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pepperpod
Senior Member Joined: 01 Oct 2009 Location: Central KY Status: Offline Points: 1420 |
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Larry have you considered living in a mobile home park in your rv? We spent 2 months in Florida in a friend's park model a couple of years ago. The people next to us were in a travel trailer and came every year to that park. They loved it. They did not have to drive from campground to campground. I know that it would cost you more since you have the discounts. I say, if you want to full time, go for it!
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Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese)
R Pod 172 The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor...unknown |
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Larry
Senior Member Joined: 22 Jan 2010 Location: Fairfield, CA Status: Offline Points: 344 |
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Thank you everyone for the
support and positive feedback. Kenn, I tend to agree with
what you have said and I have been looking online at other travel trailers. The
longest I have ever continuously camped in my R-Pod 171 has been about 90-days
and I was glad to get home to a larger space after that. Yes, the bathroom in
the r-pod does not even leave you much room to wipe your butt. Because of my eyesight; I
still have some depth perception issues, and so I don’t want too big of a
travel trailer; maybe something under 30-feet long or even 25-ft. would work.
Hell I crashed my r-pod the day I drove it home from the dealership; pulled
into a gas station and crumpled my drivers’ side fender of the pod on a post. If I had a 5th
Wheel I probably would wipe out a bunch of parked cars. But I am considering a larger
TT than the pod but that also means I will have to upgrade my TV. A park model
sounds good as a base but also with the savings from not living in a house, and
from hopefully selling my house for a profit, I could occasionally rent a small
apartment for a few months every now and then. I’ve really been looking at all
of my options for sometime now and I’ve made lots of notes and saved them on my computer about
full-time RVing and some of the possibilities. My next door neighbor is a
single woman in her 50’s and she is afraid of living alone; her husband died
some time ago, and she tells me that it is different for a woman living alone
then it is for a man living alone; which I fail to see the difference. I have
met and spoke to women online who were full-time RVing alone and enjoying it.
One of the things about the full-time lifestyle is having the confidence and
emotional comfort to let go of the traditional and embark on and alternative lifestyle
regardless if you are a man or a woman. Again, thanks for all of the feedback. |
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Abby
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I'm about 5 hrs from the mid-east coast. I'm amazed at the cost of renting condos during the winter. That would be a great way to get out of the TT for a few months. (Look at Virginia and Myrtle Beach area) |
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this_is_nascar
Senior Member Joined: 29 Dec 2009 Location: NJ Status: Offline Points: 366 |
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The concept of full-time RV'ing is fine and I know many people who do it. My wife and I could do it, but not in an R-Pod for a variety or reasons. Most of the folks we know that do it only stay at a couple different places a year. If it were us, I'd want to stay only a couple months at each place, in order to see the whole country.
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"Ray & Connie"
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this_is_nascar
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Have you considered a Class-C? It could be a bit larger than the R-Pod and solve your "needing a larger TV" issue. You could sell the TV and get a small scooter or something to haul along, so you get go close distances while you're parked. I guess is really depends on how long you think you'll be at each stop. If you're staying in the same spot for months at a time, you're probably better off with the TT-TV combo rather than a Class-B or Class-C.
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"Ray & Connie"
- 2017 R-Pod RP-180 - 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD-Off Road |
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pmjensen
Senior Member Joined: 13 Aug 2010 Location: South Texas Status: Offline Points: 223 |
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Obviously, there are many things to consider. We moved from a 2100 sq ft townhouse to an under 800 sq ft park model mobile home. I still have a few years to work,(We moved here for a job I was offered) We live in a park here in So. Texas with great weather, year 'round camping etc. We take our Pod out about every other weekend. The Rio Grande Valley is one of the cheapest places in the US to live. Most people think of how hot the summers are. well it doesn't get any hotter than a lot of places up north during the summer. We just have it for a longer period of time. Enough of my ramblings. Good luck with whatever you decide.
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Larry
Senior Member Joined: 22 Jan 2010 Location: Fairfield, CA Status: Offline Points: 344 |
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This-is-nascar, thanks for the suggestions. I’ve already made up some tentative year long camping schedules which include about 12 different stops over a 12-month period. I like moving around and seeing the sights. I guess I got it from my days in the army; they would send me one place for a few months and then another place for a year or so and then another place , etc. until I had been pretty much all around the world when I was in the military. The idea of a Class “C” and a scooter is appealing but I’m looking at trading in my Ford Edge and buying and F-150 with a camper shell which would give me some extra storage space in the back of the truck. I agree that the R-Pod is a little small for full-timing but I was just wondering what others here thought about it. I’ve met people who turned their noses up to the idea of full-time RVing with the attitude that it is some kind of hobo lifestyle but obviously that was their issue. Pmjensen, I was stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas in I am aware of Americans who full-time RV in |
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Val
Newbie Joined: 27 Apr 2009 Location: Lakefield On. Status: Offline Points: 11 |
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I follow these two blogs...especially the "life on the open Road" one. She has full timed for 10 yrs. and posts great pictures and info.
the volkswagon one is a widower who is travelling solo...you should visit both blogs. They are both very imformative. http://www.lifeontheopenroad.blogspot.com http://www.lifeinavolkswagonbus.blogspot.com I can't wait to see some of the wonderful places I see on there, but for now I am a caregiver of an ederly parent so these blogs are enjoyable for me. good luck....nothing like some adventures. |
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Val
Newbie Joined: 27 Apr 2009 Location: Lakefield On. Status: Offline Points: 11 |
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correct address
http://www.lifeinavolkswagenbus.blogspot.com/ |
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Larry
Senior Member Joined: 22 Jan 2010 Location: Fairfield, CA Status: Offline Points: 344 |
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Val, thanks a lot those are great blogs, especially the one “On the Open Road;” she appears to have a real nice medium size rig also and not some big 5th Wheel or Class A; and she lives off the grid with solar heating and free boondock camping. Just goes to show that there are so many ways to do the full-time RVing lifestyle. The Volkswagen one sort of reminds me of the 1970’s when I lived in a Volkswagen Van traveling around the Again thanks; I bookmarked them and will look in occasionally to review their travels. I figure I am about a year or two at the most away from going full-time RVing; the big hold up is selling my house. Like most places where I live in In the mean-time I’ll keep enjoying my R-Pod and reviewing potential future travel trailer online that I might want to purchase for a full-time RVing lifestyle. |
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