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wendisanches · wendisanches

We are young, raising 2 tweens. And beyond sick of the "rat race" .. we are tired of working so hard all week long to have a two day weekend that is never long enough, we are tired of watching the kids grow up and miss out on so much of their lives, just because our whole lives up to this point we were...

Classy Lady · Classy Lady

Ginger, our terrific 2 year old black lab is always the one who greets people first. She is a terrific traveler. As her human parents, we (Sterling and I) are enjoying our new 2015 Forest River Sunseeker 3050s. It is our third RV in 3 years. To me the story sounds like Goldilock's trials. The 17' TT di...

Ran n Jo · Ran n Jo

Hello All! DH is eligible to retire now but I have to wait 4 more years to get my benefits from work. So we've decided to both work these last few years, get the house ready to sell and gradually acquire the right truck and 5th wheel. I've been reading the forum daily and am slowly working my way through Howa...

Slyster · Slyster

We are the Sly's, Christian and Carla. We are empty nesters with several fur babies who will be traveling with us in our new motorhome. We are currently shopping, leaning towards Thor brand. We found this forum to be perfect as an education for us on all things RV. Very excited to be friends and lear...

pwilson800 · pwilson800

My wife and I live in the very southeastern part of okla. no stop light in town loving it after living in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver. We own a Montana and 3/4 ton super duty ford diesel. As far as in t he process of living full time wife dragging her feet but tired of cleaning large house I sugg...

MNdrifters · MNdrifters

Hello, we are Dino and Lisa from MN. We are Gonnabe's with a time table of 2014 at the latest. We have two kids in High School and we are waiting for them to graduate(fingers crossed) and start thier own lives. We have always been campers. Just weekenders though. In a good year we would spend about 30 night...

CarolfromTX · CarolfromTX

Hubby and I are wannabe RVers. We have just started the search. We are looking at fifth wheels. We are planning a trip to New Braunfels for a look at a Texas sized RV dealer. We're thinking used, just because they seem to be plentiful and a bit cheaper. We have some acreage in the country where we can park it...

Lets get moving · Lets get moving

I have been somewhat lurking here in research mode for some time now and since we have made our decision I figured it's time I became a member! We attended the Hershey RV show 2 years ago and have been contemplating our plan for retirement ever since. Considering the pros and cons of relocating to a war...

ShawnKelly · ShawnKelly

Hi, We are Shawn and Kelly McCormick. We are in the beginning stages of planning our adventure of living in an RV full time. We currently own our own home and live the traditional 9-5 jobs. We long for travel and getting out of the everyday rat race. We are not yet of retirement age ( mid-late 40's) so this i...

Thequiltqueen · Thequiltqueen

I’m new here, having been a lurker for one whole day! My husband and I are in the research stage and are leaning toward a Class A. There are just SO many choices that it is overwhelming.When I was a kid, my parents would take us camping. Mom and Dad and 6 kids in a pop up was not fun, and I said I would NEVER c...

Lcso276 · Lcso276

This is my new favorite site and forum. We're 40 something years old and wishing to retire in 10 years. Currently camping in a Casita and dreaming much much bigger.

The Schweitzers on the road · The Schweitzers on the road

We have been following Howard and Linda's journal and browse the forum for helpful RV tips and tricks for almost a year now. It is long overdue that we say "Hi" and "thank you" to all the RV-Dream Members sharing their experiences to help other RVers with all kinds of issues. We ha...

RVING Quilter · RVING Quilter

We are Rick and Betsy and we have been traveling in our RV for 7 years mostly part-time and workamping each trip. We made the plunge to go full-time in March 2013. We still have a house which at this point can't be sold (long story, don't want to get into it) but it is almost completely unfurnished (just eno...

Gadfly · Gadfly

Hi All, Found a different forum first and they've been helpful. Glad to find this one now! The wife and I and 2 dogs are planning on selling the house and retiring a bit early starting probably the middle of next year. We've done a few road trip vacations with the kids when they were young. Had a 5th wh...

