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RandM Adventures · RandM Adventures

We are so glad we found this site, there is a wealth of information and lots of sage advice! We are new to this lifestyle and we really do consider this a new life style. RJ & I have moved beyond the 'we should' stage to the we are doing it stage! Wow, there is so much to do and learn. You can trust we wil...

OldGrayMare · OldGrayMare

59 year old single female ready to hit the road after years of big business restrictions on my time. Self taught DIY'r...remodeled my house & have a small backyard business rebuilding discarded furniture and other items into new and useful things...hence The Old Gray Mare title...She Ain't Wh...

telco · telco

My name is Paul. I just discovered this site. I am co-Founder of the north American Truck Campers Association (NATCOA) and I also organize RV caravans to Mexico in the Spring. I actually have spent 6 years now RVing for 4 or 5 months a year in Mexico. I love it down there. If you are interested in a caravan,...

Cliffs Edge · Cliffs Edge

What a great forum! My wife Carol, our lab Echo and me are wanting to explore/test the RV life with a 6 month workamping trip starting in the spring 2014. Your contributions here have been and will be extremely helpful. My research has led me to shopping for a lightweight fifth wheel with a GVWR o...

Marlena · Marlena

I am Marlena of Florida. Happy to have discovered this community. Need guidance in purchasing our first used 5th wheel. Thanks, Marlena -- Edited by Marlena on Tuesday 28th of May 2013 06:35:20 AM

ODBeef · ODBeef

Hey all, vigilant lurker here. I own a small traveling art gallery (I do art shows, music fests, and other trade shows) and recently went through quite a bit of changes. From traveling the country in a kidnapper van, to settling and trying a brick-and-mortar store, to back up and on the road again. How...

oldbluesman · oldbluesman

I am a full time RVer living in a 35 foot fifth wheel with two slides pulled by a Dodge 2005 Ram 3500 4 x 4 with a 6 speed manual transmission and a Hillsboro Aluminum Bed. That was for the Gear Heads out there. I travel with two very spoiled Dachshund boys; Danny and Scrotum. My first rig was purchased in 1995...

snakeye · snakeye

I am thinking about going Full Time I have never Rv'ed or civilian camped before. but with the limited income from disability it seems the only wise choice. I am single with Adult kids and a brother and sister out in Cal I figure i can winter down their and summer up in Wis way. I spent most of my working life...

DBEANZ · DBEANZ

Hello Everyone! I've been watching and reading from the sidelines for months. My husband and I are ready to full-time starting July 1st. We have a 39' Meridian Diesel Pusher with an 18' trailer, Convertible Mazda Miata and 2 sport bikes. We sold our house and close on May 31. I'm scared and excited abou...

griffin30 · griffin30

Hi! It is me and my two tiny micro-teacup dogs in tow (Elliot and Muffin). I've been looking at everything from the Chalet hardside popups to the TravelManor folding RV to the Chalet Truck Camper to used Class C's. I don't feel safe tent camping anymore but I want to feel comfortable driving whatever i...

rbmartiniv · rbmartiniv

My wife, Carol Ann, and I left Texas about 3 weeks ago in our '07 Fleetwood Discovery. We are both retired pharmacists, natives of Georgia but have also lived in Alabama, Illinois, and now Texas. We left Nacogdoches, TX last month and are now in Virginia where we have been touring Civil War battlefie...

Jim and Jeanne · Jim and Jeanne

We are Jim and Jeanne from Texas. Been summer RVing for the last 10 years. Plan to spend the summer in Bernalillo NM this summer. Have a 5th wheel and an f 250 pickup. Both retired during that time. Jeanne likes casinos and I like gun ranges. We have 2 dogs. We bought a new 5th wheel this spring. We have a hous...

bschilling · bschilling

Hi All! Deb and I are from Western Massachusetts. I'm 70, she's 61. We're distance runners, distance bikers, hikers, adventurers and are making a point of doing things that keep us aware that we can always do anything we put our mind to. We're both semi-retired. I'm a retired computer informa...

aurn · aurn

Hello from Florida My name is Cindi and my husband is Andy. I am a Pediatric Registered Nurse and my husband is a building contractor by trade. We had been planning on hitting the road in January of 2015 to full-time with me working as a traveling nurse and Andy finding work when needed. Unfortunate...

