My husband Deas and I were full-time RVers in a Class A for five years. Recently, we made a very big change and downsized from our 35-foot RV to a 21-foot van.
We don’t travel full-time anymore, having traded RV life for something more stationary. Initially, we kept our big RV after returning to sticks-and-bricks life, thinking we would travel in it occasionally. But after a year, we’d only used the RV twice. Most of the time it was just sitting sad and lonely in a storage unit.
We wanted to keep traveling but began to realize that the bigger RV didn’t fit into our lifestyle as well anymore. Earlier this year, we decided to trade in our Tiffin for a Winnebago Travato.
So, what are the differences between the two RVs, and how are we adjusting? First, the obvious: the van is much smaller than our Class A. This has a number of benefits for us.
You might want to consider buying E-bikes. I have a Pedego, and my husband has a Juiced bike that looks a lot like a moped. With our bikes, we gave up one car, and would bicycle to work. Now, retired, we use it for enjoyment and fun. But we will be moving into a Sylvan Go, and plan to use the bikes for short errands. At age 69, we an easily handle hour long bike rides. The cool thing about E-bikes is, as I often tell people, you can work as hard as you want on the bike, but go faster with the power assist! Of course, you don’t have to use the power assist, bit it sure is fun!
I think e-bikes are a great option. I have an EVELO which has a mid-engine motor, carbon belt, and variable automatic gearin (Enviolo). Their Galaxy 500 is a light step-through that would be ideal for RVing.