We've Made The Decision To Full-time! Now What? - RV-Dreams Community Forum

Neil and Connie · Neil and Connie

I've updated our post in the classified section…we've lowered the price on our 2012 40 foot New Horizons Majestic. If you or anybody you know is looking for an ideal full time rig…please pass our details along to them. We're doing well now that we're off the road…but our rig needs it's next owners to con...

jcordar2 · jcordar2

So we are planning to go full time in 2021. We haven't made our rig purchases yet but plan to over the winter. We currently live in NY and our kids live here also. So.....domicile. We are considering FL as it seems to make sense for us - we've vacationed there and its possible after traveling we would put so...

PrairieRV · PrairieRV

(https://rv-dreams.activeboard.com/t65659181/class-of-2020/)

Henderson Dreamers · Henderson Dreamers

We are considering selling our house and the majority of our possessions to start our full time RV lifestyle. Curious to hear from those that have done the same and how you sold most of your items? Piecemeal or through an estate sale company? Looks like they charge hefty commissions but if they can get m...

PrairieRV · PrairieRV

Well my dad passed away recently and my brother and I have a plan for liquidating estate over the next few months. I'll also use the time to continue to lighten my load of "stuff" and join you all at a full-timer. I'm watching the RV-Dreams site so I can register for the next educational rally. I'm work...

Ohioken7 · Ohioken7

It is getting serious now.... Attended rv dreams rally, May 2017, check sold the house and lots stuff May 2018, check gave 8 months notice at the job, done end of March, check traded in wifes escape for 2019 F450 diesel dually, tonight, check put down payment on 2018 Montana high country 372rd last week...

Gpndavid · Gpndavid

We just ended our full time experience after 3.5 years on the road. What a great experience. When we began planning, we debated the store/purge decision. We purged a good bit and stored some in Alabama. We paid $200 per month ($8400 total) for one 10X20 uncontrolled and one 10X10 controlled storage u...

Sushidog · Sushidog

My DW and I am going FT the first of the year and have been considering TX as our state of Domicile. However I have been recently crunching the numbers and it looks like my current and long time state of residency of Louisiana makes more financial sense as my state of domicile during my retirement years. I...

2Dreamers · 2Dreamers

Well, 2018 is right around the corner and I haven't seen a "class" thread yet so I though I would give it a try. We are planning on pulling out at the end of January 2018 but being flexible on the exact date to allow for possible weather conditions. It will be the two of us plus our two little dogs which we co...

Lets get moving · Lets get moving

After trying for the last 2 Spring/Summer seasons to sell our house, this year we finally have a buyer! Third times a charm! We are 2 weeks from closing the sale and we thought we were getting rid of things for some time. In this home stretch we realize we didn’t get rid of nearly enough! Downsizing from...

carolinakids · carolinakids

We finally made the move to change Domicile after checking into it before making the move of course. We choose a mail forwarding services and next as a member the mail forwarding service provided the necessary forms to get the wheels in motion. Our choose was Florida. We of course have all our vehi...

Grams · Grams

We are finally within a few months of hitting the road and I'm finding it overwhelming! With so many choices, how do you decide where to go? We are thinking of leaving Missouri in May to head northwest to national parks. My little table is covered with books, maps and laptop! I'm thinking I'm way over str...

BJBoyer22 · BJBoyer22

Greetings All, I thought we had chosen Texas to be our new domicile, but now maybe not. I knew we would each need to obtain a Non-Commercial Class A Texas DL and we were under the impression it was only a written test. I just read that a driving test including parallel parking your MH with a TOAD attached...

Hdrider · Hdrider

We have recently completed our 5th year of fulltime travel!! Each year we do a summary and share it in hope we can pay back a little for what we were able to learn by reading what info others would share like Howard and Linda have done for so many years. We hope you enjoy it and we hope even more that it helps s...

bjoyce · bjoyce

http://hubpages.com/living/Why-People-Stop-Living-Full-Time-in-RVs.

