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LLL · LLL

Where would I go on this site to find threads on volunteering, ie. campgrounds (state and federal), fish and wildlife reserves, parks, monuments etc? We ,presently, volunteer 6 months or so a year but are always seeking new & different places and ideas. Thanks, Larey

sdowling · sdowling

Just wondering what some of you use to find camp grounds in the areas of your anticipated course of travel. Just getting started full timing and we have Trailer Life Directory, and the internet. Any suggestions??

Fly Buoy V · Fly Buoy V

I've not been seen any questions or information on this site regarding what fulltimers do about health issues and health insurance as you travel the country. We are doing a lot of research on becoming fulltimers and have made a lot of decisions, but.....health insurance seems to be a real hurd...

Skeetshooter · Skeetshooter

I told Howard I would let him know what I thought about the Big Foot Auto Leving system once I had it installed. I thought others might be interested so I'm posting my thoughts here. First it was installed Tuesday at Big Foot located in White Pigion Michigan. I have a 2004 HitchHiker Premeir 33LKTG. It...

Doncat · Doncat

My wife and I were looking around the stick house, trying to decide what we will do with all our pictures and nicknacks hanging on the walls. Does anyone hang pictures on the walls of your RV? Do you have to take them down when you hit the road or is there ways to secure them to stay put? ...

grn4drwrangler · grn4drwrangler

Here in Michigan we begin to make reservations on Thanksgiving weekend for our beautiful state parks for the following year (6 months in advance). How far in advance do full timers have toplan their trips, make their reservations and how does being tied to this schedule change what you...

Old Snipe · Old Snipe

We all recycle items at home (or did when some of you had a stick home). But when you are in different campgrounds, some do not recycle. I was just down at Disney's Ft. Wilderness this past week and they have nice recycling bins all around the campground, with bins for glass, plastic, aluminum and n...

Fly Buoy V · Fly Buoy V

As you know,we're in the process of researching fulltiming in a Class A and were recently discussing all the "stuff" we'd have to get rid of. I can part with most of my furniture and a lot of "junk"...BUT what did you all do with things that you can't part with...like boxes and boxes of pictu...

Racerguy · Racerguy

I'm somewhat new at this so here goes again. Would like opinions on 2WD tow vehicle versus 4WD tow vehicle. Pro's and Con's of both as a fulltime unit. -- Edited by Racerguy at 20:45, 2006-10-23

Don and Lois · Don and Lois

DO ANY OF THE CG OFFER CHURCH SERVIVES? WHEN OUR BOYS WERE YOUNGER AND CAMPING WITH US, WE STAYED AT SEVERAL CG THAT OFFERED CHURCH SERVICES. WE WOULD REALLY MISS NOT GOING TO CHURCH

  &nbs...

Old Snipe · Old Snipe

Some of the fun on the road is visiting new areas, eating out in new resturants, getting some ice cream and other tasty goodies. But with all those calories and lots of sitting in the recliners at camp or in the driver/passenger seats, well...there seems to be a little growing of the spare tire or...

foxriverguy · foxriverguy

Not to be presumptuous, but I thought that some of you full-timers and some of you wannabees might get a kick out of hearing what one couple is doing to prepare for their "debut" as full-timers come the fall of 2009. Yes, that seems like a long way from now, but we have a lot to accomplish. Sandy and I re...

cincygirl20 · cincygirl20

Hi Everyone! I have a question. What are the top 5 things inside and the top 5 things outside of your rig/camper that you fulltimers couldn't live without!!

Roy · Roy

We got back from the RV Show in Hershey last week with more questions than we went with. Now we are considering going with a gas powered Class A instead of diesel (mainly for the price difference). We could full time for a year or more with the difference in price, but are not sure if we would be as happy wi...

Old Snipe · Old Snipe

Breakdowns and flat tires can happen while on the road. What Emergency Road Service do you have, what has been your experience with it and would you renew your contract with that service or choose another? Best Regards!

Old Snipe · Old Snipe

When you are driving between destinations, do you have any travel distance rules? I know some fulltimers use a 2-2-2 rule, never more than 200 miles, stop by 2 pm, stay at least 2 days. Others, like me, (a fulltimer in training), make the most of the limited time off I have and drive long d...

Auburn War Eagle · Auburn War Eagle

When looking for health insurance for the 2 of us, Is it cheaper to get 2 individual policies or do a family policy? Will insurance companies let you do the 2 individual policies or do they make husband and wife take out a family policy? If you part time like say 6-8 months out of the year, this needs to be...

