| Transitioning To The Road
We are on the road 6 months out of the year and there are several things we do to make it easier every time.
1. If you can, outfit your trailer separate from the "house." This means that you buy what you need just for the trailer (kitchen items, bathroom necessities, bedding, etc). This eliminates the need to load/unload every time you use it. To some extent you will have to load every time, like food, medicines, seasonal clothes, mail, electronics like computer, phone, chargers and any other work required items you need.
2. You have to consider how you will keep up with the mail. Forwarding mail works for us. We have PO box for our house location and have mail forwarded to us (usps will only forward for 6 months at a time). If you will be moving consistently on the road, there are other mail services that once you notify them of where you are, they will forward your mail.
3. Consider how you will cover your medical needs, such as does your insurance cover you when you travel outside your coverage area? It is better to take care of your coverage now, then when you are in an emergency situation. We handle all of our prescriptions out of Sams or Walmart - they will transfer anywhere there is a sams or walmart (which are everywhere right!)
4. If you are leaving a house behind, consider the security and who will watch out for your house while you are gone.
5. Technology - if you need a computer consistently, you might want to do your homework on this one - wifi in campgrounds is not as robust as what you might need or are used to with your job. There are many ways to tackle this beast, do a search of the threads here, there are many here who have done this with success.
Living on the road can have its challenges, but it is the most fun you will ever have. Every place is new, and seeing new places and meeting new people, is the greatest experience. An airstream would be the greatest experience! You have to figure how much space you will require for storage and going small is not really an option for sanity on this one. So the larger the trailer the larger the tow vehicle.. Search the threads on this one too. You will find all the info you need, or will ever want to know here.
Hope this helps. I just got back from a business trip in the AS myself, and it was a lot of fun.
Nancy
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