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More Answers to Your RV Lifestyle Questions

1/23/2022

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As we travel the country and come across people from all walks of life, we get a lot of questions about our RV lifestyle. You may have the same questions. Here, we’ll answer some common questions we get asked.

What do you like most about RV living?

We enjoy a lot of things about RV living: visiting new places, seeing family and friends, exploring this beautiful country. But if we had to narrow down our favorite aspect of this lifestyle, it would have to be sleeping in our own bed every night. No matter where we travel, we always have the comforts of home. It’s great to be able to take our house with us everywhere we go. 

What do you like least about RV living?

Sticks-and-bricks living (traditional, stationary homes) has some not-so-favorable characteristics. RV living does too. We addressed some of those in our What RV Living Is Really Like blog. We don’t really mind the things we mentioned there. Our least favorite thing about RV living is probably the movement of the trailer when we walk through it. 

Unlike a motorhome that has a front set of tires and a back set of tires, a fifth wheel has two or three back sets of tires. (Ours has two.) That makes the rig less stable, to the point that one of us sitting can feel the trailer moving when the other one walks around in it. It’s similar to the sensation you might feel on a cruise ship when it plies choppy waters. It’s a good thing we like cruising. 

This inconvenience is bearable, but sometimes it would be nice to have a stable foundation.

What’s it like to ride in the trailer while it’s moving?

Although riding in a fifth wheel is legal in some states, it’s not legal in all. When the slideouts of our rig are closed, we can get to the bathroom and bedroom — and that’s it. So, neither of us rides in the trailer while it’s moving. Honestly, I don’t think it would be very fun. Instead, we take turns driving Gulliver pulling Tagalong and navigating our route. 

Do you work while Bob drives?

I have a full-time job Monday through Friday for a tech company in California. Because of that, we typically only travel on the weekends, sometimes starting Friday after work. There have been a few rare occasions when I’ve worked from the passenger seat of the truck while in motion. For those times, we take our Verizon MiFi device with us inside the cab, along with our cellphone booster antenna, to get the best internet performance. 

What kind of gas mileage do you get when towing?

Gulliver is a Dodge Ram 3500 dually with a Cummins 6.7-liter diesel engine. We intentionally ordered him from the factory without four-wheel drive to save on gas mileage. We only wished we had four-wheel drive one time. 

When towing Tagalong, we get about 8 miles per gallon of diesel. When not towing, we average about 16 miles per gallon. Gulliver’s fuel tank can hold 32 gallons, so we stop for fuel about every three hours of travel. It works out well because we typically need a bio break after that time span too. 

Have more questions? Check out our first Answers to Your Questions blog. If you still don’t see the answer to your question, go ahead and send it our way. We’ll address it in a future blog. 
4 Comments
Wendy Call
1/23/2022 08:57:34 am

I always enjoy your blogs. We have learned about the RV lifestyle as we contemplate how our retirement years will look like. thank you for sharing🙂

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Carole Grijalva
1/23/2022 12:26:50 pm

Wow... I appreciate the layout of RV travel.. I find it to be quite interesting.. I'm sure it's absolutely love you to see different sites and visit with friends from all over.. I don't envy the challenges that you have to face.. But we're living vicariously through you lol.. Thank you for taking us along on your journey..

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Margot D'Souza
1/24/2022 07:35:10 am

I started with just reading Gulliver's Travels, then progressed to sharing it with my brother who is now retired and travels extensively in his RV. Today I started to read the Life Speak Blog and found it so enjoyable. Lana is a gifted writer, as I am sure she knows, but I truly appreciate her willingness to share it with all of us.

Thanks!!

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Betty Schoen
1/26/2022 07:40:14 am

I always enjoy hearing about your adventures! Thanks for continuing to provide this blog and the fun facts you share.

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