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hhtjr · hhtjr

We are in our mid 60's. Living in southwest florida. We are going to sell the house and see the lower 48. (Going to the 50th for 3 weeks in Sept.) No desire now to see the 49th. Just can not get away enough with a house to take care of and her working part time. We just bought a Jayco 5th wheel 33.5 RKTS Wheel....

Sean · Sean

Hi All, I found this site a few weeks ago and am very impressed with it and grateful for the knowledge and ideas being shared here. I retired from the PD up on Long Island, NY in the summer of '11 and came South to get away from the tough Winters and to be closer to the mountains for the great motorcycle roads....

Freebird2013 · Freebird2013

Hello, I've been visiting forums for about four months now; I thought I had decided on a motorhome but decided to wait until 2014's were out to get a better deal on the make and model I had been looking at. However, I've been looking at several since then and am having trouble deciding between a pusher a...

svshamrock · svshamrock

Hi all, We are John and Debbie, planning on full-time RV'ers soon. Hopefully in a 37 HR Endeavor. We were sailboaters for the last 12 years or so living full-time on a 46 Morgan. WE know there is a lot to know about this new life and will look forward to meeting new people and new friends. Hope to see you out...

fre2B · fre2B

i'm new here and I think I may have posted this somewhere else on here = so sorry in advance!I am a new owner/operator of 2006 Hitchhiker 5th, and I am about to become a fulltime RV'er end of august - unfortunately I may have picked the wrong time to embark {last week of august/first week of Septembe...

sgfgrover15 · sgfgrover15

By total accident, two of our children (DS22 and DD20) started working and living in National Parks when they decided not to take traditional paths in life. We have always loved to travel and are so proud to have installed such confidence in our kids to just up and go and just do it. As we have watched the...

1 Angel · 1 Angel

Hello all I am "Soon to be free" just wanted to say hello. I am still learning things about my RV as I await the count down date. My graduation, lol sounds silly but. After raising the children and always being tied down to a location, I am ready to do some more traveling. So, got my RV and now st...

JSmith · JSmith

Hi. I'm Jordan. I'm new to the forum. I've spent most of my adult life traveling. I just recently started traveling by RV. Mostly with friends that own them. I've rented one a couple times and plan to buy one of my own soon. I don't stay in one place for too long. I want to see as much as I can of the world. Hopin...

Gordo · Gordo

Hello everyone my name is Gordon, and will be soon Fulltime RVing once the house is sold, plan to put it on the market next month. I attended the RV Dreams Rally in Hershey a number years ago and had beed planning this for the past couple of years. I'm now retired (Twice) and will be solo rving with my dog....

Tammy · Tammy

My name is Tammy and I live near Atlanta, GA. The kids and I have been working for a year on a virtual trip across the country in an RV. Right now, it is a dream....but we are learning, planning and saving for it. The kids have it all mapped out....and have visited all the websites for the places they want to g...

Kimbrey · Kimbrey

Hello, New to this forum. We are in the hunt for a new 5th wheel. Last April I upgraded from a 22' boat to a 26' so I can fish salmon and tuna out of Westport WA a bit safer. I figured I make my living on the water so I don't want to kill myself having fun on the water. I have a slide in truck camper so I can tow the...

Aloralee1 · Aloralee1

Hi Everybody: I so want to be on the road I am a single mother of 3 (25 yr old son, twin 9 yr old daughters). I worked for the State of Colorado before I had to go on disability due to multiple sclerosis. I am still mobile and I want to accomplish my dream (travel), while I still am. I want to put my stuff in...

Soulsearcher · Soulsearcher

.......that is me! I am a feather on a thread......which way will I fall? I sold my house and nearly everything in it.....sure, I kept a few things....camera's, a pot, a pan, a couple of shirts and a few pairs of pants....a lamp......my kayak........my bike.........and of course, my dog, Lilly......

whitedually · whitedually

I just wanted to say Hi to ya'll from Arizona. I kind of stumbled across this site from reading on another. My wife and I live in our 5th wheel full time but we both still work for 1.5 more years. This has been a great experience to date and we cant wait to travel more, especially during the summer months in Az...

dlcharles · dlcharles

Whoop, whoop, we start full-timing Sept 2013! Very excited, we have been lurking here for a while and just want to thank everyone for great advice, we found full-time insurnace through Millers, lots of good suggestions on adding storage and work camp jobs as we are in our 40's and must work to eat..bu...

