Diane and I camped in a tent for 30 years before making the huge jump to a motorhome. There was no step in between.
Over the years, we talked about getting a trailer or a pop-up a few times. We had friends who purchased one, and then the discussion between the two of us would begin.
I was not interested. If it had to be towed, then it needed...
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From the beginning ... got me thinking.
When did it start? When did the idea of being part of the motorhoming community first start to grow inside our brains? When did the idea first hit any of us, including Kay Toolson or John Crean, who founded...
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Over the years, I have done a lot of camping with my family, kids, dog and friends. With the kids, we have enjoyed a lot of under the tent camping, all seasons, including winter camping in the snow.
As the years have gone by, we also tried, Rental RVing, in class A, in a class C, with a folding camper, but at years pass by, definitely nothing is...
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The attached map shows our track and stops so far.
We are at Lake Whitney State Park to spend Thanksgiving with a cousin. The campground is top notch for a state park and filled up rapidly yesterday. It will be interesting to see the cooking that occurs today. There are bound to be a lot of deep fried turkeys. There is a burn ban so there...
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We recently made a typical trip that included some sightseeing and maintenance stops. I submit this description as an example of full-timers' travel experiences even though we are no longer full-timers. This trip is like many drives we have made as the final trip of the summer travel season.
We left south Texas in early May of 2011. We...
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November 2, 2011 - December 15, 2011
GOVERNORS LANDING CAMP...
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We have now been at Goliad State Park in Goliad, Texas, for a little over a month and are really enjoying our stay here. This is our second fall at this wonderful state park and we feel like we have come home. The staff here is great and really makes us feel at home and is so appreciative of our volunteer service.
Volunteering is a great way to...
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I joined the FMCA this summer and truly enjoyed reading the blogs, so thought I'd share another newcomers adventures! I'm sure that the veterans will laugh and hopefully say "been there done that"!
After much tire kicking over a few years I purchased my first motor home, a 2005 Tiffin Phaeton, this past summer. The dealer agreed...
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I value your comments on my pro and con opinions in re equipment for the RV at
http://www.GalleyShop.blogspot.com What other products would you like to me to find or evaluate?
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This is my first attempt at blogging. We have been a member of FMCA for so long that I have forgotten when we actually joined. We still work so unfortunately we don't travel far from home. We do like to visit the Georgia State Parks. Today the storm (Lee) has moved out of the area and the temp during the day is just fabulous for camping and...
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This is my first time blogging. So here it goes. We are heading to Texas this winter for the first time. We have heard that it is very nice down there and the people are very welcoming to winter Texans as I guess we are called. We have spent the last five years of your motorhomeing for the winter in Florida, however, we thought we needed a...
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This is my first Blog here on FMCA and I hope to come back from time to time to add more content.
In 2005, I was fortunate to have been asked to take a position as a Workhorse Ambassador since I was on one of their W22 chassis. Over the course of the program I attended several FMCA Rallies and spoke to a great many FMCA members in seminars as...
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Hello! I left a black Dell laptop on top of my car Monday, June 28th at Mather Campground in the Grand Canyon. We drove from there to the visitors' center and then headed south on Interstate 64 South, headed for LA. I am thinking I heard a noise half an hour onto 64, and in retrospect, I am guessing that may have been my computer...
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Greetings, let me start off by stating that I have never done this before so please excuse any blogging faux-pas that I may make over the course of this endevor.
I am new to FMCA, having just joined, well, today. If you can't tell by my handle, I'm in the Coast Guard and have proudly served since 1998. Now after 3 years in my beloved...
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My wife Kim and I have been RVing for a few years now and are ready to trade in our 31ft Hurricane Class A motorhome for something a bit nicer. We have been looking at the manufactures information, but as you all know, manufacturer's tend to accentuate the positive and overlook the negative. So we decided to ask the people who live the RV life...
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I used the links below the editor to attach an album to this entry.
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Getting in the right frame of mind to start putting the three-week-long summer trip together. We are still in debate over location and are in the process of pouring over pages and pages of travel guides. With the price of gas so high, we may be staying a little closer to home than usual, but our adventurous spirit is aching to get going. We loved...
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First posting attempt. Here's hoping!
Am surprised by the continually falling attendance and the implication that carries.
Can only surmise membership is slipping, and therewith revenues, club viability, etc.
Am planning on attending GLASS in MI end of this month. Whereas it used to get up to 1300 coaches, last year it was down in the...
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We departed Las Cruces NM and moved over two days to Kerrville Texas, a nice little town in the heart of the hill country. We have been in this area before and enjoy revisiting the area and its attractions. The town of Fredericksburg is about 30 miles north of Kerrville and is a great place to visit each time we return. Fredericksburg was...
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After 13,000 miles, 38 states and nearly 5 months of travel, we have one wish: To find families who do the same thing as we are doing. There is a great shortage of kids in motor homes that travel with their families on around-the-country trips. The "Class A" motor home parks sometimes cater to kids (at least somewhat) but even the...
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If you appreciate being able to park overnight at Wal-Mart, let them know! A lawsuit has been filed in Utah by a Florida couple who opened thier RV door to an intruder and claims Wal-Mart should be held responsible for their security in their parking lot. We all are aware there are risks we must assume when we boondock. This lawsuit will...
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