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<\/span><\/p>\nThis early fuel powered car was designed to be a hybrid of the brand-new automobile along with the traditional wagon, and so it had a relaxing living space built into the back. An early fuel efficient system, the Model T ran on almost anything you put inside it\u2014gas, oil, etc, providing about 20 miles per gallon. It is still considered well ahead of its time. By around the early 1930s and 1940s, actual motorhomes, in the form of trailer coaches, would first start being manufactured.<\/p>\n
RV living became very popular in the 1960s during the U.S. \u201chippy revolution\u201d that saw many people taking up residence in minimalist living spaces, including buses and motorhomes. In the coming years, RVs would see an influx of new technology that would make vehicular living much more home-like, including portable refrigeration units, dynamic batteries for on-board electricity, and better vehicular function.<\/p>\n
Today, RV living is well-loved, with huge markets in big countries like Canada, Australia and the U.S., but it is also very popular in Scandinavian countries like Sweden, Denmark, and Norway.<\/p>\n
RV Camping Benefits<\/h2>\n
A little about me: I\u2019ve been living out RVs and campers for seven years. This has allowed me to have many fun experiences that other people wouldn\u2019t. I started off on this journey as a single man in his thirties, traveling around the USA. Since that time I have become married, and my wife now enjoys the RV lifestyle as well.<\/p>\n
There are a lot of reasons why living out of an RV might appeal to you. Let\u2019s go over some of them first:<\/p>\n
It\u2019s cheap<\/h3>\n
Whether you paid off your RV completely or you are on a payment plan, it\u2019s still going to be a lot cheaper than owning a house \/ mortgage. You do have to think about costs like gas and maintenance (and payments if you haven\u2019t purchased your RV completely). If you do a lot of travel, these costs can add up. But it usually won\u2019t exceed $700 or $800 per month.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s even cheaper if you want<\/h3>\n
If you are low on money, you can choose to live an extra budgeted RV lifestyle. What this means is you find your perfect geographic area (maybe it\u2019s beautiful coastal California) and you move between different parks, or boondocking (more on this later) without traveling too far.<\/p>\n
By accumulating less miles, you spend less gas, and you take fewer trips to the repair shop. Including food you can live on less than $500 a month this way, no joke! I think this is a good option if you are very low on money. But you don\u2019t want to live like this forever (you should be working some type of a job still and making money even if you are living on the road!).<\/p>\n
You feel free<\/h3>\n
You don\u2019t have to be stuck any one place. You can simply move to the next spot any time that you are not satisfied somewhere. If you don\u2019t like the weather, the people or anything else, just turn the engine on and go elsewhere!<\/p>\n
You reconnect with nature<\/h3>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n Nothing really beats the feeling of being in a nice park, waking up and cooking on your grill outside, and \/ or drinking filtered water directly from the creek!<\/p>\n Your RV will have a gas stove. You can stock up and cook for yourself a lot. You will start to feel very self-sufficient after a while.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t believe in being a hermit. The RV camping community means wherever you go to park at, you\u2019ll meet neighbors. So, make it a point to meet up with them, chat, hike, hang out. If you don\u2019t like someone, well you don\u2019t have to stay their neighbor! Just move somewhere else. But hopefully you\u2019ll encounter far more friendly people who you want to stay in touch with than not.<\/p>\n No more having to stay at pricy hotels or burden friends and family by staying on their couches. Instead, you are always self-sufficient.<\/p>\n Our lives are filled with too much junk. What I found in my 20s was that everyone all over the place was working really hard to get new TVs, home furnishings, and more bull#%# thinking it would make them happier. I knew a woman when I lived in NYC who spent $2,000 on a feng shui expert for her apartment for crying out loud.<\/p>\n That\u2019s money you could instead spend on seeing beautiful new locations. Living like this, you appreciate where you put your money and understand where real value is.<\/p>\n Many people don\u2019t even travel until they\u2019re already retired. A big waste. This way, you can start enjoying life and seeing cool places right away.<\/p>\n So, are you feeling excited yet? Good! These are all good reasons to become a camper. Now, keep in mind there are some downsides, too. If you really want the security that comes with living and working in one place, you might not like this type of lifestyle so much. Also, you need to love the road, driving, and travel. You have to be good at adapting to new situations and being relaxed when things go wrong. If these attributes are good for you, then it\u2019s time to get started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" RVs, or recreational vehicles, have their origins in wagons that date back centuries. Wagons that were used for cross-country trips were designed to be as comfortable as possible for the occupants. The idea of mobile-living certainly predates current automobiles. So, it is no surprise that once fuel powered engines became the mainstay, RV style vehicles … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"modified_by":"Lisa Schofield","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/natureimmerse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4068"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/natureimmerse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/natureimmerse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natureimmerse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natureimmerse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4068"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/natureimmerse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6023,"href":"https:\/\/natureimmerse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4068\/revisions\/6023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natureimmerse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/natureimmerse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natureimmerse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natureimmerse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/h2>\n
You learn to cook<\/h3>\n
You can meet people<\/h3>\n
You can visit friends and family easy<\/h3>\n
You become a minimalist<\/h3>\n
You complete your bucket list<\/h3>\n