the oil, find a dog park for romps and socialization, find that great place for dinner when you just aren’t into cooking…and, of course, new town, no idea of where the hardware is or where to get a haircut. And, while I'm at it, squeeze in a work week (sans commute). Boring. But interesting.
Mechanically, there is again a can-only-learn-by-doing learning curve about tending to battery maintenance, worrying about whether the tires are “really” in good shape, figuring out what that odd new sound means, figuring out what to do when the fridge…STOPS. Not boring. But very interesting.
So, to the point of this post. Launch, check. Mechanicals, check. The Life, a work in progress. While we get to visit family and friends, we do miss community. As we can, we stop in for Sunday services with the local UU fellowship which always is good. We enjoy to camaraderie in the campground, but do find often it’s a little superficial. Have tried to use social media such as NuRVers and Rvillage to broaden connections, but haven’t found yet a good way to develop a sense of community.
For the long-term full-timers out there, how have you managed to bridge that gap from being on the road to fully living on the road?
Thanks—Al & Robin
A little over a year into the “full time life” and am discovering there are as many variants (and variables) as Baskin-Robins has flavors. From the snow-birds to the weekenders, from the contract workers to economic vagabonds, from retirees on budget to young couples taking a year off, every stop is a window on worlds I never new existed.
We plunged abruptly, not planning for years, but compressing all the decisions about TT, TV, tech to work from the road, selling a house, selecting mail service/domicile…ad infinitum, into about a nine month window. Learning curve going leading up to launch date was immeasurably flattened by all the good advice on this forum and the learning curve once out on the road has slackened, but I honestly can say that barely a week goes by that some new “educational” opportunity doesn’t present itself.
Our first number of months primarily was moving from one state or national park to another while we tried to blend a vacation lifestyle with a work life and what I’ve come to regard as living our same old boring lives in much more interesting places. Let’s face it, you still have to shop for groceries, do laundry, change the oil, find a dog park for romps and socialization, find that great place for dinner when you just aren’t into cooking…and, of course, new town, no idea of where the hardware is or where to get a haircut. And, while I'm at it, squeeze in a work week (sans commute). Boring. But interesting.
Mechanically, there is again a can-only-learn-by-doing learning curve about tending to battery maintenance, worrying about whether the tires are “really” in good shape, figuring out what that odd new sound means, figuring out what to do when the fridge…STOPS. Not boring. But very interesting.
So, to the point of this post. Launch, check. Mechanicals, check. The Life, a work in progress. While we get to visit family and friends, we do miss community. As we can, we stop in for Sunday services with the local UU fellowship which always is good. We enjoy to camaraderie in the campground, but do find often it’s a little superficial. Have tried to use social media such as NuRVers and Rvillage to broaden connections, but haven’t found yet a good way to develop a sense of community.
For the long-term full-timers out there, how have you managed to bridge that gap from being on the road to fully living on the road?
Thanks—Al & Robin
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