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Kencovending · Kencovending

This is Justin Smith. I am new to this forum. I have started to following this. -- Edited by Kencovending on Thursday 11th of August 2011 06:26:49 AM

Class C Boondocker · Class C Boondocker

I was determined to live the agrarian life style. Raise our own food, from the garden and with the animals. After 15 years of that I am ready to hit the road. It is time to shift gears. I work in commercial construction. Travel has always been an option. However with our family split on the idea, it was not p...

Just cruising · Just cruising

Hi my name is mitch, I've been visiting the forums for a month and have found a great deal of insight and information from everyone here and want to thank you all. I'm in the early stages of research and planning, maybe in two years I'll have everything worked out to be fulltime. Mitch

Bradandtoni · Bradandtoni

We are "50's" couple that are planning to go full itme "camping" starting this June (2012). I am retired USAF, and (will be) retired auto shop teacher. My wife was very recently very sick but has healed now, and this ha of course given us a new outlook on lifes priorities. We have a...

Starbird · Starbird

We are Dennis & Lupe and Kizer our dog, We aren't fulltimer yet, but just doing the research. So much to learn and ask not sure where to start. Right now our plans is to buy a 5th wheel and new truck. Now that sounds so easy todo but as we are finding out and you guys already know making the correct s...

Ken and Marianne · Ken and Marianne

Guess its time for us to join in on the forum since we just registered for the Fall Rally in Hershey! We're Ken and Marianne from New Jersey. We've been camping since our honeymoon to Williamsburg, VA in 1973. We started in the back of a pickup with a cap. Have talked about traveling all over the US and C...

Queen · Queen

Hello all, my SO and I have been camping our whole lives and figured it was time to get off the ground and into an RV. I RV'd with my folks as a teenager but never had anything more than a van with an air mattress in it myself. We're 52 & (soon to be) 51, acheived debt free status a couple of months ago and de...

dannick · dannick

Hi Everyone, Full time RVing has intrigued me for years. Each year they have a huge RV show here in Boise with 100s of gorgeous RVs. I walk through the show, going in each RV thinking...this would be really cool to do fulltime. I operate an internet business that I can do from anywhere. In the last 2 years m...

TheHarveys · TheHarveys

We are Jeff and Cindy Harvey signing on to the RV Dreams Forum.We have been lurking for about 6 months, enjoying all the posts and information on this site. We are currently awaiting delivery of our new Carriage Carri-Lite 36MAX1. It is due to arrive and be ready for us by next Wednesday. We have owned f...

featherstory · featherstory

Hola everyone! We're a small family ready for roadschooling! I have two small ones they'll be turning 1 and 4 in the next couple months. We actually have traveled a lot, and wanted to get an RV years ago, but didn't think we could afford it. We traveled for half a year and camped out in nature the whole t...

Singing4MyJesus · Singing4MyJesus

Just want to pop in and say hi. I love the RV-Dreams website. It's the best I've found with tons and tons of info. My husband and I (mostly myself) are researching the best options for us for full-time RV and work on the road. We're 53 and 55. We are finding lots of great information so far that will he...

Northforker · Northforker

Hello! WIfe and I live full time in our Keystone Montana 336RLT during the spring, summer, and fall in Ontario and move into an apartment or condo for the winter. This is our second year on the road and we are learning every day. We both grew up "camping" but now that the kids are grown and gone...

whynot20001 · whynot20001

In 3 months 70 years will have passed, have owned a Class A American Tradition for 3 years. I would like to change my life and enjoy the remainder without the costs and labor of owning a house. So, my personal feelings are being a fulltime RV'er until years will not allow me to drive. Only problem is m...

jacks50p · jacks50p

Hi, my name is Jackie and my American husband's name (I'm British) is Frank. We moved from Michigan to Virginia and LOVE it! At the moment our passion is our Harley; we love to do the rustic camping thing whenever we can. Because of some financial mistakes in the past my husband just assumed he wou...