EW Simp · EW Simp

We are thinking of going on the road. We have done nothing except a lot of research. I have researched for years and am really getting the desire to hit the road. But we have not purged, sold the house or bought the right rig yet. Is there any good resources on what to do first as in a checklist of sorts for th...

tktoth · tktoth

We are in crunch time right now going from being a home owner to a full time rv'er. Our home just unexpectedly sold before we planned (we signed purchase agreement yesterday with a planned May 1st closing). So, now we have to get our MS 39DBRS3 ordered this week in order to get it in time. Question is on fin...

melody · melody

Who's hoping to make the big move to full-time in 2017? What stage are you at, how's it going? I thought I would be Class of 2016, but flunked 'getting the house ready to go', mostly because my time frame was unrealistic. Hope to graduate this spring, though. Would love to hear thoughts and ideas from f...

melody · melody

I've never been a big fan of garage sales, so I had hoped to skip this step, but, it turned out to be a very necessary thing to do, even after lots of purging. So, had one, it was a spectacular success, along the lines of the one Howard recently wrote about. You do have to have friends/family to commit to h...

Willandjean · Willandjean

Hi All! We are working on getting rid of stuff, but we are so tired all the time that it's hard to stay motivated. We both work, plus my mom passed away a few months ago, so now we have all of her stuff to take care of too. We're farming out what we can to our kids (who are scattered across the country) and have ma...

P7M8 · P7M8

When you refer to an RV suitable for "Full-time" does that mean living on the road with it year round or just using an RV as your (stationary) primary residence? I understand that the build quality is stronger for full-time RVs. If I plan on parking it and living in it would I need one built for full-time o...

Torn_But_Not_Ripped · Torn_But_Not_Ripped

I think I started already just cause I like the name...heheh Anyway, yeah, I decided last week to do just even like 1 drawer a day if that's all I could to start just throwing away crap and sorting out stuff that I hope to donate or sell. But we have ALOT of years worth of ... I hate to call it this... but JUNK lo...

Diamond girl · Diamond girl

Hi, I have been researching 5th wheels and class A's and am leaning toward a 2014 motorhome. The motorhome seems easier to drive, pull over and sleep in, and their floor plans are right up my alley with features like great storage capabilities, pet friendliness, tan leatherette furniture, cushion...

Bill and Jodee · Bill and Jodee

Ready (we hope) to realize our dream of the full-time lifestyle in the next 10-34 months, we are officially the Graduating Class of 2015! We are different ages, live in different parts of the country(s), come from different backgrounds, have different or no rigs, are single or a couple, have differ...

bjoyce · bjoyce

Howards write up about mileage per year had me going back to our own records. We definately put more miles on both our motorhome and tow car then Howard and Linda do. Then I watched a YouTube video of a couple driving their big motorhome from a workcamping assignment in Connecticut to the Albuquerque...

MarkS · MarkS

Well, it's here. I guess I'll have to stop complaining when yous guys rub my nose in it. The truck, errrr, I mean motor home is basically done, the fiver is in front of the house and we are in the final stages of preparation. We will do a fully loaded weekend on Labor Day and test for the kick off of the "Kids Wi...

Charmaine · Charmaine

Hi, I want to keep KY as my home of record but have no family here to use their address. I've read a lot on here about changing residency to FL, TX, and SD but nothing on the UPS service... they will give you a street address and forward mail. I am wondering why many switch their resident state when this is...

ianschneiderman · ianschneiderman

So my wife and I are in the process of testing the waters of fulltiming. We're about a year away. We are particularly interested in the small class a diesels - newmar ventana, nexus bentley among others. The only time we used an RV was over 20 years ago. It was a Class C Honey. We are hoping to rent a sma...

everydayrvr · everydayrvr

We started purging in February and yesterday our house went under contract!!! We have been staying on the property in our 5ver for 3 weeks now because the house has been empty. Exhausted! Excited! And terrified!!!! We are planning on taking it slow in our travels once we close on the house. I hope this w...

