Been checking out the site the past few days and decided to join. My DW and I live in Elkhart, Indiana and want to get out on the road in the next 3-5 years. Our plans are to spend the winter in Florida on the Gulf side and travel during the summer months.
We have been RV’ing (camping) since 2005 when we decided to get a camper, I wanted to get tents and sleeping bags, and my better half said we needed a bathroom and a bed. We looked at few travel trailers and bought a used one. We have never looked back. We go as much as we can, we try to get out every other weekend and at least 3 week or longer trips, and we never want to come home.
Every day we work on the plan to get out and full time. Every week is one week closer!
Hoping this forum will get us closer to our dream.
Take care,
Steve and Dara
Lucky Mike said
06:53 PM Aug 4, 2014
welcome to the forum Steve & Dara!!!!!!!!
BiggarView said
07:12 PM Aug 4, 2014
Welcome Steve & Dara. We are following a relatively similar time line with a current target start date in 2019. We are also only a couple hours west of you in southwest Chicagoland. What we have found however, is it doesn't matter how far away you are, on here we have found a lot of friendly folks and lots of useful info and support. Let the good times roll!!
-- Edited by biggaRView on Monday 4th of August 2014 07:13:16 PM
pkhalin said
07:26 PM Aug 4, 2014
Welcome Steve and Dara,
Knowledgeable and fun folks found here! I think you'll be amazed at the wealth of info here.
Good luck and happy trails!
Jo And Craig said
09:30 PM Aug 4, 2014
A warm welcome, Steve and Dara! We leave Texas on the 13th and will be picking up our 5er in your backyard! Not literally, but at Tiara RV. You can never begin preparations too early. This has been our dream for 3.5 years and our time is finally here. Best of luck and, again, welcome!
mylittledogs said
02:59 AM Aug 5, 2014
Welcome Steve & Dara, you will love all the input here. Great family.
kenny & frances
S and D said
11:30 AM Aug 5, 2014
thank you for the welcome- looking forward to learning as much as I can. Jo and Craig- my friends just bought a Montana from Tiara, they were very happy with them. if you like micro breweries check out: Iechyd Da! they have great beer and pizza.
Welcome! I grew up north of you in Cassopolis. Had cousins in Elkhart and would love to get back to visit the RV Museum. You can never start planning too early as there is SO much to learn and sort through.
PIEERE said
12:35 PM Aug 6, 2014
Welcome to the friendliest rv forum In my honest opinion. Learning is the stepping stones to adventure and fun.
S and D said
04:23 PM Aug 6, 2014
SnowGypsy- I was in Cass last week pulling a building permit. the RV Museum is nice some very cool campers there.
thanks for the welcomes!
SnowGypsy said
05:23 PM Aug 6, 2014
S and D: That's one of the neat things about the world of RVing, verifying that it is a "small world after all". When we were staying long term in AL in a park, our neighbor who worked on post with my husband turned out to be from South Bend and we were born in the same hospital just 2 years apart! I had forgotten how interesting it is to make such connections, meeting people states and states away only to find a common starting point or intersection along the way. I haven't been "home" in 40 years but some day.
S and D said
05:41 PM Aug 6, 2014
it is cool- we are meeting friends for dinner Thursday that are at the Forest River rally at the Elkhart County Fairgrounds. both are from out of state, we camper together several times when we had our Flagstaff TT. email is great for keeping in touch, when we get together its like we saw each other last week.
injunear said
09:04 AM Aug 7, 2014
Welcome from another Hoosier (transplant from KY)..
Hi-
Been checking out the site the past few days and decided to join. My DW and I live in Elkhart, Indiana and want to get out on the road in the next 3-5 years. Our plans are to spend the winter in Florida on the Gulf side and travel during the summer months.
We have been RV’ing (camping) since 2005 when we decided to get a camper, I wanted to get tents and sleeping bags, and my better half said we needed a bathroom and a bed. We looked at few travel trailers and bought a used one. We have never looked back. We go as much as we can, we try to get out every other weekend and at least 3 week or longer trips, and we never want to come home.
Every day we work on the plan to get out and full time. Every week is one week closer!
Hoping this forum will get us closer to our dream.
Take care,
Steve and Dara
Welcome Steve & Dara. We are following a relatively similar time line with a current target start date in 2019. We are also only a couple hours west of you in southwest Chicagoland. What we have found however, is it doesn't matter how far away you are, on here we have found a lot of friendly folks and lots of useful info and support. Let the good times roll!!
-- Edited by biggaRView on Monday 4th of August 2014 07:13:16 PM
Welcome Steve and Dara,
Knowledgeable and fun folks found here! I think you'll be amazed at the wealth of info here.
Good luck and happy trails!
A warm welcome, Steve and Dara! We leave Texas on the 13th and will be picking up our 5er in your backyard! Not literally, but at Tiara RV. You can never begin preparations too early. This has been our dream for 3.5 years and our time is finally here. Best of luck and, again, welcome!
kenny & frances
thank you for the welcome- looking forward to learning as much as I can.
Jo and Craig- my friends just bought a Montana from Tiara, they were very happy with them. if you like micro breweries check out: Iechyd Da! they have great beer and pizza.
http://www.iechyddabrewingcompany.com/
thanks for the welcomes!
Welcome from another Hoosier (transplant from KY)..
We live in the southern end of state.
Wayne