I live on the road in an RV with my family... any questions (1 Viewer)

[fantasycurse42]

What type of bumper stickers do you have on your RV?

 

[Annyong]

Have you ever farted and stunk up the whole roadhouse?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

RIP Buster

 

[Das Boot]

I'm very impressed at how well you've thought this out and executed on it; I envy your family time and think you have already given your kids a lifetime of memories, both place/experience memories and family togetherness memories.

I also really like that you're going to be home for their HS years, I think that's important.

Awesome.

 

[cstu]

Have you ever met a tasty babe in Michigan?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Have you ever met a tasty babe in Michigan?

 

[Zegras11]

Great thread.... Plan on doing this in a few years when last kid moves out. Just the two of us.

Grew up on Brookhurst, a few miles from the Dunes in NB.

What an awesome experience for the kids. We did a seven week, 14 ball park trip right before 9/11.

Bought a house six weeks ago. Wife and kids just unpacked the box with all the stuff from the trip. They spent about two hours going over about 100 key chains they collected and all the memories.

Hope you keep posting when you take off from the Dunes.

 

[Widbil83]

Any pets?

How often do you and the Mrs. hump?

How many guns are you packing?

No pets except for my little girls stuffed animals.

I think I've given as much carnal info as I'm going to in this thread.

I don't have a gun but I actually wish I had gotten one before I left, just for safety. I've never needed it but sometimes we're really out in the boonies all by ourselves. YOu just have to watch where you are. Don't want to drive through NYC with your gun in the RV.

I was just about to ask about guns since you mentioned you are out in no mans land a lot or at sketchy camp grounds sometimes. Since you don't pack any knives, tasers or bats? I would definitely have something handy if I were to do this with my family.

 

[glumpy]

Reading this now is very timely. My wife and i have been discussing doing something like this for years. We had decided against it about 8 years ago because it wouldn't have been fair to our dog Buster. Now that Buster is dead (aids just kidding) we talked about it again a few months ago but my wife doesn't want to because she has started a home business cutting hair and doesn't think she'd be able to translate the business to an RV lifestyle. I have actually argued the other way and think that people in RV parks and campsites would welcome a haircut at a fair price. What do you think. Would you pay 10 or 15 dollars for a haircut in an RV park? Where do you get your haircuts now? She says now her business is mostly friends and feels like it would be pushy to go knock on an RV door and offer a haircut. I said all you need is a sign and they would come to our door and knock. She doesn't like that either because what if she doesn't want to work at that moment they knock. She does nails too.

Good luck whichever way you go. I would only say from my experience that you want your wife entirely on board with the idea before 'winning' that debate.

 

[Arizona Ron]

Being home schooled until high school is not an easy transition.

 

[Otis]

Do your kids miss hanging out with friends their age?

Yes and no. We actually have friends all over the country. So we've visited with friends in IA, MT, WA, OR, CA, FL, etc., who have young kids their age. We just spent a week with our freinds who own a farm in Salinas and the kids rolled around and played for a few days and we used to live in SoCal so we have lots of friends with kids her we're seeing almost daily.

Also, in the popular places and especially the summer and holiday times there are tons of kids in the RV parks. So the're always making friends and playing with other kids.

However, sometimes that's not the case. Winter in FL is like a reverse mortgage convention, we've been in parks where we actually felt unwelcome because we had kids with us. Then we've been in places where the oldies love our kids and dote on them because they miss their grandkids.

So it's a mixed bag. Sometimes we spend weeks with other kids and they have a great time. Sometimes there are tears when we say goodbye. Sometimes it's just a little lonely for them because we'll be somewhere more remote or without many other kids during school days. During these times we try to go out a lot, go to libraries, spend more time hanging out with them ourselves.

I don't know how this would affect them long term if we lived like this forever. But for two years I actually things it's been a benefit and taught them a lot about making friends, talking to adults, meeting people, and even how to entertain themselves and use their imaginations. But it's not always rainbows and rose petals.

For how long will you do this?

Strikes me as not a very good thing to do to children. Those teenage years are important years for them to be in school, develop relationships and spend time with other kids their age. I've always thought home schooling was odd.

Anyway, seems like a pretty cool thing for you, and I'd love to be able to live like that and travel, but I'd never do it while we have kids under age 18.

 

[Otis]

Do you feel bad youre ruining your children's lives?

