Product Description

Take Back Your Life provides an in-depth look at the full-timing lifestyle with special emphasis on the needs of young full-timers. Over 50 young full-timers share their experiences and tips throughout the book. There are chapters on the affordability of this lifestyle, traveling with kids and homeschooling, working on the road, and health insurance. Any full-timer or wannabe will find valuable information, especially in the five chapters on buying a safe and durable wheel estate. The 25-page resource directory will save time and help the reader access even more information on the full-timing lifestyle. There is even a chapter for the disabled person who wants to travel full-time.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #916787 in Books
• Published on: 2000-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

Review
"Finally - a book on full-time RVing that really addresses the unique issues and concerns facing the younger generation..." -- Shelley Zoellick, editor of Families on the Road newsletter

"Well researched and covers information not found in most RV books. It is jam-packed with tips..." -- Kay Peterson, co-founder of Escapees RV Club

Required reading for anyone considering RVing. Especially useful for those wondering about working while on the road or traveling with -- M. Abraham & S. MacGregor, authors of First We Quit Our Jobs and The Happy Campers Cookbook

Take Back Your Life is chock-full of all sorts of technical information that sophisticated full-time wannabes want and need. -- Ron & Barb Hofmeister, authors of Movin On: Living and Traveling Full Time in a Recreational Vehicle

Weve been full-timing for two years and I was amazed by how much I learned from this book. -- Donna Yeaw, columnist, RV Companion

From the Author
We were fortunate to be able to hit the road in our thirties. I wrote Take Back Your Life to share the same opportunity with others. If you would like to learn more about the full-timing lifestyle or read the first chapter of the book stop by my web site, RV Hometown.

About the Author
Stephanie Bernhagen was 36 years old in 1994 when she hit the road with her husband Paul and dog Tiffany. Prior to that both she and Paul were engineers in the Denver, Colorado area. They spent their free time building custom homes which, combined with careers, led to early burnout.

With over six years on the road Stephanie and Paul still enjoy the full-timing lifestyle and can not imagine returning to the traditional lifestyle. They have visited all but two states and many Canadian provinces, including magical Newfoundland. The winters of 1998-99 and 1999-2000 they worked for Mickey Mouse at Disney World and visited with people from all over the world.

Customer Reviews

Take Back Your Life! Travel Full-Time In An RV
Great book for anyone considering living full-time in an RV. I'm reading it for the third time & find something new each time. I'll definitely keep it for future reference. It will be one of the books we take with us when we take back our life & go full-timing...if I don't wear it out first. Stephanie has done a great job making a lot of technical information easy to read. She has a lot more information at her website where you can read the first chapter of the book and any updates to the information in the book. Thanks Stephanie!

An RVing Guide For All Ages
You're probably tired of your job or maybe you'd like to spend more time with your family. Perhaps you've seen others hit the road and wonder how they are able to make things work. You may have even looked at a few rigs at a dealer's lot.

Then "It" happens.

You get the worst possible attack of This-Can't-Possibly-Work. Then a cascade of reasons arrive:

* I can't leave my: (a) job; (b) friends; or (c) children's school.

* I can't do this because I'm: (a) single/divorced/widowed; (b) disabled; or (c) on a budget.

Trust me. After full-timing over 200,000 miles by RV (and loving it), you can too. The great thing is that Stephanie now offers a book for all of us which is loaded with information which would otherwise take years to discover "the hard way." I know. I've been there.

But Stephanie has made full-timing easy. Inside the book you'll find worksheets, checklists, questions, and a healthy dose of resources. You can start her book at the beginning or pick chapters that you need most as you need them. But, don't miss the stories that she has gathered from interviews with others "living the dream." It's one long neighborhood chat which you won't want to miss.

Jump in - the water's fine!
As an 8-year full-time RVers, my husband and I ve never regretted our choice. Stephanie's book contains knowledge we've had to learn by hard knocks. There's good information about membership camping, choosing your rig, residency, budgeting, to name just a few topics. Stephanie maintains Rvhometown site to update information in her book. Definitely a book worth buying if you ever thought of just taking off - for a year or the rest of your life! Maybe we'll see you down the road. Jaimie