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David and Cheryl · David and Cheryl

We just completed the process of getting our Class A Exempt (non-commercial) driver's license upgrades in Texas. It was difficult to figure out what to do and where to do it, so I thought I'd document all the information I could in the hope of helping someone else. That became a rather long FAQ, which is...

Barb and Frank · Barb and Frank

We anticipate full-timing starting mid-2017. There may be times we need to fly home to care for my elderly mother or to visit our family in the Chicago area during the Christmas Holidays. What do others do with their rig when having to fly to see family? Where do you store your rig? We would not wa...

RonC · RonC

I would like to have a TPMS on my 2016 F350 DRW truck, but there is very little room for anything to be attached to the stock valve stems (particularly on the inside tire). I think extensions are definately required, but then I had a "brain cramp" and thought ... "there is a way to get the benefits of TPMS o...

Cookie Dough · Cookie Dough

We are currently living in NY, but once we start full timing we'll probably spend most of our time west of the Mississippi. My wife and I are on meds we take regularly, and go to the Dr. about every 3 months for new prescriptions. Some are regulated, at least here, so what do we do?

TRAILERKING · TRAILERKING

Yes that's right, just curious how some of you came up with your Forum name? Some look quite explanetory like your own name. However some are quite "Unique". So I thought it would be interesting to hear of some different explanations. I'll start off with mine; TRAILERKING I would always ge...

NWescapee · NWescapee

About 2.5 years ago I went through RV Driving School and since then have helped on many of our long driving days. I tend to drive in the less congested areas, have improved at driving the 6% grades, etc. I drive through smaller cities such as Reno or Tucson. However, Dale continued to drive through ci...

Someday · Someday

Better Fill Your Tanks Quick. Deadly Pipeline Blast Sending Gas Prices Soaring On The East Coast Are The Headlines. This Colonial pipeline that had the leak in September, apparently provides a third of the gasoline consumption on the East Side. Even Eastern Canada is anticipating a boost in pric...

GeorgeWM · GeorgeWM

My wife and I were considering full timing about a year ago and received a lot of encouragement from posters on this forum. So, we 70 somethings jumped in and, after much research, bought a 35 foot fiver and a Silverado 3500 diesel dually, a truck "big enough to stop the camper, not just pull it" – per ad...

marianne57 · marianne57

Okay, to make this winter seem shorter, and to try and shorten the time for us..... I'm wondering if anyone here is planning on heading out ft in the class of 2016? Maybe I won't get any bites, but just curious who else is planning on 2016 and where you're at with plans etc? I know i've seen some men...

Cookie Dough · Cookie Dough

Hi Seems like most full timers are either generally healthy or return to their regular doctor once or twice a year. Well that's not us. My wife and I will continue with the same health insurance when I retire, but will most likely have to use "out-of-network" providers. We are currently in NY, and plan t...

MikkiNJay · MikkiNJay

Hey guys! We have landed on site for our winter home! We're managing the park until April. If you're looking for an inexpensive option for the season or even a month or two come see us! We have quite a few 30 Amp sites left and even a couple of 50 Amp at the moment! Nice, quiet, little park about 5 miles from t...

RckyMntLuv · RckyMntLuv

Hello, our cat was stolen while at a KOA. She was stolen before hurricane Matthew (we live in Jacksonville Florida) and if the people that stole her didn’t cross state lines before the storm they will soon. So we are pleading with the RV community for help. Please pass this story along in every way poss...

Jeffery Stevens · Jeffery Stevens

I just finished writing my book titled Buying & Thriving In Your First Motorhome, it has over 25 years of my experience with the tips, tricks & knowledge of owning, renting, living & traveling in an RV that I learn along the road.I am looking to give this book away during my free promo that i...

Teach · Teach

Hi everyone, My wife and I are about to start fulltiming next month. We will be needing to change banks. Has anyone noticed an HSBC bank anywhere in TX?

David and Cheryl · David and Cheryl

Has anyone taken the Class A Exempt (Non-Commercial) driving test in the Dallas area? If so, where did you take it and how did you schedule your appointment? I am trying to find out which TX DPS offices in our area offer this test. DPS doesn't indicate it on their website. Someone told me that only the Dal...

MarkS · MarkS

This retired stuff ain't all it's cracked up to be! Today is moving day and I've already decided I'll have to get a job to to rest up! put the fiver in the park this morning and will spend our first full time night tonight. Actually the stress is already gone. Now if someone will buy the house quick I'll be a h...

dbpelley1991 · dbpelley1991

Any information on RV living in Oregon late fall/early winter? Will be full time for a work contract. Will any part of the state be non freezing temps!!

Howard · Howard

We got word yesterday that Coach-Net is raising rates dramatically for their roadside assistance product "Roadside Protect". The Premium Towable plan is going from $139 to $179 per year and the Motorized Plan is going from $159 up to $249. And they are no longer allowing us to offer discounts for f...

