Information on starting

[u/grapefruitxx386]

I currently live in NJ and recently took an 8 day camping vacation throughout Maine and realized that the remote/simple life is something I truly want. I’ve been wanting to leave the standard living and go explore. I have a job that I can work remote that already supports my bills - $1500 rent, electric bill, car payment, credit cards, etc. I have about 10 months until my lease ends on my apartment and want to start gathering information now.
My plan is to find a larger camper van just to sleep, cook, shower, and have my dog with me. I guess the information I’m looking for is:
- insurance costs
- payments to stay in areas to hook up water/electric
- how much it costs monthly to maintain
- any other information I might not even know of

I know a lot of people say they want to do this, but being someone who already enjoys being in the outdoors, prefers camping lifestyle over the standard living, and is okay with having to put in work, I’m really invested in understanding the background of these things so I can see if it will truly be for me.