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  1. I also took a photo of my vaccine card. Also took a photo of the receipt from Walgreens where I received the one shot vaccine which is listed on the receipt. I do not agree with requiring a national vaccine passport. If businesses or whomever require it on their own then we will all see how the market handles that in terms of loosing or gaining business. My wife does not trust the vaccine. I do, having received all kinds of shots in the Army without ever asking what they were. She does not wear a mask as much as I do. I suspect it could be common within a family that one is more concerned with infection than the other. I would think even within a family one could get sick despite how they individually handle safety in public. Forever I will remember the first day I ventured out after the "mandatory" stay at home orders to reduce the numbers going to the hospital. First time in my life I felt like a criminal when I made that trip to the store after two weeks. Felt like for the first time in my life I could not fight for my freedom, having spent 30 years in law enforcement and 6 years in the army. I will never have that feeling again! I'm thankful local law enforcement acting more reasonably than many politicians have. Restricting someone's freedom is a serious matter. I'm glad law enforcement refused to enforce the executives branches so called authority to limit freedom without input from the legislative branch.
  2. I don't have much to offer in terms of answering the original posters question but want to comment that I'm watching this thread. Great question..... and I appreciate the chance to learn from it. We live in a 5th wheel and owned a travel trailer before. I would think the travel trailer would be easier to get around in while recovering because of no stairs inside. I have also recovered from a back injury, although we were not living fulltime in an RV. The emotional side effects are note worthy as well. It can be depressing when you are not able to do the things you have done in the past for an extended period of time.
  3. Wow, thanks for the story. Never know what is at the next turn in this journey.. Keep us posted and thanks for the heads up on Vegas.
  4. Bill&Anneli - Heading over to try and find your post in Beginning RV section.... All things considered, we are still enjoying our time on the road as well. Takes living the life to figure out what things are the larger issues. M
  5. Kirk,

    Hope all is well. We domiciled in Texas last year and have Escapees mail service where this might be a better question to ask;

    We do not have our mail envelopes scanned and get our mail delivered as infrequently as one month. I worry about getting a notice for Jury duty and not having time to respond.  Did you ever have a concern?

    I might call Escapees because this surely has come up before. 

     

    Mark

     

     

  6. We domiciled in Texas in November of 2019. We moved from Missouri. Filed a partial yearly state income tax return in Missouri so they get the idea we moved. Our auto and trailer insurance went down with the move to Livingston Texas from Missouri. Geico rocks! Also considered Progressive and USAA. I've used my auto insurance already and am 110% satisfied with Geico in Texas. We also considered South Dakota but was advised by Kyle of RVer Insurance Exchange to stay clear of South Dakota for our healthcare needs because they lack plans. We had no pre-existing conditions and nine months later one of us would be Medicare eligible. Ending up buying off the government exchange and found good doctors in Livingston. We liked both Texas and South Dakota because of Missouri where we have family. Also, frankly, we did not want to domicile in a state we never intended to visit later. Texas has much to offer for touring and great winter spots. Friends went to South Dakota to domicile. Big advantage is ease of registering vehicles and getting DL's compared to Texas. They received vehicle and trailer tags from South Dakota in the mail. Then visited the state for a night and got their DLs in a few minutes. Texas requires special drivers license if combined vehicle/trailer or RV gross weight capacity exceeds 26,000 pounds. Was not a problem after studying a few days for written test. The driving portion was easy at the Livingston Texas facility where they are used to RVs. No personal property tax for vehicles and trailers in Texas when renewing tags. Low to no tax at grocery stores. Not sure about South Dakota. Absolutely love being an Escapees member. The mail service is second to none. Good luck in your decision and hope I provided a few things to think about.
  7. Welcome to the class of 2019 SteveCampsOut!
  8. Sounds like you are setup for longer boondocking stays. That's a plus in that it gives you more choices on where you stay. We are setup, or making adjustments, trying to hit a 2 week goal for electric only hookups. So far we would just have to add about 30 gallons of fresh water as our waste tanks will handle it. We have a 30 amp generator but still try and find at least 30 amp connections in a park. We decided so far not to plan to far out ahead of us, so the ability to take a spot with less services is a plus as the parks we like fill up such as state and corp. of engineers. We don't like having a place to be at a certain time although we are scheduled in late April at the factory for minor RV repairs. By the way you may already know you can buy an annual pass ($80) for Corp of Engineer parks which cuts you stays to half price. If you are 62 or older the annual pass is good for a lifetime. American the Beautiful pass is what it's called. We kind of pick an area we want to be and gradually meander towards it. Hate moving more than 200 miles at a time or spending any less than 2 days in a spot. Once we arrive at the park/spot we decide in a day or so if we want to extend our stay, hence not having too many reservations setup ahead of our travels. Waiting the winter out sounds good! I know the feeling when friends that you came to know start moving out. Causes hitch-ich and the desire to move as well. But, seems like in some cases new friends just move in behind them. I retired in October of 2019 so I'm still adjusting to that change as well. It's about equally as hard as moving into the RV lifestyle. The wife had been retired already and established a routine at our old sticks-and-bricks house. I think she is having more trouble than me making the switch in terms of how she spends her days. Finding those friends in the parks for longer term stays has been a huge help.
  9. We just completed our 5th month as fulltime. Wife and I also worked through having a cold which in her case even included a call with a doctor through a telemed online service. Had to replace the truck while stopped, fortunately at a decent park. So some big things as well. We definitely like the decision to go full time although there are briefer times when we still stop and wonder if this was the best thing. Life goes on like normal. Sickness and truck issues or whatever. I agree the ability to be flexible and remembering this is not a vacation makes us more full-timers than not. Lots of challenges out there. The key is are the hassles worth it. We think so. So glad to have met so many others who taught us so much. So glad we tend to stay a week at a time, and twice for monthly stays, as we learn this way of life. The support system from our new neighbors is awesome. Seems like in just a couple days you get to know them. The wife is able to talk to neighbors about her concerns and the emotions of it. I'm also able to get second opinions from the neighbors. Really great support system to include everyone here on this forum.
  10. I take a photo of most numbers I need to remember and just save them on my phone or the cloud. For example our account number, locker number and security code to get into our 10x5 storage unit. I don't miss my sticks and bricks home even in the least. Too excited about seeing what is ahead. Most of the emotional stuff for me is just the rush to get things finished up. We still have our Missouri driver's licenses for a month or so. Feeling rootless is part of the thrill of it all. The guy parked next to us and his wife have been on the road 7 years and hoping for 10 more. He correctly commented most people do major changes in their live every six years or so anyway. So someday moving back to a common sticks and bricks home may just be another one of those changes in
  11. Well I knew there was no state income tax but now I know I don't even have to file a return with them. Bonus!
  12. Thank you Kirk for the continued input into our class of 2019 thread. I just learned something from your post - about it being a good idea to do a partial tax return to your old state. We are arriving in Livingston the first of December to finalize our domicile. I'll make sure to do an 11 month tax return for Missouri from where we are moving. And then a state return for Texas on that last month. Mark
  13. I'll cross mine also. Good luck. That final month or two of getting ready was crazy. We are taking the next couple days to heal!
  14. It's official. We moved into our fifth wheel full time last night. House is sold but closing was delayed. We decided to go ahead and move out. Parked in a wonderful county park for now. Started planning September 2014. Thank goodness for having the time to take this in small steps.
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