Steve C · Steve C

Our new 5th wheel is going on the production line next week. Finally!!!! We just did a change order and added a Xantrex Freedom SW (true sinewave) 3000 Inverter Charger and four 6 volt 220 amp AGM Lifeline batteries - GPL-4CT. We will also have an 8K diesel generator. We have read about and been told t...

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	Updated Lower Price (Preview) I've updated our post in the classified section…we've lowered the price on our 2012 40 foot New Horizons Majestic. If you or anybody you know is looking for an ideal full time rig…please pass our details along to them. We're doing well now that we're off the road…but our rig needs it's next owners to con...	Neil and Connie	0	2528	05:08 PM Sep 19, 2020 by Neil and Connie
	Domicile (Preview) So we are planning to go full time in 2021. We haven't made our rig purchases yet but plan to over the winter. We currently live in NY and our kids live here also. So.....domicile. We are considering FL as it seems to make sense for us - we've vacationed there and its possible after traveling we would put so...	jcordar2	12	1980	11:10 PM Aug 9, 2020 by Terry and Jo
	Going FT earlier than planned (Preview) (https://rv-dreams.activeboard.com/t65659181/class-of-2020/)	PrairieRV	4	2091	03:59 PM Dec 6, 2019 by BiggarView
	Estate sale? (Preview) We are considering selling our house and the majority of our possessions to start our full time RV lifestyle. Curious to hear from those that have done the same and how you sold most of your items? Piecemeal or through an estate sale company? Looks like they charge hefty commissions but if they can get m...	Henderson Dreamers	7	2474	04:54 PM Aug 25, 2019 by Neil and Connie
	Class of 2020 (Preview) Well my dad passed away recently and my brother and I have a plan for liquidating estate over the next few months. I'll also use the time to continue to lighten my load of "stuff" and join you all at a full-timer. I'm watching the RV-Dreams site so I can register for the next educational rally. I'm work...	PrairieRV	6	2408	12:31 PM Jul 10, 2019 by BiggarView
	T minus 30 days (or so) (Preview) It is getting serious now.... Attended rv dreams rally, May 2017, check sold the house and lots stuff May 2018, check gave 8 months notice at the job, done end of March, check traded in wifes escape for 2019 F450 diesel dually, tonight, check put down payment on 2018 Montana high country 372rd last week...	Ohioken7	2	2288	05:19 PM Mar 7, 2019 by LarryW21
	Store household goods or purge all (Preview) We just ended our full time experience after 3.5 years on the road. What a great experience. When we began planning, we debated the store/purge decision. We purged a good bit and stored some in Alabama. We paid $200 per month ($8400 total) for one 10X20 uncontrolled and one 10X10 controlled storage u...	Gpndavid	10	4640	11:13 PM Feb 1, 2019 by mds1
	Has any FTer here chosen Louisiana as their state of domicile? (Preview) My DW and I am going FT the first of the year and have been considering TX as our state of Domicile. However I have been recently crunching the numbers and it looks like my current and long time state of residency of Louisiana makes more financial sense as my state of domicile during my retirement years. I...	Sushidog	6	4538	06:57 PM Aug 31, 2018 by Sushidog
	Dreamers Class of 2018 (Preview) Well, 2018 is right around the corner and I haven't seen a "class" thread yet so I though I would give it a try. We are planning on pulling out at the end of January 2018 but being flexible on the exact date to allow for possible weather conditions. It will be the two of us plus our two little dogs which we co...	2Dreamers	22	5102	07:01 AM Aug 4, 2018 by BiggarView
	We had no idea! (Preview) After trying for the last 2 Spring/Summer seasons to sell our house, this year we finally have a buyer! Third times a charm! We are 2 weeks from closing the sale and we thought we were getting rid of things for some time. In this home stretch we realize we didn’t get rid of nearly enough! Downsizing from...	Lets get moving	22	4227	03:51 PM Jul 10, 2018 by Sushidog
