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Thanks BillO.

Wow! I had it totally backwards! Thanks!

Okay, the water heater is pretty much a no brainer I suppose..... one you get set up in camp, you turn it on and leave it on, correct? Seems like that's the way it should be....other wise you'd have to wait for your water to heat up every time you wanted to wash dishes or take a shower. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Now for the water pump.... Since water will be brought to us & I'm not sure how that setup is going to be, I'm not sure exactly how to phrase my question... My hubby said he thinks that if you are hooked up to 'city' water (pressurized) all you do is turn the faucet on or flush the toilet just like you would in your home. MY question is, if you are running off your fresh water tank, do you turn the pump on every time you need water to flow (sink/shower/toilet) and then turn it back off? Or do you leave it on all the time? I'd think not, but it's better to ask than burn something up. Thanks in advance! I love this forum and look forward to the day that I can help other newbee's

Thanks for the replies everyone! ClayL, We are going to be gate attendants/selling permits in a day use only area 5 days a week for people to ATV/motorcycle/bike ride, pick berries, gather firewood, hunt, etc. We will have sewer and the company will bring water once a week. Our refrigerator and hot water heater will run on propane and we'll only run the generator some in the daytime (& we have 2 deep cell batteries plus a backup generator). We have four 5 gallon gas cans to bring gas back to camp when needed. I doubt that we'll be running the AC and we won't run any electric heaters. all in all, I think the setup will be pretty good. Been reading like crazy all the manuals and info that came with the RV. So glad the people we bought it from kept all that stuff! Wow! Making some headway in getting it packed up (finally). New questions, do y'all travel with water in your tank? Full or just 1/2? I'm just thinking about the weight. The books say we have a 100 gallon freshwater tank. Also, do people travel with their refrigerator turned on? I suppose that would run off the battery while going down the road and then when we stop we'd switch it to propane....

Thank BillO! Lots of great info & I appreciate it! We're not going to have much heavy stuff, if any at all. Probably hubby's tools will be the heaviest. Definitely going to get some storage containers for the basement. Hubby used to be a trucker so he knows about balancing the weight. I saw a spice rack at Walmart the other day. It's about four inches wide when in the cabinet, but you pull it toward you and it swivels sideways so you can see what all is in there. I think I'll look at the measurments and see if it will fit! I do have my galley items set up with the non skid in between to keep from sliding/rattling when driving. I should have plenty of room for foodstuffs without having to use the basement. At least we're up north so we don't have the humidity issue. I was born & raised in central Texas & I know all about that humidity! LOL! Thanks again! ~Alisa

I'm selling all my kitchen gadgets at the yard sale. I hardly ever use any of them anyway. I was surprised to see what all I had stashed in my kitchen cabinets! LOL! As long as I've got a good, sharp knife I'm happy We have a pretty good size closet so carrying plenty of clothes shouldn't be a problem. We're going to put our winter clothes in a space bag in the basement....no wait, under the bed! (maybe) I just found out today that there is a door at the foot of the bed and it's storage all underneath it. I just have no idea how I'd get the stuff out that ends up clear in the back Anyway I really appreciate the advice! I'm learning soooo much! Y'all are making this a lot easier!! God Bless y'all! ~Alisa

How do most full timer's pack their motor homes? I have just a couple of weeks to move out of our house and into the RV & I have no idea how to pack it. Do you put your dishes, food, clothes, etc away just as you would in your house? Or do you keep everything in boxes/containers and unpack them when you get where you're going? We're selling everything we own and keeping our clothes, a few personal possessions, and some music gear. This is TMI, but (for instance) do you just fold your undies and put them in a compartment or find it better to have them in a stoage basket type thing and then set on the shelf? Our 1987 Fleetwood is a basement model so we have lots of storage...just not sure how to pack it. Man I have a LOT to learn!

Thanks Bill, I appreciate the info. ~Alisa

Hello everyone! We are Tim and Alisa Sheets. We live in Nevada and are in our late 40's/early 50's with grown children and 12 grandbabies & one on the way . We've recently bought a 1987 Bounder and will begin full-timing at the end of April. It's both exciting and scary . We're going to Washington to do a gate attendant job for 5 months up by Spirit Lake. We're looking forward to it; it sounds really pretty there but I'm kind of worried about not having any electricity. We are walking away from our home & selling practically everything we own. Deciding what to put in the motor home is pretty daunting. I don't even know where to start. We don't want to have to rent a storage shed for anything. Any tips for downsizing? Also, I'm used to having a well stocked refrigerator. How do y'all shop and store food with those small fridges? I know that people are able to have TV and internet when they are RVing.... how do you do that? Sorry, lot's of questions. I'll be browsing this site to see if I can find answers. Any hints/tips/advice will be greatly appreciated. ~Alisa

Thanks, sorry about that.

Hello everyone! We are Tim and Alisa Sheets. We live in Nevada and are in our late 40's/early 50's with grown children and 12 grandbabies & one on the way . We've recently bought a 1987 Bounder and will begin full-timing at the end of April. It's both exciting and scary . We're going to Washington to do a gate attendant job for 5 months up by Spirit Lake. We're looking forward to it; it sounds really pretty there but I'm kind of worried about not having any electricity. We are walking away from our home & selling practically everything we own. Deciding what to put in the motor home is pretty daunting. I don't even know where to start. We don't want to have to rent a storage shed for anything. Any tips for downsizing? Also, I'm used to having a well stocked refrigerator. How do y'all shop and store food with those small fridges? I know that people are able to have TV and internet when they are RVing.... how do you do that? Sorry, lot's of questions. I'll be browsing this site to see if I can find answers. Any hints/tips/advice will be greatly appreciated. ~Alisa