Ready to retire and fulltime RV

[Sarge]

Hey folks,
Great forum. I am getting ready to retire and want to full time RV. I intend to sell my house and all furnishings, but I was thinking if any of you know of someone who is ready to quit full timing and would like to trade their rig for a house and 6 lots in a small town (pop 110) in SE KS let me know. It would save me selling everything then looking for a rig. Thanks.

[Kirk]

Where in Kansas? I grew up there and most of my family is still there. To reach a large number of fulltimers, you might want to visit the Escapees RV Club forums as they have a very large number of them. You can find them at www.escapees.com

[JanetG]

Maybe you should ease into fulltiming, Sarge. Take a few months to travel, then return. Then take another four months, etc. Or perhaps you could rent your house for a year to a teacher before you plunge right into fulltiming. Whadda ya' think? Fulltiming is so different from a stay at home life. You might want to get your toes wet before jumping in completely. Good luck!

[DL Rupper]

Hey Sarge, JanetG is right about easing into full-timing. I have talked to many RV'ers who tried full-timing and it didn't work out. most of them are 4 or 5 month a year RV'ers now. However, it costs lots of money to go full-time and then back out and buy a house again. In any case, you should probably keep the things you really don't want to part with in storage for awhile. It took my wife 1 week to get right into full-timing forever. It took me 18 mos and a break of 18 mos before I really got over the feeling that I had to have a job. Now I'm just a lazy no good full-timer, traveling around the U.S. having fun.

[Sarge]

Thanks for all the advise. Don't think I can afford to part time rv, but I will think on it and see if I can.

Kirk,
I'm in Elk Co. SE KS. About 32 miles straight west of Indpendence, KS. Where did you grow up at?

[hertig]

??? How can you afford to full time, but not afford to part time?

[C Nash]

maybe part timing calls for keeping up the old stick house and yards

[Sarge]

That's right C. Nash, can't have both. I'd have to sell my place to get a good enough rig.

[DL Rupper]

Been there done that. Sold the house to get a nice rig. It worked out ok, but you really need to research everything before you commit. Surprises have a habit of creating a "gotcha". We started thinking about full-timing 19 years before I retired. Got serious 3 years before retirement. The last 6 mos before we took off were still hectic and wild. Then the second thoughts still popped up for a couple of years. Now it's all fun.

[Kirk]

Sarge,
I grew up on a farm in Morris County, about mid way between Junction City and Council Grove. I left to join the Navy when I graduated from HS at 17 and have never been back except to visit. I still have family in Wichita, Council Grove and a few other places around Kansas.

As to going fulltime, we sold our house 7 1/2 years ago and hit the road. While it is true that isn't for everyone, it has been a wonder full life for us. We do a lot of volunteering for our site and that keeps the costs down and gives us a chance to fell useful, stay busy and to learn all kinds of new things. If you are interested, I would invite you to visit the URL in my signature as it tells the story of how we live.