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AlanFay · AlanFay

GREETINGS TO YOU ALL..... My wife & I are almost ready to embark on the beginnings of RV travel. We are planning on getting a used Class A diesel. After so much research our plan should come to fruition around Dec or Jan. We have decided on floor plans, things we definitely want to have etc etc. We are...

AndrewS · AndrewS

Hi, Folks, I'm planning to retire soon, and my wife Mickie and I are thinking about RVing at least part time--maybe segueing into full-time. We're thinking about a fifth-wheel setup suitable for full-timing. Our only experience so far is a 10,000 mile cross country trip we took 20 years ago in a 196...

Camper Chronicles · Camper Chronicles

My name is Tracy Perkins and I am an avid RV dreams journal reader who has finally decided to say hello. My husband Lee and I are actively working our get ready for FT plan with an estimated launch date of Jan 2015. Howard and Linda have been major inspirations for us as we work our way through the getting...

Aalt · Aalt

Hi All, I just found this forum while looking for FullTime recommended considerations/lists. I am selling my SnB home...have a 308bhs tt and am looking to telecommuting from my CG. I work in the technology realm and I will be on the road until I find a place to move/buy in a couple yrs. If anybody with...

Lani05 · Lani05

Hello, everyone! My name is Alana, and although I'm a proud Texan, I dream of RV'ing! I'm a single, young lady a part of a new generation that is settling down later in life, and in the meantime, longing to travel. In 6 months, I will finish school and begin a career that will allow me to work from anywhere i...

A-S Travelers · A-S Travelers

We are new to this forum, but have been active in a forum or two for the last 7 years. We have been campers since we married in 1969 and RV'ers since 2003. We fulltimed for 4 1/2 years from mid 2006 to the end of 2010. In 2010 we bought a sticks & bricks, where we lived and raised our children, so we could...

Riptide · Riptide

Hello all. Doug here. Having recently taken an interest in RVs, I've been lurking around on the forums for the last month or so. Just soaking it all in like a sponge. I've always found the prospect of hitting the road to nowhere in particular to be very appealing, but that whole job-like thing has always...

AtACrossroads · AtACrossroads

Well, Here we are. A Crossroads. I would never have thought it would come to this....but. I'm seriously thinking of selling my house of 10 years and going full-time in a RV, roaming from campground to campground. Why? I had a job location change to another town. My previous employer got bought out b...

New member · poncho62

Hi..Just joined. I have been RVing for 20+ years now, starting with an old travel trailer we bought at a garage sale. Have had pretty much all types of Rvs...small motorhome, conversion van, popup, travel trailers and now a 25ft 5th wheel. I have always been a do it yourself kind of guy, having no money...

_Paladin · _Paladin

Kristi and I attended the Goshen Rally just this past week. While Kristi had done her usual (and amazing) internet research, I had not. Maybe that explains why I wrote 36 pages of notes, not including the notes on the copious number of handouts. Just wanted to thank Howard and Linda for the event and the...

Lanut99 · Lanut99

Hello everyone, or should I say Honk! :). My name is Lynette and just bought an 1983 Vogue 29' MH. My service dog ,Gizmo, travels with me. I travel back from Shasta County to Sonoma county, my Mother is in Shasta and my Dr. Is in Santa Rosa. My RV had been very well taken care of, she's really pretty and shi...

the nanron roadshow · the nanron roadshow

howdy yall, we are Ron and Nancy Faulkenberry. we were on the forum while we were shopping tow v. and fifth wheel.h we lost touch in the process of selling, and getting rid of. we were on the forum as the wheelberries. we have been full timing since t,his past April, mostly short range one or two week...

H John K new RV Dream member · hjohnk

I went full time Aug 2012 after the Lord called my wife of 43 years. She fought cancer for the last six years. The RVing community and members of the Montana Owners Club have helped me survive these last two years. I did 20 years USMC and 20 more with the Federal Government. During that time I saw 40 countri...