Old Snipe · Old Snipe

If you sometimes work or volunteer to support your fulltime lifestyle, have you found jobs through Workkampers that you've been happy with? What is (was) the length of your commitment? How did you come up with a formula for hours worked/campsite value? Best Regards!

Old Snipe · Old Snipe

I was up on the roof doing my quarterly...okay, semi-annual wash (where did all that dirt come from?) and got to wondering, how do you wash your RV on the road? I see the Dry Wash system is a quick way to do an in between wash, but for the really heavy, after the rain (or, heaven forbid, snow) storm, what do...

foxriverguy · foxriverguy

As we delve more into our goal of becoming full-time RVers in a couple of years, we think of more questions to ask. We will be selling our home and not returning to the community for at least a year and then only for major holidays or family events. So the question is: what do your full-timers do about denta...

Tim & Robyn · Tim & Robyn

Howard mentioned sanitizing fresh water hookups with a bleach/water solution in his post for 9/25, so I thought I'd throw this out there. I've seen it mentioned (RV.NET maybe), and seemingly confirmed elsewhere, that a bleach/water solution for sanitizing fresh water spigots before you h...

Old Snipe · Old Snipe

...to give a future fulltimer, what would it be??? Best Regards!

pasco1215 · pasco1215

How long can you go without going to the dump station? There is just 2 of us. We went for 6 days over the Labor Day weekend without dumping. Went to the bath house late at night for showers. One time we used the MH shower and it was a military shower. I didn'...

Ken & Sarah · Ken & Sarah

On today's post of the journal someone asked about the leveling system used. Someone suggested putting levels outside by the switches for the dollies. I don't know if they meant on the outside of the unit or not. I saw in a video for the Americana RV where they put the level on the inside of the door for the...

GaryG · GaryG

Here's another topic where noone should reply with "I've got a great hiding place--I put it right here..." Around your stick house you have countless hiding places and several neighbors that can be used to hide a spare key. Whether full timing or going for the weekend, it generally is...

Doncat · Doncat

I have a 29' Prowler TT and carry liability insurance through my regular vehicle insurer, GEICO. I have found that it is liability and not that comprehesive. I am only a weekender, but I am thinking I may need a more comprehensive policy, for example one that would cover damage from a tire blowout. Anyo...

Paul H · Paul H

I am less than three years from retirement and don't necessarily want to work when full timing but may have to to keep from getting bored or may have to depending on the price of fuel. AND I know you have to have a plan in retirement. What is your plan?Lets here from the full time folks out there that...

Don Buzan · Don Buzan

Do campgrounds provide firewood? Or in other words, should I keep my 12" chainsaw or sell it?

Doncat · Doncat

We (my DW and I) have been researching the fulltime lifestyle and have come across a lot of advice to have an exit plan. Plan on what to do when you get too old to travel..

How many of you have exit plans? Do you mind sharing them with us?

Auburn War Eagle · Auburn War Eagle

Here's a question that I thought of the other day while I was at my home town library. To get a library card and check out books, you have to have an address in our town. So...I was wondering what full-timers did about checking books out at the library where the were staying? I love to go to the libr...

