$8,000 RV Life Mistake! We Should Have NEVER Done This

[@Just_Your_Average_Guy]

My wife and I moved from central CA to eastern TN 4 years ago. My rule of thumb when going through stuff was that if we hadn't used it for 4 years, we really didn't need it and either sold it in a garage sale or donated it. And even after all that, we STILL moved crap across the country that we haven't used since. LOL. My new motto is get rid of it, and if it turns out that you did need it after all, we'll go get new, updated one. The only exception to that is my tools. One NEVER gets rid of useable tools. They simply are too expensive to buy new ones. LOL. Good luck!

[@OpenRoading]

"we STILL moved crap across the country that we haven't used since." This made me laugh. 🤣 It's easy to justify something! -J

[@pamking8137]

We’re in the process of moving from Texas to eastern Tennessee next week! Just had a huge garage sale trying to purge! I still think we’re taking too much!

[@OpenRoading]

@@pamking8137 It's tough! -J

[@kimberleesmith2703]

LoL About 18 months ago we left NJ and put "only the essentials" in storage in SE Tenn near where we have some property. We thought we would build and winter at our small condo in FL to be near family. 😂 We now know we can't afford to build but we love it there very very much. We began our much anticipated RV travels and within 3 months had to return to FL due to my husband having a stroke while we were in Montana! Thankfully I can drive the RV!!! We absolutely need to get rid of the storage unit in TN! My husband refuses to get rid of his tools and he has many many tools. He even has tools that belonged to his grandfather over 80 years ago! We know we are wasting money on Storage. It is incredibly difficult to let things go that have family memories attached to them. Thank you for the inspiration!

[@laureljaneg]

Four years ago I moved. Before I moved, I started sorting through things and mostly donating them. Next week, I retire!! I still have too much stuff, I’ll be listing some for sale on eBay and the rest is getting donated!

[@mjgobet5601]

Thank you for keeping your journals. I am a diarist. I collect antique diaries/letters then transcribe them and finally I do talks for historical societies on the people who wrote the diaries. I prefer choosing women/girl written diaries. My oldest ones are from the 1870's. I'm sure some diarist in the far future will find your journals interesting. My favorite group of diaries is from the same woman, from the age of 11 to 83. It was fascinating to see her develop into a woman and then into a grandmother. And to think of all the changes in her world that she was able to witness. (electricity, cars, planes, telephones/telegraph, moving pictures, 5 wars, etc.). Your journals, while they may be embarrassing or uncomfortable to share with your current friends/family, they become a wonderful first-person document that helps historians like me, build a clear picture of life in this era.

[@BeckyFisher-q9g]

Oh, I don't blame you, Kalyn. The man is adorable.

[@OpenRoading]

😳☺ -J

[@NomadsAmor]

We were yelling “nooooo” when you were going to exclude your board games, but relieved when you left a box of them. If we meet up on the road, we challenge you to some strategy board games, axis and allies, spirit island, terraforming mars, etc. we truly love your editing style and your “always having fun” spirit. Thank you for sharing your adventures

[@OpenRoading]

Haha! I've sold so many. I've never had a huuuuge collection (Probably somewhere around 50 at it's peak). I think I have about 20 now between the RV and my brothers house. I try to keep ones that I think I could teach to non-gamers without them checking out should the options ever arise. 😁 -J

[@godsdeliciousunknown]

We too remember how emotional it can be - so many of our "things" we decided to give to friends and family instead of selling (though they would have sold) because the value to us was worth too much to sell for what they would be worth to someone else. Gifting them to loved ones let us transfer that emotional value more easily... BTW - Love how respectful and grateful you are to each other - it is a joy to watch your channel.

[@ellenpowers8037]

We had to clean out 20 years of stuff in our basement in order to finish it into an apartment we live in when we’re not in the road. We made so many trips to Goodwill that they recognized our car coming and had a dog treat ready for our dog.

[@OpenRoading]

haha - that's awesome! -J

[@M.Campbell]

Oh man. I really needed this video. I'm selling my house, going full-time early next year and trying really hard not to fill up my storage unit. I have room and it's SO tempting to just pack it full. But I know I'll just have to deal with it in a year or two or five. I have to be strong and get rid of everything I can replace but it's darn difficult.

[@OpenRoading]

It is! And I don't think it's terrible to have a decent storage unit for a year... but after that ya gotta start asking yourself how long you see yourself on the road. -J

[@travelswithbenny3328]

When I sold the farm with a 3800sqft house, Barns, 30x40 garage etc and moved into a 1100sqft 2 bedroom house I had so much to get rid of. A lot of family antiques going back 150 yrs. It's been a struggle lol and it's been 4 yrs and I'm still not done. I empathize with you all! All the kids have taken what they want but theres so much more left.

[@OpenRoading]

Did this with my grandfathers house when I was 13 or 14. Full summer going through 4 generations of stuff with my mom and grandmother. It's interesting for the couple of days as you find old things... -J

[@joyfullythriving]

You know we are good for a game night whenever - and wherever - we can make it happen! 🥰 So proud of you guys - and in awe of you, too! Wow. What a project. But so incredible and freeing to done with storing stuff! You guys are incredible.

