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Trabuco · Trabuco

Just found this site and have been on it all weekend. My wife and I will be retiring next year and hitting the road. Maybe some of you out there can help us make a decision. We have been RVing for close to 30 years, weekends and vacations. We are currently without an rv, but getting ready to buy once again. BI...

karen948 · karen948

We are Karen and Bob and will be entering the full time life sometime between Dec 2012 and Dec 2013 depending on how the pension and financial numbers work out. We are the proud parents of 3 boys, 2 are enlisted in the Coast Guard, and 1 is still with us finishing his bachelors degree (3 classes to go). We we...

wannabegone · wannabegone

Hello all, My name is Chris and my wife’s name is Lori. We have been working towards fulltiming for about 2 years now. The only thing holding us (like many others) is the sale of my late mother’s house and our own. We have been reading the journal for a little of a year now. The wife and I have different appro...

isopurewater · isopurewater

This is my first post and i am dedicating this to the Introduction Forum as per the forum rules. Before introducing myself, i would just like to thank the Administrator of this forum for giving me opportunity to join this community. Hey guys this is David from USA and I am new to this forum. As i read the pr...

Baldy · Baldy

Hi everyone I have been reading post for awhile and decided to introduce myself as today the journey offically starts. We just put our home on the market and will be buying a motorhome shortly for full time RVing. I am retired but still work part time just to keep busy and my wife also works part time I have...

pinetree · pinetree

I got my notice of new rate as of July 1, 37% increase. I want to join the full time group but this hurts!

happy paddler · happy paddler

Hi Everyone, I have been lurking and time to introduce myself. My husband and I are looking forward to full-timing in three years. Finding this site to be so informative. So many of my questions have been answered. I would like to ask a question. I want to purchase an electric tongue jack and confu...

Denise · Denise

We are slowly but surely getting rid of our STUFF. Useless STUFF that we have hung on to because it is better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it, way of thinking!!!!!!! It is a hard habit to break! We have owned a guesthouse, a catering company and inherited a house full of STUFF...

Fanciesmom · Fanciesmom

We are getting ready to make the move to a motor home. We've lived on a 200 sq foot houseboat before - but since then we've aquired lots of stuff. When my husband took early retirement (after being laid off) friends offered to sell us a double wide mobile home on their farm in North Dakota at a "bar...

aftica · aftica

Hi there. My wife and I bought our first class A last year and spent the winter in Mesa, Arizona. This was the deciding factor in us going full time. We are driving to Texarcana, Texas at the end of next week to trade in our 2001 Fleetwood Bounder on a 2005 Winnebago Adventurer. When we return we will be goin...

Widewader · Widewader

Hello RVers. I just found this site tonight. My wife and I retired and moved from Memphis, TN to Pickwick Lake, TN three years ago and we really love the lake lifestyle. We owned a 26 ft. Sunnybrook travel trailer for several years. We sold it with the intention of buying a 5th wheel. Then the move to the la...

Rockinmotion · Rockinmotion

As my musician husband said recently....we've moved more than a dozen times in 21 years (not to mention all the travel when we're not moving)...let's just admit we love new experiences and that we both have the "road gene"...so let's get a rig and go for it. Reading this forum has been inval...

elfrey · elfrey

I have submitted a couple of posts but thought it was probably time that I introduced myself to the group. I'm well traveled but not with a lot of RV experience. I have been in 5 continents and have done bicycle tours in 4 of those; have also lived outside the US in 4 different countries for 6 months to over 2...

jdkblue · jdkblue

Hello Everyone, I'm not new to this website but it's been awhile since I've visited and there's a few big changes in our life that I would like to tell everyone about and would like to hear other people's similar stories. Our acreage in NW Iowa has still not sold and remains to be a large burden to us as we tr...