Spence dog · Spence dog

Cam and I are new to RVing , picking up our first 5er in 3 weeks. Early 40's, semi retired , one Dog named Alexis . Wer'e going to Charleston for our first adventure. pulling with a 99 f250 7.3 . I've Been reading posts via this site for some time am thankful To have such a place to share ideas , learn new things...

jeni4515 · jeni4515

I'm still a 'wanabe', busy organizing and getting my house ready to sell, hope to be in a full-time RVer by next summer. I am soooo ready to get out from under the house and out into the world. I'll still have to work a few years but it will still be cheaper than staying in the house. Besides, I'm tired of...

Diana and Jim · Diana and Jim

Hello Everyone! We have always enjoyed camping. We started out with a three man pup tent and have worked our way up to our current 5th wheel. For years we have talked with work campers as we have traveled and asked them about full timing. This past January, we met Howard and Linda at the RV show in Grand Rap...

mcwyant · mcwyant

My wife Theresa & I were inspired to consider fulltiming by finding the RV Dreams website.i just turned 60, Theresa is "younger".Our goal is to start fulltiming in late 2017 to early 2018 (depending on how our 2 younger boys are doing in college.I've given them the 3 year ultimatum!) W...

medleytim · medleytim

Hey all I may be crazy selling every thing to embark on a new journey. My wife and i have traveled a lot around this beautiful country. But it was always hotels and I was working so we never got to really stop any where for a long period and smell the roses. So we talked about it and decided to go all in and ful...

davecharnigo · davecharnigo

Hi everyone, I've been reading here for several years now. This is my first post, I really have learned a great deal from all you good people. Thanks for being here. I think I'm about to be a full-timer. For the past 3 years I've been slowly getting rid of my "stuff'' Last winter I decided that was the...

vykingnut · vykingnut

Hello All from Southeastern Mass! Becky and I (Brent) are quite a few years away from moving into our house on wheels but starting research early never hurts, It also makes the dreaming more fun. I have been trolling for a few weeks and decided its time to jump in. After our high school kids are out and on t...

Honeydeaux · Honeydeaux

Greetings from Cajun Country, we have been reading RV-Dreams for a couple of years now and really enjoy what Howard & Linda have built here. The friendly and good natured culture is truly something to be treasured. We want to offer our gratitude to Howard and Linda, all the moderators and all the R...

SharonWegner · SharonWegner

Hi everyone - hello and thank you to Howard and Linda! I've been researching and reading - taking notes, crying and laughing all at the same time. We are 60+ and after 35 years and 3 lay-offs in high tech, my husband has been out of work since October of 2013. Unemployment stopped after 6 months and we are...

Randy-Kathi · Randy-Kathi

We put our house on the market in June, not knowing what was next for us. We weren't even sure we wanted to sell, only that we said we would sell after 3 years and it had been 4. We took 6 weeks and completed all the house updates and placed the sign, hoping no one showed up to buy it until we caught our breath....

Gannet · Gannet

This is a very close-knit forum community. You all should be quite proud of what you have created here. We are recent arrivals, so let us introduce ourselves,Gannet (Dave) and Morus (Betty), married 41 years. We each turned 60 within the last few months and that started a lot of introspection. I hate...

wendisanches · wendisanches

We finally received an offer on the house! ( I say finally, but the house was only listed for about 80 days) When you are living in a bare bones house, no furniture left, dreaming of the open road, those 80 some odd days took forever. As long as the escrow goes smoothly we will be full timing in 30 days!!! I j...

EBendana · EBendana

Hi everyone...I've been on the forum for awhile, but never really did a "formal" hello...so consider yourselves all the welcome recipients of a nice friendly smile and wave....We have met some of you at the Spring RV-Dreams Rally, and I want to say AGAIN that this is some of the best time an...

