What I REALLY Feel Like Stationary RV Living Full Time (in an RV Park)…
This is the TRUTH about My Full Time Stationary RV Living “Situation” (Good, Bad & Ugly!) After 2 Years of full time stationary RV life, I want to be “Brutally Honest” and tell you there are pros and cons to long term full time living in an RV park! So, in this video I’m sharing the positives and negatives of stationary RVing with some hard truths! Because sometimes when you think about stationary full time rv life you don’t imagine “living in an RV park full time” is the same as “living in a Trailer Park”.
However, if you’re not doing research upfront to learn the pros and cons of stationary RV living you might end up with a stationary motorhome life like mine! So if you’re thinking about full time RV living stationary, especially stationary motorhome living, be sure to read this FIRST, of me detailing my own list of “stationary RV living pros and cons”. Plus, What I REALLY Feel Like Stationary RV Living Full Time vs when I was RV Living and Traveling 24/7!
PS, I made you a video to go along (below).
What I REALLY Feel Like Stationary RV Living In An RV Park Full Time (2 YEARS LATER…)
Introduction: The Truth About My Stationary RV Life
I wanted to tell you the truth — about my stationary RV life, kind of where I’m at, where I’m headed, and give you a little bit of insight.
So, if we haven’t officially met, I’m Blogging Brandi from Rversity, a university for RVers, and there are some big moving parts coming up in my life.
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I have made a series of posts about what’s going on in my RV, and I cannot wait to release them. I don’t know exactly what’s about to happen, but I kind of wanted to tell you, I guess, the ugly truth about full-time stationary RV life, or stationary RV life — how I’m feeling.
I don’t normally want to make posts that are gonna make you sad or depressed, but I feel like I need to tell you the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of my RV Life because there’s just a lot that’s happened.
Living in a Trailer Park: The Reality
I make these videos, and I actually don’t release them to you yet, so I feel like I’ve told you stuff that I haven’t told you yet — so you don’t know it yet.
Even though I think living here, I would like to call it the RV park, but it’s really the trailer park. — FYI, I live at a trailer park. And there’s nothing against trailer parks, okay? But I have had my eyes open in a way that I could never imagine. I don’t really wanna put out there a negative light about RV life, but there is a good side and a bad side.
I’ve been stationary here in this RV park for two years. It’s come to a point where my entire business and life revolves around RV life, so it’s like I live it: eat, sleep, and breathe it — I wake up to it. My office and my bedroom and everything is all in one, and I never have a break from it. But when I do have a break, it’s refreshing — it’s like I miss my RV and I wanna get back to it.
The Struggle of Staying Put
I’ve been in my RV straight for a month. I took a break during Christmas; I wanted to get all these things done, and it just didn’t work out that way. — I got sick and pushed these things off till the beginning of the year.
Now, I just feel this immense crunch time of all these things that I had lined up — to either get the RV out of here, take the RV on a trip, sell the RV, or change my living situation or something. I’m tired of sitting here for two years. Living in an RV park full time, NEVER leaving — It wasn’t my plan. The pandemic hit, and life literally halted.
It has been a blessing that I was able to learn about my RV and I’ve gotten a lot accomplished over this timeframe, but also, I have picked up a lot of stuff that I don’t want — things that I didn’t plan on having.
Downsizing and Change
Now, I’m having to go back through the process of downsizing again because I’ve been stationary. I’ve documented all of this, and I’m walking you through the process as I’m going through it. That’s why I say I’m excited to share it with you — so be sure to subscribe if you haven’t.
If you haven’t seen my story, I told you why I live in an RV and why I’m here. But, I guess I thought things would’ve changed by now, or I would’ve thought that I would have some direction in my life.
Reflections on Life Changes and Relationships
While I would’ve thought, you know, now I would’ve been married and we would have a house and we would have started our life together. After eight years, it’s been a little hard because I feel like I’ve been the one going through all of these changes in my RV, and this other half of me has had their life stationary — they didn’t want to move around.