Texas TomT · Texas TomT

Hello All, my name is Tom. Some may already know my better half from her website at http://dtraill.blogspot.com/. We met Howard and Linda at Brazoria Wildlife Refuge a couple of years ago and then recently (on their trek to Florida) again at the ???National Park north of Houston a few months ago. It's...

ali1257 · ali1257

Hello there! I have been following the RV-Dreams Journal for quite awhile now and thought I should join this forum. Currently we are living/working/traveling with a carnival in the Pacific Northwest. This week the carnival is in Sequim, WA on the Olympic Pennisula. This week we had some motor home...

Paul and Shirley · Paul and Shirley

We are lurkers that have decided to quit lurking! have been full timing since Oct. 4 2008, and loving every minute of it. We have always said we are gypies and now we are living the dream. We have been taking pictures of the state capitol buildings for the last 10 years. Only have 5 to go. We enjoy horse ra...

GypsyHeart · GypsyHeart

Hi All! Just selling the house and going full-time by the end of this month! Presently in Tucson. Looking for a good RV park ...... any of you have suggestions for places you've stayed here in Tucson? Also, looking for mail service. Just wondering what works for you. Thanks for any advice! Gyp...

Vantramp · Vantramp

Just found the site and am enjoying looking around so far! My wife and I full time in a 97 Roadtrek 170 which we really enjoy! We are up on the Olympic Peninsula right now, but headed toward Minnesota in a few weeks then South and back SW for the winter. I look forward to learning more about you all :) -Mike &a...

Joe and Tina · Joe and Tina

Hi Yall We are Joe and Tina From Valley Station, Kentucky. We are part timers but go camping at least 8 times a year at different places. May 31st we are headed to Minot, ND then heading to Deadwood, Mount Rushmore, Blackhills then on to Wall, SD the badlands, Pine Ridge Indian Res then Back home to k...

Gmom7 · Gmom7

After many years of planning, we have finally done it! We started about 10 years ago researching fulltime RVing. We flipped our stick house to get it ready, sold it after 8 months on the market and decided on a 1996 American Eagle. We have about 2 weeks left to closing and still have alot to do with sell...

Richard · Richard

I am a career soldier with 32 years completed. During my career I have served with the Navy as a Weapon Surface Technician for almost 5 years then transferred to the Medical group as a Medical Assistant (Medic) then became a Registered Practical Nurses with a Operating Room certification and I have be...

BnB 2 RVing · BnB 2 RVing

Hello all.... I have been enjoying this site for the last week or so and I thought I'd give you my history, albeit as short as possible. My wife and I have been Owner/Operators of an 8 room B & B in upstate NY for the last 6 years. We enjoy it but will be moving onto a more exciting endeavor, Full Time RVin...

Drywallmom · Drywallmom

About 2 weeks ago, after alot of decision makeing, we have decided to go Rv'ing. My husband Justin and I own a business. When we started our business, wanted to give our children the best life possible so for years, we worked and worked and worked, spent way to many hours getting our business to what w...

MacGyver · MacGyver

Been a member here and elsewhere for a few months. Since decision to FT and Workamp, around the first of the year, I've had a very successfull auction sale of personal belongings, purchased a used Class A MH, a Jeep Liberty for a toad, have a contract on property sale (closes May 3rd, with no glitches so...

dianneandsteve · dianneandsteve

Hi everyone, my husband and I have just over 2 months before we start the new chapter of our life....we are retiring on June 25th and full-timing...I can hardly believe it...we've been talking about it for so long! We actually moved into our new Montana at the end of February just so we could get use to i...

Wish I Was There · Wish I Was There

I'm John of John and Martha from Charlotte NC. I found this site and forum from Ken and Nanette's blog "Our Adventure Chronicles".I'm sure most of you are familiar with their blog. I found it this past Saturday and was riveted for 4 hours reading every word. It was so much that I needed t...

