gjwarneke Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Helloooo Class of 2014...may we join you? First post in this forum. DH and I are working towards a date of April 1st 2014. Counting down the months. Had garage sale a few months back...kids come visit (they all live in diffent sates) and try to send family items home with them. So much to do. We have decided to hang onto out sticks n bricks for a few years and lease it out using a property management company. We bought our 5ver 1.5 yrs ago...then our TV last year. All set up now the way we want it and making local trips. We are hoping to live in the 5ver and still working our regular jobs for the last 6mos. before we hit the road fulltime in 2014. Still lots to do but its a goal we have been planning for. Hope to see you down the road Glenn & Jo Vancouver, Wa. PS My parents were Escapee members # 4420... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smack2020 Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Welcome Scott, Norma and dog Max 2013 Itasca Ellipse 42 QD 2014 Jeep Wrangler JKURX Class of 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberjw49 Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Welcome, Glen & Jo. We are just up the road near Tacoma, Wa and looking forward to 2014. We, too, already have our TV and retirement home - HH38lktg. John John and Sharon2011 HH 38LKTG2001 4700LP2014 Chevy Cruze Diesel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjwarneke Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Thanks for the welcomes. Yep John & Sharon you are just a bit north of us. Maybe our paths will cross at some point during the summer. Glenn & Jo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smack2020 Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Are we there yet? Scott, Norma and dog Max 2013 Itasca Ellipse 42 QD 2014 Jeep Wrangler JKURX Class of 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjwarneke Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Are we there yet? Counting the months...days etc. on the calendar at work. Weeks seem to drag by at times..some go fast. Alot yet to do to escape the house..but always downsizing n working towarg the goal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribbeach Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 have gone back and forth about posting this - the whole "jinx" thing, but we have some "lookers" for the house. Its kinda scary, never thought it would happen this soon. To have to look at actually leaving "our home", its just a lot and they want to be in by January Gregg & Debbie2009 Jayco Legacy 36RLMS2007 Chevy Silverado 3500HD Diesel DuallyClass of 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribbeach Posted November 29, 2012 Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 guess I jinxed it - oh well, on to the next one! Gregg & Debbie2009 Jayco Legacy 36RLMS2007 Chevy Silverado 3500HD Diesel DuallyClass of 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smack2020 Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 guess I jinxed it - oh well, on to the next one! Bummer Scott, Norma and dog Max 2013 Itasca Ellipse 42 QD 2014 Jeep Wrangler JKURX Class of 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribbeach Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 totally Gregg & Debbie2009 Jayco Legacy 36RLMS2007 Chevy Silverado 3500HD Diesel DuallyClass of 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smack2020 Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Wife is a Chargers fan, so I am taking her to the Charger and Raider game in San Diego at the end of the month. We are going to spend 2 nights at Silver Strand State Beach and 2 nights at Mission Bay Rv Park. We are also taking the Moho to the game to do some tailgating. My wife loves San Diego and I keep telling her when we go FT, we can spend 1 or 2 months in the winter in Diego, so that helps keep her on board with FTing. So this trip will give us the chance to check out places to stay in Diego. We are still both excited and our family still thinks we are NUTS. 1 year and 11 months until retirement. Scott, Norma and dog Max 2013 Itasca Ellipse 42 QD 2014 Jeep Wrangler JKURX Class of 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribbeach Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 So you guys are leaving in Nov 2014 also? that is our target date - Nov 1, 2014! I am hoping we can get a job at Amazon right out of the gate - how about you? will you play immediately or work? Gregg & Debbie2009 Jayco Legacy 36RLMS2007 Chevy Silverado 3500HD Diesel DuallyClass of 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtrojan66 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Lurking for a while. Ours is a divided house. I would go in a minute, but we're living in the house where DW was born and grew up, if that tells you anything. Its a second marriage for us both (nearly 22 yrs) and I never accumulated much of anything till we settled in together all those years ago. Now the thought of leaving most of it is way easier for me than her. We purchased a fifth wheel/F350 combo last March and have made some short trips last summer to state parks in Indiana. She really loves the camping part (and the taking lots of "it" with you), so I'm adding subtle hints about how nice it will be when we have less maintenance on a brick and stick place and can focus on the wheeled home. I've learned tons from various forums and don't know how anyone would do without them. Here's hoping for late 2014 as a launch point for our next adventure. Happy Trails! 