Many people may wonder, “Why did you decide to embrace full-time RV life?”
There are many reasons, but let’s begin with the first one:
1. Why Not?
We live in America—the land of the free and the home of the brave. Yet many people remain inside their comfort zones, doing the same things year after year, even when they are unhappy. Sometimes, we hold tightly to what little we have because we are afraid of losing it.
That fear is understandable. But God has not given us a spirit of fear. He has given us a spirit of power, love, and self-control.
The longer I sat in a cold basement office working for someone else, the more the dream of being outdoors, running my own ministry, and building my own business consumed my thoughts.
I love creating media, and my wife loves to travel. Most importantly, we love spending time with our son, teaching him, and allowing him to experience more of the world around him.
Eventually, I could not ignore the dream any longer. I decided to take a chance, launch Mobile Faith, and begin living the full-time RV life.
This decision was not simply about leaving a job or traveling across the country. It was about choosing faith over fear and building a life centered on purpose, family, creativity, ministry, and freedom.
2. RV Life Can Be Better Than Rent
A typical rental can cost between $1,800 and $2,500 per month once rent, electricity, water, sewer, trash, internet, and renter’s insurance are included.
With our RV and Thousand Trails membership, many of those separate expenses disappear.
We can stay at one Thousand Trails campground for 14 days and then move directly to another participating campground. Because we travel from one Thousand Trails location to another, we normally pay $0 in additional nightly campground fees.
Electricity, water, sewer, and trash service are included with our campground stays, so we do not receive separate monthly bills for those utilities.
We also have a washer and dryer inside our RV, which means our regular laundry expense is practically $0, except when we occasionally need to wash something oversized.
Our primary RV-living expenses include:
Our Thousand Trails membership
RV insurance
Fuel when moving between campgrounds
Internet
Propane
Repairs and maintenance
Because we often move to another campground that is only a short drive away, we can keep our travel fuel costs lower. We are not constantly driving hundreds of miles every week.
Based on our comparison, our RV lifestyle can cost approximately $1,600 to $1,800 per month, compared with approximately $1,800 to $2,500 per month for renting and paying household utilities.
That means RV living can potentially save us between $200 and $900 per month, or approximately $2,400 to $10,800 per year.
For us, RV life is not simply about traveling. It is a practical way to reduce our housing expenses while still having a home, reliable utilities, laundry, internet, and the freedom to experience different parts of the country.
3. It Is Good for Our Family and Mental Health
When you are on an adventure with your family, your attention shifts toward the journey, the scenery, and the experiences you are sharing together.
You have less time to fuss over every little thing because there is always something new to see, learn, solve, or enjoy. At least, that has been our experience.
We are adventurous, creative, and innovative people. We have never wanted to live a completely typical lifestyle because, for us, it can feel like trying to wear a shoe that is simply too small.
Our feet were made to move.
We want to travel to places where we can discover and capture stories, experience beauty, meet interesting people, and create unforgettable moments together as a family.
Living in an RV does not eliminate every problem. There are repairs, unexpected expenses, tight spaces, and difficult travel days. But it encourages us to spend more time outside, communicate with one another, work together, and remain focused on the bigger journey.
For our family, RV life provides room to breathe, room to create, and room to grow.
It is not the right lifestyle for everyone—but for us, it feels like freedom.
