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The Journey Continues. Winter hiatus is OVER!!!
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Well folks, Some of you know, we came back from our "road-life" because of the cold winter affecting even normally warm areas of the South. It was a tough break and we really hated doing it. The camper hadn't been ready when we left, so we thought we could make it until the summer, camping o...
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Necro
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House Sold
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The house has sold and we will be fulltimers June 1, 2011. We are very EXCITED!!!!!! Hope to see ya on the road
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Denise
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Family Feud-Cheaper by the Dozen-complaint
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We the team from Cheaper by the Dozen would like to register a formal complaint to the commity that collected questions asked at the Thursday night game. The question about what you can find on top of the RV roof ???????? BIRD POOP? PEOPLE ? Give us a break, you have to be kidding. WE WERE ROBBED !!!!!...
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Kendall
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ACK! Health Insurance Up $250 A Month!! Can They Do This?
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Well, well, our buddies at AARP/Aetna changed our policy/group numbers on our cards recently without telling us. I ordered new cards. Had 'em sent to our mailing address in Livingston, which is our permanent residence through Escapees.Today's mail had three envelopes from Aetna. One with my c...
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TxYellowRose
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Tinted windows gotta love'em
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Woke up this morning and the "cute and fuzzy bunnies" were out in the yard feeding... I love the fact that tinted privacy windows allow you to get close to nature. We have deer, the bunnies, and birds that visit now and then. Unlike house glass where they spook as soon as you appear, they her...
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Have you seen this?
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The creator of this hilarious blog made a comment on my blog and so I wanted to see who she/he is. Very, very funny. But a bit of a spoof on RV-Dreams. Check it out at http://www.rv-dreamers.blogspot.com/ -- Edited by foxriverguy on Thursday 31st of March 2011 08:02:23 AM
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foxriverguy
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Interstate RV, Indiana
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We just finished having service done at Interstate RV in LaGrange Indiana. You will no find a better place to have service done! At least not in this area of the country and that speaks volumes since this is the "RV Capital". They are not a dealer, only a service facility. So they concentrat...
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RickandJanice
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Knew this could happen and it did!
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Not sure where to post this one so will share it here. Start by telling you that I updated the TomTom a week ago so the maps were up to date(yes, you know where this is going) We were on the road to Arkansas and had our Rand McNally, Google maps printed out, and gps pinpointed to rv park in Hot Springs. Goog...
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janni
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How many miles do you drive a year? How long do you stay somewhere?
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Mods, feel free to move if this is not in the right area. It doesn't appear I can post a "poll". So I'll just ask "FULL-timers" to respond to the questions: "How many miles are year do you seem to average?" "How long is your average stays in certain 'geograpica...
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tcox4freedom
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Boondocking in Florida?
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Hi, everyone. I tried posting this question before but it didn't seem to go through. I just have a question about water and boondocking. I've never boondocked and in this 27 ft. Born Free there's not a lot of tank space for water, potable, grey, whatever. Any advice would be most welcome. Also, i...
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Roll Me Away
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Gonna-be to full-time in one month
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We put our home on the market last April and got a quick offer which fell apart when a loan could not be secured. There was no other activity so we took the house off the market in October. We decided to try again so we listed the house on March 1, got an offer and today we closed as well as giving possession to...
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SK and Hutch
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Finally on the road!
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Hi everyone! We made it! It was a little shaky for awhile, but we left to start our adventure last Sunday. Everything is chaos but we'll get it sorted out. The blog is now running, and I hope we'll be interesting! See everyone at the Rally, and hopefor lots of help and love please! Karen and Al http://wi...
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karen and al
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News is out
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I told my employees and coworkers that I would be retiring in June. It was an emotional day. Most people were very happy for us and some just worried about themselves. Overall it went well and I am glad it is done. Kind of scary though -can't turn back now!
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jb
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snug as a bug
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Here we are after 16 days of near perfect weather in FL.....it's raining "cats and dogs"! I wondered what it would be like to be "hold up" inside our 5er on a rainy day....it's not bad....cozy in fact! I do have a question.....the bad weather started about 5 AM....still dark...w...
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Melstar
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anyone here?