Really?

home schooling, living in trailer parks, not having any friends. Sounds like every kids dream!

Haterz gotta hate...

We actually are very sensitive to the kids needs. If you ask them about it they'll be honest about the things they miss and want when we get home but they LOVE travelling. They're not old enough to really appreciate some of it but they certainly recognize how amazing their life is right now. They all have loved the trip.

But you're probably right, I'm sure they'd be in much better hands going to public school and playing xbox all day. That way they'll fit in with the rest of society when they're older.

You don't think that's important?

 

[glumpy]

https://www.google.com/search?q=2007+wildcat+fifth+wheel&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=YDKQUprWKdTioAS6vYC4Cw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1440&bih=808

We bought new from RVWHolesalers. Their price was REALLY good and I although I was looking used I couldn't find anything cheaper and new enough that made me turn away from the new model. Doing it over agian I would probably be more patient and look for a used deal on a 2-3 year old RV. I'm planning on keeping it. We'll do summer trips. Resale value sucks, more like car than a house.

OH--that's nice! Was looking at some smaller than that for career considerations a year ago but yours looks really well set up for being so mobile.

When I mentioned that my sister had moved into an RV for a few years I was actually picturing a Class A Diesel, especially when you mentioned merging on the road going to the larger vehicle. Hers was bus sized with bump outs, and she towed a VW behind it for local driving. But it was for her job which engaged months-long assignments cross-country so it wasn't being moved so often.

 

[mr roboto]

Being home schooled until high school is not an easy transition.

I think the kids were in school before the RV trip.

 

[Willie Neslon]

Lombardi would you ask your wife if she would get her nails done by another person at the RV park? Between that and the hair I think my wife could make good money. And in addition to that I thought it of another business where we sell snacks. You can buy bags of chips for 25 cents and then sell them for a dollar. Buy cases of soda and sell them for a dollar. I think it would easily pay for gas, food and the RV park fees. Then we can bank the hair and nail money for retirement. we get a sign for the RV that lights up and says "Snips'N'Snacks" and they come knocking on our door. We could offer specials - haircut, chips and a drink for 16 bucks. I ask my wife give me one good reason why it won't work and she can't. And yet here we are sitting at home night after night.

I think some RV Parks might get upset because you're moving in on their camp store sales/concessions. Some of these places have small margins and I think you could run into trouble. I would definitely try to do this with the blessing of the Parks in some way. LIke I said, make it a nail/hair event or seminar. Charge a small fee or free and work for tips. Get something in return from RV Park like free stay.

Also, look for local fairs and festivals and maybe set up shop there and sell stuff. We're ALWAYS running across farmers markets and fairs. We ran into someone who make money mixing their own tea blends and putting htem in little mason jars iwth nice girly frilly ribbons and stuff. WE bought one (great tea). All kinds of people make a living selling stuff on the road.

I had no idea that RV parks had snack shops. Is it mostly chips and candy or do they sell hot food.

 

[elguapo07]

Does Ruby Sue still think Uncle Clark is Santy Claus? Is Rocky so nervous that he's still ####tin bricks, sorry, I mean , ####tin rocks?

 

[Steve Tasker]

Pretty cool, thanks for sharing. Sounds like you're lucky to be able to support your family from anywhere with an internet connection or cell signal - a nice luxury to have.

 

[pollardsvision]

Do your kids miss hanging out with friends their age?

Yes and no. We actually have friends all over the country. So we've visited with friends in IA, MT, WA, OR, CA, FL, etc., who have young kids their age. We just spent a week with our freinds who own a farm in Salinas and the kids rolled around and played for a few days and we used to live in SoCal so we have lots of friends with kids her we're seeing almost daily.

Also, in the popular places and especially the summer and holiday times there are tons of kids in the RV parks. So the're always making friends and playing with other kids.

However, sometimes that's not the case. Winter in FL is like a reverse mortgage convention, we've been in parks where we actually felt unwelcome because we had kids with us. Then we've been in places where the oldies love our kids and dote on them because they miss their grandkids.

So it's a mixed bag. Sometimes we spend weeks with other kids and they have a great time. Sometimes there are tears when we say goodbye. Sometimes it's just a little lonely for them because we'll be somewhere more remote or without many other kids during school days. During these times we try to go out a lot, go to libraries, spend more time hanging out with them ourselves.

