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Boy, are we ready to go camping. Made reservations for the end of March for Roosevelt State Park, here in GA. Never been so we thought we would hit that one this year. Hoping the weather will be warmer than it is now. So ready to take a vacation. Also made reservations for Florida at Rocky Bayou State Park in July. Both of these parks will be new to us, so we'll let you know what each is like. We are also going to do some impropto camping between and after these reservations. I did notice that many state parks already are half full with reservations. Glad I looked early. Have some work to do on the truck and a crack on the shower gray water tank. Got a plastic welding kit and will be doing the weld as soon as the weather warms up just a bit. Its been a long cold winter in the south this year. Can't wait to retire so I don't have to deal with this weather anymore. These old bones don't like cold and damp. On another note, softball season is here again and the grandkids are ready for the season to begin. Love working with all the girls in their practice. Work is not allowing me to coach this year due to being on call 2 out of 4 weeks a month, but that's how it works. Well all, have fun and hope for an early spring. I do see buds on some of the trees, so that is a good sign. A big welcome goes out to all the new members of the class.

Well our first trip of the year is planned. Going to F.D. Roosevelt State Park in Georgia at the end of March. Hopefully the weather will be warmer than it is now. We have had a cold winter with lots of rain. No snow or ice like last year so far. Fingers crossed. We've never been there and from what I have found out from various websites, this is a huge park. Since it is right outside Calloway Gardens, we'll have to visit that also. I have some mods I want to do to the 5th wheel before going and need to fix the shower holding tank. Seems we have a leak there. Getting a plastic welding kit to repair it. Hopefully it will be an easy repair. I do have to remove the coroplastic so I can access the tank, but I do like having it there. The floors stay much warmer. Sill have to finish sealing the sides of the coroplastic also, so I'll do that after the tank is repaired. I see we have more people coming into this class. Welcome all and have a wonderful day and year. Although we live in our RV, we can't wait until I retire so we can travel without work restrictions. The DW and I are looking forward to it.

Happy New Year everyone. May this year be even better than the last.

Welcome to the class, where we learn from each other. We started out with a TT and then upgraded to a fiver. I have to agree, a fiver is the way to go if you fulltime IMHO.

Congrats on the progress and the new RV. As you, we are also looking forward to the day we can hit the road. Ours may be delayed a bit, but eventually we WILL be out there. Time does go by much quicker that you may realize. Before you know it, it's time to out and have the biggest adventure of your life. Currently we have our "final" 5th wheel and we love it. I don't see us getting another one unless something tragic happens to this one. Let's hope not. Say "hi" to Maggie and maybe we will run into each other out there. You never know.

Welcome Mark and Darcy. Glad to have you in our group. Feel free to ask any questions and yes it is scary and also exciting. We are in the same situation as you are. We have family and take care of grandkids while we fulltime in our RV. Once the grandkids graduate, I think we will feel free to wonder around this great country of ours. Until then, we'll stick around the southeast near homebase.

Mandolin57, you are more than welcome to join any group in these forums. No permission needed. Welcome to the class and as the years go by, more and more will join. Ask any questions and we will try to answer them to the best of your ability. Hopeimakeit, sounds like you're almost there. Sure you don't want to change your handle to Ididmakeit? jk. Glad you are getting the ducks all together. Sounds like you have a good plan in the works. Keep it up and keep the dirty side down.

Welcome Gannet. you would be surprised how fast that time will fly. It looks like you have a great plan on getting to fulltime. Stick with it and it will be here before you know it. Along with all this, try to be debt free also. It makes life on the road so much easier. Good luck to you.

Been a while since I've been here. We got hit by some financial things (children) this year so the only time we have been out so far is on the 4th of July. Really a bummer. However, we still have the rest of the year to go and our finances are getting back under control. Maybe we will be able to go out a time or 2. We are looking to go out around October when the grandkids have fall break. I know they miss it as badly as we do. One way or another, we will be out at least once more this year. Next year will be better. Come on RETIREMENT!!!

