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RVILLAGE
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Is anything happening on the RVILLAGE site. Last post was quite sometime ago, and it seems there isn't any traffic on the site. Just wondering since we're new to the RV-Dreamers community.
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rocknb
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Favorite apps for monitoring fires, evacuations, etc??
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Hi All, We've been using the Weather Underground map and watching the local news as a fire continues to burn NE of us in the Sierra Nevadas. Tonight we were watching the huge cloud caused by the fire turn colors during the sunset hours. Beautiful in an unreal kind of way, but still somewhat scary to see...
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"Love Bugs"
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Don't get too nervous, Terry! It's not what you think!!! Discovered an "eewy" phenomenon while driving up from FL to SC. Windshield and front of RV totally covered with splattered bugs, and when we got out of the truck, they are swarming all around by the thousands (or perhaps millions...
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Need help from those who have been there
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Ok friends and wise ones, I need your help. After 21 months of planning, we are ready to hit the road at the end of this month. I am sooo ready, except I am dreading saying goodbye to my loved ones. I am afraid I will collapse into a blubbering mess . How did you handle this? I have wanted to rv travel my whole l...
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The Sages
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Fresh Cab....
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I have 4 bags placed throughout the trailer and over this weekend the cats (Chloe & Nala) were in hunting mode at bottom of the stairs looking into the space below the stairs. Yesterday I placed a new bag in that area and last night Cheri was watching tv in Liv. rm. Cloe had a small mouse and they bot...
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Where do you go in the dog days?
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I know everyone is thinking about warmer places now, but I'm doing some long range planning! When July through September get here again, I want to be in a cooler place. My wife has COPD, so higher altitudes is not the answer. Where would we find the coolest places in the good ol' USA for those months? -- E...
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RV show -- Dell Diamond near Austin TX 9/26 - 28
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DH and I are planning to attend -- hoping there will be vendors of RV gadgets and gizmos. Anyone else planning to go? It's free admission and parking and minutes away from our house.
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Met another RV-Dreams member
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Eileen and I visited Mt Rushmore this morning and then Crazy Horse Memorial this afternoon. Tomorrow we're off to Sturgis and Deadwood. We were standing in the parking lot getting ready to leave the Memorial when Eileen reminded me I wanted to buy a raffle ticket for a Harley Davidson being raffled o...
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Headlights in the trees?
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The Junkman
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Products That Make Life Easier On The Road?
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With the discussion of dogs, as an issue, I got thinking about the different solutions plus what products I use that make life easier on the road and/or at home. Once I learned about using a crate, I would never be without one. Our dogs count on the crate as their bed and go there even with the door off. A...
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SnowGypsy
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Picked up the trailer Labor Day weekend!
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Hi all, I last visited with most of you last October at the RV Dreams Rally in Franklin, NC. Still dreamin' of the day I'll be joining you folks, April 24, 2015. I may have posted that I sold the house in Bloomington, MN this past May. Well in early August I picked up my new Ford F350, and then over Labor Da...
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Factory tours
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Would like to hear from anybody who has recently taken Factory Tours at. DRV, New Horizon ,Forks, Heartland Landmark, Excel or any other Factory that builds Full time rated luxury 5 Th wheels.
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Meeting fellow RV Dreamers for the first time
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We finally met up with el Rojo and Pam. They arrived yesterday from their Alaska adventure at Fort Camping in Fort Langley (Vancouver, BC area) where we are staying. Having a great time!
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I would like to try out/rent a Fifth Wheel in Florida.
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Hi, I want to see if the RV life is for me and I'm wondering if anyone would like to rent out their 5th wheel? I just joined the forum and am exploring retirement options. I'm from Michigan and would like to try out a 5th wheel for 4 -8 weeks in Florida this year. I have a perfect driving record, have a new 201...
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Hershey, Pa. RV show this coming weekend
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Wondering if anyone is planning on attending or has a booth set up. We will be there Sat. and Sun.
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CJSX2fromCT
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DISAPPEARING THREADS!
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Geez............Anyone else notice threads just up and disappearing??
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Had to turn the furnace on last night Burr....
