Full Time RVers

Full time in a parked RV in Alaska

Hey! Completely new to this, so bear with me. I'm from Texas and got to Alaska about a month ago. This started off as just a fantasy, but then I got to thinking, could I really do it? The town I'm moving to is Girdwood, Alaska. Basically any housing ...

What's on your gift list?

RVers --space savvy and all that -- must have a pretty interesting wish list for the holidays. What gifts do you most like to receive? What do you tend to give other RVers, especially full-timers, who don't have a lot of room for extra stuff?

US Post Office and FedEx

Found out last Friday that FedEx can deliver to Post Offices with General Delivery or with a Post Office Box ... thought previously that they would not ... Well, turns out that if you add the address of the Post Office in the label that is all that i...

Leaving fridge at home running?

Snowbirding to Florida for 5 months. 2011 vintage fridge at home.Would you empty it and turn it off for the energy saving?

No turning back now

Well, we have sold the house, now to get all the STUFF we accumulated distributed between the kids and out of the way. We will be hitting the road come January-February, looking forward to it, albeit a bit trepid-have never ever not had a stick and ...

Too Much Mail From Good Sam

We full-time and so we pay for a mailing service to have our mail forwarded to us. We have to pay for every piece of mail that is forwarded so we're careful about who we give our address to. However, in the last month I received 5 pieces of mail fr...

Another Patriot Act Issue

A while ago I had an issue with a Kohl's credit card that I had they needed a verification of address and my St Brendans Isle mailing address had been flagged as a commercial mailing account. I really didn't want the card, my wife had signed me up fo...

Opinions Sought from Experienced Full-Timers

I have been thinking and studying up on what is required to go full-time. One obvious requirement is truck and trailer. Truck is simple (Ram dually with Cummins/Aisin fits the bill just fine); trailer is more complicated. I know that I want a trai...

Washer/dryer

The wife and I are cautiously looking for our full time rig. One option that we keep going back and forth on is the washer and dryer. For those of you that have one; is it worth it? Is it that much more convenient than taking the load to the laund...

Full timing suggestions/lessons learned

I have taken a new job and will be moving to Pascagoula, MS area. I'll be living in my 5th wheel until my house is sold. I've been camping for 10 years. But I would imagine that living in a camper is a bit different than a weekend here and there. The...

Water heater problems ... sporadic leak ...

We had a new water heater installed in our TT early Spring-time and have had a couple of leaks from fittings ... one was a veritable flood in Sept ..Hubby had to shut off water, etc as water on floor. Now my question, since the old water heater didn'...

Packing the kitchen

Moving stuff over to the RV (30 foot class C triple slide) in preparation for going full time. I do not have a pantry and kitchen space is limited. I am single and don't cook much at home. Might more on the road, but don't know. Have a stovetop an...

Years full-timing since retirement?

If you started full-timing following retirement, how many years has it been and how many more years do you plan on?Thanks!

using internet in libraries in small towns..

So when thinking about when we go full time in 4-6 yrs, i know things will be different, but how you go about doing stuff on internet like up and downloading large files. My wife has been subcontracting with a company in the local RTP area for the pa...

Notes from the Road Part Three

Nap Time with the PoochesWe all know that naps are essential for good health and keeping the right subservient attitude with your wife (if you’re married).I had noticed for some time that when the weather is hot the dogs like to sleep under the trail...

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