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soos · soos

while perusing other forums, I came across the link for this one...really awesome reading! My eyes are starting to cross from trying to take everything in..... So, as to me- my husband retired in February at age 53, (I am 50)and we decided we didn't like where we live, so we sold pretty much everythin...

fleamarketeer · fleamarketeer

Hi, This really seems like a nice group here. I've been reading on and off for a while and decided to join. I'm a flea market vendor (big surprise there ) and am planning on fulltiming beginning this summer. I had to sell my last trailer due to a divorce but I'm looking for a small classic tt or maybe an ol...

LAR47RY · LAR47RY

Hello. My wife and I have been retired for 10 years now and have decided to sell everything and start fulltiming. From the different post I've read we are about 10 years of to much dreaming but still time to get it started. The house will go for sell in the early spring and hopefully we will be travelling...

Sucie49 · Sucie49

Merry Christmas All, We are wannabes here in Oklahoma and are undertaking the necessary steps to becoming fulltimers. There is so much to do and learn and decide. What do we get rid of more important where do we start. My hubby is retired and I have another year and a half to go before retiring. We are...

Gravy1159 · Gravy1159

I have read everything (almost) on this site over the last 8 months. One of my must reads daily is Howards journal. I found this great site in March of this year when I started looking to go full timing on the road. This has been my dream for many years. My wife is 100% with me. Her youngest daughter graduate...

Gary · Gary

Hello All and Happy Holidays. Just in the dreaming phase of this and was looking for information. My older sister and older brother both have 5ers and use them to vacation during the summer. I've garnered much information from them. While visiting in October, I stayed in my sisters Sunnybrook and...

Hamshog · Hamshog

Hey Ya'll, But will have to wait a while.. :( We've been RVing in our G2 for over a year now and are members of Silent Valley Club here in California. It's a great place to relax and get out of the desert heat in the summer. It's also only 35 miles from our home. We both...

2riker2go · 2riker2go

Hello everyone! I've been a lurker for the past few days, and decided this morning to sign in and introduce myself. My husband and I are just starting to begin the planning phase for a fulltiming lifestyle that is still several years away. I just got my first fulltiming books yesterday as a matter of fac...

Dreamers · Dreamers

Hello everyone: I've been reading the blogs and following Howard and Linda's journal for several days. I'm so envious of them sitting in the beautiful state park in Panama City, Florida. I finally signed up a couple days ago but not real experienced with this blog thing. We are dreamers who hope to...

MooreFun · MooreFun

We have been lurkers since September 20 when Gary, my husband, and I decided that we had no more time to waste. I found RV-Dreams and read every journal entry from the beginning. We will be fulltimers this spring and plan on attending the RV-Dreams Rally in SC. This was a decision based on #1 boredom -...

Hdrider · Hdrider

But I'm so ready in my mind! 2 years ago we sold our home and moved into our motorhome while looking for land to build on. At that point we was making $3000 a month on the money sitting in the bank and my wife has another $25K a year coming in on retirement. We should have turned the key and drove off then!! Bu...

Adventurekat · Adventurekat

Hello everyone, Whoops, looks like I posted my Into in the wrong section of the forum. Please forgive as this is my first time ever posting on RV Dreams. Here is what I originally wrote in the Welcome forum-- I cut and pasted it in this Introduce Yourself section now. Thanks! ________________________...

4x4given · 4x4given

We had a 2001 Dutchmen Sport Lite hybrid back in 2001. We made the mistake of selling it year later. Now, about 8 years later, we are finally back, RV'ing. We spent just over a year researching, looking at, researching, going to shows, researching and planing. Did I mention researching? So on 12...

Denise · Denise

I am not a full timer yet, but the clock is ticking! The 5er is ready! My partner and I have been making plans for almost two years to hit the road in the spring of 2010. WE bought a new 2007 Holiday Rambler, Alumascape 5th wheel and a used 2004 Chev. 3500 pickup. We have made some interior changes to the 5er...

dixonge · dixonge

Hi guys. Glenn and Dixie here, living east of Denton, TX. Just got started in the planning stages. Lots of spreadsheets calculating investment income projections, pension drawdown dates, etc. Visited a few RV dealer lots. Our plan so far: - leave work end of 2010 (next year - *gulp*) - short sell...