OFBG · OFBG

I'm Steve of Steve & Bobbie fame. We're the ones who are currently parked next to Howard and Linda in Kentucky. We've been full timers since 2005 and are doing the workamper thing. Howard & Linda told us of their web site so I checked it out and decided to sign up and participate. Looking forward...

olddog299 · olddog299

My name is Wil, but most just call me "Old Dog". I'm well past the half century mark. One foot in the grave, the other on a banana peel at the rim of the abyss and the view from here is disconcerting. I am a former student, pearl diver, cook, truck driver, firefighter, EMT, CEO, Town Fire Warden,...

KLJ · KLJ

I just became an official user. I have been following the page for more than a year but can tell by the interaction, knowledge and respect shown by all that this is a quality group of folks! Thanks to Howard and Linda for sharing their dream so that others can explore and create their own dreams as wel...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Moving up from Lurker (Preview) Just found this site and have been on it all weekend. My wife and I will be retiring next year and hitting the road. Maybe some of you out there can help us make a decision. We have been RVing for close to 30 years, weekends and vacations. We are currently without an rv, but getting ready to buy once again. BI...	Trabuco	10	3127	09:03 AM Jun 19, 2010 by PatMcFall
	Hi Everyone (Preview) We are Karen and Bob and will be entering the full time life sometime between Dec 2012 and Dec 2013 depending on how the pension and financial numbers work out. We are the proud parents of 3 boys, 2 are enlisted in the Coast Guard, and 1 is still with us finishing his bachelors degree (3 classes to go). We we...	karen948	15	2333	09:47 AM Jun 16, 2010 by jagco
	Ready to be gone (Preview) Hello all, My name is Chris and my wife’s name is Lori. We have been working towards fulltiming for about 2 years now. The only thing holding us (like many others) is the sale of my late mother’s house and our own. We have been reading the journal for a little of a year now. The wife and I have different appro...	wannabegone	11	2219	09:17 AM Jun 16, 2010 by jagco
	David from USA (Preview) This is my first post and i am dedicating this to the Introduction Forum as per the forum rules. Before introducing myself, i would just like to thank the Administrator of this forum for giving me opportunity to join this community. Hey guys this is David from USA and I am new to this forum. As i read the pr...	isopurewater	0	1388	07:27 AM Jun 7, 2010 by isopurewater
	Finally going to do it (Preview) Hi everyone I have been reading post for awhile and decided to introduce myself as today the journey offically starts. We just put our home on the market and will be buying a motorhome shortly for full time RVing. I am retired but still work part time just to keep busy and my wife also works part time I have...	Baldy	8	2877	06:03 PM Jun 6, 2010 by happy paddler
	Has your heath insurance bill taken a leap? (Preview) I got my notice of new rate as of July 1, 37% increase. I want to join the full time group but this hurts!	pinetree	2	1440	03:05 PM Jun 3, 2010 by Fanciesmom
	Introducing Myself (Preview) Hi Everyone, I have been lurking and time to introduce myself. My husband and I are looking forward to full-timing in three years. Finding this site to be so informative. So many of my questions have been answered. I would like to ask a question. I want to purchase an electric tongue jack and confu...	happy paddler	5	1487	03:05 PM Jun 2, 2010 by azrving
	Getting Rid of the STUFF (Preview) We are slowly but surely getting rid of our STUFF. Useless STUFF that we have hung on to because it is better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it, way of thinking!!!!!!! It is a hard habit to break! We have owned a guesthouse, a catering company and inherited a house full of STUFF...	Denise	4	2625	09:35 PM Jun 1, 2010 by Vantramp
	Getting ready to go full time in a motor home (Preview) We are getting ready to make the move to a motor home. We've lived on a 200 sq foot houseboat before - but since then we've aquired lots of stuff. When my husband took early retirement (after being laid off) friends offered to sell us a double wide mobile home on their farm in North Dakota at a "bar...	Fanciesmom	4	2293	05:03 PM May 29, 2010 by Fanciesmom
