Hey Traveler,
I just got back from RVing to a homeschool convention in Texas. Everything ran great except my toilet broke off. But hey, in the world of RVing, that’s just par for the course. Actually the RV toilet has been my mortal enemy since I bought the RV, and I’ve had it off more often than I care to admit. It’s fixed now and if this doesn’t hold, then I’m going to have a serious fix on my hands… but this RVer doesn’t give up.
While I was in Arlington, I met a couple of full-time, RVing families and another full-timer who was a single mom! Two of the families belonged to an RVing homeschool group called Nomadic Homeschoolers. They love this group and talked about meet-ups where the entire group comes together a couple times a year.
Really, the RV crowd can be divided into three groups: full-timers (of which I am not a member), who sell their home and live in an RV, part-timers (that’s my group), who RV a chunk of the year but still have a home attached to the ground somewhere, and once-in-a-whilers, who hit the road a few times a year.
The thing about RVing is: one size does not fit all. While I admire the full-timers, I still want a place for my children to call home and to always come back to. Of course full-timers say they have that… but it’s mobile. They’re right. What they want for their families is no less than what I want… just different.
I’ve got some once-in-awhiler friends who LOVE their RV. They use it a couple times a year to camp on the beach or at a state park or take a long road trip to see some new part of the country. They still enjoy all the benefits of RVing without having to make a major career change to do it full time or even part time.
Together, we’re known as RVers. We all enjoy the benefits of life on the road but have tailored it to fit our individual family needs. So as you consider the RVing adventure, take a look at all three groups and see if one of them best fits your needs right now. And just because you don’t do it full time or even part time, that doesn’t mean you’re not embarking on a great adventure. Who knows, you might even start in one group and move to another as time passes and circumstances change.
Until next time, swing wide and keep your eye on your tail,
Todd
PS: Now that I think of it, there are even once-in-a-life-timers who rent or buy an RV to take a special trip. You can hear more about renting an RV on my weekly podcast, The Familyman Show.
