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03-21-2016, 04:17 PM
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Senior Member
Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Mar 2016
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New From South Carolina
Hello forum members,
My wife and I are so excited, and a little scared 
We are both brand new to the camping world, neither of us has ever stayed a night in a RV of any description. This way of travel has had our attention for several years.
Well you could say we jumped right in, head first! We are picking up a new Precept 31UL later this week. We have shopped for over a year, we considered class C, 5th wheels, and class A. You know our decision.
Our plan is to start on a few short trips (100 - 150 miles), then we will venture further away from home.
This is kind of like "love it or leave it". If we love it then we may consider a diesel pusher in a couple years, if we don't then we lost a few dollars but had fun trying it. We truly think we are going to love it.
I'm sure I'll have all kinds of newbie questions, I appreciate layman answers for now.
If you see a 31UL pull in with SC tags and the owners look lost, that will probably be us 
Hope to meet each and everyone of you on the road somewhere.
Steve
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03-21-2016, 04:40 PM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
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Hi Steve! Welcome to IRV2! We're sure glad you joined us! 
Congrats on the new rig! Keep her between the ditches!
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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03-21-2016, 04:43 PM
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Senior Member
Damon Owners Club Vintage RV Owners Club Oklahoma Boomers Club
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Bartlesville Oklahoma
Posts: 1,300
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 Congrads on your new adventure. When you get it home camp in it for week in the driveway. Make a list of everything you forgot or needed while camping in the driveway. Spoons, cups, soap, frying pan, ect.
Make a list for setting up camp, and one for breaking camp If you have a crank up antenna don't forget to put it down. (nope I have not made that mistake yet, it is on my break camp list)
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03-21-2016, 04:52 PM
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Appalachian Campers Heartland RV Club
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 368
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Welcome to the forum!!! We are glad you joined us!!!
I will echo what others said about making checklists (or procedures) to keep you from doing something not so smart like forgetting to put up your pop up crank (It should still be somewhere on I-80 in Nebraska. Granted you don't have to use a crank like my wife and I did. 
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03-21-2016, 04:53 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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Welcome to the gypsie side of life. Hopefully you'll like it as much as we do and have many miles of fun and safe travels.
I might suggest coming down to the Hilton Head Island Motorcoach Resort and bring your bicycles.
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2014 Tiffin Phaeton 42 LH, 2013 Honda CRV
"When the time comes to look back, make sure you'll like what you see"
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03-21-2016, 05:00 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
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Congrats on your decision. Where in SC are you?
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Blythewood SC
2016 Newmar Bay Star Sport 3004
2015 Jeep Wrangler 2DR 4WD Sahara, Automatic, Hard Top
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03-21-2016, 05:00 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Spartan Chassis
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Sterling Heights, MI
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03-21-2016, 05:05 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Appalachian Campers Coastal Campers Carolina Campers
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: North Carolina
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Hello Steve, welcome. Congratulations on the new rig. We were all new at this at one time, so ask your questions. Also check out the Carolina Campers in the Southeast Region. We will be having a Spring outing at White Lake, NC in April. Would love for you to joins us. We always have a good time and love having new members.
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Raisin our mixed hound and BooBoo our cat.
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03-21-2016, 08:20 PM
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Senior Member
Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Mar 2016
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Selah
I might suggest coming down to the Hilton Head Island Motorcoach Resort and bring your bicycles.
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I have already eyed that location, could be one of our first trips 
Steve
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03-21-2016, 08:22 PM
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Senior Member
Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 575
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wildtoad
Congrats on your decision. Where in SC are you?
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Columbia, where it gets as hot as anywhere in the US in July/August.
Just noticed you're in Blythewood, you know all to well. I know a lot of people in your area, played a lot of golf your way too.
Steve
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03-21-2016, 08:25 PM
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Senior Member
Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 575
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bsirby
Also check out the Carolina Campers in the Southeast Region.
We will be having a Spring outing at White Lake, NC in April. Would love for you to joins us.
We always have a good time and love having new members.
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I will check it out, we may need a shorter trip or two in the beginning. I know why you like us newbies, see us pull in a RV park and we become your entertainment
Thx for the heads up,
Steve
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03-21-2016, 09:41 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Key Largo Fl./Ft Mill Sc
Posts: 772
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Quote:
Originally Posted by StevL
Columbia, where it gets as hot as anywhere in the US in July/August.
Just noticed you're in Blythewood, you know all to well. I know a lot of people in your area, played a lot of golf your way too.
Steve
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You're right about the heat.I leave Ft Mill and head to my Fl.
Keys home just to cool off in the summer.Also welcome to the
forum.
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Newmar Dutch Star 4018 Freightliner
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03-21-2016, 10:20 PM
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Community Moderator
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Posts: 21,809
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Glad you joined us here.
You're gonna love it as we all do. Let us know if there's anything we can do for you along the way.
Congratulations on your new rig and Happy Trails!!
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2016 London Aire 4519, Freightliner chassis, Cummins ISX, 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, Blue Ox Avail with AF1. TST 507 TPMS
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03-22-2016, 07:45 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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FMCA F280542
2004 Bounder 35E
US Navy Vet.
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