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Russ Ranger · Russ Ranger

There were 1704 visitors that visited this site in the last 24 hours. By the nature of "RV Dreams" we can assume that many of these visitors are curious and looking for information that will help them make a decision about their future. People are considering selling their homes and almo...

el Rojo and Pam · el Rojo and Pam

The house becomes active next Wednesday. We still have a little touching up and cleaning to do. Where did we get so much stuff???????

kb0zke · kb0zke

What do full-timers do about summer holidays? It looks like we could be on the road full-time by the middle of May, and there is Memorial Day weekend, 4th of July weekend, and Labor Day weekend to deal with. I suppose we could make those travel weekends and Wallydock each night, but I'm not sure I'd like t...

SnowGypsy · SnowGypsy

In another thread here recently, Lucky Mike made a reference to there being a "simple answer". Well, I thought, "Oh, yeah, simple answer, not." So, I thought, with the pearls of wisdom that Lucky Mike shares, maybe there is something to this. After a few days and continuin...

Grams · Grams

Today is my last day in the office after 36 years in banking! whooo hooo!!!! Overslept this morning and showed up 30 minutes late (we forgot to set an alarm) but who's going to fire me on my last day??? Co-workers bought a gift card to my fav beverage shop ... they do know me! Having lunch with another se...

Millie · Millie

Here is what I think: I think 'all-of-you' will eventually want to settle-back-down to owning your own piece of property/home again someday. I did a huge amount of traveling when I was young. Over many years, I've lived full time in a 'converted-to-motorhome' school bus, 3 camper vans and a Tioga 21f...

PJ Vagabond · PJ Vagabond

for your encouraging words and good advice about earning money on the road, and that if there is a will, there is a way! I'm getting closer to doing the happy dance all the time!

Camper Chronicles · Camper Chronicles

Ok so I am not a big resolution person but there's some things I definitely want to accomplish this year 1. Finish my MBA...two more classes left hooray 2. Sell our house...painting starts in March should have on the market by April 3. See my youngest child through her senior year and into the Air Force...

LibertyLinda · LibertyLinda

Okay, steady now....we met and talked to a realtor today. I am excited, anxious, nervous and excited! Another step towards freedom. We have to do some minor fixes to the S&B. I guess I dread the house selling process, but at least we have our new house in the driveway I don't know, I guess I just wan...

bjoyce · bjoyce

Don't be this stupid. Or if you are, make sure no one takes photos or video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZFCHk1XCDY Mac McClellan (Gambler) posted this on the Escapees forum. Dash cams are everywhere and one GPS shown at CES had one built-in. Also check some of the other videos shown once...

WendysPhotos · WendysPhotos

Well since my other half and I will be younger than retirement age for medical, I have been wondering what healthcare coverage will cost. Kentucky where we are from is number 5 on the unhealthiest state in the union. Although my husband and i have not had an serious health issues or premiums will be a l...

WestWardHo · WestWardHo

I hope I can express this as well as I'd like to. We read with interest the various lifestyle and activities and locations that you all share on here and we're learning that what we THOUGHT we'd prefer evolves as we go into our 8th month full-timing. We've found that we really enjoyed staying a few nights...

SnowGypsy · SnowGypsy

Being in KS, I'm really glad to be in a S/B right now. Today it got up to 38 degrees and I made ice cream because of the heat wave! My brother is in MI living out in the county and he said the roads were plowed but anyone going out was getting a ticket! We were at Wal-Mart today and they had several shoppers in...

Mark V · Mark V

I've only been on this list for a short while, and I've already learned a great deal more than I thought I knew. Since asking stupid questions is usually the best way to get intelligent answers, I have another one: Thinking out loud about all of the possibilities, responsibilities, and liabilities in...

Mark V · Mark V

I'm looking into purchasing a large fifth wheel; something around 43' and was thinking that I might not want to trailer it myself. The cost and maintenance of a large truck and the hassles of driving it when I get older don't seem to be worth it. I was considering having the rig professionally moved the f...

Alie and Jims Carrilite · Alie and Jims Carrilite

< < Name change!Thanks Terry and Howard! Outta the doghouse again!

hhtjr · hhtjr

We are SO new to camping. When reviewing campgrounds/sites on-line I see the tearm "hardstand" describing some sites. What does that mean?

Alie and Jims Carrilite · Alie and Jims Carrilite

Hope you got your snowshoes on. Looks like your getting slammed again. Stay warm and safe.

jrzygrl64 · jrzygrl64

This past weekend, Bill and I were discussing whether or not we should sell my CRV when we hit the road later this year. For the benefit of those who do not know our rig set-up, we have a 2011 Ford F350 Diesel Dually 4x4, which will tow our 2014 Landmark. I was not even going to question this at all, except I...

