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jdkblue · jdkblue

In May of this year we bought a 1964 MCI Challenger diesel 35' bus conversion already converted. We didn't start living in it right away because we had an apartment at the time and we were trying to get it into the shop to have a few things fixed before we made our big trip from Oregon to Iowa with it. Once it w...

hello I am your 1501 th new member! · picolina

Hello, I am new on the forum. I am from Canada in the province of quebec. I live very close to the US, it is a 10 minutes drive! We plan on going on the road in two years and for periods of 6 months in the US per year. We will sell the house and move to the far east side of the province in Gaspesie. This was bett...

Scamp · Scamp

Just thought I would drop a line here to let everyone know that we have found the RV for us!! We have been so excited that we can't even sleep! We have found a 2005 Holiday Rambler motorhome that is immaculate and beautiful. It is 30' and we think it will be perfect for the two of us. I am going tomorrow to g...

TopCat · TopCat

Hi gang, I'm a new member and just wanted to introduce myself. I've been keeping up with the site and forum amongst other (Escapees etc.) for quite some time and I am very excited about hopefully hitting the road as a solo full-timer in mid 09. Who knows, hopefully I'll meet that someone special who want...

milski · milski

Greetings All, Really need to hear from all of you - pro and con! Here's our situation. My job will disappear in 6 months or less and we recently had an offer made on our home. With this offer we could purchase a fifth wheeler and new truck to travel in, but while we would not owe on either, we would not have...

nwlambear · nwlambear

Hello Everyone!! We are Brian'n'Tricia aka "NWlambear". Our companion traveler will be our beloved furry baby...Kume. Right this moment I'm quite overloaded....and confused..with all that the internet has to offer with regard to RV's, RVing, etc. Hope it all becomes clearer and...

MeXicaliannie · MeXicaliannie

I am having a real hard time navigating the site. Unless I click on a subject I can't find anywhere to start a new topic or to post. What am I doing wrong?? I just joined today. Have enjoyed looking at some of your blogs from the members here. Very interesting. How many Canadians are members here???

efo · efo

Hello I'm new at posting on this forum but have been her in the background. I have just baught a new jayco 5th wheel rv and will be picking it up at the end of the month. Me and the wife will both be retiring in July and plan to sell the stick and bricks. Then start full timing. I have no questions for you at this t...

tanakh777 · tanakh777

Hi all. My name is Greg. I live in Indianapolis Indiana. I don't actually own an RV yet but I'm looking at a 1988 Allegro 27 footer with all the amenities. The reason I say I'm a new fulltimer sort of is that I plan on living in the RV full time but not doing much traveling in it for a while. I still have a job that...

kenwantz · kenwantz

Hello fellow RVers. I am Ken, retired USAF officer and public school teacher. My wife, DeBe, is still working but closing in on retirement. In researching RV full-timing, I came across this wonderful forum. Like so many others we read about here, we've made the decision to hit the road as full-tim...

CavyLover · CavyLover

Hello everyone -- I am Robin and my husband Gerry and I are finally getting to follow our dream. Every since our honeymoon 32 years ago in a Minnie Winnie, we have wanted to travel fulltime. Well, the time has come. We are planning on selling our house, upgrading our camper and hitting the road. I have...

gypsymaus · gypsymaus

Hi all we have saved this website as our favorites for almost a year now. Karon told me about it in another forum. We are brand new fulltimers as of July 29th 2008. We are currently in Granbury Texas. My husband is a retired airline Captain and I still work. We purchased a Double Tree Select Suite 5th wheel...

Flatland Dan · Flatland Dan

Hi all. Just wanted to say hello from SW Kansas. We are just getting started on our way to becoming full time RV'ers. We have decided on a diesel pusher so we can toe our jeep. We enjoy off roading and seeing the sights. My favorite hobby is fly fishing and Kati somtimes like's sewing and interior decortin...

