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One Year RVersary
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I can't believe how time has flown and it is now 1 year since Mitch and I officially started this new chapter in our lives of becoming full-time RVers. Seems like just a few weeks ago. I also posted my reflections below on my blog: There are a number of things we love and things we don't love about the life...
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cherylbrv
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HAPPY CANADA DAY!
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Wishing our fellow Canadians a very HAPPY CANADA DAY and safe travels!
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dianneandsteve
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Good Day, EH!
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TRAILERKING
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Relatives can drive you crazy
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We're sitting here in Ocean City (Ocean Shores) at the Thousand Trails park for the 4th of July holiday. Made the reservations 2 months ago because BIL said yes, they would be at their lot at Ocean Shores for the 4th and we would have a 'family' event. Other BIL said they would be out sometime during the...
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5 years!
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June 26th we celebrated 5 years of retirement and full timing! Don't know where the time went. We look forward to many more years of this fantastic lifestyle on the road.
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dianneandsteve
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Back in the old "home base", huge difference between year 1 and 2
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Last summer we returned to our old "home base" area for 8 weeks, 3 art shows, TONS of family / friends / old neighbor gatherings, shrunk our storage room, did all our annual doctor, dentist, vet visits, etc. and left totally exhausted. We really didn't want to do that again, loved seein...
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NWescapee
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Trying to buy an RV
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We know nothing about RVs but want to travel. We have a person that is a friend of our son who has an RV for sale. It is high mileage and we are worried about the mileage, 100K. It is a 30' 2000 Georgie Boy. Looks pretty good inside but a 100K miles is a lot to us. It has no leveling system and he offered to throw in...
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iRV2 forum
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The other day I responded to a topic on the iRV2 forum about someone who was trying to figure out a way to make a short 50 amp extension cord without spending a lot of money. This Summer I had a cable connection go bad and before I could get new ends I found a new cable at a reasonable price. I thought I would m...
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Bill Adams
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Bought a 5th wheel
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After a couple years of searching and changing our minds a couple times from MH to 5th wheel. Earlier this year a good buy on a truck came along, so we dicided to buy and look for a 5er. Yesterday we bought a 2006 HR Alumascape 31 SKD from the original owner. It's in great shape, used but not abused. Workin...
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Getting rid of stuff posts from years ago that an old friend made
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http://home.earthlink.net/~derekgore/rvroadiervfulltimingwhatisitreallylike/id65.html
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bjoyce
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Free RV Retirement book
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My book, Motorhome and RV Retirement Living--The Most Enjoyable and Least Expensive Way to Retire, is available for free downloads on Amazon today and tomorrow (June 23rd and 24th). Below is a direct link to the download page on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TQ5ZSCA Jerry Minchey www.L...
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RV Driving lessons taken---check!
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Everything went very well with RV driving lessons through The RV Driving School this weekend. They were originally suggested on this forum and when we inquired the price seemed right. DH took us to Augusta Maine where we were met by our instructor, Bill Baxter. He was knowledgeable and patient. I was...
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ChefMom
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Well, Here goes Nothin'!
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My DH and I are taking our lessons through RV Driving School this weekend. He has been driving with rv's in tow for some time, but last year was his first season with a larger rv in tow. He did great, but we figure there may always be new tips and tricks to learned and safety is important. Now, on to me---I hav...
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ChefMom
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I GOT MY MOTORHOME!!!
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It's A Dodge Tioga!!! It needs a good bath ...but it'll come out sparkling brand new clean!
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Millie
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NORTH to Alaska! -- AlCan Highway Advice Please
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We retire at the end of 2017 and are looking forward to "Mostly" timing. The DW is not so sure about full-time yet (although I would do it in a NY minute LOL).Still, we are planning our first post-retirement trip! We call it our "2018 retirement present AlCan Escape" (a 6-ish mon...
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BamaBob
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Elevations of Highway Passes
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As I plan our travels I would like to compare the elevation gains of various routes. None of my software seems to address this ongoing need. I know I could save on fuel if there was an easy solution to this question. We have driven through passes that are 9,700 feet. That's a lot of hill climbing and a b...
