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granny · granny

My husband just got a consulting job in Sunset Beach NC for a few months and we are looking for a place to stay with our 5th wheel. Anyone out there know anything about Sunset Beach and/or have stayed in an Rv park or campground in that area?

desertnurse · desertnurse

Can anyone reccmmed a site that has pictures of various campsites? I would love to have a visual of these places. Thanks!

RV Guests · RV Guests

Hi, We have been invited to Sun Valley for Trailing of the Sheep Festival in mid October. We have never driven an RV in the snow and aren't familiar with how much snow to expect in Oct. Would be traveling north on Idaho 75 to Sun Valley. Any advice from those who have? Helen & Rob

Delaine and Lindy · Delaine and Lindy

It was a bitter sweet decision to sell the 2010 Mobile Suites, it was a long, hard decision to sell but we have sold the Suites to people who will be living full time in the Suites.. It's been a wonder ride, and a adventure that most or many never get to live such a life as we have since 2005. Have met many won...

Colorado_Kid · Colorado_Kid

I am thinking of taking a trip to Yellowstone this May and will be traveling from Colorado and I would like to know the best route for an RV, Any suggestions?

Camper_Boy · Camper_Boy

I know somewhere in the forum this was discussed, but I could not find a good route from Florida to Texas. We were specifically interested in what roads to avoid. Somewhere people talked about bad roads on this route and I would like to avoid if possible. So any comments or pointers from the experien...

sissys · sissys

oh hi, just wondering who may have stayed at the grand canyon rv park? Also, have you taken the train or bus ride while there? And if so, was it worth it? THANKS!!

wildbill2673 · wildbill2673

Dana and I are planing to take off for Elephant Butte, New Mexico in the morning should be a good trip checked the weather and it looks good. I can not wait to see all our good friends. Not sure if we will stop for the night anywhere but if we do it might be a Walmart parking lot somewhere along the route. Last y...

karen and al · karen and al

I'm looking at my route down to Florida after I leave Amazon here at Campbellsville. How are US 127 in Kentucky and SR111 in Tennessee for big rigs? If I follow these to Chattanooga it saves over 60 miles getting to I75. Thought I would ask here

. Thanks!

Hdrider · Hdrider

Wed. will be departure day for us... finally!! We are watching the weather now because we take off Wed. It looks like we might be able to head down I-5 and head to Reno from Mt Shasta. Then it will be a choice of 395 or over to Fallon and down 95. If the weather or roads look bad that way we are not apposed to tra...

plhaw · plhaw

I learned so much at the fall rally that I am starting to make plans to attend the February boondocking rally in Quartzsite. I'll be traveling from Oregon to Quartzsite. In the winter, I normally stay in Oregon to xcountry ski and have the fifth wheel in storage. In other words, I'm not usually RVing i...

TXRVr · TXRVr

I'm headed to the NE area for a couple weeks starting mid-November. I need help on two things. One is for those of you who live up there, please do your anti-snow dance. Second, is some suggestions on what to see while I'm there. We have no iteniary excepting that we'll start being tourists from New Yo...

Bob and Kathy · Bob and Kathy

Hi everyone! February 23, 2013 is our target date to "hit the road" in our new Sprinter. Barring any "bad weather" here in the mid-Atlantic state, we hope to take a route a.r.o.u.n.d. D.C./Baltimore. Driving in that maze of on-off ramps makes me ka-ra-zee, even in a car!! I w...

gdhill · gdhill

If we hit our schedule to be fultiming by spring of 2013 we were thinking of workamping in Skagway which means we will be driving in Canada a good bit. Has anyone been that direction and how are the roads? I was thinking of taking my shotgun and pistol with me and would be stowed in the 5'er. Is that a proble...

MaryBee · MaryBee

The DH and I are heading to Louisiana for the winter as we have a workamping gig there. This is our first big trip with our rig since going fulltime in May, anyone have any travel tips or any good overnight suggestions from Michigan to Louisiana?

