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re: Living in a luxury camper full time, truck advice
Posted on 12/27/24 at 11:35 am to VolSquatch
Posted on 12/27/24 at 11:35 am to VolSquatch
There are some families to follow on you tube.
KYD - keep your dreams would be a good one. They started FT years ago and had kids.
Truck wise used to be nothing beat an F-450 in the camper pulling market but recently Ford has been dog shite.
KYD - keep your dreams would be a good one. They started FT years ago and had kids.
Truck wise used to be nothing beat an F-450 in the camper pulling market but recently Ford has been dog shite.
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Posted on 12/27/24 at 11:40 am to Trevaylin
Wife and I traveled from south texas to north Alaska twice. Above the arctic circle there is 24 hour a day sunshine in the summer. Wonderful. life. You do have to be self sufficient.
Posted on 12/27/24 at 12:11 pm to VolSquatch
Diesel motorhome/small vehicle combo seems like a no brainer to me
Posted on 12/27/24 at 12:18 pm to VolSquatch
Prevost and nothing else if I’m you.
This post was edited on 12/28/24 at 7:30 am
Posted on 12/27/24 at 12:52 pm to VolSquatch
I have rented an RV a couple times and enjoyed my trips with my family, but there's no way I could live long term like that with a wife and a kid, much less two kids. That would be torture. Honestly I don't think I could live like that with even just the wife. We need space from each other so we don't kill each other. You don't get that living in an RV.
Now, if I were alone, that's a different story.
And as already stated by many others, and I don't mean to tell you how to parent your kids, but since you asked, I think that's a horrible way for a kid to grow up. I think home schooling is better than most public school, as long as the kids can still socialize. I don't see how you do that living in an RV going from town to town. Hold off on your Wanderlust and focus on getting them out of the house and independent as fast as possible, then take off.
Now, if I were alone, that's a different story.
And as already stated by many others, and I don't mean to tell you how to parent your kids, but since you asked, I think that's a horrible way for a kid to grow up. I think home schooling is better than most public school, as long as the kids can still socialize. I don't see how you do that living in an RV going from town to town. Hold off on your Wanderlust and focus on getting them out of the house and independent as fast as possible, then take off.
Posted on 12/27/24 at 1:04 pm to deeprig9
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And as already stated by many others, and I don't mean to tell you how to parent your kids, but since you asked, I think that's a horrible way for a kid to grow up. I think home schooling is better than most public school, as long as the kids can still socialize. I don't see how you do that living in an RV going from town to town. Hold off on your Wanderlust and focus on getting them out of the house and independent as fast as possible, then take off.
I don't see it as anyone telling me how to raise them at all. Its good feedback that I came here for and I generally agree... though I think you can give them a good childhood in that setting with a lot of unique experiences, but you have to be really intentional and dedicated with how you approach it and even then they might hate it. Not sure the juice is worth the squeeze while the kids are in the house.
Posted on 12/27/24 at 1:28 pm to VolSquatch
Might work for some people, but don’t you think your kids need some roots?
Posted on 12/27/24 at 6:46 pm to Trevaylin
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I traveled from south texas to north Alaska twice.
Did you take the Alaska Highway / Alcan ? That is my dream road trip.. 1400 miles , starting from north of Seattle , along the coast of Canada thru Yukon , White Horse et al all the way to Fairbanks…
Posted on 12/27/24 at 6:51 pm to Pelican fan99
quote:how is it not fair to their kids?
Doing this with young kids sounds like a terrible idea and really not fair to them
Posted on 12/27/24 at 7:31 pm to GreenRockTiger
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how is it not fair to their kids?
I concur .
Growing up “normal” with proms, homecomings , soccer games , school cliques and all that crap is extremely overrated .. i went thru all that myself and looking back would have greatly enjoyed the types of adventures the OP is talking about having wiht his kids .
Posted on 12/27/24 at 8:40 pm to VolSquatch
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2 and 6. Yeah I was thinking we could link up with some homeschool groups wherever we are staying at the time to get them some friends.
lol, bruh. Pump the brakes here on selling your house with kids this age. Let’s take this one step at a time.
I’ve rented a 25-30ft Class C now 4 times for about 40 days total with our 3 kids and I have done about 6,500 miles. Longest trip was 17 days and 5500 miles. It was a blast. I would highly suggest a summer type of trip for a couple weeks doing this first. Then go from there. You will absolutely not love the first RV or camper you buy, you should absolutely live in a couple before buying them.
I personally can’t imagine traveling in a truck pulling a camper with kids over having the convenience of the rv with a full kitchen, bathroom, etc. I would literally pack up and start going as the wife and kids woke up. You can do something like bring electric bikes. But with young kids there’s absolutely no reason to ‘need’ anything more than a 30 ft class C gasser. You can easily buy one for $40,000 used in decent enough shape to put 10,000 miles on and see how it goes.
