Free beach in Chacala Mexico.
Will and Marilyn Imanse have been living in a motor home for over 10 years. It started as a way to follow Will's job around as a tower and antenna technician for the local phone company. During this time we have learned a lot about full timing, both from experience and from other RV'ers that we've have met along the way. We have traveled from Northern British Columbia, Canada to the Alaska Panhandle, down the west coast of the US and across the states to Arizona, as well as all the way down to as far South as Manzanillo, Mexico. We have been in temperatures from -25C (15F) to +35C (100F) with no problems. In fact, in one particular instance we experienced both these extreme temperatures in a two week period.
I have been an advanced Ham Radio operator for over 35 years with a background in electronics, communications electronics, computer communications, satellite communications, electro mechanics, mechanics, computer hardware and software.
I kept getting asked the same questions over and over again from people who were interested in full time RV'ing. They wanted to know how to go about doing the same thing we were doing. They just had so many questions about so many things. I found that I knew most of the answers because of my extensive background knowledge and experience. I tried to find a book that I could recommend that would answer all the questions but I found that there was really nothing available that was all encompassing in one book. Hence, I decided to write one of my own. "Full Time in an RV" is the result of many years of full timing trial and error, observing others and sometimes just observing the obvious.
When I retire from my job as a technician we will be traveling and working from our RV as well as sailing our sailboat around the world. When you think of it, a sailboat is just another form of Recreational Vehicle. The only thing that will change is the scenery. Home is where the wheels or keel are located.
My wife Marilyn and I are both also fully qualified LifeSuccess Consultants (Life Coaches) with Bob Proctor's organization LifeSuccess. We understand goals and dreams, and how to help people attain them.
On our family website we have a saying that goes like this:
"Years from now when you are sitting in that retirement home,
what are you going to remember about your life?
Will it be the places you have been, the people you have met, and the things you have done?
Or will it be the houses, cars, and things you have owned?
Think about that."
Will Imanse
Our Sailboat, Shaman One