Dooky · Dooky

Hi all! We can't wait to get out there!! That is, Ira, the 11 yr old Australian shepherd and me, 62 yr old I.T. business analyst, single since '91(not by my choice, she wanted to be a groupie at 40) and as I write I realize that it was 40 yrs ago today that I married for the one and only time. I have really misse...

Suerte · Suerte

New to this site but not new to camping and RVing. My wife and I started out with a 68 VW Bug and tents to a 71 VW Bus/Camper, to a 12 foot Lance camper with 78 GMC 1 ton to a 34 foot Class A, to nothing, and a few years ago to a 36 foot (actully 36'9") Fleetwood Wilderness Advantage AX6 FLQS (Front Lounge Qua...

Meggie · Meggie

Hi everyone, I'm Meggie. My husband and I are going to do it! We have just decided to and we couldn't be more excited but, wow, we know nothing about RVing full time. Actually for us, it's going to be the longest route to a move. We are moving from the east coast to the west coast and we would like to take...

vabucsfans · vabucsfans

Good morning folks. We're new here. While we have always loved the camping lifestyle, we are brand new to RVing. After weighing the pros and cons of pop-ups, travel trailers, and motorhomes, we decided that a travel trailer would suit us best, and purchased a used 26' Kodiak travel trailer thi...

Osubucks97 · Osubucks97

Hey Everyone, I've been a Lurker for quite some time. I luv the site very much. I decided around 2011 I wanted to live the RV life style. So, since then I have been getting things in order. As of now I'm totally debt free other than my house, I have budgeted it and plan to keep it for awhile. My Rig is a 1999 Fle...

JeffDan1908 · JeffDan1908

...I've suffered from this insatiable, incurable case of wanderlust. Thru the years I thought perhaps one morning I'd just wake up to find that it had gone away. Nope! I just rounded the track for the 49th time last week and, yup, it's stronger than ever! So big thanks to all you wonderful folks, esp...

furkids · furkids

Hello all! Thanks so much for the information I've been able to get from all you nice folks so far. I'm 48 and going to be going it full time with my 3 large dogs. I'm thinking a 5'er Montana 3400 rl with a compatible tow vehicle will be good for me. I'm going to be a travelling health care worker because...

Airplane Guy · Airplane Guy

Hello, This is my first time signing on to any forum so if I do/say anything wrong I get to say "I'm the new guy", sorry in advance. I love the sight. I've been researching buying an RV to go full-time. Until a couple of weeks ago I didn't even know there was a term for it. There are lots of new ter...

Dino · Dino

Hello everyone, The idea of full timing hit me 2 years ago and have been studying it like crazy! Love rv dreams, helped answer alot of questions. Iam 38 years old and if it were all up to me i would leave now, but planning is good, and i have been, putting things in order as far as finance and so forth, but for n...

laears · laears

Hello my name is Leslie, and my husband I have always dreamed of living life on the road, maybe working at camp ground or Park stores etc. only the way. His job of 20 years ends in just a few weeks he's 61 and has worked on computers from home for all these years and after a health scare years ago, we have dec...

muckbootdiva · muckbootdiva

Hello all, Right now we are focused on moving to Terlingua, TX in about 1-2 years. We will have 20 acres and I know we can put an RV on a pad and a garage shade over top and we'll be OK for a while. We are hoping to be as off grid as we can. But this poses a question: Where else in the warmer part of the USA can yo...

cgifford5 · cgifford5

Hello, RV-Dreams community! I am Courtney and I am a newbie full-timer heading out on the road as soon as my baby, Betty, is back from getting her heater hoses and clutch fan replaced! I am a writer and explorer. I am so excited to be getting out into the world. I have always been big on traveling, but now I'...

gjmiller138 · gjmiller138

Hi, Im happy to have found this site. its a part of my resource now for my plans to travel soon. Its a little scary as I am 58 and will be traveling with 2 cats and a dog. Im not wealthy so limited to an older model class C. My plans are to stay in Colorado for the summers. At least for the first couple years the...

