Introduce Yourself! - RV-Dreams Community Forum

Adventurekat · Adventurekat

Hello everyone, I've been lurking around on the RV Dreams site for a few months off and on, and realized today that it's time to come out and say hello. Here's what prompted this action. I had bookmarked a few RV Forums, and by mistake today I opened a different one (RV Dreams is by far my favorite). As soon...

judd · judd

I would like your openions about montana 3455SA fifth wheel tr, If i purchase this unit it will come from MI. dlv to az.phx.area. thanks getting started..

SLIPSLID-N-AWAY · SLIPSLID-N-AWAY

When I was 11 yrs old, I went with my brother & dad to rent a pop up camper for a vacation. I didn't think that I was paying that much attention when the salesman showed them how to set it up but I must have been because I had to show them how to do it when we finally got to the campground. I guess that was t...

kb0zke · kb0zke

My wife and I are approaching retirement and are considering going full-time then. In the meantime, though, we're looking at small fiberglass trailers, such as the Casita, Eggcamper, and Scamp. So far, though, we've not been able to find any of them anywhere close to us, and buying one sight-unseen...

jcoyrochny · jcoyrochny

Hi to all, I'm a new guy on the block, just got approved for a loan for an RV. Looking at the Hurricane 32R or the Windsport 32R, what is the difference between the two models?

fireman11 · fireman11

Hi frie, I am a new bee and i want to start a new topic so any new can ask his problem related to any topic here no limitations ask whatever you like, but be constructive. Enjoy....

Kerri · Kerri

I thought we could all use a little good news, something positive and uplifting, after the tragedies of the past few weeks, so I wanted to share a story with you. Although many of you have probably read/heard about this amazing family, The Pedouins, and their incredible trip across the US on a bicycle b...

Elaine NB · Elaine NB

Hi folks, we have been pretty much 'lurkers' on this site for quite awhile..absorbing all the great full timer tips and information. Today I decided it was time to stop with the mouse clicking and hit the keyboard and become a full fledged member of RV Dreams.com. We live on the east coast of Canada, ar...

crouton · crouton

I am so happy I found this site. I've been reading and reading pretty much everywhere and can't believe I just found this place the other day. I am Christina. I've been married 20 years to Scott. We'll be turning 40 within the next year and traveling and living full time is a goal we want to accomplish in th...

Craig M · Craig M

Hi, I'm Craig from the Western NY region. I'll tell you a little about myself and plans and you can tell me what you think. Plus then I'll know if I'm even doing the "forum" thing right. I'm 56, retired for eight years from a local PD. Divorced (friendly enough), 2 grown kids. My pension is enou...

Waggin Tails · Waggin Tails

Three and a half years ago, a seed was planted that has since taken root, sprouted and is on its way to becoming a beautiful tree. I have been lurking around this forum and the RV-Dreams website since. DW and I meet Howard and Linda in January 2008 and have to say that we’ve never meet a couple who were more h...

Remi · Remi

I have spent the last 15 years killing myself to build my "career". Somewhere along the road, I lost track of living life, or of working to live, not living to work. Due to this fact, I have let the needs of the company I work for dictate my life to the point where my health is almost shot. Thanks t...

alexsian · alexsian

Howdy folks, my name is Alex Sian and one day soon, I hope to buy a Class C and join y'all out on the open roads! I'm originally from the pacific island of Guam where I spent 38 years 'growing up', and where my wife and son were both born. Work as a web developer brought my family and I out to Dallas TX in 1998, an...

SkyJean · SkyJean

ok, Ive been thinking for days just what do I say about myself to introduce myself. In a nut shell, Im a single mom of 14yr old. I came across this RV forum a couple days ago and have spent hours reading. Ive never done any forums on anything before and have really enjoyed all the information and friendly p...

miles of smiles · miles of smiles

Here goes….I have been lurking and drooling long enough. I took a leap of faith and signed up for the Spring 2011 rally and thought I better introduce myself. If everything works out the rally will be my maiden voyage and I will be traveling from Texas which is my home base. Since I have family in Knoxvill...