Heather · Heather

Hi ya'll, I've been lurking around here enjoying the forums and have finally decided to stop being shy and say hello. I've been daydreaming about full-time Rving for years, but after some big life changes, I decided, "why not go ahead and get started now"? At 34 I've decided that the rat rac...

Coyatee · Coyatee

Had planned on joining the class of '06, but the house (East TN) did not sell (Bad timing), and we have been expecting it to for three years now. We can wait no longer, as time is flying by (We are 79/78 yrs), so we figured out a way to get on the road anyway (Older, smaller and cheaper 5th wheel than original...

Kerri · Kerri

Hello from northwest Alabama! My name is Kerri and I am a single, homeschooling mom of a 21 year old son and a 9 year old daughter. I am hoping to be FTing within the next year. I am looking for a used class C in good mechanical condition (that I can afford ), to refurbish. My daughter and I are dreaming...

Phanntom · Phanntom

Hello everyone... I'm in the process of moving from the wannabe stage to the mainstream. I'll be putting my home up for sale after Christmas. I'll be purchasing my first RV then. I have a photo project that will probably take 1 to 3 yrs to complete that will take me to every region in the country. I don't pl...

ramblemutt · ramblemutt

Moving over from that other forum...been on that since '02. Always on the lookout for fresh ideas and adventures. WAY retired and no aspirations of full timing....hard to beat our modest home overlooking a river valley in the mountains of Utah and a long ways from town(s), including our own post of...

Kendall · Kendall

I am new to your site and would like to introduce myself. My name is Linda and I am retired. I have been the driver of our motor home for several years. My husband was suffering from lung cancer and we used our motor home to stay in several place for him to get treatments. Our intensions were to do more travel...

Seadoggy · Seadoggy

My wife and I have talked several times over the last 15 years how we would love to travel the country. Currently we have 3 boys ( 11, 11, and soon to be 9.) and a HUGE 119 lb. yellow lab named Remington. We are considering FT in two or six years. ??? Don't know if we can also take on the task of trying to homesch...

rtrdtower · rtrdtower

Hello...I just wanted to say how glad I was to find this site today. My husband and I have been talking about going fulltiming next year and we have some questions that I am sure will be answered by people in this forum. We have been retired since 1995 but due to having to be a caretaker to an elderly mothe...

Rodgtc · Rodgtc

Hi we are new to the forum and just love the open honest people here. We Purchased a very well taken care of 1992 32' Itasca motorhome this fall and have spent about three weeks traveling the UP of Michigan. We plan to be snow birds and leave northern Michigan in the winters. We live in Traverse City and lov...

TxYellowRose · TxYellowRose

Hi Everyone, Dave and I a resident managers of a self-storage facility in Texas, so we sort of "work-kamp" already, having our residence and utilities furnished with the job. We have a 26' bumper pull and our TV is a Ford F350 diesel crew cab 4x4 long bed w/towing package, and we get out camp...

RonandJacki · RonandJacki

After lurking around here for a while, I finally made the leap out of the shadows and decided to join the fray. As both wanna be RVers and full timers, DW and I are both excited and somewhat fearful (not the word I wanted) about living in such tight quarters. We are currently both employed full time and liv...

Dakota Grey · Dakota Grey

Greetings One and All : We are Ken & Pam and we live in Sioux Falls, SD. We have been camping for many years going from tenting (10 yrs) to a tent trailer (4 yrs) to our first travel trailer (7 yrs) to our current longer and more comfortable travel trailer (1 yr). We both really enjoy being in the outdoor...

Richard Noble · Richard Noble

Howdy. We are Doroty and Richard Noble. We live above Cedaredge, Colorado. We have been retired for about 8 years and have been RVing most of our married life. We generally spend February and March in Big River, CA RV park (the east coast of CA - just across the Colorado River from Parker, AZ). We...

