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Well, after 10 years, again... welcome to the forums and congrats on your purchasing your Springdale!
We purchased our Montana 4 years ago with the intent of full timing. I retired this last January and things are a mix for us. We added our son to the house on the deed and he's been living with us (and his son) for the last 8 years. So, we still have the house and return home long enough to regroup, and then we hit the road again. I don't know if you call that full timing as we never sleep in the house. But for us, it works. Having a home base to return to is nice, as sometimes I have minor repairs to do on the camper which is a lot easier to do in my own driveway, not under a time limit to have to break camp and move on. (like the last time we were home, I fixed a broken slide cable).
The price of fuel has slowed us down a bit from traveling so far, but we found scheduling different campgrounds within a hundred miles or so of each other, staying for a week or two, and then moving to the next one provides a nice way to keep traveling without breaking the financial fuel bank. So we schedule 3 to 5 campgrounds in a row, using Sunday as break camp and travel day, and then set-up camp again at the new location. After we run the gauntlet, we return back to the house for a few days and then do it all over again. For us, it works, especially with the price of fuel being insane right now!
Again, congrats on purchasing your new camper. There's a lot to consider when you decide to go full timing. Some like to park long term on seasonal sites, and some like us, like to keep moving. Either way, it takes a lot of planning and forethought, especially how to handle or what to do with your current stick-n-brick home.
But one thing we all share in common, we love the road and travel! The nomadic life is wonderful!
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2014 Chevy Duramax HD 6.6 - 3500 Diesel Dully Long bed Crew Cab
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