[@Reneebow18]

Love your videos, this brought all my emotions back from less than a month ago... we sold our home of 34yrs with no storage! We're head to Tucson to be with our daughter and grands for a couple months... then on the road again. We can't wait to hear your plans for 2025!

[@OpenRoading]

Oh man! I hope all goes well in your adventures! We had some big emotions those first few weeks / months on the road! Don't be afraid to take life slow! If you don't have a need to rush. -J

[@theresafaust5690]

22:34 LOL. My Trinity goes nuts when she sees a squirrel 😂

[@OpenRoading]

Took my arm off! 😂 -J

[@GaryRupp-fe6ly]

Good job you guys 👍 thanks for being so patient with my old computer illiterate self.. been home sick for 3 days and selfishly been watching all my KZbin videos 😂. You guys are my top 5 love it ❤❤

[@OpenRoading]

No apologies needed for anything! We appreciated the concern when you didn't hear from us! -J

[@tennesseeturner]

My mom passed away in 2011. My sister and I live in WA and came for 6 weeks to TN to get the house ready to sell. Our mom lived 90 years and hardly ever threw anything away. This included 30 years of a daycare in our home! It was a labor of love, but labor we did - in August and September, no less! That was hard. We spent 12 hours of physical work, and then wound down by looking at old photos, cards and letters. I learned that I didn't want to repeat that mistake. Right now, however, is a different reality. Our kids are 19, 21, 23, and 25. They aren't married and trying to get their lives going. That means downsizing is on hold. This comment seems all serious, but it's just a part of life, and I am excited for your new chapter as well as ours, whenever that comes! Happy Holidays!

[@OpenRoading]

So...I didn't put this in the episode because I didn't want to go to far down the rabbit hole, but a formative memory in my life is when my grandfather passed when I was 13/14. My mom and I, along with my grandmother, spent the entire summer going through a 3 story house sorting stuff. My mom probably has a different perspective on it as it was her father, and she got to spend time with her mother, but for me...it was when I realized I didn't want to collect a lot of things. I felt your story deeply. I know that work. I know the moments of joy from the memories. But the work is hard. And yet... even then... somehow we still managed to have a 12x12 storage unit 😂. -J

[@sharlamccall]

When my last parent passed my brother, his daughters and I had to “purge” 60 years of their stuff. It was horrible.

[@OpenRoading]

@@sharlamccall It's a hard task for sure. -J

[@carmancloud]

Good job guys! I did the opposite - I got rid of everything without a look back but, as the years have progressed, I sometimes wish I would have taken the effort to preserve my pictures at least in a digital format. Not the end of the world but on occasion I’ll find myself wishing I could see a particular shot or time period.

[@OpenRoading]

We have made efforts to save photos and journals etc. 🙂 I agree, I think those are important to have in some format or another. -J

[@debraisola9037]

Moved from 3 bedroom home to tiny mobilehome by the Sea. I realized when moving it's all just stuff 🙂 Turned minimalist. And loving it. Great Job you two. My dream was always to sell all and live in an RV but husband wouldn't go for it LOL..Love your videos! Safe travels. Big prayers 🙏 God's peace

[@OpenRoading]

If you're going to be stationary... by the sea is a good choice! -J

[@RVUntethered]

Perfect video! We are still dragging our storage out. 😬😬😬

[@OpenRoading]

Thanks! Hey... We should get together sometime. 😁 -J

[@kenstand]

Thanks for this video. My wife and I are retired and are in our RV four to five months a year and seem to have what we need while traveling. The flip side is our 5 bedroom two story home with a basement and 37 years of collected STUFF. Well, we have decided to downsize into a 3 bedroom house and this means cleanup day is here. I'm not looking forward to it but like you it will be one box at a time and FB marketplace. UGH, here we go. Thanks for inspiring me.

[@OpenRoading]

FB marketplace is awesome! Just be ready for a bunch of "Is it available" messages that after you reply they don't ever reply back. But if you slog through those, it's worth it in our opinion! -J

[@JoyL-ep3vt]

My husband and I were watching your video this morning, and I said the scenery looks so familiar, and when you went to Otsiningo park we knew! We live in Johnson City! Hello from fellow "hometownians" !

[@OpenRoading]

Ahhhh!!! We lived on Frederick over near Home Depot for a few years right after we got married. 😀 -J

[@JoyL-ep3vt]

@OpenRoading small world! We live over by Traditions golf course.

[@OpenRoading]

@@JoyL-ep3vt That's awesome! We had considered doing a meetup while we were there but didn't have enough time with all the other stuff. We may be back in the spring so maybe we'll do an official meetup then. -J

[@diannecappiello2908]

So glad you kept some board games, Joe! We sat here trying to figure out where the U-Haul storage is. I thought it was either downtown or on the South Side. I worked in the Press Building in the ‘80s.

[@OpenRoading]

It's over by the railroad tracks on the corner of Chenango st and Lewis St. Just across from the Kilmer building. 😁 -J

[@diannecappiello2908]

⁠​⁠@@OpenRoadingI found it! It’s near Remlik’s.