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45% low last night. I walked around the house today and said to the wife I'm freezing with my insulated shirt on, so on with the furnace 73% sounds good to me. This is Michigan in September, what is going on, I wanted to leave before the cold hits. Anybody else with this problem? Lonney
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Insurance Advice?
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Can anyone help with an insurance question? We are picking up our new 5th wheel end of this month and I'm trying to compare pricing between our current company (State Farm) and with a company who I'm sure will be good for full-timing (not sure if State Farm is) I got a quote from Good Sam's and they stat...
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Yes, Sir, she's our baby...
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No, Sir, I don't mean maybe... It is with great pleasure that we would like to announce the delivery of our new Baby Girl. Yes, that's her name... Baby Girl. As of 4:50 this afternoon, we are proud owners of a specially built Lifestyle Luxury 38RS. She's a beauty! As you may already know, this dream has b...
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Jo And Craig
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Apologies
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I have been experiencing computer issues and have not been able to reply to a private message. One of our peeps :) wanted to know where in NC we will be heading at the end of this month. We will be staying in Franklin NC through mid-Nov. It is in western NC. Didn't want my RV dreams buddy to think I was snooty!...
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The Sages
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Considering flying for the annual family visit - are we nuts?
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As someone who has to put everything into a spreadsheet I just finished looking at the cost / time of flying vs. driving to visit our family next spring. We're starting to lean towards flying, it's only slightly more expensive but will take a lot less time and leave us better rested, I think or at leas th...
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DRV factory tour
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We are about to take a factory tour at DRV on Sept 10. This will our first exposure to DRV and to see the down an' dirty of the unseen parts of RV construction. I'll be paying attention to the technical stuff, frame, suspensions, etc. Over the next couple of years we'll be checking out some other mfrs see...
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Decision Made, Date Set
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DW and I finally made decision to full time, We started purging our STUFF this weekend at a big yard sale. We are wintering in Pahrump, Nv.,then plan on attending Suites Rally in April in Las Vegas, Then home to Marion and attend your reunion and wrap things up here for July start on our new lifestyle. 200...
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Ouch !!!!!!!!
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Yesterday I was Graced with an inattentive Driver who decided to attempt to pull out and said they never saw me!!!!.......how do you not see a big class A in the road coming at you!! Needless to say and 12K worth of damage later Old Blue isnt looking pretty this week..tore it up from the front end and didnt...
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One Year On The Road Anniversary
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Just completed 1 year on the road. September 5, 2013 was the day! As I completed my blog post (http://fergizmo.blogspot.com/), it was fun remembering all the places we visited, and the things we have seen. I searched through pictures and chose 52 to post. And then I remembered so much more that I could...
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It Finally Happened
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Saturday night we finally reached Trailer Trash status. I had to laugh. In our 5th wheel, I was barefoot, in shorts and a sleeveless T-shirt (aka: wife beater shirt) stirring in the cheese to cooked pasta shells from a Kraft Mac & Cheese box. That's all we decided to have for dinner. It sounded g...
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The Bear II
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Winter Plans?
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I know I haven't been around much, but as I'm sitting here in Mission Texas where the heat index is 116 today and I haven't seen a soul all day, I thought I'd check in and see if any of you have travel plans to come to South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley in particular this winter? If so it sure would be nice to g...
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Unbreakable Wine Glasses by Chef & Sommelier
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I found the unbreakable glass wine glasses at Costco the other day. 12 for $16.99. They are made by Chef & Sommelier. They are shown as break resistant but have a lifetime warranty against breakage. They had some sitting out so I tested them. No I didn't drop one on the floor but I did knock the rim aga...
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Update on Progress
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When I introduced myself 10 months ago I intended to be full-timing by next month. Boy was that wishful thinking! I had no idea how much work it is to get ready. And how hard it is to get it all done solo. I bought a new (to me) RV in April and it is going to be just the right amount of space. It had two couche...
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FINALLY - FULL-TIMERS!
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Well, it is official for real now - we are full-time RV'ers! We closed on our house this past Friday (Aug 29) and the check is in the bank!
I must say it is an emotional time - a roller coaster ride between the 2 extremes of happy/excited for the future, but the other side being a bit melancholy for the past...
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