Could you live in your camper?

[CatsEye]

I absolutely could do it. I know a lot of older people who take jobs as docents during the summertime at various parks during the summer. I also have a cousin who has a large RV parked in Florida she and her husband use all winter long. They come home during the summer but when it starts getting cold where we live, she's off and gone.

[Hannah]

It would be far too cold here to live in a pop up camper all year. It would probably be doable with a Winnebago or a 5th wheel though, I just think the canvas would not be warm enough.

[Bear Warrior]

I have a friend who lives in their camper full time. There is no shower in it so she got a membership to the YMCA so that she could work out and shower. All she really has to worry about is gas, clothes money and a few other things. She is one of the best fishers I know and also hunts small game for food to help her save money on groceries. It works for her well. Nobody messes with her because she has a Rottweiler that convinces people not to lol.

[Ms. Nibbles]

Seven of us lived in an Apache hard sided popup camper for 6 months. We thoroughly enjoyed it and I honestly think we could have done it indefinitely. Ours didn't have a bathroom so we stayed in different campgrounds. The hard sides kept us dry even in the cold, wet weather.

[Camoguy]

That sounds wonderful! I would love to do that. I dream of retiring and buying a huge RV and going around the country to various campgrounds. I read a blog quite some time ago of a woman and man who do this full time and posted their blog from different campgrounds. Fun.

[ADK Ann]

We lived in our 29 ft. camping trailer for three months while traveling across the USA (from July through October). I feel we could have done it for a much longer period but not during the winter in the north. I also could have done with a smaller trailer because it would have been easier to tow and park. I believe that a trailer or 5th wheel is a better choice when traveling since you can park it at a campground and explore the area you are visiting.

[Ellen]

I could live in my camper. It has all the comforts of home. I'd miss the storage space but it would a lot better than what some people have to live in!

[JimBarb]

I know a couple that lived on a sailboat for more than 10 years: it had 300 sq. feet of actual living space, it reminded me of a 5th wheel.

They seemed very comfortable, and even had a "boat cat" as a pet: I'd heard of cats that liked to swim, but I'd never met one until I met theirs on-board their sailboat.

[CatsEye]

That would be very interesting. I haven't ever heard of anyone living on a sail boat but I've heard of river boatmen who lived with their families on river boats. I wouldn't mind that but I'm not sure I would want to live on the ocean.

[paloma]

That's nice Linda. I've been living in a big house and I'd like to live in a camper or trailer once the children goes. Then, we could go around anytime and be on vacation the rest of our lives with only our email address as the permanent address to go by.