NWescapee · NWescapee

We're almost 6 months into FT RV'ing, thinking sometime in 2014 it might be nice to plan a vacation to the Caribbean or somewhere. We are both still working full - time so while we've had a couple of vacation weeks and a couple of long weekends since becoming FT'ers and find time to explore local museu...

stargeezer · stargeezer

Well looking out my office window at the 2 feet of snow and below windchill, I have started our full timing countdown list. Anything that comes to mind or tips I see on the forums are jotted down for our planned Jan 1 2015 departure to our next life chapter. We have been sorting and reducing our lifetime c...

DarkVulf · DarkVulf

I recently devised my own sewer hose support system that maybe you could use in the place of something that is not doing the job for you. It works better than anything I have used or bought so far. I call it THE FLUME. Here is a link to pictures: http://dalehavencox.weebly.com/the-flume---an-rv-sew...

cherylbrv · cherylbrv

Wishing everyone in my Dreamer family an upcoming year of health, happiness, prosperity and safe travels! There are several of us in the "class of 2014" -- may we all be able to indeed see our full timing dreams come to fruition as planned this year!!! Hope to see y'all on the road real soon!!...

NWescapee · NWescapee

Just looked at our Forecast for tomorrow (12/13/13) in Quartzsite, Brilliant Sunshine!!! Wishing all the RV Dreams family brilliant sunshine for 2014!! Not sure we've ever had a New Year's Eve Day with brilliant sunshine before, we are so looking forward to it Today we were reflecting on the fact...

CWinLV · CWinLV

I'm having difficulty uploading my picture (avatar) to my profile. When I press UPLOAD FROM COMPUTER, nothing happens. I have several pics to choose from but it doesn't even give me a directory listing from which to choose a picture. Is anyone else having this problem? -- Edited by CWinLV on Sund...

SnowGypsy · SnowGypsy

A couple of years ago I asked on a forum if anyone made New Year resolutions and they basically said they were older and didn't do that anymore. But, I'm older and I do. For me, making New Year resolutions means setting goals to strive for and I'm hoping I'll never be too old for that. So, do you make New Y...

aurn · aurn

So excited got my first travel assignment. Children's Hospital in San Antonio. Any suggestions for RV park near there with good monthly rental rate? Ready to get moving. Start date January 20. Yay!!

GENECOP · GENECOP

So several weeks ago our LR TV stopped working, Samsung LED, the picture had always been OK, the TV came new with our Rig in 2009. I thought I did something wrong with the wiring when I was switching things over from portable Dish to the In Motion...I had a service guy come over for a few things and asked him...

Camper Chronicles · Camper Chronicles

Our youngest daughter is 17 and wants to join the air force and hopefully get into the crypto linguistics program. She loves languages and since both her dad and her grandparents were in the air force it seems like a great fit. She just got her scores back from the ASVAB test and scored 96%% So proud an...