The Mayer · The Mayer

I am retired Army and looking to find the right rig and spend some time in Alaska fishing and seeing the sights next year. This forum is a wonderful resource for novice like myself and I am looking forward to learning about RVing from those of you kind enough to share your insight and experience. My best...

janjackson · janjackson

Hello All! Yep... it's official - retirement announced, countdown has commenced and plans are being made. I've purchased the RV (38' Holiday Rambler), notified the landlord and I'm in the process of "de-cluttering". I've become a forum junkie. I would expect that I'll be lurking...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Introducing myself (Preview) We are in our mid 60's. Living in southwest florida. We are going to sell the house and see the lower 48. (Going to the 50th for 3 weeks in Sept.) No desire now to see the 49th. Just can not get away enough with a house to take care of and her working part time. We just bought a Jayco 5th wheel 33.5 RKTS Wheel....	hhtjr	3	953	03:00 AM Jul 30, 2013 by Sean
	Hello from a N. Georgia "Gonnabe" (Preview) Hi All, I found this site a few weeks ago and am very impressed with it and grateful for the knowledge and ideas being shared here. I retired from the PD up on Long Island, NY in the summer of '11 and came South to get away from the tough Winters and to be closer to the mountains for the great motorcycle roads....	Sean	13	1034	02:17 AM Jul 26, 2013 by Sean
	Just Getting Started (Preview) Hello, I've been visiting forums for about four months now; I thought I had decided on a motorhome but decided to wait until 2014's were out to get a better deal on the make and model I had been looking at. However, I've been looking at several since then and am having trouble deciding between a pusher a...	Freebird2013	3	697	12:51 AM Jul 24, 2013 by Lucky Mike
	Hi to All from Shamrock (Preview) Hi all, We are John and Debbie, planning on full-time RV'ers soon. Hopefully in a 37 HR Endeavor. We were sailboaters for the last 12 years or so living full-time on a 46 Morgan. WE know there is a lot to know about this new life and will look forward to meeting new people and new friends. Hope to see you out...	svshamrock	3	678	12:40 AM Jul 24, 2013 by Terry and Jo
	Any other BC Canadians on here? (Preview) *i'm new here and I think I may have posted this somewhere else on here = so sorry in advance!*I am a new owner/operator of 2006 Hitchhiker 5th, and I am about to become a fulltime RV'er end of august - unfortunately I may have picked the wrong time to embark {last week of august/first week of Septembe...	fre2B	6	1334	09:02 PM Jul 21, 2013 by dianneandsteve
	Following our kids footsteps who are already living their dream (Preview) By total accident, two of our children (DS22 and DD20) started working and living in National Parks when they decided not to take traditional paths in life. We have always loved to travel and are so proud to have installed such confidence in our kids to just up and go and just do it. As we have watched the...	sgfgrover15	11	940	03:50 AM Jul 22, 2013 by Terry and Jo
	"Soon to be free" (Preview) Hello all I am "Soon to be free" just wanted to say hello. I am still learning things about my RV as I await the count down date. My graduation, lol sounds silly but. After raising the children and always being tied down to a location, I am ready to do some more traveling. So, got my RV and now st...	1 Angel	7	1088	08:54 PM Jul 20, 2013 by Terry and Jo
	New RVer...Seasoned Traveler (Preview) Hi. I'm Jordan. I'm new to the forum. I've spent most of my adult life traveling. I just recently started traveling by RV. Mostly with friends that own them. I've rented one a couple times and plan to buy one of my own soon. I don't stay in one place for too long. I want to see as much as I can of the world. Hopin...	JSmith	1	628	06:28 PM Jul 17, 2013 by Fergizmo
	SOON TIME FOR FULLTIME RVING (Preview) Hello everyone my name is Gordon, and will be soon Fulltime RVing once the house is sold, plan to put it on the market next month. I attended the RV Dreams Rally in Hershey a number years ago and had beed planning this for the past couple of years. I'm now retired (Twice) and will be solo rving with my dog....	Gordo	3	848	12:26 AM Jul 17, 2013 by Terry and Jo