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	Volunteering (Preview) Where would I go on this site to find threads on volunteering, ie. campgrounds (state and federal), fish and wildlife reserves, parks, monuments etc? We ,presently, volunteer 6 months or so a year but are always seeking new & different places and ideas. Thanks, Larey	LLL	2	1459	11:38 PM Feb 23, 2007 by RVDude
	Traveling and How to Get There? (Preview) Just wondering what some of you use to find camp grounds in the areas of your anticipated course of travel. Just getting started full timing and we have Trailer Life Directory, and the internet. Any suggestions??	sdowling	5	1528	12:54 AM Feb 14, 2007 by Luvglass
	Health Insurance (Preview) I've not been seen any questions or information on this site regarding what fulltimers do about health issues and health insurance as you travel the country. We are doing a lot of research on becoming fulltimers and have made a lot of decisions, but.....health insurance seems to be a real hurd...	Fly Buoy V	18	4367	08:20 PM Feb 13, 2007 by Janjanjan
	Big Foot Auto Level System (Preview) I told Howard I would let him know what I thought about the Big Foot Auto Leving system once I had it installed. I thought others might be interested so I'm posting my thoughts here. First it was installed Tuesday at Big Foot located in White Pigion Michigan. I have a 2004 HitchHiker Premeir 33LKTG. It...	Skeetshooter	3	3886	05:19 AM Feb 3, 2007 by Tim & Robyn
	Hanging Pictures, etc.... (Preview) My wife and I were looking around the stick house, trying to decide what we will do with all our pictures and nicknacks hanging on the walls. Does anyone hang pictures on the walls of your RV? Do you have to take them down when you hit the road or is there ways to secure them to stay put? ...	Doncat	8	2910	08:06 AM Jan 29, 2007 by ahoweth
	reservations (Preview) Here in Michigan we begin to make reservations on Thanksgiving weekend for our beautiful state parks for the following year (6 months in advance). How far in advance do full timers have toplan their trips, make their reservations and how does being tied to this schedule change what you...	grn4drwrangler	14	1672	10:29 AM Jan 28, 2007 by Jack Mayer
	Recycling in Campgrounds??? (Preview) We all recycle items at home (or did when some of you had a stick home). But when you are in different campgrounds, some do not recycle. I was just down at Disney's Ft. Wilderness this past week and they have nice recycling bins all around the campground, with bins for glass, plastic, aluminum and n...	Old Snipe	1	1196	11:56 AM Jan 24, 2007 by wmalefyt
	What Did You All Do With....... (Preview) As you know,we're in the process of researching fulltiming in a Class A and were recently discussing all the "stuff" we'd have to get rid of. I can part with most of my furniture and a lot of "junk"...BUT what did you all do with things that you can't part with...like boxes and boxes of pictu...	Fly Buoy V	13	2179	12:01 AM Dec 31, 2006 by Postalpair
	2WD versus 4WD tow vehicle (Preview) I'm somewhat new at this so here goes again. Would like opinions on 2WD tow vehicle versus 4WD tow vehicle. Pro's and Con's of both as a fulltime unit. -- Edited by Racerguy at 20:45, 2006-10-23	Racerguy	13	8436	09:33 PM Dec 15, 2006 by RVDude
	CHURCH SERVICES IN CAMPGROUNDS (Preview) DO ANY OF THE CG OFFER CHURCH SERVIVES? WHEN OUR BOYS WERE YOUNGER AND CAMPING WITH US, WE STAYED AT SEVERAL CG THAT OFFERED CHURCH SERVICES. WE WOULD REALLY MISS NOT GOING TO CHURCH   &nbs...	Don and Lois	12	2744	07:08 AM Dec 12, 2006 by ahoweth
	Staying Fit on the road - How do you do it? (Preview) Some of the fun on the road is visiting new areas, eating out in new resturants, getting some ice cream and other tasty goodies. But with all those calories and lots of sitting in the recliners at camp or in the driver/passenger seats, well...there seems to be a little growing of the spare tire or...	Old Snipe	16	2613	11:38 AM Nov 22, 2006 by Joan On The Road
	Planning for the Future (Preview) Not to be presumptuous, but I thought that some of you full-timers and some of you wannabees might get a kick out of hearing what one couple is doing to prepare for their "debut" as full-timers come the fall of 2009. Yes, that seems like a long way from now, but we have a lot to accomplish. Sandy and I re...	foxriverguy	4	1759	04:15 PM Nov 16, 2006 by Tylersamma
	Top 5 "Things" !! (Preview) Hi Everyone! I have a question. What are the top 5 things inside and the top 5 things outside of your rig/camper that you fulltimers couldn't live without!!	cincygirl20	4	2277	08:38 PM Oct 30, 2006 by dreamjosie
	Diesel vs gas (Preview) We got back from the RV Show in Hershey last week with more questions than we went with. Now we are considering going with a gas powered Class A instead of diesel (mainly for the price difference). We could full time for a year or more with the difference in price, but are not sure if we would be as happy wi...	Roy	3	2130	11:59 AM Oct 28, 2006 by ahoweth
	What Emergency Road Service has been best for you? (Preview) Breakdowns and flat tires can happen while on the road. What Emergency Road Service do you have, what has been your experience with it and would you renew your contract with that service or choose another? Best Regards!	Old Snipe	10	2548	11:23 AM Oct 28, 2006 by ahoweth
