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Hi to all forum members · Leee

Hi to all forum members. My name is Leila. Me and my husband Bill are planning on sell everything and hitting the road full time in 3yrs 5months. Bill is retired 2002 after 21yrs in the United States Air force but could not stop working due to 2 great kids we had to get throw school first. Our daughter h...

Anna · Anna

Hi there, ok,where to start.Family and me(two teenage kids,husband,me,cat and dog),are Canadian permanent resisents.Husb. english,me german,right now back in UK to finish everything here.We will be back in summer in Canada.Can`t wait! In 5 years,when the children finish schoolJohn and me wa...

corkyandlucy · corkyandlucy

Hello everyone, My husband Corky and I (Lucy-which is his nickname for me), have been camping for about 5 years. We bought our first Class A about 5 years ago and upgraded to another just a year ago. My husband loves the Class A. I would prefer a Fifth Wheel and so our agree to disagree continues. We ar...

Hello, new member here! · MelinWV

I'm doing this backward, I guess, because I've already posted in a couple of other places, but I'll introduce myself now: Hello everyone, my name is Mel and as my screen name indicates, I live in West Virginia. My husband, Richard and I have been thinking about full-timing for a number of years now. ...

Hello from another new member · Banana Nuts

Hello, Where to begin........Watched rving commercials on tv. Looked on kijiji Canada and made a deal with someone to buy an RV. So I bought a small 21' 1981 heritage c class motorhome. Got a great deal on it with low mileage for the year and in pretty good shape. Figured what a perfect starter. My wife ca...

Big Zim · Big Zim

Just sold my Harley and downsized some vehicles etc. and purchased a 2006 Monaco Camelot and plan on starting into the Rving thing this comin winter visiting the south and find some warmth both human and environmentally. We are slowly retiring and building up to full timing, should take about 2 yrs....

Our_Time · Our_Time

Hi Fellow Rv's Betty and I (Mike) are just getting started with Rving and are excited about getting on the road. I would like to take a moment and say, thank for for all your help.. I have private messaged some of you and talked with some on the phone.. The forms have a wealth of information. We really a...

Beth and Grady · Beth and Grady

Hello All, Grady, of Beth and Grady here, ready to end our lurker status! :) We have been looking around RV-Dreams for sometime now following Howard and Linda's journal entries and receiving great information on this forum. About a year ago we were in San Antonio for my son's Air Force Basic Training g...

ancwonder · ancwonder

Hello, my husband and I are thinking of doing RVing full time with our 2 kids, ages 4 and 2. We are kinda nervous about, so we are looking for people who have done it that can give us advice. We are all really excited about being full timers.

Newbierver · Newbierver

Hi All, I'm planning on selling all my household items and purchasing a rv about a 30 foot to live in full time here in New Mexico. I am five years from retirement and have a great part time job. I've found a nice Good Sam park near me. How would daily life be as far as the daily chores? Is propane easy to work w...

Urinetintin · Urinetintin

My husband and I are highly considering becoming full-timers. My husband is still active duty Army and I am retired Air Force and we are currently stationed at Ft Meade, MD for the next few yrs. We just put our house on the market and are hoping it sells soon. We've been doing all sorts of research on the In...

Joe68 · Joe68

Hi everyone, this is my first time on a forum, needed some info on what TV option is best for our trailer and a friend mentioned this forum. It will take me a while to find my way around here. Together with my wife Lilly we decided to start the RV adventure this year. saw this $199 offer with free shippi...

EW Simp · EW Simp

New to the forum. Debating on FullTiming...Going to the NewMexico Rally in March to learn more. My wife Christina and I have thought about it off and on for years. We don't have kids (just one hairy child) and no ties to an area. I got out of the Marines about 15 years ago not to move around but have move...

Jgrosdidier · Jgrosdidier

So, our plans have been in action for the past 5 months. We've told the family about our "adventure on the road". Some family took it better than others, but they all seemed to come around eventually when they learned it was our life, not theirs to run. We have bought our truck and the 5th wh...