2006 Ford F350 Super Duty Diesel DRW 6X6 2007 Jayco Designer 36RLTS When you're born, everyone is smiling and you're crying. Live your life so that when you die, everyone is crying and you're smiling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKBendana Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Promised that this is the last time we have traded our camper finally have our set up 2013 Work N Play 34fk Toyhauler with gooseneck hitch, 2012 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel 4x4 manual transmission...we decided to have less camper in terms of slides an living space to have a heavy duty rig with lots of storage...custom ordered from Forest River so we could "snore proof" the layout, adding things like extra hard door/wall in sleeping area, extra a/c in bedroom, reinforced roof (thinking of solar down the road), lifted axels for better ground clearance, extra insulation, 2nd rear exit door, lots of extra outlets, hard wire surge protector...picking it up this week, now need to get it paid off before hitting the road in late 2014..we don't want any truck or camper payments in retirement. Keeping our modest DW manufactured home for winter base, plan on traveling 6-7 mos out of the year. If anyone thinking of a modest florida base, our community is very central in the state and homes are very reasonable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firecat Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Hello everyone the wife and I will be joining the 2014 class also Wooo Hooo. Have not set a definate date yet but will be late spring/ summer. We are lucky in that we have 3 different people that want to buy our home. We have our truck 09 Chev diesel & our 2012 Raptor 365 toy hauler. This year & next will be used to get everything setup the way we want and declutter. This year we managed to camp every other weekend and looks like 2013 will be the same. Looking forward to meeting new friends along the way on our new way of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smack2020 Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 Promised that this is the last time we have traded our camper finally have our set up 2013 Work N Play 34fk Toyhauler with gooseneck hitch, 2012 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel 4x4 manual transmission...we decided to have less camper in terms of slides an living space to have a heavy duty rig with lots of storage...custom ordered from Forest River so we could "snore proof" the layout, adding things like extra hard door/wall in sleeping area, extra a/c in bedroom, reinforced roof (thinking of solar down the road), lifted axels for better ground clearance, extra insulation, 2nd rear exit door, lots of extra outlets, hard wire surge protector...picking it up this week, now need to get it paid off before hitting the road in late 2014..we don't want any truck or camper payments in retirement. Keeping our modest DW manufactured home for winter base, plan on traveling 6-7 mos out of the year. If anyone thinking of a modest florida base, our community is very central in the state and homes are very reasonable! Sounds like an awesome setup. Scott, Norma and dog Max 2013 Itasca Ellipse 42 QD 2014 Jeep Wrangler JKURX Class of 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smack2020 Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 Hello everyone the wife and I will be joining the 2014 class also Wooo Hooo. Have not set a definate date yet but will be late spring/ summer. We are lucky in that we have 3 different people that want to buy our home. We have our truck 09 Chev diesel & our 2012 Raptor 365 toy hauler. This year & next will be used to get everything setup the way we want and declutter. This year we managed to camp every other weekend and looks like 2013 will be the same. Looking forward to meeting new friends along the way on our new way of life. Awesome, glad to have you join us. Scott, Norma and dog Max 2013 Itasca Ellipse 42 QD 2014 Jeep Wrangler JKURX Class of 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smack2020 Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 Merry Christmas everyone. Santa brought us our new home. 2013 Itasca Ellipse 42 QD. No turning back for us now. Scott, Norma and dog Max 2013 Itasca Ellipse 42 QD 2014 Jeep Wrangler JKURX Class of 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 Merry Christmas everyone. Santa brought us our new home. 2013 Itasca Ellipse 42 QD. No turning back for us now. Wow! That's quite the house! Party at Scott's everyone. Linda Sand class of '08 Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribbeach Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Wish you could see this dark green I'm turning!! Santa didn't bring us anything this year, thats because we are waiting on our new home, that will be Christmas time to us! Gregg & Debbie2009 Jayco Legacy 36RLMS2007 Chevy Silverado 3500HD Diesel DuallyClass of 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixieGirl Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Hello Everyone! We are planning on taking a year off and checking out the full time lifestyle. We plan on taking off early 2014. We have a son in 12th grade and he is going off to college. We've been cleaning out 12 years worth of stuff in our house to get ready to sell. Mixed emotions but we both realize that we have way too much stuff. Anyway, we own a townhouse here in Charlotte (rental property) but will make it "home base". I don't want to leave my son without a "home" when he needs breaks from college. We have a 40' Damon Tuscany & have used it for about 2 years. Looking forward to "meeting" the class of 2014. Connie & Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribbeach Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Welcome PixieGirl, nice to see this board picking up some I am so looking forward to 2013, so much closer to 2014!! Gregg & Debbie2009 Jayco Legacy 36RLMS2007 Chevy Silverado 3500HD Diesel DuallyClass of 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smack2020 Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 We are practicing for our full time adventures. We are staying 2 days at Silver Strand State Beach in San Diego. It's a chilly 62 degrees and sunny. Man, life is good. Scott, Norma and dog Max 2013 Itasca Ellipse 42 QD 2014 Jeep Wrangler JKURX Class of 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKBendana Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Picked up our new rig, very happy with the set up...love, love, love the goosneck vs the other 5th wheel hitch! We now have our pickup bed back, and the 5ver tows so steady. Only downside is the cheap mattress they use! Need to get a good topper or replace it ASAP, but other than that we are very happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKBendana Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 If there are any other members from our class that are based in the Central Florida area, please give us a shout....maybe we can do some mini camp outs together! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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