	What are your travel distance rule? (Preview) When you are driving between destinations, do you have any travel distance rules? I know some fulltimers use a 2-2-2 rule, never more than 200 miles, stop by 2 pm, stay at least 2 days. Others, like me, (a fulltimer in training), make the most of the limited time off I have and drive long d...	Old Snipe	11	3331	06:43 AM Oct 28, 2006 by Darrell and Judy
	Health Insurance (Preview) When looking for health insurance for the 2 of us, Is it cheaper to get 2 individual policies or do a family policy? Will insurance companies let you do the 2 individual policies or do they make husband and wife take out a family policy? If you part time like say 6-8 months out of the year, this needs to be...	Auburn War Eagle	3	1487	06:59 AM Oct 21, 2006 by Tmcblane
	Have you found a job through Workkampers? (Preview) If you sometimes work or volunteer to support your fulltime lifestyle, have you found jobs through Workkampers that you've been happy with? What is (was) the length of your commitment? How did you come up with a formula for hours worked/campsite value? Best Regards!	Old Snipe	5	3187	07:19 PM Oct 13, 2006 by Jack Mayer
	Washing your RV on the road? (Preview) I was up on the roof doing my quarterly...okay, semi-annual wash (where did all that dirt come from?) and got to wondering, how do you wash your RV on the road? I see the Dry Wash system is a quick way to do an in between wash, but for the really heavy, after the rain (or, heaven forbid, snow) storm, what do...	Old Snipe	3	1695	05:44 AM Oct 9, 2006 by Darrell and Judy
	Health Care on the Road (Preview) As we delve more into our goal of becoming full-time RVers in a couple of years, we think of more questions to ask. We will be selling our home and not returning to the community for at least a year and then only for major holidays or family events. So the question is: what do your full-timers do about denta...	foxriverguy	3	1780	12:23 PM Oct 8, 2006 by Here4Now
	Sanitizing fresh water hookup (Preview) Howard mentioned sanitizing fresh water hookups with a bleach/water solution in his post for 9/25, so I thought I'd throw this out there. I've seen it mentioned (RV.NET maybe), and seemingly confirmed elsewhere, that a bleach/water solution for sanitizing fresh water spigots before you h...	Tim & Robyn	4	2023	08:28 PM Sep 28, 2006 by Paul and Bonnie
	If you had one piece of advice... (Preview) ...to give a future fulltimer, what would it be??? Best Regards!	Old Snipe	14	3255	06:50 PM Sep 17, 2006 by Joan On The Road
	How many days before dumping? (Preview) How long can you go without going to the dump station? There is just 2 of us. We went for 6 days over the Labor Day weekend without dumping. Went to the bath house late at night for showers. One time we used the MH shower and it was a military shower. I didn'...	pasco1215	3	1718	09:26 AM Sep 15, 2006 by bjoyce
	Leveling an RV (Preview) On today's post of the journal someone asked about the leveling system used. Someone suggested putting levels outside by the switches for the dollies. I don't know if they meant on the outside of the unit or not. I saw in a video for the Americana RV where they put the level on the inside of the door for the...	Ken & Sarah	4	1936	08:13 PM Sep 12, 2006 by ken and cindy
	That spare key (Preview) Here's another topic where noone should reply with "I've got a great hiding place--I put it right here..." Around your stick house you have countless hiding places and several neighbors that can be used to hide a spare key. Whether full timing or going for the weekend, it generally is...	GaryG	5	1764	12:28 AM Sep 10, 2006 by Tom N Gina
	Insurance (Preview) I have a 29' Prowler TT and carry liability insurance through my regular vehicle insurer, GEICO. I have found that it is liability and not that comprehesive. I am only a weekender, but I am thinking I may need a more comprehensive policy, for example one that would cover damage from a tire blowout. Anyo...	Doncat	7	2228	05:32 AM Sep 9, 2006 by Scott Gad
	Retirement style (Preview) I am less than three years from retirement and don't necessarily want to work when full timing but may have to to keep from getting bored or may have to depending on the price of fuel. AND I know you have to have a plan in retirement. What is your plan?Lets here from the full time folks out there that...	Paul H	6	2452	03:27 PM Aug 30, 2006 by Luvglass
	Campfire Wood (Preview) Do campgrounds provide firewood? Or in other words, should I keep my 12" chainsaw or sell it?	Don Buzan	5	1623	07:00 PM Aug 29, 2006 by galeanna
	Exit Plans? (Preview) We (my DW and I) have been researching the fulltime lifestyle and have come across a lot of advice to have an exit plan. Plan on what to do when you get too old to travel.. How many of you have exit plans? Do you mind sharing them with us?	Doncat	8	2377	05:17 PM Aug 29, 2006 by Joan On The Road
	Using a new library (Preview) Here's a question that I thought of the other day while I was at my home town library. To get a library card and check out books, you have to have an address in our town. So...I was wondering what full-timers did about checking books out at the library where the were staying? I love to go to the libr...	Auburn War Eagle	4	1671	04:30 PM Aug 28, 2006 by Joan On The Road
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