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Tom & Paula · Tom & Paula

Hello everyone. First off we would like to thank Linda & Howard for the time they give up to educate us. We began camping in a popup camper in 1981. We stopped for several years but began looking at RV's when we retired in 2002. We park our RV at a campground on a seasonal site for 6mo and take it out usual...

Niles and Deb · Niles and Deb

Well we finally figured out how to get here, we were lucky enough to be introduced to Howard and Linda while they were here in Indiana, untill then I had never heard of them, we sure know them now!! We have a Fifth wheel toyhauler pulled with a Dodge, contains one 1800 Gold-Wing, one Bushtec Trailer, one B...

Joan On The Road · Joan On The Road

Hello to all, We (Jim and Joan) have been on the road fulltime since July 5, 2003. We sold the house, called the kids to claim what they wanted, donated to Goodwill and had a yard sale....SOP for going fulltime! We drive a 32' Rexhall Aerbus and tow a Mercury Villager Van (our extra storage). We've pu...

Judy the Other · Judy the Other

Hi, My name is Judy(the Other on this forum, as we also have SouthwestJudy) and I've been following RV Dreams since it was just a few sparse web pages. I'm originally from So Ohio so I think it was even more interesting because of the link to the No Kentucky area and being familiar with the area Ho...

Tom N Gina · Tom N Gina

Hi, Thanks Howard & Linda for the many hours of entertainment and education. Well Gina and I are about to embark on our working journey very soon. Hard to believe............ but it can and will happen if you manifest it to be. Look forward to meeting everyone and we will not...

Old Snipe · Old Snipe

Greetings from Northern VA, 30 miles due west of crazy DC! My wife, Marti, and I are avid RV travelers, even if we are not yet full timers. We are on out third motorhome, a 2003 Winnebago Adventurer 35U and are researching the next one, which will be our fulltime rig. We average about...

hogans1947 · hogans1947

We are Dennis and Brenda and our long-haired dachshund is Harley. Our business sold in June so we are retired. Our home has not sold in Goshen,Ky. but will list it this week with a realtor and be out of here on the 31st as full-timers ( For sale by owner didn't work, bummer) We ar...

InflatableBoats4Less · InflatableBoats4Less

Hi, We're Tim and Crystal and we travel full-time in a 36' Tropi-Cal Ford V-10 motorhome pulling a Dodge Dakota Quad-Cab. We use a Verizon cell phone with Family Plan International, a HP Pavilion laptop with HP 3 in 1 Printer,and a MotoSat/Directway roof-top auto internet system to stay connect...

jomago · jomago

Wanted to say hello and relate how great it is to find a site that is so member friendly without the constant challenging and disagreement with posts. We had been camping/rving most all of our life. Started in tents in the mid 20's with the folks, progress...

Sharlene · Sharlene

Hello to everyone! I wanted to introduce myself (and had to get the "lurker" title from under my username). My husband Chuck and I are 40-something DINKS that are "gonnabes" sometime in the next few years (hopefully) with our 3 cats. We are planning to build a bus conversion and are currently readin...

cincygirl20 · cincygirl20

Hello Everyone! We are Dennis and Sharon Godsey from Cincinnati Ohio. We are fulltimer wannabees and working our way to our fulltiming goals! Right now we have a popup camper and camp a few times a year (working to much to camp more

We love camping, fishing, watching Nascar racing, watchi...

broseyjng · broseyjng

Hi from the Broseys in Lancaster, PA. My husband and I have been RVers for about 8 years having a popup first for 4 years and a 30' TT for the last 4 years. We love it and are looking forward to going full time somewhere in the future. Currently I am an RN at a local hospital and my husband w...

Postalpair · Postalpair

My husband and I actually met Howard and Linda at the Life on Wheels seminar in Bowling Green Ky in May. It was a wonderful weekend, and are looking forward to attending another Life on Wheels in the future. We highly recommend these seminars......it doesn't matter if you are a fulltimer...

