First Time At This!! - RV-Dreams Community Forum

WillandKrista · RV-Dreams Community Member

First Time At This!!

Camper Chronicles · RV-Dreams Family Member

Welcome to both of you!! I think it's really exciting you are talking about this at such a young age...you'll find most of us here are quite a bit older but we all share a dream and even though we come at it from many different directions that gives us common ground. Welcome to the forum!!

Lucky Mike · RV-Dreams Family Member

Welcome.......your not to young!!!!..........in fact there are several different forums with the younger generations doing just that.

it will give you a chance to see the country & and find your opportunities .....it will also give you a chance at finding that perfect spot.........keep in mind that RVing is a beautiful thing but it also has its pitfalls and finances are one of them

Sushidog · RV-Dreams Family Member

Welcome to the forum guys!

To me there's no more beautiful work of art than an ever changing sunset, painted by the hand of God himself. The cathedral if the wilderness is more awe inspiring than any building framed by man.
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I think you will find the beauty found and relationships forged on the road will definitely be worth the things one must forgo to have them.

Plus you will get to wake up to sights like this, with elk occasionally bugling as your alarm clock.
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Will you take the road less traveled?
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The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Chip

The Junkman · RV-Dreams Family Member

Are you talking living local .. in your city.. never moving.. " living in a rv" ?

Or are you talking traveling in a rv?

It's cheap to "live" local in one.. But like around here.. most just get a mobile home.. 100's of 1000's of them in FL, I bet..

Moving around in one, can be expensive.. depending where you want to be/go..

-- Edited by The Junkman on Saturday 6th of December 2014 09:37:20 AM

Jim and Barb · RV-Dreams Family Member

Welcome, it is never too young to start preparing for your dream. Keep us posted on your progress!

WillandKrista · RV-Dreams Community Member

Thank you Everyone, Its is only a dream of ours, but hopefully with hard work everyday will bring us a step closer to fulfilling it.

cherylbrv · RV-Dreams Family Member

Welcome to the forum; you're sure to find a lot of information here!

May I ask how long you two have been together? At the risk of sounding like a mother hen (I have a 21 yr old son), as wonderful as this lifestyle can be, you really do need to go in with eyes wide open. One thing that tends to tear couples apart is money (think of the Billy Joel song about Brenda & Eddie: "they started to fight when the money got tight and just didn't count on the tears...") You have to have a way to support yourselves, even if it's just enough to buy gas and food (there are some excellent threads on here about living on a shoestring budget). Also, you are probably going to be living in tight quarters. Can your relationship handle being so close 24/7?

Dream on, but do your research thoroughly, and think through every possible scenario, including what happens more often than not - the unexpected stuff that no one counts on and that throws us off balance and causes a lot of stress and tension between partners. Is your relationship strong enough to handle whatever obstacles are thrown your way?

As a mother, I tend to play Devil's Advocate, so please accept my apologies for being a bit harsh. I guess I'm a little scared because you are both so young. Then again, my husband and I were 20 when we got married and we're still together after 36 years. So that only goes to prove that age isn't always a factor (yes, I'm contradicting myself!) Guess I'm telling you what our families told us, and we still followed our hearts anyway.

WillandKrista · RV-Dreams Community Member

The Junkman wrote:
Are you talking living local .. in your city.. never moving.. " living in a rv" ?

Or are you talking traveling in a rv?

It's cheap to "live" local in one.. But like around here.. most just get a mobile home.. 100's of 1000's of them in FL, I bet..

Moving around in one, can be expensive.. depending where you want to be/go..

-- Edited by The Junkman on Saturday 6th of December 2014 09:37:20 AM

Probably we will live in one location until we get used to the transition, then probably move on-wards from there, out west probably.

WillandKrista · RV-Dreams Community Member

cherylbrv wrote:
Welcome to the forum; you're sure to find a lot of information here!

May I ask how long you two have been together? At the risk of sounding like a mother hen (I have a 21 yr old son), as wonderful as this lifestyle can be, you really do need to go in with eyes wide open. One thing that tends to tear couples apart is money (think of the Billy Joel song about Brenda & Eddie: "they started to fight when the money got tight and just didn't count on the tears...") You have to have a way to support yourselves, even if it's just enough to buy gas and food (there are some excellent threads on here about living on a shoestring budget). Also, you are probably going to be living in tight quarters. Can your relationship handle being so close 24/7?

Dream on, but do your research thoroughly, and think through every possible scenario, including what happens more often than not - the unexpected stuff that no one counts on and that throws us off balance and causes a lot of stress and tension between partners. Is your relationship strong enough to handle whatever obstacles are thrown your way?

As a mother, I tend to play Devil's Advocate, so please accept my apologies for being a bit harsh. I guess I'm a little scared because you are both so young. Then again, my husband and I were 20 when we got married and we're still together after 36 years. So that only goes to prove that age isn't always a factor (yes, I'm contradicting myself!) Guess I'm telling you what our families told us, and we still followed our hearts anyway.

We've been together for a year, but we've known each other for 5+ years, And we already live together due to some circumstances. Though we are still getting used to the money situation and the closeness situation, It's been a struggle at times but its pretty good.

cherylbrv · RV-Dreams Family Member

I think you'll be great. Definitely follow your dreams!

WillandKrista · RV-Dreams Community Member

cherylbrv wrote:
I think you'll be great. Definitely follow your dreams!

Thank you :)!

manycats · RV-Dreams Family Member

From an old-timers perspective, once you adjust to living in such a small place, the main concern is always money. My husband and I full-timed when we were in our 40s and we managed to make a living and travel but it wasn't easy.. We both had to work so it's not always a bed of roses or an extended vacation. As Lucky Mike mentioned, start reading blogs. particularly the ones from younger couples. Try to save as much as you can because there are always unexpected expenses and you have to be prepared for them. Assess your skills to see what kind of work you can do and how much you can earn. And, even if it's a delicate subject, an unplanned pregnancy can throw you for a loop. Take your time and research as much as you can.

It's a great lifestyle but, like everything in life, there are pitfalls and sinkholes on the road. Ask questions, this is a great forum for that, and, at least once in a while, consider our "old folks" advice. Dream big but start small. Best wishes for you!

cherylbrv · RV-Dreams Family Member

Dyana - you are so much more eloquent than I!!!

WillandKrista · RV-Dreams Community Member

I think that money will be our biggest issue, but it will just be another stepping stone to something greater :)!

PatStab · RV-Dreams Community Member

Well I'm new here but an old lady too. May I suggest both of you consider pursuing a higher education and get yourselves
a profession or trade. My son floundered around a bit, joined the army at about 20, not saying to do that, but it worked for him. He was in for 10 years, did 2 years of college, uncle Sam paid for it. He thought an associates degree would be enough
but it wasn't. He got out of the military, had classes carry over toward his degree and finished a 4 year degree in Information
Systems, again uncle Sam paid for the rest of it, so he was debt free. Soon as he finished it he was hired by the DOD, his time in the army carried forward toward a pension and he has a good job, though he has lived in S Korea for over 20 years. I don't mean to be rude, but anymore you really need some form of additional education.

Living in an RV could be pretty cheap if you don't move and with both of you working I bet you could pay as you go. Community colleges are a great place to spend the first 2 years, then a more traditional college, or a trade is very good too.
There are vocational colleges around too. Just think about it, you will never be sorry pursuing more education. Whatever
you do good luck to you and I hope you do well. You are young and have the world ahead of you, how fun that would be
again!