Flashback: 1971 Account of Fulltimer’s Experience

Shades of the sixties, man! How many of you remember that monthly magazine on back-to-the-land living called Mother Earth News? Well, one of our team remembers pouring over issues of this “hippie era” journal, getting all kinds of ideas for the future. Just which of us that was, we’ll leave buried in […]


Are You a Neo-Bedouin?

As technology continues to make advancements, the footloose lifestyle is attracting more professionals: They’ve even got a name for them: Neo-bedouins. A take-off from the wandering Arabian nomads, the neo-bedouins don’t ride a camel, many of them pack about in motorhomes or trailers.
Take Richard and Angela Hoy for example. With four […]


Oregon Park Looks for Camp Hosts–With a Twist

Quiet Oregon county park needs camp host. Sleep next to the river. Stay longer than you expected? See the story for more detail.


RV Transport Drivers Hit Hard by Diesel

If you’ve ever considered making a few bucks by becoming an RV delivery driver, it might pay to wait a little while. When an RV manufacturer needs to get a trailer or fifth wheel out to the dealer, they customarily farm the job out to a transporter. Transporters are usually paid by the mile, and in these days of skyrocketing diesel prices, the transporters are having a hard time making ends meet.


Family Home Schools Children on One Year RV Tour

Dan and Jennifer Taylor are a lot like most parents: They want their children to be educated and understand the world around them. Unlike a lot of other parents, however, the Taylors have decided that the best way to get that education is to go to the horse’s mouth–wherever in the US that mouth might […]


Planning Fulltiming or Snowbirding? Deal With Debt Now

Planning on snowbirding or fulltime RVing? Starting down the road debt-free is a Godsend. Here’s a story that may help you get to that goal.


Fulltime Newbie Concerns: Prescriptions from Mexico?

One of the things that concern many fulltime newbies is that of keeping to a budget. With the current oil company guzzling act, many of us are watching our nickles and dimes real closely. Can you save money on buying your prescription drugs in Mexico? Is it legal? Is it safe?
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RV Fulltiming With Little Ones? One Couple’s Story

Their friends thought they’d lost their minds: They gave up 6,000 square feet of house (with six bedrooms) for living fulltime in a motorhome with two little ones. But after two years of road life, Jim and Debbie said the experience was life-altering.


Laptop or Desktop–Which Computer for Fulltiming?

It practically become a “campfire discussion point” among fulltime RVers, what kind of computer is best for the lifestyle? At the risk of setting off a “Ford v Chevy” style debate, we offer a few thoughts on the matter.


Near Detroit? Catch a Couple of RV Seminars

If you’re near Detroit before Sunday, February 17, you may be able to catch a couple of interesting RV seminars at the big RV show. Check out our story for more details.


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