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09-29-2019, 08:47 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: McMinnville, Oregon
Posts: 102
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Trip around the USA
My Wife and I just finished up our camping trip around the US. We traveled over 8500 miles in our Forester MBS with only one problem. On the next to last stop, our automatic step refused to work. I consider that minor considering the number of mile we drove. One thing we tried to accomplish was to travel to all the states which we haven't already been to. We now have been to 48 of the 50 states, only missing Louisiana and Mississippi. I guess that will be another trip.
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09-29-2019, 09:17 PM
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Niagara Frontier
Posts: 52
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It looks to have been a great trip...how long were you out?
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09-29-2019, 09:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Bow WA
Posts: 770
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Congratulations; but oh so wonderful to return to the beautiful area you call home.
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Ram 2500 / Surveyor 251rks
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09-29-2019, 10:55 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: McMinnville, Oregon
Posts: 102
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We were out about 4 1/2 weeks. We planned on staying out a little longer but there was snow in the forecast and didn't want to deal with bad weather.
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09-29-2019, 11:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Space Coast of Florida
Posts: 4,024
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Keithe
We were out about 4 1/2 weeks. We planned on staying out a little longer but there was snow in the forecast and didn't want to deal with bad weather.
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Wow, 4 1/2 weeks... did you stop anywhere? We just did the same thing but we’re gone for 2 1/2 months and that seemed like it was not enough time
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2016 Siverback 33IK, Towed 50K+ mile
2018 Ford F-350 Lariat 6.7L V8 Diesel 4WD Crew Cab
"If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there."
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09-30-2019, 12:35 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Spring Valley OH
Posts: 833
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Much like yours, we're currently on an 8 week trip hitting most of the western states from Sand Point ID near the northern border, the Oregon coast on the west, Las Cruces NM on very southern border, eastern TX and back to OH...about 7,000 miles. Despite all of its social and political problems, this is still the best and prettiest land on the planet!
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09-30-2019, 12:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: North of Seattle, WA
Posts: 17,362
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vince and Charlette
Despite all of its social and political problems, this is still the best and prettiest land on the planet!
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A thought reinforced by the number of people who immigrate (or try to) to this country every year as well as years past.
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"You only grow old when you run out of new things to do"
2018 Flagstaff Micro Lite 25BDS
2023 f-150 SCREW XLT 3.5 Ecoboost (The result of a $68,000 oil change  )
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09-30-2019, 12:58 PM
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Dr Travel
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Full timers
Posts: 176
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What's the rush?
Boy, you drove by some of the finest country God ever made. What was your hurry? What was your purpose? Were you competing in a marathon?
Suggestion: slow down and see what is really out there. Took us awhile but we learned that less than a week (other than getting to another destination) in one place was not doing anything any justice.
Life ain't a sprint, it's a marathon.
And all those roses you missed...oh, my.
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Homesick for places we've never been.
Fulltimers since 2014; still going strong in our RW Sig Ultralight Fiver. Have towed the Rockwood 27,000 miles with nary a hiccup. (Except for when participating in happy hours)
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09-30-2019, 01:21 PM
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(Dry Huunday)
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eastern North Carolina
Posts: 2,298
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Quote:
Originally Posted by robsshots
Boy, you drove by some of the finest country God ever made. What was your hurry? What was your purpose? Were you competing in a marathon?
Suggestion: slow down and see what is really out there. Took us awhile but we learned that less than a week (other than getting to another destination) in one place was not doing anything any justice.
Life ain't a sprint, it's a marathon.
And all those roses you missed...oh, my.
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There are those that don't have the luxury of spending "months and months" on the road.
Many moons ago my mother(single working mom) threw me in the back of a Chevy van and we left South Florida and toured the Western United states and B.C. in just under a month. Not once, but 3 times. Did we smell every rose? Of course not, but 40+ years later the roses we did smell are still some of the BEST memories of my life and I can never repay her for them.
Please don't judge.
Edit: Our trip was very similar to Dalfords except we went all the way to the California coast and then up to Oregon
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2015 Coachmen Catalina 303RLS
2016 Chevy Silverado LT 2500HD Duramax
The more people I meet, the more I like my dogs!
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09-30-2019, 01:28 PM
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Dr Travel
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Full timers
Posts: 176
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No one judged you - just asked what your hurry was. What was the point of the trip? Why would you not consider slowing down and experiencing more? Do you belong to a snowflake group? Just asking...
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Homesick for places we've never been.
