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calrugerfan · calrugerfan

I'm not really sure where to put this but this seems to be the best place. My wife and I will be giving up our house soon and going full time for awhile. We still have jobs so we're not going to be hitting the open road. The 5er will be parked on my parents' property. I'll be running a 50 amp line to plug in an...

earthmommy · earthmommy

If so, would you share your experiences? My main two questions are: does the small space ever drive you crazy and how do you cope when it does? And, do you tow a car or just drive the RV as your only vehicle? Any and all insight is welcome!

Ckerr · Ckerr

We're currently researching various options for our domicile. One of the states we are considering is Tennessee. We're having a hard time finding any online information about the cost of title and vehicle registration for our truck and rv in Tennessee. Does anyone have any insight?

TravelingMommaof3 · TravelingMommaof3

I am doing my research and based on my needs: -lenient homeschool state -pre-existing condition healthcare laws New Jersey has lenient homeschool laws and they have to cover pre-existing conditions after a certain time. Texas not so on the healthcare laws. I am not currently a resident of NJ. Here...

Lynn and Ed · Lynn and Ed

We plan to start RVing full-time in a few years and we are currently researching domicile options. Our top consideration is eliminating any potential legal challenges, particularly related to health insurance coverage. Our concern is not initial eligibility, but if a significant health event w...

arkypam · arkypam

Hi Folks, We are about to leave for our first major trip - 3 months. This will be our first experience at paying a separate fee for electricity. My question is how to most efficiently heat water. Would it cost less to turn the electric water heater on in the morning for showers, then turn if off until ev...

LibertyLinda · LibertyLinda

So far, I found the states with no income taxes, which we would choose first as states to domicile and to work in. We have so far been thinking of choosing South Dakota to be our domicile state. I just located a list of most/least expensive car insurance rates, and SD is on the expensive list by about $600 m...

loneranger · loneranger

Hello,,My wife and I are thinking about this life style when we retire in a few yrs. I am certain this question has been addressed here, if so I can be directed to the spot,,but how is the year-round RVing lifestyle COST, compared to the traditional, fixed home yearly costof living?. I realize there are...

bgpain · bgpain

Hi, I am trying to decide what kind of rv to get looking to live in full time. Would be me and my critters. Have pretty much decided on a 5th wheel. When I went to the local RV show, I was looking at the Toy Haulers, thinking that it would be nice to have the washer and dryer out there, along with maybe a small...

loneranger · loneranger

Anyone here work kamp at a park in, or near the Rocky Mtns? I spent a great deal of my youth working on ranches and exploring the Rockies from BC Canada to WY. I always dream of retiring and going back. Would be great to sell all, and camp and help for a site near or in the mountains,, at least for the summer. I l...

earlybirdie · earlybirdie

I am planning to take my first solo RV trip this fall in a class C rental. I am debating whether or not to take a tow. What does one do with the trailer at the camp site? Leave it hitched to the RV? (The RV company said I can tow my car but must provide the tow equipment). Not sure I really want to tow at all o...

kimbrellsf · kimbrellsf

We are seriously considering full-time and I'm wondering what people do about clothes. We both have a lot of winter coats, sweaters, and shoes, casual clothes and he has a lot of business (sportcoat & tie) clothes. Do you just get rid of almost everything to start, or do you store some it based on...

kimbrellsf · kimbrellsf

So how did you get ride of all the stuff? We don't plan to full-time forever, but at least several years, so I guess we will put some furniture and a few treasured things in storage. But what about all the rest? ebay? Craig's lis? Yard Sale (I HATE yared sales...). I've been dumping as mcuh as I can on...

felicia · felicia

I know I already asked a scenario question about Nevada but now here goes the one for SD. We are current residents of Montana and would purchase our 5th wheel while still residents here and we would probably register it here as well since we plan to buy it about 6months before becoming full timers. We al...

Jake62 · Jake62

I thought it was interesting this morning reading thru my "Comcast" headlines to find a section entitled, "The Most Bizarre and Unusual Retirement Strategies" (Below). Well ... one of those strategies is discussed often on many RV sites, including this one. Although I do...

felicia · felicia

Hello everyone, we are doing our homework ahead of time before starting to full time RV. Our adventure will begin once our house sells here in Montana. I have been pouring over all of the info regarding the best state to make as your home base. i have been reviewing health & auto ins., taxes, registr...

Starbird · Starbird

This is one of my big questions, I currently live in So. Calif. and by all accounts I know I don't want Ca. to be my home state. But how did you select a home state and if I'm going to buy a 5er and a truck - selecting a state with no sales tax could save me 1 to 7 % of the cost of the unit. Besides the annual smog fees,...

