Full Time RVers

Downsizing & Minimalism for the RV Life

We are in our first winter of RV life in Canada. Looking back and reflecting on the whole downsizing and simplifying process, we realize that we have no regrets in choosing the full time life.Even with the Canadian Winters, we are living in freedom a...

Start oh journey

To all the contributors of the forum, our big Thank-you. The topics and your comments greatly assisted our learning curve to join the Full-time RV'ing community this week. Downsized, purchased Motorhome; stick & brick sold and closed this week. From ...

Annual Budgets?

Greetings and salutations,My wife and I are retiring at the end of this year and plan on becoming "Long-Timers". The amount of time we'll spend traveling will obviously be influenced by finances. A few years ago (before grandchildren)we had begun pre...

FM radio for FT

I don't watch much TV. Didn't have one until into my second year. However, I enjoy music, especially commercial-free.Over the years, I've tried Sirius - went through the decades: 60s, 70s, some 80s, even tried 50s - which eventually got repetitious. ...

Winter Temps in a Carriage Fifth Wheel?

Curious, does anyone on here, have a Carriage product for full time? Or know of a friend who does? Any opinions? We have an opportunity for one, it's a 27' rear kitchen, with 2 slides. We do winter in Canada, and we already have an Okanagan which ...

Take it or leave it?

I cook. A lot. I have gadgets and geegaws, appliances and appurtenances. My question is what to take with us when we start Long-Timing next spring. Do most of you cooks out there take most of your kitchen with you or do you try to get by with a mess ...

What to FT in? And why?

I see on other threads and in particularly a recent one in General RV'ing. The question was asked about 2 different 5er's for first time FTer's.Their request was of a Montego Bay or a Sundance!One reply expressed their preference but suggested that n...

Florida Toll Road Bills

Our class A and toad have SD plates on them and our domicile is SD. Last year we went to Florida and used the turnpikes a bit but never received a bill in the mail. Is this common? Is their someplace I can check to make sure nothing is owed? Don't ...

Good idea or horrible?

My wife and I have always wanted to full time. But our current situation isn't conducive. We have one child in elementary school and I have a very nice job with amazing benefits. We have a travel trailer that we take normal weekend trips and a few ...

Health insurance on the road

I am sure this has been discussed before so if so I apologize for asking again. Neither my wife or I are old enough to get medicare so we purchase our plan here in our home state of CT. We generally spend 6 months in the south and the rest here. Due ...

Physical Address in BC Canada

Hi folks.Newb here but not new to RV camping. Longest trip I've done is one month.I drive a VW Westfalia.I'm vacating my apartment soon and want to travel in USfor 1 or 2 months before renting a new place.Of note, I'm retired.From what I've read, BC ...

Home ownership by default

2 years ago spent months getting rid of the house and junk to be full timers. WELL... My mother in law passed and we got her house. The Good. Taxes and utilities about 2k/year. Place to service RV and store bikes, boat and good medical. In North TX s...

RV Security system ?

Hello all, The park that I am staying in recently had a rash of thefts. Mostly bikes and generators. I have everything locked up BUT the discription of the guys is not good. A group in a black truck with blacked out windows. One of them seen caring a...

Age old question - where to domicile

We have been fulltiming for 4-months now and are giving real consideration to doing this long-term. Part of that decision is selecting a domicile.Now, about us... I am in my mid-30s, work fulltime (regular 9-5 gig on a W2; company is based out of Vir...

Major Moisture Build UP

So we went up to northern California for the past 4 days and we had so much moisture build up in the trailer it really concerns us regarding the health of the paneling around the windows. It was cool and foggy, sometimes rainy. We had the bathroom a...

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