Travelers3 · Travelers3

Guess I will put a big grin on my face and plunge in here .. we are home based in Washington State. Our two daughters live there, and our two boys are in Ontario, Canada and Virginia. We started full-timing in May 2004, had a minor set back and didn't set off on the road until in October for the midwest and a...

SK and Hutch · SK and Hutch

We started talking about traveling full time about 10 years ago. Five years later the topic got serious and a date to retire was set. In 2005 we purchased our Montana 5er and started counting the days. It seemed like an eternity. I will call December 31, 2009 freedom day and Sherry will retire Mar...

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	another new reader... (Preview) while perusing other forums, I came across the link for this one...really awesome reading! My eyes are starting to cross from trying to take everything in..... So, as to me- my husband retired in February at age 53, (I am 50)and we decided we didn't like where we live, so we sold pretty much everythin...	soos	8	1997	03:30 PM Jan 8, 2010 by soos
	New Here; First Post (Preview) Hi, This really seems like a nice group here. I've been reading on and off for a while and decided to join. I'm a flea market vendor (big surprise there ) and am planning on fulltiming beginning this summer. I had to sell my last trailer due to a divorce but I'm looking for a small classic tt or maybe an ol...	fleamarketeer	4	1289	11:48 AM Jan 7, 2010 by Racerguy
	First post wannabe. (Preview) Hello. My wife and I have been retired for 10 years now and have decided to sell everything and start fulltiming. From the different post I've read we are about 10 years of to much dreaming but still time to get it started. The house will go for sell in the early spring and hopefully we will be travelling...	LAR47RY	12	1869	05:19 PM Jan 6, 2010 by KarenInTheWoods
	Merry Christmas and Introductions (Preview) Merry Christmas All, We are wannabes here in Oklahoma and are undertaking the necessary steps to becoming fulltimers. There is so much to do and learn and decide. What do we get rid of more important where do we start. My hubby is retired and I have another year and a half to go before retiring. We are...	Sucie49	16	2448	06:50 AM Dec 30, 2009 by ahoweth
	We are Getting there...Slow housing Market... (Preview) I have read everything (almost) on this site over the last 8 months. One of my must reads daily is Howards journal. I found this great site in March of this year when I started looking to go full timing on the road. This has been my dream for many years. My wife is 100% with me. Her youngest daughter graduate...	Gravy1159	12	1925	04:33 AM Dec 26, 2009 by Rob_Fla
	Just thought I would introduce myself (Preview) Hello All and Happy Holidays. Just in the dreaming phase of this and was looking for information. My older sister and older brother both have 5ers and use them to vacation during the summer. I've garnered much information from them. While visiting in October, I stayed in my sisters Sunnybrook and...	Gary	5	1317	09:13 PM Dec 24, 2009 by Dreamers
	We want to go now!! (Preview) Hey Ya'll, But will have to wait a while.. :( We've been RVing in our G2 for over a year now and are members of Silent Valley Club here in California. It's a great place to relax and get out of the desert heat in the summer. It's also only 35 miles from our home. We both...	Hamshog	7	1579	01:15 PM Dec 17, 2009 by Racerguy
	Another wannabe here... (Preview) Hello everyone! I've been a lurker for the past few days, and decided this morning to sign in and introduce myself. My husband and I are just starting to begin the planning phase for a fulltiming lifestyle that is still several years away. I just got my first fulltiming books yesterday as a matter of fac...	2riker2go	11	1837	06:31 AM Dec 17, 2009 by 2riker2go
	New to the RV-Dreams family! (Preview) Hello everyone: I've been reading the blogs and following Howard and Linda's journal for several days. I'm so envious of them sitting in the beautiful state park in Panama City, Florida. I finally signed up a couple days ago but not real experienced with this blog thing. We are dreamers who hope to...	Dreamers	14	2103	07:43 PM Dec 16, 2009 by Mallo