[@stevenM149]

Way to go you two!! it is so freeing to be out from underneath all of the stuff that we think is important, but in the end it really just weighs you down.. Amanda and I just started full timing in April of '24 so we spent the first couple of months of the year getting our house ready to put on the market and letting go of 98.7% of our possessions doing the same that you did - selling, donating, and just chunking a whole lot of stuff away. we ended up putting a dumpster out on the street!! there was so much stuff that we just could not fathom why we had held on to it for so long. in the end the only items we kept are some very personal possessions, mostly photographs and one little basketball size box of our favorite Christmas decorations so that we could still be festive during the holiday 🌟 We have shared your story with some full time friends who are in the same situation. Thank you both for taking ALL of us along!

[@OpenRoading]

98.7 Gotta admit... I love that it's so specific! 😁 Thank you SO SO much for sharing. We're going to talk about that a little bit in the next video. Sharing is such a big way to help us break out of the YT algorithm! Thank you thank you! -J

[@MJPH5]

Uff dah! We’ve sorted through 3 storage units stuff in < 3 decades and it’s always rough. The adventures are 💯 % worth it, but the emotions are also real. You guys did so well!! If you ever find yourselves in Northern Virginia, we’ve love to host you for a board game night. Dominion, Carcassonne, and Pandemic are some of our favorites!

[@OpenRoading]

Thanks for the invite! I'd love to say that it's an absolute reach out but it's so hard for us to keep track of who what where when! 😂 But please remind us if you see that we are headed your way either on Instagram stories or in our member videos! (Just remind me of the boardgames! 😁) -J

[@MJPH5]

@ Completely understand! Will do!

[@gregmiller674]

When we sold the house this year to move to an RV, we had 2 tons of stuff and 3 pickup loads. We still filled a 15 ft. U-Haul when we moved to Tenn. stuff we don;t need at the RV are at my daughter’s house in bins.

[@OpenRoading]

It's genuinely amazing how stuff builds up over time! -J

[@pennee365]

I understand the difficulties of that process. Watching you go through brought back memories. Seven yrs ago we sold our house of 35 years and got rid of truck loads of stuff, then a year ago we sold our house and headed to Texas for the winter with our fifth wheel. We planned to find a small house in Wisconsin when we got back in spring but didn’t. We are back in Texas for winter. It’s been a great year for us though and we are enjoying our current arrangement. We have two storage units full of our things yet. I guess we’ll see what happens next spring.

[@OpenRoading]

I love that you're loving this era of your life! -J

[@StanNoll-o2p]

It’s is hard but the best felling is when you pull away from good will after un loading, I have been down sizing myself, just emptied out my attic over my garage. Also been down sizing on the amount of Christmas stuff. One more trip to goodwill. Looking forward to that feeling agin

[@OpenRoading]

It is freeing to unload things! -J

[@suzanavucetic6817]

Trinity is so adorable! She looks like my Odin. I noticed her nails are getting a little long, and trimming them regularly can help keep them comfortable and healthy. Just thought I’d mention it in case it slipped your mind. Always enjoy your videos.

[@OpenRoading]

Still working on getting into a good trimming routine. I think we need to get a better trimmer. -J

[@cherylmiller-day5932]

Well done👏👌👏. We just sold & moved out of a home we lived in for 25 years. It was soooo overwhelming. I could feel your anxiousness. 😊😊

[@lifeswhimsytutelage]

Hello. yes it is hard and it can hit ya at unexpected times. Good job. Thanks for sharing.

[@fortunatetotravel8010]

That was crazy - why was it so enjoyable to watch others clean out BUT it was! Great Video! Thanks for sharing with us

[@DannyFyffe]

Letting go of memories is hard. But you did the right thing. As the song says" Saying goodbye is never an easy thing" But the savings you talked about will make a difference and you will easily resupply the lost Peanut Butter and jelly! ;-) I'm sure you're in Florida now. I know you were stuck in Maryland 2-3 weeks ago. Hope you are where warm weather is. Course if you are, I think you'd have to be in Key west as it is cold everywhere these last couple weeks. Missed your video that was not dropped last week. Take care and stay happy.

[@OpenRoading]

We are indeed in Florida now, but IT'S GOING TO BE 29 TONIGHT!! What in the world?! 🥶 LOLOL We kept bringing the cold with us. We're enjoying the sunshine though. -J

[@DannyFyffe]

@@OpenRoading You must be in the panhandle. I am in South Alabama for now. 30 minutes from Florida. Let me know if you are and maybe we could meetup. Keep that propane filled. i just filled 1 of my 30 pounders 2 days ago so I am ready for the nasty. We are going to 34 tonight here and hit freezing last night so I feel your pain. I think you and we brought the cold. Take care of yourselves.