Ginamar · Ginamar

My DH and I had made a decision on selling our house and getting an RV to live in and to do some light traveling...bad news today. I opened a can of worms and now I have no idea where to turn now. We wanted to keep part of our property and set up the RV on it and have a yard for our herd of 5 dogs and then we could conti...

earlybirdie · earlybirdie

Anyone have any particular favorites when it comes to books for beginning RVers?

bubbadan · bubbadan

I have been lurking around for a long while and reading, learning a lot, posting some from time to time. I think these questions have been ask before but here goes again. Get out the popcorn. What made you decided to go fulltime? Do you have any regrets? How long have you been fulltiming and do you st...

Linda · Linda

I need your help on this one. I am wanting to modify our Packing seminar and would like to get some of your feedback. If you were to attend a seminar called "Packing Your RV For Fulltime Or Extended Travel", what would you hope to learn from it? Please give some specifics. Thanks for your help...

nikkib4fl · nikkib4fl

I know that many FTers have some sort of fixed income, but certainly there must be those who still have to work their way over the roads. It is you all that I want to hear from most. Are you making ends meet? And is "making ends meet" enough? What is "enough" to you? I have been onl...

Neil and Connie · Neil and Connie

Connie and I have decided to become fulltimers after doing considerable research, attending the Spring Rally, and meeting a bunch of folks living the lifestyle. The last thing on our list is to actually rent an RV and do a one month test to make sure it's for us. We looked at Cruise America RV rental and w...

MTII · MTII

HELLO! MY WIFE AND I ARE PLANNING A 6-8 WEEK RV TRIP ACROSS THE USA DURING SUMMER BREAK W/IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS. MY OLDEST WILL BE 9 AND MY YOUNGEST 7. SHOULD WE BUY OR RENT? WHAT CLASS OF RV SHOULD WE HAVE?

Colorado_Kid · Colorado_Kid

I was wondering if you need a special licsense to drive the bigger RVs?

KnJ · KnJ

OK. Me and my wife have come to the conclusion that south Dakota is going to be our home state. We were just wondering, those of you out there using SD as your home state, which cities you would recommend. One of our primary concerns is finding a city or town that has decent health insurance rates. Kim is Ty...

peg513 · peg513

Over our morning coffee today, we had an interesting question arise. In the Eurovan, we can stretch the 12 gallons of water over 3-4 days if we are frugal. This allows 1 gallon per day per person for drinking, coffee water, plus dog water, face washing and limited dish washing. If we have to stretch...

Freesai · Freesai

Hello everybody and Happy Easter Weekend! I am Freesai and after lurking around your forum for a few days and seeing it was a nice helpful place I decided to join. I am in Georgia and I am considering buying a used RV and making a radical change in lifestyle. I am looking for information/advice/educatio...

godslittlefilly · godslittlefilly

Hi all, I am researching selling my home and buying a 33' Keystone Montana TT with polar pack. I don't want to do dual hauling or I would do 5th wheel. My purpose 2 fold, be debt free in 5 years and be able to move quickly because of computer jobs are scarce and short term. I am concerned about several thi...

Freesai · Freesai

As I'm sure most of you know it is often those huge disasters of mistakes you make in life that turn out teaching you the most valued and remembered lessons in life.....at a painful price of course. So I was wondering if some of you would be willing to share with us what mistakes you made when getting into t...

