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Wondering About Showers and Hot Water Heaters
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Good day, All. In our past camping, we have very limited experience in using a shower numerous times and how that affects the hot water heater in a camper. Our experience has mostly been one week vacations, so there has not been a lot of hot water usage. With that in mind, I have a couple of questions upo...
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Terry and Jo
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Emergency Roadside Service
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Hello! Does anyone have any opinions about various Emergency Roadside Assistance Plans? I know of two AAA and Good Sam ERS....Good, Bad, Indifferent I would love to hear everyone's $0.02. Thanks, She-Nist
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South Dakota Mailing Address
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I have decided on residency in SD when my house gets sold, but there are at least 4 different mail forwarding companies that I know of. They probably all do a good job and the fees are relatively similar, so I would like to know if anyone that uses a SD mail forwarding service can give me positive or negati...
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gypsy97
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road maps
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Are there road maps that indicate the grade of roads or maybe short overpasses or weight limit bridges? I would hate to get on some back road that would be an excuse to take up foul language. Abase
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Abase
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News from the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association Trade Show
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Another good article from Rich at Airstream Life (but not just about Airstreams) News from RVIA 2008
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Judy the Other
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Using the furnace without electric
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Hello everybody hope this does not come across as silly for all of you rv veterans out there.I live in Florida so I have used the heat once with electric hook up. My furnace is located on the thermostat which is electric. How would I use and control my heat if I am boondocking somewhere?
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Thunder
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Article on Real Cost of RVing
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This is a good comparison of the costs of RVing with an airline-hotel-restaurant vacation. Airstream Life Judy -- Edited by Judy the Other at 16:13, 2008-10-03
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Judy the Other
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Best small compressor to bring along?
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I imagine there must be a few decent little 12V and/or 110V compressors out there that won't burn up after a couple of tire fills... My only compressor is a rather largesh contractors unit with wheels on one end and a 50 foot hose. Pulls 10 amps 110V when first turning over. Great for blowing texture on th...
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davidh
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Signature and live link to blog
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As long as I've been a member, you'd think I'd be able to use this forum properly. But I can't seem to get my signature block to show a live link to our blog page. Advice anyone?
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Luvglass
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Green RVing
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We are still a few years away from going fulltime. We would like to hear from others on how "Green" RVing can be. We are concerned about our environment and one of the reasons for our desire to RV is to get out to see this country. We currently drive 50 mpg hybrid cars, use all energy efficien...
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Future Fulltimers
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Watch a fulltiming family of 6 learn how to RV airing on TLC
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My wife and I along with our 4 kids and 3 dogs started RVing 1 year ago and have not desired to get back into a "stick home" again. Discovery's TLC channel joined us on our trip and started filming to show America what it is like to fulltime RV with 4 kids. Our show will air on TLC the 29th of October...
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phencer911
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Any snide comments from people about our fuel guzzling RV Lifestyle?
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Has anyone gotten remarks from some people who disapprove of the amount of fuel it takes to RV? I got a real dirty look and a head shake the other day while refueling, but no comments. I assume the person thinks I'm over contributing to CO2 greenhouse gases and speeding along climate change. Glad I don...
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Old Snipe
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Open flame in an RV
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I am packing up the last of my possessions, separated by "TAKE" and "STORE". I have a lot of candles, oil burner, kerosene lamp (decorative kind), and so on. Somewhere I remember hearing that it's not a good idea to have anything with an open flame in an RV because of the flammab...
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gypsy97
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Buying RV, Where to Domicile
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So here is the question I have been trying to figure out. I am putting it out here to see what thoughts you all have. I currently live in a very high sales tax state. For various reasons I can not move entirely out of state, so income tax is a non-issue for now. I am planning on buying a RV and will likely be s...
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Misc maintenance in an RV
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I'm packing the contents of my house for storage and to take in an RV, and wonder about things such as cleaning products. Do special kinds have to be used in an RV, or the same as what you would buy for a house. What about toilet bowl cleaners (just bought a new bottle & hate to throw it out). Also do yo...
