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05-12-2015, 03:48 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Spartan Chassis
Join Date: May 2015
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Greetings from Maine
Hi everyone,
Planning to retire January 2016 and be on the road FT in late fall 2016 (before the snow flies in Maine anyway). Have started looking pretty hard for a class A, concentrating on Newmar, Tiffin or perhaps a Monaco in the 36-42' range. So much do do and so many facets to this it's almost mind boggling, but it still beats working! We've decided when we sell the house next spring, we're going to go RV only and not try to maintain a regular home as well. We may however consider a lot with RV hookup, pad, and garage somewhere.
Anyway... We'll be in here reading everything relevant we can find and will try to contribute where we can.
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05-12-2015, 04:24 PM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
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Hi Don! Welcome to IRV2! We're sure glad you joined us! 
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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05-12-2015, 04:34 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Jan 2013
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Welcome to the forum. Time flies and before you know it..you'll be homeless 
Enjoy your journey to RVing and ask questions!!
Let us know what you end up with.
Safe travels
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Andi & Jim from Florida
Russ & Nash
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05-12-2015, 05:11 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Everywhere USA
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Good luck with your search .............
Floor plan & storage should be at the top of your list ... now that you've narrowed down the brand ... if you're open to used, don't forget Travel Supreme up through 2007 .... have fun sitting and relaxing in a bunch of Buses ..... you will find the one that feels like home ....
Enjoy the search adventure .... and begin paring down .... as they say ... you can't take it with you .....
Keep us informed ....
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Hal & Jackie .... 03 TS Select 45DS01
02 Haulmark 20' Edge .... 02 Corvette Rdstr
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05-12-2015, 05:38 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Spartan Chassis
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Sterling Heights, MI
Posts: 2,723
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Good luck with your plan.
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Tricia & Dennis Lockhart
2010 Ventana 4333
Spartan MM w/Cummins 360 ISC
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05-12-2015, 08:07 PM
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Community Administrator
Fleetwood Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Marquette, Michigan "Da UP" & Lehigh Acres Fl
Posts: 21,239
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It's nice to have you here.
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John & Cathy R.
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05-12-2015, 08:41 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
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Welcome! We are both in our early 50's and retired. We're in the process of selling our house and will be purchasing an Entegra Anthem or Aspire 42-45ft late summer to early fall. This entire forum is a wealth of information! I can't even begin to say how much we have learned since joining iRV2! Good luck and hope to be your neighbors in a campground somewhere down the road!
Ron and Marybeth
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05-13-2015, 03:50 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Buffalo, IA
Posts: 2,825
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Welcome and good luck with your plan....
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2011 Winnie Journey 34y, Freightliner / Cummins , 2012 Chevy Colorado Toad
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05-13-2015, 05:22 AM
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Senior Member
Country Coach Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Ocala, Florida
Posts: 6,295
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Welcome, glad to meet you!
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05-13-2015, 05:34 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Conway, SC
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Welcome Aboard. You didn't mention where in Maine you're located, but downeast is one of our favorite summer areas.
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05-13-2015, 06:12 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Spartan Chassis
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 159
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hal1phx
Good luck with your search .............
Floor plan & storage should be at the top of your list ... now that you've narrowed down the brand ... if you're open to used, don't forget Travel Supreme up through 2007 .... have fun sitting and relaxing in a bunch of Buses ..... you will find the one that feels like home ....
Enjoy the search adventure .... and begin paring down .... as they say ... you can't take it with you .....
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Thanks for the welcome. Actually TS is on my radar and possibly even the right deal on a Country Coach.
We were dragging stuff out from overhead in the garage last weekend and 2-3 yard sales planned this summer/fall. May purchase an 18-20' trailer I could park at a friend's somewhere as there's a few things we want to keep. Wife will want to come in off the road in a few years if grandbabies appear on the scene...
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Cheers! Don
2019 Grand Design Imagine 2500RL
Ford F-150 Lariat
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05-13-2015, 06:26 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Nor'easters Club Fleetwood Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: NH
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Good luck on your retirement and your search.
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FMCA F280542
2004 Bounder 35E
US Navy Vet.
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05-13-2015, 07:28 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Spartan Chassis
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 159
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RonandBee
Welcome! We are both in our early 50's and retired. We're in the process of selling our house and will be purchasing an Entegra Anthem or Aspire 42-45ft late summer to early fall. This entire forum is a wealth of information! I can't even begin to say how much we have learned since joining iRV2! Good luck and hope to be your neighbors in a campground somewhere down the road!
Ron and Marybeth
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Ron & Marybeth,
Thanks for the welcome and congrats on your early retirement! I'll be 57 when we pull the plug. Can't wait!
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Cheers! Don
2019 Grand Design Imagine 2500RL
Ford F-150 Lariat
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05-13-2015, 07:30 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Spartan Chassis
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 159
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ramets
Welcome Aboard. You didn't mention where in Maine you're located, but downeast is one of our favorite summer areas.
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I'm in southern Maine, just north of Portland, but have family in Deer Isle and my grandmother was born in Stonington. I was stationed there in the 80's as a warden for the Maine Marine Patrol. Even having lived in Maine all my life, I had a hard time understanding some of the old time down easter's when I first landed in Deer Isle! It's very beautiful there.
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Cheers! Don
2019 Grand Design Imagine 2500RL
Ford F-150 Lariat
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