Kimmipi · Kimmipi

Hi from SoCal Desert. We have a Dune Chaser 5th-wheel that has the toy hauler in the box, and the toys it hauls are my husband's woodworking tools. He turns writing pens and hopes to turn larger items in the future. Our son is 16 and probably won't be traveling with us as much as he gets older. so Eddy and...

tanakh777 · tanakh777

I'm not sure if I'm doing it correctly but I can't get my water heater to fire up. It is a propane heater. There is a control panel above the stove with controls for checking the tank levels and (I think) starting the water heater. I have a users manual but it isn't very clear on starting it up. The manual say...

huck · huck

Well here goes, my wife and I are looking to go FT in two years when she retires from 40+ yrs in nursing, I'm retired Air Force and we are used to moving around the country. So what better way then the 5th wheel it. We've been looking and have seen some pretty nice rigs. Impressed my wife! So any and all info wi...

ZenGypsy · ZenGypsy

Another lurker here. We are about 3 years plus out from doing this full time. We talk about it daily :) -- Or at least I find a way to insert some sort of RV comment into conversation on a daily basis . We are going the 5th wheel route and have a truck already. We are ready now!!!- However, the kiddos...

jdkblue · jdkblue

How is everyone else coping while they are waiting for their house to sell? For those of you who have gone through the process of waiting for your house to sell to become fulltimers how did you do it? I ask this because we are just crawling out of our skin. While our house is sitting empty back in Northwe...

rheadabovewater · rheadabovewater

Hello everyone, I was laid off two months ago from a job that I loved and find myself trying to figure out what to do with the rest of my life. Just in the past few years, I've realized how much I love to travel and feel I've become totally hooked on loading up my car (VW New Beetle) and zooming away for a few day...

macpac6562 · macpac6562

I'm Colleen (46), hubby is Tim (43). We have our youngest son Steven still at home (going into 11th grade), Dixie our golden retriever and Sonic a 60lb mutt. We recently purchased a new TT, a 2008 Wildwood T28DDSS-LE. Followed very quickly with a TV upgrade to a F250 Diesel. We also have a F150 (the fo...

GeorgiaX · GeorgiaX

Lurker finally came in from the cold. Enjoy reading about the exploits of all the RV-Dreams family. My wife and I are a little ways away from retirement but we are already planning the post-work time together. We have two daughters who will, someday, leave the nest and allow us to travel more and enjoy...

jdkblue · jdkblue

At the beginning of May we bought an older bus conversion to live in. This Friday (May 29th) we will be moving back to Iowa from Oregon with it and it will be a big test for our 1964 MCI Challenger bus conversion. We've driven it about 80 miles so far (on the interstate, up some inclines) and haven't had...

JLitton65 · JLitton65

Hello, My name is Julie and my husbands name is Brent. We currently live in FL. We talk about full timing...all the time. Dh retired from the military November 2008. He is currently working another job. I recently left my job to watch our granddaughter so she didn't have to go to daycare. ...

PINELLAS · PINELLAS

DW and I are set to retire in Sept. 09. I've been an active lurker for several years on this site. We sold our house in Feb. Our DD just graduated from UF in May and is set to get married in June. We just picked up our new 2010 Carriage 35SB3 that within a few months we will call "home". We ord...

TerryC · TerryC

My name is Terry and my wife is Elizabeth. We have four kids – two boys (17 & 15) and two girls (13 & 11). We moved down to Georgia a few years ago from upstate NY. We had a very large house with a lot of land and we were treading water when it came to maintenance (time & money) and taxes. We were...

FightingDrag · FightingDrag

But my call sign is FightingDrag, and yes, i will answer to it in public, and will probably be answering it on CB radio once i get one. XD Umm, ill start with a little biography, then lay out my plans. I was born in stootgart germany in 1989, for my 2 month wellbaby checkup it was learned that i had a bad heart...

mktobob · mktobob

Greetings everyone! I have been lurking for over a year and thought it was time to jump right in and join in the fun. Thanks for the opportunity. My name is Bob and my bride of 34 years answers to the name Sue. After living in Iowa, South Florida and California, we have spent the last 19 years here in the fro...

