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MrG


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It seems my wife (MrsG) has been planning for a few months now, writing it all down; the hows, where's, when's, why's and why not's, etc.  So last weekend she says's let's go for a ride and don't be negative, just be open-minded.  'SURE, okay' I reply.  She drives us to a RV Lot.  We looked over this complete rig.  5th Wheel+truck, all decked out to go.  And it all clicked.  I've been reading and discovering for the past 5 days.  This site and you guys are incredible! Love the information and knowledge base here.  We've always 'talked' about this lifestyle.  And dreamed.  Someday.  

Well, this weekend we go back with checklist's in hand to really go over the 5th wheel+truck.  Have our mechanic check the truck out, etc.  If all goes well, we will put into motion our "12-24" plan.  Actually it's my plan - get it all together over the next 12 months with the 24 month window as the farthest out date to hit the road as full-timers!



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Congrats!!!!..............

The time will Fly rather quickly!!!!!

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Thanks Mike! I'm sure it will and I'd love to meet you someday.

 

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Congrats MrG!!!! Welcome to the forum. Be-careful it could turn in the 6-12 plan after your first outing.

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And I would not have any problems with that scenario! smile.gif  Now THAT would be a plan!



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Welcome to the forum - Mr AND Mrs G!

What fun - choosing your new home! We just bought ours before Christmas, haven't even brought it home yet (dealer is doing some things to it for us) but we CANNOT WAIT!

Keep us updated on your progress - Red is right - plans can sometimes become accelerated after reading a few blogs, going to a few RV shows, spending time on this forum, going out camping a few times - ours went from 5 year to 2 1/2 years! Just like that - as long as the house sells, but Red is sending us some mojo - right Red?


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Congrats on finding a rig. There are some package deals available but finding the right one usually take awhile.
As already stated be careful that the 12/24 doesn't become the 6/12 or in our case 3/9 or you can find yourself out having fun way before you thought!

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Kelly, super mojo on the way! Best of Luck to the whole Class of 2014!

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Good luck. The time will go by fast.



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Welcome and good for you!! Don't be surprised if the dream evolves as you learn more. My husband and I have had more intense conversations over this dream than we have had in years and it still keeps changing and forming. It's not a bad thing...you just don't know what you don't know. :)

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Welcome to the forum, Mr & Mrs G.

Dittos to what the others said about the 12/24 plan morphing into something shorter.  Our three year plan quickly became a two year plan...and D-Day is now a mere five months away.

Just out of curiosity, could you post the model of the fiver and specs of the truck?  Just like to know what kind of rigs people are getting.

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MrsG here... Made the big step of signing some papers yesterday!!  Spent the day looking over the rig and testing slides, etc.  Had the truck looked over by a mechanic in the area.  Just waiting on the financing now. Fingers crossed that in the next couple of weeks we'll have the set up parked in our yard and then the FUN begins of the GIANT purge!!biggrin



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Congrats to both of you!

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Welcome Mr. & Mrs. G,

Glad it's all coming together for you! We think you'll love this Life as so many of us do!

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Welcome to the forum. At some point you will ask yourself if you made the right decision.

The answer is : "Yes. Probably the best thing you have ever done."

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Good luck! Hang on, the transition will be a memorable ride!

I suggested to my hubby that we go full time, he's jealous he didn't think of it!!

We had a 12 month plan which ended up putting us into our 5th wheel in only 8 months. Planned to hit the road this past Dec put hubby was offer an interim position too good to turn down, so we are back on the 12 month plan. :) but this time around our only hurdle is waiting on the 12 months to expire. No praying someone buys the house, no longer worrying about how to get rid of our treasures, and no emotional roller coaster while dealing with it all.

We are standing on the starting line, engine roaring to go, go, go!


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Finally signed the papers on the tow vehicle and 5th wheel Saturday.  Will have $$$'s in hand by mid-week to hand over for the keys!  We'll get her home and parked for now, with the 12-24 Plan officially going into action the day it's out front!

