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

BoAndRach · BoAndRach

We are working on thinning out/getting rid of our stuff, and as I'm going through this process I'm finding that I'm not really sentimental about too much at all. Mostly I just want it gone! I am slightly concerned that in a cleaning and clearing frenzy, I will actually get rid of too much stuff. So, I hav...

MUMandPOP · MUMandPOP

Almost ready to full time! Doing research on establishing domicile and have a question I haven't seen addressed. We live in Ohio and for health insurance reasons we would like to at least for now retain Ohio domicile. After sale of house, if we use daughter's address in Indiana for mail delivery, wo...

MovinAndAGroovin · MovinAndAGroovin

My wife and I have been contemplating selling the house and buying our RV prior to my wife quitting her job and spending the last year living in the RV. We will be buying a 4 seasons unit according to the manufacturer. (Grand Design 366DEN) It gets pretty cold up in our area. It can get down to -10 F but not c...

Gary and Linda · Gary and Linda

Well we finally bit the bullet and the winner was the 2014 Grand Design Solitude 369RL!! Also a 96 Ford F350 DD. It's hard to believe that we joined this wonderful group in February 2015 and here we are getting ready to hit the road to Indy to pickup our new home!! I'll tell you it wasn't always fun to get to t...

gilljr · gilljr

After sitting here in marion, NC since May 2nd.,we are leaving tomorrow for upstate Penna. so Norma can visit her parents gravesite. Then on to Manistee and Macinac Island, Michigan. After that we are going to SLOWLY work our way to Pahrump, Nv. for our third winter at Nevada Treasure. Hope to meet som...

phillygirl · phillygirl

We have pretty much made the decision to fulltime, know what rig we want and what size truck will be needed. Getting the house cleaned out and some things done to put it on the market this next spring. But my question is, What do we do next? Husband has health insurance from former employer and is now re...

Second Chance · Second Chance

Those of you we were fortunate enough to meet at the spring rally know that we were moving toward a launch date sometime in late 2015 or early 2016. Then we had to high-tail it home from the rally (had planned another week of travelling) as we learned that Laura's lower jaw had fractured spontaneously af...

Jpdkmd · Jpdkmd

Has anyone moved to New Hampshire to establish residency because of their tax rates? Also have you switched domiciles after making purchases of Rv and tow vehicile? Just wondering,something we are considering.Taxes on our expected purchases could run close to 9k. thanks

jt · jt

We are going full timing in about 70 days . OCT1, 2015 We can't wait to get on the road. My home park is Thousand Trails on lake Conroe. We have Thousand Trails, Coast to Coast, RPI, Escapees, National park pass and enjoy Amercan. We are ready to go. I have a 2012 travel trailer and a 2012 truck all paid for....

ejhall · ejhall

Hi folks. I was hoping some of you experienced full timers would chime in here. How many of you full time in an older rig? Say 5 years or more? We can't wait until our time is here (3 1/2 years) and it seems most folks buy something new to start out. But for us to make the leap, it will have to be in something goo...

BillyandKris · BillyandKris

We are selling our S & B and going full-time for about a year. After that we plan to buy a small house. We are keeping some furniture, etc. and plan to put it in public storage facility. It is very secure place, but anything could happen. We will no longer have a homeowners policy and we are now look...

Tom and Mare · Tom and Mare

I found out this week that the company I work for is being sold and I will be unemployed by mid-July. Not too good when we're trying to stash away some major savings for our launch into full timing. BUT WAIT! Between my severance package and 6 months of unemployment benefits, I will be getting paid right u...

Merikay · Merikay

Can we get South Dakota Residency and mailing address BEFORE we sell the house in California and go full time? When the husband retires at the end of the year we would like to be looking for an RV to buy and at the same time have the house for sale. We know we have to pay CA taxes on any income earned here, but...

