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New guy saying howdy
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Howdy all. Just wanted to pop in and introduce myself and say howdy. I'm Brian (nicknamed Bulldog from my police academy days) from Elbe, Washington. I'm an ex-police sergeant/heavy equipment operator/professional musician/race car driver/aerobatic biplane pilot/and recently became a chir...
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Belated Introduction
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I was so excited when I found this site about 6 weeks ago that I jumped right in and started asking a lot of questions. I guess it's time to introduce myself and say 'Hi'. I'm Kimbrell, sometimes Kim. I live in western NC with my husband, John, a mutt we call a Husky-Bull-Beagle and a young Border Collie....
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Nubee 1st post
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My wife & I are preparing for the full-time lifestyle. We are researching all aspects to make sure the transition is as smooth as possible. We are looking at the various 5th wheel (our choice is an Elite Suites 38RESB3) & tow vehicles available and are making the mental preparations required...
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Glad we found this site
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Just a quick note to know we found this site by accident as my wife was surfing looking for RV info sources. We bought our Tiffin 35QBA in July. We love it!!! looking forward to meeting some of you folks on the road? Anyone from Northern Virginia?
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Hello fellow RV-ers
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My " other half" Dave and I are finally ready for our adventure. Although we have been living in our RV for four months now some set backs have kept us in Virginia; A bad transmission and Hurricane Irene. Thank goodness Dave has been able to either fix or help with both. He is a tree climber- by...
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Hello Everyone
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I am a single mother/woman in her mid 40s who is hoping to RV full time. My youngest will leave home in a couple years to go to school and I plan to RV full time then. Work virtually for a company now and hoping to continue with them full time while living the RV lifestyle. Have been researching RVs and have my...
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NEW TO RVing
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We just bought our first RV 3 weeks ago so far traveled from Ft Myers Fl to Atlanta and then to Dallas we leave tomorrow for Chattanooga. Its great but so far we have not met anyone so we really don't know what we are doing. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. We have a class A 2000 Georgie boy 3...
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Greetings All
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Hi, Folks. We are the Youngs, Rick and Mary Kay. Home base is NE Florida . Our house is in Fernendina Beach and we spend 5 days a week in Orange Park (Jacksonville) so Mk is close to her office. At present we're living in a Citation 27-R TT in a funky little place called Whitey's Fish Camp. Rick is retire...
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New Blood
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Just dropping a Hello and looking for some new idea's for camping next summer. I always have to plan my trips well in advance. I get great ideas for trips from other forums in the past so I'm looking for new campgrounds for next year.
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Surprising Husband in Sept!
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Hello all! Well.. I"m surprising my husband with a 24' travel trailer that I have been purchasing from a friend for a few months and will have it paid for in Sept! Just in time for fall camping (if it ever cools off in Oklahoma) We have never had any type of RV before but have done a lot of camping over t...
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New Wannabes....
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We are both ready to leave the corporate environment and transition to the more relaxed lifestyle of a full time RVer. We don't have a timeline set up but we are working on it. We would be most appreciative of any advice that the members can provide. Helen & Ray
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Hello !
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Hello folks , my wife and I are excited for our maiden voyage shortly. We have just sold our 40' park model and have purchased a new to us 2009 Gulfstream 36' 5th wheel. I'm sure we'll be posting many questions for you seasoned travellers ! :) look forward to chatting soon !
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Countdown Calendar at 26 months!
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Howdy y'all. I'm a widow determined to live the once shared dream to full-time in RV. We started with converted Ford van in '85, then Holiday Rambler Class C in '88, Class A Fleetwood in '92 and Winnebago Adventurer in '01. We joined Thousand Trails in '92 but put membership on hold but must go active ag...
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Nearly there!
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Well, we're nearly there. I moved myself and my son out of an apartment on the 5th floor at one of the businest cross streets in north america. We are currently in a cottage in a small town while I research which RV(s?) to get to go full time. I would really appreciate all of your thoughts on which types(s) t...
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Hello
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Hi, right now we live in a brick and morter but we are clearing away our itesm for the hopes of being mobile in a year or so. Right now we are figuring how we will make $ on the road. We have wanted to do Rv living for years but the whole how do you pay for gas and food has stopped us. Right now we are in the research a...
