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SK and Hutch · SK and Hutch

We had started the process of shedding our overstuffed house in January. We also had made all the needed improvements to the house before we attended the RV Dreams Rally in SC. ( Why do we always wait to sell a house before we spend the money to make it more livable?) We came home so excited about our fu...

Racerguy · Racerguy

Finally after two years of purging and a few setbacks in getting our home sold we closed today at 10 a.m Rocky Mountain Daylight time.We are finally" houseless but not homeless"( plagiarized from elsewhere on the forum). We are at this moment parked at Linda's Sister and Brother -in -Laws...

Dreamers · Dreamers

Hey gang, we have someone coming back this morning to take a second look at our house. They should be there in about 1 1/2 hours. So, please keep your fingers, toes and eyes crossed for us. And it sure wouldn't hurt anything if a few prayers went up. Thanks! Judy (and Bob)

K & E · K & E

I have posted before about the trials and tribulations we have faced in trying to sell our house so we can begin our fulltiming dream. Well, I think this may be it. We have an accepted offer and their financing has been secured. The inspection was on Saturday so we are waiting to hear what he has to say. ...

Terry and Jo · Terry and Jo

Sorry for what will probably be a dumb question, but the majority of my towing experience has been at a time before cruise control was available on trucks. I have a tendency to NOT want to use cruise control while towing, simply because of reaction time should something, either the traffic situation o...

TXRVr · TXRVr

Being a camp host requires many talents, but there is no Red Cross on the side of my rig. If I had a dime for every camper who knocked on the door over the years asking fo band aides or other medical supplies, I would be wealthy. Please folks, buy a nice first aide kit and take it with you when you go camping.

TxYellowRose · TxYellowRose

In the last few days we have sold most of our furniture. The only big pieces left are our bedroom set and that is on craigslist. I am doing well with sorting through things. Everything for the 5er is going in a walk-in closet in the back of the house. Everything for the moving sale in May is up towards th...

two travelers · two travelers

Ok we are on the big push to get ready and put the house on the market... The Landscapers have been here all day working on the flower beds around the house and the garage... they are filling all the low spots in the yard and reseeding where it is needed... We have moved the camper up to a FT spot at a local camp...

tallan · tallan

Well folks.....we took our RV out for it's first trip. We will be going full time in about 4 weeks and figured we better take it once on a little excursion before we move in completely. We have some great words of wisdom to share. 1. Don't trust your GPS (we call ours Pam). Pam took us on a one way skinny r...

Sherry · Sherry

Having just discovered RV-Dreams in February - a GREAT find - and having attended the fabulous April rally where I could not answer any of the ice breaker questions from the web site or journals, I've decided I better get with it. So to that end I've now read from the website About Us, the story of thei...

Colorado_Kid · Colorado_Kid

A couple of days ago I had an interesting dream. I was going on my first trip in my RV and headed west on I-70 and it was in the late afternoon and it was snowing but not snowing that hard. While I am driving I get the urge to use the bathroom so I pull off in a Rest Area and use the toilet in my RV. When I am in there I...

Terry and Jo · Terry and Jo

Actually, the greatest scare in my life was standing up in front of 300+ church members to give a short talk. I've NEVER known fear like that. But back to the "almost". Today, Jo and I had the great joy and privilege to meet and visit with Connie and Tracy (Contra) for a few hours. They are pas...

Hamshog · Hamshog

Hey All, We'll take our TT(trade in) to the dealer tomorrow(Thursday) afternoon, finish the paperwork, do a walk thru on our new 36XTRM5, then spend the night on the dealers lot where we can check things out (our PDI) all evening and next morning till they open. I'm hoping the list will be...

TxYellowRose · TxYellowRose

We are back home from our outing to Double Lake. We sure did enjoy the days off to relax before hittin' the ground running on our return home. We again learned about our rig and about ourselves on the trip. Now it's taking care of things that need to be done before we leave or in order to leave and cutthroat...

DagoRanch · DagoRanch

So I was kinda bummed about the upcoming weekend, I WAS going to try and get away to my "retreat" in N.E. Arizona and meet up with some folks up there, but the weather was threatening on Thursday, and I needed to get an oil change and transmission service before taking my little rig on another t...

janieD · janieD

We went on Saturday and got the new 5'vr out of storage at the dealers. Had to fill the fresh water tank as the parks around here don't have the water turned on yet, and headed to our first campground. It was exciting and stressful all at the same time. Everything went well. Used the check lists I've garne...

Tylersamma · Tylersamma

How do fulltimers get counted on the Census? Our South Dakota mail forwarding address is a place of business, so we did not receive the Census in the mail. We picked one up in town, but not sure how to answer the questions. We were on the highway on April 1. So are we homeless?

two travelers · two travelers

Ok we are going to try this living in our camper FT from May 1st until late Oct... We do have a 10 day trip planned at the beginning of May to Disney for our Grandson's 10th B-day but outside of that we are staying put ... We are still both working and this is going to take about 20 miles off my daily trave...