Rosie RV Thumper and Dog Dog · Rosie RV Thumper and Dog Dog

Hi All, I retired on Thursday and our first trip was from Olympia, WA to Eugene, OR. We wanted to get a couple of things done at Guaranty RV where we purchased our 5th wheel. About an hour and a half into the trip we were in fairly heavy traffic in the center lane when we spotted a HUGE chunk of semi truck tir...

Jo And Craig · Jo And Craig

I see posts wherein some have asked about routing from Point A to Point B. While reading and researching some have suggested that they would not even take an 18-wheeler on some routes. Are there maps and/or websites available that would help in planning our future travels? The last thing I ever wan...

sdman · sdman

We are planning our trip from Indianapolis IN to the fall RV Dreams rally in Harrisburg OR. This will be our first time traveling through the Rocky Mountains puling a 5th wheel, so we are a little apprehensive about it. We want to take a route that is not to challenging the first time. We are not plann...

FT Dreamin · FT Dreamin

Looking for some route info - what can we expect? Where the difficult grades are. Other nice stops along the way We are in a 40' MH pulling a H.onda Accord with a Cummins 300 6 spd Ally. Any help from those who have gone before us would be wonderful.

imouttahere · imouttahere

Well, the house & everything in it is up for sale. Our first trip will be up through FL to SC for a visit, then on to NC for a visit, & then a stopover outside of Washington DC for a week or so before moving on to PA. Will also include Luray caverns west of DC also. The questions is, what would be the l...

rclvnv · rclvnv

We are on our third annual trip from Vegas,to Dunedin,to DC & back, just now. Currently @ Buckhorn Lake, which of course many of you know. Too bad I never get to experience the hill country in Spring or fall! Next year, for sure! Next stop is Houston area,then Duson,La,Mobile,Tallahassee and fina...

janieD · janieD

This fall we are headed to Bellingham, WA from Iowa by way of Custer State Park. Our plan is I-90 most of the way but are considering US 2 from Spokane to Everette WA. Anyone been on this route. Looks like there is one pass but doesn't sound too bad. We did Wolf Creek Pass in Colorado this spring and it went ve...

Serengeti · Serengeti

We are doing a workamping gig in Pa. this summer and we are planning on visiting the Asheville, NC area on our return to Florida for the winter, and the question we need answered is this. We plan on taking I-81 south to I-26 into Asheville or would it be better to take I to I-40 and than to Asheville. We know...

Trabuco · Trabuco

Just received my copies of the Mountain West and Est Directories. I have a question for MH and/or tractor trailer drivers. In reviewing the directory I have noticed several roads with the warning "Tractor-semis over 30' kingpin to rear axle not advised". How does this warning pertain to...

Trabuco · Trabuco

We're planning a trip from Southern Calif. to Wash. state. We plan on making the trip all the way up via US 101. What is the best way to get thru the bay area? Been up the 101 many times but don't want to take my rig thru downtown SF Via the 101. Not sure if the 680 or the 580 would be better or possibly another rou...

greenhorn · greenhorn

Hello Folks , planning a Spring trip to Disney and will be travelling with the entire family , pets as well. We would like to stay as close to the beach as possible as this is more of an adult family with young children. I would think 2 days at the park and about 5 days at the beach / local sites. We are travell...

bkfulltimers · bkfulltimers

We are travelling from Flagstaff to Glenwood Springs, Co to visit our son. I've not travelled this area before and want to avoid any area's where extreme grades or hair pin curves might be an issue. Initially I was going up 89N (stay at the KOA in Moab,UT) to US-160 to US-191 to 70 but there looks to be some...

Red Wolf · Red Wolf

We are planning on driving our MH and toad to the area and meeting our kids from MT and WA. We'd like to find a condo/house to rent where we can park the MH and possibly use it when we're there. All we need is electrical and a fairly flat driveway or such. Anyone have any ideas or advice for us. We're planni...

