The full-time RV guide written from year nine, not year one.
This book has sold thousands of copies to people who were tired of being told the hardest part is picking a campground.
Does any of this sound familiar?
• You’ve consumed every blog, YouTube channel, and Facebook group — and you still don’t know what this life actually costs, month after month, when the newness is gone.
• You have a partner, and you’re not sure the two of you have had the real conversation yet — not the exciting one, the other one.
• You keep hitting advice that assumes you’re 29, healthy, debt-free, and can live on enthusiasm. You are none of those things.
• You want someone to tell you what goes wrong, not just what’s possible.
You’re not lacking inspiration. You’re lacking honest information — and those are not the same shortage.
Joel Sanderson has lived full-time in an RV for nine years. He is not a travel blogger in his second year describing freedom from a renovated van. He’s a 54-year-old former sales professional who entered this life financially damaged, emotionally depleted, and without a safety net — and built something sustainable from that starting point. His newsletter, Open Road Dispatch, reaches tens of thousands of serious full-timers. His field expertise spans domicile law, boondocking regulations, diesel powertrain economics, remote income, and the psychological sustainability of long-term rig life as a couple.
This book’s central argument is one the RV community mostly avoids: the logistical obstacles are solvable, but the psychological ones travel with you, and no amount of gear or route-planning addresses them. Every chapter applies that lens — giving you the practical mechanics and the honest reckoning that makes them stick.
Inside this guide, you will discover:Calculate a defensible full-time budget using real cost categories — including the ones popular calculators quietly omitChoose the right domicile state (South Dakota, Texas, or Florida) based on your specific tax, insurance, and registration situation — not someone else’sBuild a remote income structure that survives bandwidth limits, irregular schedules, and the tax complications of a perpetually mobile addressNavigate the specific friction patterns that destroy RV relationships in months six through eighteen — and the conversations that prevent themIdentify and field-triage the rig system failures most likely to strand you four hundred miles from a dealerEstablish prescription continuity, primary care access, and chronic condition management without a permanent providerSelect campgrounds and boondocking sites using on-the-ground assessment skills that app ratings systematically missRecognize and manage the psychological patterns that the road removes insulation from — rather than being blindsided by them
This life is available to you. It is not available to a fantasy version of you. This book is written for the actual person making this decision — with real constraints, real relationships, and real stakes. Scroll up and grab your copy today.
Praise for Full-Time RV Living: The Ultimate Guide:
“Finally — someone who writes about the money like a real person. I’ve reread the budget chapter three times.” — Marcus T., retired engineer, Tucson ★★★★★
“The relationship chapter alone is worth the price. My husband and I read it together.” — Diane R., remote HR manager, Portland ★★★★★
“No cheerleading. No soft-pedaling. Just the actual information.” — Kevin S., mid-transition, Denver ★★★★★
“I’ve bought six RV books. This is the only one I kept.” — Paula W., early retiree, Flagstaff ★★★★★
