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MattandKoryl
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Jul 29, 2013

We just jumped in...

First, I would like to introduce our little family to the board. We are new to the board and RVing, decided to go full time due to schooling and future job opportunities. My wife works full time in Hillsboro, OR while I am completing grad school in Portland. We wanted to reduce the cost of living so we sold our home, bought a truck and trailer and have dove in head first. We are thirty something's with a pup that everyone falls in love with. We will be jumping around for the next few months as the snowbirds are in town for the summer. We're excited to see the different parks around here, eventually we would like tone able to stay in one spot for a few months at a time.

Koryl is the daughter of hippie artists who travelled the country in the 70's, 80's, and 90's from California to Florida. Matt is a Veteran of the Iraq War, born and raised in Oregon. Kota is a Lab mix, sweet little girl. Matt is getting his teaching license and well aware that there are very few jobs locally, that is why we bought our trailer.

We are open to any advice you can provide us, we did research but there is just so much to learn. I have the next six weeks to figure things out before school gets crazy.
Thanks everybody!

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  • Welcome to the forums and to full-timing! Just dive in asking questions as they come up and people will be happy to offer their advise and experience. Some topics get discussed/rehashed on here ALOT, so sometimes it is nice to first use the Advanced Search feature and search for keywords "in any order" and you can also go back and search archives from over a year ago. Much of the advise on here is timeless! If you can't find a suitable answer, ask away!
  • Welcome to the site...

    I'm not a fulltimer but like to read this forum. I had a good laugh at myself just now...I read that "pup that everyone loves" line as referring to the trailer you intend to fulltime in.
    In OREGON!

    Then I realized that as a newcomer you probably don't yet know some of the lingo...in RV forums like this one, a "pup" is a tent trailer. I now understand- I hope correctly- that you were talking about your dog. :B
  • Can't offer any advice as I've been "lurking" as we look at going to FT possibly next year as we ease into retirement. In the meantime, Welcome and Thank Matt for his service to our Country! I can say that I have learned a lot from the group here and I feel confident you will as well!