	Just changed Domicile (Preview) We finally made the move to change Domicile after checking into it before making the move of course. We choose a mail forwarding services and next as a member the mail forwarding service provided the necessary forms to get the wheels in motion. Our choose was Florida. We of course have all our vehi...	carolinakids	4	3123	06:46 AM Mar 3, 2018 by carolinakids
	How do you select where you go? (Preview) We are finally within a few months of hitting the road and I'm finding it overwhelming! With so many choices, how do you decide where to go? We are thinking of leaving Missouri in May to head northwest to national parks. My little table is covered with books, maps and laptop! I'm thinking I'm way over str...	Grams	13	6707	01:24 PM Feb 4, 2018 by Someday
	Texas Non-CDL Class A License Test (closed) (Preview) Greetings All, I thought we had chosen Texas to be our new domicile, but now maybe not. I knew we would each need to obtain a Non-Commercial Class A Texas DL and we were under the impression it was only a written test. I just read that a driving test including parallel parking your MH with a TOAD attached...	BJBoyer22	36	19560	10:16 AM Feb 1, 2018 by Terry and Jo
	Our summary of 5 years on the road (Preview) We have recently completed our 5th year of fulltime travel!! Each year we do a summary and share it in hope we can pay back a little for what we were able to learn by reading what info others would share like Howard and Linda have done for so many years. We hope you enjoy it and we hope even more that it helps s...	Hdrider	6	3567	07:23 AM Jan 22, 2018 by Hdrider
	Article on why people quit fulltiming (Preview) http://hubpages.com/living/Why-People-Stop-Living-Full-Time-in-RVs.	bjoyce	26	9044	02:37 PM Aug 31, 2017 by MSinMS
	Timeline or Checklist to full timing- Any Suggestions (Preview) We are thinking of going on the road. We have done nothing except a lot of research. I have researched for years and am really getting the desire to hit the road. But we have not purged, sold the house or bought the right rig yet. Is there any good resources on what to do first as in a checklist of sorts for th...	EW Simp	14	5465	12:58 PM Aug 30, 2017 by FRaZzledSue
	Financing Full Time Rig - Before or After Closing of Home? (Preview) We are in crunch time right now going from being a home owner to a full time rv'er. Our home just unexpectedly sold before we planned (we signed purchase agreement yesterday with a planned May 1st closing). So, now we have to get our MS 39DBRS3 ordered this week in order to get it in time. Question is on fin...	tktoth	30	8832	07:27 PM Aug 14, 2017 by Hdrider
	Dreamers Class of 2017 (Preview) Who's hoping to make the big move to full-time in 2017? What stage are you at, how's it going? I thought I would be Class of 2016, but flunked 'getting the house ready to go', mostly because my time frame was unrealistic. Hope to graduate this spring, though. Would love to hear thoughts and ideas from f...	melody	34	9322	02:00 PM Jul 20, 2017 by melody
	The Moving Sale (Preview) I've never been a big fan of garage sales, so I had hoped to skip this step, but, it turned out to be a very necessary thing to do, even after lots of purging. So, had one, it was a spectacular success, along the lines of the one Howard recently wrote about. You do have to have friends/family to commit to h...	melody	2	3527	02:37 PM Jul 16, 2017 by Terry and Jo
	Purging, but very tired (Preview) Hi All! We are working on getting rid of stuff, but we are so tired all the time that it's hard to stay motivated. We both work, plus my mom passed away a few months ago, so now we have all of her stuff to take care of too. We're farming out what we can to our kids (who are scattered across the country) and have ma...	Willandjean	19	6236	09:17 PM Jul 5, 2017 by Barbaraok
