Consider those useful tips the next time you try to talk yourself out of RV living.
- Ask yourself when the last time you wore that particular piece of clothing.
Look at your outfits. If you haven't worn them in the past 30 days, you don't need them. There are some exceptions to this, like ski clothes or particular sporting equipment. If you have to say "maybe", then it's a "no go".
- Buy yourself an Ebook reader.
The days of building up your physical library of books in your home are over. Save money, save trees, and save space. I recently purchased a Nook from Barnes and Noble for 89$ out the door (no tax in alaska!). Amanda uses a Kindle from Amazon. Both of these use the same charger as the Samsung cell phones so I have more than enough chargers laying around.
- Don't bring enough kitchen supplies to feed a army.
We tend to stock our kitchens at home with 10 or more plates, bowls, and cups of varying sizes. You're going mobile now. Most likely if you have a dinner party or host guests, it will be outside next to your RV with a camp fire going. Amanda and I have 4 plates, 4 bowls and about 5 cups in our arsenal. The only times we get close to running out of these utensils are when we work 3 straight shifts and are too lazy to clean the dishes.
- Create multiple uses for items.
Try to have every item into your RV be multipurpose. Each large piece of furniture takes up substantial space and it's important to use it wisely. In our RV, we have a day bed which doubles as a double size bed when guest come or when one of us takes a snooze outside the bedroom.
We also have a vintage folding dinner table which I resurfaced that folds up and goes under the day bed if we need more space for storage during long hauls.
Our small French Bulldog's cage also serves as a side table for a lamp and drinks.
Keep an eye out for my blog on Using Resources Wisely to find out more details on different tricks of the trade to use you're resources wisely.
- This isn't your forever home.
RVing doesn't have to be forever. Don't see it as the beginning of the end. Instead this is just the beginning of a new journey.
Your RV allows you to explore new places and meet new people. It's a tool that you may own for 30 year or maybe only 1 year and either of those is perfect!
Take your RV everywhere you can and explore new territory. Look out the windows and enjoy the simple things you see and appreciate every day you spend in it. That's what these were made for. You'll enjoy it, I promise.
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