	OK, Here we go! (Preview) We have been lurkers since September 20 when Gary, my husband, and I decided that we had no more time to waste. I found RV-Dreams and read every journal entry from the beginning. We will be fulltimers this spring and plan on attending the RV-Dreams Rally in SC. This was a decision based on #1 boredom -...	MooreFun	11	2293	07:56 PM Dec 15, 2009 by MooreFun
	Hard to pull the trigger (Preview) But I'm so ready in my mind! 2 years ago we sold our home and moved into our motorhome while looking for land to build on. At that point we was making $3000 a month on the money sitting in the bank and my wife has another $25K a year coming in on retirement. We should have turned the key and drove off then!! Bu...	Hdrider	6	1961	07:07 AM Dec 15, 2009 by Hdrider
	Introducing myself at last intro new member full time dream (Preview) Hello everyone, Whoops, looks like I posted my Into in the wrong section of the forum. Please forgive as this is my first time ever posting on RV Dreams. Here is what I originally wrote in the Welcome forum-- I cut and pasted it in this Introduce Yourself section now. Thanks! ________________________...	Adventurekat	8	5454	10:51 PM Dec 9, 2009 by DreamerBob
	Finally, getting back into RV'ing! (Preview) We had a 2001 Dutchmen Sport Lite hybrid back in 2001. We made the mistake of selling it year later. Now, about 8 years later, we are finally back, RV'ing. We spent just over a year researching, looking at, researching, going to shows, researching and planing. Did I mention researching? So on 12...	4x4given	9	1950	08:18 AM Dec 5, 2009 by TxYellowRose
	I wanted to introduce Myself (Preview) I am not a full timer yet, but the clock is ticking! The 5er is ready! My partner and I have been making plans for almost two years to hit the road in the spring of 2010. WE bought a new 2007 Holiday Rambler, Alumascape 5th wheel and a used 2004 Chev. 3500 pickup. We have made some interior changes to the 5er...	Denise	10	2252	07:44 AM Dec 4, 2009 by Terry and Jo
	Yet another crazy dreamer (Preview) Hi guys. Glenn and Dixie here, living east of Denton, TX. Just got started in the planning stages. Lots of spreadsheets calculating investment income projections, pension drawdown dates, etc. Visited a few RV dealer lots. Our plan so far: - leave work end of 2010 (next year - gulp) - short sell...	dixonge	8	2220	07:38 AM Dec 4, 2009 by Terry and Jo
	Newbie in the Redneck Rivieria (Preview) Hi ya'll, I've been lurking around here enjoying the forums and have finally decided to stop being shy and say hello. I've been daydreaming about full-time Rving for years, but after some big life changes, I decided, "why not go ahead and get started now"? At 34 I've decided that the rat rac...	Heather	9	1733	11:41 AM Dec 2, 2009 by Denise
	Could wait no longer! (Preview) Had planned on joining the class of '06, but the house (East TN) did not sell (Bad timing), and we have been expecting it to for three years now. We can wait no longer, as time is flying by (We are 79/78 yrs), so we figured out a way to get on the road anyway (Older, smaller and cheaper 5th wheel than original...	Coyatee	15	2035	08:54 AM Dec 1, 2009 by Kerri
	Hi Everyone! (Preview) Hello from northwest Alabama! My name is Kerri and I am a single, homeschooling mom of a 21 year old son and a 9 year old daughter. I am hoping to be FTing within the next year. I am looking for a used class C in good mechanical condition (that I can afford ), to refurbish. My daughter and I are dreaming...	Kerri	17	1744	09:58 AM Nov 27, 2009 by Kerri
	Introduction (Preview) Hello everyone... I'm in the process of moving from the wannabe stage to the mainstream. I'll be putting my home up for sale after Christmas. I'll be purchasing my first RV then. I have a photo project that will probably take 1 to 3 yrs to complete that will take me to every region in the country. I don't pl...	Phanntom	12	1652	03:37 PM Nov 26, 2009 by Phanntom
