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 know, I know... All the fuss over the man who killed that woman who'd advertised on Craiglsist.... What she did was... well, her business, but she certainly did not deserve to be murdered for it. Last night, I went through Craigslist jobs in the "etcetera" section and found at least 12, 7...
I am having a real hard time navigating the site. Unless I click on a subject I can't find anywhere to start a new topic or to post. What am I doing wrong?? I just joined today. Have enjoyed looking at some of your blogs from the members here. Very interesting. How many Canadians are members here???
Hello I'm new at posting on this forum but have been her in the background. I have just baught a new jayco 5th wheel rv and will be picking it up at the end of the month. Me and the wife will both be retiring in July and plan to sell the stick and bricks. Then start full timing. I have no questions for you at this t...
It's been 2.5 years since we started following RV-Dreams and will be 2 years this August since we went to Life on Wheels Conference where we met Howard and Linda. We've been living our dream vicariously through Howard and Linda's adventures ever since. ....well it seems our day has arrived... Pleas...
My husband was trying to be helpful when he came home with a pre-made pizza in a box from the grocery store. Well the pizza didn’t fit in the refrigerator very well, so I decided we better eat it that night. I put it in the oven to heat up. It didn’t fit in the oven very well either. As I was about to take it out he...
Hi all. My name is Greg. I live in Indianapolis Indiana. I don't actually own an RV yet but I'm looking at a 1988 Allegro 27 footer with all the amenities. The reason I say I'm a new fulltimer sort of is that I plan on living in the RV full time but not doing much traveling in it for a while. I still have a job that...
I would like to hear from some of you fellow Dreamers about the Sleep Number Bed. Mr Alfie and I both have back problems, and we are hoping the SNB will be the answer for us. Any comments.. pro or con, would be much appreciated..
Saw this on another forum and had to post this handy dandy tool here... At www.findfuelstops.com you can search for truck stops along your route of travel. Enter your starting city or zip and ending city or zip and the site will generate a page on the fly listing all the diesel truck stops - with prices - (...
We sold are house today, I just can’t believe it, we put it on the market on Thursday and sold it on Saturday.It worked out perfect for us and them, and we are all so happy.I had been hearing all the horror stories of how long some of you have been waiting and I feel for you.We sold it on our own, and feel tru...
Hello fellow RVers. I am Ken, retired USAF officer and public school teacher. My wife, DeBe, is still working but closing in on retirement. In researching RV full-timing, I came across this wonderful forum. Like so many others we read about here, we've made the decision to hit the road as full-tim...
Hello everyone -- I am Robin and my husband Gerry and I are finally getting to follow our dream. Every since our honeymoon 32 years ago in a Minnie Winnie, we have wanted to travel fulltime. Well, the time has come. We are planning on selling our house, upgrading our camper and hitting the road. I have...
We recently purchased a Scion XB with manual transmission for a toad. It's lightweight and has lots of interior room. Has anyone had experience with this vehicle as a toad?
Hi all we have saved this website as our favorites for almost a year now. Karon told me about it in another forum. We are brand new fulltimers as of July 29th 2008. We are currently in Granbury Texas. My husband is a retired airline Captain and I still work. We purchased a Double Tree Select Suite 5th wheel...
DH and I--in addition to our fur babyboy Kume--we have 2 budgies (they are a couple). I love hearing them sing/chatter and enjoy their company. Soooo...I'm hoping that I will be able to have them with us in the RV when we travel. Anybody else do that? Welcome advice, suggestions, etc. I plan on gettin...
This weekend I decided to try and solve a recurring problem when using our older HP Laptop (came from factory with wireless adaptor) through our Cradlepoint 1000 router with Verizon aircard. The coneection to the wireless network was very poor or non-existent. Yet when we use the new Acer netb...
Hi Guys haven' posted for awhile but have been keeping up with all of your travels. We are checking into RV parks in Seattle or surrounding area.. Love the cool weather and the rain.. Live in florida and sooo sick of the heat. Any info. appreciated.. Plan on selling the house, (we hope within a year) no r...
Hi all. Just wanted to say hello from SW Kansas. We are just getting started on our way to becoming full time RV'ers. We have decided on a diesel pusher so we can toe our jeep. We enjoy off roading and seeing the sights. My favorite hobby is fly fishing and Kati somtimes like's sewing and interior decortin...
Hi from SoCal Desert. We have a Dune Chaser 5th-wheel that has the toy hauler in the box, and the toys it hauls are my husband's woodworking tools. He turns writing pens and hopes to turn larger items in the future. Our son is 16 and probably won't be traveling with us as much as he gets older. so Eddy and...
I have a Jeep Liberty and want to carry 2 bicycles. The Jeep Liberty has the rear window that raises up when opened and the tailgate hinged on the left. Using a rack that goes into a hitch receiver makes opening the rear door impossible. I also fear the bikes mounted on the back of the Jeep would make seeing...
So I am now officially broke - but at least I have a place to live! LOL I was talking to my wonderful friend Maria this morning and she said, "Oh, don't borrow money! I'll lend it to you!" That's the kind of person she is - what a gem. So I wrote a check a few hours ago for everything I had in the b...
I'm not sure if I'm doing it correctly but I can't get my water heater to fire up. It is a propane heater. There is a control panel above the stove with controls for checking the tank levels and (I think) starting the water heater. I have a users manual but it isn't very clear on starting it up. The manual say...
Well here goes, my wife and I are looking to go FT in two years when she retires from 40+ yrs in nursing, I'm retired Air Force and we are used to moving around the country. So what better way then the 5th wheel it. We've been looking and have seen some pretty nice rigs. Impressed my wife! So any and all info wi...
I was wondering what part of the year is the best time to buy an RV price wise. I was thinking in the end of Summer when most RVing activity has stopped but I have never purchased an RV so I would like to know what you guys think.
My husband and I are currently waiting for our house to sell back in Iowa before we can become full-time RVers however we've stumbled upon an opportunity that we just can't pass up. We are out in Oregon right now; I will be done with my contract job on May 29th then we'll be returning home to look for my...
If you're buying a used 5th wheel from a private seller & they say the windows are dual pane - how do you know for sure? Can you tell by looking at them?
We are in the final phase of getting rid of clothes that we do not need or want to squeeze into the motorhome. We will live in our coach full-time 24/7/365 and we plan to follow the sun and warmer temperatures from November through early May. However, we will return to the Chicago area for Christmas (sno...
