1. Frrrrreeeeedom! (Braveheart fans, can you hear Mel Gibson?) There’s something totally magical about the feeling of being utterly free and unencumbered from all things mainstream.
2. Less stuff. Purge, purge, purge. Why is it the vast majority of us work so hard to earn money to buy stuff we don’t need to impress people we don’t even like? Ha ha. It’s so trippy to look in my flatware drawer and see only four forks, four knives, four spoons. (We have a saying in the RV world: “Six for cocktails, four for dinner, two for sleeping!”)
3. Simplify life. Hey, I’m okay with not having the gigantic mansion on the beach with butlers, gardeners, maids. Five minutes and the RV housework is done.
4. No mortgage payments and fewer bills. Just (1) campground fees (thanks to the internet, it’s easy to find scads of nice parks for as little as $8/night), (2) internet access (yay Verizon EVDO), (3) cell phones. Oh, and, uh, gas?! A mere 8mpg, but who’s counting when life is so gooooood.
5. More quality time with your significant other. Though we have some buds doing the mobile lifestyle solo, it’s for sure special to do with your honey! Our marriage is the best it’s ever been. (Only six weeks into the RV life and we haven’t killed each other – pretty good! LOL).
6. Neat sub-culture. People who live fulltime (even part-time) in an RV are a breed unto themselves. Super friendly, relaxed, down to earth, prefer life in the slow-lane. Aaaaah, that’s what I’m talking about!
7. New adventures. We get to expand our minds and horizons by traveling to all corners of the US/Canada, and discover brand new places, people and experiences.
8. Have wheels will travel. If you don’t like the view, move. If you don’t like your neighbors, move. Cabin fever? Get out into the wild blue yonder or zip around in your toad (official term for the small car you tow behind).
9. Never pack for a vacation again. Wherever you go, you take your entire home with you. Living on board an RV is like being on a permanent vacation.
10. Share online. By keeping my travel blog active, I get to inspire our community of friends and family and those who share the same dream. Be sure to subscribe to our feeds so you too can live vicariously through our travels!

P.S. I wrote this post while hubby is driving up the 15N freeway heading to Fallbrook, CA. We’re in the toad (Honda CR-V), just completing some real estate investing today. Another few weeks in San Diego and it’s the big open road after that! (At least that’s the *current* plan… Ty shared a quote by Lao Tzu with me today: “A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”  Hmmm.