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  1. FL-JOE

    What to look for/avoid...

    If in your bio you would have said you were a mechanic instead of an educator or artist, then my advice would be to go check some of the three listed possibilities out. Honestly, based on my years of past experience with RVs you would only be adding to your financial problems. Any of those...
  2. FL-JOE

    FYI Becoming wary of traveling outside of state

    Neighborhoods can change, sometimes in a matter of two or three years. When we knew our full timing days were coming to an end we spent the last couple of years deciding on what area of Florida and what community we wanted to be in. One of our requirements was it had to be age restricted and...
  3. FL-JOE

    FYI Another Hurricane Brewing

    The RV Resort we used as a winter base for several years was located outside of Frostproof Florida (Rainbow RV Resort). They have about 500 sites divided between park models and RVs. It is probably 70% RV sites. I would estimate that up to 100 RVs are left year around on sites there. They...
  4. FL-JOE

    FYI Another Hurricane Brewing

    I was discouraged by the last update. We are waiting to see the 11pm update. According to the local news they will adjust the landfall location again possibly then. As it slips further south it takes away some of our plans. Rkins, hoping for the best. In reality the landfall location could...
  5. FL-JOE

    FYI Another Hurricane Brewing

    It is easy to "Monday morning quarterback" what folks in different parts of Florida should or shouldn't do with the approaching storm. Each Florida county has updated their evac notices and are on top of local issues. The worse place for anyone living in Florida to get weather related news is...
  7. FL-JOE

    FYI Another Hurricane Brewing

    That would be a great plan, except early in person voting hasn't started yet in Florida.
  8. FL-JOE

    FYI Poured in n 7.5 gallons of Blue DEF

    I'm with Ro/Joe. I carried a fuel can in my lower compartment marked "DEF". I always fueled up my 4369 at major truck stops and would fill the DEF container. My reasoning was 2 fold. I would never reposition my coach to fill DEP at the pumps and hold up commercial drivers, and I trust the...
  9. FL-JOE

    Satellite Receiver searches continuously

    I'm not sure what you mean by "I can see all the channels"? If the dish/dome is still searching and hasn't fixed on any satellites how is that possible? Anyway, every time that happened to me over the years (both on DirecTV and Dish) is was the short cable that came from the dish/dome on the...
  10. FL-JOE

    FYI Driving distance??

    The years we were traveling full time we always tried to keep our daily runs at 350 or below. That has actually carried over to motorcycle travel and car travel now. Just like getting to a campground and setting up in the middle of the afternoon, it is pretty nice to check into a motel around...
  11. FL-JOE

    Courtesy at the Pumps, where is it?

    A few years ago, I stopped at a busy Shell station in North Ft. Myers (motorcycle). I got to a pump after only waiting for a couple minutes. The work van across from me was vacant as I started pumping my gas. Before I was finished a male/Mexican came out and got in the driver's seat and...
  13. FL-JOE

    Leash law/rules are for everyone

    It isn't just campgrounds where dog owners violate leash rules and cause problems. We were only in our new sticknbrick for a couple of months when us and our neighbors finally got our sod installed. We had observed our next door neighbors let their friendly dog run free whenever they came in...
  14. FL-JOE

    Winnebago made like any cheap TT.

    I apologize crow3051 for getting off track on your original post. Kevin, you can complain, post negative comments, gripe, and stay upset at the RV industry for having low quality and subpar quality control, or you can just learn to fix things as you go along, do preventive maintenance, and...
  15. FL-JOE

    If you have a pre-2011 DP in Ca you may be getting one of these:

    I normally try to discourage anyone from moving to Florida. We are still averaging over 1,000 people moving here a day. I would rather have snowbirds because then they contribute to our tax base but leave for 6 months. But, you can't have everything......so any of you folks from California...
  16. FL-JOE

    Winnebago made like any cheap TT.

    I guess the difference in my outlook and yours Kevin is that I decided to accept that lower priced RVs meant lower quality RVs. Having sold, traded, and bought 5 different RVs since 2011 I don't have vast experience on the subject though. I do know that my new 2017 Newmar 4369 was the highest...
  17. FL-JOE

    FYI PACT Act

    Here is an update....the rest of the story.... So after the county Veterans Resource Officer filed my claims they came back approved. I received 10% tinnitus, 10% for high blood pressure, and 10% for migraines. In the explanation the VA said Agent Orange caused both the high blood pressure...
  19. FL-JOE

    Winnebago made like any cheap TT.

    After owning 2 used RVs (one fiver and one gas coach) and 3 new RVs (two fivers and one triple axle diesel pusher) I can honestly say that new and used RVs all take constant maintenance and repairs. It is the "nature of the beast" so to speak. I will admit that my MSRP $300,000+ Newmar DP took...
  20. FL-JOE

    FYI Looking Back On Our Full Time Adventure

    We probably burned ourselves out on "something small". While waiting for our place to get done we sensed that the market for used 1-ton trucks was peaking and the RV market was still doing good (late 2022). We decided to sell our F350 dually and our triple axle toy hauler fiver. We came out...
  21. FL-JOE

    FYI Looking Back On Our Full Time Adventure

    Darrell, sounds like you guys are doing exactly what you want to do. I guess that is what retirement is all about. When your time comes to set that parking brake for the last time, pick your sticknbrick location carefully. We are in a gated 55 and over community. Even though we have only...
  22. FL-JOE

    FYI Looking Back On Our Full Time Adventure

    We traveled full time in a few different RVs from 2012 until 2023. There was an interruption from 2015-2017 because we stumbled across a good deal on a home in SW Florida. However, after a couple years off the road we missed it. When we discovered how much that Florida home had appreciated...
  23. FL-JOE

    Question Fairhope AL

    We have visited the Loxley area at least once per year, which is just up the road. We have good friends there. We always stayed at Azaela Acres in Robertsdale AL. I personally love that whole area. There is a lot of great motorcycle riding and things to see and experience. We have visited...
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