	Starting a new life (Preview) Hi there. My wife and I bought our first class A last year and spent the winter in Mesa, Arizona. This was the deciding factor in us going full time. We are driving to Texarcana, Texas at the end of next week to trade in our 2001 Fleetwood Bounder on a 2005 Winnebago Adventurer. When we return we will be goin...	aftica	6	1925	04:08 PM May 23, 2010 by tallan
	Out of the game for a while, creeping back (Preview) Hello RVers. I just found this site tonight. My wife and I retired and moved from Memphis, TN to Pickwick Lake, TN three years ago and we really love the lake lifestyle. We owned a 26 ft. Sunnybrook travel trailer for several years. We sold it with the intention of buying a 5th wheel. Then the move to the la...	Widewader	3	1177	10:29 AM May 23, 2010 by Happytrails
	Just Admitting it! (Preview) As my musician husband said recently....we've moved more than a dozen times in 21 years (not to mention all the travel when we're not moving)...let's just admit we love new experiences and that we both have the "road gene"...so let's get a rig and go for it. Reading this forum has been inval...	Rockinmotion	11	2217	07:47 PM May 17, 2010 by heyduke
	Lurker Comes Out (Preview) I have submitted a couple of posts but thought it was probably time that I introduced myself to the group. I'm well traveled but not with a lot of RV experience. I have been in 5 continents and have done bicycle tours in 4 of those; have also lived outside the US in 4 different countries for 6 months to over 2...	elfrey	8	3146	06:59 PM May 17, 2010 by heyduke
	Sharing a little news with you all (Preview) Hello Everyone, I'm not new to this website but it's been awhile since I've visited and there's a few big changes in our life that I would like to tell everyone about and would like to hear other people's similar stories. Our acreage in NW Iowa has still not sold and remains to be a large burden to us as we tr...	jdkblue	2	1392	10:59 PM May 10, 2010 by lb311
	Kinda new to Website, but.... (Preview) Hello All, my name is Tom. Some may already know my better half from her website at http://dtraill.blogspot.com/. We met Howard and Linda at Brazoria Wildlife Refuge a couple of years ago and then recently (on their trek to Florida) again at the ???National Park north of Houston a few months ago. It's...	Texas TomT	14	2946	07:30 AM May 9, 2010 by Texas TomT
	New to RV-Dreams Forum (Preview) Hello there! I have been following the RV-Dreams Journal for quite awhile now and thought I should join this forum. Currently we are living/working/traveling with a carnival in the Pacific Northwest. This week the carnival is in Sequim, WA on the Olympic Pennisula. This week we had some motor home...	ali1257	6	2027	10:15 PM May 8, 2010 by Vantramp
	hello (Preview) We are lurkers that have decided to quit lurking! have been full timing since Oct. 4 2008, and loving every minute of it. We have always said we are gypies and now we are living the dream. We have been taking pictures of the state capitol buildings for the last 10 years. Only have 5 to go. We enjoy horse ra...	Paul and Shirley	7	1993	04:16 PM May 7, 2010 by Happytrails
	New to this site (Preview) Hi All! Just selling the house and going full-time by the end of this month! Presently in Tucson. Looking for a good RV park ...... any of you have suggestions for places you've stayed here in Tucson? Also, looking for mail service. Just wondering what works for you. Thanks for any advice! Gyp...	GypsyHeart	6	1068	01:44 PM May 7, 2010 by GypsyHeart
	Hi from a couple of "B" nuts! (Preview) Just found the site and am enjoying looking around so far! My wife and I full time in a 97 Roadtrek 170 which we really enjoy! We are up on the Olympic Peninsula right now, but headed toward Minnesota in a few weeks then South and back SW for the winter. I look forward to learning more about you all :) -Mike &a...	Vantramp	7	1964	04:07 PM May 4, 2010 by Vantramp