TravelDuo · TravelDuo

Have any full time RVers set up domicile in South Carolina? If so, would you share steps necessary to make it happen? (We have reasons why this state is an option.)Thank you for your help!

BillyandKris · BillyandKris

We are going full-time in our fifth wheel. We have narrowed down the insurance between American Adventure (which is associated with this fine website/blog) and Foremost which is associated with AARP. We had AARP/The Hartford in the past on autos and all was well. Premiums are comparable between...

gilljr · gilljr

Well it has been six months since we started FT and we are loving it. Left Pahrump, Nevada April 16th and headed to Sioux Falls for drivers license, then to Delaware for Doctors appointments. We arrived back in North Carolina on May 3rd. Our site here is only five minutes from the Spring reunion and we ho...

Rvmomof2 · Rvmomof2

Hi Everyone! I'm perusing forums and doing daily research. Full-time RVing has always been my retirement plan. For years I have attended RV shows. But, a few years back, my neighbors that homeschooled their kids bought an RV and took off for a year traveling the US. Those kids had the most amazing time...

bigboomer · bigboomer

Well we just about done with all of our work to become Texans and so far the process has been rather smooth. Starting with setting up our mail service, that took all of 10 minutes at Escapees Rainbow Park in Livingston. Our next step was securing insurance in Texas for our 4 vehicles. That was a little mor...

MikenRobin · MikenRobin

Robin and I have recently decided to pursue the FT dream. We had a four year plan until retirement. After our introduction to this site, one of the posters stated that we should be prepared to shorten our length of time till retirement. Boy was he right. Today we purchased a new 2014 Heartland 3650RL, we...

Theeagleandtheowl · Theeagleandtheowl

My husband and I are looking to full time in a fifth wheel when we retire in a few years. I have a question about the bedroom closet. They have rails and slots to hang your clothes. The closets are pretty generous and it seems like they would move around too much to stay on the hangers. How do those of you w...

Lonney Wade · Lonney Wade

Well, we sold our home with 3 offers on the first day it was listed. (Yes!!) After christmas we will head for Quartzsite Arizona and hope to see some of you there. We will be leaving Michigan on 1/8/2015 on the house closing I hope, we will also be leaving debt free (wahoo). Like God said, be faithful t...

Second Chance · Second Chance

I've made this same post on the SKP forum, but assuming that a Venn diagram of the two forum populations would not be two equal sized, concentric circles, I'm posting here as well. Please forgive me (in advance) for such a long post, but I feel you need the background information to give meaningful advi...

gilljr · gilljr

How hard is it to establish Texas residency and does anyone know of a mail service in or near Amarillo ?

Tom and Mare · Tom and Mare

We just put a deposit down for our rig. Why do I feel sick to my stomach? it seems like so much more money now that we're actually doing it instead of just thinking about it! It exciting though. Anyone else have similar experience?

Camper Chronicles · Camper Chronicles

As I was cleaning up and consolidating email I ran across a get ready checklist I made in November of 2013. It's held up amazingly well so I thought I would share it. This list is predicated on the idea we would be working on the road with our own small business so won't fit everyone, but maybe it can help....

gilljr · gilljr

Awhile back someone posted a blog about an insurance Agency in S.D. We are getting ready to pull the trigger the end of November and would appreciate any info you can give.

birder526 · birder526

Hi, In March we will be leaving Cape Cod to be full-timers in a teardrop trailer. We need to establish residency is a state that has mail forwarding, good tax rates, good health plan offerings, etc. We are considering South Dakota, but are open to others' experiences and decisions. Looking for som...

RVmomof3 · RVmomof3

Please add your favorite websites that you think would be helpful to newbies and veteran FTF's ~>I am sure this may have been done already, but I thought in case it hasn't or it's been awhile, I would start another one ;) I'll start! Besides this forum, here are a few sites that I have found, that I th...

