Full Time RVers

RV Traveling with Family to living in it for a new job

I have A 1998' Tahoe 27MS Travel Trailer and a 99' K2500 454 Suburban. Both garaged & in great shape. Have traveled across this great nation for many years now with my family. Now, a change. I was laid off and starting a new job 550 miles away and go...

I need a reality check

Hi full timers,I apologize in advance for the large post!I have dreamed about this lifestyle since I was a kid. Now I'm in a position where I might actually be able to make it a reality in the coming year. Some background: I'm a 27 year old male. I a...

New to full time..need help

Some questions coming to mind going full time ….as did for 10 years long time ago in Chev Duramax and 33 foot Hitchhiker. Going back find a lot of questions.Fifth and tow vehicle. Lot of choices…Looked at Dodge Ram and Ford…both have lot of mode...

Our ten year road trip

When I retired on 04/04/04 I sold the house, bought a really big RV, and started out on a road trip to see the country. It was a fabulous life style and my wife and I loved every minute of our time as tourists. I wrote a monthly newsletter, complet...

Tires, yes again

I have a 2012 dodge mega cab, 6.7 and planning to install 4 new tires before we leave in June for a year or two. The question , right now I have m/s tires all around and should I stick with the m/s or go to a highway tire? I can see positives on both...

S&B preperations

Typical trip for us has been about four months. About to leave on a ten month FT test. So this will be a first time four season absence. If all goes well we will sell S&B. Looking for the more unique things you do preparing S&B. Renting out of the qu...

Getting started for full timeing!

Well, We have begun our journey getting rearranged for selling the house after 14 years. Longest we have ever lived in one place. Guess being in the Air Force kept us moving a little bit.We spent the day removing everything from the backyard shed, pu...

getting cash on the road

We will be going full time in the spring and wondering what most do about getting cash, with all the hacking of debit cards going on. Also does anyone have knowledge of national insurance coverage on the ACA? Looking for coverage in any state while...

Problems with South Dakota Health Insurance for Full Timer's

I have been advised insurance companies in SD are excluding full-time RVER's who have only a mailing service as a residence address from obtaining health insurance. Does anyone know anything about this or have you run into this problem? I have been a...

Campground costs

In anticipation of possibly full timing in retirement I am doing some playing with budgets. Other than the RV loan (no I can't pay cash, and no my home has not been an appreciating asset so a loan is a loan), the biggest expense is where to stay. I p...

Where do you stay between sites?

This may sound like a silly question but our first time to go south is in January. We have reserved one site for January and another site about 250 miles for February. Since my last day is January 31 at one site and the first day at the next site i...

Getting for different months.

Finally retired in June and we have an rv lot rented for January and February in the panhandle. Two different rv parks. We live in Ohio and I'm asking for ideas on how we get our mail sent to Florida. This is our first time being away from home fo...

Pennsylvania as domicile

We are residents of PA, and at this point would plan to return here if we stopped full timing. The plan is to sell the current house and start full timing in 2015. PA is fairly tax friendly for retirees. The information that's elusive is whether we...

We're new and excited!

Hi everyone, My husband and I have decided to be full-timers and wanted to take a minute to introduce ourselves. We don't have any particular questions, just wanted to say hi! We've talked about Rv'ing full-time for a few years now, and we've finally...

How you heatin?

Maybe a bit early for some but winter is coming and I always wonder how full timers heat there rigs. The past few years I have been work camping /volunteering and have had electricity provided. This year family matters have landed us in the Ocala Fl....

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