[@OpenRoading]

​@@DannyFyffe We're in the around Baker FL. If you come south let us know ahead of time, and maybe we can meet up for a meal. Just don't do it over the next 3 days. Gonna be busy filming days! 😁 -J

[@DannyFyffe]

@@OpenRoading Wow. You are not that far from me. We have to plan a meetup. We don't have any certain plans, but at some point if it gets reasonably warm, we plan to visit Ft Walton Beach/Destin area just to see what all the hype is about. We were at Navarre Beach a couple of weeks ago and we have been in Pensacola a couple of times as well. So between cold weather and rain, that keeps me hiding from the weather, but we do have to work out a schedule to meetup for a day. That would be very cool. Take care and stay warm. It shouldn't be this cold this far south.

[@OpenRoading]

@@DannyFyffe Sounds good. If you come this way Tuesday or Wednesday let us know! Thursday and Friday are now out due to other work and filming and we head further south on the weekend. 🙂 -J

[@mikeweis5925]

What a hard job to do. Yes, you have to wait until you are ready. So excited to see your upcoming mini series.

[@OpenRoading]

Indeed! Next week is 2025 (and beyond?) plans. Fun travel begins the following week! -J

[@TheRoamingGomes]

In Rio Rancho, NM, we needed to use the landfill and they had no issues with us dumping despite our (at the time) North Carolina driver's licenses.

[@OpenRoading]

Nice!! Good to know not every landfill is exclusionary. I just don't get it because we had to pay anyway so if you're paying... Like I understand if the service is free for your local taxpayers. -J

[@TheRoamingGomes]

@@OpenRoading Well, if you were to ask me, my instant response would be biased against NY. Having been born and raised there, I am not the biggest fan of that state.🤣

[@brianacker7318]

Our 1st move, we had 3 storage shed 10×15. OMG!!!. Our last move we only needed 1 storage unit. Amazing what we accumulate!!

[@OpenRoading]

It's so easy to "collect" without even realizing it! -J

[@lilcheeps6147]

Love watching you guys was lost last Friday with no video 😢 you guys need a nice mid bunkhouse so you can have a office when your doing those long nights of editing 😅 I remember you had mentioned about a camper up grade

[@OpenRoading]

We'll let ya'll know what's going on next week. I can say with confidence though... we aren't unveiling a new rig next week. Just long term plans. lol -J

[@pupcamper58]

I cleaned out my storage unit this past summer. I was going to keep it for 1 yr….. well 7 years full time and I finally got rid of it. Saving $135.00 a month. 👍❤️

[@OpenRoading]

And it probably started out at under $100! That was part of our math, the monthly fees kept raising! -J

[@pupcamper58]

@ yes.

[@ernestinebyrne9912]

It is hard to go through stuff. I have always had trouble with that because I am sentimental. What I have done is put two boxes of sentimental stuff in the basement labeled family stuff and I will send to my niece. What hit me is looking at all the videos of the southeast. I saw the piles of what used to be homes and people’s belongings. They are now piles of trash. That really did make me think. It is all just stuff. And my treasures aren’t any of those. I am getting to the point where I am going to sell my crocheting and knitting stuff. I am unable to do it anymore because of arthritis. I kept it for four years just hoping. But I’m now doing paper crafts and that is all I need. So I have been thinking about selling in Facebook marketplace. That is in my to do list. So now I’m trying to think of all the things where your height matters. I am certain I will never figure it out. Looking forward to Tuesday. Well I always am. Safe travels. Want a chuckle? I haven’t had a PB&J in years. So I decided to try it again. Not bad.

[@OpenRoading]

Of all the influence we could have had...I think having someone try a PB&J for the first time in a long time is the pinnacle. 😁 It's so hard with stuff. It's easy to fall into the trap of believing the stuff we have holds the same value to someone else as it does to us. Now granted, some of it MAY hold that value to those around us, that's where we talk and find out. I applaud you for pivoting your hobby from knitting to paper crafts over the past few years when your joints told you to stop. Genuinely the type of person I want to be, can't do this? Ok - what can I do instead. 🏆 See you Tuesday! Just filmed that video today! -J

[@FamOnWheelsCA]

Thanks for the great video! We're planning to go full-time for a year, just like you did. We're also struggling to sell all our stuff-especially with kids, it's so easy to accumulate too many things!!

[@OpenRoading]

For sure. Even on wheels I get agravated at how crammed full our "basement" is. We did a whole video on clearing it out.... yeah... it's stuffed again. 😂 -J

[@James_Potter2205]

Small world i work in bingo town on clinton st. Story about that low bridge one of our drivers took a trailer under that bridge few weeks ago and didnt end well. Trailer is in indiana getting a new tarp put on it 30k bad call on his end. Hope u guys got out before the snow hit and safe travels!

[@OpenRoading]

We made it out just barely! Timed it perfectly. My mother-in-law used to work near that bridge on the corner of front and clinton. When I worked at the local TV station she would call me anytime a truck got stuck so I could go get video. 😂 -J

[@Oldoregonnurse]

Wow! Courage! When I married Doug (at 63 and living in my own home and moving into his) I got a storage unit which we kept for a year. We moved most of it into the basement. Arghh. It’s taken 5 years to gradually part with most of it. So hard. So many antiques. People are not interested in antiques these days and neither are my kids. They’d rather go to IKEA. We re still working on the basement and would love to be able to finish the rest of it. Last year we were able to put in another bedroom and bath. Keep in mind our finished main floor is only 800 square feet. So combining two households into this tiny home has been big challenge. Most sentimental things for me was the photographs and my kids artwork from preschool and kindergarten. The hardest to part with? My antique armoires.

