There are literally hundreds of thousands of people who
live in their recreational vehicle (RV) full time. In 2000, my wife and
I joined that growing number. Having lived, worked and traveled in our
RV
for 5 years, I created this site to provide information that might help
someone contemplating becoming a full timer. Let me begin with the
statement that the term recreational vehicle includes trailers as well as
motorhomes. I make this comment since I have been asked on many
occasions if I had an RV or a trailer.
My wife and I have enjoyed "camping" in
an RV for many years. We have owned three Airstream travel trailers over
the past 12 years.
In May 2000, I retired and set out with Georgia and Patrick, our Irish Wolfhound puppy, to tour the
U.S. We traveled in our one ton Ford
Super Club Wagon pulling a 34' Airstream Excella 1000 travel trailer.
After two and a half years, we made a major
change. We sold the Club Wagon and Airstream and purchased a
Safari Sahara motorhome and a Chrysler PT Cruiser.
With this change, I
thought it might be interesting to look at some of the advantages and
disadvantages of trailers versus motorhomes. Regardless of which path
you chose to take, I hope this information will be helpful to you.
The section on trailers provides information on the Ford Super Club
Wagon and Airstream as well as enhancements and modifications we have made
to improve our ability to travel full-time with
our ever growing Irish Wolfhound (for information on our Irish Wolfhound
and our travels, see www.patrick-irish-wolfhound.com).
I have also thrown in some photos, including photos of the Airstream
Factory in Ohio. A major enhancement included the addition of a Hensley
Arrow Hitch. I have additional Airstream Photos on
another of my websites (don't forget to hit the Back button on your browser to
return to this site).
The section on motorhomes provides information on our Safari
Sahara motorhome and our Chrysler PT Cruiser.
A third
section deals with the a MotoSat 2-way
Satellite Internet system that allows us access to email and the internet
virtually 24 hours a day, 365 days a year anytime we are stopped (including
rest stops along the way).