J Riechman · J Riechman

We are sitting our sights for December or Jan. 2011. Hubby, son and I are planning to give fulltiming 1 year to see if it works out for us. Steve (hubby) is a former farmer and currently a truck driver. I am disabled and currently homeschooling our 11 year old (Ryan). I can't wait to get out of Illinois...

AlanB · AlanB

A former lurker, I have followed RV-Dreams since its inception. A former pop-up camper and TT owner, we plan to Ft on retirement once the kids (2) are finished with college. looking forward to learning and sharing with all of you. -- Edited by AlanB on Monday 4th of October 2010 09:57:10 AM

RickandJanice · RickandJanice

My wife and I are looking at 3 - 5 years before going full time. She is 47 and I am 52. Have been planning for years to retire at 55, but economy may delay that a couple of years. It really depends on what the housing market will support. We want to have enough equity to pay off our rig and put 50-75k away tow...

Pomme · Pomme

I have spent a lot of time feeling "off", being stuck in one place. This world is too great, too full of beauty to waste away, always in one place. In trying to decide how to bring more travel into my life a few months back, I came across an RV. It all clicked. What better way could I i...

Timetraveler · Timetraveler

Greetings to all... We have been fulltimers for about 10 years but have only moved the rig about 7 times due to work assignments. Come Jan. 1 I will be officially "retired" and we plan to see all the places we have missed so far. Alaska next spring! This feels like the friendliest board we ha...

GiniaJ · GiniaJ

Hi everyone from Wimberley, TX where we used to live and stopped for a few days to do some errands, visit my son and then head on to Bradenton, FL for a week, then to NC, TN, IN and ???? We were supposed to finally begin this workamper life in Chester, CA this year. Second time we were offered the same positi...

Necro · Necro

Hi folks. I'm so glad we found this site. Being a full-timer has been my dream since I was about twelve years old. My aunt had a Winnebago that we'd go on trips with her in. She also used it as a guest house when we'd all stay at her house. I remember thinking how awesome it would be to live in it, and only i...

aussiesteve · aussiesteve

One of the best days I had last year was finding this site. If I remember correctly it was cold and wet, so I did some Internet surfing instead of the real surfing. As today's weather is pretty much the same I have decided to crack a tinny early and say Hi to my RV friends at RV Dreams. What a rippa site. Mum an...

earthmommy · earthmommy

Hi everyone. I'm actually saying hi again to this forum and to my RV dream! I first became interested in the idea in a serious way back in 2007. I researched it for about a year and then life kind of got in the way. Now I'm feeling that call again and so I'm back to doing my homework and making some tentative p...

jabuckley · jabuckley

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Pinon · Pinon

Hello. I am happy to have found this group. My DW (48) and I (36) are in the planning stages. Well, midway through a long planning stage! I started planning on how to snowbird when I was 8, living in northen Michigan, and my grandma spent the winters in Florida. Decided at 8 yo that woman was BRILLI...

FOSJ - New Members BIO · FOSJ

Hi! We are Joan and Steve. This is our first thread in RV-Dreams and we are excited to be rookies. For what it's worth we thought we'd let you know a little about ourselves. Hope it's not too much too soon. We have been together since 2005 when we were introduced by a mutual friend who knew we were both into...

mooline · mooline

Greetings, all from another pair of "will-be's". Our story is so similar to all of yours! He's 57, I'm 55 and we've been bitten by the Fulltiming bug. No, we've never RV'd, but we've done a fair amount of overnighting in a 40' sailboat - coincidentally, I always called it the "floatin...

cabingramma · cabingramma

Hi everyone! Me and my hubby, Scott are in our mid 50's, love family, travel, golf. I just happened on this website, rv-dreams.com, last night doing a search for 'living on the road', and am I glad I did!! Found wonderful people, a wealth of information, and HOURS later found I had a new passion ... livin...