I don't know how this would affect them long term if we lived like this forever. But for two years I actually things it's been a benefit and taught them a lot about making friends, talking to adults, meeting people, and even how to entertain themselves and use their imaginations. But it's not always rainbows and rose petals.

For how long will you do this?

Strikes me as not a very good thing to do to children. Those teenage years are important years for them to be in school, develop relationships and spend time with other kids their age. I've always thought home schooling was odd.

Anyway, seems like a pretty cool thing for you, and I'd love to be able to live like that and travel, but I'd never do it while we have kids under age 18.

I believe he's said they'll all go to school for HS.

I think you're pretty wrong on this one.

The oldest will basically miss middle school and enter HS with a lifetime of experiences and obviously a very supportive family. A transition, sure, but HS is a transition for everyone, and his oldest will enter that phase in a very good place.

In fact, he's been learning the most important life skill for a successful HS transition while on the road: how to meet and relate to new people.

I would also guess he's got the confidence that goes along with developing those skills, and that, alone, would set him ahead of his peers in preparation for the HS transition.

I'm sure it won't all be sunshine and roses, but to say this is a bad thing overall is a pretty silly thing to say.

The big issue, I assume, will be that he'll have a hard time not wanting to blab on about his experiences and it'll be hard not to sound condescending for a while. He's going to be bored to tears trying to listen these kids, and he's going to have learn to be interested in the mundane #### most kids do. All kids have to learn this at some point though.

 

[pollardsvision]

Also, it seems pretty simple how this plays out at first (oldest going to HS).

Chicks are going to love him. Guys are going to hate him.

To the guys, he's an outsider that they've never played sports or video games with. He'll probably be a bit condescending at first, and most importantly, he'll be a huge new threat for getting HS girls. If he's a big drinker, that'll help a little with this.

To the girls, he'll have some mystery to him. His initial condescending tone will play much better. Provided he can pretend to interested in them, they'll eat up hearing about his travels.

 

[cstu]

Strikes me as not a very good thing to do to children. Those teenage years are important years for them to be in school, develop relationships and spend time with other kids their age. I've always thought home schooling was odd.

Spending time with the same boring kids every day in school is over-rated. Being on the road meeting new kids all the time is far more valuable than being able to play XBOX after school with Joe and Steve next door.

 

[Willie Neslon]

Reading this now is very timely. My wife and i have been discussing doing something like this for years. We had decided against it about 8 years ago because it wouldn't have been fair to our dog Buster. Now that Buster is dead (aids just kidding) we talked about it again a few months ago but my wife doesn't want to because she has started a home business cutting hair and doesn't think she'd be able to translate the business to an RV lifestyle. I have actually argued the other way and think that people in RV parks and campsites would welcome a haircut at a fair price. What do you think. Would you pay 10 or 15 dollars for a haircut in an RV park? Where do you get your haircuts now? She says now her business is mostly friends and feels like it would be pushy to go knock on an RV door and offer a haircut. I said all you need is a sign and they would come to our door and knock. She doesn't like that either because what if she doesn't want to work at that moment they knock. She does nails too.

Good luck whichever way you go. I would only say from my experience that you want your wife entirely on board with the idea before 'winning' that debate.

She is on board. It is only about wanting to cut only friends hair and not strangers. I told her that in every barber shop it is mostly strangers and all of her friends at one time were strangers to her. She doesn't want to make small talk with people she doesnt know and says she'd feel trapped being in the rv with nowhere to go. It is the opposite of trapped as the business will be on wheels. I said if every one just did business with friends we'd all be poor. What if mcdonalds sold only to friends. We toyed with the idea of a trailer on the back of the rv that would be only for business but it will make the driving so much more difficult. It is probably because she is not confident about her hair skills and even though I am supportive I will admit she is not very good at it. Her friends mostly have long hair so she just wets it, bushes it back and cuts in a straight line at the bottom. Then they both look at it in a mirror and she trims whichever part they want her to. For Christmas this year I am going to get her nice hair scissors and maybe that will help because she still uses paper scissors. she is also nervous about having so much cash in the RV but i told her leave the security to me, smith and wesson.

