Where We Live

Here's some info that's old news to those who know us but should be enlightening to the millions of other people (haha) who view our blog: we live in our RV. We're "fulltimers", a term for people who travel full time in their RV. A true fulltimer doesn't have a home elsewhere. Our current RV, our 3rd so far, is a 25' 5th wheel. A 5th wheel is simply a type of trailer with a special way to attach to the tow vehicle. By the way, it's an "RV", not a "mobile home". At 25' our 5th wheel is definitely on the smaller end of the spectrum. Some 5th wheels we've seen are almost 40' long! We've found that to successfully live in an RV you should possess a few traits: you must like small spaces, you can live without a whole lot of "stuff" and you are flexible (of mind, but of body doesn't hurt either). Almost everything we own fits into our RV and truck. The only other stuff we have are a few items stored in family basements (thanks Mom and Dad, Lee and Jim!) It's really not as bad as it may seem. We have a TV, DVD player, laptop computer with Internet access via a Cingular broadband card, stove with oven, microwave, refrigerator, air conditioning, heat, etc. The only modern convenience we lack is a washer and dryer and almost every campground has that equipment. Most larger RV's do have washers and dryers though. We have enough storage for our clothes, a full set of hand tools and lots of books. We really never feel cramped and have never seriously considered buying a larger RV. We've owned a few houses and just simply prefer to live in our RV. After all, it's really hard to travel around dragging a real house behind your truck!

	Our "rig" consisting of our 1992 Chevy 3/4 ton pickup with a really big and thirsty engine (we average about 9 mpg) and our 1998 Kit 25' 5th wheel.
	Looking forward in our RV. On the left is the refrigerator and couch, the dinette is on the right. The bedroom is all the way forward. Hidden in this picture is the bathroom which is on the left before the bedroom.
	Looking toward the back of the RV you can see the couch and dinette and then the kitchen area. There's a "For Sale" sign on the dinette because we took these pictures when buying the RV. It hasn't looked as clean since.
	Our bathroom. The shower even has a folding glass door! The sink and medicine cabinet are across the hall. For the curious cat people out there we keep Jake's litter box in the shower and simply take it out when we take a shower. He seems to understand.