FDchief · FDchief

Greetings to all. This is my second post on this site, but really have enjoyed lurking for the past several months. The wife and I live just North of Lake Tahoe, CA. We have been planning on retiring and fulltiming since.......I can't remember. The wife is retired, but I am ready to do so right after...

injunear · injunear

Hi we are Wayne and Sharon, We're looking at class A's for our retirement in 2.5 years. But not leaving out 5ers. We'll be going to shows and dealers. Our last camper was a Jayco 28' TT. We camped for about 20 years while the kids where at home. Kids moved away so when we retire we'll fulltime. Really e...

RVingOma · RVingOma

Hi! David and I are in the process of getting our house ready to put on the market and move into our 31' TT. We had originally planned to begin this next journey in our lives in 2012 when we both retired. However, the state of the economy has caused us to lose our jobs and we decided that the old cliche "i...

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	We've been full-time RVers for about a week now (Preview) In May of this year we bought a 1964 MCI Challenger diesel 35' bus conversion already converted. We didn't start living in it right away because we had an apartment at the time and we were trying to get it into the shop to have a few things fixed before we made our big trip from Oregon to Iowa with it. Once it w...	jdkblue	4	1257	12:59 PM Jul 3, 2009 by Gummy
	hello I am your 1501 th new member! (Preview) Hello, I am new on the forum. I am from Canada in the province of quebec. I live very close to the US, it is a 10 minutes drive! We plan on going on the road in two years and for periods of 6 months in the US per year. We will sell the house and move to the far east side of the province in Gaspesie. This was bett...	picolina	4	1180	03:22 PM Jun 30, 2009 by Cindy T
	Ramblin' on our mind.... (Preview) Just thought I would drop a line here to let everyone know that we have found the RV for us!! We have been so excited that we can't even sleep! We have found a 2005 Holiday Rambler motorhome that is immaculate and beautiful. It is 30' and we think it will be perfect for the two of us. I am going tomorrow to g...	Scamp	3	1165	10:47 PM Jun 29, 2009 by 2 4 d hwy
	Hoping To Hit The Road Mid 09 (Preview) Hi gang, I'm a new member and just wanted to introduce myself. I've been keeping up with the site and forum amongst other (Escapees etc.) for quite some time and I am very excited about hopefully hitting the road as a solo full-timer in mid 09. Who knows, hopefully I'll meet that someone special who want...	TopCat	5	1134	02:54 PM Jun 28, 2009 by FDchief
	Dreaming and Scared ! (Preview) Greetings All, Really need to hear from all of you - pro and con! Here's our situation. My job will disappear in 6 months or less and we recently had an offer made on our home. With this offer we could purchase a fifth wheeler and new truck to travel in, but while we would not owe on either, we would not have...	milski	13	2270	09:13 PM Jun 26, 2009 by blessthisvoyage
	Greetings from Brian'n'Tricia aka "NWlambear" seniors rving (Preview) Hello Everyone!! We are Brian'n'Tricia aka "NWlambear". Our companion traveler will be our beloved furry baby...Kume. Right this moment I'm quite overloaded....and confused..with all that the internet has to offer with regard to RV's, RVing, etc. Hope it all becomes clearer and...	nwlambear	15	5814	09:27 AM Jun 25, 2009 by Happytrails
	Newbie ... (Preview) I am having a real hard time navigating the site. Unless I click on a subject I can't find anywhere to start a new topic or to post. What am I doing wrong?? I just joined today. Have enjoyed looking at some of your blogs from the members here. Very interesting. How many Canadians are members here???	MeXicaliannie	1	967	06:38 PM Jun 24, 2009 by 2Markeys
	newbe (Preview) Hello I'm new at posting on this forum but have been her in the background. I have just baught a new jayco 5th wheel rv and will be picking it up at the end of the month. Me and the wife will both be retiring in July and plan to sell the stick and bricks. Then start full timing. I have no questions for you at this t...	efo	4	1499	02:44 PM Jun 24, 2009 by nwlambear