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On the road at last!
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My wife Carolyn and myself (Mike) and our 2 furry kids began the full time life last June. We purchased a 37' 05 Diesel pusher by Fleetwood and a 04 Jeep Liberty as our toad.
We have spent the summer as seasonal residents and PT hosts at Memorial Park on Lake Superior near Washburn WI. The summer was neede...
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Hello everyone!
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Hi, I have been reading your posts for a bit now. I very much enjoy the information you give. Am stilll in the research and planning stage. I am hoping to be a full timer in the next year to year and a half. Will be doing it as a solo female (well me, my 2 little mutts and a neurotic cat who thinks she is a dog). ...
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Hopetobe / Wannabe / Gonnabe
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Greetings To All, Here's our little story, boring as it may be. One fine Sunday afternoon, after having lunch, my wife said, "On the way home, why don't we just stop at Camping World and see what they have there............ (you may already see where this is going) So, we did. We spent hours t...
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Hi Folks
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My wife and I have been camping for a little of 11 years. We have a small Itasca Navion motorhome that we travel in now. We used to have a travel trailer that we wore out. We have kids and grandkids that live on both coasts and we spend part of our travels visiting and being a problem for them now. We used t...
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Wannabe/Gonnabe
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Hi All, I am two years from an early retirement (62) and want to buy an RV and live in it full time and travel, too. I really dont know where to start. Right now I have some debt but excellent credit. Should I buy now before the bank/loaning company considers me too old or is it safe to wait? We'll start wi...
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Hello everyone!
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Great to meet everyone. My dear husband is "Defiant" - he's around here somewhere We really look forward to getting ready for fulltiming and getting great advise from the experts
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New to the site
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I am new to the site. Hope to find this site informative, and fun. We are full timming in Michigan in the summer, and in the south, fall and winter. We like to say we winterize by going south. Mostly Florida, Texas or Arizona. This year we will be in all three states from Oct to May.
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Hello from the Wannabes, Gonnabes
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My husband Bob, our dog Guinness, and I hope to transition to the RV lifestyle in 2012, but it could be later. Bob and I are 52 and just recently celebrated 28 years of marriage, Guinness (our Tico dog) is almost 5. We left the rat race in 2006, but my husband eventually returned to full-time employment...
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Hello From Texas!
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My wife Terri and I are planning for our retirement and one of the options we are considering is RVing on either a full or part time basis. We like to ride motorcycles (we have a Goldwing and a Burgman 650) which we would want to include on our travels. We're still four years away, but have started resear...
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Hi from the San Francisco Bay Area
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My wife (Catherine) and I are seriously looking at getting a Class A with a cargo trailer to haul our motorcycles so can go to an area and explore it. We've ridden most of the area West of the Rockies on ride out and back for trips. Getting tired of motels and restaurant food. Plus with in the next 16 month...
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Two boys, one cat, and me!
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I'm a newly single mother with two homeschooled boys and a worthless house cat. It has been the dream of the boys and me to spend a really significant amount of time traveling in an RV. So now, looks like we can do that. It's almost too good to be true. I work online as a medical transcriptionist and the...
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Hi everyone!
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We have been following this site for some time now. We are planning on becomign full-timers sometime at the beginning of 2012. I have found alot of good information and helpful hints. We will be going to the Hershey show to try and narrow down our search, there are just too many great models out ther...
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Thinking of going the RV Lifestyle
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Hello all my name is Walter Brooker , I live in Denmark South Carolina. I am 51 years old and love to travel . I am considering going full time RVing if possible , enjoy traveling and seeing this great country of ours. I am into grillling out and making BBQ in a BIG WAY, I learned from my Father as he did for hi...
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Hi all
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We are Bill and Pam and currently live in Florida. We are finally empty nesters with 4 grown kids and 6 grandkids ( also one on the way) Anyway we have caught the RV bug and can't wait to start living our dream, but we need help from all of you seasoned RVers. Believe it our not we do not own an rv or have we trav...
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Hello
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Hi everyone. We are Rich & Jen we are planing our fulltime get a way for next year after the final child is out of high school. Rich has been on the road living in motor homes and trailers for many years in the construction field. We met 5 years ago and he turned me on to the life and I love it. We have a 27' Fl...
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