	Hi Yall!!! kentucky (Preview) Hi Yall We are Joe and Tina From Valley Station, Kentucky. We are part timers but go camping at least 8 times a year at different places. May 31st we are headed to Minot, ND then heading to Deadwood, Mount Rushmore, Blackhills then on to Wall, SD the badlands, Pine Ridge Indian Res then Back home to k...	Joe and Tina	8	1340	02:31 PM May 3, 2010 by DorisandDave
	Finally!! (Preview) After many years of planning, we have finally done it! We started about 10 years ago researching fulltime RVing. We flipped our stick house to get it ready, sold it after 8 months on the market and decided on a 1996 American Eagle. We have about 2 weeks left to closing and still have alot to do with sell...	Gmom7	7	1681	09:41 PM May 1, 2010 by Happytrails
	French Canadien Friend (Preview) I am a career soldier with 32 years completed. During my career I have served with the Navy as a Weapon Surface Technician for almost 5 years then transferred to the Medical group as a Medical Assistant (Medic) then became a Registered Practical Nurses with a Operating Room certification and I have be...	Richard	9	2025	12:01 PM May 1, 2010 by Vantramp
	Meet Me (Preview) Hello all.... I have been enjoying this site for the last week or so and I thought I'd give you my history, albeit as short as possible. My wife and I have been Owner/Operators of an 8 room B & B in upstate NY for the last 6 years. We enjoy it but will be moving onto a more exciting endeavor, Full Time RVin...	BnB 2 RVing	6	1624	06:58 AM Apr 28, 2010 by Gary
	We are just getting started... (Preview) About 2 weeks ago, after alot of decision makeing, we have decided to go Rv'ing. My husband Justin and I own a business. When we started our business, wanted to give our children the best life possible so for years, we worked and worked and worked, spent way to many hours getting our business to what w...	Drywallmom	10	3231	07:30 PM Apr 25, 2010 by Terry and Jo
	My story, and I'm sticking to it. (Preview) Been a member here and elsewhere for a few months. Since decision to FT and Workamp, around the first of the year, I've had a very successfull auction sale of personal belongings, purchased a used Class A MH, a Jeep Liberty for a toad, have a contract on property sale (closes May 3rd, with no glitches so...	MacGyver	4	1585	06:12 AM Apr 24, 2010 by MacGyver
	Time to Introduce Ourselves (Preview) Hi everyone, my husband and I have just over 2 months before we start the new chapter of our life....we are retiring on June 25th and full-timing...I can hardly believe it...we've been talking about it for so long! We actually moved into our new Montana at the end of February just so we could get use to i...	dianneandsteve	8	2069	12:14 AM Apr 24, 2010 by Mike and Terri
	Hey Everyone! (Preview) I'm John of John and Martha from Charlotte NC. I found this site and forum from Ken and Nanette's blog "Our Adventure Chronicles".I'm sure most of you are familiar with their blog. I found it this past Saturday and was riveted for 4 hours reading every word. It was so much that I needed t...	Wish I Was There	6	1830	12:08 AM Apr 24, 2010 by Mike and Terri
	Hey there, (Preview) I'm Steve of Steve & Bobbie fame. We're the ones who are currently parked next to Howard and Linda in Kentucky. We've been full timers since 2005 and are doing the workamper thing. Howard & Linda told us of their web site so I checked it out and decided to sign up and participate. Looking forward...	OFBG	7	1758	10:52 PM Apr 23, 2010 by Mike and Terri
	Howdy Folks Intro oddball hirsuite hairy beast (Preview) My name is Wil, but most just call me "Old Dog". I'm well past the half century mark. One foot in the grave, the other on a banana peel at the rim of the abyss and the view from here is disconcerting. I am a former student, pearl diver, cook, truck driver, firefighter, EMT, CEO, Town Fire Warden,...	olddog299	10	6348	09:19 AM Apr 22, 2010 by Happytrails
	Hello to Everyone! (Preview) I just became an official user. I have been following the page for more than a year but can tell by the interaction, knowledge and respect shown by all that this is a quality group of folks! Thanks to Howard and Linda for sharing their dream so that others can explore and create their own dreams as wel...	KLJ	7	1927	06:48 PM Apr 19, 2010 by jagco
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