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Hello From Florida!!!
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Hi Everyone - Robin and I are wannabe's. Right now we are living in Florida doing our research. I came across this site yesterday and I couldn't wait to show Robin. RV-Dreams.com is the most helpful, informative site I have seen. We have been reading every category and trying to take it all in. We enjoy r...
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Greetings from Michigan!
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My husband and I are in our mid-40's, I have tent camped most of my life (being the mom of an Eagle scout ). My husband only started camping while we were dating. We have made the decision that we would like to camp year round (yes, in the snow!) and are looking to by our first RV travel trailer. We are av...
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Need advice as I'm about to buy a class A and I'm worried about the engine, transmission.
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its a 2006 Country Coach powered by Caterpillar (500). Allison Trans. Just over 100,000 miles. What should I be looking for?
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Greetings from Tacoma WA
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I'm a seasoned camper and a moderately experienced RV'er. I had a small trailer for about 3 years, sold it and am now looking to buy a small motor home next spring/summer. I have recently retired and plan to live in my RV about 6 months a year. I'm knee deep in research...how much boondocking? solar pa...
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Hello from Ohio.
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Hello everyone. This is my first post and a long one so I apologize. Introductions - My wife and I are in our late 40's we have camped for most of our adult lives, owned pop-up and Class A RV's and we love to travel. Our kids are are 18+ and looking for ways to move into adulthood themselves. We are now in ful...
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Hello from Port Arthur Texas
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Hi I'm Don. Most people call me crazy Don because I like to have fun go out dancing ride my motorcycle cruise around the country in my RV. The beach is my favorite spot. Most the time I spend in Galveston Texas on Crystal Beach. I have been single for many years, had a few girlfriends comma but looking to set...
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Hello from Texas
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Hello all. New to the forum and looking forward to learning all I can about RVing. Just purchased a 2017 Winnebago Minnie Winnie and completed my first 3200 mile trip to Washington, DC and back. I am retired U.S. Army "Sapper" and my wife is a Special Education Teacher. I am ready for full timing but...
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Will be full time in Spring 2017 - online teachers
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Hello and greetings from Kansas! My wife and I are both online K-12 teachers and plan to be RVing full time in March 2017 and we will both be working out of our 2005 30' Airstream Safari. We are in the process of modifying this trailer to put in 2 office areas. We just have to take out a few things, re-do som...
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Hi from Kansas, by way of Missouri, on our way to South Dakota!!
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So, my family and I (there are 6 of us!!) are contemplating on making a move out of Kansas City up to the Pierre, SD area for a new career path for me. However, housing is slim pickings and I can't fathom paying $1500/month in rent and having nothing to show for it at the end of the day. So right now, as I'm l...
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Hello from SW Colorado
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DW and I have been officially full-timing since May when we sold our house. However, we've been on the road full time since right after Christmas 2015. We've been volunteering at national and state parks since retiring (early) in 2005. At the moment, we're spending a couple of months in an RV park near...
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Hello from central Texas!
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Hi all, My wife and I are new to fifth wheeling, and are getting ready to take our first week-long road trip in June. I am a recently retired Army officer and Texas peace officer, and my wife is a retired Army NCO and a soon-to-be retired elementary teacher (10 more days!). In November we purchased a 201...
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Hello from Maryland
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Hello folks. The wife and I have camped for the past 10 years or so. We started with a Fleetwood Bayside tent camper and moved into a Rockwood Roo hybrid camper. Since we've been married, we've talked about full timing after I retire. We've been back and forth on what we want to live in when that time c...
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Long Time RV'r Maybe Full-Time Soon
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Hello, I'm a long time RV camper having started out with a 19' Terry Taurus in 1978. My wife, two sons, and I traveled in that rig towed by my parent's 1978 Chevy pickup from our home in Pennsylvania until we bought a used International Travelall in 1980. We traveled the Rockies about every year for 10 yea...
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Retired Canadians About to Take the Leap!
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Hello everyone! My hubby and I are retired and have just made the huge decision to sell up and RV! We are excited, scared, sad, and thrilled. Still wild and crazy at 65! We are Canadians which makes the whole process harder, I think. We have to be back in Canada for 6 months every year to maintain our statu...
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Just started making the decision - to RV or not
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Good Morning! We are new to this board. Figured it was a good way to start our search for the perfect RV and ask some questions. We are still in a stick home with loads of square footage that feels smaller and smaller every day. Randy works about 70 hours a week and Tracy is a stay at home person. We have 2 kids...