GSF63 · GSF63

I'm planning our summer trip and would lke to know how US 2 is in Montana. I'll be heading from Bismark ND to Saint Mary's MT. I've never traveled in northern Montana and was wondering how good of a route that would be to travel. I'm also wondering if anyone has driven the Going to the Sun road in a crew cab du...

James and Cindy · James and Cindy

The weekend before the spring rally, I will be riding my bicycle in the MS 150. It is a ride from Houston to Austin. Saturday night we will have our camper in Carmine. I need help finding a place Cindy can park the rig while I finish the ride Sunday morning. The finish line is at the state capital. She will...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	settling in Sunset Beach NC for a few months (Preview) My husband just got a consulting job in Sunset Beach NC for a few months and we are looking for a place to stay with our 5th wheel. Anyone out there know anything about Sunset Beach and/or have stayed in an Rv park or campground in that area?	granny	4	1399	01:34 AM Mar 12, 2013 by Racerguy
	Pics Please (Preview) Can anyone reccmmed a site that has pictures of various campsites? I would love to have a visual of these places. Thanks!	desertnurse	8	3866	06:57 AM Mar 6, 2013 by Raytronx
	Portland to Sun Valley (Preview) Hi, We have been invited to Sun Valley for Trailing of the Sheep Festival in mid October. We have never driven an RV in the snow and aren't familiar with how much snow to expect in Oct. Would be traveling north on Idaho 75 to Sun Valley. Any advice from those who have? Helen & Rob	RV Guests	12	1242	07:57 PM Mar 5, 2013 by NWescapee
	Retiring from RVing. (Preview) It was a bitter sweet decision to sell the 2010 Mobile Suites, it was a long, hard decision to sell but we have sold the Suites to people who will be living full time in the Suites.. It's been a wonder ride, and a adventure that most or many never get to live such a life as we have since 2005. Have met many won...	Delaine and Lindy	6	1542	03:44 PM Mar 5, 2013 by teaberryeagle
	Colorado to Yellowstone in May (Preview) I am thinking of taking a trip to Yellowstone this May and will be traveling from Colorado and I would like to know the best route for an RV, Any suggestions?	Colorado_Kid	6	1049	02:53 AM Mar 3, 2013 by teaberryeagle
	Route from Florida to Texas hill area (Preview) I know somewhere in the forum this was discussed, but I could not find a good route from Florida to Texas. We were specifically interested in what roads to avoid. Somewhere people talked about bad roads on this route and I would like to avoid if possible. So any comments or pointers from the experien...	Camper_Boy	28	1783	11:27 AM Mar 2, 2013 by teaberryeagle
	grandcanyon package (Preview) oh hi, just wondering who may have stayed at the grand canyon rv park? Also, have you taken the train or bus ride while there? And if so, was it worth it? THANKS!!	sissys	11	1167	12:00 AM Feb 6, 2013 by sissys
	Off to New Mexico (Preview) Dana and I are planing to take off for Elephant Butte, New Mexico in the morning should be a good trip checked the weather and it looks good. I can not wait to see all our good friends. Not sure if we will stop for the night anywhere but if we do it might be a Walmart parking lot somewhere along the route. Last y...	wildbill2673	6	1311	05:30 AM Nov 30, 2012 by Trabuco
	Kentucky to Florida (Preview) I'm looking at my route down to Florida after I leave Amazon here at Campbellsville. How are US 127 in Kentucky and SR111 in Tennessee for big rigs? If I follow these to Chattanooga it saves over 60 miles getting to I75. Thought I would ask here . Thanks!	karen and al	11	1461	10:39 PM Nov 27, 2012 by Lucky Mike
	It's time for us to leave !!! Finally (Preview) Wed. will be departure day for us... finally!! We are watching the weather now because we take off Wed. It looks like we might be able to head down I-5 and head to Reno from Mt Shasta. Then it will be a choice of 395 or over to Fallon and down 95. If the weather or roads look bad that way we are not apposed to tra...	Hdrider	20	1625	12:11 PM Nov 22, 2012 by Millie