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Russ Ranger
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Riding in towed vehicles
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I just saw a report of a toddler falling out of a fifth wheel that was making a left turn near Costco in Helena MT. The accompanying video showed other children who had apparently been riding in the fiver milling around after the accident. The tow vehicle didn't even appear large enough to fit the enti...
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Picking up our new fifthwheel today!!!!
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New fifthwheel today close on our house in two weeks!!! Retire in January, and we are hitting the road!!! Hope to meet some of you people during our travels... Planning on Aransas Pass area first winter. Can anyone suggest a nice place to setup for the winter? Looking forward to de-stressing and enjo...
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Ou365
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Happier than I've ever been in my life
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It occurred to me as I was catching up on the forum that I should probably take a moment and say I am happier than I have ever been in my entire life. It's not like my life sucked or anything. Good marriage, three great kids, fulfilling career... but I have never ever been this stress free and happy. Is th...
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Camper Chronicles
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Can you go home again??
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We are currently visiting our home town of Columbus, Ohio for the first time since we went on the road and have to say it's pretty weird. We left 15 years ago for a job and stayed in the New England area, but Columbus was always where the bulk of our family and friends lived. Now that we are mobile I was look...
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Camper Chronicles
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How to prepare our family
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Today made me realize that preparing our immediate family for the time when we go fulltime will probably be the hardest part of all of our preparation. After my decision last weekend to have my granddaughter from Friday after school (about 11:15) overnight until Saturday at about 12:30 every other w...
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ChefMom
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Friendly Reminder
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After meeting Howard I started re-reading his topics and realized I could help in a small way by going to Amazon from his site. We use Amazon a lot and it is one small way we can say thank you for all Howard and Linda have done.
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Bad repair news
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Back on (or is it still on) the roller coaster ride. It would sure be nice if life wasn't all ups & downs and had a few steadies thrown in. First, we learned that the gray tank which was supposed to be replaced this week was not delivered yet and won't be until next week! We deliberately came here a mon...
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cherylbrv
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Big Green Egg Mini?
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Anyone using the Big Green Egg mini or similar while full timing? We are interested for all it can do - grill, bake, etc. Wondering what others think about it
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Curtis and Rhandi
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Do I want to continue full-time rving???
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I've been Fulltiming now for about 7 weeks and the realities of this lifestyle are hitting home...literally! Repairs, lack of Rv spaces and on and on... Here is a recap of my first 7 weeks
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dannick
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sweet times
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Well as of 5/22 we are legit full timers!! Will stay in Reno till 6/8, tidy up a few obligations, head for Arizona and just enjoy not doing the same old crud!! Anyone heading to or in Prescott area? Suggestions for a simple and clean park? Thanks Dreamers!!
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Still at home in the S&B.
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Well it's only been a couple months but seems like forever. Got the two houses on the market..........still nothing...........Urrrrg! Summer is almost here and here we sit. Can't begin to tell you how anxious we are to get on the road. Happy for all of you that have hit the pavement!!!! We'll be follow...
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Gary and Linda
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South Dakota Domicile
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Be aware that if you plan on changing your domicile to SoDak and you're married, your wife will need a copy of your marriage license to get a SoDak drivers license. I changed my Idaho CDL to SoDak in about 10 minutes but my wife's will take over 5 days if we are lucky. We have to get a certified copy of o...
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Arizona to Virginia
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I need to RV (travel trailer) to Virginia from Lake Havasu, Arizona and don't want to do it alone (although I will if I have to). I will most likely need to be there mid July so would like to take my time and perhaps leave mid June. Does anyone know of a website where people post their trips so I can hook up with...
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Decision Time
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Greetings, I have been an active member of another forum, the one with the halo around the icon of the brand, for 12 years now. Recently I ran into, what I consider to be arbitrary, heavy handed, and confusing moderation there. If the post agrees with the personal views of the moderator, it stands. I...
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