What does an RVer look like? Driving an RV!

A few years ago I was walking through the Chilliwack RV Humdinger Show (9th Annual Chilliwack Humdinger RV Show & Sale) and when I stopped at a booth to browse the product on display the conversation I had with the young woman operating the booth was odd indeed in that she proceeded to tell me that I did not look an RVer and she doubted that I should even be at the show.  I was dismayed and perplexed by her forwardness and comment.  I was asking myself all the way through my walk of the show and the drive home if I indeed was an RVer.  What does an RVer look like then?

And again going back a few years, I test drove an RV and as much as I was dreading and even frightened by the thought of driving an RV it proved to be a relaxing, peaceful, and awesome experience.  I am sure I would have enjoyed myself even more if the sales person was not in the RV with me at the time.  Driving the RV was and is as comfortable as I feel just sitting and relaxing in one.  Being behind the wheel of an RV is more comfortable to me than being behind the wheel of a car.

Speaking of cars, the lease on my 2006 Ford Focus is up this year and I have decided to keep the car.  A couple of days ago I received a call from a company that handles inspections on scheduled lease returns for Ford Credit Canada and this prompted me to consider my future and options for having or going without a car.  Having a car sitting in a parking stall waiting for me to use it is far more convenient than making arrangements to rent one for a day or two or three even with all the options available to car less people.


Me and my RV roaming around North America is coursing through my veins.  Not a day goes by where an image of this does not pass through my mind.  Mexico, a mild winter in Arizona, or slightly cooler winters in southern BC have taken up space in my memory these days.  Images of the desert, the beach, rugged mountain peaks and lush valleys and meadows are my motivation to pull up my roots and abandon the prison I have placed myself in for far too long.

My desire is to be working on the RV these days not sitting in an office doing a whole lot of nothing.  I have no motivation to do anything at or with this job.  My motivation and inspiration come to me from a strong divine desire that is beyond my control and one I must submit to it in order to live.  As I mention many a time I am very thankful and appreciative of having this job but it is not for me and realistically speaking it is draining the life from me, basically killing me a little each day I go to work.

But I am happy none-the-less and this is just a part of the waiting process for those who have made the decision to pull up their roots and live life on the road.  I look forward to the adventure regardless of what it holds for me as living on the road and being a nomad runs through my veins and always has.


When I first discovered the world of motorhomes my first dream RV was 1988 Fleetwood Southwind that I believe was about 27-30 feet in length.  I looked at the photo and floor plans of this RV for hours, my eyes closed and my imagination running wild with ideas of how I would live and where I would go in my shiny brand new RV.


Aaaahhhh, the dream is still alive!