Toburn · Toburn

We are new as official members of Howard's forum, but we are long-time "lurkers" and not entirely new to this lifestyle. We have been following this site for years (almost since its inception) and tried to make the plunge several years back - a last minute medical issue delayed the full im...

New Member · bearspirit15

Hello ...My name is Darlene and I just happened to find out about this site through a rv newsletter I receive. So , I decided to sign up and see what happens... My husband's name is Dawn ( yes, Dawn, his mother had a fetish for unusual names for her children) we do not have any children. We have a rescued Do...

camperscott · camperscott

Hello fellow Campers, I am new here but not to camping. I started in RI as a kid in the woods, then boy scouts. Moved to the west coast and got back into camping on my sailboat for a while now I have moved to land camping. I had a Rockwood 1809 but it sustained some frame damage in a freeway situation. I now h...

thepadg · thepadg

We recently retired and are anxious to e-mail with others who like the freedom of hitting the open road in their RV's. We love to travel and see this graet country of ours. We hope to become fulltimers some day soon. We love to look at how things were in the past . The time before the whiteman when this lan...

Empty Nesters · Empty Nesters

We are, after 5 years of planning, taking the plunge! I gave notice at work and leaving for Colorado (from Michigan) on June 4, 2011! It was a difficult decision. I work with legally blind adults and LOVE MY JOB! We have, however, dreamed of the full time rv lifestyle for years, and are now able to tak...

Boots · Boots

Hello everyone, about a month ago to the day an idea popped in my head, Can you live in an rv? I have never owned, rented, or camped in an rv. I didnt know about fulltiming or partiming, so ive been reading alot! My husband and I talked it over and we decided we where gonna be fulltimers. Just alittle about...

BenMary · BenMary

Hello everyone - Ben and I have talked the last couple of years about simplyfing our lives and not being stuck anymore. We had a 2 year plan, but with a job loss things sped up fast. I am excited to say we have a contract on the house and are looking for our new RV home. I am ready and a little nervous. We will st...

Scubabeck · Scubabeck

Hello, Glad to be able to join your forum. It's good to be able to discuss with others who are wanting or are living the RV dream. Hubby & I have talked about doing this on and off for the pass couple of years. We have decided with the state of economy and his loss of the job. We would start tomorrow bu...

Ginamar · Ginamar

My husband and I want to downsize from a 1300 sq ft house into a fifth wheel with 5 dogs. Two Great Danes and 3 Golden Retrievers. We have looked at toy haulers and we are leaning toward doing this. My husband is a truck driver and is gone 5 days a week. I am not allowed to travel with him so I am at home in this big...

Ginamar · Ginamar

My husband and I are thinking about a simpler life and to get out of so many responsibilities and get down to traveling. Our major problem is we have 2 Great Danes, and 3 Golden Retrievers and I show dogs. So having an RV has been an idea we have thought about for awhile. However we have had a life change, Dav...

cejones4210 · cejones4210

Hello All, My husband, Dave and I (Candy) are from Iowa and have been RVing in an Airstream since 2001. We are not full-timing it, but on weekends and vacations. We LOVE RVing!! We are considering going full-time once we retire, hopefully in about another year. At that time we want to purchase a 5t...

jamminalong · jamminalong

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daNeesey · daNeesey

Hi Folks! Just wanted to stop in and introduce myself. I'm Denise. My husband, Todd, and I are fulltimers living in New Market, Alabama. We are currently the camp hosts for Camp MACOBA, a rustic, primative campground that belongs to the Madison Baptist Association. We've lived up here in our 5th...

New Member · RVPAINTER

Hi, I'm a new member - just signed up today. My name is Dick Secor and my wife's name is Melissa. We live in Santa Fe NM. We are both retired - I'm an acrylic painter (for 16 years now) and my wife is a writer of middle grade books for kids and many various magazines etc. We do not have an RV yet but have our ho...