You could easily change jobs, keep your current house, and just do a 3-4 month road trip.
ETA: let’s not worry about home schooling a 6-8 year old. Not that big of a deal here. I would think beyond that yes you run into issues like activities, can’t play sports or what not. But again, let’s take some baby steps
This post was edited on 12/27/24 at 8:44 pm
Posted on 12/27/24 at 8:48 pm to VolSquatch
They’re young. I’d try it for a year and see how you like it. You can always sell the RV if you don’t like it. Now is the best time before they get older.
Posted on 12/27/24 at 9:04 pm to VolSquatch
We considered it pretty hard, but found a modest home on our favorite lake and it was the right decision for us. We don’t have to travel and we wake up to a beautiful environment every morning. We have our boats and water toys and boat house to store them.
We get to keep our cars and the kids have their own rooms. Our house has appreciated considerably since we bought so there’s that.
we may buy a small travel trailer when we are empty nesters, but I don’t think we will ever get rid of our permanent home. I’ve got an old Duramax, so we already have a tow vehicle.
I definitely recommend the approach we took.
We get to keep our cars and the kids have their own rooms. Our house has appreciated considerably since we bought so there’s that.
we may buy a small travel trailer when we are empty nesters, but I don’t think we will ever get rid of our permanent home. I’ve got an old Duramax, so we already have a tow vehicle.
I definitely recommend the approach we took.
Posted on 12/27/24 at 10:13 pm to VolSquatch
Guy I work with did this for 2 years. Kids were middle school age. Saw all national parks. Parts of Canada and Alaska. Loved it but came home for high school and got a smaller affordable house. Said he would do it again all day.
Posted on 12/27/24 at 10:26 pm to No Colors
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I've never heard of moose traveling in a herd.
They don’t; perhaps he meant elk, and even that seems strange.
Posted on 12/27/24 at 10:29 pm to VolSquatch
I used to follow some YouTubers who did this as a family and the wife turned out to be a lesbian after it lol
Posted on 12/27/24 at 10:34 pm to N2cars
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Budget?
Have towed/backed-up a large trailer?
Are you fairly handy with tools?
This. Cause there is going to be shite that needs fixing. Have to sell home to afford to do it? You'll be pouring a lot of money in two depreciating assets with the camper and truck.
Posted on 12/27/24 at 10:46 pm to Cotten
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Sold it and renovated a EL/HR transit and lived out of that for 4 years. Hot/cold filtered water, full size shower, toilet, heated floors, elevator bed, dual monitors for both of us for work..we love it
How do you fit all of that in a large van?
Posted on 12/27/24 at 10:59 pm to VolSquatch
quote:cheeseandrice you can't be serious
2 and 6.
Yeah I was thinking we could link up with some homeschool groups wherever we are staying at the time to get them some friends. I'm sure we would likely come back to certain spots yearly where they would at least see the same ones occasionally. And they would have cousins to play with part of the year when we decide to hang around our hometown for a bit, which they don't have right now.
Get your head out of your arse and give your kids a stable home environment instead of dragging them around the country because you and your wife 'enjoy camping'
Posted on 12/28/24 at 3:15 am to VolSquatch
So, to actually answer your OP question... get the biggest truck you can afford. If it's "too big" for your current camper, it won't be too big for the next camper. Payload capacity is a key. That's how much the truck can carry. That's the hitch weight of the camper + all other weight.
The thing is, you don't want to pigeonhole yourself into a smaller truck, with a smaller payload and towing capacity for a camper you like now, then, in 3-4 years, you decide you need a bigger camper, but now also need to upgrade the truck.
A full ton is the way to go. Diesel dually if you can afford it. Can't beat a diesel for torque and towing. Can't beat a dually for payload capacity (hitch weight).
As far as make, they are all pretty close with the big 3 when it comes to specs. Get the one that you like best. All 3 have their pluses and minuses. Ford has the best payload and towing capacity. Dodge is a favorite of many full time campers. I personally have a Chevy pulling a 43' 5th wheel and love it. Test drive all 3 and find the one you think would be best for driving the family on long drives and makes you comfortable driving them
The thing is, you don't want to pigeonhole yourself into a smaller truck, with a smaller payload and towing capacity for a camper you like now, then, in 3-4 years, you decide you need a bigger camper, but now also need to upgrade the truck.
A full ton is the way to go. Diesel dually if you can afford it. Can't beat a diesel for torque and towing. Can't beat a dually for payload capacity (hitch weight).
As far as make, they are all pretty close with the big 3 when it comes to specs. Get the one that you like best. All 3 have their pluses and minuses. Ford has the best payload and towing capacity. Dodge is a favorite of many full time campers. I personally have a Chevy pulling a 43' 5th wheel and love it. Test drive all 3 and find the one you think would be best for driving the family on long drives and makes you comfortable driving them
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