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09-18-2013, 09:11 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: South Puget Sound
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Unexpected Surprise
My wife and I are currently motor homeless, but hope to remedy that in about five years when we get our first Newmar DP. We've been on a car touring vacation for the last 2.5 weeks in S. Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. Yesterday we stopped at Wall, SD to see what all the hype was about Wall Drug and pulled up next to a 2014 Dutch Star 4369, needless to say I had RV lust!!! We went and walked around Wall Drug (the Disneyland of SD), and upon returning to the van I saw the DSDP owner loading some items into their basement. I complemented him on his beautiful coach and we started chatting about Newmar coaches. Come to found out we were chatting with Dick Parks, CEO and chairman of the board of Newmar. Dick was amazingly gracious and offered to let us tour the inside, even putting the jacks down and extending the slides. What perfect gentleman!!!! Needless to say I fell asleep thinking about the coach and had sweet dreams too! I must be an RV geek to count this experience up there with all the wildlife and amazing landscapes and natural features we've seen in the last couple of weeks.
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09-18-2013, 09:19 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Aiken,SC
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Why wait five years? go for it now!
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09-18-2013, 09:22 AM
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Winnebago Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: 5 miles south of Lakeville, Mn
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You now have the disease called "RV Lust"! At present there is no known cure for it but they are working on it, although I don't know why.
Just kick back and let it overwhelm your soul.
BTW, you are afflicted with the highest state of this disease, DP! Many luckier souls go through the Popup, Hardtop, 5whl, and finally class C before being afflicted with the more advanced DP stage.
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FAA ATC ret, VFW, AL, VVA, NRA
US Army Aviation, MACV Vietnam 65-66
2012 Journey 36M, Cummings 360hp
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09-18-2013, 09:44 AM
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Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: monroe mi.
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we started out with tents then the class c on to the gas bounder then finally the DP and we love it and it only took us 5 years now i see myself looking at other DP and cant wait to keep moving up in the DP chain ....
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you can't put a price on memories 1998 safari serengeti xi 05 jaguar str 2010 mariner
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09-18-2013, 09:46 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club Spartan Chassis
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: ON THE ROAD...SOMEWHERE
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RV lust (especially Newmar) can be cured without guild of conscience. Go ahead, indulge yourself sooner than later. You won't be sorry.
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2006 2015 DSDP 4320 4369, FL Chassis, 2013 CR-V 2020 Jeep Overland, Blue Ox Avail, SMI AF1.
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09-18-2013, 12:15 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Today? Clayton, North Carolina
Posts: 5,093
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NWLanding
... currently motor homeless, but hope to remedy that in about five years.....
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Quote:
Originally Posted by macantic
Why wait five years? go for it now!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooperhawk
You now have the disease called "RV Lust"! ... no known cure.... let it overwhelm your soul. .
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sky_Boss
..... Go ahead, indulge yourself sooner than later.....
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"Anything worth doing, is worth doing to excess."
Dr. Edwin Land, Polaroid Corp.
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Fulltimers since June, 2012
2002 Dutch Star 40, Freightliner, Cat 3126, 2004 Element
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09-18-2013, 12:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Dayton, OH
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The misses and I skipped the gateway drugs (tents, van conversion, class C) and went straight to our drug of choice, an Entegra. We're a little ways out but it was "Go Big or Go Home" for us. So to all of you working your way to the top, it's over rated. Just get the bug and go big.
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2013 Infiniti G37x
Future Entegra Owner & Semper Fi!!!
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09-18-2013, 12:28 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Michigan
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Glad you had the experience you had with the Newmar rep. Although we don't have a DP we still own a Newmar product and trust me you won't be disappointed in their quality. Hope you really don't have to wait 5 years but if you do, enjoy the experience whenever it may happen.
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Michigan (Summer) Michigan (Winter For Now)
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09-18-2013, 12:36 PM
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Senior Member
Country Coach Owners Club Solo Rvers Club iRV2 No Limits Club
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Vancouver, WA
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We're on our second DSDP, and looking (kind of) at a third. Nothing wrong with the first DSDP other than we wanted more slides (from two to three)
Nothing wrong with the present one either, just want more slides (from three to four), a little longer (from 41' to 43') and bigger refer (8 cf to 20+ cf)
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RV'ing since 1957, NRA Benefactor Life, towing '21 Jeep JLU Rubicon Ecodiesel
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09-18-2013, 01:15 PM
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Senior Member
Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Melbourne Fl
Posts: 2,705
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1999 Newmar Dutchstar
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09-18-2013, 02:09 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: South Puget Sound
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Quote:
Originally Posted by macantic
Why wait five years? go for it now!
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I wish!!!!!!! Still digging out from 2008!
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6/20/2016 - 2016 Dutch Star 4369
"We must be willing to let go of the life we planned
so as to have the life that is waiting for us." - Joseph Campbell
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09-18-2013, 02:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Aiken,SC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NWLanding
I wish!!!!!!! Still digging out from 2008!
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I understand,good luck with the future plans!
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09-18-2013, 03:50 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: South Puget Sound
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cooperhawk
BTW, you are afflicted with the highest state of this disease, DP! Many luckier souls go through the Popup, Hardtop, 5whl, and finally class C before being afflicted with the more advanced DP stage.
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One thing we've learned on the forums is the value of buying our third MH first. We've also learned from all you good folks why our first one will be a Newmar.
There are far worse things than this affliction right?
Thx
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6/20/2016 - 2016 Dutch Star 4369
"We must be willing to let go of the life we planned
so as to have the life that is waiting for us." - Joseph Campbell
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09-18-2013, 05:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 807
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Hang in there, NWLanding. When the timing is right, you will find our dream coach.
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2010 Dutch Aire 4317
2014 Grand Cherokee Summit Ecodiesel
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