bravesfan
05-29-2007, 11:04 AM
These forums are just great! Question: Was the transition hard, not what you expected, etc. to deal with less water for toilets and showers, electricity? Thanks
gussie
05-29-2007, 07:05 PM
Are you from Ga., bravesfan? Anyway, we drink only bottled water and quickly learned that one doesn't need gallons of water for bathing. You might practice at home with less water. You will be surprised what you can do with very little. One of our concerns on our first road trip was dump stations. So be sure to dump when you have the opportunity for the next dump station may not be near. We dry camped a lot so didn't have the hook-ups that spoil us. Be sure to hyper-chlorinate your water tank even if filling up with city water and not drinking it. We actually adapted quickly and I bet you will too. Just have fun! Gussie
P.S. Electricity--be sure to take an adaptor cord such as for 30amp service at campgrounds. That is one thing we forgot. We have a great diesel generator so no problem when dry camping. If interested in cable TV at campgrounds, be sure you have a cable and both a female and male connector.
john3697
06-04-2007, 11:18 AM
If you have camped in a trailer before fulltiming, you will find that there's really not a whole lot of difference. You need to watch your tanks, electricity consumption, etc. but it's not so inconvenient as you might think. You can't have all electrical appliances running at once, but it's not hard to run enough to be comfortable. Life on the road is great!!!! We began last June and said we would try it for a couple years or until it was no longer fun, whichever came first. Well, after one year on the road, we really can't see an end to it, as we have already planned our itinerary for the next two years. The important thing is to make sure you're not locked into the lifestyle. We had our trailer and truck paid off before we started, so when we sold the house we just invested the proceeds to await the time when we want to settle down. Contrast that with the RVer who sells the home, invests $300,000 for a home on wheels then finds out they don't like it. Now what?? If one of you gets sick or dies, are you going to be trapped in the lifestyle ? Freedom to dodge from fulltime to settling down is important. Happy trails............