For the past several weeks I’ve been one of those “lurkers” Howard talks about. It’s time to publicly join the crowd. My wife, Mary, and I are moving toward spending time on the road. We’re still discussing the full-time vs mostly-time modes (me the former, she the latter).
Last summer we bought a 2005 Ford F350 turbo diesel, dually, crew cab (for the dogs), full bed pickup, in preparation. We had the fifth wheel hitch installed last week because our new Keystone Alpine 3010RE fifth wheel will be arriving in the next month or two. Our dogs are rescue dogs so the vet guesses our female is a mix of Boxer and Rhodesian Ridgeback, and our male is a mix of Great Dane and some type of hound (he’s medium sized). They were each about a year old when we got them. We’ve had them for over 9 years and plan to travel with them so I’d be interested in any words of wisdom on traveling with larger dogs, mostly with regard to campground issues.
I’ve been reading Howard’s Journal from the beginning toward current. I’m only at September of 2006. I wanted to see if I could get answers to some of my questions from this reading. I’ve also started to keep up with the current postings. I decided rather than wait, I’d just “jump in”. I’m sure I’ll need to ask questions long before I get caught up on the reading.
Terry and Jo said
06:15 PM Mar 10, 2014
Welcome to the RV Dreams forums, Gary. However, you have confused me. You call yourself "oldyank," but your profile says you are in Texas. Does that mean you "used to be" a Yankee?
Anyway, when a question arises, as they always do, feel free to ask. There are a lot of knowledgeable folks here with answers for just about everything.
Terry
oldyank said
06:41 AM Mar 11, 2014
Terry,
Yes, I grew up in Cooperstown, New York and lived in the northeast until my mid twenties. I've been living in the Dallas area since the fall of 1975. I'm now a naturalized Texan married to a native Texan.
As the delivery date for our new "home" gets closer I'm sure I'll start asking a lot of questions.
Thanks for the welcome,
Gary
Lucky Mike said
07:09 AM Mar 11, 2014
Welcome to the forum Gary!!!
Jo And Craig said
07:21 AM Mar 11, 2014
Welcome, Gary, from a native Texan to another "Texan". The wisdom and knowledge on this forum is priceless!
el Rojo and Pam said
07:30 AM Mar 11, 2014
Welcome Gary! Congrats on the 5th wheel.
Red
Alie and Jims Carrilite said
07:33 AM Mar 11, 2014
Welcome to the forum! Traveling with dogs is easy. Load them up and go. Our lab does extremely well traveling. We keep a bottle of water for her in the truck as well. Somewhere along the way we found some collapsible nylon bowls that she'll drink out of without making a mess.
Dog Folks said
07:54 AM Mar 11, 2014
Alie and Jims Carrilite wrote:
Welcome to the forum! Traveling with dogs is easy. Load them up and go. Our lab does extremely well traveling. We keep a bottle of water for her in the truck as well. Somewhere along the way we found some collapsible nylon bowls that she'll drink out of without making a mess.
X2. Welcome. Most every dog loves to go camping. Why?
Lots of walks with their owners, and lots of new things to smell.
jayc said
09:04 AM Mar 11, 2014
Gary, welcome from another Texan. We are both Texans by birth but now that we're retired, we're more like Snow Birders or Winter Texans. We'll be leaving Texas next month but will return in October when it's cooler.
For the past several weeks I’ve been one of those “lurkers” Howard talks about. It’s time to publicly join the crowd. My wife, Mary, and I are moving toward spending time on the road. We’re still discussing the full-time vs mostly-time modes (me the former, she the latter).
Last summer we bought a 2005 Ford F350 turbo diesel, dually, crew cab (for the dogs), full bed pickup, in preparation. We had the fifth wheel hitch installed last week because our new Keystone Alpine 3010RE fifth wheel will be arriving in the next month or two. Our dogs are rescue dogs so the vet guesses our female is a mix of Boxer and Rhodesian Ridgeback, and our male is a mix of Great Dane and some type of hound (he’s medium sized). They were each about a year old when we got them. We’ve had them for over 9 years and plan to travel with them so I’d be interested in any words of wisdom on traveling with larger dogs, mostly with regard to campground issues.
I’ve been reading Howard’s Journal from the beginning toward current. I’m only at September of 2006. I wanted to see if I could get answers to some of my questions from this reading. I’ve also started to keep up with the current postings. I decided rather than wait, I’d just “jump in”. I’m sure I’ll need to ask questions long before I get caught up on the reading.
Welcome to the RV Dreams forums, Gary. However, you have confused me. You call yourself "oldyank," but your profile says you are in Texas. Does that mean you "used to be" a Yankee?
Anyway, when a question arises, as they always do, feel free to ask. There are a lot of knowledgeable folks here with answers for just about everything.
Terry
Terry,
Yes, I grew up in Cooperstown, New York and lived in the northeast until my mid twenties. I've been living in the Dallas area since the fall of 1975. I'm now a naturalized Texan married to a native Texan.
As the delivery date for our new "home" gets closer I'm sure I'll start asking a lot of questions.
Thanks for the welcome,
Gary
Welcome, Gary, from a native Texan to another "Texan". The wisdom and knowledge on this forum is priceless!
Red
X2. Welcome. Most every dog loves to go camping. Why?
Lots of walks with their owners, and lots of new things to smell.