New member! · Chops

Hi everyone! We had a garage sale this weekend and a customer saw our 40' DP in the driveway and mentioned this forum to us. I'm glad they did because I'm excited to be here and there is so much info! My husband and I are very new to RV'ing - we had an rPod we pulled with our minivan, but got rid of it within a yea...

Oodhamtash · Oodhamtash

Hello - I'm excited to be part of this group as I explore the idea of becoming a full-time RVer!

Hello From New Members! · DennisRFreitas

WOW. I have been to many RVer Blogs and Forum Boards over the last year our so. Once I found “RV Dreams” I knew my search was over. So I guess I have been a “Lurker” the last couple months and have now decided to jump in with 2 feet. I look forward to getting to know everybody better, Learn about New Campgrou...

spadiva · spadiva

Hi there everyone, My husband and I had dreamed about purchasing an RV when we were both fully retired (he is, I'm not) but...... on a trip down to MD Anderson for treatment (my hubby is battling Metastatic Melanoma) I said why are we waiting to live our dream when the future is uncertain (I had also just l...

PIEERE · PIEERE

This is one friendly; helpful and sometimes zany; but the bestest RV forum on the internet. I have been on here since 2009; if i recall. WELCOME NEWBIES!

Just Don · Just Don

Been full timing since 11/20/2012. It goes by so fast and where enjoying ourselves. Seems like really good friendly forum here. Some times I'll have questions I don't always word right. So I'll try to do better when I ask here. The reason I belong to most forums is to learn. And over time I guess we all hav...

Wildflowerz · Wildflowerz

Hello everyone. Our RV adventure started almost two years ago with a tiny R-Pod. We quickly figured out that with two humans and three dogs we needed more space. After three trips in three months we traded in our beloved R-Pod for a Keystone Passport travel trailer. We enjoy traveling and have visit...

Bill and Ros · Bill and Ros

Hello everyone, We're Bill and Ros from Lakewood, WA. We're still waiting on delivery of both our 5th wheel.....a 2015 Arctic Fox 29-5T, as well as our tow vehicle, a 2014 Ram 3500 4x4 long bed, dually diesel...both should be ready in about 3 weeks we're told. We are going to rent our house to my daught...

JerryL · JerryL

I am 2 years from retirement so we are putting things in motion to go full timing when I retire. So as you can imagine, i am so happy I found this site. I have a 75 mile one way daily commute which is getting real expensive so we have decided to rent a spot in an RV park near my work and live in it during the work wee...

gene-colleen · gene-colleen

We're Gene & Colleen and we are homeless. Today we sold our home! It happened so fast we still can't believe it. Listed our home on a Friday, had a showing on Saturday, and a contract on Monday. PTL. Gregg with RV haulers is delivering our HDT on June 10th. Planning to pick up our new 5th wheel in Kans...

GrayPanther · GrayPanther

The hubs & I have been researching FW trailers for some weeks now. We plan to buy one sometime next year due to our need to make some preparations first. We plan to attend the big show they put on in January down in the Tampa area. We had a Dutchmen FW some years back for several years that we never moved b...

osanmike · osanmike

Aloha all. My name is Mike and I am currently in the Air Force stationed in Hawaii. We (my beautiful wife Yvette and I) will be retiring from here in 2 years (God willing and the creek don't rise) and we are jumping right into full timing as it has been a goal for us for many many years. I have spent far to many y...

Chris Sr · Chris Sr

Hey all, Chris here, 1st time around was 08-09 with a 07 Montana Mountaineer. Took a job in Wilson NC and didn't like the prices of renting and figured I could by a 5th wheel for less then renting an apartment. Used it full time while I worked down there. After that, I sold it to my son in 2010. Fast forward...

cheryls-other-half · cheryls-other-half

I guess my lurking days and (or, as my daughter calls it), "Giraffe-necking" my wife's computer are now officially over, as I just created a new id for my ROAD-days. OK: about me: GEEK ALERT. I was a Nerd, back when being a Geek meant you bit the head off of a chicken. Think, "Revenge o...