Fulltimers since 2014; still going strong in our RW Sig Ultralight Fiver. Have towed the Rockwood 27,000 miles with nary a hiccup. (Except for when participating in happy hours)
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09-30-2019, 02:14 PM
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(Dry Huunday)
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eastern North Carolina
Posts: 2,298
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Quote:
Originally Posted by robsshots
No one judged you - just asked what your hurry was. What was the point of the trip? Why would you not consider slowing down and experiencing more? Do you belong to a snowflake group? Just asking...
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Ummm....calm down. And I'm not the OP.
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FurKid Express
2015 Coachmen Catalina 303RLS
2016 Chevy Silverado LT 2500HD Duramax
The more people I meet, the more I like my dogs!
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09-30-2019, 02:15 PM
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(Dry Huunday)
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eastern North Carolina
Posts: 2,298
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Keithe
We were out about 4 1/2 weeks. We planned on staying out a little longer but there was snow in the forecast and didn't want to deal with bad weather.
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Looks like a great trip!
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Beau & Sue
FurKid Express
2015 Coachmen Catalina 303RLS
2016 Chevy Silverado LT 2500HD Duramax
The more people I meet, the more I like my dogs!
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09-30-2019, 02:17 PM
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Always Learning
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Four Corners, FL
Posts: 21,891
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DreiHunde
Ummm....calm down. And I'm not the OP.
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 You're so much kinder than I would have been.
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Checkout my site for RVing tips, tricks, and info | Was a Fulltime Family for 5 years, now we're part-timing on long trips
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09-30-2019, 02:18 PM
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Always Learning
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Four Corners, FL
Posts: 21,891
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Keithe
My Wife and I just finished up our camping trip around the US. We traveled over 8500 miles in our Forester MBS with only one problem. On the next to last stop, our automatic step refused to work. I consider that minor considering the number of mile we drove. One thing we tried to accomplish was to travel to all the states which we haven't already been to. We now have been to 48 of the 50 states, only missing Louisiana and Mississippi. I guess that will be another trip.
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I LOVE this. 4 1/2 weeks seems like a super fast speed, but you make the most out of the time that you have. If you get a chance, please post and share some photos!
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Officially a SOB with a 2022 Jayco Precept 36C
Checkout my site for RVing tips, tricks, and info | Was a Fulltime Family for 5 years, now we're part-timing on long trips
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09-30-2019, 04:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: McMinnville, Oregon
Posts: 102
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I would have liked to take more time on this trip but you take what you can get. Maybe next time I'll be able to spend more time. I still saw lots of nice places and specially the ones we had on our list.
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09-30-2019, 04:30 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 1,271
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Keithe
I would have liked to take more time on this trip but you take what you can get. Maybe next time I'll be able to spend more time. I still saw lots of nice places and specially the ones we had on our list.
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Good for you. Sounds like you had a great trip.
As I tell my friends - plan like you are going to live forever and live like it is your last day.
Tomorrow is never guaranteed, live the way you want when you want.
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09-30-2019, 04:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Space Coast of Florida
Posts: 4,024
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Keithe
I would have liked to take more time on this trip but you take what you can get. Maybe next time I'll be able to spend more time. I still saw lots of nice places and specially the ones we had on our list.
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That’s all that counts...
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2016 Siverback 33IK, Towed 50K+ mile
2018 Ford F-350 Lariat 6.7L V8 Diesel 4WD Crew Cab
"If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there."
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09-30-2019, 05:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 840
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Cross-country trips like this one are the life-blood of the RV industry. DW and I have been "camping" almost since the day we married more than 47 years ago. Now that we are both long retired, we enjoy the luxury of planning and executing RV trips with our 35-foot Cardinal 5-er. The best trips we have are almost always with dear friends who also own RV's. Most are weekend camping trips, but some have involved nearly cross-country excursions with another couple or more. The thrill for us is watching the looks on the faces of our friends when we take them to a natural wonder that they have never seen.
Keep on making trips like the one you just completed, and the memories will stay with you for the rest of your lives.
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09-30-2019, 05:37 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 12
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Would love to know your favorite campground spots in Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona if you have any?
Thanks so much
Colleen and Mike
2009 Berkshire 390BH
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Security is a superstition.......it doesn't exist in nature.........Life is a daring adventure or nothing at all!!
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09-30-2019, 06:07 PM
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Trailer Park Supervisor
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Northern NJ
Posts: 8,626
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Jealous. I gotta wait for my ol' lady to retire. Then we'll be both old and gross and probably hate each other being stuck so close together for that long, lol.
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