	Route and driving conditions to Feb Boondocking rally (Preview) I learned so much at the fall rally that I am starting to make plans to attend the February boondocking rally in Quartzsite. I'll be traveling from Oregon to Quartzsite. In the winter, I normally stay in Oregon to xcountry ski and have the fifth wheel in storage. In other words, I'm not usually RVing i...	plhaw	6	1968	05:41 PM Nov 18, 2012 by Raytronx
	New England Suggestions Needed (Preview) I'm headed to the NE area for a couple weeks starting mid-November. I need help on two things. One is for those of you who live up there, please do your anti-snow dance. Second, is some suggestions on what to see while I'm there. We have no iteniary excepting that we'll start being tourists from New Yo...	TXRVr	13	1432	09:26 AM Nov 10, 2012 by Lucky Mike
	First Trip with TT - Harrisburg PA to Jekyll Island GA (Preview) Hi everyone! February 23, 2013 is our target date to "hit the road" in our new Sprinter. Barring any "bad weather" here in the mid-Atlantic state, we hope to take a route a.r.o.u.n.d. D.C./Baltimore. Driving in that maze of on-off ramps makes me ka-ra-zee, even in a car!! I w...	Bob and Kathy	6	1026	02:58 PM Nov 5, 2012 by Bob and Kathy
	Traveling to Skagway Alaska or somewhere in Alaska (Preview) If we hit our schedule to be fultiming by spring of 2013 we were thinking of workamping in Skagway which means we will be driving in Canada a good bit. Has anyone been that direction and how are the roads? I was thinking of taking my shotgun and pistol with me and would be stowed in the 5'er. Is that a proble...	gdhill	16	2458	06:38 PM Sep 26, 2012 by phyllen
	Michigan to Louisiana any good places to over night stay? (Preview) The DH and I are heading to Louisiana for the winter as we have a workamping gig there. This is our first big trip with our rig since going fulltime in May, anyone have any travel tips or any good overnight suggestions from Michigan to Louisiana?	MaryBee	7	1333	10:20 PM Sep 5, 2012 by MaryBee
	First Trip Woes (Preview) Hi All, I retired on Thursday and our first trip was from Olympia, WA to Eugene, OR. We wanted to get a couple of things done at Guaranty RV where we purchased our 5th wheel. About an hour and a half into the trip we were in fairly heavy traffic in the center lane when we spotted a HUGE chunk of semi truck tir...	Rosie RV Thumper and Dog Dog	9	2096	02:17 AM Aug 16, 2012 by Rosie RV Thumper and Dog Dog
	Routing... in general (Preview) I see posts wherein some have asked about routing from Point A to Point B. While reading and researching some have suggested that they would not even take an 18-wheeler on some routes. Are there maps and/or websites available that would help in planning our future travels? The last thing I ever wan...	Jo And Craig	7	1509	03:14 PM Jul 23, 2012 by Terry and Jo
	Indy to Harrisburg OR (Preview) We are planning our trip from Indianapolis IN to the fall RV Dreams rally in Harrisburg OR. This will be our first time traveling through the Rocky Mountains puling a 5th wheel, so we are a little apprehensive about it. We want to take a route that is not to challenging the first time. We are not plann...	sdman	3	1241	01:21 PM Jul 20, 2012 by sdman
	Denver to Phoenix thru Arches & Grand Canyon (Preview) Looking for some route info - what can we expect? Where the difficult grades are. Other nice stops along the way We are in a 40' MH pulling a H.onda Accord with a Cummins 300 6 spd Ally. Any help from those who have gone before us would be wonderful.	FT Dreamin	1	985	02:48 PM Jun 28, 2012 by Tim & Robyn
	Looking for Washington DC camp area (Preview) Well, the house & everything in it is up for sale. Our first trip will be up through FL to SC for a visit, then on to NC for a visit, & then a stopover outside of Washington DC for a week or so before moving on to PA. Will also include Luray caverns west of DC also. The questions is, what would be the l...	imouttahere	10	1686	09:26 PM Jun 21, 2012 by imouttahere
