Full Time RVing Dark Side: Thoughts before Making the Leap.

Fulltime RVing is obviously not for everyone, to enjoy a rich and stress free full time RV lifestyle you have to be exceptionally flexible, comfortable with travels and diverse weathers, greatly love the company of your spouse and be contented in a small living space. Ultimately, you must have a great sense of humor.

Detailed planning is also important for the RV lifestyle you must be equipped for unexpected occurrences. The fulltime RV lifestyle would offer you great freedom, adventure and life long memories but here are a few take on the dark side and some great advice:

Life wouldn’t stop for Travel

Newbie Rvers must have it in mind that Life wouldn’t stop For Travel. Life happens anywhere.  Rvers have to endure a lot of unforeseen situations, make painful mistakes, deal with health related issues, lose things, and sometimes wait for days to get stuffs fixed. And none of these is convenient. Life wouldn’t stop just because you are moving in an RV. The important thing is not the challenges that surround you but how you deal with them. So, get ready to handle the most unusual challenges on the road but be optimistic that they are surmountable.

RVs have less space compared to Apartments

Some new RVers are sometimes astonished at how small RV spaces are. Although your kitchen and refrigerator might be closer  but your shower would definitely not  be that walk-in rainfall you have in a brick-and-mortar home and the toilet might sometimes give a not too pleasant smell, even more disturbing is the fact that you have to move around with the waste. Sometimes you’ll miss some of your stuff but it’s the sacrifice for this lifestyle. One great tip is to camp in nature as city RV parks make your limited space look even tighter but camping in natural environments with trails gives more generous space outside.

You are not in a Fixed Place

Living a mobile lifestyle is one of the beauties of RV living you’ll not always live close to your favorite restaurant and always have to figure out where to eat shop or even get medical supplies. It’s actually an adventure most people love about the RV life and many new RVers make a mistake of racing around too much before learning from their mistakes. It is advisable to spend some time to know more about the local scene and weather before making a move by slowing down you’ll have an even more enjoyable RV life.

Budget and Money are extremely important

Money matters a lot you have to make arrangement with regard to your finances before making the leap. You could make great income from investing and have the proceeds become an income stream to sustain your RV living. Bear in mind that unexpected expenses can come which can put extra strain on your finances  hence, you have to watch your budget closely and adjust accordingly just like in your home.  You can cut down on travel and plan on boondocking for a longer time or chose cheaper camps in order to have extra cash. RVing allows for a great level of flexibility with regards to money. You’ll never have an adaptable financial lifestyle like it.

You will get too close to your Partner

The less spacious size of the RV means you’ll be spending the whole day with your spouse in a limited space you’ll have to make the necessary adjustment if you need to because it can pose a lot of challenges for you and your partner if you are not prepared. It could literally shatter your fulltime dreams hence, it advisable to be mentally prepared for this great adjustment. You could develop separate hobbies and sometimes go on separate sight-seeing trips or take solo-walks but with time it’ll definitely work out.