LadyO · LadyO

Hi everyone, I am so excited to be introducing myself to all of you. My name is Tracy and my husband is Frank. We have been married 34 years and have 2 daughters. The youngest will be leaving for college in a couple of months. Off and on for th elast couple of years I have been thinking about retirement pos...

Laura and Bunk · Laura and Bunk

Once I bought the 2002, 40ft Revolution, "Whoopee Wagon" as Bunk calls it, found out it would not fit down my driveway.... Rented a spot up the road a bit. I have tented since childhood (long long time) and this is my first foray into RVing. Dreamed about it for a long time. Since I can't get it...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Hello to all Coffee Machine Vending Machine (Preview) This is Justin Smith. I am new to this forum. I have started to following this. -- Edited by Kencovending on Thursday 11th of August 2011 06:26:49 AM	Kencovending	6	1271	06:58 PM Aug 11, 2011 by Terry and Jo
	Our Plan to go Fulltime (Preview) I was determined to live the agrarian life style. Raise our own food, from the garden and with the animals. After 15 years of that I am ready to hit the road. It is time to shift gears. I work in commercial construction. Travel has always been an option. However with our family split on the idea, it was not p...	Class C Boondocker	1	1010	11:21 AM Aug 11, 2011 by Loretta
	Hello and thanks for the great forum (Preview) Hi my name is mitch, I've been visiting the forums for a month and have found a great deal of insight and information from everyone here and want to thank you all. I'm in the early stages of research and planning, maybe in two years I'll have everything worked out to be fulltime. Mitch	Just cruising	8	1165	06:26 PM Aug 6, 2011 by laurly
	Couple Planning to go full time this Spring (w/4 dogs and 2 parrots!) (Preview) We are "50's" couple that are planning to go full itme "camping" starting this June (2012). I am retired USAF, and (will be) retired auto shop teacher. My wife was very recently very sick but has healed now, and this ha of course given us a new outlook on lifes priorities. We have a...	Bradandtoni	9	1346	11:58 AM Aug 6, 2011 by Bradandtoni
	Hello and just want to introduce ourself (Preview) We are Dennis & Lupe and Kizer our dog, We aren't fulltimer yet, but just doing the research. So much to learn and ask not sure where to start. Right now our plans is to buy a 5th wheel and new truck. Now that sounds so easy todo but as we are finding out and you guys already know making the correct s...	Starbird	7	1132	09:06 AM Aug 6, 2011 by heyduke
	Lurking no more! (Preview) Guess its time for us to join in on the forum since we just registered for the Fall Rally in Hershey! We're Ken and Marianne from New Jersey. We've been camping since our honeymoon to Williamsburg, VA in 1973. We started in the back of a pickup with a cap. Have talked about traveling all over the US and C...	Ken and Marianne	8	1401	08:25 PM Aug 2, 2011 by RB
	Gonnabe Newbie (Preview) Hello all, my SO and I have been camping our whole lives and figured it was time to get off the ground and into an RV. I RV'd with my folks as a teenager but never had anything more than a van with an air mattress in it myself. We're 52 & (soon to be) 51, acheived debt free status a couple of months ago and de...	Queen	6	979	05:39 PM Aug 2, 2011 by Ivey
	Is it a sign? (Preview) Hi Everyone, Full time RVing has intrigued me for years. Each year they have a huge RV show here in Boise with 100s of gorgeous RVs. I walk through the show, going in each RV thinking...this would be really cool to do fulltime. I operate an internet business that I can do from anywhere. In the last 2 years m...	dannick	13	1649	08:53 AM Aug 1, 2011 by rclvnv
	Here We Go!! (Preview) We are Jeff and Cindy Harvey signing on to the RV Dreams Forum.We have been lurking for about 6 months, enjoying all the posts and information on this site. We are currently awaiting delivery of our new Carriage Carri-Lite 36MAX1. It is due to arrive and be ready for us by next Wednesday. We have owned f...	TheHarveys	7	1717	05:55 PM Jul 31, 2011 by TheHarveys
