I move every 2 weeks in an RV. So I roughly wake up in 26 different places over the year.
Internet is rough. But has gotten better over the years since I started.
I could imagine that socially it might be difficult for some.
But largely my routine is similar to if I were in a house/apartment:
Weekdays: work, cook/eat, walk/hike/explore, games, sleep. Weekends: groceries, cook/eat, chores/maintenance, relocate if needed, walk/hike/explore, games, sleep.
Oh - I usually remind people they’re giving up a dishwasher and laundry machines unless they’re going pretty big on their RV purchase.
Recently I’ve been parking during the summer and flying to different countries. It’s more or less the same - solid internet is a challenge and you get to work on a potential language barrier.
How do you make income if you don’t mind?
Software Engineer
This is Lemmy, they didn’t even really have to ask.
Hey not all of us are in software, at least professionally
Yeah! All 7 of us.
Yeah, it’s a slight exaggeration. OP also works totally remote, though, so it would be a very strong guess.
StarLink has been a game changer for me. Expensive as frick but so worth not having to find cell towers or monitor data caps anymore.
Verizon wouldn’t sell anything larger than a 15gb plan - glad those days of juggling SIM cards are past.
But yeah - Starlink has helped a lot. I still have 3 big cell prover SIM cards and modems/router for redundancy.
If I ever go that route, you bet I’m getting a dishwasher put in at the very least. I know my limits, haha.
They’re available on the bigger rigs. It’s just worth noting that space on any RV/trailer is a tradeoff, and appliances tend to be limited for space and weight.
Yup. I’d probably be tearing out couches to make space for a drawer-type machine or two. The washer-dryer can open to outdoors if needed, and I’ve pretty much figured out how to make that work on one model I’ve looked at.
Countertop dishwashers are a thing. I found one that fits on the tiny counter I have, and do my chopping and slicing on the kitchen table instead.
Yeah, but it’s different in an RV. With a countertop unit, you’d have to either secure it for travel, losing limited counter space in the process, or find somewhere to stow it, and storage in a camper is already at a premium. There’s also the fact that any form of dishwasher operates on 120vac, meaning you can only use it when you’re on shore power or running a genny (whereas a refrigerator can auto switch between propane and 120v). Again, not saying it can’t be done, but there are logistical concerns that mean dishwashers and other large appliances are the first to be forgone.
Batteries have gotten pretty good too, and you can definitely get inverters.
Mine just stays on the counter. At the spot it’s in, if I had an accident and it tried to go flying, the wall of the retracted slide room would block it. But in 3 years of driving with it, it hasn’t flown off.
Ah gotcha, didn’t realize you weren’t talking about an apartment. Power to you for finding a solution!
Hardest thing for me has been finding actual remote work. Look on any job board these days and everyone’s claiming “remote*” when they’re nothing of the sort.
Maybe you should claim things are true, knowing they are false, when you apply.
I’m not opposed to that, but if they expect me to be at a physical location at any point, I’m SOL.
I’ve been living in a motor home for five years. It’s pretty good for me, I work from home and have spent a good long time at dozens of national parks and other awesome places.
Also boring places. Moving all the time and fixing broken things can be stressful and staying in nice places can be expensive. But overall it’s been way better for me than sitting in a house and staring at the walls.
Terrible as I only find joy in a few things and the van life makes almost all of them impossible. I guess that’s the difference between choosing the van life, and the van life choosing you.
What is life worth if you cannot do what is most important to you?
Absolutely nothing. Less then nothing. Negative Nothing (sweet band name)
I move around every 4 months in the US. I stay in long-term Airbnbs (min 1 month stay). I work remote; so, the issue I mostly deal with is my working setup. No standing desk, comfortable chair, multi-monitor setup (using portable external monitor), etc.
Otherwise, the surroundings of the place I stay at is always a gamble. You never know if its a loud or safe neighborhood just by looking at the posting or street view on google maps. Sometimes there could be construction going on next door.
Eating around and exploring the country is the best part.
Planet Fitness is your friend.
Don’t treat places like your backyard. Thats why everyone stopped allowing overnight parking.
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