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Kathiese · Kathiese

Hi all! My husband and I are retiring and plan to RV full time in June 2017. So much to do... sell stuff, sell house, buy truck, get RV, domicile, full time insurance etc. After 2 years of searching and 5 factory tours, countless dealers... we ordered a new Augusta Ambition! We asked that it be completed t...

Olbahjr · Olbahjr

The wife (Sharlene) and I have been dreaming about “most-timing” for about 6 years. In 2005 we sold our home and purchased our first fifth wheel trailer while we were both still working. We quickly traded that one for a larger 2005 Jayco Designer 35 CLQS. After an accident (I fell out of a tree – it’s a l...

Mannabago · Mannabago

Looking forward to the 2016 Dream Rally! See you there in two weeks!

lmlisak · lmlisak

Hello Everyone: I am Lisa... I along with my partner Kelly, we have thought long and now have been artuous to make this happen. Selling the house, selling accumulations, feeling like an exposed hoarder, feeling the tug of the physical on my emotions. Giving possessions a new home. This is hard, but I a...

Dan and Ruth · Dan and Ruth

Hi Everyone, We are Dan and Ruth now living on the Mississippi River in Wisconsin. No kids, no pets and tired of winter. Unless the stock market tanks, we look to retire at the end of April, 2017 and full time for at least a couple of years. We will re-evaluate after that time. If we continue we'll probably...

Momentum RV · Momentum RV

Hoping to full time someday. Thought I'd check out the site. Heard it was a friendly place (unlike some others out there.)

American Roadtrip · American Roadtrip

Hello Y'all, I'm not a southerner, but more or less a wannabe after 6 months traveling. So please excuse the Y'all. My wife and I are from Michigan, and believe it or not, there are some michiganders also that say it. I do have to say I have deep affections for the southeast, and I love a good cajun boil. We...

kellygirl57 · kellygirl57

Hello everyone! My name is Kelly, age 58 and my partner is Lisa age 62. We have decided to start our full timing dream. We are having an Estate Sale next month, buying a RV, Lisa will retire and then we are heading to FL. to establish our domicile. We have owned RV's in the past and done lots of weekend and vac...

ianschneiderman · ianschneiderman

My wife and I are in our mid-60's and are about two years away from officially retiring. Our plan is to then start full-time rving for as long as we enjoy it. We will be spending the next two years getting ready. I've been reading many blogs and postings. We have visited a few RV shows. We rented an RV o...

Rudy · Rudy

Two years ago, I bought a second hand Gulfstream Ultra Supreme Motorhome, which was imported into Switzerland in 2003. I assume it is a 2001 or 2002 model. Having only 21500 miles on the counter, it runs very well and I'm extremly happy with it. Unfortunatelly in Switzerland we have to do a technical c...

Offtosmelltheroses · Offtosmelltheroses

Hello everyone! We’re Deb and Jim Scharmota, and we hale from Canby, just south of Portland in the beautiful Willamette Valley, Oregon! I’m sixty-three years young, and Deb is...well...”younger”. You can put us in the group of “not quite there yets”, as we don’t yet own an RV, and we’ve only rece...

kb11 · kb11

HI Im new to all of this. We are trying to get a trailer but when pictures got sent we noticed that most of the base boards are damaged. Even in the bathroom. I would like some advice if this would be something I should buy or not. As we are new to all this we dont want to make a purchase that will cost us even more...

Westhounds · Westhounds

Hello, my husband and I will be renting an RV on May 14th for a month to travel from Connecticut to South Dakota and eventually down to Sedona Arizona where we would love to live in a few years or at least the surrounding area. This is our first time in an RV, we have NO experience, have only camped many years...

Willandjean · Willandjean

Hello All! Hubby & I have been RVing for about 15 years. About 10 years ago we began to dream about full-timing. We are now empty-nesters; the kids are all married and scattered across the country (which means the grand-kids are scattered too). We're 2-3 years from being able to retire, but are be...

Forrest · Forrest

Hello, I just signed up for this forum to acquire more information on RV traveling. We have a new Lance 1191 truck camper on a diesel Ram truck and can tow our Jeep wrangler. We love traveling and will be able to do it for extended periods now that i am retiring. Our first round trip will be from home, Phoeni...

Koop · Koop

Well, my son has moved out and I definitely don't need a 4 bdrm house. So, its sold and I'm heading South for the winter. Some of my buddies think I'm way too young for the RV lifestyle, but life is what we make of it, right? And hey, see ya' on the roaooood!!!

