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House is under contract
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Carol's house in Austin is under contract. Inspection complete -- no issues -- and closing scheduled for June 25th. Keep fingers crossed that nothing shows up at this point, but I thinkwe are good. Will be a relief to move on to the next phase of life...
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Just picked up our RV
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What a wonderful few days! We went Tuesday to Knoxville in our big Ram dually to pick up our Big Horn RV. We spent two nights on the RVs for Less dealership site. Their people were great teaching us so much about our RV including how to hook up to our truck, maneuver, and unhook. We then went to a campgro...
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Fulltiming
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Well we are now officialy fulltimers. We have been staying in our camper on the weekends while we got the house cleaned out. We still have a few things to do with the house but we are now staying in the camper full time. We still have our jobs here and cant move around the country just yet. Were excited for ...
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Born2bfree
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Truck Fund - Help Needed!
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There are many compelling conversations to be had about Howard and Linda’s impact to the RV world and especially to the RV Dreams family. We all can play the individual adaptations in our minds. The bottom line is our family member is in need. The numbers are easy, if 20 of us contribute $1,000 or if 2...
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We're Homeless
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Well, not actually homeless since we have the rig…but we are sticks and bricks-less. Closed yesterday afternoon and are working hard this weekend getting the last stuff loaded in the rig (on the hottest 3 days of the year, 104 here in Fairfax today). We head out on our adventures Monday but will be in th...
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Neil and Connie
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House is going up for sale in the Spring 2013!
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I am freaking out a little bit which I didn't think I would do. We have a 3 year plan and my hubby wants to cut it down to 1 yr. I am in no way prepared for this. The house needs to have a lot of work done to it and we need to clear out the clutter. I am doing a little bit at a time but working two jobs is not easy. I didn...
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Scubabeck
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3500HD Ready to Tow !!!
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Got our new 3500HD ready to tow. Finished installing our Hitch and getting trailer Plug installed in the bed this weekend. We hooked up to our Pinnacle to make sure hitch height / bed clearance was good and test lights and brake connections. Everything checked out good so we are ready to head out this Fr...
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Rob_Fla
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San Diego Fireworks
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On July 4th we were at Chula Vista RV Resort on the San Diego Bay in California. This year the City of San Diego had arranged with a Fireworks company to setup firework displays at 4 locations around the bay. The show would be synchronized by computer with music played by a local FM radio station. It wa...
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The Bear II
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How to secure you Satilite system
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Hi All, I am looking at either getting the Dish Tailgater or just a portable dish and am concerned on how to secure it so it will not be stolen while slepping or out to get something. Is there something on these units that you can put a chain or some other way. Thanks
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Rosie RV Thumper and Dog Dog
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1974 Airstream
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As many may have noticed we have an Aistream, which we thought we would just use for Airstream rallies. But, as life goes, some things happen. In November we sold our 2001 with 4 firm offers in less than a week. Our dream is to refurbish the 1974 in retirement, well we found a wonderful
Guy locally and had...
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cejones4210
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Rules of Camping......
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So this weekend I was pushed and had to re establish some boundaries at our summer seasonal site. This will be our second year in this beautiful CG. We always try to be friendly and polite with everyone, we occasionally attend a neighboring camp fire. That being said our primary purpose is to relax and s...
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Just Saying Hello
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-- Edited by Ark235b on Saturday 7th of July 2012 01:32:46 PM
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Need Help sizing tow truck
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Hi All, We have come down to the 5th wheel we want now how do I size the right truck for the 5th wheel. Is there a certain formula that everyone has used to make sure you get enough truck for the 5th wheel. The 5th wheel is the Heartland Big Country 3690sl specs below.GVWR15,500 lbsDry Weight12,466 lbs...
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Rosie RV Thumper and Dog Dog
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HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!!
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Bless all US MILITARY PAST; PRESENT; AND FUTURE!! And happy 4th to all. Pieere
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PIEERE
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Free Camping===Book listing the sites
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http://rvbookstore.com/shop/detail.aspx?m=2&p=1483
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charles
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Hot Water Heater
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Hi All, We just picked up our DRV Tradition a few weeks ago and just love it but the hot water is not hot enough. Is there a way to make it warmer or are they all about luke warm? Thanks rob
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Rosie RV Thumper and Dog Dog
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Slides, the 35mm kind
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We have a lot of 35 mm slides from many years ago. How does one go about haveing them put on a DVD.