Wayne and Deanna · Wayne and Deanna

OK, I'm just jumping in here to introduce ourselves, in the middle of our getting-ready adventures. We are Wayne and Deanna Curtis, have been married 28 years, raised 5 daughters, and owned lots of rvs over time. We have made the decision, with the help of your WONDERFUL COMMUNITY of folks who have s...

jjsbergy · jjsbergy

Hi Everybody, My name is Sam and my wife is Belinda. If anyone read Howard's & Linda's journal entry on Monday (Jan 28th), we are the couple he spoke about meeting here in Charlotte, NC. Belinda and I are just six months into the wonderful world of RVing - we still do not have an RV but we are having a bla...

Scot S · Scot S

Hello all, You may be wondering what is up with the subject line I chose. It is one of those situations where one dream must be realized before the second takes place. Forgive my vagueness on the first dream. It involves being diagnosed with an illness that hits you in the gut and puts a whole new pers...

Encore · Encore

Hello all! We are Iris and Ken. We are beginning our Encore Careers in 18 days. We are becoming Workampers and will start our 1st "Gig" March 1st. We are excited. We have pruchased a 2007 Cedar Creek 29LRLBS and a 2005 GMC Diesel. A lot of new toys. I have been "lurking' here and on ot...

Disney180 · Disney180

Hi Our names our Tim and Barb and are working on retirement in Aug 2020. WE know it is a long ways off but by then Tim will have 35 Canadian Military service and I will have 31 combine military and public service. If we can go faster without penalty then maybe but for right now that is the plan. Our goal is...

mikebreeze · mikebreeze

My name is Mike and I have had an RV for about 6 months now. I still work and take my rig out one weekend a month and one week a year. My goal is to retire within the next five years and spend a lot more time in my rig. Anyway, I hope to learn more about RVing in this forum as well as maybe share some of my knowledg...

Grams · Grams

I've been lurking for several months and decided it was time to publicly join this fantastic group! We are in the final phase of our full-time conversion plan. We are in our early/mid 50's (no way I'm going to admit to mid-50s prior to 55! :) so feel very fortunate that we can retire early. Hubby to...

MandV · MandV

Good to know there's a term for us future full-timers that know we're going for it. Gonna-be. I like it. Anyway, I'll start out by apologizing for not divulging names or actual location yet as we don't want someone (i.e. employees or employer) googling around and finding out what we're doing. We'll be...

BigE · BigE

Hello all, Eric and Deb here! We are somewhat new to this life style, so I've enjoyed reading all of the good advice here on this forum. I did quite a bit of camping as a kid, so I have some idea of the fun to be had! My wife and I were very avid boaters and have spent the last 10+ years on the water. We sold the boa...

gold miner · gold miner

SO TO INTRODUCE OURSELVES, MY NAME IS STEVE AND MY WIFE IS BRENDA. WE LIVE IN A VERY SMALL TOWN IN NO. CALIF CALLED HAPPY CAMP. WE HAVE MADE THE DECISSION TO BE FULL TIME RVERS AND ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR A 5TH WHEEL TO HAUL BEHIND OUR FORD F350 DUALLY. WE ARE BOTH RETIRED. ALL THE KIDS GROWN AND GONE FOR A LOT...

RV Guests · RV Guests

Hello Everyone, This is our first post to the RV Dreams forum. We are happy we found it, lots of good sharing going on here. A little about us: We are Helen & Rob Barrick and live in Portland, Oregon. We recently started a new rv membership club called RV Guests, which promotes agricultural and hist...

Hans · Hans

We are newbies to RV ing. We would like to buy a more comfortable 30 inch wall recliner, hopeully it won't be too long . Any ideas

KellyVA · KellyVA

Hi there, we are soon to be taking to the road as well. Hubby is retiring in March and we hope to be on the road by May. We are still searching to find a 5th wheel toy hauler that will be big enough but not too big and hold up to full time use. We both ride motorcycles and want to do a lot more of that on our adventure...

chip · chip

I new to the 5er world. In fact I aquired my older 35ft unit in late June. just got my truck late Nov. Hitch installed late Jan. my question is measuring from the ground up, how high can my hitch be? my 5er at river in storage. want my truck ready to tow when i go. my truck has slight lift. Thanks for any help any...