Sparrky · Sparrky

yep, going to take off, not ready or ready. Couldn't sell the biz so going to close the door and worry about it later. Not quite ready to get rid of B&S going to dip our toes in the water to see if it is warm enough. Lots of concerns, used to having a shop full of tools for repairs, can't lug them all with u...

crhope · crhope

Hi Everyone, I am a retired teacher and my husband is retired from the USAF. When we retired, we moved to an "active lifestyle community" in San Antonio, Texas, after selling our 27 year old home. We had our garden home built, and we love it, but our budget is tight. One of us has to work part time. In additi...

S and D on the road · S and D on the road

We are Sharon and Dick . We are still in our s&b home in Newaygo, MI. We recently purchased a 40 foot Durango Gold 5th wheel. We took it on it's maiden voyage to the 2015 Fall Rally at lake Leelanau. Looking forward to becoming full timers in 2016. Right now going through the tough job of down sizi...

FreeSpiritKaren · FreeSpiritKaren

Hello everyone. First time posting on any forum. I just purchased a 2013 Free Spirit SS. Everything is pretty overwhelming at the moment but I know I am up to the challenge! Does anyone have any suggestions for a beginner RV book? I'm going to treat this adventure like a college class and take it one chap...

BeckyT · BeckyT

David and I retired at the end of February 2016 and are preparing to sell our sticks and bricks home and travel full time in our motorhome. David was a data analyst at a health care company in Toledo. I was the operations manager at a small company that marketed static control products. We have been marri...

Kmoffitt · Kmoffitt

Hello everyone. I am a military wife of 23 years and have loved every moment of it. My name is Kerri and my husband and I just purchased a 2003 Damon Escaper. We have owned 5th wheels in the past but this is our first Class A. We have decided, since we are about to be empty nesters, to take the plunge and liv...

carolinakids · carolinakids

We are the Songer's, Rush and Lola. We were once at one of Howards and Linda's seminar's. Knew of there knowledge and expertise but had never been able to attend one of there rallies. Well the good lord works in mysterious ways, we were at North Florida Fairgrounds in Tallahassee, Fl. attending a rally...

CandR · CandR

My name is Cary Andrews. My wife RaNae and I live just outside of Salt Lake City, UT. We're empty nesters quickly approaching retirement and have begun researching RVing full time. We've spent a good amount of time outdoors camping, boating, fishing, ATVing, and site seeing in our nearly 41 years...

strick147 · strick147

Have sold the house in Oakville and thinking seriously about a Diesel Pusher. Was wondering if anyone from this side of the 49th has bought in the US and imported to Canada. I am looking at a coach from Florida. Any info is greatly appreciated.

P7M8 · P7M8

Hi, I'm recently separated and am considering my future living arrangements. I don't find dumping at least a grand a month into an overpriced apartment in a crowded area appealing. One of my options is to buy and live in a fifth wheel. I live in a well populated suburb in the south. I travel for work (air...

Gidyupgo · Gidyupgo

Hello folks. After spending an hour or so browsing through your site, you seem like the kind of folks that my wife and I would enjoy getting to know better. Just getting back into camping after 32 years and boy have things changed. Our last rig was a 25 foot bunkhouse behind a suburban that we pulled all th...

Leewats · Leewats

Hello friends, I am a new member moving over from the Yahoo Carriage forum. I was wondering if any one knows where I could find a front cap decals for my 2011 Carriage Cameo 36FW? I am having the front cap painted. I have tried Tira RV's to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated . Thanks Mike Wats...

garyking · garyking

My self Gary new here

dssamp · dssamp

Joined a little bit back, found some good info here.

