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03-24-2013, 04:15 AM
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Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2013
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So very new
Picking up our very first RV, an Itasca Sunova 33C on Thursday 3/28 and heading to a campground for the long weekend to check things out. We're long time campers, but it's always been tents, not even a popup, so this will be very new for us.
I'm a school teacher and wife has a job that lets her work from home (or any place with Internet access), so we plan on some extended trips over the summer and when we retire (couple years!) some really extended trips. The campground will be our home base and is only an hour away from our house so it'll be our weekend getaway in the meantime.
We plan on getting used to driving it before adding our Jeep Grand Cherokee as our toad for the bigger trips. I've been lurking on here and reading up on things and both of us are really excited to get the RV lifestyle going, it sure beats our original thoughts on buying a condo since now we can change our condo from beach front to mountain view, to lake side, to anywhere we feel like! 
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Art & Mary Ann
2013 Sunova 33C
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03-24-2013, 04:21 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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Welcome to the site. You'll love the extra space over the tent. Enjoy and have safe trouble free travels. Good toad choice.
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Bruce & Nancy
FMCA F280542
2004 Bounder 35E
US Navy Vet.
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03-24-2013, 04:36 AM
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Community Administrator
RV Trip Wizard
Join Date: Aug 2009
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Welcome to IRV2.
Cliff
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03-24-2013, 06:11 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 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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03-24-2013, 10:11 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Hi and welcome. I know you have to be so excited to move up from a tent to an awesome coach. Good luck and safe travels. Just relax and enjoy the ride. 
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Abbie and Pam
2006 Dutchmen Grand Junction
2000 Ford F 450 dually, screw 7.3 diesel
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03-24-2013, 11:13 AM
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Senior Member
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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03-24-2013, 11:24 AM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
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Hi Art & Mary Ann! Welcome to IRV2! It's great to have you with us!
Congrats on the new rig! Get all practiced up for retirement! It' great!
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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03-24-2013, 01:28 PM
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Senior Member
Fleetwood Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Fair Play, SC
Posts: 986
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Howdy from NYC and SC and welcome to the forums! That not much of a jump from tent to a 33 foot MH... hehehe
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Richie, Rose and our Australian Terrier Harley
2004 Bounder 35R, 2012 ACME EZtow,2012 Kia Rio Hatchback
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03-24-2013, 01:47 PM
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Senior Member
Thor Owners Club Pond Piggies Club Outdoors RV Owners Club
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: NE. Ohio USA
Posts: 5,989
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Welcome to the family.
Wait a minute...you went from tent camping to a MH...You skipped a few steps. You need to go back to PuP's and tt's
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03-28-2013, 09:42 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by arthomas
Picking up our very first RV, an Itasca Sunova 33C on Thursday 3/28 and heading to a campground for the long weekend to check things out. We're long time campers, but it's always been tents, not even a popup, so this will be very new for us.
I'm a school teacher and wife has a job that lets her work from home (or any place with Internet access), so we plan on some extended trips over the summer and when we retire (couple years!) some really extended trips. The campground will be our home base and is only an hour away from our house so it'll be our weekend getaway in the meantime.
We plan on getting used to driving it before adding our Jeep Grand Cherokee as our toad for the bigger trips. I've been lurking on here and reading up on things and both of us are really excited to get the RV lifestyle going, it sure beats our original thoughts on buying a condo since now we can change our condo from beach front to mountain view, to lake side, to anywhere we feel like! |
Re the condo, exactly. We were looking at the motorhome at the same time as good friends were looking at a condo in Orlando, and I got depressed just thinking about having a vacation home that could only ever be in one place!! To each their own I guess.
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03-29-2013, 06:25 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
Posts: 21,902
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06 Pace Arrow 38L Workhorse W24
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