Comments on: Is your personality compatible with fulltime RVing? http://fulltimerver.com/is-your-personality-compatible-with-fulltime-rving/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 6 Jan 2009 09:48:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jon del Pozo http://fulltimerver.com/is-your-personality-compatible-with-fulltime-rving/#comment-184 Jon del Pozo Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:38:26 +0000 http://fulltimerver.com/?p=6#comment-184 Well now, I was ready to go and do the full timer routine however, after we had traded in our older class A and purchased a newer "A" the wife surprised me after a trip to Dallas in a thunderstorm that she didn't want to travel anymore in a motorhome, much less live in one. Surprise---surprise--so much for this so called retirement idea and investment. Yes, I'd be willing to live and travel in our Class A but it wouldn't be any fun without my best friend. So now the 2004 Allegro Open Road is up for sale. My traveling will be on the back of my Harley. Well now, I was ready to go and do the full timer routine however, after we had traded in our older class A and purchased a newer “A” the wife surprised me after a trip to Dallas in a thunderstorm that she didn’t want to travel anymore in a motorhome, much less live in one. Surprise—surprise–so much for this so called retirement idea and investment. Yes, I’d be willing to live and travel in our Class A but it wouldn’t be any fun without my best friend. So now the 2004 Allegro Open Road is up for sale.

My traveling will be on the back of my Harley.

]]> By: Liz Monroe http://fulltimerver.com/is-your-personality-compatible-with-fulltime-rving/#comment-175 Liz Monroe Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:13:47 +0000 http://fulltimerver.com/?p=6#comment-175 We sold the house, my car, sold or trashed most of our possessions and retired from our jobs and moved into our RV. At first I was excited to be "on the road" and able to go where we wanted, when we wanted. The glow soon dissipated as IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN. It seems that everything concerning living the RV lifestyle must be planned ahead and organized down to the nth degree. Can you fit in that gas station? Is there room to turn around with the toad? Oh no, we can't go down that road because we're not sure the RV will fit. Will there be room for you at the campground tonight? No time to make unscheduled stops because you have a campground reservation to keep and you must get there! Don't want to go that way because there are too many mountains. It's paralyzing! I feel that I gave up my "real" life to live an extremely narrow and scheduled lifestyle. Yes, we met a few other RV-ers who were friendly, but most of the time people are just trying to get from one place to another and just want to be left alone. Then you have the "resort RV parks" which are no bargain cash-wise. I'd rather be in my car, stay at a mid-range hotel and go where I want, when I want. That's freedom! We sold the house, my car, sold or trashed most of our possessions and retired from our jobs and moved into our RV. At first I was excited to be “on the road” and able to go where we wanted, when we wanted. The glow soon dissipated as IT JUST DOESN’T HAPPEN. It seems that everything concerning living the RV lifestyle must be planned ahead and organized down to the nth degree. Can you fit in that gas station? Is there room to turn around with the toad? Oh no, we can’t go down that road because we’re not sure the RV will fit. Will there be room for you at the campground tonight? No time to make unscheduled stops because you have a campground reservation to keep and you must get there! Don’t want to go that way because there are too many mountains. It’s paralyzing! I feel that I gave up my “real” life to live an extremely narrow and scheduled lifestyle. Yes, we met a few other RV-ers who were friendly, but most of the time people are just trying to get from one place to another and just want to be left alone. Then you have the “resort RV parks” which are no bargain cash-wise. I’d rather be in my car, stay at a mid-range hotel and go where I want, when I want. That’s freedom!

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