Introduce Yourself!

[TeamGoodSam]

Hi all, and welcome to the Good Sam Community — we’re excited you’re here! Take this chance to say hello and tell us a bit about yourself.

Whether this is your first time here or if you’ve already jumped into the conversations, kick today off with a quick, friendly hello. It’s always great to run into familiar faces further down the road.

So what’s the inside scoop? Your RV of choice. Where you like to travel. Where you call home. Need an icebreaker? Tell us where you would go if you could RV anywhere in the world. And finally, be sure to welcome others as they join!

[Drew820]

Hello everyone. My wife and I have just recently started camping with our 30' travel trailer pulled by our 2024 Chevy 2500 LTZ/Turbo Diesel. Let me tell you its a huge step up from our 2018 Chevy 1500 LT Gas. In the near future would like to upgrade to a toy hauler so my wife can have a garage she says LOL!. So far we have only traveled around Palm Springs CA and San Diego CA. Just got our new ebikes so we are really excited to use them and visit farther places. I'll be sure to visit back here to get more info. Happy travels everyone.

[Brd2trs]

Welcome!  Santa Barbara is a beautiful place to ride.  There are bike paths and lanes everywhere.  Keep enjoying your new rig!

[Herb]

That's how I got my little camper, guy I bought it from wanted a place to haul his Harley, so he bought a toy hauler, and I got a great deal on my little travel trailer. Now I got to figure out how to haul the Nighthawk 750 Honda I bought Christmas eve. LOL.

[CLNatureCenter]

Neal Taylor Nature Center here! We have volunteer camp hosts throughout the year and we offer camp sites at the beautiful Cachuma Lake in Santa Barbara, CA! Check us out at clnaturecenter.org ... Camp host position applications always open!

[Antiquecmpr]

@CLNatureCenter what is a camp host? 

[Brd2trs]

What a great opportunity.  Thank you so much for the information!

[Smdunnjr]

Hi, I’m new to RV life, my wife and I dove headfirst after a workers comp settlement. Bought older equipment so we didn’t have any payments (already $4k deeper in repairs in 3 months).

2003 Ford F-350 6.0 diesel lariat 

2004 Coachmen Somerset Dreamcatcher 35RLTS

We’re no longer working, my wife has been disability over 20 years, my disability is recent from an unsuccessful back surgery. We will be traveling mostly California, it’s a big state and lots to see. Our “home base” is at my mother in laws in Ceres, CA. Last year knowing my surgery was unsuccessful I founded a YouTube page. It’s about stuff I like which includes RV life (https://youtu.be/zriV3X9wwSY?si=I_EpAMleIsSOcacG). And we have two black cats that travel with us.

[Drew820]

Hello. My name is Andrew and my wife and I are started with an older travel trailer as well. We loved camping so much we bought a newer one. I'll be sure to look at your Youtube page.

[Brd2trs]

Hello. 

I'm new to Good Sam having left AAA after 22 years.  I am a full-timer right now because I refuse to pay the insane rents in my area.  I grew up camping so I'm perfectly happy on my RV.  I am renovating my 1991 Pace Arrow while I'm in it and have the resources.  So far so good!  You may see me on other boards reaching out for questions on plumbing and electrical.  

Happy travels!

[Smdunnjr]

I’m not good with plumbing or electrical but I understand the high rent issue.

[Smokie1]

I recently acquired a Monaco Caymen for my next life stage. Based in Colorado and looking toward exploring New England. I spent my younger life there and want to enjoy the geography and the culture that I remember.

I have an addiction to old airplanes and the grass roots airports like the one I experienced as a youngster.

I would like to commune with folks of like minds.

[HRock87]

Good Morning. I am brand new to RV-ing, and RV adventures. My wife and I just purchased our first RV together (a 2024 Cherokee Wolf Pup Black Label) and just took it out for the first time as a test run last weekend. Overall, it was a great experience. I really liked it. We have a big trip coming up in April and I want to be as ready as I possibly can for it. I have spent many a sleepless night reading papers on the appliances and looking at YouTube videos on RV-ing (site setup, maintenace/repairs, and adventure and life-style.)  It's a lot of work and repairs (it seems)  but also like loads of fun. My dream is to be able to take our Pup to the Florida Keys, and to fulfill my wife's dream of seeing Maine in the fall for the change of seasons.

Any and all advice is appreciated, and I will, hopefully, see some of you on the road!

No YouTube channel yet, but who knows; maybe in the future once I have some experience to give.

Stay safe, and enjoy the ride!

[Smdunnjr]

I’ve been watching HappilyEverHanks on YouTube for inspiration. I’m not a very mechanical person and they aren’t either. They feel like they are at my level or slightly above.

[Gene1953]

Welcome and hopefully you will be comfortable and gain confidence 

[WisTexan]

Good morning everyone, not sure where our travels will all take us this year yet; possibly a quick Wisconsin trip in mid April; and a definite trip with the Monaco America Group to the America's Best Camp Ground in Branson, Missouri May 3 to 10.  Donna, Midnite and I will be traveling in our 2008 Monaco Camelot pulling our 2019 Ram Laramie.