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10-20-2014, 10:09 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 225
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New RV'er from Southern Ca
Hi everyone...I just joined last night...since I'm unfamiliar with not only RVing but forums as well, it took me 3 hours to figure out how to join and this morning to discover this "Newbie-intro" spot exists...so please bear with me.
My signature pretty much tells it all...Retired Navy and retired law enforcement and now ready to try to find tranquility  We ordered a 2015 Winnebago View 24M 3 weeks ago. Small enough to store behind my fence in my driveway but (hopefully) large enuff for me, my wife and two dogs...9 lbs and 83 lbs. to not feel cramped. I barely know the difference between a grey tank from a black tank, but I suspect with trial and error on everything RV and a bunch of help from this site...I'll learn. I "think" I joined the "Sprinter Chassis" group so last night I posted a question about whether or not I should invest in a dolly to tow my wife's Prius. So, do questions posted in the Sprinter group only stay in that group...in other words there may be others pushing larger rigs who may have an answer to that common question but does it mean they won't see it unless I post in their group?
In any event...I'm happy to have found IRV2 and hope one day I can be a contributor to others with questions.
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22 years Navy...Retired. 20 years Law Enforcement...retired. Navy showed me Viet Nam and police work showed me society's worst. Hopefully this 2015 Winnebago View 24m will show me a level of relaxation I've only dreamed of.
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10-20-2014, 10:30 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 158
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Hi there Donut lover,
A warm west coast welcome to the club! Absolutely no worries as none of us here were born knowing this RV stuff! There are a bunch of super friendly and helpful folks here and if you search for a particular question, I'm sure it's here somewhere.
Happy camping days ahead!
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Ron & Cindy
04' Winnebago, Journey 34H, CAT C7
Let's ride while we still can...
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10-20-2014, 10:33 AM
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Senior Member
Solo Rvers Club
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Ham Lake, MN
Posts: 3,038
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 for your service.
Glad you're aboard. Enjoy your adventures and be safe.
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Have a wonderful day!
Ken (RVM 87)
FT DP Wanna B The journey is the destination!
Retired & perfecting procrastination! 
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10-20-2014, 11:03 AM
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Community Administrator
Fleetwood Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Marquette, Michigan "Da UP" & Lehigh Acres Florida
Posts: 21,827
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At times it seems like a huge learning curve here.
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John & Cathy R.
06 Pace Arrow 38L Workhorse W24
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10-20-2014, 12:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 173
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Donut lover
My signature pretty much tells it all...Retired Navy and retired law enforcement and now ready to try to find tranquility.
I barely know the difference between a grey tank from a black tank, but I suspect with trial and error on everything RV and a bunch of help from this site...I'll learn.
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Welcome to iRV2. Oh, you'll learn here all right. I joined a few years ago for that purpose. My wife (aka DW=darling wife here) and I are going to purchase either a 40 or 43 foot DP (aka diesel pusher motorhome here) sometime next year and I have never even driven a motorhome before. We are going to sell our home (aka S&B=stick and brick home here) and start to Full Time (aka travel across the country wherever we feel like going and staying in RV parks here and there as we go) after she retires in 2016.
HOT TIP: When a question or need for a specific topic comes to mind, I utilize the iRV2 "search" bar at the top to find the information I need. Since I'm retired, I'm able to spend many hours researching specific topics and downloading photos of projects others have paved the way for me.
Speaking of retirement, I retired after working for 33 years in Law Enforcement (aka LE here) in So Cal too. Didn't get to go to Viet Nam though, President Nixon ended the Draft just as my number was coming up. Besides, the war would soon end and I don't do well in the humidity. I suppose I would have done okay in Iraq because as they say "it's a dry heat". We spend our summers boating on the Colorado River between Needles and Lake Havasu so I'm used to the heat.
Good luck on your quest, Clancy
Unfortunately, not my retirement photo. My look in the late 70's.
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Motorhomeless Clancy and Sue
Hopefully part-timing by Winter 2016
2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4X4
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10-20-2014, 01:32 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 847
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Welcome to the irv2 gang and congrats on your Winnebago View purchase! Those are nice "wheels." The Sprint chassis with the Mercedes engine is a nice foundation for a MH built on efficiency.
I also want to thank you for your service to our country both in the military and as a civilian. We appreciate your years of dedication and service!
Jump right into these forums. There's lots of information to be found here and some great folks to answer questions and just connect with. Glad you're here!
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Hudgens Family, 2014 Jayco Precept 31ul, 2011 Jeep GC toad, Blue Ox BX7365 towbar, RVi2Brake in Jeep
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10-20-2014, 03:37 PM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
Posts: 54,780
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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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10-20-2014, 06:37 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 297
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Welcome aboard and get ready for the time of your life. If you go the "RV Forums" tab at the top of the page, you can then go to "Motorhome Forums" and select the link for "Toads and Towing". You will find many diverse thoughts and opinions. I did the same thing when we purchased our Class A. Darling Husband wanted to use a tow dolly. I did not. We now tow our 2008 GMC Acadia 4 down because the suv was too wide for one, but I'll take a win any way I can....snicker,snicker.
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Michael & Debbie Kennedy,fur babies Smokey & The Bandit
2014 Aspire 44B 2018 Aspire 44W
2012 Grand Cherokee Hemi , Air Force One
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10-20-2014, 06:43 PM
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Senior Member
Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: SoCal
Posts: 15,749
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Welcome! Hope to see you at a SoCal camping area sometime.
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Vince and Susan
2011 Tiffin Phaeton 40QTH (Cummins ISC/Freightliner)
Flat towing a modified 2005 Jeep (Rubicon Wrangler)
Previously a 2002 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 37A and a 1995 Safari Trek 2830.
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10-20-2014, 07:22 PM
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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 and glad to meet you!
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FMCA #F431170, GS #822128658, Escapees SKP #112655
2012 Airstream Mercedes Interstate Class B
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10-21-2014, 12:21 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 225
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Thank you Ron and Cindy
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10-21-2014, 12:32 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 225
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Thank you all for the warm welcome...and I mean that. This site is fantastic...I'm so glad I didn't try, "the other guys"
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10-21-2014, 05:43 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 Aboard and Happy Trails....
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Terry & Brenda - From the Iowa Banks of the Mighty Mississippi
2011 Winnie Journey 34y, Freightliner / Cummins , 2012 Chevy Colorado Toad
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10-22-2014, 12:05 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 173
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Donut lover
Thank you all for the warm welcome...and I mean that. This site is fantastic...I'm so glad I didn't try, "the other guys" |
There are no other guys.... There is only
iRV2
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Motorhomeless Clancy and Sue
Hopefully part-timing by Winter 2016
2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4X4
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