	Conditions along I-10 E., La,AL,Fla. (Preview) We are on our third annual trip from Vegas,to Dunedin,to DC & back, just now. Currently @ Buckhorn Lake, which of course many of you know. Too bad I never get to experience the hill country in Spring or fall! Next year, for sure! Next stop is Houston area,then Duson,La,Mobile,Tallahassee and fina...	rclvnv	1	1161	10:01 AM Jun 14, 2012 by MSinMS
	US Hwy 2 (Preview) This fall we are headed to Bellingham, WA from Iowa by way of Custer State Park. Our plan is I-90 most of the way but are considering US 2 from Spokane to Everette WA. Anyone been on this route. Looks like there is one pass but doesn't sound too bad. We did Wolf Creek Pass in Colorado this spring and it went ve...	janieD	3	2090	04:45 PM Jun 7, 2012 by NWescapee
	Fall Travel Plans (Preview) We are doing a workamping gig in Pa. this summer and we are planning on visiting the Asheville, NC area on our return to Florida for the winter, and the question we need answered is this. We plan on taking I-81 south to I-26 into Asheville or would it be better to take I to I-40 and than to Asheville. We know...	Serengeti	4	1372	12:30 PM May 8, 2012 by Serengeti
	Mountain West/East Directories (Preview) Just received my copies of the Mountain West and Est Directories. I have a question for MH and/or tractor trailer drivers. In reviewing the directory I have noticed several roads with the warning "Tractor-semis over 30' kingpin to rear axle not advised". How does this warning pertain to...	Trabuco	6	1650	01:14 AM Apr 16, 2012 by rvingft
	Best route thru San Francisco (Preview) We're planning a trip from Southern Calif. to Wash. state. We plan on making the trip all the way up via US 101. What is the best way to get thru the bay area? Been up the 101 many times but don't want to take my rig thru downtown SF Via the 101. Not sure if the 680 or the 580 would be better or possibly another rou...	Trabuco	6	2893	03:25 PM Apr 4, 2012 by injunear
	Daytona Beach (Preview) Hello Folks , planning a Spring trip to Disney and will be travelling with the entire family , pets as well. We would like to stay as close to the beach as possible as this is more of an adult family with young children. I would think 2 days at the park and about 5 days at the beach / local sites. We are travell...	greenhorn	26	5018	07:39 PM Apr 1, 2012 by injunear
	Best route from Flagstaff, AZ to Glenwood Springs, CO (Preview) We are travelling from Flagstaff to Glenwood Springs, Co to visit our son. I've not travelled this area before and want to avoid any area's where extreme grades or hair pin curves might be an issue. Initially I was going up 89N (stay at the KOA in Moab,UT) to US-160 to US-191 to 70 but there looks to be some...	bkfulltimers	2	963	03:24 AM Mar 31, 2012 by bkfulltimers
	Camping in the Florida Keys (Preview) We are planning on driving our MH and toad to the area and meeting our kids from MT and WA. We'd like to find a condo/house to rent where we can park the MH and possibly use it when we're there. All we need is electrical and a fairly flat driveway or such. Anyone have any ideas or advice for us. We're planni...	Red Wolf	7	1681	03:23 PM Mar 17, 2012 by Red Wolf
	US 2 across Montana (Preview) I'm planning our summer trip and would lke to know how US 2 is in Montana. I'll be heading from Bismark ND to Saint Mary's MT. I've never traveled in northern Montana and was wondering how good of a route that would be to travel. I'm also wondering if anyone has driven the Going to the Sun road in a crew cab du...	GSF63	5	1820	06:22 PM Mar 11, 2012 by Bill and Linda
	Austin, Texas (Preview) The weekend before the spring rally, I will be riding my bicycle in the MS 150. It is a ride from Houston to Austin. Saturday night we will have our camper in Carmine. I need help finding a place Cindy can park the rig while I finish the ride Sunday morning. The finish line is at the state capital. She will...	James and Cindy	9	2772	04:20 PM Mar 11, 2012 by Loydstuts
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