[@OpenRoading]

It can be so difficult to part with things. For is this process was made a little easier because every time we were like "Can we part with this" we reminded ourselves that we had been living without it for 6 years and didn't even notice. -J

[@wanderingbasecamp]

Yes please show more of Trinity, we love seeing her. Hope you researched the board games before you donated them to salvation army. When we hit the road we only plan on keeping family heirlooms and large furniture we plan on buying a shipping container and keeping it back on our families farm .

[@OpenRoading]

I used to have a board game blog actually so I'm well aware 😂. I actually sold most of them on facebook marketplace. I kept Colosseum because it's not one that can be easily replaced. -J

[@michelle_nolan]

Board games are my passion!! If I ever see you all, I will definitely hit you up! I think you should have a meetup and we could have a board game activity.

[@OpenRoading]

Sounds like a plan! -J

[@GaryRupp-fe6ly]

Yes RV life the best 🎉❤

[@ohioclassCcamper]

Good job cleaning out you stuff. Glad you had such great luck selling it.

[@OpenRoading]

Thanks! -J

[@BeckTrekkin]

I am so stinkin proud of you guys. I hope that doesn’t sound any sorta way. It takes ALOT to do what you did!! It IS emotional! But it was smart. Now what will you do with the extra freed up money in your budget? 🎉🎉🎉 Celebrate YOU! You deserve 🎉

[@OpenRoading]

Thanks! More on that money next week! 😁 -J

[@the4rowfarmer]

Great job making some tough decisions! Having less stuff to worry about can be freeing! Now I should go and clean some rooms

[@OpenRoading]

You've still got a little bit of time left... isn't winter time the "inside job" time for ya'll? 😁 -J

[@the4rowfarmer]

@@OpenRoading that is true! Plus the work inside means that we can watch the newest upload sooner! 🤣 Great job and we look forward to following along to see where the adventure leads!

[@TracyBirds]

Congrats on cleaning out that storage unit. Missed your video last week! 😊

[@OpenRoading]

We enjoyed taking a week off! 😁 -J

[@Livin_inRVA]

Great video. My wife and I are trying to purge the household contents in hopes of rv’ing after the kids are all out. It’s a process but was good to hear how you all handled. Btw, has Trinity gained weight? She looks bigger than last year at this time? Be safe!

[@OpenRoading]

I hope so! Last year this time she was living off scraps given to her by kind oil/gas field workers! -J

[@cynthiamyers4265]

Oooh, the suspense! I was getting emotional watching all of this. That's a really big job, going through that's much stuff. Can't wait to see what's next for you!

[@OpenRoading]

Hopefully all good things. Next week we unveil the long term plan! -J

[@marytomlin2566]

I go through closets once a year, if I haven't used in said year, donate or trash. This usually works!

[@OpenRoading]

That's a good plan! -J

[@annamaybeekman]

IVE LIVED 8 YRS IN MY TRAVEL TRAILER I WAS BORN IN QUEENS AND GREW UP ON LONG ISLAND NOW IN S. CALIF NEXT SUMMER GOING TO NORTH IDAHO

[@OpenRoading]

Nice! You've got us beat by 2 years. But, fun fact - we've lived in this RV longer than any other home that we've lived in as a married couple! 👀 -J

[@johngmcd3]

We just got done cleaning out 20yrs of junk from our house. so I know what you went through.

[@OpenRoading]

Not fun! But freeing ultimately! -J

[@tomd.3082]

When I sold my home to buy a boat, I did the hotel hop for 18 days. During that time my stuff was in storage. When I got my stuff out, the girl in the office said I was the shortest term renter they ever had.

[@OpenRoading]

😂 I bet!! -J

[@michaelholbrook4401]

I have a Blokus game that I told my wife is one of the items going on our conversion with us. :)

[@OpenRoading]

We enjoy blockus with friends! Although when we played it with some friends in Indiana one of them managed to go down to zero pieces. Every. Single. Time. I'm not sure if I should give up or vow revenge. 😂 @JoyfullyThriving

[@larryfreeman7979]

while watching yours and other RV Vlogs, I often wonder how you all would re-adjust to life after full time RV life should you decide for whatever reason to go back to brick and mortar life; especially financially. With inflation, especially land and home ownership. do you have the means to buy a home and furnish it? Definitely not my business, but would love to see one of you do a show on this topic.