French Bikers · French Bikers

Got a phone call last friday from the dealership and yes...... my custom made motorcycle trailer will arrive sept 19th, we will leave our campground on the 27th to go and pick it up a 3 hours drive, I'm anxious to see it. Beside this fact my wife has only 5 days of work she will be officially retired sept 16...

bigboomer · bigboomer

http://ramblingrvrat.blogspot.com/2016/09/by-numbers.html?m=1

Team Murc · Team Murc

Hello All, We are preparing and planning for our extended trip out west starting in April 2017. My current research takes me into looking at generators. We have been looking at the Yamaha and Honda's but yesterday I came across one offered at Costco. It's a Champion Duel-Fuel 3100 Watt, quiet run (58 d...

Barb and Frank · Barb and Frank

While looking at older posts regarding portable grills, it seems like the Weber Q grills are popular among forum members. My question is - can the grill run off the LP tank on our fifth wheel (we have an adaptor built into our rig) - or do we have to carry a free standing tank? Any information is appreciat...

freddyb · freddyb

Is anybody going to the Hershey PA RV show this upcoming week? The DW and I are going on Thursday with our next door neighbors who are considering buying their first motorhome. This will be our first time in over 10 years we have attended. We're looking forward to seeing what is offered in the 2017's and s...

Lucky Mike · Lucky Mike

Well it has come , my time to pull over and leave the road.........it was a great journey and now I have these memories to hold onto......my medical battles have gotten to the point of me feeling unsafe to continue driving this big toy around and it has gotten tougher for me to even move about physically....

soos · soos

Now that we are no longer fulltimers, and have a coffee table in our livingroom, I would like to print out a copy of my blog, into a book- not just a PDF, but a real book- has anyone done that and have suggestions on a company (website, software etc) to use for it? Thanks! Sue

CJSX2fromCT · CJSX2fromCT

Greetings all, made it down to Clearwater-Largo (Vacation Village ,it's an Encore park) Here for 10wks site 12. Going to a RV tech school starting today,looking forward to the next leg of this amazing journey. Stop in to say hi if your in the area.

DFLOW · DFLOW

Looking to hold up somewhere in the southwest for a couple of months during the winter. We are just getting started FT'ing. We are in Colorado now, but don't want to get caught in icy conditions on the road. Does anyone know where there is a nice campground with reasonable monthly rates. We can head...

Fergizmo · Fergizmo

Happy Labor Day, and happy anniversary to us. Three years on the road is now in the books. Bring on year 4! Thanks to Howard & Linda and RV Dreams family for fueling the fire so long ago. Web page & blog has the year 3 recap. Life is Good!

piggy · piggy

We have an Evergreen Everlight. We KNOW they they went out of business, but every time I go to an evergreen forum and ask about some round led lights for the front of the TT, they tell us they went under. I am trying to find some parts for this thing and need two of those small round lights on the front of the...

Barb and Frank · Barb and Frank

Hubby and I are going full-time in 2017 and we are thinking about where to spend our first winter. We thought we had it figured out - but now I am not so sure. We live in the Midwest, and thought it would be best to find an RV park in Florida for the months of December 2017, January and February 2018. That wa...