 

[Johnny Rock]

Reading this now is very timely. My wife and i have been discussing doing something like this for years. We had decided against it about 8 years ago because it wouldn't have been fair to our dog Buster. Now that Buster is dead (aids just kidding) we talked about it again a few months ago but my wife doesn't want to because she has started a home business cutting hair and doesn't think she'd be able to translate the business to an RV lifestyle. I have actually argued the other way and think that people in RV parks and campsites would welcome a haircut at a fair price. What do you think. Would you pay 10 or 15 dollars for a haircut in an RV park? Where do you get your haircuts now? She says now her business is mostly friends and feels like it would be pushy to go knock on an RV door and offer a haircut. I said all you need is a sign and they would come to our door and knock. She doesn't like that either because what if she doesn't want to work at that moment they knock. She does nails too.

Good luck whichever way you go. I would only say from my experience that you want your wife entirely on board with the idea before 'winning' that debate.

She is on board. It is only about wanting to cut only friends hair and not strangers. I told her that in every barber shop it is mostly strangers and all of her friends at one time were strangers to her. She doesn't want to make small talk with people she doesnt know and says she'd feel trapped being in the rv with nowhere to go. It is the opposite of trapped as the business will be on wheels. I said if every one just did business with friends we'd all be poor. What if mcdonalds sold only to friends. We toyed with the idea of a trailer on the back of the rv that would be only for business but it will make the driving so much more difficult. It is probably because she is not confident about her hair skills and even though I am supportive I will admit she is not very good at it. Her friends mostly have long hair so she just wets it, bushes it back and cuts in a straight line at the bottom. Then they both look at it in a mirror and she trims whichever part they want her to. For Christmas this year I am going to get her nice hair scissors and maybe that will help because she still uses paper scissors. she is also nervous about having so much cash in the RV but i told her leave the security to me, smith and wesson.

Paper scissors! Wets their hair and cuts it straight at the bottom? Willie, you're the best.

 

[dgreen]

Reading this now is very timely. My wife and i have been discussing doing something like this for years. We had decided against it about 8 years ago because it wouldn't have been fair to our dog Buster. Now that Buster is dead (aids just kidding) we talked about it again a few months ago but my wife doesn't want to because she has started a home business cutting hair and doesn't think she'd be able to translate the business to an RV lifestyle. I have actually argued the other way and think that people in RV parks and campsites would welcome a haircut at a fair price. What do you think. Would you pay 10 or 15 dollars for a haircut in an RV park? Where do you get your haircuts now? She says now her business is mostly friends and feels like it would be pushy to go knock on an RV door and offer a haircut. I said all you need is a sign and they would come to our door and knock. She doesn't like that either because what if she doesn't want to work at that moment they knock. She does nails too.

Good luck whichever way you go. I would only say from my experience that you want your wife entirely on board with the idea before 'winning' that debate.

She is on board. It is only about wanting to cut only friends hair and not strangers. I told her that in every barber shop it is mostly strangers and all of her friends at one time were strangers to her. She doesn't want to make small talk with people she doesnt know and says she'd feel trapped being in the rv with nowhere to go. It is the opposite of trapped as the business will be on wheels. I said if every one just did business with friends we'd all be poor. What if mcdonalds sold only to friends. We toyed with the idea of a trailer on the back of the rv that would be only for business but it will make the driving so much more difficult. It is probably because she is not confident about her hair skills and even though I am supportive I will admit she is not very good at it. Her friends mostly have long hair so she just wets it, bushes it back and cuts in a straight line at the bottom. Then they both look at it in a mirror and she trims whichever part they want her to. For Christmas this year I am going to get her nice hair scissors and maybe that will help because she still uses paper scissors. she is also nervous about having so much cash in the RV but i told her leave the security to me, smith and wesson.

Do barber/cosmetology licenses transfer from state to state or would she do this without a license?

 

[Willie Neslon]

Reading this now is very timely. My wife and i have been discussing doing something like this for years. We had decided against it about 8 years ago because it wouldn't have been fair to our dog Buster. Now that Buster is dead (aids just kidding) we talked about it again a few months ago but my wife doesn't want to because she has started a home business cutting hair and doesn't think she'd be able to translate the business to an RV lifestyle. I have actually argued the other way and think that people in RV parks and campsites would welcome a haircut at a fair price. What do you think. Would you pay 10 or 15 dollars for a haircut in an RV park? Where do you get your haircuts now? She says now her business is mostly friends and feels like it would be pushy to go knock on an RV door and offer a haircut. I said all you need is a sign and they would come to our door and knock. She doesn't like that either because what if she doesn't want to work at that moment they knock. She does nails too.

