Wow, I never thought I would come across a topic so passionately debated in RV forums. One forum I frequent has a 183-page (and growing) “discussion” on the matter that I skimmed and got no useful information out of.

We’re still a couple months away from trying to swing a trade with our current vehicle for the truck we are going to use, but now is the time we need to figure out which way to go. It will affect what kind of trailer we’ll buy, if we can even consider a 5th wheel, how much we’re going to pay for fuel on the road, et cetera.

If you have any tips form your personal experience, or can point me to a website with more info (I’ve found some), I’d really appreciate it.

See you on the road,
Aaron

After another night of scouring the internet and reading dozens of blogs from other families doing what we are planning to do, we’ve decided that we don’t need a trailer with a separate bunk room for the girls. One of the reasons we are embarking on this trip is to get away from the standard American lifestyle because that lifestyle is, in many ways, contrary to what is needed to raise a close family.

For example, kids today have rooms that they could quite literally live in for several weeks without having to interact with anyone. They have their computer, their TV, their own fridges, games, phones, et cetera… all tucked away in their own little world. That’s what we’re wanting to get away from.

We do understand that our children’s “personal space” will be important, but not at ages 5 and 3. They don’t need an entire room, at least not quite yet.

We had initially decided against any trailer that has the bunks as part of the main living space. Why we came to that conclusion we’re not really sure, but we’ve changed our minds. We’ve also noticed that changing our mind on this non-issue sees us being able to get a trailer with a much larger living space for about $5,000-$7,000 less than a trailer with two bedrooms. And that means we could be on the road full-time in NOVEMBER instead of Februrary of next year.

Sooner is better, especially with our lease up here at the end of October.

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Hi. We’re the Paulleys and pretty soon, we’ll probably be driving through your back yard, pulling a trailer and shushing two rambunctious kids that want nothing more than to run full-speed in any direction you point them in.

We’ve decided to become a full-time RVing family on the road. We’re still not exactly sure of all the hows, but we know it’s going to happen. The lease is up on our current house and we really don’t want to sign another one. If we have to, we’re going to get a popup and brave the bitter winter in Florida. After that, by February or March of 2009, we should have enough saved up to buy a truck and trailer and hit the open road.

We are looking at the rest of our lives as our Unending Adventure. A journey with no boundaries, no limits, and no plans except where the Lord leads us and where our hearts yearn to go. It’s going to be fun. It’s going to be a little scary. But, holy cow, are we ready!