RV Podcast 371: Living Alone in a Tiny Truck Camper… and Loving It!

In this episode of the RV Podcast we meet a 71-year-old widow who has been Living Alone in a Tiny Truck Camper - and loving it!

Also during the podcast, we discuss current RV news, tips for enjoying the RV Lifestyle, and much more.

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RV Podcast 371

Meet Nettie who is Living Alone in a Tiny Truck Camper

Nettie Bunton is a 71-year-old widow who has been RVing for the past 40 years.

She lives in Florida but is on the road somewhere every month and she’s had just about every RV you can imagine…of every size.

These days, she travels alone in a tiny truck camper, towed by a small pickup. And she loves every minute of it. As she shares her adventures, you are going to love her advice to solo women RVers.

Below is an edited transcript of our interview, recorded on location at our Meetup on the Mississippi in the River View RV Park in Vidalia, MS.

Nettie Bunton, who is living alone in a tiny truck camper

Mike Wendland: Tell us how many RVs you have had?

Nettie Bunton: Ooh, I believe this is number nine.

Mike Wendland: Number nine?

Nettie Bunton: Yes.

Mike Wendland:  And you are now in a Capri Truck Camper.

Nettie Bunton:  Yes.

Mike Wendland: Towed by a Chevy Pickup.

Nettie Bunton:  Yes. A small Chevy, a Colorado.

What's it like Living Alone in a Tiny Truck Camper?

Mike Wendland:  And what caused you to get a Truck Camper?

Nettie Bunton:  I had a Truck Camper before, back in the 80s and I enjoyed that. I've had such a variety. I started in the early 70s with a Volkswagen bus popup thingy, hippie mobile. And I went from small vehicles to class Cs, to a small motor home, and I thought, "This is ridiculous."

And then I started going smaller and down to a Pleasure-Way and then I wanted to go back into a Truck Camper and I loved my Colorado. And I found a company in Texas that would custom-make Truck Campers for any size vehicle. And it had to be light, I can't carry a lot of load. So I found this Capri company and they built me an RV that's under a 1000 pounds, so I could handle that with beefing up my suspension and heavy-duty tires, I'm okay.

Mike Wendland: And you are a solo traveler?

Nettie Bunton: I'm a solo traveler.

Mike Wendland: No dogs?

Nettie Bunton: No dogs.

Mike Wendland: No cats?

Nettie Bunton: No cat... Cat's at home. I have two cats, two chickens at home.

Mike Wendland: How often are you on the road?

Nettie Bunton: Oh, recently I guess every few months I go for two weeks. The longest was this summer. I went out to Wyoming and around for three weeks, because I don't want to impose on my pet sitters too long. So two to three weeks, every few weeks.