Great questions. I think you have come to a great place to get some answers.

Pam and I pondered that for a few months before we decided to pursue it. That decision was in Aug 2007. One of the best things I did was to read all of Howard's 3 years of journalling and go through all the different links. That alone is quite an education. Along the way Pam and I tried to be honest with each other about our fears and hesitations and talked them out. We also read and wrote about some topics on the RV-Dreams Lifestyle Magazine. The whole idea moved from a curiosity to a interest to a hobby to a commitment to a calling.

I think the only way to find out if it is for you is to immerse yourself in the forums, the shows, research, trips and visits --- to see if you can see yourself doing it. Then if you can figure out how to make it happen I think you will have a pretty good idea if it is the lifestyle for you.

Following other people's blogs showed us that many people are out there for different reasons and go about it many different ways.

Good luck in your quest and I hope you find your answers. There are lots of folks here who would be glad to help with any questions you may have.

Randy and Pam

Jacquelyn,

Another way to see if you would like the fulltimer livestyle is to do a few dry runs at it.

Since it sounds like you both may have a flexible work situation you may want to rent an rv for a couple of weeks and travel to an RV park in another state for a week and then move to another park for the remainder of the time.

If that works, then rent the RV for a month and do a little more travelling but try to stay at a park for a week or two at a time. The first couple of days of any trip are exciting, but once you've been in the same place for a week or so, you start to see how "cabin fever" affects your moods.

Try to rent a fairly large motorhome, at least 32 feet and a class A type for the most comfort for living and driving. Be sure to bring a car, either towed behind the motorhome or driven separately. The car will allow you to sight see.

A month or two would be a good test to see if you would like the lifestyle.

Make sure you setup at RV parks with WiFi so you can do your work from the road to see if it will work so you still have a means of income. I've run into everything from practicing lawyers to CPAs to technology consultants to software writers that live in RVs and travel around the country.

It seems most folks are able to have a pretty comfortable life on about $2500 per month living in an RV. So you can see you won't have to work as hard as you do now to have fun.

Like others have said, spend time reading through the RV forums, most have a fulltimers section where the RV'ers discuss there lifestyle, what works and what doesn't work.

Our only regret it not doing it sooner. We did test the water as other posters have suggested. We bought a small trailer and kept it for a year. We put the trailer in a couple of different parks on a monthly basis. We spent as much time as possible at the trailer. Sometimes not going home for a week or so. After 3 months of doing that we put our house on the market. The house took 7 months to sell.

We have traveled even more than we could have imagined in 5 short months. DH is retired and I still work. As long as I have a good internet connection I have been able to keep my commitment to my clients. We use an air card and have experienced a 3G connection nearly everywhere we have been.

Dan,

You brought up a VERY important point. The physical closeness and 24/7 aspect is very telling in the fulltime lifestyle and many couples aren't ready for it.

A lot of marriages are in reality spent apart with work and hobbies and when all of a sudden are thrust together, big cracks develop.

Make sure you really get along before selling the house and leaving friends and family.