Easy to get away from the in-laws.
No property taxes, garbage collection, water bills, etc.
No lawn to mow, garden to maintain.
New neighbors when I tire of the old.
New scenery at will. River today, mountains tomorrow, the beach the next followed by the desert.
Very little "stuff". What's important and what's not becomes very clear very quickly.
FLEXIBILITY!

-- Edited by Bill Adams on Saturday 25th of June 2011 09:32:59 AM

-- Edited by Bill Adams on Saturday 25th of June 2011 09:33:29 AM

...we can meet up with our friends who also have a home on wheels.

Seriously if you read blogs and journals of new full-timers they start with what they have learned, often in the school of hard knocks, and where they have been. After a while there are entries with mentions of other RVers they have met. After a longer while these mentions of the RVing friends they have met up with get quite numerous. The people you meet and befriend becomes one of the highlights of the lifestyle.

Right now we are camped with friends.

-- Edited by bjoyce on Saturday 25th of June 2011 01:41:12 PM

You get to be a kid every day - go out an play, watch the clouds, throw some rocks i the river . . . just enjoying the fun of being outside!

You have friends in every port (kind of like a sailor and his girls )

Nothing weighs you down unless you need it . . . no more STUFF!

Great answers!  Keep 'em coming!  

In the 10 years that we owned our last home we had neighbors beside us who also built a home at the same time. It was just the 2 of us at the end of a street. Pretty quiet but not isolated. I met my neighbor to my left a couple of times but we never even so much as shook hands. The neighbor who built his house when we did spoke many times and we even exchanged house keys "just in case". In 10 years he had dinner in our house one time as his wife was out of town, there was a big snow storm and we were concerned he would starve! In those same 10 years we were never once invited to their house for a meal.
At the time, this all seemed perfectly normal to Janet and me as we had very busy lives. Today, after traveling for so many years, I find what happened back then to simply be abominable. Shame on us! There is so much more "community" out here with the folks we have meet than anything we ever experienced in a S&B. We constantly run into friends we have met along our travels. Even many of our business customers are now good friends and we will watch each others travels to see where we might cross paths again. This is a great life and unlike anything we have ever experienced in "the real world".

I'll second the sense of community. We had at best an indifferent relationship with our neighbors that from time to time went pretty negitive (I'm told I can be hard to get along with, I felt it was them.) Now where ever we go we meet people who at the least we have one thing in common with.

Mallo

just because... and what Bill said...

One of the things we keep in the back of our minds regarding the RV and the fact that we live in rocking and rolling Southern California, in case of an earthquake the RV can be used as a shelter.

A friend's house split in half during a severe earthquake in the 80's and he ended up sleeping in a tent on his front lawn for two months. His neighbors stayed in their RV.

Freedom!!!!

Jim

We have been full-timing since April 1 and are loving it!  We have been amazed at how little we need to be comfortable and happy and the freedom this lifestyle gives us is tremendous! 

We spent 3 months in New England visiting family and friends.  The last 3 weeks were spent in Mike's sister's house taking care of his elderly mother while his sister and family were in South Africa.  She has a lovely, large home but we couldn't wait to get back into our rolling condo. 

The last couple of weeks have been spent meandering across the continent.  We're on our way to British Columbia to visit our second son.  Mike has finally gotten 'laid back' on this trip and realizes we don't have to rush, rush, rush to get everywhere.  He's really enjoying stopping whenever we feel like it to see something.  Right now we're in Guernsey, WY at a lovely little park with a river in front of us and the town golf course right behind us.  There's also a riding academy with in view so we get to see horses frequently.  We're on the Oregon Trail and have seen several landmarks. 

We couldn't do all this if we were in a regular home.  We've always loved to travel but couldn't afford to do it much.  This has been great!

My Dad told me (a long long time ago) that I was born with wheels instead of legs. When I was a pre teen I would get on my bike and think nothing of riding 20/30 miles. (Scared my Mom half to death)  Always wanted to see what was "over there". My walls were always covered with maps so I could plan/dream the next trip. 

I have never out grown that feeling of what is "over there" My husband says if I had been born in an earlier century I would have been a female Daniel Boone or Columbus.

With an RV I don't have to pedal!

I grew up on the move in a military family and just can't stay still. Having a home on wheels will be a dream come true.

@ Walking Plow...
Welcome to the Forum :) We grew up in the country also and understand your thoughts. So nice to have your own space. We have found that even though in a RV park you are necessarily side by side with neighbors, it still seems that you have your own space for the most part. The nice thing is that you are surrounded by mostly likeminded people to strike up a conversation with, if you choose to. Otherwise you can just give a friendly nod or wave and be on your way. Pat/Charlie