Wyatt262 · Wyatt262

Hello,My name is Lisa and my husband is Todd. We found this website/community a few years ago and have been fooling around with the idea of going FT for some time but never got serious about it. Todd and I have a strong desire to wander or travel and explore but have always found excuses why we could not tak...

rosweed · rosweed

We're a few years away from retiring. We live in Colorado and we'd spend a lot of time driving to Canada to see family and friends. I am a wanderer, so living full time in an RV would suit me just fine. But my wife is not so sure. We're going to take the first step and rent an RV for a few days, maybe a week, to try i...

jasonsosa · jasonsosa

Hello everyone! We're a family of 4 living on the road. Here is a short video about us. We plan on blogging our experiences. Look forward to meeting other families on the road! Update: Our Video https://vimeo.com/104351493 -- Edited by jasonsosa on Wednesday 3rd of September 2014 10:43:22 AM

BobKatParker · BobKatParker

Hi All! We're Bob & Kathrun from Northern California (Sonoma County) and we have nine months to go to start living our dream! Seems like a ways away but we know it will be here before we know it. (?!) Planning on a fifth wheel and taking off in June 2015. First thing it to gussy up the house and get it read...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Alan & Fay say HI (Preview) GREETINGS TO YOU ALL..... My wife & I are almost ready to embark on the beginnings of RV travel. We are planning on getting a used Class A diesel. After so much research our plan should come to fruition around Dec or Jan. We have decided on floor plans, things we definitely want to have etc etc. We are...	AlanFay	3	847	03:51 PM Oct 7, 2014 by TRAILERKING
	Newbie Thinking about a 5th wheeler (Preview) Hi, Folks, I'm planning to retire soon, and my wife Mickie and I are thinking about RVing at least part time--maybe segueing into full-time. We're thinking about a fifth-wheel setup suitable for full-timing. Our only experience so far is a 10,000 mile cross country trip we took 20 years ago in a 196...	AndrewS	12	1250	08:01 AM Oct 7, 2014 by AndrewS
	Hi everyone (Preview) My name is Tracy Perkins and I am an avid RV dreams journal reader who has finally decided to say hello. My husband Lee and I are actively working our get ready for FT plan with an estimated launch date of Jan 2015. Howard and Linda have been major inspirations for us as we work our way through the getting...	Camper Chronicles	10	1267	05:37 PM Oct 3, 2014 by el Rojo and Pam
	New to the Forum (Preview) Hi All, I just found this forum while looking for FullTime recommended considerations/lists. I am selling my SnB home...have a 308bhs tt and am looking to telecommuting from my CG. I work in the technology realm and I will be on the road until I find a place to move/buy in a couple yrs. If anybody with...	Aalt	4	837	10:45 AM Oct 3, 2014 by el Rojo and Pam
	Hello from Texas! friend young new work from home solo single female woman lady girl internet (Preview) Hello, everyone! My name is Alana, and although I'm a proud Texan, I dream of RV'ing! I'm a single, young lady a part of a new generation that is settling down later in life, and in the meantime, longing to travel. In 6 months, I will finish school and begin a career that will allow me to work from anywhere i...	Lani05	9	3974	12:50 PM Oct 1, 2014 by Lani05
	Hello from Al & Sharon (Preview) We are new to this forum, but have been active in a forum or two for the last 7 years. We have been campers since we married in 1969 and RV'ers since 2003. We fulltimed for 4 1/2 years from mid 2006 to the end of 2010. In 2010 we bought a sticks & bricks, where we lived and raised our children, so we could...	A-S Travelers	4	967	06:07 PM Sep 28, 2014 by GENECOP
	Dreaming Out Loud (Preview) Hello all. Doug here. Having recently taken an interest in RVs, I've been lurking around on the forums for the last month or so. Just soaking it all in like a sponge. I've always found the prospect of hitting the road to nowhere in particular to be very appealing, but that whole job-like thing has always...	Riptide	9	1295	11:56 AM Sep 28, 2014 by The Junkman
	New Kid In Town (Preview) Well, Here we are. A Crossroads. I would never have thought it would come to this....but. I'm seriously thinking of selling my house of 10 years and going full-time in a RV, roaming from campground to campground. Why? I had a job location change to another town. My previous employer got bought out b...	AtACrossroads	7	1175	08:21 AM Sep 26, 2014 by PIEERE
