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.


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Lucky Streak


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On a lark, we bought a 5er  with one slide several years ago.. my half ton would have barely handled it on the flats. Being a professional dump truck driver I know weight limits and when not to push them. So, we bought a 2006 2500 hd chevy. Power to spare with the DURAMAX diesel with the Allison tranny behind it. Fresh shoes on the trailer helps stop it alot better.

We've taken several long trips to Niagara Falls,NY., Mammoth Cave in Ky., Dale Hollow Lake in Tenn., Richond, VA., Casa Grande, AZ.  with several week long trips in Ohio (Old Mans cave in the Hoching Hills area is beautiful almost any time of year)  All this, the beauty, the wonder of nature didn't satisfy us. We want...no.. WE NEED MORE !!!  We also know that we will need a larger unit for FT

I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but like all of you.. we yearn to see the sunrise over the Atlantic and a sunset over the Pacific and every place north and south in between. That said, we look forward to enjoying this forum and following everyones' travels. Hope to see you somewhere on the road.
 

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mktobob


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Welcome to the best RV lifestyle site on the internet. Very friendly folks and great information.

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Terry and Jo


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Bill,

With a target date of mid 2012, you should have plenty of time to research larger trucks and fifth wheels.  In our case, we spent 2 years researching all of the options, including motorhomes.  Since we are selling our home and planning on living many a year in our fifth wheel, we wanted to make sure we had a suitable fifth wheel and a truck with which to pull it.

Checking my signature, you can see what we ended up with, and checking our Photobucket account, you can see photos of the fifth wheel.  In days past, I was also an 18-wheeler and also understand weight requirements.

Welcome to the RV Dreams forums.  You'll find a lot of knowing people and they are helpful and friendly as well.  Of the 4 or 5 forums that I frequent, this one is by far the most active.

Feel free to ask questions or make comments.  We all learn from each other.

Terry

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Jim01


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Welcome to the forum. smile

Like has been said, there's lots of friendly, helpful folks here and they will do their best to answer your questions.

Good luck with your full-timing plans.

Jim

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May your roads be smooth, and your views ever-new.
laurly


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Welcome, and good luck with the planning! Nice to see a new 'face' amongst us.

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pierreandcolleen


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Good choice of a truck! We love ours (we went through 2 others before settling on the GMC Duramax).  It is so comfortable!!

Welcome and enjoy your travels.

-Colleen


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