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If you are thinking of fulltiming.....
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My husband and I were fulltimers for 8 years. We started in 2009 but were stationary that year due to still being employed. We retired and hit the road in February 2010. We came off the road fulltime in December 2016 when we bought a house. Below are things to think about..... from our experience. ...
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phyllen
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Full-Time Freedom Week - An Online Video Event For Those Considering Full-Time RVing
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We've been asked to participate as one of over 30 speakers in the upcoming Full-Time Freedom Week. From Monday, November 19 - Friday, November 23 (Thanksgiving Week), several videos from current full-timers on a variety of topics will be posted. There will be two live videos each day in additio...
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Howard
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Under the bed storage
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I'd love to know how others manage the under-the-bed storage area. I know I'm wasting a lot of space. When we live in it full-time, we may need to replace the mattress with something more substantial and wonder if that would make it very difficult to get to the storage area under it.
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Medicare Supplement
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Does anyone know what medicare supplement is good when you are full timing and living all around the United States? Thanks for your input, Linda and Patrick
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RN on the road
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Full Time Travails
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So today we made a 5 hour move from Illinois to Minnesota. When we arrived in MN it was raining cats and dogs. Got out, got good and wet, then came inside and took a hot shower. No doubt, this was the worst arrival we have had in our two years of full timing. But, now that I think about it ... if this is the wo...
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Should we think about carrying a gun
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This makes me a little nervous -- but then so did driving a 40' Class A until I did it a coulple of times. We are considering taking classes, going to the range and getting up to speed again on owning and using a gun. How many of you have one and why? Is it something you would recommend? Thanks Randy and Pam
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Tricare Supplemental Insurance
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I'm looking for a all around good supplemental health Ins to go along with Tricare Select (Standard). Any information on this topic would be helpful.
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Third Year Road-A-Versary
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We have finished our third year of RV travel and I wrote a couple of posts about the experience. Thought I would share them. https://camperchronicles.com/2017/11/15/third-year-by-the-numbers/ https://camperchronicles.com/2017/11/16/third-year-the-emotional-arc/ Tracy
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Camper Chronicles
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Our Cost of Owning a Motorhome
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The Rangers are at the end of an era. We are moving from our gas powered motorhome to a diesel pusher. We have been perfectly happy with our Monaco LaPalma 34SBD but after owning it for six years it's time for a change. Yes, I got "RV envy" when my brother-in-law got a diesel pusher. I want to be clear th...
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Russ Ranger
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Year 3 Summaries
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Having been a member of this forum since I first started researching full-time RV living, back in June 2013, I always appreciated people who would do year end summary blog posts. It was just a great way to get a quick snapshot into their world, and I couldn't get enough of it. Bill, being a fact driven g...
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The Dental Saga Continues
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Let me apologize for the rant but I have to say the part I hate most about living on the road is getting decent dental care. Lee even says if we could figure out how we would swing by New Hampshire every year just for that but with our travel plans that's really not possible. The last time I talked about this...
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Camper Chronicles
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Full Timers mind set
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Been full time for 10 months now and I've been reflecting on the advice that full timers should attempt to avoid the mind set of "being in vacation mode". It's a worthy observation, but for us, it's not like that. We travel because we want to see things and explore places ... you know, like a vacation. ...
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RonC
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Fifth wheel with a den or not
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For those of you who have been ft for a while. If you do not have a den, if you were to buy a new trailer would you get one with a den. And I'll ask the opposite, if you have one would you opt for one without if you were to buy again. Just wondering if it would be an asset for separation for the spouse at times. Just s...
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South Dakota License renewal
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Due to Dale's art show schedule, we are always planning our travel routes 4-10 months in advance. We had been hearing from other full timers that SD was allowing driver license renewal by mail, however, this doesn't apply if you haven't been in the state within a year of your renewal date. Knowing th...
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My Space/My Time
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A question and potentially provocation for the experienced full-timers! How do you deal with the challenges of two (or more) people living in a couple hundred square feet when the weather outside is challenging? One wants to watch TV or play on the computer, the other wants a quiet read? Hobbies tak...
