Should you ditch your current lifestyle, your beautiful two-storied home and a large yard for a motorhome? Can the pull of travel and a nomadic lifestyle be strong enough to see you make your home in an RV? For some, it is.

RV living is not for the faint of heart or for those drawn by possessing numerous things. It's for people tired of living a routine life, of being stuck in one place, and overwhelmed by the expensive cost of living. As anyone knows, utility bills, mortgages, housing maintenance costs, tax et al are enough to make you want to cry out in despair. And unless you make a conscious decision to move, you'll be subject to all the worries of living in a conventional home for years to come.

Till September 2013, motorhome sales across the country saw an increase of 32.8 percent. This could, in part, be due to the lower cost of vacationing in a motorhome compared to a regular vacation. For many, family size doesn't seem to impact the decision to purchase a motorhome because around 40 percent of surveyed owners have children. In fact, almost 90 percent of surveyed owners claim that traveling with kids is better than not.

So should you ditch your house in favor of a motorhome? That depends on whether you're ready to make the drastic change. Motorhomes park in camping grounds and as long as there's space, you have access to any. Lack of privacy is touted as being a problem by naysayers but motorhome owners and campers are among the most private lot. They know how valuable privacy is and don't infringe on another's.

‘Unsafe' is another word naysayers say goes hand-in-hand with motorhomes. But nothing could be further from the truth. Almost all owners camp in camping grounds, not out in the open, and being surrounded by so many other campers means you're safer than in your own home. There's always someone to watch over you, your kids and your pets and for single parents, this is a huge boon.

The RV lifestyle may appear to some to be all about driving to new locales. Surprisingly, not many favor endless driving because it's not only tiring but expensive with gas prices rising every other day. They do, however, travel regularly at least to new campsites and to visit interesting locales. If you're an adventurer who feels the thought of staying cooped up in a place is just unbearable, this lifestyle is perfect.

One of the cons of owning an RV, some say, is the poor resale value. It's true that used motorhomes don't bring in as much money but good maintenance and not waiting too long to sell can still help you recover a percentage of the price. Besides, even ill-kept conventional houses don't sell well so it's a poor argument.

The past few years have seen more retirees giving up a life in a retirement community or at home for one in a motorhome. There are no statistics to show just how many have decided to take this route but from the increasing traffic to motorhome websites and elderly members on travel websites, it seems old age has awakened the nomad in people. Perhaps this could see resale value climb and encourage more to consider the motorhome lifestyle.