We have Dish at home and in the RV. We're not full timers only weekend warrors with some full weeks thrown in. I used to have DTV but wanted HD quality for the RV so we went with a Winegard X2. We also have a 211 receiver we have permanently mounted in the 5er. Winegard stays in there too. It's nice not to have to unhook/hookup. Only downside is that with the Dish portables you can't use any receivers but the 211 I believe. I would like to be able to pause and stop or record when not there. I know you can get an external hard drive to record but it's live recording, not preset.
I use the Dish Pointer Pro app on my Droid phone and that really helps finding a good spot.