	New To RV Living! (Preview) Hola everyone! We're a small family ready for roadschooling! I have two small ones they'll be turning 1 and 4 in the next couple months. We actually have traveled a lot, and wanted to get an RV years ago, but didn't think we could afford it. We traveled for half a year and camped out in nature the whole t...	featherstory	4	1263	09:16 PM Jul 27, 2011 by Singing4MyJesus
	New to Forum (Preview) Just want to pop in and say hi. I love the RV-Dreams website. It's the best I've found with tons and tons of info. My husband and I (mostly myself) are researching the best options for us for full-time RV and work on the road. We're 53 and 55. We are finding lots of great information so far that will he...	Singing4MyJesus	14	1483	09:13 PM Jul 27, 2011 by Singing4MyJesus
	Travelers from Indiana living and working in Ontario (Preview) Hello! WIfe and I live full time in our Keystone Montana 336RLT during the spring, summer, and fall in Ontario and move into an apartment or condo for the winter. This is our second year on the road and we are learning every day. We both grew up "camping" but now that the kids are grown and gone...	Northforker	1	849	07:45 AM Jul 27, 2011 by bonnie and clyde
	help with my Lady (Preview) In 3 months 70 years will have passed, have owned a Class A American Tradition for 3 years. I would like to change my life and enjoy the remainder without the costs and labor of owning a house. So, my personal feelings are being a fulltime RV'er until years will not allow me to drive. Only problem is m...	whynot20001	18	2127	06:38 PM Jul 24, 2011 by gypsymaus
	We have the start of a plan! (Preview) Hi, my name is Jackie and my American husband's name (I'm British) is Frank. We moved from Michigan to Virginia and LOVE it! At the moment our passion is our Harley; we love to do the rustic camping thing whenever we can. Because of some financial mistakes in the past my husband just assumed he wou...	jacks50p	6	1304	04:36 PM Jul 24, 2011 by Ivey
	Hello Fellow RV'ers! (Preview) We are new as official members of Howard's forum, but we are long-time "lurkers" and not entirely new to this lifestyle. We have been following this site for years (almost since its inception) and tried to make the plunge several years back - a last minute medical issue delayed the full im...	Toburn	6	1219	07:06 AM Jul 22, 2011 by Toburn
	New Member (Preview) Hello ...My name is Darlene and I just happened to find out about this site through a rv newsletter I receive. So , I decided to sign up and see what happens... My husband's name is Dawn ( yes, Dawn, his mother had a fetish for unusual names for her children) we do not have any children. We have a rescued Do...	bearspirit15	6	1225	11:55 AM Jul 20, 2011 by Ivey
	New and just came over from RV.net (Preview) Hello fellow Campers, I am new here but not to camping. I started in RI as a kid in the woods, then boy scouts. Moved to the west coast and got back into camping on my sailboat for a while now I have moved to land camping. I had a Rockwood 1809 but it sustained some frame damage in a freeway situation. I now h...	camperscott	4	2080	09:29 AM Jul 20, 2011 by bearspirit15
	Hellow I'm New Here. (Preview) We recently retired and are anxious to e-mail with others who like the freedom of hitting the open road in their RV's. We love to travel and see this graet country of ours. We hope to become fulltimers some day soon. We love to look at how things were in the past . The time before the whiteman when this lan...	thepadg	2	926	09:25 AM Jul 20, 2011 by bearspirit15
	We Are Taking the Plunge! (Preview) We are, after 5 years of planning, taking the plunge! I gave notice at work and leaving for Colorado (from Michigan) on June 4, 2011! It was a difficult decision. I work with legally blind adults and LOVE MY JOB! We have, however, dreamed of the full time rv lifestyle for years, and are now able to tak...	Empty Nesters	11	2452	08:57 AM Jul 18, 2011 by huck