TxYellowRose · TxYellowRose

We have six days off starting tomorrow. The 5er is loaded except for last-minute items. We are headed back to Double Lake Recreation Area near Livingston and will return Friday. Hope everyone has a safe and joyous holiday weekend!

Colorado_Kid · Colorado_Kid

I know most of you have pretty much traveled all over the country. What I was wondering was what is the furthest you have traveled from the mainland United States. have you traveled to far Northern Canada or have traveled through South America? Have any of you ever taken a cruise across the Atlantic and...

TxYellowRose · TxYellowRose

Our boss happened to stop in yesterday, hoping to catch our relief manager; he had forgotten that we would be working. Tues/Weds are our usual days off. We three were talking and we told him our plans. He knew full-timing was our long-range goal and he said the only thing we'd get from him was a bit of en...

Racerguy · Racerguy

It seems those of you that have sold your homes always mention that you had to fix certain things after the house inspection.They always find something it looks like. What sort of items did they find.Maybe if I could have some idea in advance I could hopefully get ahead of the game. Thanks for any help.

Colorado_Kid · Colorado_Kid

I live right off of I-70 and looking out of my window I am seeing more and more RVs going by. It is getting to be that time of year and I can't wait to get out with my RV.

Onawave · Onawave

Yup, that is not a joke. Thousand Trails is giving away 1,000 memberships. (as of 20 mins ago they had only giving away 280 of them). That's an awesome deal, (but not for us that paid for one, it's like a slap in the face). If your interested, (and I don't know who wouldn't be that RVed) go to their website an...

Terry and Jo · Terry and Jo

After our house being on the market for two years, with two accompanying price drops, I really think it is getting desperation time for me on this house being sold. Let me take you to my world for this last weekend. We are on 3/4 of an acre with a fenced back yard. (Think large area and a very long obstruc...

livingfreeinanRV · livingfreeinanRV

Hello, I have been checking out this website for a few days reading a lot of fun and helpful posts.My wife and I have 3 Children under 5 years old and we are getting ready to pick up our RV on Monday. It is a Class C 2002 Four Winds Majestic. We are really excited to make the jump. We look forward to being more i...

FD5 · FD5

While we still own a home for 3 more nights we officially started living in the 5'ver, our first night as full timers. Our bedroom furniture was picked up yesterday along with the livingroom furniture. We close on the house March 31 at 2pm. I retire from the FD June 30th but with vacation my last shif...

charles · charles

I have received permission from the moderators to post that an EVERGREEN TT. 5er OWNERS FORUM has been formed it is strictly NON commercial. Here is the address: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/evergreenrecreationalvehicles Look forward to seeing you there. Feel free to contact me direct. CCC...

K & E · K & E

Next week our house will have been on the market for a year. It has been an extreme roller coaster of emotions trying to sell this house. It feels as if we are being held hostage by a home we once loved and now just want to be rid of. I keep reminding myself how great it was raising our children in this house...