FaerieLee · FaerieLee

Hi all! I found this site when I recently because obsessed with all things motorhome related, which was about 60 seconds after I had my Most Brilliant Idea Ever, which was to buy a small campervan (I think a lot smaller than what most of you have) and hit the road for at least a year. Minor Details: I don't a...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Coming out of lurking! intro new member full time RV dream (Preview) Hello everyone, I've been lurking around on the RV Dreams site for a few months off and on, and realized today that it's time to come out and say hello. Here's what prompted this action. I had bookmarked a few RV Forums, and by mistake today I opened a different one (RV Dreams is by far my favorite). As soon...	Adventurekat	9	12155	09:44 PM Nov 10, 2010 by xuanxanh99
	Montana fifth wheel 3455SA hello everybody I am judd along with my favorite wife Diane.. (Preview) I would like your openions about montana 3455SA fifth wheel tr, If i purchase this unit it will come from MI. dlv to az.phx.area. thanks getting started..	judd	9	7390	10:33 PM Nov 9, 2010 by Terry and Jo
	I've got the fever-hello to all! (Preview) When I was 11 yrs old, I went with my brother & dad to rent a pop up camper for a vacation. I didn't think that I was paying that much attention when the salesman showed them how to set it up but I must have been because I had to show them how to do it when we finally got to the campground. I guess that was t...	SLIPSLID-N-AWAY	11	2099	08:02 PM Nov 8, 2010 by Waggin Tails
	Hello! (Preview) My wife and I are approaching retirement and are considering going full-time then. In the meantime, though, we're looking at small fiberglass trailers, such as the Casita, Eggcamper, and Scamp. So far, though, we've not been able to find any of them anywhere close to us, and buying one sight-unseen...	kb0zke	7	2146	12:24 PM Nov 7, 2010 by caseymom
	Difference between a Hurricane and a Windsport (Preview) Hi to all, I'm a new guy on the block, just got approved for a loan for an RV. Looking at the Hurricane 32R or the Windsport 32R, what is the difference between the two models?	jcoyrochny	2	5256	09:35 AM Oct 28, 2010 by Old Snipe
	any questions related to any topic (Preview) Hi frie, I am a new bee and i want to start a new topic so any new can ask his problem related to any topic here no limitations ask whatever you like, but be constructive. Enjoy....	fireman11	2	1289	08:23 AM Oct 25, 2010 by The Bear II
	The Pedouins - the Bicycle Family (Preview) I thought we could all use a little good news, something positive and uplifting, after the tragedies of the past few weeks, so I wanted to share a story with you. Although many of you have probably read/heard about this amazing family, The Pedouins, and their incredible trip across the US on a bicycle b...	Kerri	6	1916	07:28 PM Oct 21, 2010 by Paul and Jo
	We are Almost There-Its finally going to happen!! (Preview) Hi folks, we have been pretty much 'lurkers' on this site for quite awhile..absorbing all the great full timer tips and information. Today I decided it was time to stop with the mouse clicking and hit the keyboard and become a full fledged member of RV Dreams.com. We live on the east coast of Canada, ar...	Elaine NB	10	2173	06:46 PM Oct 20, 2010 by Terry and Jo
	Hello all from Alabama :) (Preview) I am so happy I found this site. I've been reading and reading pretty much everywhere and can't believe I just found this place the other day. I am Christina. I've been married 20 years to Scott. We'll be turning 40 within the next year and traveling and living full time is a goal we want to accomplish in th...	crouton	16	2490	01:31 PM Oct 17, 2010 by crouton
	Now might be the time! solo rv traveling (Preview) Hi, I'm Craig from the Western NY region. I'll tell you a little about myself and plans and you can tell me what you think. Plus then I'll know if I'm even doing the "forum" thing right. I'm 56, retired for eight years from a local PD. Divorced (friendly enough), 2 grown kids. My pension is enou...	Craig M	10	2047	06:43 AM Oct 17, 2010 by Waggin Tails
