gypsygirl
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Hi all,<br><br>I have been a fan of this website for a couple of years and today I Finally signed up as a bonafide member. I have been a full-time RVer for years at a time in 4 different travel trailers, sold the last one in the Fall due to not wanting to tow anymore. I am now living in a small rental until I make my break at the end of the year. I have been researching van living for quite a while now and believe it would suit me and my 2 little dogs (Chihuahuas) just perfectly. I can't seem to decide upon the right van and I do not have the skills to make my own. I have bought new RVs before, but this time I want to be more practical and hang on to most of my small nest egg. I also don't want to buy someone's "problems" and find out somewhere in the middle of the desert that this or that fails to work. Sometimes I just think a bed and a grill would be fine! <IMG border=0 align=absMiddle src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif"> (think Blue Highways). Once I find the right van and tie up all loose ends (give up job, garage sale, etc.) then I will be off to the open road which has always called to me.<br>One question I have for you guys and gals is how do you make money along the way?? I have 3 years to go before SS (and yes, I am taking it early and spending every dime before there are any more cutbacks). I am a medical professional and can do relief work (in CA) from time to time if needed, but I would rather not and be totally free of the work that has drained too much of my spirit.<br>Another thing I think about is how great it would be to be around people who are like-minded. Do the vandwellers get together in places? Needless to say, most of my current collegues think I am crazy as a cat for wanting to live in a van, but I know there is nothing like the feeling of real freedom to live where you please and how you please.<br>Looking forward to hearing from any of you.<br>
and as brian pointed out, the vandwellers yahoo group is a good source of info.<div><br></div><div>vandweller types are always getting together, either at informal meet-ups and campouts, and also at more "official" events like the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous held in Quartzsite this past january. there is one in loose planning stages in the midwest coming up, and hopes for some eastern ones, too. </div><div><br></div><div>visit often, and you'll see lots of opportunities......</div>