Crazy70red · Crazy70red

Hi everyone, Mike and Dawn here. We just bought our 2012 Heartland Big Horn and we are taking it on our first trip this summer. We are both active duty military. We will be reporting in to Ft Polk, LA this summer from Ft Bliss, TX and Schofield Barracks, HI, respectively. Looking forward to finally livin...

DebbieM · DebbieM

The last of the kids will be out of college, so we are working on choosing a rig and truck and slowly selling things off with hopes of heading out on the open road by end of 2014! We were leaning towards a 2008 or newer Keystone Cougar. Enough room for husband to still work full time, but hopefully, still f...

pheasantplucker · pheasantplucker

Hi everyone, this looks like a great group and a good place to learn more about the rv lifestyle in general. My soon to be wife (63, retires next march) and myself (64, retired military) plan to spend a major part of our time traveling and seeing the usa. I'm an artist and have done art fairs, festivals ful...

TheWanderers · TheWanderers

Greetings to all. I have been "lurking" on this site for months, but just went legit. My family of 3 (beautiful wife, an 11-yr. old daughter plus a medium-sized Aussie named Romeo - ok family of 4) are about to BUY our first RV! We rented about 1 year ago and just fell in love with the experience...

Roads Less Traveled · Roads Less Traveled

We are new to this forum and it looks like a great place to spend some time. We've been traveling full-time since 2007, full-timing in our fifth wheel trailer for the first 3 years and alternating between our trailer and a sailboat in Mexico for the next 3 years. We love boondocking and we live on solar...

HelleCat · HelleCat

I am just a young single girl, with my two cats penny and Sheldon. My identical twin took off to the army, so now I am living alone in a little apartment. I have honestly been thinking maybe it would be a good idea to buy a little 5th wheel for myself and set up at the rv park close to my coworkers (.5 miles away f...

CJSX2fromCT · CJSX2fromCT

Hello to all, my name is Chris and my wife is Cheri, from Bolton, CT. Hence the screen name (we have the same initials). As you see this is our 1st post here and believe me there will be MANY more to follow. We purchased a 5ther. (did I say that right?) 09 Montana 3665re a month ago, No truck yet, (plans are fo...

CWelte · CWelte

Hi, We are a homeschooling family of six and are planning to start our fulltime journey no later than October 2014. Our oldest will graduate in May and hasn't decided yet whether to take some time off before starting college to travel with us or not. We have three other children, ages 9, 8 and 3 1/2. W...

Scottie · Scottie

We recently retired and love the idea of a nice motorhome but have never owned one. Being able to freely travel and sleep in our own MH sounds great. On the other hand we dont really enjoy camping. We recently visited an RV park at the invitation of an RV dealer. When we got to the RV park it looked crowde...

socoguy · socoguy

I recently discovered this site. I have read through it quite extensively. Very well orginized and well written Howard and Linda are doing a great job and providing a great resource. I am Al and Laura is my DW. We have always camped, we enjoy the outdoors and are now retired. We have two wonderful P...

monde48 · monde48

I would like to say hello to everyone, my wife and I own a fifth wheel we travel mainly in the winter time to southern Texas. The Rio Grande Valley about every two years. We do go away for two weeks or a month somewhere. I'm looking forward to being part of this form. And that is about it

RVTiwahe · RVTiwahe

Hello! We are buying an RV now, a 32' Prowler fifth wheel, and will be moving into it full time. We have looked forward to being on the road on our terms, for a long time! ;) so... lets see. It will be, my husband, and our daughter. we are very excited!!

Deb and Fred · Deb and Fred

I grew up in Temple, TX and my wife Deb grew up in Scottsdale, AZ. The Air Force took me to AZ and that's how I met Deb. We have spent most of our lives in Arizona, but we now live in Sun City Texas. We have always loved camping, hiking, site seeing, traveling, and just being outdoors as long is its toget...

HarrynCathy · HarrynCathy

My name is Harry and my wonderful wife is Cathy. Last July I purchased a used MH, a very old Eldorado Eldorado, 1987. Why, I am not sure. What I liked was the low miles on the Chevy 454 with no oil leaks, it's all fiberglass shell, including roof, and low cost. We put about $2500 into the RV with a new floor (su...

