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RV terminology
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1) ATV= all terrain vehicle 2) Blue Boy:Many boondockers find that using a portable waste water holding tank, typically called a "blue boy," (it has wheels on the bottom), is just the answer to leaving the RV in place, while still toting ‘that old black or grey water’ to the dump station....
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Can you believe it? Finally!
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Well here we are. We took off yesterday to fulltime travel. We left NJ at 7:15 am got to Lumberton NC around 5:30 pm. We are now back on the road on I20 headed to Livingston TX. At this time it is raining and we are in a traffic jam for as far as we can see. Hey, no sweat. It's not like we have to be anywhere at...
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Ain't one thing it's another!
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Today was to be (again!) our take off date. Well, here we sit in NJ with about 4 inches of snow and icy roads. We were to head south through VA and the Carolinas. They have it worse than us. So, now we wait for the weather to warm and roads to clear. To make matters worse, we tried retracting the slides last...
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phyllen
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The Rally
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OK! Only a few days left for you to register for the RV-Dreams Rally in South Carolina. I was just looking at the list of RV Dreamers that have already signed up, and 13 of them have attended one or both of the past rallies, and I know that some of those 13 have been Full-timing for quite a few years. I take tha...
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Happy we can take the Harleys when we go RV'ing!
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Since we got our Travel Trailer, we've been wondering if we could stuff both bikes in the back of the truck? Well, fortunately a friend had a long, folding, WIDE, aluminum ramp (a VPI Bad Boy) and he let me borrow it to see if it would be possible to fit our Harleys in the bed of our F350. Well... we a...
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UPS Mail Store
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Just wondering if anyone out there has had any experience with using The UPS Mail Store for your mail forwarding service. We want to retain our permanent residence in the town where we now reside. Guess, I'm full of thoughts today. Must get things done before Monday. Judy
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Delay in Plans
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Well everyone, we got a "kink" in our plans this week. So much hoping to get our house sold and get on the road sometime in the spring or early summer. House was set to go on the market this week and Judy now has to have surgery. She will be having a rib re-section to remove a bone tumor on one of he...
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I've turned the corner
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First = thanks for all the well wishes from this great family as I recover from Cat Scratch Fever. I do believe I have turned the corner and am well on the mend. I go for blood work today and see the doctor tomorrow. I pray my liver enzymes have stabilized. Then we will talk about when we can FINALLY pul...
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phyllen
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BACK
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Well i am back. I had some computer problems and lost some of my favorite sites, this one is at the top of the list. Got it fix and could not find the Home page, lucked into it on another site. So I am back and trying to play catch up on my reading. Dan
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Another step closer
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Ok. We have purchased our tow vehicle. 2008 Ford F450 2 wheel drive. Doris even test drove it and feels she will be able to handle it. Loaded with pretty much all the options you could want and more with low mileage. The hitch gets installed on Tuesday and have the itch to tow with it to see how she does...
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Some of These People Scare Me
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Jo and I went to the Fort Worth RV Show on January 9. We went primarily to see a new 2010 DRV Mobile Suites fifth wheel and talk to the factory rep who we had been corresponding with via e-mail. Before getting to the area where the Mobile Suites were, we stopped at another dealer area and started looking at...
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Terry and Jo
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Fulltime on hold - Cat scratch fever
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We were to "take off" this past Sunday to fulltime. Had lots of commitments. Life keeps throwing curves. I (phyllis) have been feeling poorly for about two months. Some days different to get through the day. It started with a large red and white sore on my left arm. Then a sore under my...
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Photos of New 5er
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Finally got around to posting some photos at my blog site http://journeys2005.spaces.live.com/ Please keep in mind it was moving weekend, so things are a bit cluttered!
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
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Sarah and I wish each and everyone a VERY HAPPY AND SAFE NEW YEAR. The Good Lord willin we will join you in September. Hope to see you all somewhere down the road.