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Dave Buck
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Indaiana Trip Part Deux by THE WIFE
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Our Visit to IndianaPart Deux Greetings,We are wrapping up our visit to Indiana and trying to squeeze in as much as possible, so I’ll just share some random observations on this part of our great summer vacation.Before I get to that, thanks to all of you who wrote and said nice things about the first I...
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charles
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EVERGREEN Factory Tour
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A couple of days ago THE WIFE and I toured the EVERGREEN factory In Middlebury, Indiana.Very impressive. The TT’s are NOT mass produced, yes there is a production line but not what one envisions, they are hand built, by people and not robots. The “line” was about 6 iGos in various stages of completio...
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charles
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Excited to get going!!
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We're starting to get pumped now. We leave Friday to head out to Kansas to pick up our 39' New Horizons. Our stix and brix hasn't closed yet; but we have a finalized contract and passed the home inspection. The only thing left is the home inspection repairs which will be 5000 or so and the appraisal but bas...
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Neil and Connie
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Am I Getting Bigger or are Pizzas Getting Smaller ?
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When did large sized pizzas begin being downsized to medium sized pizzas ? I remember large pizzas taking up a lot more room in the seat of my pickup truck in the past. Recently we picked up large pizzas from Dominos and then last night I went to Pizza Hut. The large pizzas were the size of what I remember m...
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The Bear II
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Heads Up
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Be careful with Western Horizon Resort Membership, from where I sit as an employee, Bankruptcy will be filed by Sept.
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Alfred Cushman
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Indiana Trip to Bill Monroe Festival by THE WIFE
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Warning: The following may be offensive due to language, innuendo, your own reactions/thoughts, bluegrass lovers/haters, rv owners, married folks, unmarried or used to be married folks, people who hate small, confined spaces (oops I already said rv owners), travel, interstate , big trucks,...
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charles
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Prayers Requested
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Just want to ask everyone for Prayers as dear hubby (Bob) had a heart attack this past Sunday. Guess we won't be going to Wisconsin this summer to work for the COE at Black Hawk Park. Does anyone need a job? We were suppose to start on May 10th. If so PM me and I'll tell you who to contact. Doctors say we don...
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The END is almost Near!
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Oh my gosh fellow Dreamers....we are so darn tired! The end is almost near...our Estate Sale will be this Thurs, Fri. and Saturday and then we are done! Only 19 days till we start our Camp Host position and I think the time is going to go by really fast now...especially once the sale is over. We have 2 build...
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MaryBee
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Terms I don't understand
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Silly question folks, but I'm going to show my computer illiteracy here. What does "DH" stand for? I'm pretty sure it has something to do with husband but not certain. I see abbreviations like this and I'm trying to follow a conversation but I hit a snag with these. I know LOL, BTW, and a f...
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BILL MONROE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL @ Bean Blossom,Indiana
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Are any listees in attendance? We are here for the weeks music. CCC and THE WIFE
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charles
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Is Courtesy A Thing Of The Past
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For the past year I have been seeing a lack of courtesy among some RVers that I have never seen before. I am now seeing more people cutting through occupied sites rather that walk around the proper way. I am also seeing more and more people not picking up after their pets when they do their business. Th...
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What does it take be be a good Camp Host??
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Since we are starting our FIRST ever Camp Host job in only 28 days...I thought I would throw this question out there and ask the experts, those that have held Host/Manager positions. We will be Managing 3 campgrounds in the National Forest and we want to be exceptional hosts not only for the benefit of o...
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MaryBee
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Maiden Voyage in NEW Ever-Lite 31DS by Evergreen RV!
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Evergreen RV is a brand new company with an industry changing plan. We were so impressed with the floorplans and features that we actually purchased this one before it even arrived at the dealer. We saw one of the other models and he told us about this one being on order to arrive in a couple of weeks. W...
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