Good luck whichever way you go. I would only say from my experience that you want your wife entirely on board with the idea before 'winning' that debate.

She is on board. It is only about wanting to cut only friends hair and not strangers. I told her that in every barber shop it is mostly strangers and all of her friends at one time were strangers to her. She doesn't want to make small talk with people she doesnt know and says she'd feel trapped being in the rv with nowhere to go. It is the opposite of trapped as the business will be on wheels. I said if every one just did business with friends we'd all be poor. What if mcdonalds sold only to friends. We toyed with the idea of a trailer on the back of the rv that would be only for business but it will make the driving so much more difficult. It is probably because she is not confident about her hair skills and even though I am supportive I will admit she is not very good at it. Her friends mostly have long hair so she just wets it, bushes it back and cuts in a straight line at the bottom. Then they both look at it in a mirror and she trims whichever part they want her to. For Christmas this year I am going to get her nice hair scissors and maybe that will help because she still uses paper scissors. she is also nervous about having so much cash in the RV but i told her leave the security to me, smith and wesson.

Do barber/cosmetology licenses transfer from state to state or would she do this without a license?

She does not have a license. Her business has just been cutting friends hair in the kitchen. it is all under the table about 100 dollars a week. I dont think you need a license to help your friends.

 

[Dexter]

What kind of 5th wheel do you have? Why the 5th wheel and not a class A with a smaller pull behind car? How do you get your mail? When looking for a camp site what are some of the things that are a must have (if any)? How do you make sure you have a good connection to the web for work? What about medical?

 

[Otis]

Why is the default assumption of most posters in this thread that if a kid isn't home schooled and living in an RV then he probably just plays Xbox all day?

 

[gmbacm]

What kind of 5th wheel do you have? Why the 5th wheel and not a class A with a smaller pull behind car? How do you get your mail? When looking for a camp site what are some of the things that are a must have (if any)? How do you make sure you have a good connection to the web for work? What about medical?

Id start reading here...

http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=699558&page=1

 

[the moops]

Have you visited Hawaii yet?

Nope, that's one of my 3.

Hawaii, North Dakota, and believe it or not Kentucky (should knock that one off in the spring).

Land Between the Lakes National Park in KY is pretty sweet

 

[Alex P Keaton]

Why is the default assumption of most posters in this thread that if a kid isn't home schooled and living in an RV then he probably just plays Xbox all day?

Why are you assuming most kids live the life of someone at Andover?

 

[flysack]

I've wanted to do something like this during the summers (the wife and I teach), organized by baseball stadiums.

 

[Otis]

Why is the default assumption of most posters in this thread that if a kid isn't home schooled and living in an RV then he probably just plays Xbox all day?

Why are you assuming most kids live the life of someone at Andover?

Don't know what this means.

 

[Otis]

Do your kids miss hanging out with friends their age?

Yes and no. We actually have friends all over the country. So we've visited with friends in IA, MT, WA, OR, CA, FL, etc., who have young kids their age. We just spent a week with our freinds who own a farm in Salinas and the kids rolled around and played for a few days and we used to live in SoCal so we have lots of friends with kids her we're seeing almost daily.

Also, in the popular places and especially the summer and holiday times there are tons of kids in the RV parks. So the're always making friends and playing with other kids.

However, sometimes that's not the case. Winter in FL is like a reverse mortgage convention, we've been in parks where we actually felt unwelcome because we had kids with us. Then we've been in places where the oldies love our kids and dote on them because they miss their grandkids.

So it's a mixed bag. Sometimes we spend weeks with other kids and they have a great time. Sometimes there are tears when we say goodbye. Sometimes it's just a little lonely for them because we'll be somewhere more remote or without many other kids during school days. During these times we try to go out a lot, go to libraries, spend more time hanging out with them ourselves.

I don't know how this would affect them long term if we lived like this forever. But for two years I actually things it's been a benefit and taught them a lot about making friends, talking to adults, meeting people, and even how to entertain themselves and use their imaginations. But it's not always rainbows and rose petals.

For how long will you do this?

Strikes me as not a very good thing to do to children. Those teenage years are important years for them to be in school, develop relationships and spend time with other kids their age. I've always thought home schooling was odd.