Tim & Robyn · Tim & Robyn

Hello Everyone! Since I just finished my first post in another topic, I guess it's time for introductions. We are Tim and Robyn Fansler, and we live in Columbus, GA. We are fulltimer gonna-bees... maybe even as soon as two years (we hope!). I will be turning 60 in October, and Robyn is ... much younger...

Tony and Eileen · Tony and Eileen

We are early retirees from So. Ca. I (Eileen) have camped most of my life starting in tents in the 1950's with my parents and then introduced my husband Tony to camping after we were married. Our first RV was a truck and camper in the 1970's then in the 1980's we graduated to a 5th wheel and las...

Cheryl · Cheryl

Hello, My name is Cheryl and it is my dream to one day hit the road in an RV and see the country.

dreamjosie · dreamjosie

This is just way too much fun! All of us have been followers of Howard and Linda, each of us communicating with them from time to time through comments to their posts. But now, we've become a community, talking not only to them, but to each other. It's a lot of fun reading all the posts, especially the intr...

JackieandTony · JackieandTony

We are Jackie and Tony from Tampa, Florida. We are exiting the "Rat Race" in less than a month on the 15th September and are going to do a little cruising - the high seas - before we start our fulltime RV'ing experience. Retirement can't come fast enough for us! We bought a 40' Motorho...

mikeway · mikeway

Greetings, I have been following the Payne's since just after they hit the road, and I was pleased to chat with them in Tampa at the RV show. My wife and I have been camping and Rving since 1974, I refuse to do the calculations. I enjoy laughing with Howard from time to time. I doubt he has done anyt...

Ron Prater · Ron Prater

We are the Praters and live in Nashville, TN. We are both getting close to retirement age and have thought about either full timing or part timing. I am still having trouble with Linda though as she does not like the idea of giving up her "roots" and a real home. We still have parents here who depend on us so...

Barb Reeves · Barb Reeves

I love the website and will full-time within the year. I retired last November and spent the winter driving my aunt's motorhome to CO, AZ, UT, and CA and back. Now I know I want to do that full-time except in my own motorhome and at my own pace. When I was w o r k i n g I started reading you...

GaryG · GaryG

Almost every morning before I leave the house (or begin work if working from home) I check two blogs. I read Mark Cubin's and Howard & Linda's blogs. Have been doing that for most of a year now. I may never make it to fulltimi...

Takadare · Takadare

Hello everybody, We are Tom and Debbie Adair. Here's a little info about us ... Debbie has been camping on/off her whole life (I stopped after about age 15 ). She continually prodded me to get back into camping but I was always too busy working....

jlnewby · jlnewby

Hello, all - Just wanted to thank Howard and Linda for the most wonderful website and now this forum is just icing on the cake! It's beginning to feel like there's a whole host of friends out there just waiting to be met... We're John & Lora Newby from Alaska (Ok, easy on the newbie jokes!) an...

Brian and Tam · Brian and Tam

Tam and I have been married for 43 years now and have been RVin for 34 of those. We have lived in Central California (Fresno) for the past 31 years. We have a 34' 5th wheel that we pull with a F350 Diesel Dually. We started out with a pickup camper and it just got bigger over the years. We presently travel...

Judy · Judy

Judy and Bob and 2blackdogs here from New Mexico. Sold House, stored some things, and will finalize house first wk in Oct. Meanwhile we are camping here and there and in and out of house til then. Originally from Pa. but living in the "Land Of Enchantment" of which we shall keep as a home base.Full time wi...

REX OR MARY · REX OR MARY

HERE IS OUR FULLTIME STORY. WE ARE A COUPLE OF BLACKJACK DEALERS, SPENDING THE WINTER MONTHS IN LAUGHLIN, NEVADA, AND THE SUMMER MONTHS AT LAKE TAHOE. WE DEAL ABOUT 40 WEEKS OF THE YEAR AND SPEND THE 3 MONTHS "OFF" TRAVELLING. AFTER LABOR DAY WE WILL BE HEADED ON AN ELEVEN WEEK TRIP BACK TO IOWA/WISCONSI...

billiew · billiew

Hello, Wow, this is a great new forum thanks to the Paynes. We are so glad that we are members and are happy to participate. We are the Wadsworths. We are from Texas and are living full-time in our new KZ Escalade fifth wheel that we purchased and moved into in...

