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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Schooner


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Hello everyone. I rarely introduce myself on these sites, but I'm impressed by the community that rv-dreams has created and appreciate this resource.

I started RVing in '96. I was visiting a friend in Florida escaping the cold of living on my small sailboat in Maine. My friend and I visited a RV show out of boredom. Next thing I knew I was driving a new '96 storm - 26' off the lot. I was immediately attracted to the space which, compared to my racing tri, seemed huge. I didn't have to worry about the anchor dragging and the weather was less likely to kill me.

Life events dictated that I simplify and the RV seemed like the perfect choice. Turns out it was and 10 years and 126,000 miles later, that "impulse" proved to be perfect for me.

I had so many wonderful adventures with that RV which was my home, a base camp and transportation away from the cold. The Fleetwood Storm was the bottom of the lineup, but I really didn't notice. It gave me the freedom to explore and was inexpensive to operate.

After a few years or living in Thailand I returned to the states with my new Thai wife and we traveled for a few years in a 2000 Mountain Aire DP. A beautiful MH, but the trade off for size and comfort was I didn't dare take it to the places I used to go. I was way over protective of it and my wife never caught on to life in a "bus" It was a wonderful rig, but it is a different level of RVing with different benefits and limitations.

We returned to our house in Thailand where my wife is now attending university. I'm missing the RV life and my friends in the states so I'm planning a return.

This time I'm going back to simple and small and am looking at a former rental class C. Space didn't turn out to be worth the trade off between cost and accessibility to National forests and friends driveways.

One of the great things about the lifestyle is the number of resources available to people today. So many good blogs and real community; which has always been the great attraction to the lifestyle.

 

 

 

 



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Bob and Lindy


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Welcome aboard. Have a safe trip from Thailand & safe travels in your 'new' RV.

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PIEERE


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Welcome to I believe is the best RV Forum with the greatest people. Man; When we get bitten by th RV Bug; it is difficult to try any other way.
I never lived in a luxury Bus and don't think i would enjoy it as much. I started with tents in my adolescent years and got the first TT when I was 28, then it was a pop-up and back to a TT. I have been in a Class C since 1994 and still am at the age of 62. I kind of in one spot for a while. People have been saying I can get into senior living apartment for much cheaper, but then I would lose part of my dream of continuing RVing as my health improves. My doctors said there wasn't much change in the last six months, but I have faith it will get better!
Keep us informed and looking forward to your posts! Pieere

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