	Going Live in 2012 (Preview) Three and a half years ago, a seed was planted that has since taken root, sprouted and is on its way to becoming a beautiful tree. I have been lurking around this forum and the RV-Dreams website since. DW and I meet Howard and Linda in January 2008 and have to say that we’ve never meet a couple who were more h...	Waggin Tails	12	3889	06:29 AM Oct 17, 2010 by Waggin Tails
	Ready to make the plunge fast (Preview) I have spent the last 15 years killing myself to build my "career". Somewhere along the road, I lost track of living life, or of working to live, not living to work. Due to this fact, I have let the needs of the company I work for dictate my life to the point where my health is almost shot. Thanks t...	Remi	15	2759	08:13 PM Oct 16, 2010 by Remi
	AlexSian -- wannabe RVer (Preview) Howdy folks, my name is Alex Sian and one day soon, I hope to buy a Class C and join y'all out on the open roads! I'm originally from the pacific island of Guam where I spent 38 years 'growing up', and where my wife and son were both born. Work as a web developer brought my family and I out to Dallas TX in 1998, an...	alexsian	26	3904	06:57 PM Oct 13, 2010 by J Riechman
	contemplating the idea of FT in the future (Preview) ok, Ive been thinking for days just what do I say about myself to introduce myself. In a nut shell, Im a single mom of 14yr old. I came across this RV forum a couple days ago and have spent hours reading. Ive never done any forums on anything before and have really enjoyed all the information and friendly p...	SkyJean	16	2822	09:09 AM Oct 13, 2010 by injunear
	Leap of faith (Preview) Here goes….I have been lurking and drooling long enough. I took a leap of faith and signed up for the Spring 2011 rally and thought I better introduce myself. If everything works out the rally will be my maiden voyage and I will be traveling from Texas which is my home base. Since I have family in Knoxvill...	miles of smiles	16	2369	10:16 AM Oct 7, 2010 by laurly
	Won't be long now! (Preview) We are sitting our sights for December or Jan. 2011. Hubby, son and I are planning to give fulltiming 1 year to see if it works out for us. Steve (hubby) is a former farmer and currently a truck driver. I am disabled and currently homeschooling our 11 year old (Ryan). I can't wait to get out of Illinois...	J Riechman	5	2755	09:40 PM Oct 5, 2010 by J Riechman
	Hi everyone! (Preview) A former lurker, I have followed RV-Dreams since its inception. A former pop-up camper and TT owner, we plan to Ft on retirement once the kids (2) are finished with college. looking forward to learning and sharing with all of you. -- Edited by AlanB on Monday 4th of October 2010 09:57:10 AM	AlanB	6	1935	08:50 PM Oct 5, 2010 by Remi
	Hello from Ohio (Preview) My wife and I are looking at 3 - 5 years before going full time. She is 47 and I am 52. Have been planning for years to retire at 55, but economy may delay that a couple of years. It really depends on what the housing market will support. We want to have enough equity to pay off our rig and put 50-75k away tow...	RickandJanice	9	2468	12:27 PM Oct 2, 2010 by xuanxanh99
	Wanderlust (Preview) I have spent a lot of time feeling "off", being stuck in one place. This world is too great, too full of beauty to waste away, always in one place. In trying to decide how to bring more travel into my life a few months back, I came across an RV. It all clicked. What better way could I i...	Pomme	5	1056	08:41 AM Sep 29, 2010 by Denise
	10 years on the road, now time to do some miles? (Preview) Greetings to all... We have been fulltimers for about 10 years but have only moved the rig about 7 times due to work assignments. Come Jan. 1 I will be officially "retired" and we plan to see all the places we have missed so far. Alaska next spring! This feels like the friendliest board we ha...	Timetraveler	6	2239	08:53 PM Sep 28, 2010 by janni
