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The Bear II · RV-Dreams Family Member

Reading Forums and blogs

Jim01 · RV-Dreams Family Member

I spend a couple of hours every morning on blogs and forums and then usually and hour or so while I'm watching TV in the evening.

Sometimes I'd like to spend more time on blogs, but kind of limit myself so I don't end sitting at a computer all day.

Jim

Luvglass · RV-Dreams Family Member

Ha, it gets worse once you're out here and meet new people and start following them too. The list just keeps getting longer.

On the good side, time is not an issue.

janieD · RV-Dreams Family Member

I spend some time every day but the amount varies. I seem to add new blogs all the time. Some I check daily - like Linda and Howards and others I skip around so that I can read all of them a couple times a week. I learn so much from what others are doing and along the way you find some that are interested in similar things you are so it is particularly fun to follow their travels - just gives me more places to go once we start our travels (September 2010)

2fortheroad · RV-Dreams Family Member

Hello my name is Ron and I am an addict. I have to get at least 2 hours in the morning sometimes a session in the afternoon, and then another couple hours at night before bed.

jimdee · RV-Dreams Family Member

If we're not doing anything, I read blogs about 10 hrs out of the day. I love being retired.

I have started a list on excel with names, location and the dates because there's so many to read. I also have added the blogs of people I've met besides the RV-Dreams people.

Hopefully, we'll meet a lot of the bloggers in this lifestyle.

nessiekatt · RV-Dreams Family Member

I too read blogs during work. I am in a call center and on the phone for 10 hours a day. It usually takes all day to catch up on one blog in between calls , a few seconds at a time. Every day it gets harder knowing that I still have at least one more year before I can make the leap. Thank you all for documenting your personal stories.

BTW does anyone know where the term blog originated?

heyduke · RV-Dreams Family Member

believe it came from the combination of the words Web Log .... to blog... or maybe we blog :)

Grant · RV-Dreams Family Member

heyduke wrote:

believe it came from the combination of the words Web Log .... to blog... or maybe we blog :)

According to Wikipedia Heyduke is right "A blog (a contraction of the term "web log")".

nessiekatt · RV-Dreams Family Member

Thank you Heyduke and Grant.

My coworker and I figured out the log part. She too is looking into fulltiming with her DH. Even people that I talk to on the phones, many of them are heading in the same direction as we are, simplifying our lives.
The countdown continues.

laurly · RV-Dreams Family Member

Since I still work (bad word!), I have a lot of time at the computer. I definitely read this blog/website everyday. There are a lot of other blogs that I pop in on once in awhile. I don't read any other forum posts except this one, however.

Between looking at motorhome websites, and reading the blogs/forum stuff, it's amazing I can still keep this Company running :)

L

heyjohnm · RV-Dreams Family Member

OK, I must confess. I read the Journal (what journal? ...Howard's of course) every morning. I look at all the recent posts on the Forum ..and check each entry for a Blog. But, when that doesn't quell my curiosity I head for the Datastorm Users Map and browse to locations where all the satellite users are staying including Zooming- In via Google Earth directly to the campsite where folks are staying and check out the campgrounds and comments ( perhaps I'll add the location to my "first 100" list of places to go! :).

Ahh! That feels better! I'm loaded up with RV Day Dreams for the rest of the day!! :)

Happytrails · RV-Dreams Family Member

We read blogs/forums in the morning while sitting on the patio (in nice weather of course) and some in the evening. Not sure just how many hours. We try to read folks we know or have met and Fred is right the list grows longer. It is neat to finally meet people that you have been reading their blogs for awhile. As a newbie that is really exciting. We spend alot of time outside....hiking, exploring, photography and sometimes just doing everyday things like shopping and laundry. Of course, we have to set aside some time for our own blog. This is such a great lifestyle.....our days are full.

Hdrider · RV-Dreams Family Member

I'm still working so it's hard for me to get to carried away but I do (I like to call it research) research things about an hout in the morning before work and normally an hour in the evening.
On weekend ussually a little more. I ussually get up at 4:30 and Diane ussually gets up around 7 so I get some good RESEARCH time in before I get the eye biggrin

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I'm sure it will get worse after the house sells and we hit the road.

Melstar · RV-Dreams Family Member

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one that is addicted to reading and "researching" all of the blogs and websites! And, we don't even own an RV!!!

heyduke · RV-Dreams Family Member

melstar you and i have something in common... we don't own an RV either but hope to by end of the summer...

jagco · RV-Dreams Family Member

I spend entirely too much time doing "research" for when we can indeed hit the road. I'm on disability, and DW works, so I have the time and I relay any "important" findings to her.

When she retires, or sooner, we plan to full-time. I will continue to just be a reader, as it would be too much to type an entire blog every day. It plum wore me out typing this :)

Tylersamma · RV-Dreams Family Member

While I was still working, I spent a couple hours a day "researching". Now that we have been on the road a few years, I spend a couple hours a day "keeping track of the folks we have met along the way". The only site that has survived from the research days until now is RV_Dreams.com. I just enjoy your company!

Racerguy · RV-Dreams Family Member

I usually spend an hour or so with my morning coffee reading my top 4 journals and my hometown newspaper. I visit this forum and the Escapees forum when I have a break during the day.The evening is spent checking out new places to camp and various other things. I would say I am on the computer 5 or 6 hours a day. I guess you could say I am somewhat of an addict.

sonicsix · RV-Dreams Family Member

I read 2 forums regularly, the rest I check in on from time to time. Often it is many of the same posts by the same people on different forums. I also check in on other full-timer's blogs to see if I can learn something!

dentalassistant · RV-Dreams Community Member

I love reading the RV dreams ! My husband and I are still researching the RV lifestyle for our future. We have learned so much here and find everyone willing to share their experience and knowledge. It is like having an extended family. I can't wait each day to see what's new on the forum. The pictures and blogs are icing on the cake :) Rose & Mike

tumwatergal · RV-Dreams Family Member

I'm hooked on blogs. I also write 2 of my own. Then you start following those you really enjoy...then that breeds more to follow. Pretty soon I'm spending about 5 hours a day either writing mine or reading others. They are all very interesting and you get to know your "friends" out there in the RV world and want to keep up with their lives. We've had the pleasure of meeting a few fellow bloggers this past 2 months and it was a blast. Keep reading all the blogs you can find!!

WestWardHo · RV-Dreams Family Member

Oh, I'm amazed at how many are reading blogs at work!! I worked when I was at the office (or home office) even felt guilty if I worked on my expense reports during company time. Not judging, just surprised. I did all my personal emails and net searching in the evening at home.

I'm retired now so I spend a lot of time on this forum, the Journal, and occasionally venture out to others but I check out local ares, restaurants, etc when traveling so I spend a lot of time on my iPad.

Sherry