	A new fulltimer... sort of (Preview) Hi all. My name is Greg. I live in Indianapolis Indiana. I don't actually own an RV yet but I'm looking at a 1988 Allegro 27 footer with all the amenities. The reason I say I'm a new fulltimer sort of is that I plan on living in the RV full time but not doing much traveling in it for a while. I still have a job that...	tanakh777	7	1373	07:25 AM Jun 23, 2009 by tanakh777
	Soon to be full-timers (Preview) Hello fellow RVers. I am Ken, retired USAF officer and public school teacher. My wife, DeBe, is still working but closing in on retirement. In researching RV full-timing, I came across this wonderful forum. Like so many others we read about here, we've made the decision to hit the road as full-tim...	kenwantz	16	1483	10:27 AM Jun 22, 2009 by faerie
	2 years and counting (Preview) Hello everyone -- I am Robin and my husband Gerry and I are finally getting to follow our dream. Every since our honeymoon 32 years ago in a Minnie Winnie, we have wanted to travel fulltime. Well, the time has come. We are planning on selling our house, upgrading our camper and hitting the road. I have...	CavyLover	3	1021	07:09 AM Jun 22, 2009 by Jim01
	New Fulltimer in Granbury Texas (Preview) Hi all we have saved this website as our favorites for almost a year now. Karon told me about it in another forum. We are brand new fulltimers as of July 29th 2008. We are currently in Granbury Texas. My husband is a retired airline Captain and I still work. We purchased a Double Tree Select Suite 5th wheel...	gypsymaus	25	3525	07:57 PM Jun 20, 2009 by nwlambear
	Howdy from Dan and Kati (Preview) Hi all. Just wanted to say hello from SW Kansas. We are just getting started on our way to becoming full time RV'ers. We have decided on a diesel pusher so we can toe our jeep. We enjoy off roading and seeing the sights. My favorite hobby is fly fishing and Kati somtimes like's sewing and interior decortin...	Flatland Dan	12	1595	08:57 AM Jun 20, 2009 by Happytrails
	Traveling Woodshop by: Kim, Eddy and Cole (Preview) Hi from SoCal Desert. We have a Dune Chaser 5th-wheel that has the toy hauler in the box, and the toys it hauls are my husband's woodworking tools. He turns writing pens and hopes to turn larger items in the future. Our son is 16 and probably won't be traveling with us as much as he gets older. so Eddy and...	Kimmipi	2	1365	08:45 AM Jun 20, 2009 by TrishsTravco
	Water Heater in an 87 Winnebago Elandan (Preview) I'm not sure if I'm doing it correctly but I can't get my water heater to fire up. It is a propane heater. There is a control panel above the stove with controls for checking the tank levels and (I think) starting the water heater. I have a users manual but it isn't very clear on starting it up. The manual say...	tanakh777	10	5479	07:28 AM Jun 17, 2009 by tanakh777
	new kids on the block (Preview) Well here goes, my wife and I are looking to go FT in two years when she retires from 40+ yrs in nursing, I'm retired Air Force and we are used to moving around the country. So what better way then the 5th wheel it. We've been looking and have seen some pretty nice rigs. Impressed my wife! So any and all info wi...	huck	3	1125	04:45 PM Jun 16, 2009 by retread
	Hello (Preview) Another lurker here. We are about 3 years plus out from doing this full time. We talk about it daily :) -- Or at least I find a way to insert some sort of RV comment into conversation on a daily basis . We are going the 5th wheel route and have a truck already. We are ready now!!!- However, the kiddos...	ZenGypsy	7	1352	07:32 PM Jun 14, 2009 by Happytrails
	For those of you waiting for your house to sell... (Preview) How is everyone else coping while they are waiting for their house to sell? For those of you who have gone through the process of waiting for your house to sell to become fulltimers how did you do it? I ask this because we are just crawling out of our skin. While our house is sitting empty back in Northwe...	jdkblue	25	2833	07:25 PM Jun 14, 2009 by Happytrails
	Hi all! (Preview) Hello everyone, I was laid off two months ago from a job that I loved and find myself trying to figure out what to do with the rest of my life. Just in the past few years, I've realized how much I love to travel and feel I've become totally hooked on loading up my car (VW New Beetle) and zooming away for a few day...	rheadabovewater	14	1291	07:38 PM Jun 7, 2009 by rheadabovewater