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Class A, or 5th wheel...decisions, decisions
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Just a retired guy with a dog and cat, wants to tour the country visiting zoos and museums. Figure a few days to a week in each location. State parks, small clean campgrounds and open spaces probably preferred over the full entertainment KOA type places. Don't like the heat, will be North in the summ...
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Question for the Guys.
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Did any of you guys keep any suits? I'm thinking I need to keep one ... funerals and weddings. Whatcha Think?
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RonC
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Monthly expenses
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Can I (wife and me are the whole team) do full timing on $5,000 per month with no debt (truck and 5er paid for)? If so is there any wiggle room for savings?
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RonC
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Texas Class A/B Exempt drivers license changes
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I didn't quite know where to put this - Howard, move it to a more appropriate place if there is one. For those of you contemplating going full-time (or already are) and establishing domicile in Texas, there have been some changes to the Class A/B Non-Commercial Exempt driver's license procedures. Th...
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Second Chance
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A Little Help From My Friends
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Each travel season I plan a theme for our travels as we travel from South (Mexico) to the North (Washington state). We aren't looking for a direct route, we like to wander as we go. We have done the Pacific coast (lighthouses), Highway 395 (ghost towns) Colorado/New Mexico (ancient Indian ruins), U...
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Russ Ranger
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Mail Forwarding and mail order Meds
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Just wondering if anybody using the various mail forwarding services are able to get mail order prescriptions. Any info would be appreciated.
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The Plan - In General
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Like I suppose so many of us wanting to go full time, I have about 500 questions needing answers and about 1500 things to do before starting the "The Grand Adventure". But it occurs to me that I should first post my plan in general and seek feed back from all of you in the know before getting specific. Quest...
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Dan and Ruth
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2017 Health Insurance
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Well will be FL residence as of Jan.1 and we are exploring health insurance options . This is becoming too DAM... complicated! We placed a call to Kyle Henson of RVer Insurance but unfortunately it has become so difficult they have stopped working with non medicare insurance. We do qualify for a su...
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Team Murc
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Was attacked by another camper at a Walmart
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You won't believe this but I was attacked by another motor homer in a Walmart parking lot. I left home Sunday about noon on my way to my favorite campground; we got a late start so we decided to overnight in a Walmart parking lot; ( we have spent a night there many times on our way to our camp ground. There i...
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What we learned from our most recent RV adventure, food for thought from future FTers
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Here's the set-up... The objective of our latest adventure was to expose Josie (our nearly 5 year old beagle to our future RV Dream) and to get out for a long weekend of fall colors and trail hiking. For this adventure we rented a small Class C. Our CG was Starved Rock State Park in Illinois. Day time temps...
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Words Of Wisdom From The Wisest RVers - Please Share Your Pearls Of Wisdom
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With experience comes knowledge and over time this leads to wisdom that can be gratefully imparted onto others taking a similar path. Long time RVers, Full Timers, Extended Timers have learnt so much and made some of the mistakes that they can help others avoid. Out of curiosity, what are the one or...
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Full Time RV Living
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I have always thought I would never sell my house to full time. The thought of not having a home base with all the things I find comfortable scares me. But after upgrading to a MH from a pop-up and spending several weeks going from Kansas to the east coast I did not want the vacation to end. When we got hom...
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Switching Mail Forwarding Companies in SD?
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Just wondering if anyone has made the switch from Americas Mailbox to Escapees in SD? Both are in Pennington County so licensing / insurance costs should be the same. Because we run a small business we have to have the Platinum plan from Americas Mailbox which is their most expensive plan, and they ch...
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Boondocking
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Can you actually boondock on solar ... and have air conditioning? How many solar panels and how much battery wattage is needed to do this? -- Edited by RonC on Saturday 4th of June 2016 09:22:53 PM
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Arkansas Residence information needed
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Hi. Is there anyone out there who have their legal residence in Arkansas and are full-time RVers? We sold our house in AR, but prefer to keep our AR residence since we will eventually buy another home in AR. We would like to ask some questions regarding our address for things like Drivers License, whi...
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