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!!
Hi - We are Robin and Gary from Idaho but currently living in Alaska. We have been planning for over two years and initially set Nov 2016 as our FT start date. After studying financials and readying Howard and Linda's story and viewing their budget sheets we have decided to purchase a less expensive trailer so we could afford to make the leap a year earlier than planned! We are pre-retirement age (48 and 45). Gary's job is very long hours and very stressful so he will be retiring early while I continue to work as my job is mobile and fairly stress-free. I will probably work another 3-4 years to help 'beef-up' our income streams before I also retire. After that we may work here and there for a month or two but mostly plan to just enjoy life! We bought our tow truck a month ago, put a deposit on our trailer to be ordered in July and will put the house on the market in July. Fingers-crossed for a fairly quick sale and a smooth start to our adventure! We have done a lot of research and 'talked' to many current full-timers online and sure do appreciate all the great advice people have provided so far... RV'ers are wonderful people!
-- Edited by rlaughlin on Wednesday 3rd of June 2015 06:59:55 PM
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Robin and Gary with fur-babies Sydney, Bailey and Yager
Counting down the days... Oct 2015 Launch Date
2015 Ford F350 and 2016 Grand Design Reflectioin 313RLTS
Good luck with everything Robin, Gary and all the furbies!! :)
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GRACIE’S GOLDEN GETAWAY Barry and Marianne traveling with Golden Retriever Maggie 2014 Ford F-450 DRW Super Heavy Duty Lariat 2015 Solitude 305RE for full-time in 2016 Current: Carlisle, PA
Welcome to the forum Gary and Robin! I'm envious of you for two reasons! First, you've had the opportunity to live in Alaska...though I've fished up there numerous times, I've often wished I has the chance to live up there for a few years. I love that state! And secondly you'll be hitting the road a month or two before us! Best wishes and safe travels.
Howdy you two, and Congrats on what will be a delightful Journey. We too spent years reading,chatting and endless talking about this life style, and the 3 summers it took to sell our home, Wow was that frustrating. Have been full timing a month now, and have a constant grin!! We wish you a speedy time frame, then enjoy the heck out of each moment. Good luck, and hope to share some stories!!!!! michele
