Our top five reasons for full-time RV'ing

1.) Like many adventurous souls who came before us such as Keep Your Daydream, Less Junk More Journey, and Exploring the Local Life (just to name a few) - we want to see the country, visit National Parks, and expose our kids to new experiences.  We want to soak up every minute of our time with our kiddos and want them to appreciate and prioritize experiences with people over things. Since we met 21 years ago we have lived in eight different spaces in two states - the longest being seven years in the home we are currently selling. We enjoyed the new adventure, new people, and new careers we have experienced in each phase of our life.  At this point in our lives (now in our 40s) we want to make adventure central to our lifestyle.

2.) Debt sucks!  Selling our house allows us to pay off all of our debt and have some savings.  We want to own our own life.  We want to pay cash for our expenses and we want to save for the future. Today houses do not seem to be the investment they were for our grandparents.  Mortgages are lengthy and most people never pay off the principal.  We can reduce our monthly expenses significantly by living with less space and stuff.  

3.)  Tiny houses are cool!  Though we loved our time in our huge house the burden of upkeep and responsibility weighed on us.  Also, we were drowning in stuff!  We just accumulated and accumulated things to fill all that space.  For a couple of years the idea of a simple space with everything in its place and less to clean has sounded very appealing,  While there are pros and cons with everything, we want to have this "tiny house" experience as a contrast to living large.  We want to live with more minimalist values.

4.) We don't know where we want to live.  We spent many years focusing on our work and careers. Actually we've mostly moved because of job opportunities though we've also moved when life presented an opportunity.  There are so many possibilities to explore and being mobile makes that easier.

5.) Kids need to be outside - actually we all do.  With 4000 square feet at our disposal I must admit the kids rarely go outside except when we are camping.  That is not how kids are meant to be...The first day at the RV park my son found a tree to climb and he has been in it a little each day.  He asked me to bring his bike, my daughter wanted a scooter.  They want to be outdoors when their inside space is limited and that is a very good thing.   Despite living in the most sunny state in the nation I am vitamin D deficient!  Hiking, and other outdoor activities are much more accessible and practical when living closer to nature.