This closing cast just talks about where I'm going next with the channel. I may come back to the RV life in time, but in terms of an orientation and introduction to RVing and how to do it legally, this wraps it up.
There's always a financial aspect of living in an RV to think of. Yes, you can totally live on way less, but you still need money to live. The wonderful thing about the RV life is you can make it is cheap or expensive as you want.
Part 1 of what it's like to work for Amazon as a camper.
Part 2 of what it's like to work for Amazon as a camper. I cover budgets in this one.
This cast covers what kind of options you have available in a mobile life when it comes to internet and cable. As I test products and create support videos, I will add them below.
A how to on tethering with an Android phone on Verizon.
Buckeye's Internet before they massively upgraded their entire setup.
This cast starts to step away from the process of buying an RV and moving into it, and starts to cover the little details like keeping connected to friends and family. Some ideas to think about with phone service.
Phones and Domicile and Such
The old internet connection at Buckeye... it has since been fixed and bumped up. An example of what you might run into at other parks. I also show some of the options you can get in towns that offer WiFi.
I talk briefly about insurance, but spend the majority of this cast talking about how to downsize in various ways. The back end is focused on video games, so if you aren't a gamer looking to get into the RV life, you should cut out when I start talking about Xbox and Ouya stuff. While video game consoles are more than video games these days; they're full out media platforms, some people want to keep things simple and that's understandable.
My horrible eBay ad
Talking about downsizing
More on downsizing
Mupen64 for Ubuntu for N64 games
The Ouya. An Android based gaming micro console. One of the best things to happen to retro gamers in RVs or tiny houses in the history of ever.
Despite what you may think, moving into an RV doesn't automatically mean you're are disappearing off grid. Unless you want it to. Obviously, that is your choice. But, if you want to make your life easier so you can spend more time enjoying your RV life instead of getting frustrated with insurance and postage issues or losing more money than you need to to pay for things you don't use in taxes, you need to be a maybe of a county and state.
What I talk about here is what states are most accommodating to RVers. And a couple options that help open the doors for you to make the move.
Cell Phones and Domicile and such
My Dakota Address
Insurance and Domicile
The Strategic Relocation guide is absolutely great. There is so much info in it. You don't have to be evacuating from society to find use in it. If you own guns for example, it has the laws for each state. Makes a great reference so you know how to legally reside in a state.
This cast aims to round out the remaining options for RVs available. Tow behinds are great for people who aren't mechanically inclined. No motor to work about minimizes the number issues you have to deal with and maintain.
Below, I added a few extra videos of options I checked out.
A few options to give new RVers an idea of what it out there.
Going retro with a classic Air Stream.
A decent sized Tiny House from a local manufacturer in Joplin, MO.
Picking an RV is a completely personal adventure. It's the fundamental piece of getting into the RV life. It's what makes the difference between a good experience and a bad experience. I don't expect to be able to tell you what you want. That is a journey you're going to have to make on your own based on your own research. All I hope to do here is help you know your options.
That said, the main focus here is motorhomes. Or, RVs with engines. Motorhomes are great for people who already have a car, truck or jeep they love but can't toy anything with. In my case, I had a 2009 Ford Focus. There's no one it was pulling an RV big enough to live in full time. Plus, having cats, I needed something big enough for them to have room also. Add to that my unfamiliarity with driving big vehicles. These criteria helped me decide what Motorhome would work best for me.
Introductions are always weird. It's like the first day of school when your teacher insists that you tell everyone what you did this summer. Everyone hates it. But, we comply.
In this case, I felt for new comers that this was necessary to explain the point and purpose of what I'm hoping to do. I've seen and read a lot of 'this is why I'm in an RV' or 'look how awesome this is'. What I wanted to do was present a general step-by-step on how to get into the lifestyle that useful for all RVers.
There are steps that everyone has to go through in order to get into the life. Finding the right RV, insurance, downsizing, all the little details that no one talks about having to go through. I wanted to create the bridge between the dream and reality for people who aren't sure what to do.