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Full timers stuck @ ho me for awhile
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Hello to all. My wife and I have been full timers for about 4 years now. We pull a 28 ft TT . Right now we are having some problems with water damage to the slide but,that's a story for another section. Glad to be here. Our home base is Nashville/mid_TN .
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Greetings
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Greetings to all. We are occasional campers as we are not yet retired. We have a Chalet, A-liner stele camper and love it.
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Can I really do this?
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Hi, I am thinking of retiring in the spring and joining the solo full time rv world. There is so much to think about: what to buy, can I really drive a truck with a 23 foot travel trailer, will I be able to find part time work or income along the way.... I am hoping this site will help me answer many of these ques...
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Hello from Kent and Sandy
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Hello from Lubbock, Texas. My husband and I just sold our business and are now getting the house ready to sell and getting rid of 30 years of "stuff". Then we will be full timing it. We currently have a truck camper but will be looking for a 5th wheel once the house sells. I don't think I can full time in t...
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Hello from Oklahoma
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Hey everyone, my wife and I are new here and are new to the RV life! We love this site and have found so much great info here, so thanks! Won't go into much detail here but we are working on putting finishing touches on our retirement so we have decided to make some big changes so we can retire on our terms a li...
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Hello from Dave and Susan, League City, Texas
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We just purchased a very nice 2003 Fun Finder M-189, its 19' and I (Susan) plan to tow with my Honda Ridgeline. I am retired, Dave still working. My youngest son is blind living at home. We have been planning adventures for years now. Needed to find the right lite trailer. Thank you very much for this foru...
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Hello from San Antonio Texas
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This is my first year starting out. My first trip with my 26 ft Texan will be in July down to Braunig lake I'm going to try and do at least a week a month until the end no of the year. This is to get my feet wet. After that it's open season on RVing lol
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Hello from Michigan
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My husband Pat and I will be joining all you full-timers in the fall of 2017, at least that is the plan, Lord willin' and the creek don't rise! We pull a 38' 2015 Tesla Toy Hauler with a 2011 Ram, our Harley Davidson in the garage, 2 German Shepherds, Story and Tru, plus a 6 pound Yorkie named Neuma. Should b...
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Just saying "Hey"
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Hello, everyone.......................... Don and Gayle here from Greenwood, Ind. Just a quick note to say hi, enjoy the site and all the great info. LIke many Gayle and I are in the process of going full time...................................hope to meet you all on the road some day very soon...
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new to fulltime rving
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Hello new to the sight and just started full time rving in eastern Colorado. Been at it for a month now due to some family issues and some problems of my own. I have a 2010 rockwood ultra lite 30' trailer, bumper pull. Its like brand new as it has sat for a few years but got a good deal on it. Everything works m...
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1st time RVer preparing to jump into full timer!
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Hi everyone! I'm a first time RVer preparing to jump into full time boondocker! I'm scared as all hell! It's time for me to leave California, with the economy and politics as they are, and with most of my friends having moved away to various places over the years, the best thing I can think of is "living t...
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Hi, thinking of joining the RV world
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Hi, My name is Matt. Just came across this forum; looks great! I was in a car accident a few months ago and lost my job. I couldn't renew the apartment lease without a job so I decided to travel for a few months. I'm currently in Colorado and headed towards Montana to see my brother. I've notice over the pas...
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Hi From Nova Scotia
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Hello All I'm new to RVing, as my first unit we bought a 2010 Puma 24.5 5th wheel late last year. It's in good shape, not used very often from what we could see. Our plan is to travel quite a bit once I'm retired in 5+ years, we'll see. I bought a 2010 Chevy Max to tow it and so far so good. I look forward to readi...
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Starting our Dream
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About four years ago, I joined this group. At the time, I was early-retired (53) and anxious for my husband to join me so we could sell everything and start full-timing. Then our world changed and (long story) - a few years ago we added three sisters (then 4,6 & 8) to our family that already included f...
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Hello from New Yorks Catskills !
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Hello everyone, My name is Scott. My wife and I have been camping for 25 years, started in a tent and now we are in a 2015 Open Range Roamer 345. We love the camper however we are in the infant stages of planning retirement in 2 years and are full time wannabe's. I know this camper is not rated for full time so w...
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