A family of 5 left Brooklyn to travel in an $18,000 RV full time. See inside their custom space.

The O'Phalen family bought an RV in 2021. Kate O'Phalen In 2020, Kate and Daniel O'Phalen left New York City with their kids to live nomadically for a year. They loved it so much that they decided to buy an RV and live on the road full time. They drove all the way to Alaska, visited 11 Canadian provinces, and spent six months in Mexico. Like many at that time, the O'Phalen family was at a crossroads in 2020. Kate and Daniel were living in Brooklyn with their two kids and had a third on the way. Kate was in grad school, and Daniel had a demanding job. It was the bustling life that many people dream of when they think of moving to New York. Then, the pandemic hit, and suddenly, everyone's in-person commitment vanished.