Blackvelvet55 · Blackvelvet55

While talking with a financial advisor last summer. The question was asked, "What does retirement look like for you?" My first thought was I don't know. I had assumed I would work up until the end due to have my daughter late in life at 42. So after spending the night thinking it over. I thoug...

Vanagandur · Vanagandur

Hello all My name is Ethan, my family and I just bought an old school bus and are fixing it up into a mobile home. We are leaving the country and going around the world in 62 days actually. cant wait!

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	The Adventure begins, moving from Dreams to Reality........... (Preview) We are so glad we found this site, there is a wealth of information and lots of sage advice! We are new to this lifestyle and we really do consider this a new life style. RJ & I have moved beyond the 'we should' stage to the we are doing it stage! Wow, there is so much to do and learn. You can trust we wil...	RandM Adventures	7	823	08:36 PM Jun 17, 2013 by RandM Adventures
	WannaBe Traveler (Preview) 59 year old single female ready to hit the road after years of big business restrictions on my time. Self taught DIY'r...remodeled my house & have a small backyard business rebuilding discarded furniture and other items into new and useful things...hence The Old Gray Mare title...She Ain't Wh...	OldGrayMare	5	795	02:29 PM Jun 17, 2013 by Lucky Mike
	Hi (Preview) My name is Paul. I just discovered this site. I am co-Founder of the north American Truck Campers Association (NATCOA) and I also organize RV caravans to Mexico in the Spring. I actually have spent 6 years now RVing for 4 or 5 months a year in Mexico. I love it down there. If you are interested in a caravan,...	telco	1	717	12:42 PM Jun 13, 2013 by Lucky Mike
	Ending my Dream-Lurker Status (Preview) What a great forum! My wife Carol, our lab Echo and me are wanting to explore/test the RV life with a 6 month workamping trip starting in the spring 2014. Your contributions here have been and will be extremely helpful. My research has led me to shopping for a lightweight fifth wheel with a GVWR o...	Cliffs Edge	3	918	09:09 PM Jun 12, 2013 by Lucky Mike
	Looking for tips on purchasing our first used 5th wheel (Preview) I am Marlena of Florida. Happy to have discovered this community. Need guidance in purchasing our first used 5th wheel. Thanks, Marlena -- Edited by Marlena on Tuesday 28th of May 2013 06:35:20 AM	Marlena	4	1103	02:52 PM Jun 4, 2013 by Lucky Mike
	New Fulltimer (Preview) Hey all, vigilant lurker here. I own a small traveling art gallery (I do art shows, music fests, and other trade shows) and recently went through quite a bit of changes. From traveling the country in a kidnapper van, to settling and trying a brick-and-mortar store, to back up and on the road again. How...	ODBeef	5	876	08:38 PM Jun 3, 2013 by pheasantplucker
	Looking for a lady who wants to travel (Preview) I am a full time RVer living in a 35 foot fifth wheel with two slides pulled by a Dodge 2005 Ram 3500 4 x 4 with a 6 speed manual transmission and a Hillsboro Aluminum Bed. That was for the Gear Heads out there. I travel with two very spoiled Dachshund boys; Danny and Scrotum. My first rig was purchased in 1995...	oldbluesman	7	1205	06:50 PM May 28, 2013 by Alie and Jims Carrilite
	I am a Newbie I don't have My Rv yet as I am looking to be a fulltime.r (Preview) I am thinking about going Full Time I have never Rv'ed or civilian camped before. but with the limited income from disability it seems the only wise choice. I am single with Adult kids and a brother and sister out in Cal I figure i can winter down their and summer up in Wis way. I spent most of my working life...	snakeye	3	620	04:20 PM May 28, 2013 by Lucky Mike
	Newbie here!! (Preview) Hello Everyone! I've been watching and reading from the sidelines for months. My husband and I are ready to full-time starting July 1st. We have a 39' Meridian Diesel Pusher with an 18' trailer, Convertible Mazda Miata and 2 sport bikes. We sold our house and close on May 31. I'm scared and excited abou...	DBEANZ	5	859	06:29 PM May 28, 2013 by DBEANZ