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	Texas Class A or B Driver's License Upgrade FAQs (Preview) We just completed the process of getting our Class A Exempt (non-commercial) driver's license upgrades in Texas. It was difficult to figure out what to do and where to do it, so I thought I'd document all the information I could in the hope of helping someone else. That became a rather long FAQ, which is...	David and Cheryl	1	670	09:12 PM Nov 11, 2016 by RonC
	A Question for Full-Timers (Preview) We anticipate full-timing starting mid-2017. There may be times we need to fly home to care for my elderly mother or to visit our family in the Chicago area during the Christmas Holidays. What do others do with their rig when having to fly to see family? Where do you store your rig? We would not wa...	Barb and Frank	17	1362	07:29 PM Nov 10, 2016 by Barbaraok
	TPMS on a DRW truck. (Preview) I would like to have a TPMS on my 2016 F350 DRW truck, but there is very little room for anything to be attached to the stock valve stems (particularly on the inside tire). I think extensions are definately required, but then I had a "brain cramp" and thought ... "there is a way to get the benefits of TPMS o...	RonC	12	1466	08:26 PM Nov 8, 2016 by RonC
	Health Care (Preview) We are currently living in NY, but once we start full timing we'll probably spend most of our time west of the Mississippi. My wife and I are on meds we take regularly, and go to the Dr. about every 3 months for new prescriptions. Some are regulated, at least here, so what do we do?	Cookie Dough	11	1765	09:38 AM Nov 8, 2016 by Barbaraok
	How'd you come up with your handle? ( 1 2 ) Your Name on the Forum (Preview) Yes that's right, just curious how some of you came up with your Forum name? Some look quite explanetory like your own name. However some are quite "Unique". So I thought it would be interesting to hear of some different explanations. I'll start off with mine; TRAILERKING I would always ge...	TRAILERKING	86	5694	03:30 PM Nov 7, 2016 by Second Chance
	Feeling like I accomplished something today!! (Preview) About 2.5 years ago I went through RV Driving School and since then have helped on many of our long driving days. I tend to drive in the less congested areas, have improved at driving the 6% grades, etc. I drive through smaller cities such as Reno or Tucson. However, Dale continued to drive through ci...	NWescapee	2	574	12:50 AM Nov 6, 2016 by Someday
	EAST COAST GAS PRICES LIKELY TO RISE DUE TO COLONIAL PIPELINE BLAST (Preview) Better Fill Your Tanks Quick. Deadly Pipeline Blast Sending Gas Prices Soaring On The East Coast Are The Headlines. This Colonial pipeline that had the leak in September, apparently provides a third of the gasoline consumption on the East Side. Even Eastern Canada is anticipating a boost in pric...	Someday	1	618	04:47 PM Nov 4, 2016 by legrandnormand
	A Newbie's Initial Thoughts (Preview) My wife and I were considering full timing about a year ago and received a lot of encouragement from posters on this forum. So, we 70 somethings jumped in and, after much research, bought a 35 foot fiver and a Silverado 3500 diesel dually, a truck "big enough to stop the camper, not just pull it" – per ad...	GeorgeWM	5	1221	04:54 PM Oct 30, 2016 by pkhalin
	Full-time by 2016?? ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) (Preview) Okay, to make this winter seem shorter, and to try and shorten the time for us..... I'm wondering if anyone here is planning on heading out ft in the class of 2016? Maybe I won't get any bites, but just curious who else is planning on 2016 and where you're at with plans etc? I know i've seen some men...	marianne57	224	14759	05:58 AM Oct 27, 2016 by French Bikers
	Medicaid (Preview) Hi Seems like most full timers are either generally healthy or return to their regular doctor once or twice a year. Well that's not us. My wife and I will continue with the same health insurance when I retire, but will most likely have to use "out-of-network" providers. We are currently in NY, and plan t...	Cookie Dough	2	793	01:23 PM Oct 22, 2016 by Clay L
	La Paz RV Park (Preview) Hey guys! We have landed on site for our winter home! We're managing the park until April. If you're looking for an inexpensive option for the season or even a month or two come see us! We have quite a few 30 Amp sites left and even a couple of 50 Amp at the moment! Nice, quiet, little park about 5 miles from t...	MikkiNJay	4	883	07:21 AM Oct 17, 2016 by el Rojo and Pam
	Stolen Property (Preview) Hello, our cat was stolen while at a KOA. She was stolen before hurricane Matthew (we live in Jacksonville Florida) and if the people that stole her didn’t cross state lines before the storm they will soon. So we are pleading with the RV community for help. Please pass this story along in every way poss...	RckyMntLuv	0	781	04:10 PM Oct 15, 2016 by RckyMntLuv
	A book worth reading before embarking on your RV Journey (Preview) I just finished writing my book titled Buying & Thriving In Your First Motorhome, it has over 25 years of my experience with the tips, tricks & knowledge of owning, renting, living & traveling in an RV that I learn along the road.I am looking to give this book away during my free promo that i...	Jeffery Stevens	0	670	02:25 PM Oct 15, 2016 by Jeffery Stevens
	Banking (Preview) Hi everyone, My wife and I are about to start fulltiming next month. We will be needing to change banks. Has anyone noticed an HSBC bank anywhere in TX?	Teach	8	909	02:03 PM Oct 14, 2016 by Terry and Jo