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We are camped for a month in Florida at the KOA in Davenport. Anyone here? I see quite a few "long term" looking motorhomes and 5ers. Melanie '
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Melstar
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Mountain Travel
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I have a question for the experianced RV traveler. I am planning a nine month trip out west and just purchased the mountain quide used by truckers. I am driving a 32 foot gas motorhome with a 454 cid engine, pulling a toad. At what grade of climb or decent do you stay away from 7-8-9% and does anyone diconne...
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Rodgtc
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BBQ
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For all you BBQ aficianados out there who have been traveling around the country... what's the favorite style of BBQ that you have encountered, and why? ( I know this is almost akin to starting relgious and political wars, so I apologize). I finally fell in love with it here in Georgia where BBQ is slow-...
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Tim & Robyn
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The Long Long Trailer freebie
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Hi, just found the book that started my dad and I on the long, long journey when I was a child, and it's free on Nookbooks! If you have a Nookcolor, it can be downloaded from the Barnes & Noble site on line. I've noticed on RV forums that the movie was very popular and I remember my dad actually crying w...
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Roll Me Away
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We Did it! On the Road
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We did it. We are full timers. Left yesterday and traveled 120 minutes from Tuscaloosa, AL to Collinsville, MS (10 miles north of Meridian). Feels absolutely wonderful!!!! Took us 16 months from day 1 to arrival at our dream. I think several months ago there was a discussion about "wonna be...
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Dreamers
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One door opened, another closed
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Our life changed 2 yrs ago, hubby was laid off, and I had medical issues. So we fixed me, and sold our lives, went on the road and were to live happy ever-after........... NOT About a month ago, hubby gets a call from a company with an incredible job offer, the "once in a lifetime" job. Problem...
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Sign is up
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As I left for work this morning, I put the "for sale" sign in the yard. We are on the market !
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jb
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Finding Insurance Question
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Being totally brandy-new to this full-timing thing (the adventure starts on the 31st), I have a question about getting insurance for full-timing. We're from MO and have established a forwarding address there at a UPS Store. Right now we're in FL but will be traveling all over the continent. Do we ne...
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Mike and Gloria
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We're Nearly There!
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Well, we've done it! Put money down on a used 5th wheel here in FL last Friday and will be picking it up next Friday. It's an older one (2000) but is in good shape overall and will let us get our 'feet wet' full-timing without breaking the bank. It's 34', 3 slides, and lovely inside. Mike is eager to get i...
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Mike and Gloria
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Devastation in Japan
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Just received this link from a friend of mine that works at the tsunami warning center up in Alaska. After the photos load, take your mouse and move the pointer across the photo to see the before / after shots. Then, check out part 2 for more photos. Amazing!! http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japa...
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Jim01
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The old Travelmaster trailers
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Does anyone remember the old 1950's Travelmaster trailers, or as they called them "mobile homes?" That's what dad bought back in the '50s and we took that thing all over the southeast. I was a kid and do not remember what kind of car we had except it was big, blue, and had a stick shift that ke...
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Roll Me Away
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Awesome: It's the End of the World
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This one was hard to decide. I have a link to my blog, where you'll find the story that is referred to in the subject line. Since it is regarding my blog, I first thought it ought to go in the blog section of the forums. But then, it also deals with what we should do in the way of planning for our future(?), s...
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Terry and Jo
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Howard's crash assistance question
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Howard, As I have said before (in my profile) I have been employed for nearly 25 yrs as a Public Safety Officer here in Michigan. We are cross-trained as police officers, firefighters, and medical first responders. For the last 13 yrs my primary responsibility has been "in the house", re...
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Rick-n-Phyl
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Any advice is appreciated
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My husband has told me that he wants me to do some of the driving on the 12 hour trip we are taking starting tomorrow....he has leg and knee issues and will need a rest some of the time. He said when we get on the straight interstate driving I will need to do some of the driving! OMG, I have never pulled anythi...
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Melstar
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Tsunami
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(Hopefully NorCal Dan will report in that they are fine since their workcamping gig is right on the Pacific Ocean.) Last night our weather radio went off to tell us about the earthquake in Japan and to warn us about tsunamis coming into Santa Barbara, CA area, which is where we are. Luckily we are inlan...
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bjoyce
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Camping fever is GROWING!
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Everyone is getting antsy . . . the winter is finally starting to fade away and we've seen all kinds of traffic at our campground this weekend - not campers, just those who have been here before and can't wait to get back here. They seem to need to just stop by and make sure their oasis survived the winter a...
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BruceandTrisha
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