Peg · Peg

Hi - we are Tim and Peg and have just begun our journey to fulltime rving. We are orginally from Ct but right now in Duluth, Mn. We will be starting back east for the birth of a new grandchild on September 15 in Ct and then will head west for the winter. Want to than...

pasco1215 · pasco1215

HELLO -Everyone! We love RVing! Have been reading RV-Dreams from the beginning. just the 2 of us with our FurKid named PASCO, the pearl white schnauzer. We also frequent the OPEN FORUM as pasco1215, you may have seen our postings. Looking forward to being a membe...

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	Greetings from Tom & Paula (Preview) Hello everyone. First off we would like to thank Linda & Howard for the time they give up to educate us. We began camping in a popup camper in 1981. We stopped for several years but began looking at RV's when we retired in 2002. We park our RV at a campground on a seasonal site for 6mo and take it out usual...	Tom & Paula	0	1399	12:01 PM Aug 30, 2006 by Tom & Paula
	Hi, from Slabtown,USA (Preview) Well we finally figured out how to get here, we were lucky enough to be introduced to Howard and Linda while they were here in Indiana, untill then I had never heard of them, we sure know them now!! We have a Fifth wheel toyhauler pulled with a Dodge, contains one 1800 Gold-Wing, one Bushtec Trailer, one B...	Niles and Deb	0	1343	05:37 PM Aug 28, 2006 by Niles and Deb
	Greetings to All (Preview) Hello to all, We (Jim and Joan) have been on the road fulltime since July 5, 2003. We sold the house, called the kids to claim what they wanted, donated to Goodwill and had a yard sale....SOP for going fulltime! We drive a 32' Rexhall Aerbus and tow a Mercury Villager Van (our extra storage). We've pu...	Joan On The Road	1	1262	05:33 PM Aug 28, 2006 by Judy the Other
	Hello to All! (Preview) Hi, My name is Judy(the Other on this forum, as we also have SouthwestJudy) and I've been following RV Dreams since it was just a few sparse web pages. I'm originally from So Ohio so I think it was even more interesting because of the link to the No Kentucky area and being familiar with the area Ho...	Judy the Other	1	1408	08:54 PM Aug 26, 2006 by emeacham
	Hello everyone (Preview) Hi, Thanks Howard & Linda for the many hours of entertainment and education. Well Gina and I are about to embark on our working journey very soon. Hard to believe............ but it can and will happen if you manifest it to be. Look forward to meeting everyone and we will not...	Tom N Gina	3	1752	07:27 PM Aug 26, 2006 by Judy the Other
	Best Regards from Old Snipe (Preview) Greetings from Northern VA, 30 miles due west of crazy DC! My wife, Marti, and I are avid RV travelers, even if we are not yet full timers. We are on out third motorhome, a 2003 Winnebago Adventurer 35U and are researching the next one, which will be our fulltime rig. We average about...	Old Snipe	0	1172	07:08 PM Aug 25, 2006 by Old Snipe
	Hello from the Hogans (Preview) We are Dennis and Brenda and our long-haired dachshund is Harley. Our business sold in June so we are retired. Our home has not sold in Goshen,Ky. but will list it this week with a realtor and be out of here on the 31st as full-timers ( For sale by owner didn't work, bummer) We ar...	hogans1947	2	1388	12:57 PM Aug 25, 2006 by hogans1947
	Forum Junky (Preview) Hi, We're Tim and Crystal and we travel full-time in a 36' Tropi-Cal Ford V-10 motorhome pulling a Dodge Dakota Quad-Cab. We use a Verizon cell phone with Family Plan International, a HP Pavilion laptop with HP 3 in 1 Printer,and a MotoSat/Directway roof-top auto internet system to stay connect...	InflatableBoats4Less	0	1281	12:21 PM Aug 25, 2006 by InflatableBoats4Less
	First Hello (Preview) Wanted to say hello and relate how great it is to find a site that is so member friendly without the constant challenging and disagreement with posts. We had been camping/rving most all of our life. Started in tents in the mid 20's with the folks, progress...	jomago	3	1468	11:44 AM Aug 25, 2006 by flyone
