Hi, I am new here. My guy G and I are planning to head on the road next winter. Our plan is to buy a fifth wheeler and leave it permanently parked at a campground in our town ( very reasonable rent) and shall spend from April to October here in New England in our town with our friends . When the RV park closes we shall head south in our smaller motorhome for further adventures until next spring. I think we will almost full-timers in that we are giving up our apartment and going to use a mailbox service to handle our mail. We are doing lots of research and appreciate any/all input/ ideas. We have both traveled/camped/ quite a bit but limited experience with RV. We have some financial, health, concerns but I'm certain we can do it if we are disciplined and plan ahead. That's it for now. Good to meet you all! SPF
Lucky Mike said
02:21 AM Dec 15, 2012
Welcome Susan from your next door Neighbor(N.H)..........
This is a Great forum... Welcome to the family......We all try real hard to answer your Questions and ease you into your transition.
Feel free to ask away!!!!!!!
Terry and Jo said
02:30 AM Dec 15, 2012
Susan,
Welcome to the RV Dreams forums. Your situation will be somewhat different than that of most of us, as you will have two RV's to use. That would be interesting to say the least.
Good luck with your research, and feel free to ask questions here as we all tend to learn from each other.
Terry
heyduke said
02:42 AM Dec 15, 2012
greetings sugar plum...
Sugar Plum Fairy said
03:40 AM Dec 15, 2012
Thanks for the warm welcome folks. We don't actually have any RVs yet. Starting to rethink that plan. Maybe will invest more $ and get a slightly larger and more reliable motorhome only. Originally it was my idea to simplify but seems to be actually more complicated . The forums have been very helpful .
WAYGONE said
04:40 PM Dec 15, 2012
Welcome SPF, enjoy the information shared here. I am sure you will find the answers you need to make the right decisions for you and your G! Yes it can be a bit complicated at first with all the information. Give yourself time to absorb what you learn. Best of luck!
MarkS said
05:33 PM Dec 15, 2012
Welcome aboard, SPF. Most of us go this direction to simplify, not complicate. However, we are at the same point in the process you are and agree that some of the initial planning and logistics are somewhat complex, at least conceptually. For example, we know that living full time in an RV will be less expensive than supporting a house but, when looking at the initial costs to make the transition it is sometimes difficult to see the savings. We began downsizing our stuff when we made the decision to go fulltime at retirement but, you sure can't tell it when you go in the garage. It takes some time and planning to make it happen. One thing I have learned is that most of the necessary actions don't take place until you have a date that you are going to pull the plug.
Hi, I am new here. My guy G and I are planning to head on the road next winter. Our plan is to buy a fifth wheeler and leave it permanently parked at a campground in our town ( very reasonable rent) and shall spend from April to October here in New England in our town with our friends . When the RV park closes we shall head south in our smaller motorhome for further adventures until next spring. I think we will almost full-timers in that we are giving up our apartment and going to use a mailbox service to handle our mail. We are doing lots of research and appreciate any/all input/ ideas. We have both traveled/camped/ quite a bit but limited experience with RV. We have some financial, health, concerns but I'm certain we can do it if we are disciplined and plan ahead. That's it for now. Good to meet you all! SPF
This is a Great forum... Welcome to the family......We all try real hard to answer your Questions and ease you into your transition.
Feel free to ask away!!!!!!!
Susan,
Welcome to the RV Dreams forums. Your situation will be somewhat different than that of most of us, as you will have two RV's to use. That would be interesting to say the least.
Good luck with your research, and feel free to ask questions here as we all tend to learn from each other.
Terry