Why do RVers fail?

It's a fact that a lot of RVers don't stick with the lifestyle long-term.

It seems like I've seen a lot of long-time RVers hang up the keys lately. What's going on? A lot of RVers do and continue to travel year after year.

Some RVers find the ideal place they want to live and settle there.

Others have said they stopped being an RVer because the lifestyle was not as glamorous as they had expected it to be. Or they say it was great initially, but then the honeymoon was over.

Are you getting too old to be an RVer?

Not me, but some RVers have told me they are going to give up on living the RV lifestyle because they feel like they're getting too old to continue. It can be physically demanding at times, but it does keep you active.

Becoming an RVer and traveling around the country may solve your problems for a little while, but if you don't change some other things in your life, you may soon find that most of your problems are still with you. I think that may explain why many RVers don't stick with the lifestyle, even though they may not admit it.

Just because someone decides to stop being an RVer, it doesn't automatically mean they failed.

It could be that they just decided they wanted to do something else. But then, again, it could mean that they failed. They gave it their best shot and couldn't make the lifestyle work for them.

By the way, the picture at the top of this page is not a place you can get to in an RV. This is where I'll be in late February when I return to Costa Rica for five months.

The takeaway from this article: There's no guarantee that you'll enjoy the RVing lifestyle, but in my opinion, it's sure worth a try. I've been on the road full-time for over ten years, and I don't intend to give up the lifestyle. I love it.