A Little History…
Someone recently emailed me and said they were enjoying the blog, but wondered how we had gotten on the road in the first place, and over all just “what our story was.”
:) It was nice to know that someone cares!
Anyhow, let me try to give you enough to understand the situation, without it turning into drudgery like home movies. It’s all very interesting to ME, after all…
Wolf and I were married on Leap Day 2004. We moved to the small town of Williams, AZ (near the Grand Canyon) and opened a little shop to sell his handcrafted furniture, as well as sell some home decor and gift stuff to complement it (and get customers who didn’t need furniture!).
Well, Williams proved to be a challenging place, and the business and political climate (local issues) proved very hostile to new people and new businesses. After two years there we had burned through our savings and were ready to call it quits.
We put our house on the market, and our searching finally turned up a home business opportunity that sounded like a good fit (see our Team Blitz website).
It took most of a year to sell the house. Since cold calling isn’t our style, we got our business going by working online and by spending a couple of days each week driving in different directions to get to civilization and put our flyers. By the time the house sold (end of January, 2007), we were ready to go!
We put our “stuff” in storage and bought an RV (It’s amazing how little of the contents of a 3,200 square foot house and oversized garage you can fit into a 200 square foot trailer).
It’s a 2001 Springdale by Keystone travel trailer, with bunk beds in the back for the kids (Nick is 12 and Jewel is 2). We also have two cats travelling with us, the “old ladies” Squeaker (about 16) and Loki (13).
Our intention is to travel the country doing some sightseeing, some educational trips, visiting our spread-out families, and working our business (everyone in the country has teeth, right?).
Does that about cover the “Who are they and what are they doing?” bit? Please let me know if you still have any burning questions…
A full-time RV family shares their adventures - homeschooling two kids, running a home business on the road, life in an RV, interesting travel and dining experiences, you name it...
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July 11th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Hello! I happened upon your blog when I was searching for tips on living in an RV with children. Do you have any suggestions for sleeping arrangements for an infant/toddler. Our daughter will be 10 months when we start our 8 months living in our RV. I was hoping to find something that doesn’t take up floor space (as we don’t have much). Any suggestions? Thank you!