TxYellowRose · TxYellowRose

Now that our "jump date" is coming in three months, you know what my biggest fear, my biggest "unknown" that I feel? Get ready to giggle... That the Internet access option we choose (probably satellite at this point) is not going to work. Silly, perhaps. It's the one "unk...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	The first showing was today!!!! (Preview) We had started the process of shedding our overstuffed house in January. We also had made all the needed improvements to the house before we attended the RV Dreams Rally in SC. ( Why do we always wait to sell a house before we spend the money to make it more livable?) We came home so excited about our fu...	SK and Hutch	5	1414	06:40 PM Apr 24, 2010 by 2fortheroad
	This time it's official :We are houseless ! (Preview) Finally after two years of purging and a few setbacks in getting our home sold we closed today at 10 a.m Rocky Mountain Daylight time.We are finally" houseless but not homeless"( plagiarized from elsewhere on the forum). We are at this moment parked at Linda's Sister and Brother -in -Laws...	Racerguy	39	2474	04:39 PM Apr 24, 2010 by 2fortheroad
	Second Showing (Preview) Hey gang, we have someone coming back this morning to take a second look at our house. They should be there in about 1 1/2 hours. So, please keep your fingers, toes and eyes crossed for us. And it sure wouldn't hurt anything if a few prayers went up. Thanks! Judy (and Bob)	Dreamers	5	1403	04:31 PM Apr 22, 2010 by Racerguy
	This Could Be It (Preview) I have posted before about the trials and tribulations we have faced in trying to sell our house so we can begin our fulltiming dream. Well, I think this may be it. We have an accepted offer and their financing has been secured. The inspection was on Saturday so we are waiting to hear what he has to say. ...	K & E	15	1965	09:14 AM Apr 22, 2010 by Happytrails
	Towing with Cruise Control (Preview) Sorry for what will probably be a dumb question, but the majority of my towing experience has been at a time before cruise control was available on trucks. I have a tendency to NOT want to use cruise control while towing, simply because of reaction time should something, either the traffic situation o...	Terry and Jo	17	5364	10:44 AM Apr 21, 2010 by 2fortheroad
	Be Prepared (Preview) Being a camp host requires many talents, but there is no Red Cross on the side of my rig. If I had a dime for every camper who knocked on the door over the years asking fo band aides or other medical supplies, I would be wealthy. Please folks, buy a nice first aide kit and take it with you when you go camping.	TXRVr	4	1270	06:11 PM Apr 19, 2010 by TxYellowRose
	Most of Furniture Gone (Preview) In the last few days we have sold most of our furniture. The only big pieces left are our bedroom set and that is on craigslist. I am doing well with sorting through things. Everything for the 5er is going in a walk-in closet in the back of the house. Everything for the moving sale in May is up towards th...	TxYellowRose	5	1383	06:08 PM Apr 19, 2010 by TxYellowRose
	Getting Ready (Preview) Ok we are on the big push to get ready and put the house on the market... The Landscapers have been here all day working on the flower beds around the house and the garage... they are filling all the low spots in the yard and reseeding where it is needed... We have moved the camper up to a FT spot at a local camp...	two travelers	3	1196	06:24 AM Apr 19, 2010 by heyduke
	Maiden Voyage (Preview) Well folks.....we took our RV out for it's first trip. We will be going full time in about 4 weeks and figured we better take it once on a little excursion before we move in completely. We have some great words of wisdom to share. 1. Don't trust your GPS (we call ours Pam). Pam took us on a one way skinny r...	tallan	2	947	06:23 AM Apr 19, 2010 by GENECOP
	Missing Journal Entries (Preview) Having just discovered RV-Dreams in February - a GREAT find - and having attended the fabulous April rally where I could not answer any of the ice breaker questions from the web site or journals, I've decided I better get with it. So to that end I've now read from the website About Us, the story of thei...	Sherry	2	1300	01:08 PM Apr 17, 2010 by Sherry
	Dreams and Nightmares about RVs. (Preview) A couple of days ago I had an interesting dream. I was going on my first trip in my RV and headed west on I-70 and it was in the late afternoon and it was snowing but not snowing that hard. While I am driving I get the urge to use the bathroom so I pull off in a Rest Area and use the toilet in my RV. When I am in there I...	Colorado_Kid	10	1680	06:40 AM Apr 17, 2010 by Hdrider
	Got the "Almost" Greatest Scare of My Life (Preview) Actually, the greatest scare in my life was standing up in front of 300+ church members to give a short talk. I've NEVER known fear like that. But back to the "almost". Today, Jo and I had the great joy and privilege to meet and visit with Connie and Tracy (Contra) for a few hours. They are pas...	Terry and Jo	4	1406	07:13 AM Apr 16, 2010 by Terry and Jo
	Good Friday starts Thursday for us!! (Preview) Hey All, We'll take our TT(trade in) to the dealer tomorrow(Thursday) afternoon, finish the paperwork, do a walk thru on our new 36XTRM5, then spend the night on the dealers lot where we can check things out (our PDI) all evening and next morning till they open. I'm hoping the list will be...	Hamshog	13	1754	08:56 AM Apr 14, 2010 by Perfectlygoode
	Countdown Has Begun (Preview) We are back home from our outing to Double Lake. We sure did enjoy the days off to relax before hittin' the ground running on our return home. We again learned about our rig and about ourselves on the trip. Now it's taking care of things that need to be done before we leave or in order to leave and cutthroat...	TxYellowRose	2	799	10:36 PM Apr 11, 2010 by azrving
