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We also spent a lot of time preparing our setup to ensure we had the room in the van we needed for all our gear and that it was comfortable enough for extended periods of bad weather . Kylie is also a great money manager , so finances were never an issue . We both had plenty of things to occupy our time . So I suppose you could say that we had addressed many of the issues I ’ ve just described well before we left . That certainly helped .
Without question , the key to our success was that we saw the travelling lifestyle as a means to an end . We ’ d both worked for all our adult lives , mostly in stressful jobs and we wanted to leave those stresses behind . We both had dreamed of living on the road for a long time , meaning the two of us went into it knowing it was what we both wanted . There were no doubts .
Kylie is quite happy for me to toddle off and indulge my photography hobby .
It ’ s very important to budget for regular maintenance of your car and caravan .
THAT BRINGS ME TO MY FINAL POINT
If you have any reservations about living full time on the road , but you still think it ’ s what you want to do , I suggest you try it out before fully committing to it .
Save up your holidays and longservice leave and take a long trip away in your caravan . Three months should be enough time to experience many of the issues I ’ ve described here and probably a few others I haven ’ t covered . If you can survive three months on the road , you should be able to thrive for longer periods of time .
Safe travels .
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