	Wanna-be RV-er but no idea what kind! I mean NO IDEA! (Preview) Hi! It is me and my two tiny micro-teacup dogs in tow (Elliot and Muffin). I've been looking at everything from the Chalet hardside popups to the TravelManor folding RV to the Chalet Truck Camper to used Class C's. I don't feel safe tent camping anymore but I want to feel comfortable driving whatever i...	griffin30	3	763	04:14 PM May 28, 2013 by The Bear II
	Texans on 4 Month RV Trip (Preview) My wife, Carol Ann, and I left Texas about 3 weeks ago in our '07 Fleetwood Discovery. We are both retired pharmacists, natives of Georgia but have also lived in Alabama, Illinois, and now Texas. We left Nacogdoches, TX last month and are now in Virginia where we have been touring Civil War battlefie...	rbmartiniv	3	779	02:41 PM May 28, 2013 by WestWardHo
	hello from TX (Preview) We are Jim and Jeanne from Texas. Been summer RVing for the last 10 years. Plan to spend the summer in Bernalillo NM this summer. Have a 5th wheel and an f 250 pickup. Both retired during that time. Jeanne likes casinos and I like gun ranges. We have 2 dogs. We bought a new 5th wheel this spring. We have a hous...	Jim and Jeanne	17	1186	02:10 PM May 28, 2013 by Jim and Jeanne
	Another Sparkling Adventure! Newbie Adventurers (Preview) Hi All! Deb and I are from Western Massachusetts. I'm 70, she's 61. We're distance runners, distance bikers, hikers, adventurers and are making a point of doing things that keep us aware that we can always do anything we put our mind to. We're both semi-retired. I'm a retired computer informa...	bschilling	1	725	03:33 PM May 26, 2013 by WestWardHo
	Hello ALL (Preview) Hello from Florida My name is Cindi and my husband is Andy. I am a Pediatric Registered Nurse and my husband is a building contractor by trade. We had been planning on hitting the road in January of 2015 to full-time with me working as a traveling nurse and Andy finding work when needed. Unfortunate...	aurn	8	1244	02:02 PM May 25, 2013 by aurn
	Trial Run (Preview) Hi everyone, Mike and Dawn here. We just bought our 2012 Heartland Big Horn and we are taking it on our first trip this summer. We are both active duty military. We will be reporting in to Ft Polk, LA this summer from Ft Bliss, TX and Schofield Barracks, HI, respectively. Looking forward to finally livin...	Crazy70red	8	1237	05:33 AM May 23, 2013 by WestWardHo
	Goal to be fulltime in 2014 (Preview) The last of the kids will be out of college, so we are working on choosing a rig and truck and slowly selling things off with hopes of heading out on the open road by end of 2014! We were leaning towards a 2008 or newer Keystone Cougar. Enough room for husband to still work full time, but hopefully, still f...	DebbieM	4	828	02:14 AM May 22, 2013 by Alie and Jims Carrilite
	Planning on being an "extended timer", full timer?...who knows? (Preview) Hi everyone, this looks like a great group and a good place to learn more about the rv lifestyle in general. My soon to be wife (63, retires next march) and myself (64, retired military) plan to spend a major part of our time traveling and seeing the usa. I'm an artist and have done art fairs, festivals ful...	pheasantplucker	15	1488	03:56 PM May 20, 2013 by pheasantplucker
	Where and How to buy an RV? (Preview) Greetings to all. I have been "lurking" on this site for months, but just went legit. My family of 3 (beautiful wife, an 11-yr. old daughter plus a medium-sized Aussie named Romeo - ok family of 4) are about to BUY our first RV! We rented about 1 year ago and just fell in love with the experience...	TheWanderers	5	1081	03:26 AM May 18, 2013 by NWescapee
	Hello Everyone! (Preview) We are new to this forum and it looks like a great place to spend some time. We've been traveling full-time since 2007, full-timing in our fifth wheel trailer for the first 3 years and alternating between our trailer and a sailboat in Mexico for the next 3 years. We love boondocking and we live on solar...	Roads Less Traveled	1	687	07:54 PM May 13, 2013 by Lucky Mike
