04-02-2020
10:07 AM
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04-13-2022
03:43 AM
by
grazittiApiTest
Many folks ask us "how is life different from living in a house". I thought it might be interesting to go through some of the most common questions people ask us.
How are we able to handle living in a small space?
Do we want to kill each other when we don't really have any alone time?
Do we miss having a yard or garden that we can call our own?
How do we handle being in different locations and surroundings with nothing being familiar?
How did we decide what to keep and what to discard when moving from a house into our small space?
So what is life like living in a mobile RV vs a house? Different! …but with a new “normal” that we love! What questions do you have?
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04-02-2020 10:30 AM
I really love your concept living in a mobile and I really love read this post .
By the way how with your address if someone want send you post card ?
04-02-2020 10:40 AM
@Nyainurjanah We have a mail service that scans our mail and puts the envelope or card on a portal. From the portal, we can request the mail be opened and the pages inside also be scanned and put onto the portal. We can even print checks received and deposit them using mobile bank apps!
There are actually more than 1 million full time RV families on the road in the US. I'm glad you enjoyed the post. I didn't realize this lifestyle was an option and wish I had earlier 🙂
04-02-2020 11:05 AM
I love your post @Denise_Barlock ! I admire your style of living. Don't you miss friends and meetings with them or you travel to see them on the way?
04-02-2020 12:08 PM
@AniaKiser Good question!!! ...and we get this one often too 🙂 We do miss family and friends! I think Facebook helps a lot to stay connected. We also try to talk often and go by family/friends places as we travel. We do game nights and play online periodically as well. For sure we have be proactive to make sure that we don't loose contact with family and friends.
04-02-2020 12:21 PM
I even tried konmarie method promoted by Marie Kondo for a bit to reduce what I have. It is a herculean task. Hats off to you.
I can't imagine doing this because we are so attached to our homes & 'things'. How do you spend your day?
04-02-2020 12:57 PM
@yagokd You really nailed it. We REALLY are attached to our things! We worked hard to be able to buy them and they are our possessions. I realized that I had become emotionally attached to my "things". I could think of a million reasons why I would need each and every item in the future that I needed to give away. What made me able to de-clutter my life was two things.
Now that I'm 4 years past the start of our new life, I don't regret anything I had to get rid of and it's only a few things that I wish I had kept... and honestly I'm doing fine without those things as well 🙂
04-02-2020 04:21 PM
It's really an interesting read! I would love to have that kind of lifestyles, but I'm not sure I'm fit for it, I would miss my family too much.
Where are you stopping? Are you going in campings or other place?
04-02-2020 04:56 PM
@Melissa_Langlois You are right that this lifestyle is not for everyone. We find a lot of couples where one would like to do it but the other is unable.... so they normally do long trips instead.
We mostly stay in campgrounds. Most of our friends do not have a location big enough for our RV for us to stay with them and they don't have the power we need as well. This has actually been challenging for folks who are full time RVing as we need campgrounds to survive and they are closing many of them down due to the Coronavirus. I haven't heard of anyone yet who hasn't found a solution, but it could be possible if all campgrounds closed. 😞
04-02-2020 09:40 PM
Great post @Denise_Barlock, thanks for sharing. How are you getting on with current situation? Any restrictions to your movements?
I'm in the healthcare industry and know there are many people throughout the world that aren't taking the pandemic serious enough. Someone may get infected but show no signs but they can still spread it. It pays to be very careful with all interaction with people and movements.
My father travelled in a RV for several years before settling down in a house again. He had a petrol powered power generator so he had power whenever he wanted it. It was a good lifestyle for him and I stayed with him too at different places. There are many people living fulltime in RVs in NZ.
Take care and be safe. Did you apply for Connect Live 2020?