Bobc · Bobc

starting the purg and working on the garage, I am a tool guy so I have tons of tools. I have a huge double mechanic tool box 48" wide almost 6' tall. want go in the trailer. What do you full timer us for tool box's i was thinking of 2 36" wide x 20" tall tool box,s and then a couple small handle...

the nanron roadshow · the nanron roadshow

what are the pros / cons of using propane setting on fridge when on the road? starting 2nd day of four day run in the morning. fridge was off today, held cold pretty well but concerned about the remaining days of travel First trip of this length What to do? info / opinion please thanks

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Should it stay, or should it go? (Preview) We are working on thinning out/getting rid of our stuff, and as I'm going through this process I'm finding that I'm not really sentimental about too much at all. Mostly I just want it gone! I am slightly concerned that in a cleaning and clearing frenzy, I will actually get rid of too much stuff. So, I hav...	BoAndRach	36	3670	09:32 PM Nov 3, 2015 by Barbaraok
	Question on Mail and domicile (Preview) Almost ready to full time! Doing research on establishing domicile and have a question I haven't seen addressed. We live in Ohio and for health insurance reasons we would like to at least for now retain Ohio domicile. After sale of house, if we use daughter's address in Indiana for mail delivery, wo...	MUMandPOP	4	1723	11:02 AM Oct 31, 2015 by Clay L
	Spending a Winter up North in a Fifth Wheel? (Preview) My wife and I have been contemplating selling the house and buying our RV prior to my wife quitting her job and spending the last year living in the RV. We will be buying a 4 seasons unit according to the manufacturer. (Grand Design 366DEN) It gets pretty cold up in our area. It can get down to -10 F but not c...	MovinAndAGroovin	7	2037	09:48 AM Sep 26, 2015 by Terry and Jo
	Closer to the dream! (Preview) Well we finally bit the bullet and the winner was the 2014 Grand Design Solitude 369RL!! Also a 96 Ford F350 DD. It's hard to believe that we joined this wonderful group in February 2015 and here we are getting ready to hit the road to Indy to pickup our new home!! I'll tell you it wasn't always fun to get to t...	Gary and Linda	5	1420	08:04 AM Sep 17, 2015 by Sushidog
	Here We Go (Preview) After sitting here in marion, NC since May 2nd.,we are leaving tomorrow for upstate Penna. so Norma can visit her parents gravesite. Then on to Manistee and Macinac Island, Michigan. After that we are going to SLOWLY work our way to Pahrump, Nv. for our third winter at Nevada Treasure. Hope to meet som...	gilljr	0	927	06:31 PM Aug 29, 2015 by gilljr
	What to do first? (Preview) We have pretty much made the decision to fulltime, know what rig we want and what size truck will be needed. Getting the house cleaned out and some things done to put it on the market this next spring. But my question is, What do we do next? Husband has health insurance from former employer and is now re...	phillygirl	3	1466	06:50 PM Aug 12, 2015 by Honeydeaux
	Keep us in your thoughts today, please... (Preview) Those of you we were fortunate enough to meet at the spring rally know that we were moving toward a launch date sometime in late 2015 or early 2016. Then we had to high-tail it home from the rally (had planned another week of travelling) as we learned that Laura's lower jaw had fractured spontaneously af...	Second Chance	16	1897	05:04 PM Jul 28, 2015 by Second Chance
	New Hampshire Residency? (Preview) Has anyone moved to New Hampshire to establish residency because of their tax rates? Also have you switched domiciles after making purchases of Rv and tow vehicile? Just wondering,something we are considering.Taxes on our expected purchases could run close to 9k. thanks	Jpdkmd	7	2492	03:38 PM Jul 14, 2015 by Camper Chronicles
	Away we go (Preview) We are going full timing in about 70 days . OCT1, 2015 We can't wait to get on the road. My home park is Thousand Trails on lake Conroe. We have Thousand Trails, Coast to Coast, RPI, Escapees, National park pass and enjoy Amercan. We are ready to go. I have a 2012 travel trailer and a 2012 truck all paid for....	jt	9	1207	08:50 AM Jul 11, 2015 by Terry and Jo