Sherri · Sherri

Hi, my name is Sherri. I've been here before and have been dreaming since. I am about a year and a half away from RV'ing and sometimes get pretty discouraged but I'm sure going to do it. I'm not sure how some solo rv'ers make it financially but I am certainly going to give it a good shot. I have a home that I now...

BMiller · BMiller

We are now just months away from going full time... We are searching for our truck and 5th Wheel at this time. We have been advised many times by dealers that if we buy a 5th Wheel over 30 feet we may have a hard time getting into most parks. Is this a real concern? We are planning on buying a 5th Wheel that i...

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	Hi to all forum members (Preview) Hi to all forum members. My name is Leila. Me and my husband Bill are planning on sell everything and hitting the road full time in 3yrs 5months. Bill is retired 2002 after 21yrs in the United States Air force but could not stop working due to 2 great kids we had to get throw school first. Our daughter h...	Leee	8	1105	12:51 AM Mar 15, 2013 by Terry and Jo
	Hello all!!!! (Preview) Hi there, ok,where to start.Family and me(two teenage kids,husband,me,cat and dog),are Canadian permanent resisents.Husb. english,me german,right now back in UK to finish everything here.We will be back in summer in Canada.Can`t wait! In 5 years,when the children finish schoolJohn and me wa...	Anna	6	660	12:40 AM Mar 15, 2013 by Terry and Jo
	New Member saying Hi and looking forward to learning from all of you. (Preview) Hello everyone, My husband Corky and I (Lucy-which is his nickname for me), have been camping for about 5 years. We bought our first Class A about 5 years ago and upgraded to another just a year ago. My husband loves the Class A. I would prefer a Fifth Wheel and so our agree to disagree continues. We ar...	corkyandlucy	8	789	02:27 PM Mar 11, 2013 by corkyandlucy
	Hello, new member here! (Preview) I'm doing this backward, I guess, because I've already posted in a couple of other places, but I'll introduce myself now: Hello everyone, my name is Mel and as my screen name indicates, I live in West Virginia. My husband, Richard and I have been thinking about full-timing for a number of years now. ...	MelinWV	8	707	09:21 PM Mar 10, 2013 by ew9266
	Hello from another new member (Preview) Hello, Where to begin........Watched rving commercials on tv. Looked on kijiji Canada and made a deal with someone to buy an RV. So I bought a small 21' 1981 heritage c class motorhome. Got a great deal on it with low mileage for the year and in pretty good shape. Figured what a perfect starter. My wife ca...	Banana Nuts	10	951	11:40 PM Mar 8, 2013 by jt
	Starting a new Chapter in our lives (Preview) Just sold my Harley and downsized some vehicles etc. and purchased a 2006 Monaco Camelot and plan on starting into the Rving thing this comin winter visiting the south and find some warmth both human and environmentally. We are slowly retiring and building up to full timing, should take about 2 yrs....	Big Zim	8	1092	06:42 PM Mar 8, 2013 by Jack Mayer
	Hi (Preview) Hi Fellow Rv's Betty and I (Mike) are just getting started with Rving and are excited about getting on the road. I would like to take a moment and say, thank for for all your help.. I have private messaged some of you and talked with some on the phone.. The forms have a wealth of information. We really a...	Our_Time	1	533	01:41 PM Feb 27, 2013 by bigboomer
	Tired of long cold winters! (Preview) Hello All, Grady, of Beth and Grady here, ready to end our lurker status! :) We have been looking around RV-Dreams for sometime now following Howard and Linda's journal entries and receiving great information on this forum. About a year ago we were in San Antonio for my son's Air Force Basic Training g...	Beth and Grady	16	1191	05:11 AM Feb 27, 2013 by Terry and Jo
	Hello (Preview) Hello, my husband and I are thinking of doing RVing full time with our 2 kids, ages 4 and 2. We are kinda nervous about, so we are looking for people who have done it that can give us advice. We are all really excited about being full timers.	ancwonder	5	620	08:45 PM Feb 26, 2013 by Terry and Jo
