It is evident your so-called friend has never considered the possibility of always having a new front and back yard, most often in a temperature range you find pleasant. Always meeting new friends, having a different shopping experience, as well as having new scenes to enjoy and record (you did say you were an artist). It is also evident he has never been inside an RV that is fit for full-timing. Homeless, I don't think so. Under a bridge ? If you choose to be, but only if you choose because of something you want to be near.

You will find you continue to meet old/new friends at places both of you find attractive. The old adage "birds of a feather flock together" comes to mind. The world of full-timing is full of new adventures and is devoid of "ruts". Saw an interesting definition of ruts a while ago. Ruts are just shallow graves.

Don't make the mistake of thinking you have to travel daily/weekly/monthly. This ain't a vacation, it is a lifestyle.

If full-timing is what you want to do, go for it while you can. Good luck and good travels.

edited for spelling.

I can empathize with so many of the statements on this thread.  We have been full timers since April 1.  Yes, there has been an adjustment period but we were both commenting this weekend that we're really enjoying this and looking forward to being on the road again in roughly 6 weeks.

But we still have our 'nay-sayers'.  Our kids have calmed down about our decision and actually seem to enjoy coming to our 'house' to visit.  But my sister-in-law who is 16 years younger than us and a nurse is still having fits.  She thinks we should go into a small condo or 'housing for the elderly' (we're 62) and that we're too old to be doing the things we do.  At first it was funny (and we've tried explaining to her) but we're not seeing the humor anymore.  If she starts in on the phone, we'll laugh and say goodbye.  If she does it in person, we smile, turn to someone else and start a conversation - or just walk away.  We hate to be like that but some people are just clueless and don't know when to give up. It's not worth getting into an argument with them so we're just trying to quietly get the point across that we aren't going to listen anymore. 

It's sad because as others have said, it's a lovely lifestyle.  Love the simplicity of it and the quietness when you're parked in the type of campground we're in right now.  We are part of a group of 4 campers that have nice space between them (compared to the rest of the campground).  These 4 campers are by themselves on the other side of the pond from everyone else.  Behind us is a babbling brook.  Most of the week the other 3 campers are empty - at least for the present.  So during the week all we hear is nature.  In our 41 years of marriage I'm the one who never wanted to go camping.  I'm loving this!

Congratulations on being so close to your fulltime dream.  You feelings are all part of the transition process.  We've been official fulltimers for just over a year now.  Selling the house was the most difficult and stressful experience I've experienced in a very long time.  Once the house was sold, the other very difficult part was getting rid of all the "stuff".  We had sold quite a bit before the house sold, but there was still much to get rid of.  We had an estate sale and didn't make as much as we had hoped.  Let's just say we had a very good donation tax deduction last year.

I, too, had mixed feelings during the transition time.  But, now a year later, we couldn't be happier.  And, I don't miss any of the stuff we got rid of.  We kept what we wanted and I don't know why we had so much unnecessary stuff.

Hang in there.  A year from now you'll be giving someone else encouragement and telling them how happy you are.