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!!
Well folks in preparation of installing our new solar panel system in the next couple of weeks we decided to switch all of our incandesent bulbs both 12V and 110V with LEDs. All I can say is WOW....what a difference in both quality of light, heat and power consumption. The LEDs took all of 30 minutes to ch...
Hopefully this post will help someone else.We bought a set of Bridgestone Duravis 700 tires to go on the truck. They are a light truck tire with decent ratings, that a lot of delivery trucks use because of the mileage they achieve with them. Anyway they were balanced the old fashion way, regular spin, t...
We've been stationary for a few months. We don't have full 50 amp power hooked up here yet so I haven't been running the A/C. Today got too hot so I disconnected shore power and turned on the generator to run the A/C for awhile. We were doing some family stuff and when we came back, there was a big puddle of wa...
Well, it's back! Last year we used an online cookbook publishing program and we had almost 100 RV-Dreams readers submit 300 of their favorite recipes to create the RV-Dreams Family Favorites Cookbook.We weren't sure exactly how many to order, so we started with 200. They were sold out shortly afte...
we're open to all suggestions, and as we research the mazillions of options we keep coming down to this one basic question. which brands should we focus on? i do know from reading and remembering my parents' experience that most go though a few rig configurations before finding their ideal for full ti...
I have a line on what looks to be an awesome combination that is in cherry condition and both units have been garaged. If interested please inquire by Email to abschultz276@yahoo.com. 2005 Ford 450 crew cab. Equipped with all extras available at the time. 6.0 diesel, 21,000 mile. Custom highwa...
Did not know where to post this. Has anyone any experience with Chalet RV, Inc. Albany OR. member of RVIA www.chaletrv.comIn March at the Albuquerque RV Show we saw their Model XL1938 A-frame travel trailer with expanding hard sided dormer - looked nice. We are developing Plan B as we are starting...
I know there is a forum for toads, but not many people read that forum and not many people comment on it - it's like the "secret subject".Quickly - we plan on gong F/T in a Class A for about a period of 2 years and then 6-7 months a year thereafter. We plan on staying in RV parks for at least 2 weeks...
Hi All! Deb and I are from Western Massachusetts. I'm 70, she's 61. We're distance runners, distance bikers, hikers, adventurers and are making a point of doing things that keep us aware that we can always do anything we put our mind to. We're both semi-retired. I'm a retired computer informa...
Saw the other day on this site a person who was talking negative about Sun-N-Fun Resort in Sarasota. I just wanted to say I agree 110 % with him. The Resort is managed by a Little man with a BIG ego and all they want is your money! Once they have your money any special treatment you may have received is gone...
Being new to driving a DP RV I have a question about starting the engine. Most times I turn the key , wait for the indicator lamps to go out, and the engine starts. On a trip to Tennessee I noticed that the engine did not always start, after it sits for a day? I have read on forums to: If no white smoke from exhau...
There are two new fifth wheels about to be on the market. Holiday Rambler is beginning production in 2014 of the presidential series and Peterson is announcing a new Excel trailer next week. There isn't much information out yet the Presidential other than a few photos and some basic weight informati...
I finished getting moved into the Fleetwood Fiesta 26Q! Did a few little modifications, such as getting rid of the TV, to set up a computer work space in the passenger seat. Organizing! Color coordinating! OMG! A few trips to Target, Ross and Marshall's! (On the comments on the grand tour video for my S...
Hallo, we are planing to buy a used motorhome.Some of the older models are having surprisingly low milage done.I have been told,that on all old modells the odometer goes only up to 100 000 miles and than restarts. Any idea if this could be true?And if,how can I find out on what models/year they stoped do...
Hello from Florida My name is Cindi and my husband is Andy. I am a Pediatric Registered Nurse and my husband is a building contractor by trade. We had been planning on hitting the road in January of 2015 to full-time with me working as a traveling nurse and Andy finding work when needed. Unfortunate...
Anyone belong to the escapees rv club. If so what do you think of the club and have you ever gone to any of there Bootcamp training programs. If so, what did you get out of it. Will be going full time soon. jt
I have a 2002 Newmar Dutch Star. I have no hot water from the kitchen faucet only. The bathroom sink and shower both have hot water. I think it may be related to the bypass valve but have no idea where it would be located. Is it on the water heater? Any help is much appreciated. Thank you. Liz
We are looking forward to traveling to Alaska next summer. Starting to make plans. One thing we are concerned is with cell coverage. We have Verizon for both cells and Internet. Internet is with the 4G LTE wifi. For those of you who have gone to Alaska - what did you use for Internet and cell, in anyt...
Hi. I am planning on retiring in two years and taking to road in a class B. It will just be me and my dog. I have been researching different vehicles and I really like LTV -- especially the Serenity, but, I want to be able to go north in the winter. Is there a way to winterize a RV or do I need to look for one that is...
Today Im sure I will make alot of Friends!!!!! I need to know how to invest a large sum of money safely. without loosing it so just the interest generates income and the taxes to make it function..... is offshore banking a better move ........... If you can help it will be appreciated, I have been a work...
We recently had the string break in one of our day/night blinds. While we had it down, Kev wanted to try a mini blind instead. So we bought a mini blind to try and some string to restring the blind. We got back and Kev installed the mini blind and really likes it. I did restring the day/night blind, but w...
Hi everyone, Mike and Dawn here. We just bought our 2012 Heartland Big Horn and we are taking it on our first trip this summer. We are both active duty military. We will be reporting in to Ft Polk, LA this summer from Ft Bliss, TX and Schofield Barracks, HI, respectively. Looking forward to finally livin...
Although we have been full-time for a few years, we are finally free of the need to have smart phones on which to get our e-mail and use for data purposes. We have a Verizon Jet Pack Mi-Fi which we have used everywhere we go for Wi-Fi, and therefore e-mail/data use. The Jet Pack has met all of our needs in t...
There are still a ton of ways for the deal to go south but i am so ready to be looking at new rigs. we have an F350 one ton diesel dually which is rated for 13500 lbs and i hope i can find a fifth wheel we'll find big enough to live comfortably in and yet be around 30ft--and with a few slides, for sure. we'd love a fr...
Hi everyone, a few months ago I posted about the must haves when buying a full time rig(in my case a 5th wheel). I got alot of great feedback and we have made our decision. Now I have a new question and I hope this is under the right topic area since I will be buying an RV. Here we go....When I order the 5th wheel...
