PapaNIes60
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Re: The Biggest Marketing Scam Success in the RV world
IMHO each person has to determine what's best for them. Some like purchasing items just because the establishment says it's the thing to have. Others, like myself, make my choices based on my individual preference and don't really care if it's what everybody else is doing. I tend to ignore the marketing strategies for the most part. I get what OP is saying and I agree with 4X4Dodger's post in principle. People in general will defend the products they decide to buy even if they know they got duped by less than honest advertising.397Views0likes0CommentsRe: What're your favorite external clip-on mirrors
Terryallan wrote: I use CIPA slip on mirrors. custom made for my truck. Easy on easy off, No vibration, Nothing touching my paint. Agree 100%. Hands down the best add on towing mirrors I have ever used. They are not a one size fits all. They are ordered per your TV model.490Views0likes0CommentsRe: Defacing National Parks
It is truly a sad thing to see such disrespect for our National Treasures. Nearly as bad is all the litter people leave behind. Two springs ago we were visiting the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in SW Oklahoma. While there a large group of about 30 people showed up. They were loud, played very loud music and even invaded the picnic spots of others including ours by kids running around and asking for handouts of soft drinks and such. When their outing was over and they left the area, they left all (and I mean All) of their trash on the ground and on the tables. Trash receptacles were within 20'. It was the worse mess I have ever witnessed in such a setting. I thought about that television commercial from the 70's where the Indian looked at all the litter and a tear ran down his cheek. I reckon that image came to me because it was a Native American church group. Please don't label me as racist. That I am not! Just sharing the truth of what I saw.361Views0likes0Comments- 546Views0likes0Comments
Re: Banking, using an online bank, cashing checks, etc.
Second Chance wrote: Luckypenny, Have either you or your BF served in the military (or do either of you have a parent that is a USAA member)? If so, check out USAA - they have excellent banking services that fit all our needs as full-timers. Rob USAA gets my vote. Since they serve our armed forces world wide and have very few brick and mortar locations, they have a well developed online banking system. If you have any family that are using USAA you may be able to open an account with them.271Views0likes0CommentsRe: considering full time
2gypsies wrote: PapaNIes60 wrote: Hello fellow RVers and Merry Christmas. We are considering going full time for about a year or so. Here is our situation. We currently rent a duplex and want to buy a house in a more rural area. What we are considering is: 1.) Put everything into storage. 2.)Fulltime for 12-18 months. 3.)When we are ready to purchase a home we will park in our favorite close to home spot until we have found a home and completed the purchase. You state you are renting now, only going to full-time for a year and will put everything in storage. First, you can't begin to see our country in one year and even in one year it won't give you any idea of full-timing. So perhaps that one year timeframe won't work. You'll be in vacation mode, not living a new lifestyle. It sounds like you plan to buy a house in the same area you are renting now. If so, just pick out some vacation spots to see and doing what you plan is the way to go. However, if you're not sure where you want to buy a house in the future and if there's a possibility of full-timing for a longer period of time, I wouldn't keep all that stuff in storage. Furniture gets outdated as do appliances. When we began full-timing in our 50's, the only thing we were sure of was that we wanted to travel and we didn't want to come back and live in harsh winters. We sold the big house and everything in it and took off with no timeframe in mind. We enjoyed the lifestyle for 16 years, traveling and volunteering in awesome places. It was only during our last couple years that we thought of settling down again because we found ourselves returning to the same area for a few months at a time and fell in love with it. It was someplace that we would have never guessed we'd end up. We bought a small 1100 sq ft townhouse in an awesome active 55+ community with no yard upkeep. It came completely furnished - everything matched and was in excellent condition. We're still young enough to enjoy many activities. We definitely don't sit at home. It worked for us. I guess I just wanted to get you thinking as to exactly what your plans are and if you have any doubts you may want to think differently. You'll still be very young after a year. It sounds like you'd enjoy traveling. Will you have enough to keep you busy in a house at your early age especially if it's on a parcel of land in a rural area? Great feed back. I agree that 1 year would possibly turn into more. We definitely love to travel, especially with our TT. Thanks for the advice.477Views0likes0Comments
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