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Ken & Sarah
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We are finally full timing!!!!! :)
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We are officially full-timing as of this past Sunday!!!!! We moved out of the beach house we were staying in and moved in to the 5th wheel. We were going to wait until the beginning of the year and start the year off in it. It seemed like a good time to do it, new year and new beginnings. But we had our rv pa...
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THINGS WE BOUGHT, BUT DID NOT NEED IN OUR RV
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While we were planning and learning about the full-time RV lifestyle we bought a number of items that we thought would come in real handy once we were on the road. A couple of them have either rarely been used or never been used. We each got a padded bag for our lap top computers. I think one of us has used o...
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Better late than never... :-)
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I just want to say that I hope you all had a great Christmas full of love and laughter, friends and family, and of course good food! We had a wonderful time at our house... my little one is still totally into Santa and had a blast! A child sure makes Christmas magical... My laptop went down the day before C...
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Insurance question
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In becoming a fulltimer one of the questions I have is dealing with "fulltimer insurance", does anyone have it and if so what does it cover and who carries this type of insurance?
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Happy Holidays
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May you all have a joyful, magical and safe holiday season and may your coming year be filled with new adventures, new friends, and safe journeys! I'll take a moment to express my gratitude for this site and all the folks here. As Dave and I venture down the path towards full-timing, it is so comforting...
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Merry Christmas
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To all: Sharon and I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Where ever your home is parked for this blessed day we hope you are enjoying it with family and/or friends. If you can't be with family today, make a new friend. Smile at everyone it will brighten your day. Wayne and Sharon
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Happy Holidays Deleted Duplicate
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-- Edited by TxYellowRose on Thursday 24th of December 2009 08:35:31 AM -- Edited by TxYellowRose on Thursday 24th of December 2009 08:36:10 AM
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Tracking Santa
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If any of you want to know when Santa will be getting to your house, you can track his progress here. http://www.noradsanta.org/en/index.html Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! Jim and Linda -- Edited by Jim01 on Thursday 24th of December 2009 06:19:40 AM
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First Tow of 5er
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Everything went very smoothly today! Breaking camp was absolutely no problem. Hitching up went, I would say without a hitch....HA! It went bang on perfect. Very slick. We are impressed with the location of the slides when in. If we had to, we could make do overnight with slides in. Again, pret...
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Moving Day and Settling In
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We arrived here in Rusk yesterday afternoon. Our 5er was here waiting for us! Our salesperson came and did the orientation. The rest of the evening was spent transferring stuff from "The Duck" to our new 5er. After a restful slumber our first night in our new home, we awoke to a heavy fro...
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We are now Full Time
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I'd like to thank everyone for suggestions and support for the last four years as we waited to go fulltime. We now have our RV and we're in our first RV park in Clayton, NC. DH will still work till beginning of February then we'll be off to Rockport, TX. We're in our first days of learning the gadgets and...
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Going Through Stuff
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Have three boxes of books ready to go to Half-Price Books. Have divided clothes into what definitely goes, what probably goes and then the last bunch to be whittled down closer to jump time. After all, I do have one more blistering Texas summer to get through! Just put my wedding dress for sale on cra...
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Reactions
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I've been telling a few friends and family members about our purchase of a 5er and our full-timing plans. Such a variety of reactions...Friends are mostly positive, excited for us and perhaps wishing they could/would do the same. One dear friend, whom I suspect has some survivalist traits is hap...
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Happy Birthday Linda
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Happy Birthday Linda, and many many more!!!! Hope you have a great day!!!! Jim and Linda -- Edited by Jim01 on Thursday 10th of December 2009 04:28:52 AM
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Additional seating
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Has anyone added an Easy chair or recliner to there unit? If so, are there designs or styles that lend themselves to an RV. Obviously the chair will not be bolted down, so stability is a concern, thanks Gene
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Just Talked with Dealer
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The fireplace is installed and they are just waiting on delivery of the sewer boom to install that and then our Montana will be ready for us to pick up! Whoohoo! One scenario we're looking at is towing our TT up to the dealer (about 4-5 hours from here) on a Saturday. They can do the walk-through and we tr...
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