	What exactly is "full-time" (as in RV suitable for full-time living)? (Preview) When you refer to an RV suitable for "Full-time" does that mean living on the road with it year round or just using an RV as your (stationary) primary residence? I understand that the build quality is stronger for full-time RVs. If I plan on parking it and living in it would I need one built for full-time o...	P7M8	16	10468	08:27 PM Apr 3, 2017 by RonC
	The Purge Cleaning out getting ready (Preview) I think I started already just cause I like the name...heheh Anyway, yeah, I decided last week to do just even like 1 drawer a day if that's all I could to start just throwing away crap and sorting out stuff that I hope to donate or sell. But we have ALOT of years worth of ... I hate to call it this... but JUNK lo...	Torn_But_Not_Ripped	38	10763	05:07 PM Mar 9, 2017 by Vagabond
	Class A Motorhome recommendations for single woman (Preview) Hi, I have been researching 5th wheels and class A's and am leaning toward a 2014 motorhome. The motorhome seems easier to drive, pull over and sleep in, and their floor plans are right up my alley with features like great storage capabilities, pet friendliness, tan leatherette furniture, cushion...	Diamond girl	23	10629	07:26 PM Feb 12, 2017 by RonC
	Dreamers Class of 2015 ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 6 ) (Preview) Ready (we hope) to realize our dream of the full-time lifestyle in the next 10-34 months, we are officially the Graduating Class of 2015! We are different ages, live in different parts of the country(s), come from different backgrounds, have different or no rigs, are single or a couple, have differ...	Bill and Jodee	257	41966	01:06 PM Jan 1, 2017 by Bill and Jodee
	Miles Analysis (Preview) Howards write up about mileage per year had me going back to our own records. We definately put more miles on both our motorhome and tow car then Howard and Linda do. Then I watched a YouTube video of a couple driving their big motorhome from a workcamping assignment in Connecticut to the Albuquerque...	bjoyce	7	4551	10:27 PM Nov 27, 2016 by RonC
	Full Time Date Sure Comes Quick (Preview) Well, it's here. I guess I'll have to stop complaining when yous guys rub my nose in it. The truck, errrr, I mean motor home is basically done, the fiver is in front of the house and we are in the final stages of preparation. We will do a fully loaded weekend on Labor Day and test for the kick off of the "Kids Wi...	MarkS	7	4159	11:58 PM Sep 5, 2016 by DebbieM
	Using UPS for street address and mail forwarding (Preview) Hi, I want to keep KY as my home of record but have no family here to use their address. I've read a lot on here about changing residency to FL, TX, and SD but nothing on the UPS service... they will give you a street address and forward mail. I am wondering why many switch their resident state when this is...	Charmaine	13	6452	07:06 AM Aug 19, 2016 by solo boondocker
	Where/how to rent a "small" Class A Diesel (Preview) So my wife and I are in the process of testing the waters of fulltiming. We're about a year away. We are particularly interested in the small class a diesels - newmar ventana, nexus bentley among others. The only time we used an RV was over 20 years ago. It was a Class C Honey. We are hoping to rent a sma...	ianschneiderman	4	6113	02:35 PM Jun 8, 2016 by AlanB
	We are on our way... (Preview) We started purging in February and yesterday our house went under contract!!! We have been staying on the property in our 5ver for 3 weeks now because the house has been empty. Exhausted! Excited! And terrified!!!! We are planning on taking it slow in our travels once we close on the house. I hope this w...	everydayrvr	3	3000	01:07 PM Jun 3, 2016 by NWescapee
	Residential refrigerator in a 5th wheel???? (closed) (Preview) Our new 5th wheel is going on the production line next week. Finally!!!! We just did a change order and added a Xantrex Freedom SW (true sinewave) 3000 Inverter Charger and four 6 volt 220 amp AGM Lifeline batteries - GPL-4CT. We will also have an 8K diesel generator. We have read about and been told t...	Steve C	30	14588	09:09 PM Apr 27, 2016 by RonC
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