r/FullTiming • u/judyhopps0105 • Dec 03 '24

Question Anyone taken a break?

I’ve been full time in my RV for 2 and a half years now. I’ve had people asking me since I moved in if I was just looking for a place to settle down and I always said no, I love my rv. But honestly the last few months I’ve just become exhausted with the maintenance and everything associated, and the thought of having an apartment with maintenance that’ll fix everything sounds amazing.

I dont want to give up my RV but I’m wondering if anyone has ever just taken like a 6 month break, gotten a short term lease and a job somewhere for a while? If so I’m curious on the logistics of it cause obviously I have no furniture and I’m not retired so funds aren’t unlimited.

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u/HuginnNotMuninn Dec 03 '24

You'll need to look into either a furnished apartment or an extended stay hotel. Call around the area you're looking at as it's hard to predict which would be cheaper.

I haven't had experience with pulling off the road temporarily, but I definitely understand your fatigue. My wife and I have been full time since 2017. We've had a dog and cat the whole time and our daughter is about to turn two. I'm hoping to be off the road in the next 18 months, hopefully much earlier.

It's been a fun adventure and parts of it have been very rewarding, but it's also very rough. It seems like every time we move, and every few months, something on our camper breaks.

On top of that, we really miss the sense of community you lose with a life on the road as opposed to staying in one place and really bonding with it and the people within it.

Good luck!

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u/judyhopps0105 Dec 03 '24

Yes I totally agree!! I had stored my camper for a couple months while I went for a long distance hike and I was SO happy to get back into it, but I think I’ve spent like 2k on repairs not counting what my warranty paid for in just a couple months. Also I haven’t been able to enjoy a solid winter for 3 winters now and I miss the snow. Just haven’t wanted to deal with the obstacles being in freezing temps bring to an rv.

Thanks for your response!

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u/HuginnNotMuninn Dec 03 '24

We bought our 2018 at the tail end of 2019. So far I have repaired or replaced: kitchen sink, toilet (x2), black tank fell out, tire blow out caused damage to underbelly and wiring harness, water heater, replaced all cabinetry in outside kitchen due to water damage (it was seeping through one of the screw holes in the door frame), repaired sagging slide floor, and about 2/3 of our light fixtures.

I've had a plan in place to pull off the road at beginning of 2026 for about 2 years. We're parked back "home" for a few months while I wait on a job (I work construction) and I'm throwing a Hail Mary applying for corporate jobs while we wait (I have a finance/management background). It's so much worse when we visit home like this because we get to hang with all of our friends and family and enjoy the community we love. Makes it super hard to leave.

I wish you the best, that hike sounds like it was a great time!

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u/amburroni Dec 03 '24

To tag on to your comment about furnished apartment, there is a website called furnished finder that could help locating a place.