re: Living the Rv life - have you, would you , could you?

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Living the Rv life

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trashy IYAM IMO FWIW

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lsunurse

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I know it isn't easy for people, who have trouble getting pregnant or can't get pregnant. I am not going to post a long story, but I think it is a low blow for someone to bring that up, hopefully you don't let it get to you.

It's ok. Lith is good people. I know there was no malice in his post.

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what are your medical conditions, ginger?

and can you tell how your husband died?

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LOL, didnt you read the part about me and my TMI?



But seriously, it started with multiple surgeries including severely botched surgery that left me on deaths door for about a year. Even then i figured i would bounce back and tried to go back to work and then developed issues with passing out/seizures so that left teaching and driving as no longer possible.

I have been so sickly since then, off and on with odd symptoms and come to find out that a majority of it is due to MS. But at least I know what I am dealing with now instead of all these mysterious random symptoms. But MS is manageable and I am so glad to have finally gotten the problem figured out.

Edit, forgot to answer question about fiance. He had symptoms of hemochromatosis, unexplained fevers, multiple issues and then finally a large fast growing tumor. he was in the midst of getting treatment for that when he died suddenly in the middle of the night from a seizure due to all of that. So i feel odd saying it was a specific thing as it was quite a number of contributing factors.

As this was in the aftermath of Katrina, medical care in new orleans was a nightmare. Finding a decent doctor and getting an apt or a hospital bed was hard to do.

Got a few friends that do it, and love it.

I thought you weren't allowed to leave the family compound

I lived in a camper of one sort or another for 25 years for work.
You need to be a grown man.
Easy it really isn't... (if you have a home to keep up as well)
If not, then just throw the money away and live it up!

My parents had a big RV and used the heck out of it. They joined one of the groups and traveled a lot. Then they went all in and bought one of those huge diesel pushers for $300,000+. Nothing but trouble from that point on. Every time they took it out something broke. Electrical stuff, leaks, hydraulic lines, brake lines, you name it. They live in Bay St. Louis but bought it in Tampa. They were constantly making trips to Tampa to get it worked on for a week or two at a time. My dad flips out over the smallest things as it is, so this ordeal was a several year long nightmare. Ruined what used to be very enjoyable for them.
ETA: They didn't do many trips that were "camping" style - they just stayed at nice RV parks. My dad isn't crazy about staying in hotels - he preferred his own home on wheels. For me personally, I'd rather a nice conversion van for travel and then stay at nice hotels.

We are kicking the idea around of doing this. I will retire in 4 years, but I have a 6 and 10 year old. They are ready. We plan to work at whatever campground we are just to pay our rent. With my pension we can get along just fine. Wife will home school kids and we will go wherever we feel like.