A Beginner's Guide to Living in an RV

Everything I Wish I Knew Before Full-Time RVing Across America

By: Alyssa Padgett

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

UPDATED 2022 EDITION
When my husband and I started full-time RVing, we knew nothing about RV living. We made it up as we traveled to all fifty states, constantly googling things like "how to RV" and "what is boondocking?" Meanwhile, we flooded the bathroom, took ice-cold showers, and got stuck in the mud.

Now, we've been full-timing for nearly six years and we've learned the ins and outs of RVing America. In this guide, I answer all of the most common questions we receive about RV living, from how to choose the right RV to how we get mail on the road, to how to find free camping.

This guide is for anyone exploring the RV lifestyle and looking for RVing books to help make the transition easier. Also, because I want to make sure this book is valuable for you, below you can see a few specific areas of RVing I cover.

A few topics I cover in the guide:

• How to find great internet on the road
• The costs of full-time RVing
• Whether or not to tow a car behind your RV
• What we do for health insurance while traveling
• The best RVing clubs and memberships
• Our favorite apps for RVers

A few topics I DON'T cover, since I have zero experience in these areas, are:

• Traveling with kids
• How to downsize to an RV from a house
• How to travel with pets

Transitioning to living on the road was the best decision my husband and I could have ever made. RVing has improved our marriage and our life together, and we've seen more of the world than we could have ever imagined. While this book isn't about our story or why you should travel, it will be a useful tool as you find yourself asking a million different questions about what it's like living in an RV.

Oh, and don't forget to use the #RVlife on Instagram once you start traveling. That's what all the cool kids do.

The helpful tips and referrals.

I would recommend to anyone considering RV life. I don’t plan to travel in mine, but the book was still very helpful.

Impressive guide for beginners. No fluff!

Comprehensive with lots of practical advice. Seems pretty up to date. Nice bits of humor.