	Full time in an older RV (Preview) Hi folks. I was hoping some of you experienced full timers would chime in here. How many of you full time in an older rig? Say 5 years or more? We can't wait until our time is here (3 1/2 years) and it seems most folks buy something new to start out. But for us to make the leap, it will have to be in something goo...	ejhall	30	3196	12:36 PM Jun 8, 2015 by Lucky Mike
	Storing furniture, etc. (Preview) We are selling our S & B and going full-time for about a year. After that we plan to buy a small house. We are keeping some furniture, etc. and plan to put it in public storage facility. It is very secure place, but anything could happen. We will no longer have a homeowners policy and we are now look...	BillyandKris	5	1395	07:18 PM Jun 7, 2015 by floridabound
	Perfect Timing (Preview) I found out this week that the company I work for is being sold and I will be unemployed by mid-July. Not too good when we're trying to stash away some major savings for our launch into full timing. BUT WAIT! Between my severance package and 6 months of unemployment benefits, I will be getting paid right u...	Tom and Mare	3	738	01:32 PM Jun 5, 2015 by Someday
	South Dakota Residency (closed) (Preview) Can we get South Dakota Residency and mailing address BEFORE we sell the house in California and go full time? When the husband retires at the end of the year we would like to be looking for an RV to buy and at the same time have the house for sale. We know we have to pay CA taxes on any income earned here, but...	Merikay	9	12512	12:36 PM May 22, 2015 by MarkS
	Researching Domicile in South Carolina #southcarolina #domicile #fulltime (Preview) Have any full time RVers set up domicile in South Carolina? If so, would you share steps necessary to make it happen? (We have reasons why this state is an option.)Thank you for your help!	TravelDuo	6	1452	12:21 PM May 10, 2015 by azrving
	RV insurance? (Preview) We are going full-time in our fifth wheel. We have narrowed down the insurance between American Adventure (which is associated with this fine website/blog) and Foremost which is associated with AARP. We had AARP/The Hartford in the past on autos and all was well. Premiums are comparable between...	BillyandKris	5	1385	03:39 PM May 6, 2015 by cheryls-other-half
	Travel Update (Preview) Well it has been six months since we started FT and we are loving it. Left Pahrump, Nevada April 16th and headed to Sioux Falls for drivers license, then to Delaware for Doctors appointments. We arrived back in North Carolina on May 3rd. Our site here is only five minutes from the Spring reunion and we ho...	gilljr	1	692	01:34 AM May 6, 2015 by mds1
	Single mom with 2 in tow... (Preview) Hi Everyone! I'm perusing forums and doing daily research. Full-time RVing has always been my retirement plan. For years I have attended RV shows. But, a few years back, my neighbors that homeschooled their kids bought an RV and took off for a year traveling the US. Those kids had the most amazing time...	Rvmomof2	3	1614	10:01 AM Apr 30, 2015 by PIEERE
	Making the Move to Texas! (Preview) Well we just about done with all of our work to become Texans and so far the process has been rather smooth. Starting with setting up our mail service, that took all of 10 minutes at Escapees Rainbow Park in Livingston. Our next step was securing insurance in Texas for our 4 vehicles. That was a little mor...	bigboomer	14	1699	05:35 PM Mar 17, 2015 by PD CFK
	Our first step to FT is a DOOZIE !! (Preview) Robin and I have recently decided to pursue the FT dream. We had a four year plan until retirement. After our introduction to this site, one of the posters stated that we should be prepared to shorten our length of time till retirement. Boy was he right. Today we purchased a new 2014 Heartland 3650RL, we...	MikenRobin	25	2283	10:58 PM Jan 3, 2015 by rocknb