I don’t wanna say I’ve been forced to move around, but once you’ve dove into the RV life, it’s not like you can just back out. Also, I was chasing something — I was trying to heal from something. — Then I stopped.
Pandemic Challenges and Blessings
During the pandemic, people pick up bad habits, and their habits rub off on you; their negativity rubs off on you — and their positivity, both. But I’ve been blessed that I came to this RV park. I do believe that God put me in this RV park for a year or two years at this point. For a REASON…
Feeling Trapped While Trying to Build a Business
It’s really hard when I’m trying to run this business and I can’t leave. The whole point of having this RV was that I could be mobile — I could take it with me. Now, I feel like I’m back to where I started, where it was me traveling around in a suitcase. That’s literally how my life is now — I have to travel to everybody, and I don’t get to just take my home with me. = I don’t like it.
Personal Losses During the Pandemic
You know, I lost my uncle at the beginning of the pandemic.
I lost my stepdad during this pandemic.
My mom and my grandma were affected.
My whole family has been affected by this.
My grandma’s still going through stuff, and she’s about to have some surgery.
I just feel like I’m pressured in this RV.
The Unique Challenges of My RV
The other thing is, my RV is really rare. Most people do not have a garage in their RV. And there’s been this flip that’s happened in the RV industry — my RV has gone up in value, and it’s worth more money than I paid for it! I’m really excited to do something different. I wanna get rid of this RV = sell it! I don’t wanna lose out on the upside because I got screwed coming into it.
RV Equity and Market Reality
I’ve been screwed in every RV I’ve come into. I bought this one used, but still, I had to roll negative equity into it.
I read comments people leave on my videos and posts saying, “RVs are so expensive right now.” — They are expensive, but you can still find a good deal.
I even looked at buying another RV right now. But, I’m not sure what I wanna do. I do wanna have another RV, just don’t know if it’s this month, next month, or the month after.
Plus, I have options right now. I’m excited to get this show on the road and do something different with my life.
Preparing Videos and Managing Life’s Chaos
There are just a lot of changes coming. I wanted to let you know that I’m here. I hate rushing videos, blog posts, emails, social media, and my content in general.
I don’t just make a video and put it out. I batch record or write. I make four videos at one time, edit them all, get them ready, and then they go. That’s just the type of person I am.
RV Repairs, Relationship, and Family Responsibilities
There are so many things up with this RV that need to be fixed before it can be sold. — I just feel so much pressure to do them.
My boyfriend’s not here right now — he’s been gone. He has his business life and stuff going on at the condo. It feels like we have two houses to deal with, two different lives.
Plus, I have my mom, and she has a lake house. Since my stepdad passed away, she has the lake house and her house, and my grandma, and then I have this RV, and my boyfriend has his condo.
So we have four houses over here to deal with. Not that we have to deal with those things, but when your family’s going through stuff, you feel the need to be there.
Relating to Others’ Challenges
I know a lot of people say, “Oh, I can’t RV right now because my family’s going through stuff, Maybe I’ll RV one day, or I have someone to take care of. — I can relate to you.
I didn’t have those things when I started RVing — I was able to just take off. Now, it’s not that I have to take care of people; I could technically take off. But I don’t want to.
Why do I wanna just go be by myself in the RV? I’ve been here by myself in the RV. So that’s kind of where I’m at — I’m tired of being alone, feeling lonely.
Life with the RV: Weather, Maintenance, and Emotional Toll
There are a lot of things that need to happen with the RV, both inside and outside!
HEATING & COOLING THE RV: I’ve been sitting here, it’s been cold, dealing with the space heater, and the RV gets expensive to heat (and cool), especially in a BIG ole bus with little insulation — not to mention I don’t think Thor planned on making my RV to be lived in 24/7.
BROKEN WINDOW: The window’s been open and halfway broken. — also letting out my heat and AC!