[@OpenRoading]

It's a valid question. Here's my perspective based on my experience. Value in land/home ownership isn't a sure thing and while it is a tangible investment it's not guaranteed value. Our first home flooded, the neighborhood went downhill and we ended up having to sell the home for pennies on the dollar of what we paid for it even after putting over $20K in upgrades into it. Our second home sold for 10's of thousands more than we paid for it. So, yeah... good and bad. Same type of investment. And had we held on to that first property it still would not have gotten back up to the value we paid for it to this day nearly 16 years later. The market can go up and down and if your timing isn't right as to when you buy or sell, or what your loan looks like, a homebuyer can be up a creek just as quickly as an RVer. I'm not a financial expert but to me it doesn't appear that inflation is what's holding housing prices high right now... it's a bubble based on supply and demand and when it bursts a lot of people are going to be up a creek just like many were in 2008. They'll be stuck in homes with inflated mortgages that they can't sell because the value of the home has dropped far below what they owe. (2008 all over again) So as an RVer, I feel like I may have a better opportunity to buy a home or land should the market ever bottom out again because I don't first have to sell my existing home. But who knows... that may never happen! While our future plans do include owning property and probably a home, our life isn't dependent on those things. We do earn income on the road, live on a budget, and are working our butts off saving for our financial future (Just don't want to give the impression that we are "trust fund kids" blowing through savings...😂) -J

[@larkendelvie]

It helps to take a picture of the stuff you really don't need but have tons of memories tied to, then stick it in a digital scrapbook -- then it's not a complete goodbye.

[@OpenRoading]

Good solution for people who want those extra memories! -J

[@lynnbenham4411]

I have had to do this twice . I am doing it for the last time. I live with my son and we decided to do this so no one would have to do this when I'm gone. We are almost there, down to only what we use. We have no sentimental stuff . I said this is a lifetime of stuff but my memories are my forever

[@OpenRoading]

That's pretty much what we did - the 6 boxes are sentimental type things but if something were to happen to us they are easily gone through and disposed of. And 90% of what's in the RV is used quite regularly or actually holds some resale value. -J

[@hopefulhope9123]

Awesome job to the both of you❤ looking forward to the upcoming surprises and changes is what I'm thinking I hope you both have an incredibly blessed holiday season and new year to come ❤Jesus is King❤

[@OpenRoading]

Thank you so much! -J

[@keithk888]

Boardgamearena has been a lifesaver with all the amazing boardgame options they have on there! Realtime and turn based if slower is needed

[@OpenRoading]

Once upon a time I did tabletopia. My struggle with online games is that the primary joy I get out of gaming is the group of friends sitting around the table. I've never been able to capture that online, even with headsets. Did some games of Scythe remote are first couple of years on the road but the camaraderie just wasn't the same. But that's my experience. I know a lot of people who love the online space and even have core game groups of friends online! -J

[@davidoverholt251]

Pull up to the Salvation Army, or Goodwill Drop off spot! did not use this stuff in at least a year, just give it away, as George Strait sang in his song!

[@HollyL-t2y]

Moved from MN to NM. We got rid of everything that wasn’t irreplaceable and bought new when we got down here. Haven’t regretted it at all. Saved us more on moving costs than it cost to replace stuff, and we got to upgrade beds, chairs, and sofas. I can’t imagine having to clean out a storage unit. Cleaning out a house with room to move was bad enough, although an elevator would have been useful. The stairs were awful.

[@OpenRoading]

Ok... so silly question... How hard is the muscle memory for you when you write out your address? I can only imagine going from MN to NM has got to be tough because an N is 2/3rds of an M so my hand would be finishing that puppy off as an M every single time if I had lived in MN prior! 😂 Sorry - that's just imediatly where my brain went! lol ANYWAY! Such a good plan. If you can do something like that I imagine it reduces so much stress on the move! Stuff always gets scratched and broken on top of everything else. -J

[@AlmightyG1969]

My mom moved into a retirement community, so I had to rent a storage space for all of her stuff. Costs me a couple grand a year for it. I'd love to get rid of it, but there's just no way. My bunny ate a few cords. The worst was when the router blew after he bit the wire. I miss the little guy.

[@OpenRoading]

Yeah, when it's not you're own stuff that's a good reason to wait. Twix loved the "white hay" as we called it. We couldn't keep a phone charger to save our life. 😂 She was the best rabbit ever though (Don't tell ) She always needed to be in the same room as Kalyn, if she was asleep in the living room and Kalyn moved to the office, when she woke up you'd literally hear her go from room to room until she found Kalyn then she'd stretch out and go to sleep again. -J

[@jimsdimideas5383]

Good job cleansing out all that stuff.

[@OpenRoading]

I've actually done that with most of my board game collection in the past. I farmed the games out to friends who were gamers. 🙂 -J

[@TheHighwayHare]

😂 I can relate to the electrical tape on cords! One of my rabbits did that because I left the cord dangling. 🤦‍♀️

[@OpenRoading]

We went through sooooo many phone charges with Twix. We were slow learners. 😂 -J

[@RVingwithLuck]

I had stuff in storage my first year. $1,000! Then I just got rid of it all. It was hard, but so worth it.

[@OpenRoading]

I wish I had "Paid ourselves" that storage unit price into a savings account from day 1. Would have been awesome. -J

[@charliefreeman2260]

Excellent video. I really enjoy your content!

[@OpenRoading]

Thanks so much for watching! -J

[@aslobos]

Fun video. Great job all around. 🥇💐🙏

[@OpenRoading]

Glad you enjoyed it! -J

[@dalemarshall9736]

Thought about full timing when I retired but my wife said she had too much stuff to get rid of and she still wanted a house to come home to.

