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WAAfter 5 years of full time RV life we came off the road and bought a house. But why?
Like most big life choices there were several factors:
It was always the plan: We never intended on staying on the road indefinitely. We planned on traveling for a few years exploring while simultaneously searching for a new hometown.
Stability. We want to have a place family can come visit and a place we can just leave when we want to go see them. Because our family lives in the far north taking our RV to them is impractical from November through April. With an RV leaving your home behind is complicated. Will it be safe? Is it going to freeze? What if severe weather hits? Can I find a cost effective place?
We missed “camping”: Sounds weird but when you live full time in campgrounds you loose some of the magic of the camping trip. You’re not camping so much as your home happens to be in a campground. At least that’s been our experience.
Changing travel style: We wanted to travel lighter and explore more state and national parks. Be more spontaneous and not worry about low bridges and will we fit. We also didn’t want to lug everything we own with us. But we don’t want to live in a small space year round.
Travel fatigue: More accurately decision fatigue. Not a major factor but still a consideration. You have to decide where to go constantly then make all the logistics happen. Rinse and repeat over and over. We wanted a home base we could go to and just “be” to recharge.
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