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Going full time in 2017! (Preview) Hi all! My husband and I are retiring and plan to RV full time in June 2017. So much to do... sell stuff, sell house, buy truck, get RV, domicile, full time insurance etc. After 2 years of searching and 5 factory tours, countless dealers... we ordered a new Augusta Ambition! We asked that it be completed t...	Kathiese	3	1060	07:02 PM Apr 25, 2016 by John U
	Greetings from Idaho! (closed) Idaho fifth wheel Jayco (Preview) The wife (Sharlene) and I have been dreaming about “most-timing” for about 6 years. In 2005 we sold our home and purchased our first fifth wheel trailer while we were both still working. We quickly traded that one for a larger 2005 Jayco Designer 35 CLQS. After an accident (I fell out of a tree – it’s a l...	Olbahjr	9	4435	07:54 PM Apr 24, 2016 by Frac999
	2016 Spring Rally (Preview) Looking forward to the 2016 Dream Rally! See you there in two weeks!	Mannabago	2	935	06:21 AM Apr 19, 2016 by CJSX2fromCT
	One door Closes, another Door Opens (Preview) Hello Everyone: I am Lisa... I along with my partner Kelly, we have thought long and now have been artuous to make this happen. Selling the house, selling accumulations, feeling like an exposed hoarder, feeling the tug of the physical on my emotions. Giving possessions a new home. This is hard, but I a...	lmlisak	3	1084	06:56 AM Apr 18, 2016 by John U
	One More Newb (Preview) Hi Everyone, We are Dan and Ruth now living on the Mississippi River in Wisconsin. No kids, no pets and tired of winter. Unless the stock market tanks, we look to retire at the end of April, 2017 and full time for at least a couple of years. We will re-evaluate after that time. If we continue we'll probably...	Dan and Ruth	8	1176	06:17 AM Apr 18, 2016 by Dan and Ruth
	Glad to be here (Preview) Hoping to full time someday. Thought I'd check out the site. Heard it was a friendly place (unlike some others out there.)	Momentum RV	2	771	09:33 PM Apr 15, 2016 by John U
	Hello everyone! Our new life in our modernized stagecoach. (Preview) Hello Y'all, I'm not a southerner, but more or less a wannabe after 6 months traveling. So please excuse the Y'all. My wife and I are from Michigan, and believe it or not, there are some michiganders also that say it. I do have to say I have deep affections for the southeast, and I love a good cajun boil. We...	American Roadtrip	9	1175	05:58 PM Apr 15, 2016 by PD CFK
	The ball is rolling..... (Preview) Hello everyone! My name is Kelly, age 58 and my partner is Lisa age 62. We have decided to start our full timing dream. We are having an Estate Sale next month, buying a RV, Lisa will retire and then we are heading to FL. to establish our domicile. We have owned RV's in the past and done lots of weekend and vac...	kellygirl57	8	1415	08:43 PM Apr 13, 2016 by kellygirl57
	Introducing myself (Preview) My wife and I are in our mid-60's and are about two years away from officially retiring. Our plan is to then start full-time rving for as long as we enjoy it. We will be spending the next two years getting ready. I've been reading many blogs and postings. We have visited a few RV shows. We rented an RV o...	ianschneiderman	5	1089	08:09 PM Apr 13, 2016 by Jimmy and Janis
	Spare Parts (Preview) Two years ago, I bought a second hand Gulfstream Ultra Supreme Motorhome, which was imported into Switzerland in 2003. I assume it is a 2001 or 2002 model. Having only 21500 miles on the counter, it runs very well and I'm extremly happy with it. Unfortunatelly in Switzerland we have to do a technical c...	Rudy	2	906	12:43 PM Apr 11, 2016 by AlanB
	Off to Smell the Roses (soon)! (Preview) Hello everyone! We’re Deb and Jim Scharmota, and we hale from Canby, just south of Portland in the beautiful Willamette Valley, Oregon! I’m sixty-three years young, and Deb is...well...”younger”. You can put us in the group of “not quite there yets”, as we don’t yet own an RV, and we’ve only rece...	Offtosmelltheroses	8	1600	06:53 PM Apr 9, 2016 by Jimmy and Janis
	water damage ? (Preview) HI Im new to all of this. We are trying to get a trailer but when pictures got sent we noticed that most of the base boards are damaged. Even in the bathroom. I would like some advice if this would be something I should buy or not. As we are new to all this we dont want to make a purchase that will cost us even more...	kb11	3	953	06:48 PM Apr 9, 2016 by Jimmy and Janis
	New to Rv travel (Preview) Hello, my husband and I will be renting an RV on May 14th for a month to travel from Connecticut to South Dakota and eventually down to Sedona Arizona where we would love to live in a few years or at least the surrounding area. This is our first time in an RV, we have NO experience, have only camped many years...	Westhounds	5	1198	08:23 AM Apr 6, 2016 by Camper Chronicles
	Planning to full-time (Preview) Hello All! Hubby & I have been RVing for about 15 years. About 10 years ago we began to dream about full-timing. We are now empty-nesters; the kids are all married and scattered across the country (which means the grand-kids are scattered too). We're 2-3 years from being able to retire, but are be...	Willandjean	2	866	09:46 AM Apr 5, 2016 by Willandjean
	Retiring April 27, 2016 (Preview) Hello, I just signed up for this forum to acquire more information on RV traveling. We have a new Lance 1191 truck camper on a diesel Ram truck and can tow our Jeep wrangler. We love traveling and will be able to do it for extended periods now that i am retiring. Our first round trip will be from home, Phoeni...	Forrest	6	1317	10:18 PM Apr 4, 2016 by gemert