Anyway, seems like a pretty cool thing for you, and I'd love to be able to live like that and travel, but I'd never do it while we have kids under age 18.

I believe he's said they'll all go to school for HS.I think you're pretty wrong on this one.

The oldest will basically miss middle school and enter HS with a lifetime of experiences and obviously a very supportive family. A transition, sure, but HS is a transition for everyone, and his oldest will enter that phase in a very good place.

In fact, he's been learning the most important life skill for a successful HS transition while on the road: how to meet and relate to new people.

I would also guess he's got the confidence that goes along with developing those skills, and that, alone, would set him ahead of his peers in preparation for the HS transition.

I'm sure it won't all be sunshine and roses, but to say this is a bad thing overall is a pretty silly thing to say.

The big issue, I assume, will be that he'll have a hard time not wanting to blab on about his experiences and it'll be hard not to sound condescending for a while. He's going to be bored to tears trying to listen these kids, and he's going to have learn to be interested in the mundane #### most kids do. All kids have to learn this at some point though.

Also why are we assuming the oldest will be condescending to other kids? This is a weird thread.

Did the OP say how many years total the kids will spend on the road before they settle down and go to traditional school? I may have missed it.

 

[shadyridr]

Why is the default assumption of most posters in this thread that if a kid isn't home schooled and living in an RV then he probably just plays Xbox all day?

its pretty much the only thing they can fire back with I met a family of homeschooled kids from virginia once. Ate dinner at their house (neighbors of my cousin). Buncha ####in weirdos

 

[JoeSteeler]

do you carry a gun with you? do you have any pets that travel with you?

sounds like a great way to spend two years!

 

[Tick]

• We've visited 24 of the 49 National Parks in the continental

What continent is Alaska on?

 

[Cliff Clavin]

Do you believe this road trip will save them from the liberal indoctrination they'd receive from the public school systems?

 

[McGarnicle]

IMO the people crowing about the kids ending up maladjusted are full o' crap. They're seeing a lot more than I've seen in my 42 years, and I consider myself somewhat well traveled. Maybe when they get older they won't be afraid to pursue whatever their passions in life may be, instead of settling into the mundane suburban life because it's all they've ever known.

It's great that they'll go to a traditional high school and have those experiences too. Let's not kid ourselves that high schools nowadays are bastions of enlightenment though.

 

[pollardsvision]

Do your kids miss hanging out with friends their age?

Yes and no. We actually have friends all over the country. So we've visited with friends in IA, MT, WA, OR, CA, FL, etc., who have young kids their age. We just spent a week with our freinds who own a farm in Salinas and the kids rolled around and played for a few days and we used to live in SoCal so we have lots of friends with kids her we're seeing almost daily.

Also, in the popular places and especially the summer and holiday times there are tons of kids in the RV parks. So the're always making friends and playing with other kids.

However, sometimes that's not the case. Winter in FL is like a reverse mortgage convention, we've been in parks where we actually felt unwelcome because we had kids with us. Then we've been in places where the oldies love our kids and dote on them because they miss their grandkids.

So it's a mixed bag. Sometimes we spend weeks with other kids and they have a great time. Sometimes there are tears when we say goodbye. Sometimes it's just a little lonely for them because we'll be somewhere more remote or without many other kids during school days. During these times we try to go out a lot, go to libraries, spend more time hanging out with them ourselves.

I don't know how this would affect them long term if we lived like this forever. But for two years I actually things it's been a benefit and taught them a lot about making friends, talking to adults, meeting people, and even how to entertain themselves and use their imaginations. But it's not always rainbows and rose petals.

For how long will you do this?

Strikes me as not a very good thing to do to children. Those teenage years are important years for them to be in school, develop relationships and spend time with other kids their age. I've always thought home schooling was odd.

Anyway, seems like a pretty cool thing for you, and I'd love to be able to live like that and travel, but I'd never do it while we have kids under age 18.

I believe he's said they'll all go to school for HS.I think you're pretty wrong on this one.

The oldest will basically miss middle school and enter HS with a lifetime of experiences and obviously a very supportive family. A transition, sure, but HS is a transition for everyone, and his oldest will enter that phase in a very good place.

In fact, he's been learning the most important life skill for a successful HS transition while on the road: how to meet and relate to new people.

I would also guess he's got the confidence that goes along with developing those skills, and that, alone, would set him ahead of his peers in preparation for the HS transition.