	New member (Preview) Hi..Just joined. I have been RVing for 20+ years now, starting with an old travel trailer we bought at a garage sale. Have had pretty much all types of Rvs...small motorhome, conversion van, popup, travel trailers and now a 25ft 5th wheel. I have always been a do it yourself kind of guy, having no money...	poncho62	7	1140	12:50 PM Sep 25, 2014 by Lani05
	With gratitude (Preview) Kristi and I attended the Goshen Rally just this past week. While Kristi had done her usual (and amazing) internet research, I had not. Maybe that explains why I wrote 36 pages of notes, not including the notes on the copious number of handouts. Just wanted to thank Howard and Linda for the event and the...	_Paladin	4	901	02:35 PM Sep 24, 2014 by Camper Chronicles
	Honk! Honk! (Preview) Hello everyone, or should I say Honk! :). My name is Lynette and just bought an 1983 Vogue 29' MH. My service dog ,Gizmo, travels with me. I travel back from Shasta County to Sonoma county, my Mother is in Shasta and my Dr. Is in Santa Rosa. My RV had been very well taken care of, she's really pretty and shi...	Lanut99	2	685	02:13 PM Sep 22, 2014 by MarkS
	new, but not new (Preview) howdy yall, we are Ron and Nancy Faulkenberry. we were on the forum while we were shopping tow v. and fifth wheel.h we lost touch in the process of selling, and getting rid of. we were on the forum as the wheelberries. we have been full timing since t,his past April, mostly short range one or two week...	the nanron roadshow	3	669	07:08 AM Sep 21, 2014 by PIEERE
	H John K new RV Dream member (Preview) I went full time Aug 2012 after the Lord called my wife of 43 years. She fought cancer for the last six years. The RVing community and members of the Montana Owners Club have helped me survive these last two years. I did 20 years USMC and 20 more with the Federal Government. During that time I saw 40 countri...	hjohnk	3	774	09:55 AM Sep 20, 2014 by bigboomer
	Hello from Mike and Cam (Preview) Cam and I are new to RVing , picking up our first 5er in 3 weeks. Early 40's, semi retired , one Dog named Alexis . Wer'e going to Charleston for our first adventure. pulling with a 99 f250 7.3 . I've Been reading posts via this site for some time am thankful To have such a place to share ideas , learn new things...	Spence dog	6	882	07:31 AM Sep 20, 2014 by Spence dog
	Hello from Jenifer (Preview) I'm still a 'wanabe', busy organizing and getting my house ready to sell, hope to be in a full-time RVer by next summer. I am soooo ready to get out from under the house and out into the world. I'll still have to work a few years but it will still be cheaper than staying in the house. Besides, I'm tired of...	jeni4515	7	731	10:45 AM Sep 19, 2014 by BiggarView
	Hello from Diana & Jim (Preview) Hello Everyone! We have always enjoyed camping. We started out with a three man pup tent and have worked our way up to our current 5th wheel. For years we have talked with work campers as we have traveled and asked them about full timing. This past January, we met Howard and Linda at the RV show in Grand Rap...	Diana and Jim	12	1255	04:49 AM Sep 15, 2014 by monde48
	Looking at 2017! (Preview) My wife Theresa & I were inspired to consider fulltiming by finding the RV Dreams website.i just turned 60, Theresa is "younger".Our goal is to start fulltiming in late 2017 to early 2018 (depending on how our 2 younger boys are doing in college.I've given them the 3 year ultimatum!) W...	mcwyant	1	996	08:20 PM Sep 14, 2014 by bjoyce
	Hoping to join the rv life in early 2105 (Preview) Hey all I may be crazy selling every thing to embark on a new journey. My wife and i have traveled a lot around this beautiful country. But it was always hotels and I was working so we never got to really stop any where for a long period and smell the roses. So we talked about it and decided to go all in and ful...	medleytim	2	575	11:00 AM Sep 14, 2014 by BobKatParker
	Hello from Ohio (Preview) Hi everyone, I've been reading here for several years now. This is my first post, I really have learned a great deal from all you good people. Thanks for being here. I think I'm about to be a full-timer. For the past 3 years I've been slowly getting rid of my "stuff'' Last winter I decided that was the...	davecharnigo	6	938	02:10 PM Sep 13, 2014 by WestWardHo
