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Realities of Full Time RVing (video)
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Greetings everyone... Recently some friends of ours decided to sell their RV after just 5 months of trying out full timing. They simply found that their reality didn't mesh with the expectations they had of the lifestyle. With their permission, we used their experience as talking points in a video...
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How did you prepare adult kids, siblings or others?:worry:
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How did you prepare your adult kids, siblings, parents, or any others for your move to Fulltime RVing? 
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Kevin and Janet
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RV Security
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I think I've now read everything here about this topic, including the gun thread. Obviously, RV security is really not that different from home security. Common sense, awareness and instincts are our best defenses. What I want to ask about is what types of non-lethal defenses you carry with you? I'm...
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Do You Plan Where Camping as You Go?
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We will be hitting the road June 1st as Full timers. We have our first trip planned which will be traveling to Iowa for a visit with family. Curious as to how you plan your next trip on the road. Do you have some idea as to where you want to travel next? What areas you want to visit and then make travel plans? Se...
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happy paddler
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Choosing an address
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Once I have decided which STATE to domicile in, how do I go about figuring out where my street address will be? Is that what the mail forwarding services do?
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Medicine on the Road
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Folks,I wanted to know from those who full-time how you travel from State-to-State and are still able to keep your prescriptions filled over the course of months/years? I'm sure like many over 50ish, prescriptions start becoming part of the routine. Have you had to get a Dr. in each State to fill the p...
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health insurance Canada
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A friend of mine told me,I would loose my canadian health insurance if I don`t have a fixed adress. Is this true? regards Anna
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Anna
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My biggest worry
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hello! My husband Richard and I are hoping to be fulltiming by late 2014. We'd planned to do this a few years ago, but decided that we just weren't ready at that point in time. We want to sell the house and just head out on the road. We've done a lot of research and even attended an RV Dreams Rally in Myrtl...
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MelinWV
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Big ticket Items
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I quess this is a question for the fulltimers. What do you wish you would have bought for fulltiming while you still had a job? It will be easier for us to buy before we leave our jobs. Howard and Linda bought a second car after being on the road. We have started buying things now a little at a time. I know I w...
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James and Cindy
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Finding good fuel prices along your destination route
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Most of you probaly know about this but found a few internet sites that have curent fuel prices along any route in the US and Canada. Just enter point to point of where your going and it show the price, facilitys and a google mape of the truck stop or service station. WWW.findfuelstops.com. Can also inte...
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Jwar
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campground hot tubs?
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one of the things i'll miss is my bathtub so am thinking of getting my fix at various camgrounds and rv parks along the way. however i'm a bit skeeved out by the thought of a bacterial laden public pool so wonder if there's anything to be done about it. carry bleach or vinegar and surrepticiously shock t...
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but, but, but you'll be homeless!
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anyone else having this discussion with themselves or loved ones? frankly i am rather excited about not having a house to maintain in my dotage, otoh i spent 24 years making this house something special and i realise a lot of 'me' and my identity is tied up in it. i am not my house, i can leave it all behi...
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Luggage?
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How much do you keep? We have 2 full american tourister sets. My idea is a carry-on size, and 2 small shoulder bags about the size of a computer bag. Any ideas?
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Alie and Jims Carrilite
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Tax question
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Hi, Not sure if this is a state specific question (I live in NJ). What are the tax implications (capital gains) if I sell my house and roll it over into an RV? I imagine that's not recognized as another house and we'd get hit pretty hard. I hope someone will tell me I'm wrong! Also... we plan to establis...
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Are there any woman RVers that travel alone?
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I am married however my husband travels for his job and is gone 90% of the time. I am a mother of 3 grown children and we have 2 young grandkids under 3 years of age. I live 4 hours away from any family members going in different directions in Texas. We have made the decision to try out fulltime RVing, we are lo...