BOATS & GARAGE: We have a boat outside. I’m tired of dealing with boats! I’ve dealt with a blow-up boat the year before, then the paddle boat. I didn’t expect my boyfriend to buy the boat that we have, or we wouldn’t have had all the other boats. Now, we didn’t get the boat winterized, so it’s just a chore to go out there and deal with it. — It’s under the new garage ANOTHER thing to deal with! If you hear the winds whipping around at night, like I literally can’t sleep because all I hear is bang, bang, bang.
FROZEN PIPES & WATER ISSUES: I go outside to deal with freezing cold temps. Like Frozen Pipes and NO Water!
HOT TUB: Then I’ve got the hot tub on the other side. While it sounds exciting, it’s just ANOTHER thing to take care of — and pay for!
It’s really getting to me. I’m crying in the mornings when I wake up and crying when I go to sleep. I need a break from this RV life.
Ready for Change and Downsizing
I’m ready to make a move.
I’m ready to leave.
I’m ready to do something different.
I’ve made these videos, walking you through the process of everything that’s going on, including when I get ready to sell the RV and all of that — all documented. I’m excited to take you through the downsizing process of everything that I’ve been doing.
Chaos and Gratitude: The Learning Curve
Oh my gosh, I’ve got all kinds of stuff going on in here. It is pure chaos, but I’m excited to share it with you. I’m a little bit nervous, but I feel like you need to know the truth about RV life.
I will tell you one thing, I’m so happy I did — stop and get stationary. I wish I had lived a stationary RV life when I started this whole thing because I would’ve gotten to know RV and the RV life and really would’ve adjusted a lot more.
I’m thankful that I did it now, but it sucks that I did it five or six years after the fact — after I’d been traveling, then I decided to sit still and get my life together. It just feels like my life has been constantly moving. When I started out, it wasn’t organized.
Internet Issues and Living Location
I remember when I stopped here at this RV Park; we didn’t have internet. And over this past year, we’ve still been having non-constant internet.
We live kind of in the boonies, a little bit outside of this city, so we’re not close to anything.
Literally, the only food around here is fast food. — Ugh, just don’t even get me started. I know we should be cooking and doing all that, but again, you don’t know all the issues going on in this RV, so there aren’t options available all the time.
Final Thoughts: Moving On From This RV
I’m ready for a change. I’m ready to doctor this RV up and get rid of it. There’s nothing seriously wrong with it. I just don’t wanna deal with it anymore.
It’s a big RV — a big thing — and I’m not moving in it. I feel like I’m just rotting away. This $200,000 Stationary RV Motorhome — I feel like it’s just sitting here rotting, and my money is going nowhere. I’m paying for something that we’re not moving or taking anywhere.
I would rather have a stationary travel trailer or something at this point, but I don’t know what the next move is. I’ve gotten all that stuff written down and documented. — So, I’m excited to share it with you, so stay tuned!
Staying Connected and Supporting You
I didn’t want to leave you hanging. I didn’t want you to be like, “Where is Brandi? What is she up to? Why haven’t we heard from her?”
Honestly, my main focus is always my business and my students over at RVersity. If you want to get into RV life and have this mobile lifestyle, set up your mobile income, and have what I like to call your mobile money machine and multiple streams of income, make sure you JOIN RVersity! — Where I help people like you get into this RV life and speed up the process. You have me, my tools and resources, my community, and my team to help. We’re going through it together.
Wrapping Up
I really wanted to document this process with you because I’ve never really shared the live part of my RV life. Most of it’s been through switching RVs.
I had to sign an NDA — a non-disclosure agreement — so I couldn’t talk about some things that went on with my vans because I was forced to sign it or someone in our party was forced not to talk about it. So, I’ve just been careful. Now, I don’t have an NDA, and I can talk about whatever I want. I’m gonna tell you about this RV and everything else.
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I’m Blogging Brandi — so if we haven’t officially met at this point, you should know me by now. I’m the creator of Rversity, my university for RVers. I’m signing off here, and you can check me in the next episode. I’ll talk to you in the next video. Bye!
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