Could you live in your camper?

[Mr.E]

My family and I have recently purchased a Class A Bunkhouse. We're selling almost everything we own and hitting the road for at least year maybe more. Going to try and visit the lower 48.My two kids are 11 and 8 and very jazzed about it. I'll letcha know

[Judy Ann]

While a decent sized (750 sq ft) log cabin would be great, the thought of living in a camper or pop-up in country where tornadoes and hurricanes frequent would not give me too much peace of mind. Dinosaur's set-up with a few modifications for increasing power sources sounds pretty good. I have always placed Walden at close to the top of my lifetime reading list and too believe that simplicity can be one of the keys to happiness.

[Lorax]

I have a little 16 ft pull behind travel trailer. It bumps out providing a nice little dinette for two. It does feature a full bathroom and a queen bed. It's very small, light and efficient.

Could I live out of it? Sure, seeing how I would be outside more and would just need a place to store minimal stuff and sleep in comfort. It would be tight and I doubt many would be willing to do it.

It sure would keep me from acquiring too much crap I don't need!

[TroyS]

Like most kinds of camping, living in a camper is definitely based on your choice of lifestyle. Some of my dad's friends have been living in their campers after they retired, and they actually are a lot happier and enjoying it. Right now, I don't think that we'd be able to live permanently in our Motorhome. It's very easy for kids to get really uneasy in such a small space, and when that happens, it's not going to be long before you go crazy. Perhaps, when they're older, or when it's just me and my wife, it's something that we might consider.

[SmokeyJoe]

Absolutely I could! I'm not that particular on where I lay my head. I know there are hundreds or thousands of people doing that every day. Sometimes I go to Walmart late at night, and you see people in vans, campers, even cars just snoozin' away.

In todays economy, you can't be picky.

[Cappy]

The boat I work on has a smaller living space than most campers. one very small bunk room with 4 bunks, for 4 men. one small bathroom with one toilet a stand up shower stall and a sink. The galley is so small ya gotta swap places carefully. and the settee barely has room for all 4 of us to sit. The wheel house is actually the biggest room on the boat. housing all the navigation and steering equipment. When we under way most guys hang out there for the breese and the view. I live there 2/3 of my life or more so I guess that makes me a yea. When i was younger I lived for 2 years road trippin around in a 4 wheel drive pick up on my days off. So i am very used to small close spaces.

[dinosaur]

For those of you who say you need more room, try stepping out the front door.

[Pathfinder1]

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I don't know about now...although I did once live in the heart of AK's cold country for a few years in my camp which was about 60 sq. ft. of floor space...smaller than many tents. Was no problem then. Just had to leave periodically for water and food every once in a while, just like almost anywhere else.

I rather liked it.

[TroyS]

Originally Posted by SmokeyJoe

Absolutely I could! I'm not that particular on where I lay my head. I know there are hundreds or thousands of people doing that every day. Sometimes I go to Walmart late at night, and you see people in vans, campers, even cars just snoozin' away.

In todays economy, you can't be picky.

You got a really good point there. I've had a few friends that ended up having to live in campers at the start of all this financial crisis thing. They were able to eventually recover. Some of them have gone back living "normal" lives, but some of them learned to like and even love it so even if they can afford to live in a brick-and-motor home, they'd rather stay in their motorhomes and campers.