I've been seriously looking into alternative ways to live for the past week or so.
I really dove in deep looking at websites, youtube and reading a few ebooks.
I had everything planned out in my mind and how good it would feel
to unburden myself of STUFF that I no longer use or need..........just stuff.
Mostly I'm concentrating on lowering my cost of living.
So I found this youtube channel CheapRVLiving and it opened up a
new world to me! I thought wow, I think I could do this. Normal everyday
people living in Vans, RV's, Trailers. From this channel I found
several women with their own youtube channels. We're talking women
55+ out in the wilderness on their own or traveling to meet-ups.
The theory is to no longer have to pay a mortgage, save all this money
and travel to free places to stay; BLM Lands, free State Parks or
National Parks. What I found is that some people go the pay route where they
settle in for a month or two with electric access and water hook-ups - but
then it's like paying a mortgage, kind of defeats the purpose.
I am following Carolyn's RV Life, she's 50+, has an RV and works from
the road. I was really convinced that this was an option for me. I could
see myself selling everything I own, minimizing down to nothing except
for the absolutes and choosing this new free lifestyle.
That is until 11:30 last night when I cam upon a video that Carolyn
did where she went into the Ocala National Forest - alone, to camp for free.
I've been to the Ocala National Forest and stayed in a cabin - and let
me tell you I was scared to death and on the verge of hyperventilating!
Most of the roads are not paved,
there is no way to turn around and no option but to continue driving,
and yes you have visions of that movie Deliverance!
So there's Carolyn in her 29' RV in the month of July,
parked in the middle of the Forest. The temp is 85 with 100%
humidity and she's just dying..........and let me tell you, there's
no air flow in the deep forests of Ocala!
She decides to finally kick on her generator to get some
A/C going...........and it doesn't work. You can see the sheer
panic in her face (that was the moment I decided there's
no way I could do this). I think her bigger concern was for her
dog Capone as he was having a really hard time in the heat.
Just as night fell she had to make her escape out of the woods,
there was no way she could make it through the night without
air conditioning.
Oh my God............what was I thinking????
Oh well, now to continue the alternative lifestyle hunt..........