Dave Sher · Dave Sher

We are Dave & Sher, currently living in NJ. We just listed our house for sale yesterday and plan to begin full timing as soon as the house sells. We have picked out the 5th wheel (Open Range 345rls) and yet to decide on which 1 ton pickup to buy. We'll make a decision on that after we test drive the big 3 ma...

Movin-on · Movin-on

I am so excited to be able to attend the RV-Dreams Spring Rally! Owning an RV and traveling our Country is on my Bucket List. Now that I am retired, I am ready (I think). I am looking forward to meeting other seasoned RVers! I retired in 2008 and since then I have taken classes; art, pottery, stained gl...

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	Dreaming about living the dream, every night (Preview) We are young, raising 2 tweens. And beyond sick of the "rat race" .. we are tired of working so hard all week long to have a two day weekend that is never long enough, we are tired of watching the kids grow up and miss out on so much of their lives, just because our whole lives up to this point we were...	wendisanches	4	1105	09:23 PM Jul 17, 2014 by wendisanches
	Introduction from Ginger (Preview) Ginger, our terrific 2 year old black lab is always the one who greets people first. She is a terrific traveler. As her human parents, we (Sterling and I) are enjoying our new 2015 Forest River Sunseeker 3050s. It is our third RV in 3 years. To me the story sounds like Goldilock's trials. The 17' TT di...	Classy Lady	10	1159	07:04 AM Jul 17, 2014 by WestWardHo
	Dreaming of Adventures... (Preview) Hello All! DH is eligible to retire now but I have to wait 4 more years to get my benefits from work. So we've decided to both work these last few years, get the house ready to sell and gradually acquire the right truck and 5th wheel. I've been reading the forum daily and am slowly working my way through Howa...	Ran n Jo	21	1366	10:24 AM Jul 16, 2014 by BiggarView
	Hello Rv-Dreamers! (Preview) We are the Sly's, Christian and Carla. We are empty nesters with several fur babies who will be traveling with us in our new motorhome. We are currently shopping, leaning towards Thor brand. We found this forum to be perfect as an education for us on all things RV. Very excited to be friends and lear...	Slyster	7	862	11:09 PM Jul 15, 2014 by DebbieM
	Gonnabe all ready in process. (Preview) My wife and I live in the very southeastern part of okla. no stop light in town loving it after living in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver. We own a Montana and 3/4 ton super duty ford diesel. As far as in t he process of living full time wife dragging her feet but tired of cleaning large house I sugg...	pwilson800	2	830	08:34 PM Jul 14, 2014 by pwilson800
	No longer Lurking (Preview) Hello, we are Dino and Lisa from MN. We are Gonnabe's with a time table of 2014 at the latest. We have two kids in High School and we are waiting for them to graduate(fingers crossed) and start thier own lives. We have always been campers. Just weekenders though. In a good year we would spend about 30 night...	MNdrifters	34	9430	08:02 AM Jul 14, 2014 by MNdrifters
	A great big howdy from Texas! (Preview) Hubby and I are wannabe RVers. We have just started the search. We are looking at fifth wheels. We are planning a trip to New Braunfels for a look at a Texas sized RV dealer. We're thinking used, just because they seem to be plentiful and a bit cheaper. We have some acreage in the country where we can park it...	CarolfromTX	9	1112	07:49 AM Jul 9, 2014 by BiggarView
	We're ready to go full time on planning to full time! (Preview) I have been somewhat lurking here in research mode for some time now and since we have made our decision I figured it's time I became a member! We attended the Hershey RV show 2 years ago and have been contemplating our plan for retirement ever since. Considering the pros and cons of relocating to a war...	Lets get moving	5	1122	03:15 PM Jul 7, 2014 by Lets get moving