	1st Time Snowbird Leaving an Empty Nest! (Preview) Well, my son has moved out and I definitely don't need a 4 bdrm house. So, its sold and I'm heading South for the winter. Some of my buddies think I'm way too young for the RV lifestyle, but life is what we make of it, right? And hey, see ya' on the roaooood!!!	Koop	22	2307	12:21 PM Apr 4, 2016 by Someday
	count down (Preview) yep, going to take off, not ready or ready. Couldn't sell the biz so going to close the door and worry about it later. Not quite ready to get rid of B&S going to dip our toes in the water to see if it is warm enough. Lots of concerns, used to having a shop full of tools for repairs, can't lug them all with u...	Sparrky	1	834	07:51 AM Apr 4, 2016 by Judy L
	Newbees!! (Preview) Hi Everyone, I am a retired teacher and my husband is retired from the USAF. When we retired, we moved to an "active lifestyle community" in San Antonio, Texas, after selling our 27 year old home. We had our garden home built, and we love it, but our budget is tight. One of us has to work part time. In additi...	crhope	3	1131	04:19 PM Apr 2, 2016 by gemert
	About us (Preview) We are Sharon and Dick . We are still in our s&b home in Newaygo, MI. We recently purchased a 40 foot Durango Gold 5th wheel. We took it on it's maiden voyage to the 2015 Fall Rally at lake Leelanau. Looking forward to becoming full timers in 2016. Right now going through the tough job of down sizi...	S and D on the road	10	1775	06:36 PM Mar 31, 2016 by RonC
	Brand newbie (Preview) Hello everyone. First time posting on any forum. I just purchased a 2013 Free Spirit SS. Everything is pretty overwhelming at the moment but I know I am up to the challenge! Does anyone have any suggestions for a beginner RV book? I'm going to treat this adventure like a college class and take it one chap...	FreeSpiritKaren	5	1078	02:44 PM Mar 31, 2016 by Honeydeaux
	Retired and almost fulltiming - yay! (Preview) David and I retired at the end of February 2016 and are preparing to sell our sticks and bricks home and travel full time in our motorhome. David was a data analyst at a health care company in Toledo. I was the operations manager at a small company that marketed static control products. We have been marri...	BeckyT	4	1068	05:21 AM Mar 28, 2016 by Kmoffitt
	Newbie to RVing. Excited and Nervous! (Preview) Hello everyone. I am a military wife of 23 years and have loved every moment of it. My name is Kerri and my husband and I just purchased a 2003 Damon Escaper. We have owned 5th wheels in the past but this is our first Class A. We have decided, since we are about to be empty nesters, to take the plunge and liv...	Kmoffitt	4	928	08:57 PM Mar 27, 2016 by ArmidaDajani
	Newbies (Preview) We are the Songer's, Rush and Lola. We were once at one of Howards and Linda's seminar's. Knew of there knowledge and expertise but had never been able to attend one of there rallies. Well the good lord works in mysterious ways, we were at North Florida Fairgrounds in Tallahassee, Fl. attending a rally...	carolinakids	2	1047	06:16 AM Mar 17, 2016 by jayc
	New to RV-Dreams (Preview) My name is Cary Andrews. My wife RaNae and I live just outside of Salt Lake City, UT. We're empty nesters quickly approaching retirement and have begun researching RVing full time. We've spent a good amount of time outdoors camping, boating, fishing, ATVing, and site seeing in our nearly 41 years...	CandR	5	1225	09:51 AM Mar 14, 2016 by dianneandsteve
	Newbie Canadian (Preview) Have sold the house in Oakville and thinking seriously about a Diesel Pusher. Was wondering if anyone from this side of the 49th has bought in the US and imported to Canada. I am looking at a coach from Florida. Any info is greatly appreciated.	strick147	4	902	04:25 PM Mar 10, 2016 by Russ Ranger
	Thinking about living in a fifth wheel... (Preview) Hi, I'm recently separated and am considering my future living arrangements. I don't find dumping at least a grand a month into an overpriced apartment in a crowded area appealing. One of my options is to buy and live in a fifth wheel. I live in a well populated suburb in the south. I travel for work (air...	P7M8	5	1367	09:41 PM Mar 7, 2016 by P7M8
	Hello friends, from Texans, by way of Georgia (Preview) Hello folks. After spending an hour or so browsing through your site, you seem like the kind of folks that my wife and I would enjoy getting to know better. Just getting back into camping after 32 years and boy have things changed. Our last rig was a 25 foot bunkhouse behind a suburban that we pulled all th...	Gidyupgo	5	1410	11:05 PM Mar 6, 2016 by Dreamsopen
	Decals 2011 Carriage Cameo (Preview) Hello friends, I am a new member moving over from the Yahoo Carriage forum. I was wondering if any one knows where I could find a front cap decals for my 2011 Carriage Cameo 36FW? I am having the front cap painted. I have tried Tira RV's to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated . Thanks Mike Wats...	Leewats	2	1012	04:47 PM Mar 5, 2016 by Leewats
	Hello, (Preview) My self Gary new here	garyking	1	1036	11:52 AM Feb 28, 2016 by Selah
	Another new guy (Preview) Joined a little bit back, found some good info here.	dssamp	7	1312	09:48 AM Feb 26, 2016 by el Rojo and Pam
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