	New to the forum and wanted to say Hi (Preview) Hello everyone, about a month ago to the day an idea popped in my head, Can you live in an rv? I have never owned, rented, or camped in an rv. I didnt know about fulltiming or partiming, so ive been reading alot! My husband and I talked it over and we decided we where gonna be fulltimers. Just alittle about...	Boots	9	1626	08:14 PM Jul 13, 2011 by Boots
	Starting Out (Preview) Hello everyone - Ben and I have talked the last couple of years about simplyfing our lives and not being stuck anymore. We had a 2 year plan, but with a job loss things sped up fast. I am excited to say we have a contract on the house and are looking for our new RV home. I am ready and a little nervous. We will st...	BenMary	7	1625	07:44 PM Jul 5, 2011 by Ckerr
	Hello Fellow RV'ers! (Preview) Hello, Glad to be able to join your forum. It's good to be able to discuss with others who are wanting or are living the RV dream. Hubby & I have talked about doing this on and off for the pass couple of years. We have decided with the state of economy and his loss of the job. We would start tomorrow bu...	Scubabeck	6	1253	09:46 AM Jun 30, 2011 by Scubabeck
	Wanna be with 5 dogs! (Preview) My husband and I want to downsize from a 1300 sq ft house into a fifth wheel with 5 dogs. Two Great Danes and 3 Golden Retrievers. We have looked at toy haulers and we are leaning toward doing this. My husband is a truck driver and is gone 5 days a week. I am not allowed to travel with him so I am at home in this big...	Ginamar	4	922	02:06 PM Jun 28, 2011 by Ginamar
	Hi All, (Preview) My husband and I are thinking about a simpler life and to get out of so many responsibilities and get down to traveling. Our major problem is we have 2 Great Danes, and 3 Golden Retrievers and I show dogs. So having an RV has been an idea we have thought about for awhile. However we have had a life change, Dav...	Ginamar	2	1130	02:43 PM Jun 27, 2011 by Workinrvers
	Hello to All - New to RV Dreams and the forum (Preview) Hello All, My husband, Dave and I (Candy) are from Iowa and have been RVing in an Airstream since 2001. We are not full-timing it, but on weekends and vacations. We LOVE RVing!! We are considering going full-time once we retire, hopefully in about another year. At that time we want to purchase a 5t...	cejones4210	8	1736	05:33 PM Jun 23, 2011 by cejones4210
	Pacific Northwest (Preview) . -- Edited by jamminalong on Friday 1st of July 2011 10:00:44 AM	jamminalong	0	883	03:00 PM Jun 21, 2011 by jamminalong
	Greetings! (Preview) Hi Folks! Just wanted to stop in and introduce myself. I'm Denise. My husband, Todd, and I are fulltimers living in New Market, Alabama. We are currently the camp hosts for Camp MACOBA, a rustic, primative campground that belongs to the Madison Baptist Association. We've lived up here in our 5th...	daNeesey	5	1220	07:04 PM Jun 20, 2011 by laurly
	New Member (Preview) Hi, I'm a new member - just signed up today. My name is Dick Secor and my wife's name is Melissa. We live in Santa Fe NM. We are both retired - I'm an acrylic painter (for 16 years now) and my wife is a writer of middle grade books for kids and many various magazines etc. We do not have an RV yet but have our ho...	RVPAINTER	21	3688	07:39 AM Jun 20, 2011 by Racerguy
	Introduction (Preview) Hi everyone, I am so excited to be introducing myself to all of you. My name is Tracy and my husband is Frank. We have been married 34 years and have 2 daughters. The youngest will be leaving for college in a couple of months. Off and on for th elast couple of years I have been thinking about retirement pos...	LadyO	11	1977	04:06 PM Jun 13, 2011 by LadyO
	Just bought my first RV (Preview) Once I bought the 2002, 40ft Revolution, "Whoopee Wagon" as Bunk calls it, found out it would not fit down my driveway.... Rented a spot up the road a bit. I have tented since childhood (long long time) and this is my first foray into RVing. Dreamed about it for a long time. Since I can't get it...	Laura and Bunk	17	3945	03:29 PM Jun 7, 2011 by Steve C
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