By Chuck Woodbury
Most accounts of full-time RVing on YouTube present a romantic picture of going “where you want, when you want,” and doing so affordably. And, yes, sometimes that’s true.
But for these two veteran travelers, the reality of full-time RV living was far different from what they expected when they set out in their fifth wheel trailer.
Living “the dream” of seeing America with the comforts of “home” while earning their living operating an internet-based business simply didn’t pan out.
They discuss why boondocking did not work for them, about the difficulty they encountered when trying to find places to stay without reservations, and of troubles maintaining dependable internet access.
A poll we ran in February says 6 percent of our readers are considering becoming a full-time RVer, with another 45 percent saying it’s not out of the question for their future plans.
So if you are considering full-time RVing, do yourself a favor and listen to this couple’s message. It’s not a side of the story you often hear, but I can tell you from my two years of full-timing, most of their observations are ones I share.
Even if you’re not a full-time RVer or ever plan on becoming one, you may find yourself resonating with some of their frustrations. Watch and see for yourself.
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My take on this, is this is typical. Internet businesses are very hard to make money with and people have made it look easy. Plus full time RV’ing has always been a small group who are more nomad and are people who work in contract type jobs like traveling nurses, not people trying to make money via the internet. FT RV’ing looks like a fun lifestyle, but it’s not for the faint of heart.
Thank you, Chuck! 🙂 The couple intrigued me enough to subscribe to their channel. I recall watching this sometime in the past. They certainly present a cautionary tale while recounting their experience. We took the test at the end of Gaylord Maxwell’s book, “Fulltiming: An Introduction to Full-Time RVing (which I bought from your bookstore before you shut it down).” DW had no illusions that we could, should fulltime. I had them until we took the test. We now happily travel several days every month or so. Thanks again, have a great day, safe traveks, and safe stays! 🙂
why bother to run a video from 5 years ago? Starlink and some solar would have “solved” this couples problems.