	Hello from the Millers.....hopeful new workampers to be (Preview) Hi everyone from Wimberley, TX where we used to live and stopped for a few days to do some errands, visit my son and then head on to Bradenton, FL for a week, then to NC, TN, IN and ???? We were supposed to finally begin this workamper life in Chester, CA this year. Second time we were offered the same positi...	GiniaJ	4	2086	07:14 AM Sep 28, 2010 by GiniaJ
	Wish we could do it now, but... (Preview) Hi folks. I'm so glad we found this site. Being a full-timer has been my dream since I was about twelve years old. My aunt had a Winnebago that we'd go on trips with her in. She also used it as a guest house when we'd all stay at her house. I remember thinking how awesome it would be to live in it, and only i...	Necro	33	4661	07:01 PM Sep 20, 2010 by Necro
	Giday from a sunburnt country (Preview) One of the best days I had last year was finding this site. If I remember correctly it was cold and wet, so I did some Internet surfing instead of the real surfing. As today's weather is pretty much the same I have decided to crack a tinny early and say Hi to my RV friends at RV Dreams. What a rippa site. Mum an...	aussiesteve	8	3113	12:47 AM Sep 16, 2010 by aussiesteve
	Howdy from Carolina (Preview) Hi everyone. I'm actually saying hi again to this forum and to my RV dream! I first became interested in the idea in a serious way back in 2007. I researched it for about a year and then life kind of got in the way. Now I'm feeling that call again and so I'm back to doing my homework and making some tentative p...	earthmommy	1	841	05:38 AM Sep 11, 2010 by Jim01
	Dashed dreams (Preview) <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-fami...	jabuckley	12	2224	07:58 AM Sep 8, 2010 by Remi
	Someday Soon (Preview) Hello. I am happy to have found this group. My DW (48) and I (36) are in the planning stages. Well, midway through a long planning stage! I started planning on how to snowbird when I was 8, living in northen Michigan, and my grandma spent the winters in Florida. Decided at 8 yo that woman was BRILLI...	Pinon	3	1501	09:14 PM Sep 4, 2010 by Pinon
	FOSJ - New Members BIO (Preview) Hi! We are Joan and Steve. This is our first thread in RV-Dreams and we are excited to be rookies. For what it's worth we thought we'd let you know a little about ourselves. Hope it's not too much too soon. We have been together since 2005 when we were introduced by a mutual friend who knew we were both into...	FOSJ	7	1852	08:02 AM Sep 1, 2010 by jagco
	Saying hi, doing research (Preview) Greetings, all from another pair of "will-be's". Our story is so similar to all of yours! He's 57, I'm 55 and we've been bitten by the Fulltiming bug. No, we've never RV'd, but we've done a fair amount of overnighting in a 40' sailboat - coincidentally, I always called it the "floatin...	mooline	11	2019	06:39 PM Aug 30, 2010 by mooline
	Can we really trade a solid ground existence for Adventure? I'm thinking YES!! (Preview) Hi everyone! Me and my hubby, Scott are in our mid 50's, love family, travel, golf. I just happened on this website, rv-dreams.com, last night doing a search for 'living on the road', and am I glad I did!! Found wonderful people, a wealth of information, and HOURS later found I had a new passion ... livin...	cabingramma	6	1433	12:14 PM Aug 30, 2010 by janieD
	Faerie with a dream says HELLO! (Preview) Hi all! I found this site when I recently because obsessed with all things motorhome related, which was about 60 seconds after I had my Most Brilliant Idea Ever, which was to buy a small campervan (I think a lot smaller than what most of you have) and hit the road for at least a year. Minor Details: I don't a...	FaerieLee	9	1576	11:30 PM Aug 28, 2010 by FaerieLee
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