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	Going be stationary full timers for awhile (Preview) I'm not really sure where to put this but this seems to be the best place. My wife and I will be giving up our house soon and going full time for awhile. We still have jobs so we're not going to be hitting the open road. The 5er will be parked on my parents' property. I'll be running a 50 amp line to plug in an...	calrugerfan	13	9214	08:55 AM Feb 28, 2012 by bjoyce
	Anyone here fulltime in a Class B? (Preview) If so, would you share your experiences? My main two questions are: does the small space ever drive you crazy and how do you cope when it does? And, do you tow a car or just drive the RV as your only vehicle? Any and all insight is welcome!	earthmommy	6	6784	12:30 AM Feb 28, 2012 by earthmommy
	Truck and RV Title and Registration in Tennessee (Preview) We're currently researching various options for our domicile. One of the states we are considering is Tennessee. We're having a hard time finding any online information about the cost of title and vehicle registration for our truck and rv in Tennessee. Does anyone have any insight?	Ckerr	6	21065	10:09 PM Feb 21, 2012 by Howard
	Choosing NJ as a domicile state (Preview) I am doing my research and based on my needs: -lenient homeschool state -pre-existing condition healthcare laws New Jersey has lenient homeschool laws and they have to cover pre-existing conditions after a certain time. Texas not so on the healthcare laws. I am not currently a resident of NJ. Here...	TravelingMommaof3	5	1729	01:25 AM Feb 18, 2012 by TravelingMommaof3
	Choosing Delaware as a Domicile? (Preview) We plan to start RVing full-time in a few years and we are currently researching domicile options. Our top consideration is eliminating any potential legal challenges, particularly related to health insurance coverage. Our concern is not initial eligibility, but if a significant health event w...	Lynn and Ed	3	3059	03:22 PM Feb 17, 2012 by Lynn and Ed
	Using Water Heater (Preview) Hi Folks, We are about to leave for our first major trip - 3 months. This will be our first experience at paying a separate fee for electricity. My question is how to most efficiently heat water. Would it cost less to turn the electric water heater on in the morning for showers, then turn if off until ev...	arkypam	5	1836	07:57 PM Nov 9, 2011 by arkypam
	Choosing domicile state (Preview) So far, I found the states with no income taxes, which we would choose first as states to domicile and to work in. We have so far been thinking of choosing South Dakota to be our domicile state. I just located a list of most/least expensive car insurance rates, and SD is on the expensive list by about $600 m...	LibertyLinda	5	3063	06:52 PM Sep 25, 2011 by Racerguy
	Cost of living comparioson: (Preview) Hello,,My wife and I are thinking about this life style when we retire in a few yrs. I am certain this question has been addressed here, if so I can be directed to the spot,,but how is the year-round RVing lifestyle COST, compared to the traditional, fixed home yearly costof living?. I realize there are...	loneranger	5	2687	09:02 AM Sep 22, 2011 by bjoyce
	Too many choices... (Preview) Hi, I am trying to decide what kind of rv to get looking to live in full time. Would be me and my critters. Have pretty much decided on a 5th wheel. When I went to the local RV show, I was looking at the Toy Haulers, thinking that it would be nice to have the washer and dryer out there, along with maybe a small...	bgpain	5	1510	10:52 AM Sep 19, 2011 by bjoyce
	Workamping in the Rockies? (Preview) Anyone here work kamp at a park in, or near the Rocky Mtns? I spent a great deal of my youth working on ranches and exploring the Rockies from BC Canada to WY. I always dream of retiring and going back. Would be great to sell all, and camp and help for a site near or in the mountains,, at least for the summer. I l...	loneranger	2	1429	10:25 PM Sep 11, 2011 by NorCal Dan
	Class C with no tow? (Preview) I am planning to take my first solo RV trip this fall in a class C rental. I am debating whether or not to take a tow. What does one do with the trailer at the camp site? Leave it hitched to the RV? (The RV company said I can tow my car but must provide the tow equipment). Not sure I really want to tow at all o...	earlybirdie	10	2362	06:03 AM Sep 8, 2011 by earlybirdie
	Clothes (Preview) We are seriously considering full-time and I'm wondering what people do about clothes. We both have a lot of winter coats, sweaters, and shoes, casual clothes and he has a lot of business (sportcoat & tie) clothes. Do you just get rid of almost everything to start, or do you store some it based on...	kimbrellsf	16	2517	08:34 AM Aug 29, 2011 by Ckerr
	All the STUFF (Preview) So how did you get ride of all the stuff? We don't plan to full-time forever, but at least several years, so I guess we will put some furniture and a few treasured things in storage. But what about all the rest? ebay? Craig's lis? Yard Sale (I HATE yared sales...). I've been dumping as mcuh as I can on...	kimbrellsf	2	1327	05:49 PM Aug 27, 2011 by Racerguy
	South Dakota tax question--my scenario ?s (Preview) I know I already asked a scenario question about Nevada but now here goes the one for SD. We are current residents of Montana and would purchase our 5th wheel while still residents here and we would probably register it here as well since we plan to buy it about 6months before becoming full timers. We al...	felicia	9	2213	04:29 PM Aug 25, 2011 by lmcallis