I'm sure it won't all be sunshine and roses, but to say this is a bad thing overall is a pretty silly thing to say.

The big issue, I assume, will be that he'll have a hard time not wanting to blab on about his experiences and it'll be hard not to sound condescending for a while. He's going to be bored to tears trying to listen these kids, and he's going to have learn to be interested in the mundane #### most kids do. All kids have to learn this at some point though.

Also why are we assuming the oldest will be condescending to other kids? This is a weird thread. Did the OP say how many years total the kids will spend on the road before they settle down and go to traditional school? I may have missed it.

I wouldn't assume that without knowing lombardi's kids. Just mentioning it as a potential issue that kids in this situation might deal with.

Yes, he's answered that. 2 years I think. Done by next September.

 

[randall146]

Hi, Justice Thomas.

That's funny, I actually thought I saw him once. REALLY nice Rv in a pretty nice resort, nicer than our normal digs. Older black guy who looked a lot like his honorable Mr. Thomas. I was telling my dad I thought I was camping next to him and was going to go over and offer him some advice on the upcoming docket. I got a better look the next day and it wasn't him. Pretty good resemblance though.

Are you teaching your kids your racist stereotype that every black guy is probably just some Supreme Court justice?

 

[Otis]

I guess two years ain't so bad then.

Do you worry about your kids falling behind in school? How do you know what to teach them and how to home school them? Did you get some kind of curriculum and materials etc. to keep them "on track"?

 

[McGarnicle]

I guess two years ain't so bad then.

Do you worry about your kids falling behind in school? How do you know what to teach them and how to home school them? Did you get some kind of curriculum and materials etc. to keep them "on track"?

Standardized tests.

 

[mr roboto]

This experience is going to teach those kids a hell of a lot more than the se period of time in school. Plus they are still keeping up in school work.

 

[Balco]

I envy you.

 

[Willie Neslon]

I offered to pay for lessons and new equipment if she would give it a one month trial run when the lessons were over. I got talk to the hand. I am typing this from the spare bedroom, i mean my bedroom for tonight.

she just walked by and said "why dont YOU take lessons." lessons for what is my question. how to be more subtle about suggesting lessons? I love the woman but GD

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Do your kids miss hanging out with friends their age?

Yes and no. We actually have friends all over the country. So we've visited with friends in IA, MT, WA, OR, CA, FL, etc., who have young kids their age. We just spent a week with our freinds who own a farm in Salinas and the kids rolled around and played for a few days and we used to live in SoCal so we have lots of friends with kids her we're seeing almost daily.

Also, in the popular places and especially the summer and holiday times there are tons of kids in the RV parks. So the're always making friends and playing with other kids.

However, sometimes that's not the case. Winter in FL is like a reverse mortgage convention, we've been in parks where we actually felt unwelcome because we had kids with us. Then we've been in places where the oldies love our kids and dote on them because they miss their grandkids.

So it's a mixed bag. Sometimes we spend weeks with other kids and they have a great time. Sometimes there are tears when we say goodbye. Sometimes it's just a little lonely for them because we'll be somewhere more remote or without many other kids during school days. During these times we try to go out a lot, go to libraries, spend more time hanging out with them ourselves.

I don't know how this would affect them long term if we lived like this forever. But for two years I actually things it's been a benefit and taught them a lot about making friends, talking to adults, meeting people, and even how to entertain themselves and use their imaginations. But it's not always rainbows and rose petals.

For how long will you do this?

Strikes me as not a very good thing to do to children. Those teenage years are important years for them to be in school, develop relationships and spend time with other kids their age. I've always thought home schooling was odd.

Anyway, seems like a pretty cool thing for you, and I'd love to be able to live like that and travel, but I'd never do it while we have kids under age 18.

I believe he's said they'll all go to school for HS.I think you're pretty wrong on this one.

The oldest will basically miss middle school and enter HS with a lifetime of experiences and obviously a very supportive family. A transition, sure, but HS is a transition for everyone, and his oldest will enter that phase in a very good place.

In fact, he's been learning the most important life skill for a successful HS transition while on the road: how to meet and relate to new people.

I would also guess he's got the confidence that goes along with developing those skills, and that, alone, would set him ahead of his peers in preparation for the HS transition.

I'm sure it won't all be sunshine and roses, but to say this is a bad thing overall is a pretty silly thing to say.