	Another Step Closer! (Preview) So I was kinda bummed about the upcoming weekend, I WAS going to try and get away to my "retreat" in N.E. Arizona and meet up with some folks up there, but the weather was threatening on Thursday, and I needed to get an oil change and transmission service before taking my little rig on another t...	DagoRanch	16	2164	12:43 PM Apr 6, 2010 by Dreamers
	Our adventure begins! (Preview) We went on Saturday and got the new 5'vr out of storage at the dealers. Had to fill the fresh water tank as the parks around here don't have the water turned on yet, and headed to our first campground. It was exciting and stressful all at the same time. Everything went well. Used the check lists I've garne...	janieD	9	1340	06:30 AM Apr 6, 2010 by heyduke
	Census? (Preview) How do fulltimers get counted on the Census? Our South Dakota mail forwarding address is a place of business, so we did not receive the Census in the mail. We picked one up in town, but not sure how to answer the questions. We were on the highway on April 1. So are we homeless?	Tylersamma	18	1458	01:06 PM Apr 5, 2010 by Tylersamma
	took a FT site for the season (Preview) Ok we are going to try this living in our camper FT from May 1st until late Oct... We do have a 10 day trip planned at the beginning of May to Disney for our Grandson's 10th B-day but outside of that we are staying put ... We are still both working and this is going to take about 20 miles off my daily trave...	two travelers	2	926	12:17 PM Apr 5, 2010 by jagco
	We're Going Camping! (Preview) We have six days off starting tomorrow. The 5er is loaded except for last-minute items. We are headed back to Double Lake Recreation Area near Livingston and will return Friday. Hope everyone has a safe and joyous holiday weekend!	TxYellowRose	3	1070	07:06 AM Apr 5, 2010 by janieD
	Furthest you have travelled from home? (Preview) I know most of you have pretty much traveled all over the country. What I was wondering was what is the furthest you have traveled from the mainland United States. have you traveled to far Northern Canada or have traveled through South America? Have any of you ever taken a cruise across the Atlantic and...	Colorado_Kid	16	1622	11:58 AM Apr 3, 2010 by injunear
	Told Our Boss Yesterday (Preview) Our boss happened to stop in yesterday, hoping to catch our relief manager; he had forgotten that we would be working. Tues/Weds are our usual days off. We three were talking and we told him our plans. He knew full-timing was our long-range goal and he said the only thing we'd get from him was a bit of en...	TxYellowRose	3	1428	11:55 AM Apr 3, 2010 by jagco
	Need a little help from my friends (Preview) It seems those of you that have sold your homes always mention that you had to fix certain things after the house inspection.They always find something it looks like. What sort of items did they find.Maybe if I could have some idea in advance I could hopefully get ahead of the game. Thanks for any help.	Racerguy	17	2321	11:14 AM Apr 1, 2010 by 53 Merc
	It is that time of year (Preview) I live right off of I-70 and looking out of my window I am seeing more and more RVs going by. It is getting to be that time of year and I can't wait to get out with my RV.	Colorado_Kid	4	1010	07:38 PM Mar 31, 2010 by two travelers
	Free Thousand Trails Memberships. (Preview) Yup, that is not a joke. Thousand Trails is giving away 1,000 memberships. (as of 20 mins ago they had only giving away 280 of them). That's an awesome deal, (but not for us that paid for one, it's like a slap in the face). If your interested, (and I don't know who wouldn't be that RVed) go to their website an...	Onawave	0	915	02:42 PM Mar 31, 2010 by Onawave
	It Can't Happen Soon Enough!!! (Preview) After our house being on the market for two years, with two accompanying price drops, I really think it is getting desperation time for me on this house being sold. Let me take you to my world for this last weekend. We are on 3/4 of an acre with a fenced back yard. (Think large area and a very long obstruc...	Terry and Jo	13	1449	09:42 AM Mar 31, 2010 by dentalassistant
	Young Family Getting Ready to Go for It. young family children (Preview) Hello, I have been checking out this website for a few days reading a lot of fun and helpful posts.My wife and I have 3 Children under 5 years old and we are getting ready to pick up our RV on Monday. It is a Class C 2002 Four Winds Majestic. We are really excited to make the jump. We look forward to being more i...	livingfreeinanRV	6	4202	06:53 AM Mar 29, 2010 by sonicsix
	First Official Night (Preview) While we still own a home for 3 more nights we officially started living in the 5'ver, our first night as full timers. Our bedroom furniture was picked up yesterday along with the livingroom furniture. We close on the house March 31 at 2pm. I retire from the FD June 30th but with vacation my last shif...	FD5	18	1413	04:29 AM Mar 29, 2010 by heyduke
	Evergreen TT/ 5er Owners Forum---NEW (Preview) I have received permission from the moderators to post that an EVERGREEN TT. 5er OWNERS FORUM has been formed it is strictly NON commercial. Here is the address: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/evergreenrecreationalvehicles Look forward to seeing you there. Feel free to contact me direct. CCC...	charles	0	1468	08:35 PM Mar 28, 2010 by charles
	Feeling Really Low (Preview) Next week our house will have been on the market for a year. It has been an extreme roller coaster of emotions trying to sell this house. It feels as if we are being held hostage by a home we once loved and now just want to be rid of. I keep reminding myself how great it was raising our children in this house...	K & E	29	2133	07:41 PM Mar 28, 2010 by tumwatergal
	What Is My Biggest Fear? (Preview) Now that our "jump date" is coming in three months, you know what my biggest fear, my biggest "unknown" that I feel? Get ready to giggle... That the Internet access option we choose (probably satellite at this point) is not going to work. Silly, perhaps. It's the one "unk...	TxYellowRose	9	1660	10:05 PM Mar 26, 2010 by Speedhitch
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