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gypsy97
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Weather in the Texas Hill country
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I'm looking for "experienced" information on weather for the Texas Hill country for the months of Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Al
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poweredbytheholyghost
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Looking for a Campground in Scranton, PA area
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We will be traveling through the Scranton, PA area on I-81/I-84 and are looking for a nice quiet little campground that can accomodate our 38' fifthwheel with three slideouts for an overnight stay. Any RV-Dreamers in the area? If so, we'd enjoy meeting you.
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Darrell and Judy
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Can I get Escapees magazine without being an Escapees member?
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Hi everyone! New member and my name is Jon. My wife and I would like to go fulltiming but it will be 10 years down the road. In the meantime, we thought it would nice to have a good RV magazine to read and I hear Escapees would be great. However, I don't see a way to subscribe without being an Escapees member...
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quozl
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Class B?
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I'm just curious to know if there are any full timers who live in a Class B. In my never-ending search of web sites I've seen a couple of them that seem to be pretty roomy, the Safari Damara B+, for one, which has an actual bed rather than over the cab or fold out. I can see that it might get cramped if you are i...
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gypsy97
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Full-timing with kids?
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Since I have 3 children and can't imagine living in an RV with them full-time, I'm curious if there are families out there who are full-timing with children. What are the biggest trials to living in a small space and being on the road most days? How long are you driving at a time? (A few hours, a few days?...
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What do you do with.....?
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I'm in the process of cleaning my house up to put it on the market the 1st wk in August, and I just can't imagine what I will do when I need to select what I will take into an RV. All of you parents & grandparents, what do you do with your children's wedding albums, or all those gorgeous grandchild photos...
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gypsy97
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"not intended for full time living!"
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Last night I was reading all the paperwork that came with our trailer and I read in a manual it said "This trailer is not intended for permanent residence as it could over use the appliances" Well we got our trailer for just that reason. How are your appliances holding up? How long have you bee...
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Distribution of space in RVs
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I have noticed that whatever the make or model, whatever the floorplan, the distribution seems to be pretty much the same - say for a 5th wheel, half the space is devoted to bedroom & bath, and the other half to living, dining & kitchen. I could do with a full size bed, and prefer a shower rather t...
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gypsy97
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Can I buy land and keep my RV on it to live in?
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Hello all. Can any one answer this question? I was told I could buy my own land and put my Rv ( that I don't have yet) and live on it. Is there some kind of zoning laws prohibiting me from doing this any where in us? We live in Hanover Pa now. Our goal is to buy a 5th wheel and go full time rving maybe 9 months out of t...
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Satelite Internet Provider?
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Has anyone heard of http://www.wildblue.com/ ? Who do you use when out in the boondocks? thanks Randy
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Rodents on the Road
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Gee. I wonder where that topic came from? In reading Howard's Journal entry for June 1, I discovered that rodents can be a probelm in RVs as well as in a stick house. What do you full-timers do to keep out them critters? Living in a stick house I can testify that when one of those little buggers dies, it s...
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foxriverguy
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How often do fulltimers get out of the rig for a few days?
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Over the years we have always thought of camping as a vacation but these days camping is the norm and we find ourselves getting out of the rig for one reason or another instead of camping. Recently we took a cruise as we have noticed others of you enjoy being pampered, overfed, and entertained for a fe...
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Entertainment costs
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I've been going over the forums and trying to get a feel for RV livingand Ive read posts about budgeting and such. I am a single, and a senior one at that, and it may ring a bell with some of you when I say that I really don't spend a lot on entertainment. If I become a serious RVer is this likely to change? I k...
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gypsy97
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Road Service: Good Sam or Coach Net?
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Well, it's that time of year again, my Good Sam Road Service (which I've had for years and never needed-knock wood) is up for renewal. A couple of days later, I got a renewal for Coach Net in the mail, it came free for 1 year with my new motor home purchase. Now, the question, which one should I renew with? ...
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Old Snipe
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RV Consumer Group "Ratings"?
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We have been looking and researching Fifth Wheels for our eventual retirement and for becoming "Full Time" RVers in February of 2010, for about two years now. We have gone to most of the RV shows in the New England area and most of the dealers. We thought that we had pretty much narrowed dow...
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