Hi Everyone. Well, after 15 years the RV-Dreams Community Forum is coming to an end. Since it began in August 2005, we've had 58 Million page views, 124,000 posts, and we've spent about $15,000 to keep this valuable resource for RVers free and open. But since we are now off the road and have settled down for the next chapter of our lives, we are taking the Forum down effective June 30, 2021. It has been a tough decision, but it is now time.
We want to thank all of our members for their participation and input over the years, and we want to especially thank those that have acted as Moderators for us during our amazing journey living and traveling in our RV and growing the RV-Dreams Family. We will be forever proud to have been founders of this Forum and to have been supported by such a wonderful community. Thank you all!!
I am thinking about buying a portable table top Ice Maker that I can take with us as we travel with our 5th Wheel. I would also like to be able to hook it up in my garage when not camping. Do folks have any recommendations for an Ice Maker. I would love to find a good one that you manually add water when I am campi...
Please help I have a fifth wheel forest River sandpiper and i picked up last week. I had a brand new splendid stackable washer dryer installed. I was one load all good. I washed another and the RV drain is not sucking the water out. My washer drain is good the hose is in the RV pipe and the water floods ove...
This 2014 Jamboree Searcher with low mileage by Fleetwood has a V8 Ford Engine on a 350 Chassis, GPS Navigation, 4000 kw Cummins Onan Gas Generator, 1 Ducted Air Conditioner, Double Door Gas/electric Refrigerator, Main Awning, Backup Camera, Outside Music System, Outside Shower, Inside TV, DVD P...
This forum has been an invaluable resource for hubby and I as we went through many years of wishing and hoping. Finally, after getting the truck in 2019 (2019 Dodge Ram 2500 diesel), this year we purchased a 2020 Arctic Wolf 305ML6 fifth wheel after selling our much loved Springdale travel trailer. I w...
Anyone have any links to blogs where the writer is in the process of planning to go fulltime in an RV? I'm wanting to follow along in their blog. -- Edited by mds1 on Friday 30th of April 2021 11:05:54 AM
Howard: Our rig is up at Recreational Specialties in Wakarusa, IN getting painted and spruced up a bit. We have been considering one of the roof overcoat systems for our TPO roof as an option. What was your opinion of the RoofArmor system as of when you sold your rig? Would you do it again? Are there ot...
What would you say would be the best antifreeze to use? I am new to RVing and do not want to deal with any burst pipes. We have had our RV sitting outside in the cold and so far so good, but I want higher levels of protection to be sure. I have been researching and found this site that offered some reviews, but I...
We are prepping for our FIRST trip to Disney Wilderness Resort July 1st. Instead of renting golf carts we purchased bikes. The grandson's bikes will fit in the back of the truck but we need to find a way to haul ours. Any recommendations on bike racks? Are the ladder racks sturdy? Thanks!!
We are traveling to look at a unit. We were not going to because after we were sent pics and saw the sticker with the GVW of 16375, we believed it would be too heavy for our tow vehicle to pull. When I responded to the seller, they replied that if our tow vehicle can tow 17000 that we were in great shape. The dry...
I have been using Microsoft Streets and Trips for the last 4 1/2 years. It has been unsupported since 2013 and is no longer offered by Microsoft. My software crashed back a few months ago so I have been looking for a replacement. I can't find a highly reviewed replacement, nobody seems to love what th...
I've been scrapbooking for 15+ years now and it's my creative outlet. I really had resigned myself to digital scrapbooking for FT RV'ing, but am having lots of second thoughts on that. I will continue to work full time and since I work on the computer all day, really could not bring myself to transfer m...
This has been a great source of information for a good many RV'ers that were researching on how and what to consider for full time living in an RV. There has been an extreme amount of knowledge shared here by so many people who have participated in the conversations. Even though I have had a good deal of...
I have a 2020 Puma 32BHKS for sale. This unit was used 7 times and is like new! GVWR is 9,995 pounds and is 36.5’ long. The rear bunk house is a LONG ways away from the master bedroom up front. The specs say it will sleep 10, but more realistically it will sleep 7. This unit has a beautiful outdoor kitchen. The...
I picked up my 2019 Ford F350 Diesel Dually 4.10 FX4 truck Friday afternoon. We haven't tried towing with it yet, as we have not yet picked up our DRV Mobile Suites from the dealer. However, we took the truck out Saturday for a few hours - out I-40 to a state park. This is the first truck I've ever owned, and I...
As an armchair RV'er so far, I think of destination travel. A few examples, the Bourbon Whiskey trail in Kentucky, the vineyards of Napa, the American Indian reservations of the Southwest, the zoos and museums of major cities. Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, Yosemite. A place where you mig...
Interesting day today. We went into town to update/upgrade the wife's phone. In our discussions with the manager, I pronounced that I had absolutely NO use for a tablet. I'm not much of a reader, and I couldn't think of anything else that I would need one for, so I declined interest. Then in more dis...
Hi Linda. Howard wrote recently on a journal entry, that "Linda" was coloring her hair.. That reminded me of one of my biggest worries of our full timing plans... My Hair. Who and where will I get it cut and colored? I guess I take my chances at getting my hair cut, but I have always colored my owns hair. Soo...
So we finally did it. We retired and bought our pickup and 5th wheel. We are planning on hitting the road Mid March from Colorado Springs, CO. We are planning on heading south to New Mexico and westward through Arizona ending in Rosamond, CA to see some friends who have also just retired and may join us on...
Hi all!! I am researching the full-time RV life. My kids are grown up and my granddaughter id soon going to college. I find myself, for the first time in my life free to pursue whatever dream I choose. I am in good health and have always wanted to thoroughly explore this wonderful country. I have lived in N...
Think I’ve logged it to see whats happening everyday since I found this site in 2006. (The forum was a bit later than rv-dreams but I read them both daily) will be missed..........
Damn - totally made me tear up typing that “subject” Back in the summer of 2013, I started researching this crazy full-time RV lifestyle. My husband thought I was nuts. He loved the idea of it but never thought we could do it before official retirement because it would be too expensive. We were both 48 y...
We currently have Michelin LT225/75R16E. We need to buy a new tire to replace spare. When we good the rug weighed it was suggested we upgrade tires when it comes time to replace them, but I do not recall what the upgrade should be. Came anyone help with that information.
We need to replace the batteries for our motorhome. The two that are in the compartment are large, at least the size of 3 car batteries each.
When I Google RV battery I get a selection of deep cycle batteries, but they appear regular size.
We stay at places that have electricity, so I'm looking for a "ba...
Bilstein Shocks absorbers for RV and Motorhome Chassis can improve overall stability while reducing sway and bounce. The ride's consistency, handling, and control would all improve, resulting in a smooth and relaxed ride. You will drastically improve the ride of your motorhome by replacing you...
This was the top of the line in 1993, with a list price of $350,000. We've had it since March, 2013. The floorplan is that of the Special Edition, although I see nothing inside or outside of the coach to specify that. In the time we've had it, we've done the following: 2013: Repaired leaking hub seals on re...
