People Can't Get Over How This Couple's RV Home Feels Like A Real Apartment Inside, And Now They Say They "Want One"

Internet, allow me to introduce you to Devin (left) and Kirs (right), a couple whose choice of living has recently gone massively viral online.

Under the username @fifth_wheel_living, the duo shares snippets from their tiny living life inside a renovated RV:

In a video that's been making its rounds across social media platforms — and even amassing 14.2 million views on TikTok alone — Kirs offers a 36-second tour inside their RV.

There's a fully equipped kitchen:

A living room:

Workspaces:

A bathroom:

There's even a washer and dryer:

And a bedroom that can fit a king size bed:

For those who aren't used to tiny living, it can be shocking to see how similarly those who downsize can live in comparison to those in traditional homes and apartments.

In the comment section of Kirs and Devin's video, nearly 10,000 viewers expressed their surprise. Most commonly, they shouted "THAT'S an RV???" into the void.

Others are convinced this is, in fact, a mansion.

Because it's hard to imagine something so fully furnished can fit "on the same road my little sedan drives on," another person expressed.

Especially since "this RV is nicer than any house or apartment I've ever lived in," a commenter said — expressing my thoughts exactly.

This sense of surprise is something Kirs fully understands. When she and her husband of eight years, Devin, were both struck by the same idea of moving to Nashville in 2017, their dreams were quickly tainted by the housing market and rental prices. But then, "About a month later, Devin found a couple [online] that lived in an RV and Devin asked me, 'Would you move into an RV?' I was first like 'heck no' because I was ignorant of the lifestyle. I had zero idea what an RV was [and] I just assumed the worst. Devin then showed me pictures and I was IN LOVE with the idea," Kirs told BuzzFeed.

So, in October of 2017 they bought their first RV for $18,000 and worked with a friend who helped replace the flooring and fix a few kinks. "Honestly, what made a huge difference was paint, wallpaper, and my decor," Kirs said when considering how they turned the RV into a home.

With the RV, the couple was able to affordably move to Nashville. "With our RV, campsite rent, phone bill, insurances, groceries, [and] gas...we were still paying less than what we would have on rent (without utilities and electric) in Nashville," the 29-year-old influencer said.

Car payments came out to about $340 per month and the campsite they parked on charged $550 total, including utilities and electric.

The RV seen in their videos now — a Riverstone 391FSK — is not the same one they started out with. Through the process of living, Kirs says the couple was able to learn how layouts make or break a tiny living experience. "You can have a huge RV and an awful layout and it feels crowded," she said. "Or an RV with an amazing layout, making it feel massive. My entire goal while living in an RV is to feel like I’m not living in an RV. I want it to feel like home, always."

Kirs also partly attributes the large feel of the space to their willingness to get rid of junk. 

"Sometimes [I may feel like we need more space], but then I just purge a bunch of stuff I don’t use anymore and then I have space again," she said. "When we originally moved into an RV, I didn’t realize how much junk we held onto. That’s one thing I love about RV life, it doesn’t let you hold on to everything. It makes you choose: keep or donate."

If there is anything Kirs says she may warn people about tiny living, it's jumping right in. "When it comes to buying an RV, don’t do it because an influencer told you so. Make sure you do it because you did your own research and think it’s a good fit for you, not because someone made it look cool," she said. "Don’t get me wrong, I love RV life, which is why I’ve been in an RV for years. ... But our first year in our RV was the hardest because we jumped into RV life without doing a lot of research on it."

"The truth is, a lot of things break on RVs. We had to teach ourselves a lot, but the RV community is awesome and we learned a lot from Facebook groups and YouTube videos," she said. "Even when we had to hire someone, don’t be afraid to ask questions and learn how to fix things yourselves. Most of the time (in our experience) it was easy fixes, just complicated to fix because of tight areas to work on."

Regardless of any struggles and learning curves, RV life is what works best for them. Kirs is able to work on content from the comfort of their tiny home, and their adaptability helps support Devin's career as a touring musician. "We were originally going to only do RV life for one year, sell the RV, and then use the money as a down payment on a house. But we fell in love with the lifestyle and freedom RV life gave us," Kirs concluded.

You can watch a full tour of Kirs and Devin's RV below, and follow the couple on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.