Jane Thomson | Full-Time RV Living & Boondocking

Jane Thomson didn't just write about leaving the 9-to-5 behind — she actually did it. She, her husband, and their two kids now live full-time in their fifth wheel, spending winters boondocking across the American Southwest on BLM land and migrating to cooler elevations each summer. No mortgage. No commute. No going back.

She came to RV Journal with firsthand knowledge that most writers in this space don't have — what it actually costs, what actually breaks, and what nobody tells you before you sell the house. Her writing covers the full spectrum of RV life: solar and lithium setups for serious off-grid living, boondocking strategy for families, and yes, the occasional splurge at a full-hookup resort when the kids need a pool and the adults need a laundry machine.

Her real focus is the people sitting at their desks right now feeling stuck — the ones who've done the math three times and still can't pull the trigger. Jane writes for them, with real numbers, real problems, and real solutions from life actually lived on the road with a family in tow.

Current rig: 2021 Grand Design Reflection fifth wheel. Current location: wherever the solar panels are pointed.