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Old 10-01-2010, 09:57 AM   #1
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Full Timing 4 Years today!

October 1st is our anniversary for the start of our full timing lifestyle.

Today, we have been on the road for 4 years.

Some interesting statistics include:
We've towed 37,258 miles.
We've setup the rig 221 times.
We're on our third set of tires for the trailer.
We're on the second set of tires for the truck.
We've boondocked 62 times for 316 days/nights.
We've stayed in RV Parks 89 times, or 546 Days. ($3920) or $7.18/day.

We hope our next 4 years will be as enjoyable as the last 4.

 
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Old 10-01-2010, 10:13 AM   #2
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Great! Happy anniversary! We are not far behind. Our forth year will be completed in March of 2011.
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Old 10-01-2010, 10:36 AM   #3
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Our 4th wil be July 1st, 2011 and we are still loving the life. Can't even come close with miles, tires and boondock days. We prefer comforts.....pool etc. If people ask if we do it again we say YES...Dave and Teresa
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Old 10-01-2010, 01:50 PM   #4
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Congratulations and Happy Anniversary, Robbie and Alice. Also, best wishes to Stiles and Dianna and Dan and Teresa.
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Old 10-01-2010, 02:05 PM   #5
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Today, we have been on the road for 4 years.

Some interesting statistics include:
...
We've boondocked 62 times for 316 days/nights.
We've stayed in RV Parks 89 times, or 546 Days. ($3920) or $7.18/day.
....
Congratulations on four years of fulltiming!! And in less than two more years there will be another significant milestone!!

But I do have to ask one question. In four years, there were 1,461 days/nights (3 x 365 + 366 (Leap Year)). You accounted for 862 days/nights (316 + 546).

What happened on the other 599 days/nights?
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Old 10-01-2010, 02:27 PM   #6
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Congratulations, Robbie and Alice! What a great lifestyle!
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Old 10-01-2010, 03:57 PM   #7
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Old 10-01-2010, 04:35 PM   #8
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quote:Originally posted by simonsrf


Today, we have been on the road for 4 years.

Some interesting statistics include:
...
We've boondocked 62 times for 316 days/nights.
We've stayed in RV Parks 89 times, or 546 Days. ($3920) or $7.18/day.
....

Congratulations on four years of fulltiming!! And in less than two more years there will be another significant milestone!!

But I do have to ask one question. In four years, there were 1,461 days/nights (3 x 365 + 366 (Leap Year)). You accounted for 862 days/nights (316 + 546).

What happened on the other 599 days/nights?
I think Robbie stayed in that place in our mind, we call------- "The Twilight Zone" starring Rob Serling.......... Congrats Robbie and Alice.......
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Old 10-01-2010, 06:47 PM   #9
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Happy anniversary! Here is hopeing you have many more.
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Old 10-02-2010, 03:07 AM   #10
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I was doing the calculations as well. It looks like there are 70 times of set-ups unaccounted for. Can't wait to hear about the "twilight zone experience", LOL!!! Congratulations on the 4 years full-timing. You have shown that it can be very affordable as well as enjoyable!
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Old 10-02-2010, 06:16 AM   #11
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quote:Originally posted by simonsrf


Today, we have been on the road for 4 years.

Some interesting statistics include:
...
We've boondocked 62 times for 316 days/nights.
We've stayed in RV Parks 89 times, or 546 Days. ($3920) or $7.18/day.
....
Congratulations on four years of fulltiming!! And in less than two more years there will be another significant milestone!!

But I do have to ask one question. In four years, there were 1,461 days/nights (3 x 365 + 366 (Leap Year)). You accounted for 862 days/nights (316 + 546).

What happened on the other 599 days/nights?


Our calculations aren't YET an exact science, but the discrepancy in the number of days are because when we stayed with friends, family, work camping, ....and state and federal parks where there were hookups (like Winchester Bay) those days were not calculated.
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Old 10-02-2010, 02:29 PM   #12
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Congratulations! You and Alice are such happy campers that we know you've enjoyed every moment of your life on the road. You know the rest of my drill: One day, if and when . . .

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Old 10-03-2010, 02:09 AM   #13
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Congradulations Robbie & Alice!

"We hope our next 4 years will be as enjoyable as the last 4."
May you next 20 years be as enjoyable as the last 4.

"We've towed 37,258 miles.
We're on our third set of tires for the trailer."
That's not very many miles per set of tires.
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Old 10-05-2010, 05:10 AM   #14
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Well Carl I can account for 400 of the days, Robbie spent them picking on me about driving a Ford, but now I have a Dodge so he chilled out some. But now he has had all summer to work on something else to get my goat so will see when we all get together this winter in Q. Oh BTW, Robbie I passed 5 years fulltiming in July.
Take care missed You both this summer, well at least Alice.

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Old 10-05-2010, 05:25 AM   #15
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Well Carl I can account for 400 of the days, Robbie spent them picking on me about driving a Ford, but now I have a Dodge so he chilled out some. But now he has had all summer to work on something else to get my goat so will see when we all get together this winter in Q. Oh BTW, Robbie I passed 5 years fulltiming in July.
Take care missed You both this summer, well at least Alice.

Steve
You make my chore so easy!
Steve, everyone knows I learned everything I know from you!....and people wonder why I love this lifestyle so much....
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Old 10-05-2010, 12:00 PM   #16
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Congratulations and best wishes for another four great years!
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Old 10-21-2010, 05:45 PM   #18
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Just getting around to this thread. Congrats to the both of you! Time really flies doesn't it???

I didn't realize until you started this thread that I've been fulltiming for 4 1/2 years myself. And other than my Apollo 1/2 Time Oven needing replaced the first year, I have never been back to any dealer or had any repair work done (knock on wood), and hope it stays like that.

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Seven and a half years for us and I know there are several members here with way more years than us. It might be interesting to do a poll to see who has been fulltiming the longest. I know there are some out there with at least 16 years, if I recall.
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Seven and a half years for us and I know there are several members here with way more years than us. It might be interesting to do a poll to see who has been fulltiming the longest. I know there are some out there with at least 16 years, if I recall.
You have been nominated! That would be pretty interesting to see the results.
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