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!!

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We are Gary and Pamela Augustine and we will be attending the Fall 2017 Rally.  We have been planning to retire to full time RVing for the past four years, although we first talked about buying a fifth wheel in 1989.  We are one year away from retirement!  Everything is feeling more tangible and real as we get closer to our departure date.  Lots to do before then . . . We have only done a little bit of camping, but it has covered backpacking, tent camping, pop-up trailer and travel trailer.  We have always loved every moment we have spent outdoors with one another (and at times, with our children--now grown).  



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Welcome to the group ... we'll see you at the rally.

Travel Safe!

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Ron and Janice

 

2016 Ford F350, King Ranch, DRW, 4x4, CC, 6.7 PS Diesel, remote control air lift system

2017 Durango Gold 381REF, Lambright furniture, MCD shades, morRYDE IS, 8K Disc brakes, GY G114  LR H Tires, 27,320 lbs CGVW

FT class of 2016



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Hi Gary and Pamela,  My wife and I are where you were four years ago.  Not retired yet but have considerable camping and RVing under our belt.  We now have a 26 ft TT and the plan is to purchase a fifth wheel closer to retirement.  My wife is still on board with the fifth wheel but I'm starting to lean more towards a larger TT.  I'm just not that crazy about driving a DRW truck everywhere we go.  A lot of that depends on whether our grandson is still living with us. 

This forum is the right place to ask questions; lots of experienced full timers here.

Welcome,

Steve



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2017 Starcraft 26BHS Autumn Ridge TT,  2019 Chevrolet 3500 SRW Duramax 6.6 4WD TV 

Plan to retire/full-time in 2021. Favorite place to camp; Texas State Parks.

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness..  Mark Twain 

Steve, Julie and Ethan



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If you go for a TT ... invest in a very good weight distribution hitch and a very good anti sway system.

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Ron and Janice

 

2016 Ford F350, King Ranch, DRW, 4x4, CC, 6.7 PS Diesel, remote control air lift system

2017 Durango Gold 381REF, Lambright furniture, MCD shades, morRYDE IS, 8K Disc brakes, GY G114  LR H Tires, 27,320 lbs CGVW

FT class of 2016



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RonC wrote:

If you go for a TT ... invest in a very good weight distribution hitch and a very good anti sway system.


 Yep, got them both on our current TT and will definitely have them when we up-size.  One consideration though is that hitch and ball assembly is one heavy chunk of iron!  As I get older I may be leaving it in the receiver more often. smile

 



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2017 Starcraft 26BHS Autumn Ridge TT,  2019 Chevrolet 3500 SRW Duramax 6.6 4WD TV 

Plan to retire/full-time in 2021. Favorite place to camp; Texas State Parks.

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness..  Mark Twain 

Steve, Julie and Ethan



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When we were at MorRYDE, There was a gent who had a new New Horizons Travel Trailer. That baby weighed around 25,000 lbs. The bars on his equalizer hitch were so thick he used a bottle jack to connect them. A lot of work, but that was an impressive trailer!



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Ron and Janice

 

2016 Ford F350, King Ranch, DRW, 4x4, CC, 6.7 PS Diesel, remote control air lift system

2017 Durango Gold 381REF, Lambright furniture, MCD shades, morRYDE IS, 8K Disc brakes, GY G114  LR H Tires, 27,320 lbs CGVW

FT class of 2016



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Welcome! Hope to see you posting on a regular basis.

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Winnebago TT 2101DS & 2020 Silverado LTZ Z71. 300 watts WindyNation solar w/MPPT, 2 Trojan T-125s. TALL flag pole. Prefer USFS, COE, BLM, USF&WS, NPS, TVA, state/county camps. 14 year Army vet-11B40 then 11A - old MOS 1542 & 1560.



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Welcome aboard, I hope the year flies by for ya.

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Dave & Diane 

"40' New Horizon Majestic 5th wheel  

"2018 Ram 5500 w/Classy Chassis Hauler Bed

2014 Tiffin Phaeton 42LH "for sale" SOLD 

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Welcome!!

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Welcome!

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Bill & Kelly - with Callie along the ride.  

2011 Ford F350 Diesel Dually 4x4 

2014 Heartland Landmark, Grand Canyon 

"All those who wander are not lost" Tolkien

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