	Hello from Sharlene (Preview) Hello to everyone! I wanted to introduce myself (and had to get the "lurker" title from under my username). My husband Chuck and I are 40-something DINKS that are "gonnabes" sometime in the next few years (hopefully) with our 3 cats. We are planning to build a bus conversion and are currently readin...	Sharlene	2	1968	03:07 PM Aug 24, 2006 by Sharlene
	Hello From The Godseys! (Preview) Hello Everyone! We are Dennis and Sharon Godsey from Cincinnati Ohio. We are fulltimer wannabees and working our way to our fulltiming goals! Right now we have a popup camper and camp a few times a year (working to much to camp more We love camping, fishing, watching Nascar racing, watchi...	cincygirl20	0	1412	01:14 PM Aug 24, 2006 by cincygirl20
	A lurker no more! (Preview) Hi from the Broseys in Lancaster, PA. My husband and I have been RVers for about 8 years having a popup first for 4 years and a 30' TT for the last 4 years. We love it and are looking forward to going full time somewhere in the future. Currently I am an RN at a local hospital and my husband w...	broseyjng	0	1296	12:13 PM Aug 23, 2006 by broseyjng
	Hi Everyone!!! (Preview) My husband and I actually met Howard and Linda at the Life on Wheels seminar in Bowling Green Ky in May. It was a wonderful weekend, and are looking forward to attending another Life on Wheels in the future. We highly recommend these seminars......it doesn't matter if you are a fulltimer...	Postalpair	0	1197	08:05 AM Aug 23, 2006 by Postalpair
	Hello from Tim and Robyn (Preview) Hello Everyone! Since I just finished my first post in another topic, I guess it's time for introductions. We are Tim and Robyn Fansler, and we live in Columbus, GA. We are fulltimer gonna-bees... maybe even as soon as two years (we hope!). I will be turning 60 in October, and Robyn is ... much younger...	Tim & Robyn	0	1502	11:24 AM Aug 22, 2006 by Tim & Robyn
	Intro from Tony and Eileen (Preview) We are early retirees from So. Ca. I (Eileen) have camped most of my life starting in tents in the 1950's with my parents and then introduced my husband Tony to camping after we were married. Our first RV was a truck and camper in the 1970's then in the 1980's we graduated to a 5th wheel and las...	Tony and Eileen	0	1237	10:08 PM Aug 21, 2006 by Tony and Eileen
	Hello (Preview) Hello, My name is Cheryl and it is my dream to one day hit the road in an RV and see the country.	Cheryl	0	1308	11:23 AM Aug 21, 2006 by Tony and Eileen
	Way too much fun! (Preview) This is just way too much fun! All of us have been followers of Howard and Linda, each of us communicating with them from time to time through comments to their posts. But now, we've become a community, talking not only to them, but to each other. It's a lot of fun reading all the posts, especially the intr...	dreamjosie	7	2025	04:46 PM Aug 20, 2006 by Crazygramma
	Almost there - Jackie & Tony (Preview) We are Jackie and Tony from Tampa, Florida. We are exiting the "Rat Race" in less than a month on the 15th September and are going to do a little cruising - the high seas - before we start our fulltime RV'ing experience. Retirement can't come fast enough for us! We bought a 40' Motorho...	JackieandTony	1	1829	01:59 PM Aug 20, 2006 by jlnewby
	Hi all from Mike and Dotty Way (Preview) Greetings, I have been following the Payne's since just after they hit the road, and I was pleased to chat with them in Tampa at the RV show. My wife and I have been camping and Rving since 1974, I refuse to do the calculations. I enjoy laughing with Howard from time to time. I doubt he has done anyt...	mikeway	0	1361	12:47 PM Aug 20, 2006 by mikeway
