Welcome, you've come to the right place to learn.  There is a lot of experience around here.  I've heard many times the phrase "I should have done this sooner". At 22 you certainly fit desire in that statement from my perspective...   As you say, it's very doable.  If you are prepared.  Knowledge is the key. 

I admire your courage and wish you the best as you begin your research.

We are like you... in the research phase and don't anticipate starting our FT(full-time) adventure for a few more years.  We have the luxury(?) of time to prepare though the decision for us to go this route came about a different way and we are positioning ourselves at this time to take on this adventure. 

We have a wonderful Beagle named Josie(now 2 years old) which we rescued from a military family just over a year ago, whose husband was deployed and wife was about to give birth to a third child.  She was in no position to care for 3 young children and a beagle which requires lots of exercise and attention.(and that's just the dog)  She has fit into our lives very well and gets along with everybody and everything. Except that pesky squirrel that taunts her from the fence every evening...LOL   We have not had her long enough to see how she is camping or in an RV but I don't foresee any issues.  She travels well in a car, I expect an RV to be the same. Others on here can better address any pet issues, having waaaaaaaayyyy more experience than we do.  From what I can tell most dogs adapt fairly well to a new home as long as there is love and affection around.

Welcome, Laura-Mae,

You will find the RV Dreams forums a valuable resource because of all the knowledge in the minds of the participants here.  Also, be sure and check out the other aspects of Howard and Linda's website, especially the financial section.  They give one a fair idea of the costs involved with RV'ing.  Even if things look really debatable as to actually being able to do RV'ing, you can always have a "home base" and buy an RV for occasional trips.  In fact, it might even be a good idea to rent something like a Class C for a week or two so you can get a feel for what you would need to be able to do before really going "whole-hog" on an RV.

Ask away with questions and don't worry about a question being "dumb" or unimportant.  There are no dumb or unimportant questions.

Terry