	Class A Exempt (Non-Commercial) Driver License Test in DFW Area (Preview) Has anyone taken the Class A Exempt (Non-Commercial) driving test in the Dallas area? If so, where did you take it and how did you schedule your appointment? I am trying to find out which TX DPS offices in our area offer this test. DPS doesn't indicate it on their website. Someone told me that only the Dal...	David and Cheryl	6	1930	10:10 AM Oct 14, 2016 by RonC
	Retired yesterday, Full Time Today (Preview) This retired stuff ain't all it's cracked up to be! Today is moving day and I've already decided I'll have to get a job to to rest up! put the fiver in the park this morning and will spend our first full time night tonight. Actually the stress is already gone. Now if someone will buy the house quick I'll be a h...	MarkS	12	1137	07:51 AM Oct 14, 2016 by el Rojo and Pam
	Oregon weather (Preview) Any information on RV living in Oregon late fall/early winter? Will be full time for a work contract. Will any part of the state be non freezing temps!!	dbpelley1991	5	1018	12:45 PM Oct 13, 2016 by Oregonhiker
	Coach-Net Raises Rates, Good Sam Emergency Roadside Assistance Offering Specials (Preview) We got word yesterday that Coach-Net is raising rates dramatically for their roadside assistance product "Roadside Protect". The Premium Towable plan is going from $139 to $179 per year and the Motorized Plan is going from $159 up to $249. And they are no longer allowing us to offer discounts for f...	Howard	9	2067	08:12 AM Oct 13, 2016 by solo boondocker
	Update from The French Bikers (Preview) Got a phone call last friday from the dealership and yes...... my custom made motorcycle trailer will arrive sept 19th, we will leave our campground on the 27th to go and pick it up a 3 hours drive, I'm anxious to see it. Beside this fact my wife has only 5 days of work she will be officially retired sept 16...	French Bikers	12	1194	12:55 AM Sep 27, 2016 by French Bikers
	Our Alaskan Trip by the Numbers (Preview) http://ramblingrvrat.blogspot.com/2016/09/by-numbers.html?m=1	bigboomer	11	1161	09:51 AM Sep 26, 2016 by Neil and Connie
	Generators (Preview) Hello All, We are preparing and planning for our extended trip out west starting in April 2017. My current research takes me into looking at generators. We have been looking at the Yamaha and Honda's but yesterday I came across one offered at Costco. It's a Champion Duel-Fuel 3100 Watt, quiet run (58 d...	Team Murc	6	1164	01:39 PM Sep 21, 2016 by legrandnormand
	Weber Q Grill Question (Preview) While looking at older posts regarding portable grills, it seems like the Weber Q grills are popular among forum members. My question is - can the grill run off the LP tank on our fifth wheel (we have an adaptor built into our rig) - or do we have to carry a free standing tank? Any information is appreciat...	Barb and Frank	9	821	02:09 PM Sep 18, 2016 by Barb and Frank
	Hershey PA RV Show (Preview) Is anybody going to the Hershey PA RV show this upcoming week? The DW and I are going on Thursday with our next door neighbors who are considering buying their first motorhome. This will be our first time in over 10 years we have attended. We're looking forward to seeing what is offered in the 2017's and s...	freddyb	13	1586	06:39 PM Sep 16, 2016 by freddyb
	End of a beautiful journey !!!!!!! (Preview) Well it has come , my time to pull over and leave the road.........it was a great journey and now I have these memories to hold onto......my medical battles have gotten to the point of me feeling unsafe to continue driving this big toy around and it has gotten tougher for me to even move about physically....	Lucky Mike	22	2149	08:41 AM Sep 16, 2016 by PIEERE
	Printing a blog (Preview) Now that we are no longer fulltimers, and have a coffee table in our livingroom, I would like to print out a copy of my blog, into a book- not just a PDF, but a real book- has anyone done that and have suggestions on a company (website, software etc) to use for it? Thanks! Sue	soos	2	778	06:02 PM Sep 13, 2016 by soos
	Made it to Fla. (Preview) Greetings all, made it down to Clearwater-Largo (Vacation Village ,it's an Encore park) Here for 10wks site 12. Going to a RV tech school starting today,looking forward to the next leg of this amazing journey. Stop in to say hi if your in the area.	CJSX2fromCT	2	587	03:10 PM Sep 12, 2016 by CJSX2fromCT
	winter in the southwest (Preview) Looking to hold up somewhere in the southwest for a couple of months during the winter. We are just getting started FT'ing. We are in Colorado now, but don't want to get caught in icy conditions on the road. Does anyone know where there is a nice campground with reasonable monthly rates. We can head...	DFLOW	9	884	09:54 PM Sep 11, 2016 by legrandnormand
	3rd Year Anniversary (Preview) Happy Labor Day, and happy anniversary to us. Three years on the road is now in the books. Bring on year 4! Thanks to Howard & Linda and RV Dreams family for fueling the fire so long ago. Web page & blog has the year 3 recap. Life is Good!	Fergizmo	5	684	06:04 PM Sep 9, 2016 by RonC
	Need info where I can find some parts. (Preview) We have an Evergreen Everlight. We KNOW they they went out of business, but every time I go to an evergreen forum and ask about some round led lights for the front of the TT, they tell us they went under. I am trying to find some parts for this thing and need two of those small round lights on the front of the...	piggy	9	739	08:33 PM Sep 7, 2016 by piggy
	Where Do Full-timers Spend the Winter? (Preview) Hubby and I are going full-time in 2017 and we are thinking about where to spend our first winter. We thought we had it figured out - but now I am not so sure. We live in the Midwest, and thought it would be best to find an RV park in Florida for the months of December 2017, January and February 2018. That wa...	Barb and Frank	14	1587	01:50 PM Aug 29, 2016 by Ckerr
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