For every fulltime RVer, there must be many more sitting “in the wings” biding their time for retirement or home sales to allow them to take to the freedom of the road.
Our site aims to help both the “on the roader,” and those in the “not there yet” group. We’ll talk about issues affecting fulltimers from living in the confined space of an RV to broader issues like making a living on the road and payin’ the bills.
Read about great places to camp, keeping in touch, working on the road, new RVs and accessories, RV maintenance, snowbird and boondocking destinations, and about RV resources on the Web.
How do you choose a hospital that’s right for you? Provided your health care insurance will “work with you,” in terms of allowing a choice of hospitals, fulltime RVers have an advantage: They can go where they want. Still, how do you choose from among the thousands of hospitals around the US? We provide help, and direction to relevant Internet resources.
If you’re new to the RV lifestyle, or just at the planning stage, a big question for many is this: How can I make it financially? If you’ve got a retirement income that needs shoring up, or you’re looking to make nearly all your income from scratch, working on the road can be daunting to think about.
If you need reassurance, think of this: Thousands of RVers are working on the road, doing things that they may never have dreamed of. There are resources to help you. Here are a some of great Internet resources that can help you find work on the road.
Do you have a set of sleigh-bells for your RV? They may not be required, but they could just give you an edge if you’d like to apply for any one of the 120 positions available this summer at the Lake Rudolph RV Park in Santa Claus, Indiana. The good folks at the lake must […]
One of the biggest ways to make your older RV feel new is to install new floor coverings. Face it, after full time living in your RV, those, “show every spot of dirt” carpets that manufacturers so thoughtfully install begin to look a bit doggy. Can you replace it, or will you need a […]
Some fulltimers like hitching up and “moving on” every few days. That’s great, where you can afford the price of fuel. But if you yearn to spend a little more than a couple of days in a given venue, and want something productive to do with your time, camp hosting can be the ticket. With […]
The holiday season brings out a host of suggestions on how to keep the bad guys away from your cache of presents at home. We may not think much about that situation whenRVing, but those same bad guys know that the modern RV often has nice, spendy techno-goodies that can be harvested.
In two recent incidents, RVers have been hit by burglars: One couple, sleeping over in a Cracker Barrel Restaurant parking lot awoke the next morning to find thieves had broken into their tow vehicle and ripped off a few things. In a more dramatic experience, anRVer returned to his rig, parked at a service facility lot, only to encounter a gun-toting thief coming out the door of the RV. Fortunately, theRVer came off physically unharmed, but the crook made an exit with some expensive loot, and damaged the rig to boot. What can be done to prevent these kinds of problems?
A concern many have before starting out on the fulltime road is how they’ll get their mail. After all, in the land of no fixed addresses, how will Mr. Postman find you?
Enter General Delivery. He’s no military man, but he can be a Major Hit for those of us who leave our sticks and bricks […]
Many fulltimer RV folks find they need “more space” than vacationers, or even snowbirds use. Hence, when shopping for the “right” RV, they find themselves buying rig with duals tires, either a motorhome, or a pickup suitable for pulling that big fulltimer rig. If you’ve never had dual tires, they’re an experience, and sometimes take […]
