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We are curious. Do mice find there way into motor homes? If so, are there any proven methods to keep them out? A cat is not in our future. Thanks as always for your answers.

I am not sure if this is the right category for this question, but I was wandering if they make good efficient wine coolers for RVs. We love our wine and when full timing we plan on continuing our love of wine. I know we will not be able to age wine while traveling, I just cannot imagine that working in a t...

Larry and I retired in 2002 and returned back home to build our dream home – a log home in the spectacular Finger Lakes Region of Western New York State. We had been living and working in the Catskills for 12 years, but wanted to be close to family and friends once again. A couple of years ago, we inherited a...

While full timing now for 5 months here in Az I have met some interesting things that people do while rv'n. One couple has an herb garden here outside they're rv while staying here in one park for the past 4 months. It is on a spot that they rent here at the pk. I ask them what they do with it when the...

I have read Howard's complete journal and I remember that he mentioned a weather radio but my ram memory doesn't recall what the brand was and I don't have enough life left to go back and try to find the entry. Does anybody recall what it was? Howard are you listening? I went to Radio Shack th...

Many years ago when my dad had a Fifth Wheeler he (and many others did too) had a wind diverter mounted on the roof of the truck to divert the wind of the road up and over the 5er. This supposedly helped mileage (not sure if it was true) and kept the bugs off the front of the 5er. I don't seem to notice the...

WE ARE A COUPLE OF BLACKJACK DEALERS SPENDING THE WINTER MONTHS IN LAUGHLIN, NEVADA, AND THE SUMMER MONTHS DEALING AT LAKE TAHOE. WE WORK AN AVERAGE OF 40 WEEKS A YEAR AND TRAVEL THE OTHER 12 WEEKS. WE LIVE FULLTIME IN OUR 34 FOOT CAMPER. CHECK OUT THE HAPPY CAMPERS http://www.rexandmary.blogspot.co...

Where would I go on this site to find threads on volunteering, ie. campgrounds (state and federal), fish and wildlife reserves, parks, monuments etc? We ,presently, volunteer 6 months or so a year but are always seeking new & different places and ideas. Thanks, Larey

Very close to purchasing a Inogen One. Yeah, I know--$5K, lot of 6 packs. However, I've got a lot of RVin' to do and want it to be as enjoyable as possible Any imput would be appreciated. Thanks, Larey Keep on travelin'

I pulled the trigger last weekend on a 06 Jeep Liberty Limited, one of the last new ones on the lot. I'll be pulling it with my Class C. I already have an upgraded 5000lb tow hitch and it's wired, so that is taken care of. The Jeep weighs in at 4100lbs. I'm now looking for a tow bar, brake syst...

As we travel amongest the various Rv pks we find park models....I was wondering if any of you have looked into them or would even consider them?? We were wondering what they looked like inside and got to visit one. It was beautiful and the people that owned the pk model rent it out in the summ...

I thank you all again for the great information, and your thoughts. So much to think about before we go from our stick home to a MH....and fulltime living on wheels. Retiring soon, and looking forward to buying our new home. I need all the help I can get......believe me. I may be overly ca...

Winnebago Class A has central heat/cooling ducted under the coach. Others have roof air units. Looking at pictures of the Winnebago storage...it seems it does not have as much space as the others with the full slides. Does anyone know if you loose a lot of storage space in the Winnebag...

Hello from San Jose, California I have been reading RV-Dreams and many other blogs lately and the itch is only getting stronger. I turn 60 this year (wife is only a couple years younger), youngest child finishes college in about a year and a half, our home in northern California has appreciated to unt...

15 years of dreaming, a major career surprise, 12 months of final preparations, 7 months of writing a journal about the preparation, and then finally on January 1, 2007, we hit the road to begin full-timing. The journal continues as we travel. www.mytripjournal.com/werewinginit Please join us...

Our outside step has stopped working. We can hear it tryng to come out but it doesn't. Any suggestions on what the problem may be.

Thanks to all the various inputs we've gotten here! We put our money down on our new 382DS Sportscoach yesterday. It is on order and should arrive mid-to-late March. We'll go down to St. Louis on a Friday after it arrives, do the full inspection and then Howard's will put us up at their lo...

We were at the suburban Chicago RV show this week and really liked the Tiffin Class A models on display, and were especially intrigued with their Front Engine Diesel. Any first-hand experience you can relay about these units would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. George

At the suburban Chicago RV show one dealer sales person told me that the on-board computer in the Cat 300 diesel would take about 3 years to gain maximum fuel efficiency and that it would improve as it learned our driving habits. Was he smoking something or is there some truth to this? Thanks. George::c...

I hope this is the proper topic forum for this post. My wife and I recently attended an RV show in Shreveport, Louisiana. It was a small show, probably less that 100 rigs of various sorts. They did not have any "fulltime" 5ers, but a few MHs that would qualify. I found out quickly when I enter th...

Just wondering what some of you use to find camp grounds in the areas of your anticipated course of travel. Just getting started full timing and we have Trailer Life Directory, and the internet. Any suggestions??

I've not been seen any questions or information on this site regarding what fulltimers do about health issues and health insurance as you travel the country. We are doing a lot of research on becoming fulltimers and have made a lot of decisions, but.....health insurance seems to be a real hurd...

As I wrote in the ‘Introduce Yourself’ forum, Ken and I have been looking for our first MH for close to a year now. We have driven both gas and diesel. I am not particular that we have a DP. However, my personal test-drive experience in the motorhomes has been that the gas MH we drove felt like driving a bo...

hi my name is William Boling my wife's name is Carolyn we are from Starkville,Ms. we are Retired not full timers just wanderers no where and anywhere to go, planning to leave for the Southwest around the middle of march Big Bend, Alpine, Fort Stockton. marfa, Carlsband,Roswell,Phoenix then not...

Hello from the 'belly-button' of Illinois (look at the state map and you'll figure out where we are at!) My husband and I have actually been following Linda and Howard's travels online for a long time now but have been 'lurking' in the background until recently. I am a total...

Greetings ya'll! We are new to this forum and think it's great. We are enjoying the posts and the website. We live in the "Northern Neck" of Virginia, which is the northern most peninsula of land surrounded by the Potomac River to the north, the Chesapeake Bay to the east and the R...

We are going to the PA Show this week and will probably be ready to buy soon. I was thinking of forming a LLC ( in Montana possibly ) but was wondering should I wait till I'm ready to buy the toad also. Then what about registering the vehicles elsewere, such as Texas. If you still own property in your c...

We finally did it. We have bought our first motorhome. It is a 36' tropi-cal. This is suppose to be our practice motorhome. Now my big concern is driving it. My husband will have no problem but the plan is I will doing most of the driving. Any suggestions or insight.

I have my vacation RV (a bumper pull trailer) and I am considering adding a generator for boondocking. I am trying to decide where to install it. I ran across the Onan "Juicebox" generator, which is carried by the rear hitch. Does anyone have experience with these? Also wondering if I purchase a 5er a...

Hi All, I have been reading RV Dreams for several months now, and have picked up a lot of information here. When I saw the new forum, just had to jump in! We (Carol & Art) are "goonabees" September 2007. We have been researching the lifestyle about 5 years now, and feel we have a...