RVing to Find a New Home

August 27, 2009

• 21% -Freedom
• 21% – Adventure
• 21% – Love of travel
• 14% – Save money/cheaper
• 14% – Follow the good weather were 14% each
• 4% – Curiosity
• 4% – Run away from home
• 2 1/2 % – Ability to visit family

Occasionally a couple or family will sell everything, become full-time RVers with the express purpose of finding a new place to live. Such is the case of Streett family. The four family members took a 14-month, 31,000 mile RV trek. They left their home in Chino, CA knowing they wanted to find a better place to live. After 28 states and 71 overnight stops, Sequim, WA became their new home. They all learned a lot from the experience and have no regrets.

When we sold our home in Pennsylvania before hitting the road, we did not know if we’d ever settle down again. We did know we would not want to return to Pennsylvania. However, we have met other couples became full-time RVers who had in the back of their mind that they did want to relocate.

Our second year on the road, we worked with a couple who had sold their house in North Carolina, bought an RV and began workamping in Minnesota. They ended up selling the RV and staying.

Another couple from Colorado ended up settling in the funky town of Bisbee after only a few months on the road. We camped with them at a couple of different small gatherings and could tell that they were not RVers at heart. They were looking for a permanent place.

And, a third couple, originally from back East, fell in love with Strawberry, AZ as they came down Highway 87 off the Mogollon Rim. Then they moved to Payson where winters were a tad milder. Finally they bought a house in Florida, then Arkansas, then last I heard, were back in another house in Florida. I don’t know what they are looking for or if they have found it yet. An RV would be easier to move!

Sometimes RVers become immobilized by finances or illness, settling down to deal with that issue. That’s a different situation all together.

It’s all good, however. The RV lifestyle is a “vehicle” for living out your choices, whether that be for the adventure and love of travel like most people, or to find a new life. The RV lifestyle is fluid and accommodates changing choices. If you do RV for a while and then decide on something else, it doesn’t mean your original choice was wrong. It’s just a new choice. It can also be an effective way to decide on an area to settle in if you are looking for a new home.

Here’s to your travels! May they fulfill your dreams, whatever those are.

reprinted with permission

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