	Hello from Ron & Linda (Preview) We are the Praters and live in Nashville, TN. We are both getting close to retirement age and have thought about either full timing or part timing. I am still having trouble with Linda though as she does not like the idea of giving up her "roots" and a real home. We still have parents here who depend on us so...	Ron Prater	0	1368	09:04 AM Aug 20, 2006 by Ron Prater
	Intro - Barb (Preview) I love the website and will full-time within the year. I retired last November and spent the winter driving my aunt's motorhome to CO, AZ, UT, and CA and back. Now I know I want to do that full-time except in my own motorhome and at my own pace. When I was w o r k i n g I started reading you...	Barb Reeves	0	1352	09:09 PM Aug 19, 2006 by Barb Reeves
	Dreaming of the Dream (Preview) Almost every morning before I leave the house (or begin work if working from home) I check two blogs. I read Mark Cubin's and Howard & Linda's blogs. Have been doing that for most of a year now. I may never make it to fulltimi...	GaryG	0	1366	03:50 PM Aug 19, 2006 by GaryG
	Our Intro>>> (Preview) Hello everybody, We are Tom and Debbie Adair. Here's a little info about us ... Debbie has been camping on/off her whole life (I stopped after about age 15 ). She continually prodded me to get back into camping but I was always too busy working....	Takadare	0	1275	12:26 AM Aug 19, 2006 by Takadare
	Hello from John & Lora (Preview) Hello, all - Just wanted to thank Howard and Linda for the most wonderful website and now this forum is just icing on the cake! It's beginning to feel like there's a whole host of friends out there just waiting to be met... We're John & Lora Newby from Alaska (Ok, easy on the newbie jokes!) an...	jlnewby	0	1342	12:00 AM Aug 19, 2006 by jlnewby
	Hi from Brian & Tam (Preview) Tam and I have been married for 43 years now and have been RVin for 34 of those. We have lived in Central California (Fresno) for the past 31 years. We have a 34' 5th wheel that we pull with a F350 Diesel Dually. We started out with a pickup camper and it just got bigger over the years. We presently travel...	Brian and Tam	0	1357	10:39 PM Aug 18, 2006 by Brian and Tam
	Saying Hello (Preview) Judy and Bob and 2blackdogs here from New Mexico. Sold House, stored some things, and will finalize house first wk in Oct. Meanwhile we are camping here and there and in and out of house til then. Originally from Pa. but living in the "Land Of Enchantment" of which we shall keep as a home base.Full time wi...	Judy	0	1429	04:25 PM Aug 18, 2006 by Judy
	THE HAPPY CAMPERS (Preview) HERE IS OUR FULLTIME STORY. WE ARE A COUPLE OF BLACKJACK DEALERS, SPENDING THE WINTER MONTHS IN LAUGHLIN, NEVADA, AND THE SUMMER MONTHS AT LAKE TAHOE. WE DEAL ABOUT 40 WEEKS OF THE YEAR AND SPEND THE 3 MONTHS "OFF" TRAVELLING. AFTER LABOR DAY WE WILL BE HEADED ON AN ELEVEN WEEK TRIP BACK TO IOWA/WISCONSI...	REX OR MARY	0	1477	02:23 PM Aug 18, 2006 by REX OR MARY
	Hello New Forum Friends (Preview) Hello, Wow, this is a great new forum thanks to the Paynes. We are so glad that we are members and are happy to participate. We are the Wadsworths. We are from Texas and are living full-time in our new KZ Escalade fifth wheel that we purchased and moved into in...	billiew	2	1608	11:50 AM Aug 18, 2006 by billiew
	Tim and Peg (Preview) Hi - we are Tim and Peg and have just begun our journey to fulltime rving. We are orginally from Ct but right now in Duluth, Mn. We will be starting back east for the birth of a new grandchild on September 15 in Ct and then will head west for the winter. Want to than...	Peg	0	1444	10:38 AM Aug 18, 2006 by Peg
	JUST CHECKIN' IN FOR THE 1ST TIME! (Preview) HELLO -Everyone! We love RVing! Have been reading RV-Dreams from the beginning. just the 2 of us with our FurKid named PASCO, the pearl white schnauzer. We also frequent the OPEN FORUM as pasco1215, you may have seen our postings. Looking forward to being a membe...	pasco1215	2	1604	09:55 AM Aug 18, 2006 by pasco1215
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