Full-Time RV Living

Full-Time RV Living: Maintenance, Budgeting, and Life on the Road is the unglamorous truth handbook for anyone considering giving up a sticks-and-bricks residence for life in a rig. Written by the ChatVariety Team of current and former full-timers, RV tax specialists, and mobile-work coaches, it replaces Instagram fantasy with real dollar figures, real carrier names, and real logistics from the actual 2026 US market.

Inside you will learn:

• How to distinguish a rig designed for weekend vacationing from one that will hold up as a year-round residence, with specific features to insist on and to ignore.
• A real monthly budget at two spending tiers — $2,500 lean and $4,500 comfortable — with every line item that new full-timers forget until it hits their card.
• The three dominant domicile states — South Dakota, Texas, and Florida — with the specific mail-forwarding services (Escapees, Americas Mailbox, St Brendan's Isle) that make each one work.
• The difference between standard RV, auto, and full-timer insurance, and the specific carriers (Progressive, National General, Roamly, Good Sam) that write current full-timer coverage.
• Health-insurance strategy on the road across ACA marketplace, short-term plans, Christian health-care sharing ministries, and Escapees SkyMed medical-evacuation coverage.
• A campground strategy that mixes state parks, boondocking on BLM and Forest Service land, and membership clubs (Thousand Trails, Passport America, Harvest Hosts, Boondockers Welcome) for real per-night savings.
• Remote-work infrastructure — Starlink Roam at ~$150-165/month, weBoost Drive Reach RV, and the multi-carrier cellular redundancy stack that keeps your income reliable.
• Repair-fund discipline at $200-400 per month, the seasonal maintenance cadence that prevents expensive failures, and an honest exit strategy for the year you decide to stop full-timing.

Book 10 in the Truck, RV & Overlanding Series. Written for full-time aspirants, remote workers, and retirees in the US market who want budget-truthful guidance rather than lifestyle marketing.