 

Tom



-- Edited by MrG on Sunday 2nd of February 2014 12:43:44 PM

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MrG


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Finally got the truck today! Now just waiting on the papers for the 5th Wheel! Hopefully we'll have it by the weekend and then our countdown will begin!



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Please post pic's as you progress. Always excited and seems like Christmas..............Even if it's someone elses toys.

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Sounds like your plan is moving right along! Pics please!

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We FINALLY got the truck and took it out for a spin today!  Soon we'll have the 5th Wheel...hopefully in another week or so and then the official T&L Countdown to Fulltime will begin!   It's a 2000 Ford F350 SD Lariat Crew Cab Turbo Diesel 7.3 Dually and has the 5th wheel hitch already in it!



-- Edited by MrG on Sunday 16th of February 2014 08:16:50 PM

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Daisy, our 9 1/2 year old Collie/Border Collie mix LOVES her new truck and traveling with Mommy and Daddy!



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Congrats... Feels good, don't it.

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It feels SOOOO good!  Right now we're like little kids waiting on Christmas Day for the 5th Wheel to arrive!



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Us too. I'm not sure we're potty trained yet. I just noticed where you are. I pass there many times during the week. I'm in L.A. Right now. Headed back over the hill in a couple of hours.

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Congratulations and good for you. Feels great when things are moving. I am also waiting for my RV and feel like a kid at Christmas ...can't wait

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Congrats! Nice truck!

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Congrats, can't wait to see you out on the road!! Don't feel you are tied to any specific timeframe, we learned that things happen, timing changes and in the end it all works out. And while you are on the road, timing continues to change, learning to be flexible and make plans knowing they are subject to change and accepting the change will make life on the road so much more enjoyable!!


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MarkS wrote:

Us too. I'm not sure we're potty trained yet. I just noticed where you are. I pass there many times during the week. I'm in L.A. Right now. Headed back over the hill in a couple of hours.

We will all have to get together after we get our rig since we really are so close!!  It'll be nice to meet some West Coasters!  hehehe  biggrin



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Mr. G and Mrs. G update on our 2005 Alpha 5th Wheel:

More delays in getting our new home... no one said this was going to be a piece of cake, now did they? (That's ok, we need to watch our sweetscake.gif intake anyway.) hahaha Trying to keep a sense of humor about it all.

We love our truck and are having fun with it, but we sure wish things were going along more smoothly with getting the Alpha here. The hold up has to do with the RV having been in Canada and needing an American title for the finance company. It just takes the state department of motor vehicle department a bunch of hoops to jump through to get it all cleared for an American title that the finance company will accept. If the dealership had taken care of this beforehand, we wouldn't be having this delay.blahblah.gif Oh well, I'm sure it is for the best and everything will work out. We are just EXCITEDxd.gif!! In the mean time, we are enjoying learning about our truck and how it drives.



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F I N A L L Y!  We got our home...home!  Now we're checking it over, making lists of what is needed in it.  Once we get the plates and it becomes 'official', we'll name it and our 12/24 countdown will begin!

 

 

 



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I LOVE the pictures!  How fun!  Enjoy and let us know the name and when you're hitting the road.  Congratulations!!!!!

 



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Really great !!! Good for you guys

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Beautiful rig! Thanks for sharing the pictures.

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Looks great - congrats! Let the countdown begin!

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Great rig!
Is that 2 separate fridges that they installed side by side? If so that an interesting idea.

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Love the pictures and the floor plan. Congrats!

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Alie and Jims Carrilite wrote:

Great rig!
Is that 2 separate fridges that they installed side by side? If so that an interesting idea.

 Yep!!  Two fridges!  One has an ice maker in it too.



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Cindi wrote:

Love the pictures and the floor plan. Congrats!

 Thank you Cindi!  We LOVE the floor plan!  So open and roomy!

 



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Thank you for all of the wonderful replies on our new home! We are so excited and can't wait to be actually living in it! I'm sure we'll be leaning on all of you experienced folks for H-E-L-P!!!! hehehe

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