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07-10-2020, 11:58 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 9
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First Time RVer!
My wife and I just bought our first RV and are anxious to start using it! I have driven it around town a little bit, not as intimidating as I thought it would be. Any advice for a first timer would be great!
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07-10-2020, 11:59 AM
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Community Administrator
Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: DFW, Texas
Posts: 21,151
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Welcome to IRV2!
There's a great bunch of people here to help you get started. If you have any questions about posting, etc don't hesitate to contact any moderator or use the Contact Us link at the bottom of every page.
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2017 Phaeton 40IH XSH Maroon Coral - Power Glide Chassis with IFS
Previous '15 Tiffin Allegro RED 38QRA and '06 Itasca Sunrise 35A
'16 Jeep JKU Wrangler Sahara or '08 Honda Goldwing
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07-10-2020, 12:18 PM
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Community Moderator
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Central, Arkansas
Posts: 11,202
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Welcome !!
There are many good folks here to offer help and advice, glad you could join the party
Safe Travels!!
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2004 Beaver Monterey Laguna IV
Cummins ISC 350HP Allison 3000 6 speed
2020 Chevy Equinox Premier 2.0t 9 speed AWD
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07-10-2020, 12:19 PM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
Posts: 54,578
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Hi ! Welcome to IRV2! We're sure glad you joined us!
Congrats on the new rig! Have fun and keep her between the ditches!
Good luck, happy trails, and God bless!
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Joe & Annette
Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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07-10-2020, 12:27 PM
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Senior Member
Foretravel Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Home is Where WE PARK IT...
Posts: 6,007
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Congrats !!!!!
What did You Get for an RV..
PIC's PLEASE!!! (We like Pic's!)
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Retired truckdriver,
'02 Foretravel... "This Shack will do"
being pushed by an '06 Scion xB
SKP's of Box Elder, South Dakota
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07-10-2020, 08:15 PM
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Where we park it!
Posts: 13,145
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Welcome to the forum.
You are joining a good group of folks here with good info to share. Read the various threads here and ask questions as they come up or add info if you can.
Find a huge empty parking lot, set out some traffic cones and practice. It does not take long to feel comfortable.
Good luck and enjoy the adventure!
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momdoc
2018 Tiffin Allegro RED 37PA
2020 JEEP Trailhawk
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07-14-2020, 09:34 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 9
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We got a 2016 Thor ACE 29.3
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07-14-2020, 09:51 PM
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Community Moderator
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Posts: 31,248
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Welcome to iRV2
Very nice MH. I'm sure you are going to have many happy miles with it.
My suggestion is to make lists and adhere to them. Make one for setting up camp. One for breaking camp. If you have a toad one for hooking that up and one for being in place for a while so you will know what to do and not forget anything. I'm sure you will find other things where lists can make your RV life easier.
I've been doing this for a good while and I check the lists all the time.
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Tony & Ruth........... FMCA#F416727
2016 London Aire 4519, Freightliner chassis, Cummins ISX, 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, Blue Ox Avail with AF1. TST 507 TPMS
No amount of money can buy you an extra second of time.
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07-14-2020, 09:55 PM
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Senior Member
Forest River Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 418
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Welcome to the forum and RV ownership.
A good "drivers" class for you and your co-pilot is a worthwhile investment. Some of the larger RV dealers offer classes. I think Lazy Days in Florida used to offer the classes free with an overnight stay in their campground. Not sure if that's still something they do or if they do it at other locations. Wife and I took their class many years ago.
I had been driving RVs for quite a while, but we had just bought our first brand new 33' Class A and my wife had never driven one. I wanted to make sure she was at least comfortable enough to get us "off the road" if something happened where I couldn't drive.
The class was several hours, part classroom and part driving through their campground facility. I have to say I learned a few things and fixed a few bad habits. One of the most important things I learned in that class that I had never really thought of was stopping at a point where you can see the rear tires of the car in front of you. In almost any coach, that leaves enough space between you and that vehicle to pull around it without having to back up if something happens. There were other tips and "tricks" that they taught us as well.
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Current RV Information: 2018 Forrest River Salem Hemisphere 282RK
Previous RVs: 2004 Fleetwood Bounder 32W; 1999 Four Winds Five Thousand 21RB; 1986 Allegro Bay 27'
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