Living in a Motor Home VS Trailer

For the Davison family, we chose to travel and live in a motor home. We haven't purchased a tow dolly yet, so I follow my husband in our car with our baby in the backseat. Our car gets great gas mileage, so it isn't a problem. That way we always have a gas saver to drive around in when we arrive at our destination. Trailers require being towed by a truck, most of the time a gas guzzler. This means that you will need to drive around your gas guzzler for little grocery store trips. But on the other hand trailers are less expensive and can have lots of little extras like space for bunk beds, which is perfect for a family. I wish I could find a motor home with bunks, but the pull out beds still do the trick just as well and will be better in the long run because kids grow like weeds. There is also a huge price difference between the two. New Luxury motor homes can go upwards of $100,000, but you can get a nice trailer for $10-20 grand. With a trailer you also don't have to worry about engine trouble or oil changes or anything like that.

Concerning gas mileage, you get less with a motor home. The average is less than 10 miles per gallon. Motor homes though tend to offer more amenities and more space. With compete kitchens, dining areas, couches, entertainment centers and separate bedrooms, they're popular among many who like to camp in style. This is why in this economy they make a great option for living. They are less expensive than  a house. You can use the extra money you save to do things you really want like travel places or save for a car you really want. If you finance a very expensive new one, the payments usually end up being very low as well because they can be financed longer. Unless you have poor credit. They consider motor homes to be a luxury item, so they are much harder to get financing on. You best bet is to pay cash. Which is what we are going to have to do. Everything follows you from your past. I have $30,000 in school loan debt and my husband has a boat reposition from years ago and his name is on a bank loan from when he had a house with his ex-wife. The crazy lady never refinanced. I got so lucky he didn't have kids with her. Anyways, let me get back on track. When choosing a motor home or trailer, it really depends on what you want and how much you want to spend. Motor homes have a lot of storage so finding places for things isn't a challenge, but then again we did get rid of extras. My husband sold all his dirt toys. Going off-roading and what not is a little more difficult with an infant. I got rid of hundreds of dollars of loose leaf tea that I used to sell, purses, clothes, teapots, etc. I had a huge teapot collection. But at the end of the day, are we really going to let things hold us back from doing bigger things with our lives? No. It's not like we can take them with us when we die and they cause a lot of clutter. I still have a lot of clothes and shoes but I pack them away well and my husband doesn't even know they are there. The other day I pulled out one ornament I had been saving. He said, "You have been lugging around a glass ornament this whole time?" So If I really want to keep something, I make sure I have a place for it. It's really easy for me to get rid of things now, but it wasn't always that way. When I was growing up with my dad he was wealthy. I had clothes and purses and barbies and beanie babies and movies. But the day I ran away I gave up everything. All I had that day was a hoodie, underwear and makeup. Don't ask me why I grabbed all my makeup when I was running away...haha. I was a 15 year old girl for sure. I have lived a lesser life since then, but I have found the true riches; everything that love brings.

I personally love living in a motor home. Before when my husband and I were looking at houses, we had no idea where we wanted to live. But now we can live where we want and move every time we change our mind. I guess we did get lucky because my husband can work remotely from his computer. Please feel free to share any of your knowledge on motor homes and trailers. Have you traveled in the states? Are there are places you recommend?