[@OpenRoading]

I understand that! We would like to have a “home base” eventually as well. -J

[@clintcartee9620]

Get the Chevy Silverado 3500 High Country! New rig?

[@OpenRoading]

Truck shopping is what we are in the middle of! -J

[@joleneb6216]

So have you been to Animal Adventure Park? I got started watching them with April the Giraffe!

[@OpenRoading]

We have indeed! Not this time around but we did go there a couple years back. -J

[@joanjackson9374]

Storage lockers are such a mistake for many people. Make sense when you are not sure about RVing for a year or two, but then close it down. Another way to look at it is to ask “how much of that stuff could I buy for that amount of storage expense”.

[@OpenRoading]

Exactly! -J

[@On-down-the-road]

Any chance I could see photos of the motorcycle carrier? I am setting up to do the same thing. I have the same 250 mine is a lofted 4x4 .

[@OpenRoading]

Sure! Send me an email [e-mail] and I'll fire off some pictures for you! We also have all the details (including links to the carrier) in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2HYc5KfipiEgtUsi=kKWfGq6PSEepZBpg

[@timwoody3835]

One word about photos and journals - scanner. Scan them, put them on the cloud/share them with family and keep a second copy on a thumb drive.

[@OpenRoading]

Yep! Not tossing any of those yet. That's a couple of the 6 boxes! 📦 😁 -J

[@timwoody3835]

@@OpenRoading I figured as much. I’d probably make the effort, especially with the pictures so I could send them to friends and relatives.

[@bobk18]

When I knew I was going full time I bought 15 big, solid, Canadian made Totes all the same size. So much easier stacking, moving etc. I wouldn’t be without a good 2 wheel dolly. Toss that cart like you tossed your cheap air pump.😊.

[@OpenRoading]

Yeah.... those carts were absolute garbage. 😂 -J

[@JamesChristie-ef7wn4mw3p]

During your entire video, all I could keep thinking was how you changed the course of that happy little dogs life.

[@OpenRoading]

She's a happy dog! She gets some major screen time in 3-4 weeks! -J

[@Sjradventures]

As a beginner rv'er what advice would you have done differently? We just purchased a 30ft. Bumper pull. Currently putting a new roof on it. We know most of the hiding spots for van life but it's going to be hard to hide a 30 ft'er! Any tips?

[@OpenRoading]

Specifically boondocking tips? (I could go a lot of directions but I just want to check because the end of your comment seemed geared toward boondocking) -J

[@DocBeauchamp]

I've had these discussion with my wife several times.. A permanent storage location is necessary with RV life. We all have a finite number of years that RV life is viable. A final home is something to keep in mind, so those "things you like" might be worth holding on to.

[@OpenRoading]

Eh... I think it depends. Sure stuff is valuable but we spent $8,000 to keep stuff that could all be replaced for under $8,000. You just have to do the math and figure out the value of what you are storing (and will it hold that value) vs the time you think you will be storing it. In our case... we lost a good bit of money. Had we never had the unit from day 1 and put that money aside we'd have $8,000 toward stuff for a future house PLUS the over $1,000 we would have gotten for selling it back then. 😁 All that to say - I don't think it's a necessity - but it certainly IS up to you what you do with your stuff! -J

[@d.rosenberg8509]

This is the first time I have noticed your hitch. Is that a Demco Auto Slider?

[@OpenRoading]

It’s a pullrite superglide but same principle! -J

[@johnsandell4501]

Nice decision👍👍👍

[@lindamiller5489]

New RV perhaps???

[@OpenRoading]

Kinda sorta? A lot of long term planning going on! We'll explain next week. -J

[@rickblanchette]

I hope you got some Spiedies, Beef on weck and Zweigel's while there! Oh, and the Rochester area Garbage Plates.

[@OpenRoading]

I don't think we did any spiedies this time around other than home made. I did get my first ever beef on weck while we were visiting our friends near the eternal flame... I wasn't impressed. 😂 Maybe it was the salt block they stuck on top of the bun, I'm not sure. 🤔 -J

[@TrishBenedict]

My husband has had a storage locker since before. I met him in 1988. I don't even wanna think about how much it has cost us. It drives me nuts.

[@OpenRoading]

haha... Maybe he has a million bucks stored in there for a rainy day! 😁 -J

[@TrishBenedict]

@ i'll start looking for it! If I can get past all the crap... He didn't even spring this on me until after we were married. "Oh by the way…"

[@Dana-.-]

Great job!! I can’t wait to see what your 2025 plans are. 😊 🎉 Have a great week!

[@OpenRoading]

Thanks! And thanks for watching! -J

[@transcrapper]

Hey, I didn’t know you were a stamper. I have sold so many craft supplies, and I still have sooooo many in storage. I feel your pain with selling in Marketplace. It is the worst when you get a ton of “Is this still available” comments, you say, “Yes, are you interested?” and then nothing. Or when they say they will be there to buy it, and then ghost you. Uggghhh!

