We did what you are contemplating about 8 mnths ago. We had intended to do the permanent thing when we retired, but the company I worked for went belly up, all the staff were laid off and guess what - if youre older then 55 - most employers don't want you !!

So we decided to sell our house (getting sick of mowing lawns, painting, cleaning the pool, doing the gardens and the list goes on) and we had about 4 garage sales. All our expensive furniture somehow ended up in our kids homes lol, but we now use their homes as our bases and store some of our stuff there. We got rid of all the furniture, scanned all our pics onto hard drive.

Then we sold our two cars and bought one just for towing and a new caravan. Took them home, put in what we thought we wanted, had another throw-out of un-needed clothing (reckon we filled up almost 2 clothes recycling bins even after the garage sales.

Off we went on 4 mnths around our home State, WA. The biggest shock is realizing that you control time - not the other way round. You decide when you get up in the morning, what youre going to do that day, how much time you will spend there and when you've had enough - move on.

We have solar power, carry spare water which keeps us going for a week (with a shower each day and using the washing machine), TV, satellite dish (sadly, but wifes weakness), E-Books, a big fridge/freezer (critical) and our 5 o'clock drink supplies.

We have been back at our sons place for the past 3 months and about to set off again in a couple of weeks heading for SA, NSW, VIC and QLD. If we do all this in one hit - we may change our minds - the joy of being gypsies. If we carry on, then we'll be back in Perth later in the year.

Who knows, life is great. We're glad we were kind of forced into this and took the plunge before we retired and are young enough to walk the tracks, the white sane beaches and wander about the local towns.

The only downside is our clothes have all shrunk (or have we put on weight from the good life LOL)