	I'm considering downsizing and moving into a RV (Preview) Hi All, I'm planning on selling all my household items and purchasing a rv about a 30 foot to live in full time here in New Mexico. I am five years from retirement and have a great part time job. I've found a nice Good Sam park near me. How would daily life be as far as the daily chores? Is propane easy to work w...	Newbierver	7	975	08:07 AM Feb 25, 2013 by FastEagle
	So Many Questions, So Little Time (Preview) My husband and I are highly considering becoming full-timers. My husband is still active duty Army and I am retired Air Force and we are currently stationed at Ft Meade, MD for the next few yrs. We just put our house on the market and are hoping it sells soon. We've been doing all sorts of research on the In...	Urinetintin	12	968	05:00 AM Feb 23, 2013 by Terry and Jo
	New in the forum world (Preview) Hi everyone, this is my first time on a forum, needed some info on what TV option is best for our trailer and a friend mentioned this forum. It will take me a while to find my way around here. Together with my wife Lilly we decided to start the RV adventure this year. saw this $199 offer with free shippi...	Joe68	4	589	05:46 PM Feb 22, 2013 by PIEERE
	The debate is on... (Preview) New to the forum. Debating on FullTiming...Going to the NewMexico Rally in March to learn more. My wife Christina and I have thought about it off and on for years. We don't have kids (just one hairy child) and no ties to an area. I got out of the Marines about 15 years ago not to move around but have move...	EW Simp	8	952	04:56 PM Feb 22, 2013 by EW Simp
	Following through (Preview) So, our plans have been in action for the past 5 months. We've told the family about our "adventure on the road". Some family took it better than others, but they all seemed to come around eventually when they learned it was our life, not theirs to run. We have bought our truck and the 5th wh...	Jgrosdidier	5	566	10:05 PM Feb 19, 2013 by Lucky Mike
	Hello, RV-Dreams Family! New to Full Timing Static Full Timers (Preview) OK, I'm just jumping in here to introduce ourselves, in the middle of our getting-ready adventures. We are Wayne and Deanna Curtis, have been married 28 years, raised 5 daughters, and owned lots of rvs over time. We have made the decision, with the help of your WONDERFUL COMMUNITY of folks who have s...	Wayne and Deanna	28	1674	01:34 AM Feb 18, 2013 by Wayne and Deanna
	There are no Coincidences (Preview) Hi Everybody, My name is Sam and my wife is Belinda. If anyone read Howard's & Linda's journal entry on Monday (Jan 28th), we are the couple he spoke about meeting here in Charlotte, NC. Belinda and I are just six months into the wonderful world of RVing - we still do not have an RV but we are having a bla...	jjsbergy	8	1333	03:45 PM Feb 14, 2013 by Lucky Mike
	A couple of dreams (Preview) Hello all, You may be wondering what is up with the subject line I chose. It is one of those situations where one dream must be realized before the second takes place. Forgive my vagueness on the first dream. It involves being diagnosed with an illness that hits you in the gut and puts a whole new pers...	Scot S	5	760	03:45 AM Feb 11, 2013 by GENECOP
	Encore Underway! (Preview) Hello all! We are Iris and Ken. We are beginning our Encore Careers in 18 days. We are becoming Workampers and will start our 1st "Gig" March 1st. We are excited. We have pruchased a 2007 Cedar Creek 29LRLBS and a 2005 GMC Diesel. A lot of new toys. I have been "lurking' here and on ot...	Encore	3	575	12:22 AM Feb 11, 2013 by Terry and Jo
	Working on our own DREAM!!! (Preview) Hi Our names our Tim and Barb and are working on retirement in Aug 2020. WE know it is a long ways off but by then Tim will have 35 Canadian Military service and I will have 31 combine military and public service. If we can go faster without penalty then maybe but for right now that is the plan. Our goal is...	Disney180	8	838	06:39 PM Feb 10, 2013 by Lucky Mike