	Hello All (Preview) Hello All from Southeastern Mass! Becky and I (Brent) are quite a few years away from moving into our house on wheels but starting research early never hurts, It also makes the dreaming more fun. I have been trolling for a few weeks and decided its time to jump in. After our high school kids are out and on t...	vykingnut	8	1025	10:36 PM Sep 9, 2014 by cheryls-other-half
	Stepping out of the shadows (Preview) Greetings from Cajun Country, we have been reading RV-Dreams for a couple of years now and really enjoy what Howard & Linda have built here. The friendly and good natured culture is truly something to be treasured. We want to offer our gratitude to Howard and Linda, all the moderators and all the R...	Honeydeaux	9	1302	02:08 PM Sep 9, 2014 by Jo And Craig
	Boomer moving off the grid (Preview) Hi everyone - hello and thank you to Howard and Linda! I've been researching and reading - taking notes, crying and laughing all at the same time. We are 60+ and after 35 years and 3 lay-offs in high tech, my husband has been out of work since October of 2013. Unemployment stopped after 6 months and we are...	SharonWegner	24	1472	11:58 AM Sep 9, 2014 by SharonWegner
	Hello From Indianapolis (Preview) We put our house on the market in June, not knowing what was next for us. We weren't even sure we wanted to sell, only that we said we would sell after 3 years and it had been 4. We took 6 weeks and completed all the house updates and placed the sign, hoping no one showed up to buy it until we caught our breath....	Randy-Kathi	3	839	09:20 PM Sep 8, 2014 by flyone
	Gannet and Morus starting the journey (Preview) This is a very close-knit forum community. You all should be quite proud of what you have created here. We are recent arrivals, so let us introduce ourselves,Gannet (Dave) and Morus (Betty), married 41 years. We each turned 60 within the last few months and that started a lot of introspection. I hate...	Gannet	8	848	07:33 PM Sep 8, 2014 by WestWardHo
	It's all coming together! (Preview) We finally received an offer on the house! ( I say finally, but the house was only listed for about 80 days) When you are living in a bare bones house, no furniture left, dreaming of the open road, those 80 some odd days took forever. As long as the escrow goes smoothly we will be full timing in 30 days!!! I j...	wendisanches	3	620	11:08 AM Sep 8, 2014 by BiggarView
	Greetings from "RV-Birds" Ellen and Mario (Preview) Hi everyone...I've been on the forum for awhile, but never really did a "formal" hello...so consider yourselves all the welcome recipients of a nice friendly smile and wave....We have met some of you at the Spring RV-Dreams Rally, and I want to say AGAIN that this is some of the best time an...	EBendana	2	625	04:57 PM Sep 7, 2014 by DebbieM
	Sticking toe in water (Preview) Hello,My name is Lisa and my husband is Todd. We found this website/community a few years ago and have been fooling around with the idea of going FT for some time but never got serious about it. Todd and I have a strong desire to wander or travel and explore but have always found excuses why we could not tak...	Wyatt262	3	806	05:40 PM Sep 6, 2014 by EBendana
	Still trying to decide. (Preview) We're a few years away from retiring. We live in Colorado and we'd spend a lot of time driving to Canada to see family and friends. I am a wanderer, so living full time in an RV would suit me just fine. But my wife is not so sure. We're going to take the first step and rent an RV for a few days, maybe a week, to try i...	rosweed	7	1054	05:37 PM Sep 6, 2014 by EBendana
	New RV Family living on the road (Preview) Hello everyone! We're a family of 4 living on the road. Here is a short video about us. We plan on blogging our experiences. Look forward to meeting other families on the road! Update: Our Video https://vimeo.com/104351493 -- Edited by jasonsosa on Wednesday 3rd of September 2014 10:43:22 AM	jasonsosa	4	808	02:42 PM Sep 5, 2014 by jasonsosa
	9 More Months! (Preview) Hi All! We're Bob & Kathrun from Northern California (Sonoma County) and we have nine months to go to start living our dream! Seems like a ways away but we know it will be here before we know it. (?!) Planning on a fifth wheel and taking off in June 2015. First thing it to gussy up the house and get it read...	BobKatParker	9	1080	01:06 PM Sep 4, 2014 by BobKat
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