Rolling Stone has an article whose title and subtitle pretty well describe the content.
How Gabby Petito’s Death Exposed a Dark Side of #VanLifeDomestic violence doesn’t necessarily start when a couple decides to live on the road — but for those in abusive relationships, the isolation can be a pressure cooker
The other DrC and I bought a little (19 ft.) Class C motorhome 49 years ago and a year later headed out on a 2.5 month cross-country trip. Both teachers with the summer off, we drove from CA to FL, all the way south to Key West, back up the East Coast to DC, before turning west and driving home to CA. We had never camped before, and there were a few hard times and yet we loved it.
The next two summers we did cross-country trips again, the first across the middle of the country, and the last up north and all the way out to Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The following year we drove to the greater DC area, lived there for two years, and drove home across the continent.
I won't itemize all the trips we've taken since, including another to Nova Scotia. Suffice it to say we ended up driving to all 49 U.S. States on this continent, and all of Canada's continental provinces, plus one of their territories - the Yukon - on our way to Alaska.
After 11 years we traded the little motorhome for a 5th wheel trailer and a pickup truck to pull it. We currently own our fifth 5th wheel trailer and our 5th pickup. We spent nearly 5 months living in our current RV earlier this year after selling our house.
We celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary this past April, without ever lifting a hand in anger toward each other that whole time. So-called "van-life" doesn't have to be an emotional storm. We've loved it and will be sad when we're too old to hitch up and "hit the road."
