Our Tiny Living Story - Part 2
Tosha Tingey • May 10, 2019
Our Journey to Tiny Living in a Trailer
Over the next several weeks we began looking into everything about living in an RV with kids. I was shocked to see so many people who did this full-time with not just one kid but sometimes several! I reached out to so many families on Instagram and asked questions. I read blogs. I joined Facebook groups. Slowly the idea started seeming a little less crazy.
There were still several things that needed to be figured out. Doing this would literally mean changing our entire lives! We needed to find an RV to live in. We needed to find work that we could do from the road. We needed to learn all about traveling the nation full-time. It was incredibly overwhelming but we took it one step at a time. Read more about the feelings of taking this leap HERE.
Before completely agreeing I wanted to go look at RVs and see if there was a way we could live in one full-time. I had never even stepped foot in an RV before we headed to some lots to look at some. All I could see was BROWN! Why are RV’s so brown? I hated all of them.
But I was still warming up to the idea and wanted to give it an honest effort so we kept shopping around. We went to an RV show and several lots around the state. We finally found one that we loved but it was really pricey.
Through many reasons I won’t bore you with, we decided to move to Colorado. It would allow us to save some money, downsize our things, and give ourselves two months to get ready to move into an RV and hit the road.
Then during a trip back out to Utah for a wedding is when we noticed an Airstream sitting in storage out in a field and everything changed.
Read about how we got our Airstream HERE
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A straightforward comparison of worldschooling, homeschooling, and unschooling so you can choose the education style that fits your family best.
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If you’ve ever gone to Rocky Mountain National Park, you most likely came through Estes Park. It’s pretty well known but from now on when we go to the National Park we will be going to Granby. Granby is on the western side of Rocky Mountain National Park. We found an AMAZING campground to stay at that has so many amenities and the area all around is packed with fun things to do!
I always want to be real with anyone reading this blog about full-time travel, tiny living, Airstream life… all of the above. So I want to share some of our hardest moments that had us either wanting to quit or had us seriously questioning, “what are we even doing?” So here we go…
Glacier National Park is one of those National Parks that you hear about and just KNOW that it is going to be amazing. And it was. Right upon entering the park it felt more like home and less like a tourist attraction. The park itself is huge but upon arrival, it feels like you’re entering a little town with an ice cream shop and café, boat rentals, and a small visitor center. After going to the visitor center we headed to get our kayak inspected. The inspections are free and pretty basic. You will have to rinse it off if it’s wet or dirty but that’s about it. If you aren't bringing your own gear you can rent for a good price right across the street from the lake. Life jackets are required to be worn by children and adults must have them in the boat with them or worn. After that, we went right to the dock next to the Village Inn and set sail! The pictures can show just how gorgeous this place was better than I could ever describe.