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06-30-2020, 10:01 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Maricopa, AZ
Posts: 3
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Hello from Arizona
My name is Stephen. I also go by Steve. I was born and raised in Louisiana before moving to Arizona almost 25 years ago and am currently serving in the Army. I will be retiring on Halloween this year after 32 years of service. I am happily married and we have two amazing kids, a son and a daughter born 5 years apart on the same day, and a Golden Retriever. We are National Park Geeks and love to camp in or around them.
Spent several years of tent camping with just me,the wife and dogs. After the birth of our son and the frequent visits from my MIL, we decided it was time for a PUP instead of a tent. It was way easier for me to come home from work on a Friday evening and hook up to a trailer with everything pre-loaded than it was to pack the truck and set up a tent in the dark.
Our first PUP was a '96 Flagstaff. Not much bigger than the tents we had used over the years, but it was awesome for the 4 of us. It helped to increase our love for camping and the time spent together. When my daughter was born my MIL moved to AZ and we needed a bigger camper. We bought a used 2001 Coleman Utah with the slide out dinette and it fit the 5 of us and our 2 dogs comfortably. We started travelling to around AZ, CA and UT.
We just bought a new 2020 FR Rockwood Roo 183 that we pick up in 2 weeks and can't wait to start taking it out and expanding our travels to further places. My wife is a school teacher and can retire in 7 years. After that I will be old enough to start drawing from my TSP and we plan on buying a 5th wheel and become more full time travelers.
I've been reading and absorbing all the info and lessons learned that y'all are putting out and am thankful for y'all sharing it.
This is our first brand new RV, our first camper with AC, multiple appliances and everything that should work. All we ever had before was a little generator that we would plug our PUPs into to power lights and charge electronics and one that we could use the fresh water features. I look forward to gaining some knowledge of hard side RVs and being able to share my lessons learned with others.
Thank You and have a great day.
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06-30-2020, 10:52 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Mount Laurel, New Jersey
Posts: 9,230
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Thank You for your Service and welcome to the forum from South Jersey.
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2012 SunSeeker 3100SS Toad-1962 Futura Average 100 + days camping
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06-30-2020, 10:59 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Goodyear, Arizona
Posts: 33,789
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Hi and Welcome to FRF!
Be sure to check out the Roo/Shamrock sub-forum, if you haven't already.
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Dan-Retired California Firefighter/EMT
Shawn-Musician/Entrepreneur/Wine Expert
and Zoe the Wonder Dog(R.I.P.) 
2016 PrimeTime TracerAIR 255, pushing a 2014 Ford F150 SCREW XTR 4x4 3.5 Ecoboost w/Max Tow Package
4pt Equal-i-zer WDH and 1828lbs of payload capacity
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06-30-2020, 11:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Bow WA
Posts: 770
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Welcome Steve, from WA state.
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Ram 2500 FR Surveyor 251rks
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07-01-2020, 06:32 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: SW Ohio
Posts: 4,655
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Welcome from SW Ohio , enjoy your ROO !
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2016 sunseeker 2250slec 
1988 Jayco p.u.,Coleman Plantation p.u.,1989 Jayco class c, Coachman TT,1995 Little Eddie fthwheel,2007 Heartland Sundance 2500 lS fthwheel
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07-01-2020, 06:41 AM
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Campaholic
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Posts: 4,900
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Welcome from Winnipeg Manitoba
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 2015 F350 Platinum Powerstroke
2016 Rockwood 2650WS Ultra Lite
follow us on Instagram @
Greg.miranda.travels
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07-01-2020, 07:15 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Virginia
Posts: 9,887
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Welcome from Virginia !!!!!!
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2005 Dodge 3500 Cummins
2017 Wildwood Lodge 4092 BFL
1966 Mustang GT
1986 Mustang SVO
Lillie Spoiled Rotten Boxer Mix
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07-01-2020, 07:42 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 5,712
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Welcome from Eastern Nebraska / Northwest Missouri. Happy Travels !
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07-01-2020, 08:32 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 13,732
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Welcome from Wisconsin and thank you for your service. Congrats and enjoy your 2020 Rockwood Roo 183.
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07-01-2020, 08:37 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Arizona
Posts: 56
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Welcome from fellow desert dweller.
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07-04-2020, 06:49 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Saginaw MN
Posts: 953
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Welcome from Northern MN.
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2020 Wolf Pack 23GOLD15
1998 Dodge Ram 3500 Cummins Diesel Dually
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07-05-2020, 11:40 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: USA (Res:Georgia)
Posts: 207
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Welcome from South GA (currently in New Mexico) and as a fellow Vet thank you for your service. This forum is a good source for information and advice. Enjoy and safe travels.
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Happy trails and safe travels
'17 Coachmen Chaparral
'17 Silverado 6.6L Duramax
Retired & Full Timer
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