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!!
During our recent 3400 mile trip we encountered problems with the brakes on our 2000 Monaco Knight DP. This motorhome is equipped with hydraulic disc brakes with ABS.
On the 2nd day of our trip I smelled burning brake lining as we drove near Dothan, AL and discovered that the rear wheel...
Hello I am Bob and my wife is Judy, she is also known as Southwest Judy. We have 2blackdogs that travel with us.
We have sold our home and plan to close early October but we have been on the road since Aug 3rd. We were in Kansas for a few weeks to see daughter and new grandson and are atCochiti Lake, about 50 m...
Do you have anything in particular, a "Theme" if you will, when you travel?
Although we are High Intensity Part Timers, we often seek out old fashioned train rides in our travels. We've done the Grand Canyon train ride in AZ, the 1880s train ride near Mt. Rushmore in SD, the Conch "train...
While we were in Junction City, Ks. we toured the "New Horizons" place. They do not make units for dealers and the customer designs what he wants in an RV and they make it to your specs. My husband and I were really inpressed with these units from the steel structure to the finished product....
We are George & Sandy. We are counting down the 36 months to our planned escape on our Great RV Adventure in early autumn of 2009. We made our decision to jump in with both feel about six weeks ago. Surprisingly, we have already started to sell "stuff"on eBay and are quite...
I am less than three years from retirement and don't necessarily want to work when full timing but may have to to keep from getting bored or may have to depending on the price of fuel. AND I know you have to have a plan in retirement. What is your plan?Lets here from the full time folks out there that...
Hello everyone. First off we would like to thank Linda & Howard for the time they give up to educate us. We began camping in a popup camper in 1981. We stopped for several years but began looking at RV's when we retired in 2002. We park our RV at a campground on a seasonal site for 6mo and take it out usual...
Well, I've been doing a bunch of research on protecting your RV from storms. I've read several forums on this subject and looked back over RVing magazines.
I did find out that if you fill up your fresh water tanks and your holding tanks with water, It adds a lot of weight that helps hold your RV "down".
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We (my DW and I) have been researching the fulltime lifestyle and have come across a lot of advice to have an exit plan. Plan on what to do when you get too old to travel..
How many of you have exit plans? Do you mind sharing them with us?
Hi Linda,
I am so glad Howard finally let you at the computer!! I love reading all the journal entries. But I am glad to have this place to ask you "girl questions" We can let the men talk about putting together boats and which battery works best, I want to talk cooking, storage and how to take a shower in t...
Well we finally figured out how to get here, we were lucky enough to be introduced to Howard and Linda while they were here in Indiana, untill then I had never heard of them, we sure know them now!! We have a Fifth wheel toyhauler pulled with a Dodge, contains one 1800 Gold-Wing, one Bushtec Trailer, one B...
Hello to all,
We (Jim and Joan) have been on the road fulltime since July 5, 2003. We sold the house, called the kids to claim what they wanted, donated to Goodwill and had a yard sale....SOP for going fulltime!
We drive a 32' Rexhall Aerbus and tow a Mercury Villager Van (our extra storage). We've pu...
Here's a question that I thought of the other day while I was at my home town library. To get a library card and check out books, you have to have an address in our town. So...I was wondering what full-timers did about checking books out at the library where the were staying?
I love to go to the libr...
This past weekend Terri and i had an opportunity to look at Grand Junction ffith wheels made by Thor. They "appear" to be quality and we loved some of the standard features including the mor ryde, and loved their floorplans.
Does anyone have any information or feedback regarding these rigs?
Than...
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My name is Judy(the Other on this forum, as we also have SouthwestJudy) and I've been following RV Dreams since it was just a few sparse web pages. I'm originally from So Ohio so I think it was even more interesting because of the link to the No Kentucky area and being familiar with the area Ho...
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Thanks Howard & Linda for the many hours of entertainment and education. Well Gina and I are about to embark on our working journey very soon. Hard to believe............ but it can and will happen if you manifest it to be. Look forward to meeting everyone and we will not...
Workhorse just announced their new rear engine gas pusher RV chassis. Would you consider buying one? Their target market is high end gas motorhomes. I wonder how much cheaper it is going to be over a DP?
Workhorse will be showing one at the Hersh...
We have reservations in December for 2 weeks. Has any one been to this RV Park at the very tip of the South Padre Island? I hear it will be windy and no shade. Any suggestions for restaurants or must see or do in the area? Plan to check out the area for the winter months when we are F...
Hi Linda, (hi Howard)
I found RV Dreams about two weeks ago and finally finished reading all the journal entries yesterday. (Whew!) I'm not an RVer, although I did live full-time on a houseboat for about 5 years. I've been looking at Class B RVs to possibly do some extensive traveling throughout the...
Took a weekend trip to the local favorite campground with our grandson, Andrew (2 1/2). Had a great time, he enjoyed riding in the front passenger seat (in his car seat). He normally rides in back and can't see much.
He loved it, enjoyed playing with all the buttons and switches. ...
Greetings from Northern VA, 30 miles due west of crazy DC! My wife, Marti, and I are avid RV travelers, even if we are not yet full timers. We are on out third motorhome, a 2003 Winnebago Adventurer 35U and are researching the next one, which will be our fulltime rig. We average about...
We are Dennis and Brenda and our long-haired dachshund is Harley. Our business sold in June so we are retired. Our home has not sold in Goshen,Ky. but will list it this week with a realtor and be out of here on the 31st as full-timers ( For sale by owner didn't work, bummer) We ar...
Hi,
We're Tim and Crystal and we travel full-time in a 36' Tropi-Cal Ford V-10 motorhome pulling a Dodge Dakota Quad-Cab. We use a Verizon cell phone with Family Plan International, a HP Pavilion laptop with HP 3 in 1 Printer,and a MotoSat/Directway roof-top auto internet system to stay connect...
Wanted to say hello and relate how great it is to find a site that is so member friendly without the constant challenging and disagreement with posts.
We had been camping/rving most all of our life. Started in tents in the mid 20's with the folks, progress...
When you venture out in the campground, go on the trail, or on the lake, do you carry your driver's licenses, health insurance cards, etc.? I always feel I should have them handy but I also worry about losing them or worse, having them stolen.
So I think I'd recommend (and would love thoughts fr...
At the ripe old age of 50 something, I am trying to decide wether to convert my traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. Is it better to pay the taxes now or later. Mine and my wife's IRA are in mutual funds if that makes a difference.
Also I hope to be fulltiming when I withdraw my funds. Does it m...
Hello to everyone! I wanted to introduce myself (and had to get the "lurker" title from under my username).
My husband Chuck and I are 40-something DINKS that are "gonnabes" sometime in the next few years (hopefully) with our 3 cats. We are planning to build a bus conversion and are currently readin...
I am less than three years from retirement and don't necessarily want to work when full timing but may have to to keep from getting bored or may have to depending on the price of fuel. AND I know you have to have a plan in retirement. What is your plan?Lets here from the full time folks out there that...
How many of you have exit plans? Do you mind sharing them with us? 
Would you consider buying one? Their target market is high end gas motorhomes. I wonder how much cheaper it is going to be over a DP? 
Workhorse will be showing one at the Hersh...
, I am trying to decide wether to convert my traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. Is it better to pay the taxes now or later. Mine and my wife's IRA are in mutual funds if that makes a difference.
