Top 4 Reasons to Live Aboard a Boat or RV

Mobile technology has revolutionized our daily life by making mobile living a more attainable lifestyle choice. Remote work is made possible, navigation is more automated than ever before, as are renewable energy solutions which make off-grid living less daunting than ever before. More and more vacationers and wanderlusters alike embark on recreational marine adventures or long haul RV trips, discovering new heights of freedom that living a mobile life has to offer, and they’re digging it. While there are many important things to consider before deciding to adopt a mobile lifestyle, here are some reasons many folks today are choosing the road and sea over a home address.

1.     Affordability

Many liveaboards and full-time RVers decide to purchase mobile-friendly homes simply because it is the more affordable housing option. As with owning a home, boats and RVs incur typical maintenance and material costs, however the largest expense is parking. Depending on the location and size, marina mooring rates are generally reasonably priced, while anchoring in open water can be free.

For trailers, campervans and RVs, useful mobile apps can help full-timers find RV parks, national sites, and even free camping with or without hookups and amenities. Disconnected users like the offline capability of WikiCamps for travel in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US.

2.     For the love of travel

It’s hard to resist the appeal of living a nomadic life when you’ve been bitten by the travel bug. Freedom of mobility gives you the opportunity to explore beyond what you’ve already seen to experience new cultures, food, and scenery. Today, it’s not uncommon come across many young couples, such as Two Afloat Sailing, who have sold all their belongings, and ditched their 9 to 5 lives in exchange for a full-time sailing adventure.

3.     Seeking a simple life

Many full-timers either come from similar mobile upbringings, or become converted in their search for a simpler way of life, away from today’s consumer hungry world. Some families are simply over the hustle and bustle of the urban jungle and suburbia, and desire more time to enjoy the simple pleasures of a minimalistic lifestyle. The most essential items for liveaboards that anchor in open water, or boondockers (without hookups) are low energy drawing fans, working solar panels and batteries to generate power.

4.     The scenery

There’s a lot to be said about the ability to change the backdrop from breakfast to dinner views. On both land and sea, there are landscapes that only mobility can offer the best view of, giving you front row seats to nature’s most epic sights. As for lovers of sunsets, liveaboard boaters will be the first to tell you, the most majestic are often reflected off the water and forever ingrained in your memory.