	Retirement & Workamping Get National Exposure (Preview) I thought it was interesting this morning reading thru my "Comcast" headlines to find a section entitled, "The Most Bizarre and Unusual Retirement Strategies" (Below). Well ... one of those strategies is discussed often on many RV sites, including this one. Although I do...	Jake62	3	1345	06:56 PM Aug 23, 2011 by PIEERE
	Nevada home state question (Preview) Hello everyone, we are doing our homework ahead of time before starting to full time RV. Our adventure will begin once our house sells here in Montana. I have been pouring over all of the info regarding the best state to make as your home base. i have been reviewing health & auto ins., taxes, registr...	felicia	4	1733	10:25 AM Aug 20, 2011 by rclvnv
	HOME BASE - STATE (Preview) This is one of my big questions, I currently live in So. Calif. and by all accounts I know I don't want Ca. to be my home state. But how did you select a home state and if I'm going to buy a 5er and a truck - selecting a state with no sales tax could save me 1 to 7 % of the cost of the unit. Besides the annual smog fees,...	Starbird	12	3875	03:58 PM Aug 19, 2011 by bjoyce
	Now what? (Preview) My DH and I had made a decision on selling our house and getting an RV to live in and to do some light traveling...bad news today. I opened a can of worms and now I have no idea where to turn now. We wanted to keep part of our property and set up the RV on it and have a yard for our herd of 5 dogs and then we could conti...	Ginamar	13	2794	09:04 AM Aug 18, 2011 by granny
	Resources for beginners (Preview) Anyone have any particular favorites when it comes to books for beginning RVers?	earlybirdie	9	2093	12:09 PM Aug 15, 2011 by RVPAINTER
	Wantabe bad (Preview) I have been lurking around for a long while and reading, learning a lot, posting some from time to time. I think these questions have been ask before but here goes again. Get out the popcorn. What made you decided to go fulltime? Do you have any regrets? How long have you been fulltiming and do you st...	bubbadan	8	1999	06:25 AM Aug 8, 2011 by Kathy Doin It
	Packing your RV for fulltime or extended travel (Preview) I need your help on this one. I am wanting to modify our Packing seminar and would like to get some of your feedback. If you were to attend a seminar called "Packing Your RV For Fulltime Or Extended Travel", what would you hope to learn from it? Please give some specifics. Thanks for your help...	Linda	19	15251	01:44 PM Aug 6, 2011 by kb0zke
	The Risk of Fulltiming and Earning a Living: Comments? (Preview) I know that many FTers have some sort of fixed income, but certainly there must be those who still have to work their way over the roads. It is you all that I want to hear from most. Are you making ends meet? And is "making ends meet" enough? What is "enough" to you? I have been onl...	nikkib4fl	9	2225	06:11 AM Aug 6, 2011 by BruceandTrisha
	Rental recommendations (Preview) Connie and I have decided to become fulltimers after doing considerable research, attending the Spring Rally, and meeting a bunch of folks living the lifestyle. The last thing on our list is to actually rent an RV and do a one month test to make sure it's for us. We looked at Cruise America RV rental and w...	Neil and Connie	3	1217	02:24 PM Jul 21, 2011 by RVPAINTER
	Looking for some wisdom (Preview) HELLO! MY WIFE AND I ARE PLANNING A 6-8 WEEK RV TRIP ACROSS THE USA DURING SUMMER BREAK W/IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS. MY OLDEST WILL BE 9 AND MY YOUNGEST 7. SHOULD WE BUY OR RENT? WHAT CLASS OF RV SHOULD WE HAVE?	MTII	14	2134	09:15 PM Jul 18, 2011 by Froggi
	Driver's License (Preview) I was wondering if you need a special licsense to drive the bigger RVs?	Colorado_Kid	8	3476	12:00 PM Jul 12, 2011 by Terry
	Home State/Home Base (S. Dakota) (Preview) OK. Me and my wife have come to the conclusion that south Dakota is going to be our home state. We were just wondering, those of you out there using SD as your home state, which cities you would recommend. One of our primary concerns is finding a city or town that has decent health insurance rates. Kim is Ty...	KnJ	2	1220	10:31 AM Jun 23, 2011 by KnJ
	Boondocking and daily water usage (Preview) Over our morning coffee today, we had an interesting question arise. In the Eurovan, we can stretch the 12 gallons of water over 3-4 days if we are frugal. This allows 1 gallon per day per person for drinking, coffee water, plus dog water, face washing and limited dish washing. If we have to stretch...	peg513	10	15249	07:49 AM Jun 13, 2011 by Jack Mayer
	Lots of Questions (Preview) Hello everybody and Happy Easter Weekend! I am Freesai and after lurking around your forum for a few days and seeing it was a nice helpful place I decided to join. I am in Georgia and I am considering buying a used RV and making a radical change in lifestyle. I am looking for information/advice/educatio...	Freesai	10	4940	10:35 AM May 13, 2011 by phyllen
	Still researching (Preview) Hi all, I am researching selling my home and buying a 33' Keystone Montana TT with polar pack. I don't want to do dual hauling or I would do 5th wheel. My purpose 2 fold, be debt free in 5 years and be able to move quickly because of computer jobs are scarce and short term. I am concerned about several thi...	godslittlefilly	1	1341	09:09 AM May 12, 2011 by Dog Folks
	Educational Mistakes (Preview) As I'm sure most of you know it is often those huge disasters of mistakes you make in life that turn out teaching you the most valued and remembered lessons in life.....at a painful price of course. So I was wondering if some of you would be willing to share with us what mistakes you made when getting into t...	Freesai	11	5027	04:12 PM Apr 26, 2011 by The Bear II
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