The Restless Youngs · The Restless Youngs

First of all, thanks to everyone on the forum for all of your support and guidance; your experience and willingness to share has been invaluable for us while we (continue to) figure everything out. As we started this journey, we decided that we wanted a mothorhome, but with our budget, we knew that...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Joe Average Asks What It Will Take to Go Fulltiming? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) There were 1704 visitors that visited this site in the last 24 hours. By the nature of "RV Dreams" we can assume that many of these visitors are curious and looking for information that will help them make a decision about their future. People are considering selling their homes and almo...	Russ Ranger	77	3519	03:57 PM Jan 21, 2014 by Mark V
	Here we go....just signed the listing papers for the house. ( 1 2 ) (Preview) The house becomes active next Wednesday. We still have a little touching up and cleaning to do. Where did we get so much stuff???????	el Rojo and Pam	58	1961	10:14 AM Jan 21, 2014 by 2riker2go
	Holidays (Preview) What do full-timers do about summer holidays? It looks like we could be on the road full-time by the middle of May, and there is Memorial Day weekend, 4th of July weekend, and Labor Day weekend to deal with. I suppose we could make those travel weekends and Wallydock each night, but I'm not sure I'd like t...	kb0zke	5	687	07:21 PM Jan 19, 2014 by kb0zke
	Simple Answer? (Preview) In another thread here recently, Lucky Mike made a reference to there being a "simple answer". Well, I thought, "Oh, yeah, simple answer, not." So, I thought, with the pearls of wisdom that Lucky Mike shares, maybe there is something to this. After a few days and continuin...	SnowGypsy	5	750	10:51 PM Jan 17, 2014 by LibertyLinda
	Retirement Day has arrived! (Preview) Today is my last day in the office after 36 years in banking! whooo hooo!!!! Overslept this morning and showed up 30 minutes late (we forgot to set an alarm) but who's going to fire me on my last day??? Co-workers bought a gift card to my fav beverage shop ... they do know me! Having lunch with another se...	Grams	22	1101	11:16 AM Jan 17, 2014 by Grannadi
	Don't sell your property/home... ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Here is what I think: I think 'all-of-you' will eventually want to settle-back-down to owning your own piece of property/home again someday. I did a huge amount of traveling when I was young. Over many years, I've lived full time in a 'converted-to-motorhome' school bus, 3 camper vans and a Tioga 21f...	Millie	53	3338	11:41 AM Jan 15, 2014 by Cliffs Edge
	Thanks, Lucky Mike (Preview) for your encouraging words and good advice about earning money on the road, and that if there is a will, there is a way! I'm getting closer to doing the happy dance all the time!	PJ Vagabond	8	862	12:39 PM Jan 14, 2014 by SnowGypsy
	2014 resolutions (Preview) Ok so I am not a big resolution person but there's some things I definitely want to accomplish this year 1. Finish my MBA...two more classes left hooray 2. Sell our house...painting starts in March should have on the market by April 3. See my youngest child through her senior year and into the Air Force...	Camper Chronicles	4	704	07:03 PM Jan 12, 2014 by Selah
	Another step: talked to a realtor today (Preview) Okay, steady now....we met and talked to a realtor today. I am excited, anxious, nervous and excited! Another step towards freedom. We have to do some minor fixes to the S&B. I guess I dread the house selling process, but at least we have our new house in the driveway I don't know, I guess I just wan...	LibertyLinda	7	648	07:21 AM Jan 12, 2014 by LibertyLinda
	Motorhome dragging a pickup in park for 6 miles (Preview) Don't be this stupid. Or if you are, make sure no one takes photos or video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZFCHk1XCDY Mac McClellan (Gambler) posted this on the Escapees forum. Dash cams are everywhere and one GPS shown at CES had one built-in. Also check some of the other videos shown once...	bjoyce	12	1306	09:57 AM Jan 11, 2014 by Frac999
	healthcare (Preview) Well since my other half and I will be younger than retirement age for medical, I have been wondering what healthcare coverage will cost. Kentucky where we are from is number 5 on the unhealthiest state in the union. Although my husband and i have not had an serious health issues or premiums will be a l...	WendysPhotos	24	2015	06:52 AM Jan 11, 2014 by el Rojo and Pam
	Changing lifestyle reflections (Preview) I hope I can express this as well as I'd like to. We read with interest the various lifestyle and activities and locations that you all share on here and we're learning that what we THOUGHT we'd prefer evolves as we go into our 8th month full-timing. We've found that we really enjoyed staying a few nights...	WestWardHo	20	1525	09:50 AM Jan 10, 2014 by Loretta
	How's Everyone Doing In The Cold? (Preview) Being in KS, I'm really glad to be in a S/B right now. Today it got up to 38 degrees and I made ice cream because of the heat wave! My brother is in MI living out in the county and he said the roads were plowed but anyone going out was getting a ticket! We were at Wal-Mart today and they had several shoppers in...	SnowGypsy	15	1216	07:50 PM Jan 9, 2014 by Rob_Fla
	Permanent Residence In A Fiver? (Preview) I've only been on this list for a short while, and I've already learned a great deal more than I thought I knew. Since asking stupid questions is usually the best way to get intelligent answers, I have another one: Thinking out loud about all of the possibilities, responsibilities, and liabilities in...	Mark V	18	1150	10:32 PM Jan 7, 2014 by TheNewhalls