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Social Security Disability and Medicare when RVing Fulltime
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Greetings Everyone - I have a few questions, maybe some of you might have the wisdom and answers to. 1. Does SSD vary from state to state? 2. Does it matter when it comes to home base state? 3. Is medicare excepted nation wide? Thank you in advance for your responses. Ann
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Is 38 feet too big for a 5th wheel?
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Considering a 38 foot MVP Destiny 5th wheel. Concerned that we will have difficulty finding camping spots big enough for this rig. Anyone have experience with this or am I over-reacting?
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Kids toys
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Living FT in a limited space and needing to stay "portable" how do you condense your kids toys and hobbies. I have an 18 month old and just his highchair which is a small portable version and the playpen that he sleeps in takes up a lot of room. And I have to carry 3 times the amount of clothes f...
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Jury Duty - have you ever been called?
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In looking at options for establishing residency (for the purpose of purchasing and registering an RV), one of the considerations mentioned is the prospect of being called for jury duty. Choosing to "reside" in, say, South Dakota would have certain benefits with respect to RV owne...
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State of Residency vs. Mail Forwarding
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I've been digging through the forum looking for an answer to this simple question and just couldn't come up with it. Can you have your residency in one state and use a mail forwarding company in a different state? We plan to maintain our Florida residency but wonder if we also need a mail forwarding comp...
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Dental Insurance
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Morning Dreamers, I'm researching dental insurance plans. I checked the older posts but didn't see anything specific to my quandary. Dental insurance is about $100 a month or $1200 a year for the two of us. I'm considering not getting dental insurance. For those of you who don't have dental insu...
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Rosie RV Thumper and Dog Dog
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Fulltiming in 34' travel trailer
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We will begin our fulltime adventure in about a year from now. I was wondering if anyone here fulltimes in a travel trailer. We have an 07 Jayco Eagle 322fks bought new 3/07. While it has been a great trouble free rig, and we have used it heavily, I realize it wasn't exactly constructed with fulltiming in...
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General RV Living Research Finds
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Edit by moderator: Deleted post as it duplicated the first post in the thread. Terry -- Edited by Terry and Jo on Saturday 15th of September 2012 12:34:26 PM
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Health Insurance Question
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I will be going fulltime next summer 2013, and one of my concerns is health insurance, I;m 59 so I carry my own health insurance with Anthem and live in IN I would like to become a resident of SD but I don't know about the health insurance. Because of some health issues in the past I;m not sure I can get new h...
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Realtor said now isn't a good time.
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DW & I met with realtor a year ago to explore selling the s & b and go FT. Told him we'd contact him, Spring 2012. Well last Thurs, he seemed anxious to list our home, we've had for 9 yrs. Unfortunately after he researched our area(Western, Salt Lake Co, UT) determined there are pages & pages o...
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Asphalt Campgrounds versus “It” Factor Camping
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Although we plan to research campgrounds when we start full-timing, I am interested to understand what is typical. How common are campgrounds that closely resemble an asphalt parking lot with little room to extend slides? How common are more expansive campgrounds/campsites with more tranquil a...
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Photos
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What do I do with the mountains of photographs.....scan the best and then throw them out?
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Slides, in or out while staying in truck stops,rest areas, etc?
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I will be traveling from CA to AZ and then later to TX for my 1st Workamping job. I was wondering if it is appropriate to put slides out overnight or not. I would rather not spend the extra $$ to stay in a CG to just sleep. I can dry camp as I have solar and would have just enough water as necessary. Any comm...
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Earthquake
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I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that owing a house (much less a house, barn, big studio and 2 outbuildings) is just to expensive. Over the last week, I have discovered 6 new cracks in the walls in our house and significantly widened crack in the concrete front porch. No doubt these are the result...
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Church Community
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I saw several topics about attending some type of church services while on the road. We plan to get involved in projects via Habitat for Humanity and attend church services on Sundays; however, how do those of you who attend church or are engaged in some type of church community on a long-term when tra...
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