The big issue, I assume, will be that he'll have a hard time not wanting to blab on about his experiences and it'll be hard not to sound condescending for a while. He's going to be bored to tears trying to listen these kids, and he's going to have learn to be interested in the mundane #### most kids do. All kids have to learn this at some point though.

Also why are we assuming the oldest will be condescending to other kids? This is a weird thread. Did the OP say how many years total the kids will spend on the road before they settle down and go to traditional school? I may have missed it.

Oats, how bout you read the thread.

All of the kids in my neighborhood play very little outside. They do play a giant hide and seek game, but very little else. The rest of the time is inside playing on some kind of device.

And people are saying the oldest will "come off as condescending". Not that he will be. John and steve will talk about killing #### in halo, Lombardi jr will talk about the celestial magic he experienced deep in Zion NP

I think it's great what they're doing and would love to do something similar, but in Europe. I think exposure to more culture/experiences is great!

 

[zoonation]

do you teach your kids the theory of evolution?

 

[Horses Mouth]

great thread. enjoy this time with your family!

 

[krista4]

great thread. enjoy this time with your family!

Highly enjoying the thread. I get carsick easily so just reading the thread is making me a bit queasy, but sounds like a great experience for you and your family.

 

[Brony]

Do your kids miss hanging out with friends their age?

Yes and no. We actually have friends all over the country. So we've visited with friends in IA, MT, WA, OR, CA, FL, etc., who have young kids their age. We just spent a week with our freinds who own a farm in Salinas and the kids rolled around and played for a few days and we used to live in SoCal so we have lots of friends with kids her we're seeing almost daily. Also, in the popular places and especially the summer and holiday times there are tons of kids in the RV parks. So the're always making friends and playing with other kids. However, sometimes that's not the case. Winter in FL is like a reverse mortgage convention, we've been in parks where we actually felt unwelcome because we had kids with us. Then we've been in places where the oldies love our kids and dote on them because they miss their grandkids. So it's a mixed bag. Sometimes we spend weeks with other kids and they have a great time. Sometimes there are tears when we say goodbye. Sometimes it's just a little lonely for them because we'll be somewhere more remote or without many other kids during school days. During these times we try to go out a lot, go to libraries, spend more time hanging out with them ourselves. I don't know how this would affect them long term if we lived like this forever. But for two years I actually things it's been a benefit and taught them a lot about making friends, talking to adults, meeting people, and even how to entertain themselves and use their imaginations. But it's not always rainbows and rose petals.

For how long will you do this? Strikes me as not a very good thing to do to children. Those teenage years are important years for them to be in school, develop relationships and spend time with other kids their age. I've always thought home schooling was odd. Anyway, seems like a pretty cool thing for you, and I'd love to be able to live like that and travel, but I'd never do it while we have kids under age 18.

I believe he's said they'll all go to school for HS.I think you're pretty wrong on this one.The oldest will basically miss middle school and enter HS with a lifetime of experiences and obviously a very supportive family. A transition, sure, but HS is a transition for everyone, and his oldest will enter that phase in a very good place.In fact, he's been learning the most important life skill for a successful HS transition while on the road: how to meet and relate to new people.I would also guess he's got the confidence that goes along with developing those skills, and that, alone, would set him ahead of his peers in preparation for the HS transition.I'm sure it won't all be sunshine and roses, but to say this is a bad thing overall is a pretty silly thing to say.The big issue, I assume, will be that he'll have a hard time not wanting to blab on about his experiences and it'll be hard not to sound condescending for a while. He's going to be bored to tears trying to listen these kids, and he's going to have learn to be interested in the mundane #### most kids do. All kids have to learn this at some point though.

What grade do you think he'll get on his Algebra mid-term?

 

[Nikki2200]

Can't decide if I would love this or hate it. I love my family but I need some alone/decompressing time once in a while. Also I image it's difficult to get super crazy with the wife with the kids so close. I get that you're making sacrifices and such, just not sure it'd be for me.

Congrats on you living your life how you want to though.

Thanks. It's a trade off. There are things I look forward too once we stop but none of the things we've sacrificed are even close to worth the amazing two years we've had. We've given the kids, and ourselves, a lifetime of memories and they're not even old enough to drive yet.

Things like having childhood friends, playing a sport, or being a girl scout also creates a lifetime of memories.