Welcome DebRandio. Happy to have you join us. Glad to see you are getting an early start on getting things paid for. It will take some time to reduce your "extra baggage" from the stick and bricks. You never realize just how much stuff has accumulated. It took us over a year to reduce our weight to an acceptable level, but we did it. Again, welcome and feel free to post anytime. BTW Happy Fathers day to everyone, both in and outside the class of 2016.

Thank you Tumbleweed_FT. After the heavy rains and wind last night, we see no signs of leaks. Sitting here having my morning coffee at the desk and loving it. Now I have a place to work from.

Well we decided to trade our faithful 2001 dutchmen for a 2004 dutchmen 33RLK. With the trade, we only had a bit of money to put with it. Turned out to be a great deal. We purchased it from MidState RV in Georgia and I must admit, everything we found wrong when we took a look and purchased it, was done and ready when we went to pick it up. The sales and service department were professional and filled us in on all the details. One thing I did like, was the fact that this RV was modified to withstand the cold temps of North Dakota. Yes!! it's a four season RV now and it also has 3 slides. Here are some pics of our new baby. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9290957/newtrailer/front.jpeg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9290957/newtrailer/desk.jpeg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9290957/newtrailer/livingroom.jpeg I'll have to get a new pic for my profile now, but really glad to do it.

Welcome back, burks353! Wondered if you dropped the idea of full timing. As for us, it has been a while since I last wrote here. We are in the final stages of getting another fiver and this time we have had it upgraded to a 4 season. Full bottom panel with insulation, all basement areas have expansion foam in the cracks, etc. We will be picking it up this Friday. This means we have to work a bit longer, but we are still living full time in our RV. Our first trip this year will be to North Carolina for a week and then we go out again on 4th of July Holiday to Stone Mountain. I really don't understand why they have you pick a spot on the website and then they put you in a completely different area then you chose. It's like they didn't read the email they are sent and just pick a site for you. At least we do have a space. Hopefully this July will not be a washout like last year. Fingers crossed. Did get all the downed trees cut up and the yard needs to be mowed now, all 3 acres of grass. Will be glad when someone else does it, but the grandkids are still young enough to love doing it, so that helps. I'll be cutting down 10 pine trees later this summer so I have that to look forward to. Never a dull moment. Never worry about posts being too long. We all like to read about other's adventures and how they get prepped for full timing. There may be a suggestion or two there that you don't even realize, that will help others. Well time to get packing. Have to get the old fiver cleared out by Thurday night and pull out Friday morning at 6 to pick up the new fiver. Hope it's ready. Be safe and have fun this summer.

Welcome to the class. We are glad to have you and like you, I also look forward to that day of whooping it up and hauling (at a gentle speed) a$$. We don't mind if your writing is longer then most. It tells us that you are serious about getting where you want to be. Your choice of the New Horizons is great. From what I read from Jack, they are a great purchase. Since I am at work, I'll have to cut this short. Welcome to the class.

Sometimes we are glad to have the ability to boondock anywhere. What do I mean by that, you ask? This past week, Georgia was hit by an ice storm in our area, and we were one of the hardest hit in the central Georgia area. Our daugters home is totally electric so with the ice storm, she had no water (on a well), no heating, and no way to cook anything. The solution? Move in with us for 2 days. It was a bit crowded, but we managed to stay warm and fed, and the best thing, be able to shower. Sure we ran low on water with 6 people taking showers, but we managed. The 5th wheel battery got low several times and without a generator, I used my truck to recharge it. Where there is a will, there is a way. I'll be looking into getting a generator of some type, if nothing else, to charge the battery. Our next 5th wheel will be better equipt to handle boondocking to include a generator, mulltiple batteries and possibly solar panels. We do plan on getting a newer 5th wheel in a few more years so we don't want to invest a lot of money in this one. Only thing let to do now is the cleanup. We had a bunch of trees fall and thankfully they didn't hit anything. Two went down on each side of the pool, one along side my truck, (close call there) several in the driveway, and branches alongside the RV. We came out good. Anyone need firewood? Have a good day and stay safe.