In a conversation with Insider, Jess and Dub McCorkle said that the decision to move out of their home in South Carolina and travel full-time came around September 2020.
Jess told Insider that one of her children fell ill, and after they recovered, she felt it was time for a significant shift in the way they had been operating on a day-to-day basis.
"I came home and started crying to Dub and said, 'you know, what are we doing? Their lives every day look exactly the same.' And it just was an awakening for us," said Jess.
"I just wanted to do something to break up the monotony of every day," she added, saying that she suggested the family move into a camper van for a few months to get a break.
After two months, the couple said they loved the lifestyle so much that they sold their house and set about living in an RV full-time.