	Our Dream (Preview) My name is Tammy and I live near Atlanta, GA. The kids and I have been working for a year on a virtual trip across the country in an RV. Right now, it is a dream....but we are learning, planning and saving for it. The kids have it all mapped out....and have visited all the websites for the places they want to g...	Tammy	5	842	12:50 PM Jul 16, 2013 by Tammy
	New from the Pacific NW (Preview) Hello, New to this forum. We are in the hunt for a new 5th wheel. Last April I upgraded from a 22' boat to a 26' so I can fish salmon and tuna out of Westport WA a bit safer. I figured I make my living on the water so I don't want to kill myself having fun on the water. I have a slide in truck camper so I can tow the...	Kimbrey	5	1063	03:27 AM Jul 16, 2013 by WestWardHo
	We will join you all, one day! new suggestions motorhome vs 5th wheel questions (Preview) Hi Everybody: I so want to be on the road I am a single mother of 3 (25 yr old son, twin 9 yr old daughters). I worked for the State of Colorado before I had to go on disability due to multiple sclerosis. I am still mobile and I want to accomplish my dream (travel), while I still am. I want to put my stuff in...	Aloralee1	2	3739	06:21 AM Jul 15, 2013 by Technomadia
	Feather on a thread..... (Preview) .......that is me! I am a feather on a thread......which way will I fall? I sold my house and nearly everything in it.....sure, I kept a few things....camera's, a pot, a pan, a couple of shirts and a few pairs of pants....a lamp......my kayak........my bike.........and of course, my dog, Lilly......	Soulsearcher	24	1806	02:05 AM Jul 15, 2013 by Aloralee1
	New to this site (Preview) I just wanted to say Hi to ya'll from Arizona. I kind of stumbled across this site from reading on another. My wife and I live in our 5th wheel full time but we both still work for 1.5 more years. This has been a great experience to date and we cant wait to travel more, especially during the summer months in Az...	whitedually	5	861	08:40 PM Jul 14, 2013 by Terry and Jo
	Full-time in Sept anious, excited and all that jazz (Preview) Whoop, whoop, we start full-timing Sept 2013! Very excited, we have been lurking here for a while and just want to thank everyone for great advice, we found full-time insurnace through Millers, lots of good suggestions on adding storage and work camp jobs as we are in our 40's and must work to eat..bu...	dlcharles	1	609	09:53 PM Jul 12, 2013 by Terry and Jo
	Ira, when can we get peace? I know it is out there!! (Preview) Hi all! We can't wait to get out there!! That is, Ira, the 11 yr old Australian shepherd and me, 62 yr old I.T. business analyst, single since '91(not by my choice, she wanted to be a groupie at 40) and as I write I realize that it was 40 yrs ago today that I married for the one and only time. I have really misse...	Dooky	3	805	09:34 PM Jul 7, 2013 by Terry and Jo
	Hello from Simmons Second Chance Ranch (Preview) New to this site but not new to camping and RVing. My wife and I started out with a 68 VW Bug and tents to a 71 VW Bus/Camper, to a 12 foot Lance camper with 78 GMC 1 ton to a 34 foot Class A, to nothing, and a few years ago to a 36 foot (actully 36'9") Fleetwood Wilderness Advantage AX6 FLQS (Front Lounge Qua...	Suerte	12	2295	07:33 PM Jul 7, 2013 by Suerte
	Hi! So new, I'm barely visible... (Preview) Hi everyone, I'm Meggie. My husband and I are going to do it! We have just decided to and we couldn't be more excited but, wow, we know nothing about RVing full time. Actually for us, it's going to be the longest route to a move. We are moving from the east coast to the west coast and we would like to take...	Meggie	25	1346	03:25 AM Jul 5, 2013 by Meggie
	New to RVing and RV-Dreams.com (Preview) Good morning folks. We're new here. While we have always loved the camping lifestyle, we are brand new to RVing. After weighing the pros and cons of pop-ups, travel trailers, and motorhomes, we decided that a travel trailer would suit us best, and purchased a used 26' Kodiak travel trailer thi...	vabucsfans	6	1013	10:54 PM Jul 1, 2013 by vabucsfans
