My name is Terry and my wife is Elizabeth.  We have four kids – two boys (17 & 15) and two girls (13 & 11).  We moved down to Georgia a few years ago from upstate NY.  We had a very large house with a lot of land and we were treading water when it came to maintenance (time & money) and taxes.  We were looking for something simple in GA but ended up getting something bigger than expected (though much easier to maintain) because we had to fit a family of six.  This is a very busy period in our family as we are part of six individual schedules.  We see the physical, mental & spiritual benefits of simple living with fewer attachments and are working toward this.

I often kidded about living on a boat when the kids were gone and my wife finally said, “Why not?”  We’ve been trying to simplify and that is part of the attraction.  The other is mobility and a desire to travel.  We looked into it and realized that it wasn’t for us (expense and experience) but the bug was caught – simplify and mobility.

We’ve always enjoyed camping and we know people who have successfully lived in an RV full-time for a few years, so it seemed like a natural fit.  At this point, we are researching.  I am hoping to get a smaller fifth wheel for my Ford F150 and use it to gain experience and to test the waters.  At this point, I know next to nothing.  I’m getting a book out of the library and hope to be a sponge for the next few years.

I will probably be more of a lurker for awhile but will try to join in when I can.