[@OpenRoading]

We talked about that a lot but it got boring so we cut it. 😂 Yeah - people are the worst!!! "Can you hold this for me for a month? I get paid on the 1st!" -J

[@anthonymartinez749]

Happy Friday guys

[@OpenRoading]

Hey Anthony! I hope you're having a good week! -J

[@anthonymartinez749]

@ yes I did 😀

[@OpenRoading]

@@anthonymartinez749 Awesome!

[@cathyrogers4501]

I know every spot you're at. This is my neighborhood!

[@OpenRoading]

Indeed! 😁 I have to say it was very weird seeing it in our own video. I don't know why but it just felt weird as I was editing to be editing video of streets we lived/worked on for years! -J

[@RedHotFiat]

Wow! Great job decluttering to get rid of that storage locker. I put my classic car in one for 6 months while we remodeled our house. Two years later I was finally able to bring her home. My sister is married to a guy who grew up in Binghamton. They got married in Seattle and moved to Binghamton. After 30 years they just moved back to Seattle. Your Goodwill seems a lot more relaxed than ours. Here, people like to use it instead of the dump to get rid of stuff they don't want anymore. There are attendents that have to unload your car and check what you are bring. They refuse a lot of stuff. The way Trinity took off after that squirrel happened to my wife when we were watching our daughters pup. My wife promised our daughter we wouldn't lose her pup Annie. Annie pulled my wife right off her feet and my wife landed on her face in the gravel. It was awful, but she held on to that lease. Looking forward to your next adventure!

[@OpenRoading]

Seattle and Binghamton are very similar.... no sunshine. 😂 This particular salvation army is an odd exception but we try to do our best of pre-culling what we think they wouldn't take. We did 2 trips to the landfill with the pickup getting rid of stuff. -J

[@2156cynthia]

Good for you guys. Goose poop is the worst!!!

[@OpenRoading]

haha! Having grown up there we knew that park is full of geese... but Trin had never gone after goose poop until.... that day. -J

[@johnhenry8424]

Is your replacement rv new or used?

[@OpenRoading]

More on this on Friday but in short - no new rig on the immediate horizon. -J

[@StuPedasso]

BUDNT PAN 🔄 storage box label 👀 🤣🤣

[@SherryPalmateer-ee6ws]

Did you notice the sign on the dumpster where you put your trash at the storage facility that said “cardboard only”?! 😮The one next to your truck (where you didn’t put your trash) said “trash only” 😂

[@OpenRoading]

Talked to the guys inside before trashing anything and they said to toss stuff in both. 😁 -J

[@georgejohnson1492]

My jaw dropped when it cut to taking the plate off the bike!

[@OpenRoading]

I know... It was a tough decision on our part! No motorcycle for a while... but we hope to re-add it to our life again in the future. More on that next week! -J

[@georgejohnson1492]

@OpenRoading lower insurance, more money for peanut butter!

[@OpenRoading]

@@georgejohnson1492 Shoot! You just stole the big reveal of the next video. 😂 -J

[@Familyadventure369]

In new york and didnt stop out to mass im sad the kids and wife woulda loved to meet yall

[@OpenRoading]

I hear you. The entire time we were there we only got the chance to meet up with two old friends. Spent as much time with family as possible while squeezing in all the work! -J

[@Familyadventure369]

Regardless we still love the channel and family is most important in life

[@Familyadventure369]

Also you always have a place to park here and would love to teach yall the stuff books dont talk about like when my family landed with the mayflower and other ships

[@livinthelife6056]

You broke a mirror then use a old elevator your my super heroes 😂

[@OpenRoading]

Oh man!!!! Didn’t even think about that!! 👀👀👀

[@AdventuresWithDanaJodie]

Are you two getting a new RV?

[@OpenRoading]

Someday.... someday. Very soon? Probably not. More on that this coming Friday! -J

[@lyfandeth]

That is really a deluxe storage place. Most hide their dumpster and won't let customers use it--because the company pays by the pound to have the trash hauled away.

[@OpenRoading]

They were OK with small stuff getting tossed in. 🙂 -J

[@mariahorsfield76]

What’s the age difference between you too❤❤❤my hubby 5 yrs older

[@OpenRoading]

4.5 years...but Kalyn makes it look more like 10. -J

[@lyfandeth]

I already know your plans. You're moving into a fully restored Grumman flying boat, and every pound costs you fuel and range. 😊

[@OpenRoading]

Hahahaha…no. 😂 -J

[@Mikeymike12]

That storage place is 5 min from my job 😮

[@OpenRoading]

Nice! -J

[@lindamiller5489]

Or a tiny house???

[@OpenRoading]

I can confirm.... not a tiny house. 😁 -J

[@cooljimsutton670]

My family is from Bath.

[@OpenRoading]

Nice!! Went up there quite a bit growing up. Was involved with 4-H so we'd go to the Steuben County Fair. 😁 -J

[@Fam4Moore]

Well, you have friends, probably in every state you go to might need to give us a heads up so we can help with the dumps. LOL

[@OpenRoading]

haha! Lol! "Hey! Can we come leave our trash at your place?!" 😂 -J

[@Fam4Moore]

@@OpenRoading I would definately meet you somewhere if you were around Texarkana, AR so you could use a dump LOL