When I started Open Road I was not expecting it to end up as a platform to share other people's adventures. I assumed I would share the road trips Justin and I experienced while we RVed across the country. We…
Category: Full-Time RVer Stories
Read stories from full-timer RVers that share how they got started, what they do for work and why they choose the RV lifestyle.
Our Home In Motion: Marthe And Jed
After years of my husband working away and still feeling like we could never get ahead, we decided to shift things up a bit. Instead of having a house, 2 cars and lots of stuff and always being short on…
Conquering Adventures: Kelsey And Ben
I currently travel part-time in my converted Sprinter Van with my boyfriend, Ben, and our two rescue dogs, Zuke and Mooney. Ben and I have both always loved road trips and exploring new places together! When we moved to Arizona…
Finding Bliss On The Backroads: Stacey and Jeremy
We wanted to expand our horizons, see and share more together. Show our kids there is more to life and that it is okay to take risks. This experience is just as much about learning about ourselves as it is…
Living In The Unexpected: Roger And Jo
Roger and I are travelers at heart. We met in South Korea where we taught English for a few years, before moving to North Sumatra where we stayed for a couple of years and then Fort Wayne, Indiana. A few…
Taking The Scenic Route: Mark And Shannon
We've always wanted to travel and experience life outside of the 9-5 office gig and felt that this was the most economical and practical way to get on the road quickly. Our motto was "Go small and go now". We…
Living In The Moment: Katie And Mike
I have always loved going on adventures and dreamed that one day we could raise our children to love traveling as well. Once we had our children, we started talking about living on the road full time so that we…
A Life Filled With Adventure: Dee And Nate
We realized we wanted to go full-time when every time we went out for a weekend camping trip we never wanted to go home! We felt trapped in our apartment and unhappy stuck in an area we didn’t want to…
Living Nomadically: Lindsey and Danny
Danny is a travel nurse and we move every 3-12 months to a new city to fulfill hospital needs. We were getting destroyed in apartment costs, and don't even get me started on how expensive moving companies are. We knew…
Happy Place In Our Tiny Space: Michael and Hailey
My fiancé Michael Duffy and I started full-time RV'ing for his job, he’s a corporate bankruptcy director and travels all over the world, but primarily in the US/Canada. Before traveling, I was a special education teacher. I taught kindergarten through…
