Myth #5 - Fulltime RVing is Your Exit Strategy

We’ve saved the last for last.

It happens to all of us. At some point down the road it’s time to stop traveling down the road. Then, whatcha’ gonna’ do?

For realists in the fulltiming world, you move on to whatever’s next. You get to put a great big checkmark next to “Go Fulltiming” on your list of life’s to-dos. You hang up your keys and use the money you saved for your post-fulltiming life to move on to your next spot, whatever and wherever it may be. Whether you’ve traveled fulltime for six months or sixteen years, you’ve done what most people don’t do. And, you’ve done what you wanted. Yeah for you!

But, if you follow the advice of so-called experts selling RV dreamsicles, “fulltiming is your exit strategy”. (That’s a direct quote, folks!) That’s right. Apparently when you decide to quit your job, sell your house and follow these folks into fulltiming land you’re taking a pledge to live in a fiberglass box forever. So, when a fulltimer announces their plans to stop fulltiming for whatever reason, it’s not unusual to see some fulltiming folks express sympathy, sadness or a sense of failure. For dreamsicles, something has gone terribly wrong. The realists, on the other hand, respond with congratulations and excitement about what’s next.

Some dreamy fulltimers have shared their plans of what they’ll do when it comes time to hang up the keys: They’ll park their rig at the adult day care facility at the Rainbow’s End Escapee’s Park in Livingston, Texas. (We’d love to add our customary “Not that there’s anything wrong with that” here. But, we been actually been to Livingston. Enough said.)

It’s time to take one last look at why you decided to start fulltiming in the first place. If the reason has anything to do with exploring the continent, then it makes sense that when you’re done “exploring” it’s time to live somewhere, anywhere other than an RV. Right?

Fulltiming isn’t the exit strategy, but every fulltimer should have one. And it shouldn’t be dependent on the sale of the depreciating asset they called their rolling home. Whether they’re planning to rent, build or buy, the point is to have a plan in place and funds set aside for the next place they call home when they’re ready to get off the road.

We hope you’ve found these posts helpful. We’re not trying to destroy anybody’s fulltiming dream. Really, we’re not! We just wanted to bust up a few myths about this lifestyle we love. Our intent - as always - is to tell the real story about life on the road. If we’ve given y’all something to think about, then our work here is complete.

That’s it for our “special report”. TGIF! This is more effort than we’ve ever put into a week’s worth of blog posts. (But, don’t worry. We’re not going to ask you for money.) For now, we’ll rest a bit. We’ll be back to regularly scheduled programming soon.

Meanwhile, we invite our current and former fulltime RVing friends to fill in the gaps. What other fulltiming myths exist? What’s the one thing you’d want folks seriously considering this lifestyle to most consider? What sage piece of advice would you like to share? And, for those dear readers who are considering this lifestyle, what burning question do you have? A lot of experienced fulltimers pass this way, and chances are at least one of us will be more than happy to help.

Thanks so much for sharing your perspective and wisdom. It's one of the best things about this wonderful fulltime RVing community.

Have a great weekend!