	New here and Gonnabe's (Preview) Hi, We are Shawn and Kelly McCormick. We are in the beginning stages of planning our adventure of living in an RV full time. We currently own our own home and live the traditional 9-5 jobs. We long for travel and getting out of the everyday rat race. We are not yet of retirement age ( mid-late 40's) so this i...	ShawnKelly	5	820	06:14 PM Jul 3, 2014 by Terry and Jo
	Greetings from Florida! (Preview) I’m new here, having been a lurker for one whole day! My husband and I are in the research stage and are leaning toward a Class A. There are just SO many choices that it is overwhelming.When I was a kid, my parents would take us camping. Mom and Dad and 6 kids in a pop up was not fun, and I said I would NEVER c...	Thequiltqueen	4	1059	06:05 PM Jul 3, 2014 by Terry and Jo
	Dreaming of full timing (Preview) This is my new favorite site and forum. We're 40 something years old and wishing to retire in 10 years. Currently camping in a Casita and dreaming much much bigger.	Lcso276	4	775	07:26 AM Jul 3, 2014 by Terry and Jo
	Bernd&Erika from Victoria, BC say "Hi" (Preview) We have been following Howard and Linda's journal and browse the forum for helpful RV tips and tricks for almost a year now. It is long overdue that we say "Hi" and "thank you" to all the RV-Dream Members sharing their experiences to help other RVers with all kinds of issues. We ha...	The Schweitzers on the road	8	978	10:36 AM Jun 30, 2014 by BiggarView
	New Fulltimer to this forum fulltimer new to forum (Preview) We are Rick and Betsy and we have been traveling in our RV for 7 years mostly part-time and workamping each trip. We made the plunge to go full-time in March 2013. We still have a house which at this point can't be sold (long story, don't want to get into it) but it is almost completely unfurnished (just eno...	RVING Quilter	14	4881	06:08 PM Jun 26, 2014 by bigboomer
	Hoping to start FT next year. (Preview) Hi All, Found a different forum first and they've been helpful. Glad to find this one now! The wife and I and 2 dogs are planning on selling the house and retiring a bit early starting probably the middle of next year. We've done a few road trip vacations with the kids when they were young. Had a 5th wh...	Gadfly	3	687	11:18 AM Jun 26, 2014 by Lucky Mike
	New member! (Preview) Hi everyone! We had a garage sale this weekend and a customer saw our 40' DP in the driveway and mentioned this forum to us. I'm glad they did because I'm excited to be here and there is so much info! My husband and I are very new to RV'ing - we had an rPod we pulled with our minivan, but got rid of it within a yea...	Chops	9	1050	02:36 PM Jun 23, 2014 by Lucky Mike
	New to RV-Dreams (Preview) Hello - I'm excited to be part of this group as I explore the idea of becoming a full-time RVer!	Oodhamtash	14	1257	08:01 PM Jun 21, 2014 by PIEERE
	Hello From New Members! Newbies RV Techies (Preview) WOW. I have been to many RVer Blogs and Forum Boards over the last year our so. Once I found “RV Dreams” I knew my search was over. So I guess I have been a “Lurker” the last couple months and have now decided to jump in with 2 feet. I look forward to getting to know everybody better, Learn about New Campgrou...	DennisRFreitas	11	4736	09:40 PM Jun 17, 2014 by DennisRFreitas
	Today Not Tomorrow - is happening quickly!! (Preview) Hi there everyone, My husband and I had dreamed about purchasing an RV when we were both fully retired (he is, I'm not) but...... on a trip down to MD Anderson for treatment (my hubby is battling Metastatic Melanoma) I said why are we waiting to live our dream when the future is uncertain (I had also just l...	spadiva	11	1161	06:47 PM Jun 16, 2014 by PIEERE
	Just a quick hello to all Newbies! (Preview) This is one friendly; helpful and sometimes zany; but the bestest RV forum on the internet. I have been on here since 2009; if i recall. WELCOME NEWBIES!	PIEERE	2	658	03:50 PM Jun 10, 2014 by cherylbrv
	just wanted to say Howdy. (Preview) Been full timing since 11/20/2012. It goes by so fast and where enjoying ourselves. Seems like really good friendly forum here. Some times I'll have questions I don't always word right. So I'll try to do better when I ask here. The reason I belong to most forums is to learn. And over time I guess we all hav...	Just Don	14	1177	02:01 PM Jun 9, 2014 by jt
