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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Louisiana
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Hello, everyone! We are new members from Bossier City, LA.
I grew up tent camping, but my husband had never camped at all. After we took our 4-mo-old daughter out in a tent the first time (many years ago), his parents gave us a Jayco pop-up for Christmas. It seemed luxurious at the time. We camped and traveled in that for 15 years, but I never considered it an RV--I guess because I couldn't see myself living in it. Actually, as the kids became teens, we camped in the pop-up and an auxiliary tent for the overflow...
Nearly two years ago, we bought a new travel trailer: Dutchmen Aspen Trail, 31 ft. with two slides. We have used it mostly for weekends and one or two week-long vacations a year. We both teach school, but we've been so busy with kids' activities and continuing education, summer programs, etc. that we haven't been able to take an extended summer trip with it yet. We are planning to go fulltime, or at least ten months out of the year, when Dale retires and the last kid heads to college in 2015. We would go now if we could!
We love nature, hiking, canoeing, and Dutch oven cooking, and camp in state/national parks for the most part. I have always had minimalist tendencies, but "opposites attract" and Dale has hoarder tendencies. We will definitely need to visit a truck scale before our next trip.
I have been scanning through the forums for the last week and have learned a lot already--didn't know how much I didn't know! Thanks for all the great advice provided here.
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Not all those who wander are lost...
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04-10-2013, 10:07 PM
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Senior Member
Vintage RV Owners Club Fleetwood Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: c above
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Welcome, Sounds like a nice rig. Any Pictures? we all love to see pictures 
Tim
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04-10-2013, 10:33 PM
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Community Administrator
Fleetwood Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Marquette, Michigan "Da UP" & Lehigh Acres Florida
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John & Cathy R.
06 Pace Arrow 38L Workhorse W24
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04-11-2013, 03:29 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Nor'easters Club Fleetwood Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: NH
Posts: 5,099
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 Safe, trouble free travels.
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FMCA F280542
2004 Bounder 35E
US Navy Vet.
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04-11-2013, 03:46 AM
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Welcome to IRV2.
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04-11-2013, 04:02 AM
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Country Coach Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Ocala, Florida
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 Welcome and glad to meet you!
X2 on the pictures
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2012 Airstream Mercedes Interstate Class B
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04-11-2013, 07:43 AM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
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Hi Dale & Michelle! Welcome to IRV2! It's great to have you join us! 
Good luck, happy trails, and God bless!  
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Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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04-12-2013, 08:10 PM
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Monaco Owners Club Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2011
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2009 Safari Cheetah 40 SKQ
2009 Winnebago Chalet 231CR
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04-12-2013, 10:02 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Louisiana
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Thank you all for the friendly welcome.
I don't really have any photos of the trailer now; I'll be sure to get some next time we take it out and will post them here.
Spring has arrived in north Louisiana (78* today/86 by Monday), and I'm ready to go.
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All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost...
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04-27-2013, 07:27 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Louisiana
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Dale & Michelle
All that is gold does not glitter,
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04-27-2013, 07:29 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Nice setup!
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Furry friends Sophia & Zander
2006 Coachmen Freedom 289QB | 2004 Jeep
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04-27-2013, 08:54 PM
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Senior Member
Fleetwood Owners Club
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Bessemer, Alabama
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WElcome to the forum. Gladyou could join us. Nice rig. I'm sure you will like it.
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1998 Fleetwood Pace arrow 35'
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05-08-2013, 07:50 PM
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Senior Member
Fleetwood Owners Club iRV2 No Limits Club
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Rainbow Riding
Posts: 18,574
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Finally took some pics
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Nice looking rig ya got there RVM4. Looks like many journeys ahead for you two. Nicely done.
RVM2 - Steve and Annie
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2008 Fleetwood Bounder 38F ~ 325 ISB Turbo ~ Freightliner XC 2014 CR-V ~ Invisibrake / Sterling All Terrain
Sioux Falls, SD (FullTime Since Nov 5th 2014)
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05-09-2013, 05:09 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Louisiana
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Thanks, we're happy with it. It's spacious enough to be comfortable, and it fits our lifestyle (which means as much time outside around the campfire as inside the RV).
My DIY home improvement project for this summer is sewing new covers for the dinette cushions and a duvet cover to replace the original bedding. Oh, and adding a stainless steel panel on the freezer door so I can use the nifty magnetic spice jars I ordered never thinking to check whether the fridge was magnetic. Just minor touches that will make me smile. 
Note to RVMs--Did ya notice? No TV. Don't have it/don't need it!
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