	Ready to hang it up (Preview) My husband and I are looking to full time in a fifth wheel when we retire in a few years. I have a question about the bedroom closet. They have rails and slots to hang your clothes. The closets are pretty generous and it seems like they would move around too much to stay on the hangers. How do those of you w...	Theeagleandtheowl	12	1907	08:35 AM Dec 18, 2014 by WestWardHo
	We've Made The Decision To Full-time (Preview) Well, we sold our home with 3 offers on the first day it was listed. (Yes!!) After christmas we will head for Quartzsite Arizona and hope to see some of you there. We will be leaving Michigan on 1/8/2015 on the house closing I hope, we will also be leaving debt free (wahoo). Like God said, be faithful t...	Lonney Wade	11	1628	12:04 PM Dec 9, 2014 by NWescapee
	Things just got a lot more serous... your thoughts appreciated full-time transition second vehicle (Preview) I've made this same post on the SKP forum, but assuming that a Venn diagram of the two forum populations would not be two equal sized, concentric circles, I'm posting here as well. Please forgive me (in advance) for such a long post, but I feel you need the background information to give meaningful advi...	Second Chance	23	2827	05:34 PM Dec 2, 2014 by The Junkman
	Texas Residency (closed) (Preview) How hard is it to establish Texas residency and does anyone know of a mail service in or near Amarillo ?	gilljr	32	2451	07:57 AM Nov 18, 2014 by Howard
	New Rig on the way? (Preview) We just put a deposit down for our rig. Why do I feel sick to my stomach? it seems like so much more money now that we're actually doing it instead of just thinking about it! It exciting though. Anyone else have similar experience?	Tom and Mare	14	1865	08:23 PM Nov 2, 2014 by The Restless Youngs
	Full Timing Checklist (Preview) As I was cleaning up and consolidating email I ran across a get ready checklist I made in November of 2013. It's held up amazingly well so I thought I would share it. This list is predicated on the idea we would be working on the road with our own small business so won't fit everyone, but maybe it can help....	Camper Chronicles	5	1723	03:21 PM Oct 29, 2014 by NWescapee
	Full Time Insurance (Preview) Awhile back someone posted a blog about an insurance Agency in S.D. We are getting ready to pull the trigger the end of November and would appreciate any info you can give.	gilljr	6	1241	10:17 AM Oct 22, 2014 by The Junkman
	Fulltimer - establishing state residency (Preview) Hi, In March we will be leaving Cape Cod to be full-timers in a teardrop trailer. We need to establish residency is a state that has mail forwarding, good tax rates, good health plan offerings, etc. We are considering South Dakota, but are open to others' experiences and decisions. Looking for som...	birder526	22	1965	08:49 AM Oct 22, 2014 by Jack Mayer
	Please add your favorite websites that you think would be helpful to newbies and veteran FTF's (Preview) Please add your favorite websites that you think would be helpful to newbies and veteran FTF's ~>I am sure this may have been done already, but I thought in case it hasn't or it's been awhile, I would start another one ;) I'll start! Besides this forum, here are a few sites that I have found, that I th...	RVmomof3	18	2003	01:32 PM Oct 13, 2014 by bjoyce
	Tool box,s (Preview) starting the purg and working on the garage, I am a tool guy so I have tons of tools. I have a huge double mechanic tool box 48" wide almost 6' tall. want go in the trailer. What do you full timer us for tool box's i was thinking of 2 36" wide x 20" tall tool box,s and then a couple small handle...	Bobc	10	1240	09:00 PM Oct 11, 2014 by TRAILERKING
	propane side of fridge - when can I use it? on the road, need fast reply please (Preview) what are the pros / cons of using propane setting on fridge when on the road? starting 2nd day of four day run in the morning. fridge was off today, held cold pretty well but concerned about the remaining days of travel First trip of this length What to do? info / opinion please thanks	the nanron roadshow	19	1695	10:35 AM Oct 4, 2014 by A-S Travelers
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