	Hello from Northern Virginia (Preview) My name is Mike and I have had an RV for about 6 months now. I still work and take my rig out one weekend a month and one week a year. My goal is to retire within the next five years and spend a lot more time in my rig. Anyway, I hope to learn more about RVing in this forum as well as maybe share some of my knowledg...	mikebreeze	3	731	08:00 PM Feb 7, 2013 by JayKim-no regrets
	Another newbie! (Preview) I've been lurking for several months and decided it was time to publicly join this fantastic group! We are in the final phase of our full-time conversion plan. We are in our early/mid 50's (no way I'm going to admit to mid-50s prior to 55! :) so feel very fortunate that we can retire early. Hubby to...	Grams	13	974	07:26 PM Feb 7, 2013 by JayKim-no regrets
	Southeastern Gonna-bes (Preview) Good to know there's a term for us future full-timers that know we're going for it. Gonna-be. I like it. Anyway, I'll start out by apologizing for not divulging names or actual location yet as we don't want someone (i.e. employees or employer) googling around and finding out what we're doing. We'll be...	MandV	7	1589	05:05 PM Feb 6, 2013 by WestWardHo
	5th wheel on order! (Preview) Hello all, Eric and Deb here! We are somewhat new to this life style, so I've enjoyed reading all of the good advice here on this forum. I did quite a bit of camping as a kid, so I have some idea of the fun to be had! My wife and I were very avid boaters and have spent the last 10+ years on the water. We sold the boa...	BigE	12	887	05:03 AM Feb 6, 2013 by Alie and Jims Carrilite
	WERE JUST GETTING STARTED!!! (Preview) SO TO INTRODUCE OURSELVES, MY NAME IS STEVE AND MY WIFE IS BRENDA. WE LIVE IN A VERY SMALL TOWN IN NO. CALIF CALLED HAPPY CAMP. WE HAVE MADE THE DECISSION TO BE FULL TIME RVERS AND ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR A 5TH WHEEL TO HAUL BEHIND OUR FORD F350 DUALLY. WE ARE BOTH RETIRED. ALL THE KIDS GROWN AND GONE FOR A LOT...	gold miner	8	916	05:13 PM Feb 5, 2013 by Raytronx
	Hello ~ (Preview) Hello Everyone, This is our first post to the RV Dreams forum. We are happy we found it, lots of good sharing going on here. A little about us: We are Helen & Rob Barrick and live in Portland, Oregon. We recently started a new rv membership club called RV Guests, which promotes agricultural and hist...	RV Guests	4	780	02:14 AM Feb 1, 2013 by RV Guests
	30 inch wall recliner (Preview) We are newbies to RV ing. We would like to buy a more comfortable 30 inch wall recliner, hopeully it won't be too long . Any ideas	Hans	19	7612	04:50 PM Jan 31, 2013 by Hdrider
	Hello from WA state! (Preview) Hi there, we are soon to be taking to the road as well. Hubby is retiring in March and we hope to be on the road by May. We are still searching to find a 5th wheel toy hauler that will be big enough but not too big and hold up to full time use. We both ride motorcycles and want to do a lot more of that on our adventure...	KellyVA	20	1198	04:30 AM Jan 31, 2013 by RV Guests
	help. 5th wheeler (Preview) I new to the 5er world. In fact I aquired my older 35ft unit in late June. just got my truck late Nov. Hitch installed late Jan. my question is measuring from the ground up, how high can my hitch be? my 5er at river in storage. want my truck ready to tow when i go. my truck has slight lift. Thanks for any help any...	chip	11	1062	06:54 AM Jan 29, 2013 by chip
	Been here before but..... (Preview) Hi, my name is Sherri. I've been here before and have been dreaming since. I am about a year and a half away from RV'ing and sometimes get pretty discouraged but I'm sure going to do it. I'm not sure how some solo rv'ers make it financially but I am certainly going to give it a good shot. I have a home that I now...	Sherri	4	881	07:20 PM Jan 28, 2013 by Lucky Mike
	Soon to be full time - Have a question about RV length and difficulty finding a spot. (Preview) We are now just months away from going full time... We are searching for our truck and 5th Wheel at this time. We have been advised many times by dealers that if we buy a 5th Wheel over 30 feet we may have a hard time getting into most parks. Is this a real concern? We are planning on buying a 5th Wheel that i...	BMiller	19	1594	05:26 PM Jan 27, 2013 by BMiller
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