	Hi ya'll, greetings from Texas (Preview) I'm Colleen (46), hubby is Tim (43). We have our youngest son Steven still at home (going into 11th grade), Dixie our golden retriever and Sonic a 60lb mutt. We recently purchased a new TT, a 2008 Wildwood T28DDSS-LE. Followed very quickly with a TV upgrade to a F250 Diesel. We also have a F150 (the fo...	macpac6562	5	1808	06:01 PM Jun 6, 2009 by Speedhitch
	Greetings from Georgia (Preview) Lurker finally came in from the cold. Enjoy reading about the exploits of all the RV-Dreams family. My wife and I are a little ways away from retirement but we are already planning the post-work time together. We have two daughters who will, someday, leave the nest and allow us to travel more and enjoy...	GeorgiaX	6	1158	06:57 AM Jun 5, 2009 by GeorgiaX
	Putting it to the test (Preview) At the beginning of May we bought an older bus conversion to live in. This Friday (May 29th) we will be moving back to Iowa from Oregon with it and it will be a big test for our 1964 MCI Challenger bus conversion. We've driven it about 80 miles so far (on the interstate, up some inclines) and haven't had...	jdkblue	5	1347	11:16 AM Jun 1, 2009 by pierreandcolleen
	Hello (Preview) Hello, My name is Julie and my husbands name is Brent. We currently live in FL. We talk about full timing...all the time. Dh retired from the military November 2008. He is currently working another job. I recently left my job to watch our granddaughter so she didn't have to go to daycare. ...	JLitton65	13	1518	05:32 PM May 30, 2009 by retread
	Greetings from a long time lurker! (Preview) DW and I are set to retire in Sept. 09. I've been an active lurker for several years on this site. We sold our house in Feb. Our DD just graduated from UF in May and is set to get married in June. We just picked up our new 2010 Carriage 35SB3 that within a few months we will call "home". We ord...	PINELLAS	10	1505	11:04 AM May 24, 2009 by retread
	Working Toward Simplicity & Mobility (Preview) My name is Terry and my wife is Elizabeth. We have four kids – two boys (17 & 15) and two girls (13 & 11). We moved down to Georgia a few years ago from upstate NY. We had a very large house with a lot of land and we were treading water when it came to maintenance (time & money) and taxes. We were...	TerryC	4	1763	10:09 AM May 24, 2009 by Froggi
	Kyle E brennan (Preview) But my call sign is FightingDrag, and yes, i will answer to it in public, and will probably be answering it on CB radio once i get one. XD Umm, ill start with a little biography, then lay out my plans. I was born in stootgart germany in 1989, for my 2 month wellbaby checkup it was learned that i had a bad heart...	FightingDrag	2	962	03:44 PM May 21, 2009 by FightingDrag
	Frozen In Minnesota...But not forever (Preview) Greetings everyone! I have been lurking for over a year and thought it was time to jump right in and join in the fun. Thanks for the opportunity. My name is Bob and my bride of 34 years answers to the name Sue. After living in Iowa, South Florida and California, we have spent the last 19 years here in the fro...	mktobob	7	1485	07:13 AM May 14, 2009 by Speedhitch
	Let me introduce myself........ (Preview) Greetings to all. This is my second post on this site, but really have enjoyed lurking for the past several months. The wife and I live just North of Lake Tahoe, CA. We have been planning on retiring and fulltiming since.......I can't remember. The wife is retired, but I am ready to do so right after...	FDchief	12	1359	08:07 PM May 11, 2009 by FDchief
	Gonnabe eventually (Preview) Hi we are Wayne and Sharon, We're looking at class A's for our retirement in 2.5 years. But not leaving out 5ers. We'll be going to shows and dealers. Our last camper was a Jayco 28' TT. We camped for about 20 years while the kids where at home. Kids moved away so when we retire we'll fulltime. Really e...	injunear	5	1289	07:12 AM Apr 23, 2009 by AlleyCats
	The countdown begins (Preview) Hi! David and I are in the process of getting our house ready to put on the market and move into our 31' TT. We had originally planned to begin this next journey in our lives in 2012 when we both retired. However, the state of the economy has caused us to lose our jobs and we decided that the old cliche "i...	RVingOma	4	1093	06:21 AM Apr 23, 2009 by RVingOma
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