Nomad RV Living: How Full-Time RVers Find The Best RV Routes When Chasing The Warm Weather!

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As RV nomads, our goal is to find places to stay that allow us to remain comfortable all year long temperature-wise.

See how I live full-time in my RV, following 70-degree temperatures and moving my RV each season!

(Don’t miss the “related article” to see all of the apps I use to plan my seasonal RV travel routes as an RV nomad.)

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Good morning. I’m Curtis with The Fun Times Guide and today I’m going to talk to you a little bit about being a nomad and following comfortable temperatures throughout the year.

As you can see, it is just now sunrise out here in the Arizona desert. I am just south of Quartzsite, Arizona. And this is my winter home. I am surrounded by beautiful scenery. There is plenty of green this year. And the desert is nice and healthy. And the temperatures right now are probably about 70° — nice and comfortable.

You can see, as I slowly pan around… I have plenty of room. There are no neighbors close by. And I have mountain vistas in the distance most of the way around.

This is my home. And it does not move throughout the winter months. From September 15th until April 15th, this is my yard. And I’m quite comfortable. I have everything I need. Because I transport water in jugs in my van, and I have a Blue Boy for disposing of my waste, there is no reason to move the trailer. It stays stationary. I have solar panels that create more than adequate electricity to meet my needs. So, this is my winter home. I don’t need to go move anywhere. And this is the warmest most comfortable area within Arizona.

For a one-time fee each year of $180, I am allowed to camp in this spot for 7 months. Fom September 15th until April 15th, this is my home. If you look at my driver’s license, the address that is on file is the desert, basically. Arizona allows you to have a physical address that is nothing more than BLM land in Arizona.

For the remainder of the year when the months get pretty warm and once the temperature gets over 100° down in the Quartzsite area, then I migrate north. This is a fairly slow process… I work my way towards Flagstaff, spending time in Parker, and Kingman, and Lake Havasu, and probably Williams Arizona on my way to Flagstaff.

But eventually… as each location gets warmer, I shift further north and to a higher altitude. Flagstaff is at 7,300 ft and that is a high enough elevation that you can be quite comfortable throughout the summer months there. Though I cannot stay in one location for the remainder of the year, I can still camp on National Forest land as well as BLM land and spend 2 weeks at a time without moving. There is no charge for this.

So when you look at the whole picture, my lot rent for the whole year is a grand total of $180. And that allows me the benefit of staying stationary in Quartzsite. For that $180, they supply an RV dump station, and also a freshwater source, and they supply dumpsters so that you don’t have to move and you have all the necessities of life to be quite comfortable.

Up north in Flagstaff and in that area, of course you don’t have any amenities but there are enough local resources that you can meet your needs without any real difficulty. Dump stations are usually a cost of between $10 and $15. And by using various apps on the Internet you can find locations spaced 25 miles apart without any real effort. So you minimize the amount of travel.

My goal is to stay within the borders of Arizona throughout the year and not be required to make long-distance trips to find places to stay. That way for me it feels more like a normal life. It’s more like I’m living in an apartment and I’m able to relocate very easily.

The whole point of being a nomad is to be living in comfortable weather. It does not necessarily mean that you have to spend your life constantly moving from one location to another. I find my stationary time in Quartzsite through the winter is very relaxing and gives me a sense of community and a sense of home.

This is my choice. It can… You can live your nomad life however you choose. But the most important part is to follow comfortable weather. And this does not have to mean that you have to drive thousands of miles a year. It is a 250-mile trip between Quartzsite and Flagstaff. And it is generally, for me, covered in steps. So it doesn’t even make for a long day of driving to get to my summer locations.

Hopefully this will help you make your own choices as to how you wish to lead a nomad life. And hopefully you can follow comfortable weather. Till next time… we’ll see you later!