Decisions, decisons, decisons

Reviewing my previous entry’s it is clear that I am feeling some distress regarding the decision to go into full time RV’ing. I will try not to bore your with these concerns unless it becomes overpowering. The funny thing about expressing my fears here is that it seems to relive some of the pressure. I think fear is a natural reaction to the radical change I have decided upon. I believe other RV’ers who read these entries and have made similar decisions will recognize my madness and those who might be contemplating making a decision of this type can recognize that their concerns are a normal progression of facing change.

Some of the many decisions that I have made over the last few weeks and months are, what type of RV I want, what I can afford, how do I dispose of my belongings, how can I make enough money on-the-road meet expenses. Each decision seems to require more decisions as I prepare to down size my life.

I have decided on a travel trailer and to use my 2006 work truck to pull it. I initially wanted a toy hauler because I have a 2005 Harley Road King Classic and I had planed to use it to cruise the area around where I end up camping. I have since decided that the Road King is a luxury that I can do with out because it is limited in its scope of function. So I have made a new decision to get a lighter motorcycle that can travel on and off road that I can load behind the truck and in front of the trailer. So the need for a toy hauler is not required. The problem with a toy hauler is that the ones that I liked were 30’ or more long and I felt hauling that much length around would be more that I wanted to tackle. Then there is the cost factor. Last weekend I went to a local RV show. Talk about a kid in a candy store. The new units have so many cool features and look so pretty that the older trailers can’t really compare. One dealership had a new 07 left over trailer that he made me an unbelievable offer coming down from $45,000 to $32,000. Other used 05 trailers I was looking at were $20,000 and did not have half the features. However there were two draw backs, the money (which I have but it would take a bite out of my nest egg) and size. The new trailer was 34 feet. That plus my truck makes me longer than an 18 wheeler rolling down the road. Eventually I dropped the toy hauler requirement and bought a 2000 K-Z Sportsmen 2505 in good condition and at a very good price. Yes it’s older and not as pretty but it works for me and it was very easy on the pocket. I will pick it up December 1. The previous owner will then instruct me on the trailers operation and features.

During the process of preparing to make this move I ran across the blog of a full timer named George. George’s blog is called “The adventures of Tioga and George. George is sort of my hero. I say sort of, because George does not stay in any one location for more than a day or so before moving on unless he has to get a job to meet expenses. I plan to stay in one location anywhere from one week to three months. George has a large internet following. He posts nearly every day and has some great information on his web site which is.

http://www.vagabonders-supreme.net/