I Sold Everything, Bought An Airstream And Travel America With My Family Indefinitely
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I’ve always been the person to tell people to chase their dreams, so I decided to take my own advice. My dream is to make a living as a professional photographer while travelling America and this is how I’m making it happen!
We sold our house, cars, most of our possessions and bought a 30ft Airstream that we could all live in comfortably. It wasn’t an easy decision and we were faced with a lot of doubts, but when we told other people what we were doing, their eyes lit up and I could see we were doing the right thing.
We’ve been permanently in the Airstream for a little over 3 months now and life has been an adventure!
Life on the road is not for everyone, but I wish someone would have told me when I was 21 years old, that you could buy an Airstream and live in it while seeing America! So, here I am now, telling you it’s possible. If I’m doing it with my wife and 4 year old son, you can definitely do it as a younger single person looking for adventure in your life!
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I’ve always been the person to tell people to chase their dreams, so I decided to take my own advice
My dream is to make a living as a professional landscape photographer while travelling America and this is how I’m making it happen!
We sold our house, cars, most of our possessions and bought a 30ft Airstream that we could all live in comfortably
But when we told other people what we were doing, their eyes lit up and I could see we were doing the right thing
What most people want to know, is how do I make money on the road?
Well, I’m an established professional wedding photographer in Nashville TN and I make enough to stay out on the road and live this Airstream lifestyle of ours
I hope to eventually make all my income from landscape photography, selling prints and traveling America
But it’s going to take some time to make that transition
For now, I do what I need to pay our bills and make it happen
We’ve been permanently in the Airstream for a little over 3 months now and life has been an adventure
Yes, there were some tough times in the beginning as we adjusted to this new lifestyle, but we’re getting use to it now
We spend a lot of time boondocking (camping in the middle of nowhere) and it’s one of the coolest things you can experience in an Airstream
Plus it doesn’t cost you anything
One of my favorite places so far has been Big Bend National Park in Texas
The night sky gets so dark that you can almost see every star in the sky
If you let your eyes adjust long enough, you will eventually see the milky way, that’s how dark it is
We charged our batteries every day by using our solar panels on top of the Airstream
We still had amazing internet service through our phones, so we were able to do Instagram and all that fun stuff
We hiked some amazing locations that challenged our endurance as a family hiking together
But one of the most amazing thing we did was spend time in a natural hot spring that sat on the side of the Rio Grande river
Life on the road is not for everyone
But I wish someone would have told me when I was 21 years old, that you could buy an Airstream and live in it while seeing America
So, here I am now, telling you it’s possible
If I’m doing it with my wife and 4 year old son
You can definitely do it as a younger single person looking for adventure in your life
Everyday is a new adventure
And I hope it continues for along time
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My husband and I 'abandoned' the house (in good care), and traveled in our RV for four full-time years...never returning to the house. We were going to do ALL the Nat'l. Parks and stay as long as we wanted anywhere we wanted... He got gravely ill, was in ICU for three MONTHS, we left the RV in good hands in another state, came home for him to die at home. It was the very BEST time of our lives, and, of course, the very worst. I HIGHLY recommend this adventure. Of course this comes with a very strong caveat: You'd better really love and know each other very, very well. Being together 24/7 might be trying for some... Not for us, compatibility and understanding like ours was rare.
Evelyn, sorry to hear about your husband, but I'm glad you got to have that amazing experience with him. We are loving and can see why you loved it too :)
I am so sorry for your loss, but so glad you two got to have such a great life together. But, i have to know, did you ever go get your camper and continue your adventure?
Sorry for the delay in response - didn't know I HAD responses! I had someone go pick it up, bring it here, but immediately sold it... It hurt too much to even go inside. Sold it with every plate, fork, linens, furniture, canned goods in the cupboards...televisions, cameras, books...
How incredibly touching! So grateful that you had that time together!
Nice concept, I enjoyed being on road for 6 months with my bicycle in India and it was wow experience I must say
Sounds amazing!
Kudos to this family for chasing their dreams... these pictures are absolutely amazing. This country has so much to offer... I especially liked Big Bend National Park in Texas! I'm wondering if you will home school your son and do you have pets with you too. I am in so much envy of ya'll right now.
Anna, we are thinking about it. We have another year before we have to make that decision, but we are hoping it works out.
I homeschool four kids and lots of military families who move around a lot do, too. If you can figure out the logistics of living in a camper, I imagine figuring out homeschool on the go won't be such a big deal. There's a wide range of apps and computer programs for teaching younger kids basic subjects these days, too. I find it more challenging as they get into high school, but still not so bad. You got this! ^_^
My husband and I 'abandoned' the house (in good care), and traveled in our RV for four full-time years...never returning to the house. We were going to do ALL the Nat'l. Parks and stay as long as we wanted anywhere we wanted... He got gravely ill, was in ICU for three MONTHS, we left the RV in good hands in another state, came home for him to die at home. It was the very BEST time of our lives, and, of course, the very worst. I HIGHLY recommend this adventure. Of course this comes with a very strong caveat: You'd better really love and know each other very, very well. Being together 24/7 might be trying for some... Not for us, compatibility and understanding like ours was rare.
Evelyn, sorry to hear about your husband, but I'm glad you got to have that amazing experience with him. We are loving and can see why you loved it too :)
I am so sorry for your loss, but so glad you two got to have such a great life together. But, i have to know, did you ever go get your camper and continue your adventure?
Sorry for the delay in response - didn't know I HAD responses! I had someone go pick it up, bring it here, but immediately sold it... It hurt too much to even go inside. Sold it with every plate, fork, linens, furniture, canned goods in the cupboards...televisions, cameras, books...
How incredibly touching! So grateful that you had that time together!
Nice concept, I enjoyed being on road for 6 months with my bicycle in India and it was wow experience I must say
Sounds amazing!
Kudos to this family for chasing their dreams... these pictures are absolutely amazing. This country has so much to offer... I especially liked Big Bend National Park in Texas! I'm wondering if you will home school your son and do you have pets with you too. I am in so much envy of ya'll right now.
Anna, we are thinking about it. We have another year before we have to make that decision, but we are hoping it works out.
I homeschool four kids and lots of military families who move around a lot do, too. If you can figure out the logistics of living in a camper, I imagine figuring out homeschool on the go won't be such a big deal. There's a wide range of apps and computer programs for teaching younger kids basic subjects these days, too. I find it more challenging as they get into high school, but still not so bad. You got this! ^_^