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!!
Hello,,My wife and I are thinking about this life style when we retire in a few yrs. I am certain this question has been addressed here, if so I can be directed to the spot,,but how is the year-round RVing lifestyle COST, compared to the traditional, fixed home yearly costof living?. I realize there are...
Earlier this year Verizon announced their plans of network optimization to control the top 5% of data users bringing down the service for everybody else. Verizon has finally implemented this system and users going over 2GB a month on an older 3G unlimited data plan may find themselves surfing at red...
I am a newbie / lurker, still reading your blog. Yes, I'm one that started at the beginning and I'm up to Spring 2007 I believe. I'm learning a lot everyday. I would love to either get a copy of your budget spreadsheet or make one of my own if you could explain how you do the categories and such. Do you make one...
Spoke to one of the NEXUS owners today and ask how the RV show went - his response was:"we had a great show they picked the Phantom best of show out of 1000's to pick from, we will be on hg tv Jan 1st 8 million views :) see you soon."We hope to go out to their facility in Elkhart Indiana around the beg...
Hi, I am trying to decide what kind of rv to get looking to live in full time. Would be me and my critters. Have pretty much decided on a 5th wheel. When I went to the local RV show, I was looking at the Toy Haulers, thinking that it would be nice to have the washer and dryer out there, along with maybe a small...
We were getting ready for work this morning when I stepped (barefooted) into some water. I turned on the light and we had a pretty good puddle right in front of our kitchen counter in the center. We fiddled around and found a small leak at the connections from the feed line hoses and the lines coming dow...
Hello folks , my wife and I are excited for our maiden voyage shortly. We have just sold our 40' park model and have purchased a new to us 2009 Gulfstream 36' 5th wheel. I'm sure we'll be posting many questions for you seasoned travellers ! :) look forward to chatting soon !
Howdy y'all. I'm a widow determined to live the once shared dream to full-time in RV. We started with converted Ford van in '85, then Holiday Rambler Class C in '88, Class A Fleetwood in '92 and Winnebago Adventurer in '01. We joined Thousand Trails in '92 but put membership on hold but must go active ag...
Well, we're nearly there. I moved myself and my son out of an apartment on the 5th floor at one of the businest cross streets in north america. We are currently in a cottage in a small town while I research which RV(s?) to get to go full time. I would really appreciate all of your thoughts on which types(s) t...
Hi, right now we live in a brick and morter but we are clearing away our itesm for the hopes of being mobile in a year or so. Right now we are figuring how we will make $ on the road. We have wanted to do Rv living for years but the whole how do you pay for gas and food has stopped us. Right now we are in the research a...
Our decision has been made and the clock is ticking. My former boss called our retirement date "Going Live". In the software world, when a new software system is being implemented, the date everything transitions from old to new is called the "Go Live Date". This blog will be...
I'm a firm believer in buying quality. I'm also a firm believer in financing as little as possible. Because of those two firm beliefs, when we finally make up our minds on what sort of RV we want for FT use, we will be buying both parts (truck and towable or MH and toad) used. We've gotten many good suggesti...
Cradlepoint has released 3.3.0 firmware for the CTR35, CBR400, CBR450 MBR95 and MBR1400. This firmware is designed to help optimize the 4G LTE and WiMAX connections as well as add features like "Bandwidth Monitoring and Alerts!" I know that is a huge feature that a lot of people ask about...
Starting today, Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network will be available in Fort Smith and Jonesboro, Ark.; San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara, Calif.; Daytona, Fla.; Bloomington, Champaign/Urbana, Rockford and Springfield, Ill.; the Quad Cities, Ill./Iowa; Iowa City, Iowa; Shreveport, La.; Kalam...
Highland Campground websites states they are now closed until Sept. 25 & we were going to stay there for RV show. I've emailed a few others. A nearby KOA & the Resort campground where your Rally is taking place is not accepting new arrivals. Anyone hear of anything let us know. I really, really...
In a few more weeks we will conclude our work camping experience atWild Duck Campground in Scarborough, Maine. WildDuck Campground is a 70 site, adults-only park that is heavily wooded and very serene. It it located at the edge of a marsh. Mosquitoes are no more prevalent than any where els...
My wife Carolyn and myself (Mike) and our 2 furry kids began the full time life last June. We purchased a 37' 05 Diesel pusher by Fleetwood and a 04 Jeep Liberty as our toad.
We have spent the summer as seasonal residents and PT hosts at Memorial Park on Lake Superior near Washburn WI. The summer was neede...
Our new to us rig came with a new group 31 exide battery. The battery compartment isn't big enough to install a second group 31, but is for a 27. Can this be done or do the batterys have to be the same group? Need more amp hrs for a thanksgiving trip and don't want to run the gen to recharge. Thanks for any hel...
Following the recommendations of the manufacturer of our Mobile Suites in keeping the lug nuts as a certain ft/lb, I broke down recently and purchased my first EVER torque wrench. Today, I crawled under the extended slides to check each and every one of the lug nuts and to apply some grease to the grea...
Anyone have suggestions or comments about experiences for a reasonable priced campground that will be open in VA or WV during October. We have Passport America, Federal Golden Age Pass and like COEs. Our rig is 39'. Thanks in advance!
Anyone have any knowledge of Nexus RV a relatively new company out of Elkhart IN., building Class C and Class B RVs and selling directly to the public at very nice prices?www.NEXUSRV.COM
Hi, I have been reading your posts for a bit now. I very much enjoy the information you give. Am stilll in the research and planning stage. I am hoping to be a full timer in the next year to year and a half. Will be doing it as a solo female (well me, my 2 little mutts and a neurotic cat who thinks she is a dog). ...
We are on our way to CO for about a month. Would like to stay somewhere close to Estes Park. Coach maintenance finished so need ideas for a not too "pricey" spot. Would appreciate any help.
We have always used bottled water (gallon jugs) for coffee, tea, and drinking. That's going to be a lot of jugs of water when we go full-time. We used a filter coming into the camper. Do we really need to use bottled water? A Brita pitcher? What do others do?
