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Old 06-25-2014, 07:50 AM   #1
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The things that make RVing possible!!!

I wanted to start a thread to acknowledge all the different things we do to make RVing a possibility. Feel free to share anything that does this for you.



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I'm an oilfield truck driver in south louisiana. This is my co-worker, I call her Betty white lol!!!Click image for larger version

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Also thanks to my parents that took my two sisters and I camping as kids and introducing us to the outdoors.
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Old 06-25-2014, 07:59 AM   #2
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Im a plant mgr. for a anti friction co. and I have sign bizz on the weekends for new home subdivisions. I have been camping all of my life.
Here is my toyz
Bertha and Z

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Old 06-25-2014, 08:08 AM   #3
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We ran this thread back in the begining of the year:

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But no harm in repeating, we've got a lot of new people.

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Old 06-25-2014, 08:12 AM   #4
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I'm a full time Dad, ex-military and ex-soldier of fortune. My parents never took us camping. However, the first time I went camping with friends during high school I was hooked. Been camping as much as possible ever since. Strangest place I've ever camped was in the middle of the Arabian desert. Best place so far has been Ft. Wilderness. We are currently there and will leave on Friday
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Old 06-25-2014, 08:32 AM   #5
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Retired law enforcement/trainer/administrator. I too have slept under the stars of Kuwait and Iraq. Rather camp herein the good ol USA, while we still can.

Here's the fiver we call RV and the TV we call tundra. Lol
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Old 06-25-2014, 08:56 AM   #6
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To kaadk sorry for the repeat and thanks for sharing. Also thanks to our soldiers for their time if service. That's a big one with out freedom we probably wouldn't be able to RV right!
Keep'em coming
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Old 06-25-2014, 09:53 AM   #7
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Lubricant engineer working with OEM's in the past. I started a new from the ground up Oil Analysis Lab supporting OEM's, manufacturing, power generation and HD Fleets. Growing up working on heavy farm equipment built the passion for working with equipment and making it last as long as possible. Was taught it's always cheaper to properly maintain that fix broken equipment.

Love RV'ing. The best way to get family time with my 6 & 8 year old and actually relax

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Old 06-25-2014, 11:51 AM   #8
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Welder for a railroad in Massachusetts. Camped as a kid but always seemed to work at the CG we were at. Wife and I canoe camped before the kids and now have a freedom express 320bhds and don't want to work anymore.

kids think tt stands for tan turd.
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Old 06-25-2014, 11:57 AM   #9
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I am an IT professional for a Private (Exclusive) Aviation company. The DW is a cancer nurse at The James (The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center) and soon to be Nurse Practitioner. We both love camping. I have been camping since I was young and grew to love it as a boy scout.

We have a 9 month old that seems to love it as much as we do, and I hope that continues to be true.
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Old 06-25-2014, 12:05 PM   #10
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Thetanu539 late congrats on the the little addition to ur family. Bet the youngin will enjoy it as much as my 9 and 6 yr old do we always have a blast
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Old 06-25-2014, 12:07 PM   #11
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X2 on the don't want to work any more but I'm only 31 still a youngin myself and have a long road ahead
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Old 06-25-2014, 12:14 PM   #12
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Third generation egg farmer...with the fourth generation taking care of the farm when we travel.
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Third generation egg farmer...with the fourth generation taking care of the farm when we travel.
Happy camping !
Thank you for helping to feed the world. The family farm is a dying culture. I miss the days on the farm. I never thought I would be doing anything else.
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Spent my 50+ yrs working, retired @ 66 the last of Jul06. Have done NOTHING since and really enjoy it. The only problem is I never know when I get finished so I have to start over every day.

Kinda like FT Turbs, with the only difference being he has to go where other people work every day and does his nothing.
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Well thank you Big Bad...
We don't receive appreciation thoughts like yours for our hard work very often, so, I'll accept them gladly.
Farming IS a way of life...it's in our blood...being on call 24/7, working with nature and our beloved hens what can we ask better.
Thanks again !
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I have been camping my whole life thanks to my parents, I have even been camping in the Swiss Alps. I would love to do it full time, however for the next few years I will continue to support the War Fighters
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Well thank you Big Bad...
We don't receive appreciation thoughts like yours for our hard work very often, so, I'll accept them gladly.
Farming IS a way of life...it's in our blood...being on call 24/7, working with nature and our beloved hens what can we ask better.
Thanks again !
BTW Big Bad Allis carried over from the days we used Allis Chalmers tractors before going the the Green ones
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We ran this thread back in the begining of the year:

http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...ips-55353.html

But no harm in repeating, we've got a lot of new people.

I work for a software company that caters to the Fortune 500. If you ever needed a Business Process or a Business Rules engine, you've probably heard of us.
Hmmm I musta missed that thread. Then again, there WAS that 3 week period where I was in for surgery..not sure I remember ANYthing then ...goooood drugs

Anyway, I am the site's token rocket scientist working for the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (for 2 more years HEH!... then every day is Saturday!) 6 Actual, the DW is the Executive Assistant/XO for Command Staff.)

University of GA got me where I am today - GO DAWGS! College was a post military adventure of Bull$***, More $*** then Pile it higher n Deeper (BS, MS, PhD)

Military service: US Air Force- NOT a member of the ChairForce 1C2X1 Combat Control. 10 Years out as a MSGT. Nam Vet and hate bananas to this very day!

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(Joint Space Ops Center, Delta Heavy Launch at Vandenberg & our 5Er)
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Old 06-25-2014, 03:01 PM   #19
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Bama thanks for ur service. Love to see half tons pulling fivers as I have the same rig up
ROLL ON HALF TONS,ROLL ON!¡!
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Hmmm I musta missed that thread. Then again, there WAS that 3 week period where I was in for surgery..not sure I remember ANYthing then ...goooood drugs

Anyway, I am the site's token rocket scientist working for the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (for 2 more years HEH!... then every day is Saturday!) 6 Actual, the DW is the Executive Assistant/XO for Command Staff.)

University of GA got me where I am today - GO DAWGS! College was a post military adventure of Bull$***, More $*** then Pile it higher n Deeper (BS, MS, PhD)

Military service: US Air Force- NOT a member of the ChairForce 1C2X1 Combat Control. 10 Years out as a MSGT. Nam Vet and hate bananas to this very day!

Oh yeah...here's 2 pictures of my office and 1 of our rig

(Joint Space Ops Center, Delta Heavy Launch at Vandenberg & our 5Er)
Now that's an office!

I've always wanted to check out, well, pretty much anything space related. The previous company I worked for had made the sensors on the end of the canadarm to correct it's orientation when picking up payloads, but alas, that was well before my time and NASA did their own work with the technology so they never needed maintenance or an upgrade.
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