	Greetings from PA (Preview) Hello everyone. Our RV adventure started almost two years ago with a tiny R-Pod. We quickly figured out that with two humans and three dogs we needed more space. After three trips in three months we traded in our beloved R-Pod for a Keystone Passport travel trailer. We enjoy traveling and have visit...	Wildflowerz	10	1173	06:07 PM Jun 5, 2014 by queenie
	Another couple getting ready to come join you fine people... (Preview) Hello everyone, We're Bill and Ros from Lakewood, WA. We're still waiting on delivery of both our 5th wheel.....a 2015 Arctic Fox 29-5T, as well as our tow vehicle, a 2014 Ram 3500 4x4 long bed, dually diesel...both should be ready in about 3 weeks we're told. We are going to rent our house to my daught...	Bill and Ros	9	1048	06:08 PM Jun 3, 2014 by Jimmy and Janis
	Hello from Alabama (Preview) I am 2 years from retirement so we are putting things in motion to go full timing when I retire. So as you can imagine, i am so happy I found this site. I have a 75 mile one way daily commute which is getting real expensive so we have decided to rent a spot in an RV park near my work and live in it during the work wee...	JerryL	5	717	04:55 AM May 30, 2014 by D and M
	Wow we're homeless!! (Preview) We're Gene & Colleen and we are homeless. Today we sold our home! It happened so fast we still can't believe it. Listed our home on a Friday, had a showing on Saturday, and a contract on Monday. PTL. Gregg with RV haulers is delivering our HDT on June 10th. Planning to pick up our new 5th wheel in Kans...	gene-colleen	17	1487	11:42 AM May 27, 2014 by BiggarView
	So Glad I Found This Forum (Preview) The hubs & I have been researching FW trailers for some weeks now. We plan to buy one sometime next year due to our need to make some preparations first. We plan to attend the big show they put on in January down in the Tampa area. We had a Dutchmen FW some years back for several years that we never moved b...	GrayPanther	5	1078	12:17 PM May 25, 2014 by Jack Mayer
	Aloha from Hawaii (Preview) Aloha all. My name is Mike and I am currently in the Air Force stationed in Hawaii. We (my beautiful wife Yvette and I) will be retiring from here in 2 years (God willing and the creek don't rise) and we are jumping right into full timing as it has been a goal for us for many many years. I have spent far to many y...	osanmike	11	1458	06:19 PM May 24, 2014 by Jo and Ben
	2nd time around (Preview) Hey all, Chris here, 1st time around was 08-09 with a 07 Montana Mountaineer. Took a job in Wilson NC and didn't like the prices of renting and figured I could by a 5th wheel for less then renting an apartment. Used it full time while I worked down there. After that, I sold it to my son in 2010. Fast forward...	Chris Sr	9	1115	05:50 PM May 22, 2014 by Jo and Ben
	Intro -Here I am, I'm finally online (Preview) I guess my lurking days and (or, as my daughter calls it), "Giraffe-necking" my wife's computer are now officially over, as I just created a new id for my ROAD-days. OK: about me: GEEK ALERT. I was a Nerd, back when being a Geek meant you bit the head off of a chicken. Think, "Revenge o...	cheryls-other-half	13	1204	05:57 PM May 20, 2014 by Lucky Mike
	2 More Future Fulltimers (Preview) We are Dave & Sher, currently living in NJ. We just listed our house for sale yesterday and plan to begin full timing as soon as the house sells. We have picked out the 5th wheel (Open Range 345rls) and yet to decide on which 1 ton pickup to buy. We'll make a decision on that after we test drive the big 3 ma...	Dave Sher	22	1338	06:34 PM May 19, 2014 by DebbieM
	Newbie - Wannabe - Hopetobe! (Preview) I am so excited to be able to attend the RV-Dreams Spring Rally! Owning an RV and traveling our Country is on my Bucket List. Now that I am retired, I am ready (I think). I am looking forward to meeting other seasoned RVers! I retired in 2008 and since then I have taken classes; art, pottery, stained gl...	Movin-on	9	1062	11:42 AM May 11, 2014 by Movin-on
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