	Just diversifying (Preview) Moving over from that other forum...been on that since '02. Always on the lookout for fresh ideas and adventures. WAY retired and no aspirations of full timing....hard to beat our modest home overlooking a river valley in the mountains of Utah and a long ways from town(s), including our own post of...	ramblemutt	2	1372	12:05 PM Nov 25, 2009 by Kerri
	Dreaming again (Preview) I am new to your site and would like to introduce myself. My name is Linda and I am retired. I have been the driver of our motor home for several years. My husband was suffering from lung cancer and we used our motor home to stay in several place for him to get treatments. Our intensions were to do more travel...	Kendall	11	1851	12:03 PM Nov 20, 2009 by Kendall
	Hi All (Preview) My wife and I have talked several times over the last 15 years how we would love to travel the country. Currently we have 3 boys ( 11, 11, and soon to be 9.) and a HUGE 119 lb. yellow lab named Remington. We are considering FT in two or six years. ??? Don't know if we can also take on the task of trying to homesch...	Seadoggy	2	961	06:04 AM Nov 14, 2009 by Jim01
	Getting ready to go fulltiming (Preview) Hello...I just wanted to say how glad I was to find this site today. My husband and I have been talking about going fulltiming next year and we have some questions that I am sure will be answered by people in this forum. We have been retired since 1995 but due to having to be a caretaker to an elderly mothe...	rtrdtower	7	2310	05:24 PM Nov 10, 2009 by UniquelyRV
	We can't wait (Preview) Hi we are new to the forum and just love the open honest people here. We Purchased a very well taken care of 1992 32' Itasca motorhome this fall and have spent about three weeks traveling the UP of Michigan. We plan to be snow birds and leave northern Michigan in the winters. We live in Traverse City and lov...	Rodgtc	5	1371	09:34 AM Nov 9, 2009 by Speedhitch
	What Are We Thinking? (Preview) Hi Everyone, Dave and I a resident managers of a self-storage facility in Texas, so we sort of "work-kamp" already, having our residence and utilities furnished with the job. We have a 26' bumper pull and our TV is a Ford F350 diesel crew cab 4x4 long bed w/towing package, and we get out camp...	TxYellowRose	8	2470	09:00 AM Nov 8, 2009 by sirwinston21
	Out of the Shadows (Preview) After lurking around here for a while, I finally made the leap out of the shadows and decided to join the fray. As both wanna be RVers and full timers, DW and I are both excited and somewhat fearful (not the word I wanted) about living in such tight quarters. We are currently both employed full time and liv...	RonandJacki	9	1505	06:48 AM Nov 8, 2009 by eagleshea
	Introduction (Preview) Greetings One and All : We are Ken & Pam and we live in Sioux Falls, SD. We have been camping for many years going from tenting (10 yrs) to a tent trailer (4 yrs) to our first travel trailer (7 yrs) to our current longer and more comfortable travel trailer (1 yr). We both really enjoy being in the outdoor...	Dakota Grey	7	1456	05:27 PM Nov 5, 2009 by Dakota Grey
	introduction (Preview) Howdy. We are Doroty and Richard Noble. We live above Cedaredge, Colorado. We have been retired for about 8 years and have been RVing most of our married life. We generally spend February and March in Big River, CA RV park (the east coast of CA - just across the Colorado River from Parker, AZ). We...	Richard Noble	6	1720	07:57 AM Nov 5, 2009 by Speedhitch
	Introduction of Travelers3 (Preview) Guess I will put a big grin on my face and plunge in here .. we are home based in Washington State. Our two daughters live there, and our two boys are in Ontario, Canada and Virginia. We started full-timing in May 2004, had a minor set back and didn't set off on the road until in October for the midwest and a...	Travelers3	8	1972	10:49 AM Nov 4, 2009 by Terry and Jo
	The journey will start March 27, 2010 (Preview) We started talking about traveling full time about 10 years ago. Five years later the topic got serious and a date to retire was set. In 2005 we purchased our Montana 5er and started counting the days. It seemed like an eternity. I will call December 31, 2009 freedom day and Sherry will retire Mar...	SK and Hutch	10	1794	09:21 AM Oct 28, 2009 by jagco
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