	Small town girl. Looking to live stationary in a 5th. (Preview) I am just a young single girl, with my two cats penny and Sheldon. My identical twin took off to the army, so now I am living alone in a little apartment. I have honestly been thinking maybe it would be a good idea to buy a little 5th wheel for myself and set up at the rv park close to my coworkers (.5 miles away f...	HelleCat	4	1437	05:41 PM May 8, 2013 by Lucky Mike
	Greetings from CT. Just joined site. (Preview) Hello to all, my name is Chris and my wife is Cheri, from Bolton, CT. Hence the screen name (we have the same initials). As you see this is our 1st post here and believe me there will be MANY more to follow. We purchased a 5ther. (did I say that right?) 09 Montana 3665re a month ago, No truck yet, (plans are fo...	CJSX2fromCT	9	1244	04:38 PM May 8, 2013 by CJSX2fromCT
	Family of 6, getting ready to hit the road (Preview) Hi, We are a homeschooling family of six and are planning to start our fulltime journey no later than October 2014. Our oldest will graduate in May and hasn't decided yet whether to take some time off before starting college to travel with us or not. We have three other children, ages 9, 8 and 3 1/2. W...	CWelte	1	1279	08:29 PM May 7, 2013 by BVC
	Is an RV right for us ? (Preview) We recently retired and love the idea of a nice motorhome but have never owned one. Being able to freely travel and sleep in our own MH sounds great. On the other hand we dont really enjoy camping. We recently visited an RV park at the invitation of an RV dealer. When we got to the RV park it looked crowde...	Scottie	9	1074	02:02 AM May 5, 2013 by Cindy T
	Hello (Preview) I recently discovered this site. I have read through it quite extensively. Very well orginized and well written Howard and Linda are doing a great job and providing a great resource. I am Al and Laura is my DW. We have always camped, we enjoy the outdoors and are now retired. We have two wonderful P...	socoguy	3	836	02:04 AM Apr 29, 2013 by Terry and Jo
	Hello to everyone (Preview) I would like to say hello to everyone, my wife and I own a fifth wheel we travel mainly in the winter time to southern Texas. The Rio Grande Valley about every two years. We do go away for two weeks or a month somewhere. I'm looking forward to being part of this form. And that is about it	monde48	3	630	11:48 PM Apr 28, 2013 by Lucky Mike
	Hello All! (Preview) Hello! We are buying an RV now, a 32' Prowler fifth wheel, and will be moving into it full time. We have looked forward to being on the road on our terms, for a long time! ;) so... lets see. It will be, my husband, and our daughter. we are very excited!!	RVTiwahe	4	761	02:17 AM Apr 28, 2013 by Terry and Jo
	Our Dreams Just Keep Getting Bigger! (Preview) I grew up in Temple, TX and my wife Deb grew up in Scottsdale, AZ. The Air Force took me to AZ and that's how I met Deb. We have spent most of our lives in Arizona, but we now live in Sun City Texas. We have always loved camping, hiking, site seeing, traveling, and just being outdoors as long is its toget...	Deb and Fred	6	1080	05:23 PM Apr 25, 2013 by Jack Mayer
	Hello RVers (Preview) My name is Harry and my wonderful wife is Cathy. Last July I purchased a used MH, a very old Eldorado Eldorado, 1987. Why, I am not sure. What I liked was the low miles on the Chevy 454 with no oil leaks, it's all fiberglass shell, including roof, and low cost. We put about $2500 into the RV with a new floor (su...	HarrynCathy	6	1235	02:39 AM Apr 25, 2013 by WestWardHo
	Where do I go from here? (Preview) While talking with a financial advisor last summer. The question was asked, "What does retirement look like for you?" My first thought was I don't know. I had assumed I would work up until the end due to have my daughter late in life at 42. So after spending the night thinking it over. I thoug...	Blackvelvet55	12	1628	11:40 PM Apr 24, 2013 by Blackvelvet55
	Family starting a RV livestyle (Preview) Hello all My name is Ethan, my family and I just bought an old school bus and are fixing it up into a mobile home. We are leaving the country and going around the world in 62 days actually. cant wait!	Vanagandur	5	747	09:43 PM Apr 24, 2013 by RVTiwahe
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