Full Time RVers

Motor home vs Fifth Wheel

My wife and I are in the planning stages of going on the open road , if not full time, for long periods at a time. When it comes to maintenance and fuel costs, what would be the better route, A motor home pulling a toad, or Truck pulling a fifth whee...

Travel Suggestions

This isn't a complaint. We are starting our 8th year of FTing, and are headed west from south Texas this year. We have made a tentative (very) Google roundtrip travel map, to still be back in the RGV around 1/1/2015. Having a plan has helped us ke...

U.S. Map

I'm looking for a downloadable map of the U.S. which allows me to highlight states we have camped in. I will then attach it to my signature block in the different forums I belong to. Thanks!

Which path to take ??

Hello all,I am starting to work on my full time plans. Part of that is the path I wish to take across the US. Has anyone got recommendations on the best way to travel to enjoy the US? A part of that plan will help miss the winter season hopefully.I h...

Trailer brakes...

Is there any way to know how much pad is left without taking the wheel off?

Knoxville Tennessee Area

We will be spending a month in the Knoxville Tennessee area this fall...any body have some good recommendations of things that can't be missed? Off the beaten path?

how do you make your tanks last so long?

I read all these posts about people boondocking and having their tanks last 2 weeks or even more...How the heck do you do that?Even with navy showers, we are lucky to go 3 days...Our motorhome is a Monaco knight. 100 gallon fresh, 60/40 gray /black.I...

Santa Fe parking and COE parks.....

Baby Girl and I are at Cochiti COE RV Park about 20 miles South of Santa Fe. When we leave here, I'd like to visit Santa Fe and stay in COE parks in the northern park of New Mexico. Two questions: 1. What is parking availability for 30 ft Class C...

Power Surges vs 12v adapters...what happened? HELP?

I have my 5th wheel plugged into a 50 amp Surge Guard and all of my electronics such as computers/tv's and other items plugged into a separate power-surge strips inside the RV. Well, the other day there was a MAJOR power surge that took out our Surge...

Laundry

We're about to become full-timers in about 1.5 months. (!!!) Just wondering what others store their dirty laundry in, and then what do you use to get your laundry to the laundry facility on-site? Like a rolling cart of some sort? I won't always ha...

Reservations?

We are ready to embark on our full-timing adventures starting in July. I have followed this forum as well as many other blogs over the years and find that many people do not make advanced reservations. Coming from the Northeast and being primarily ...

Health Clubs.

We would like to use Health Clubs from Time to Time. The ones around here require a Contract. We are not going to be in one Place long enough to feasibly enter a Contract. Is anyone aware of a Health Club Chain that will allow you to pay per Visit?

Weird smell

Wondering if anyone knows why there is a weird smell in the breaker box? Kind of smells like ammonia. We tripped a circuit this morning, invertor 2, and when I went to retrospect noticed this odor.

Mobile Tech needed in New Mexico or Arizona

Here is my problem that I posted in the Class C Section:I am at the COE park at Cochiti Lake near Santa Fe, NMEarly this morning the electricity cut off, but came back on shortly. I assumed it was the EMS PT30C doing its job. It cut off again and did...

Wardrobe Space

Attn full timers!! We have been daydreaming about living in the 5th wheel full time. One thing we have been trying to figure out is where to put clothes. Our 5th wheel has two small "shirt" closets on either side of the bed. That is all of the wardro...

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