	Greetings (Preview) Hey Everyone, I've been a Lurker for quite some time. I luv the site very much. I decided around 2011 I wanted to live the RV life style. So, since then I have been getting things in order. As of now I'm totally debt free other than my house, I have budgeted it and plan to keep it for awhile. My Rig is a 1999 Fle...	Osubucks97	11	1015	06:00 AM Jun 29, 2013 by drillking
	since I was a wee lad... (Preview) ...I've suffered from this insatiable, incurable case of wanderlust. Thru the years I thought perhaps one morning I'd just wake up to find that it had gone away. Nope! I just rounded the track for the 49th time last week and, yup, it's stronger than ever! So big thanks to all you wonderful folks, esp...	JeffDan1908	2	833	12:57 AM Jun 29, 2013 by PD CFK
	super duper newbie (Preview) Hello all! Thanks so much for the information I've been able to get from all you nice folks so far. I'm 48 and going to be going it full time with my 3 large dogs. I'm thinking a 5'er Montana 3400 rl with a compatible tow vehicle will be good for me. I'm going to be a travelling health care worker because...	furkids	6	855	01:59 AM Jun 27, 2013 by scrappy
	First time signing on (Preview) Hello, This is my first time signing on to any forum so if I do/say anything wrong I get to say "I'm the new guy", sorry in advance. I love the sight. I've been researching buying an RV to go full-time. Until a couple of weeks ago I didn't even know there was a term for it. There are lots of new ter...	Airplane Guy	14	1205	10:49 PM Jun 26, 2013 by Lucky Mike
	Hi everyone! Dreaming but proactive in getting there! (Preview) Hello everyone, The idea of full timing hit me 2 years ago and have been studying it like crazy! Love rv dreams, helped answer alot of questions. Iam 38 years old and if it were all up to me i would leave now, but planning is good, and i have been, putting things in order as far as finance and so forth, but for n...	Dino	2	873	12:02 AM Jun 26, 2013 by Lucky Mike
	Hello! (Preview) Hello my name is Leslie, and my husband I have always dreamed of living life on the road, maybe working at camp ground or Park stores etc. only the way. His job of 20 years ends in just a few weeks he's 61 and has worked on computers from home for all these years and after a health scare years ago, we have dec...	laears	7	893	06:00 PM Jun 23, 2013 by gjmiller138
	New to the site -- need answers from the experts! (Preview) Hello all, Right now we are focused on moving to Terlingua, TX in about 1-2 years. We will have 20 acres and I know we can put an RV on a pad and a garage shade over top and we'll be OK for a while. We are hoping to be as off grid as we can. But this poses a question: Where else in the warmer part of the USA can yo...	muckbootdiva	8	1262	02:56 AM Jun 20, 2013 by Terry and Jo
	New Full-timer (Preview) Hello, RV-Dreams community! I am Courtney and I am a newbie full-timer heading out on the road as soon as my baby, Betty, is back from getting her heater hoses and clutch fan replaced! I am a writer and explorer. I am so excited to be getting out into the world. I have always been big on traveling, but now I'...	cgifford5	5	819	01:09 AM Jun 20, 2013 by WestWardHo
	New to the site (Preview) Hi, Im happy to have found this site. its a part of my resource now for my plans to travel soon. Its a little scary as I am 58 and will be traveling with 2 cats and a dog. Im not wealthy so limited to an older model class C. My plans are to stay in Colorado for the summers. At least for the first couple years the...	gjmiller138	9	1002	05:43 AM Jun 19, 2013 by gjmiller138
	Hi everyone (Preview) I am retired Army and looking to find the right rig and spend some time in Alaska fishing and seeing the sights next year. This forum is a wonderful resource for novice like myself and I am looking forward to learning about RVing from those of you kind enough to share your insight and experience. My best...	The Mayer	9	884	02:33 AM Jun 19, 2013 by Terry and Jo
	Retirement Announced - Decision Made - Preparation has started! (Preview) Hello All! Yep... it's official - retirement announced, countdown has commenced and plans are being made. I've purchased the RV (38' Holiday Rambler), notified the landlord and I'm in the process of "de-cluttering". I've become a forum junkie. I would expect that I'll be lurking...	janjackson	4	689	02:07 AM Jun 19, 2013 by Terry and Jo
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