	Professional Towing vs Owning A Truck? (Preview) I'm looking into purchasing a large fifth wheel; something around 43' and was thinking that I might not want to trailer it myself. The cost and maintenance of a large truck and the hassles of driving it when I get older don't seem to be worth it. I was considering having the rig professionally moved the f...	Mark V	29	1337	04:07 PM Jan 6, 2014 by Terry and Jo
	Name change (Preview) < < Name change!Thanks Terry and Howard! Outta the doghouse again!	Alie and Jims Carrilite	4	489	04:01 PM Jan 6, 2014 by Terry and Jo
	Hardstand? (Preview) We are SO new to camping. When reviewing campgrounds/sites on-line I see the tearm "hardstand" describing some sites. What does that mean?	hhtjr	3	857	08:12 AM Jan 6, 2014 by Terry and Jo
	Hey Mike! (Preview) Hope you got your snowshoes on. Looks like your getting slammed again. Stay warm and safe.	Alie and Jims Carrilite	19	1304	06:41 AM Jan 6, 2014 by BiggarView
	to sell or not to sell... (Preview) This past weekend, Bill and I were discussing whether or not we should sell my CRV when we hit the road later this year. For the benefit of those who do not know our rig set-up, we have a 2011 Ford F350 Diesel Dually 4x4, which will tow our 2014 Landmark. I was not even going to question this at all, except I...	jrzygrl64	28	1344	06:58 AM Jan 5, 2014 by otterlakeram
	Planning "flyaway" vacations from your rig (Preview) We're almost 6 months into FT RV'ing, thinking sometime in 2014 it might be nice to plan a vacation to the Caribbean or somewhere. We are both still working full - time so while we've had a couple of vacation weeks and a couple of long weekends since becoming FT'ers and find time to explore local museu...	NWescapee	10	1046	10:09 PM Jan 4, 2014 by NWescapee
	Countdown List (Preview) Well looking out my office window at the 2 feet of snow and below windchill, I have started our full timing countdown list. Anything that comes to mind or tips I see on the forums are jotted down for our planned Jan 1 2015 departure to our next life chapter. We have been sorting and reducing our lifetime c...	stargeezer	16	914	08:24 PM Jan 4, 2014 by LibertyLinda
	A Better RV Sewer Hose Support System RV Sewer Support System The Flume (Preview) I recently devised my own sewer hose support system that maybe you could use in the place of something that is not doing the job for you. It works better than anything I have used or bought so far. I call it THE FLUME. Here is a link to pictures: http://dalehavencox.weebly.com/the-flume---an-rv-sew...	DarkVulf	10	1555	11:14 AM Jan 3, 2014 by bjoyce
	Happy New Year to all! (Preview) Wishing everyone in my Dreamer family an upcoming year of health, happiness, prosperity and safe travels! There are several of us in the "class of 2014" -- may we all be able to indeed see our full timing dreams come to fruition as planned this year!!! Hope to see y'all on the road real soon!!...	cherylbrv	17	747	07:37 PM Jan 1, 2014 by NWescapee
	Forecast - Brilliant Sunshine!! (Preview) Just looked at our Forecast for tomorrow (12/13/13) in Quartzsite, Brilliant Sunshine!!! Wishing all the RV Dreams family brilliant sunshine for 2014!! Not sure we've ever had a New Year's Eve Day with brilliant sunshine before, we are so looking forward to it Today we were reflecting on the fact...	NWescapee	12	856	01:08 PM Jan 1, 2014 by MarkS
	Problem with avatar upload? (Preview) I'm having difficulty uploading my picture (avatar) to my profile. When I press UPLOAD FROM COMPUTER, nothing happens. I have several pics to choose from but it doesn't even give me a directory listing from which to choose a picture. Is anyone else having this problem? -- Edited by CWinLV on Sund...	CWinLV	2	438	08:13 PM Dec 30, 2013 by Terry and Jo
	Do You Make New Year Resolutions? (Preview) A couple of years ago I asked on a forum if anyone made New Year resolutions and they basically said they were older and didn't do that anymore. But, I'm older and I do. For me, making New Year resolutions means setting goals to strive for and I'm hoping I'll never be too old for that. So, do you make New Y...	SnowGypsy	13	819	07:29 PM Dec 30, 2013 by Lucky Mike
	Starting travel nurse career (Preview) So excited got my first travel assignment. Children's Hospital in San Antonio. Any suggestions for RV park near there with good monthly rental rate? Ready to get moving. Start date January 20. Yay!!	aurn	10	1578	10:56 PM Dec 29, 2013 by CWinLV
	FYI Samsung TV (Preview) So several weeks ago our LR TV stopped working, Samsung LED, the picture had always been OK, the TV came new with our Rig in 2009. I thought I did something wrong with the wiring when I was switching things over from portable Dish to the In Motion...I had a service guy come over for a few things and asked him...	GENECOP	2	870	10:24 PM Dec 29, 2013 by igotjam
	Something really great just happened (Preview) Our youngest daughter is 17 and wants to join the air force and hopefully get into the crypto linguistics program. She loves languages and since both her dad and her grandparents were in the air force it seems like a great fit. She just got her scores back from the ASVAB test and scored 96%% So proud an...	Camper Chronicles	19	1333	10:41 PM Dec 28, 2013 by Ravenlotus
	A great Christmas present...a new (to us) Motorhome.... (Preview) First of all, thanks to everyone on the forum for all of your support and guidance; your experience and willingness to share has been invaluable for us while we (continue to) figure everything out. As we started this journey, we decided that we wanted a mothorhome, but with our budget, we knew that...	The Restless Youngs	23	1204	09:24 PM Dec 28, 2013 by TRAILERKING
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