 |
04-22-2007, 05:23 AM
|
#1
|
|
Winnebago Owner
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Picayune, MS (New Orleans)
Posts: 97
|
Hi,
Have not posted in quite a while, but monitor the forum almost every day. We have taken the plunge, sold the house, and now live full time in our hurricane escape pod.. AKA our motorhome.
But, we did not hit the road, but rather made some hard decisions about where to live and what to do with the rest of our life.
We bought a couple of acres in Picayune, MS -- just six miles across the Louisiana state line up I-59.
We decided we really love the Winnebago and want to take care of it so we spent a lot of time on IRV2 researching "Barns". We now have the slab formed up for an RV dream barn -- 36 x 60 with a 14 x 14 roll up door. This is a pre-engineered steel building.
We are living in the RV on the property while we build our new Mississippi home. In addition to the RV full hookups in the Barn, we are putting two on the side of the house -- we are only 4 miles off the Intersate and have made lots of friends traveling that may stop by for a few nights.
Our coach is doing amazingly well. I have had to change batteries, but no other problems except our back up camera. It has gone South.
We hope to have all this wrapped up within a year so we can travel a bit. We are still working and commute now to the university. Our 50 mpg Prius offsets the 8 mpg of the Cat.
Thanks for keeping the posts rolling. We really do hope to make it to a Rally some day.
Walt
__________________
36' Itasca Meridian DP, now 2005 Newmar Scottsdale 34' Gas
|
|
|
|
04-22-2007, 05:23 AM
|
#2
|
|
Winnebago Owner
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Picayune, MS (New Orleans)
Posts: 97
|
Hi,
Have not posted in quite a while, but monitor the forum almost every day. We have taken the plunge, sold the house, and now live full time in our hurricane escape pod.. AKA our motorhome.
But, we did not hit the road, but rather made some hard decisions about where to live and what to do with the rest of our life.
We bought a couple of acres in Picayune, MS -- just six miles across the Louisiana state line up I-59.
We decided we really love the Winnebago and want to take care of it so we spent a lot of time on IRV2 researching "Barns". We now have the slab formed up for an RV dream barn -- 36 x 60 with a 14 x 14 roll up door. This is a pre-engineered steel building.
We are living in the RV on the property while we build our new Mississippi home. In addition to the RV full hookups in the Barn, we are putting two on the side of the house -- we are only 4 miles off the Intersate and have made lots of friends traveling that may stop by for a few nights.
Our coach is doing amazingly well. I have had to change batteries, but no other problems except our back up camera. It has gone South.
We hope to have all this wrapped up within a year so we can travel a bit. We are still working and commute now to the university. Our 50 mpg Prius offsets the 8 mpg of the Cat.
Thanks for keeping the posts rolling. We really do hope to make it to a Rally some day.
Walt
__________________
36' Itasca Meridian DP, now 2005 Newmar Scottsdale 34' Gas
|
|
|
|
|
04-22-2007, 05:37 AM
|
#3
|
|
Winnie-Wise
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Crossville, Tennessee
Posts: 417
|
Walt,
Thanks for your note. We too are making plans and will soon be heading to Tennessee. The house is up for sale but we are at least a year before we can retire. maybe we'll look you up when we finally get to head that way. you note is a real inspiration. Thanks.
__________________
Dennis & Trish (and Sparky Doodle)
2013 Meridian 42E
2011 Ford Explorer 
|
|
|
|
|
04-22-2007, 08:37 AM
|
#4
|
|
Winnie-Wise
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Carlsbad, Ca.
Posts: 310
|
Congrats, my wife and I gave some thought to full timing but chickened out. I still think it's the most inspirational way to retire. Now we just make do with 2 to 3 mos at a time on the road. Good luck and happy retirement.
Tom
__________________
2007 Itasca Suncruiser 33V
2009 Ford Flex Ltd. AWD Fa. Toad
2010 Jeep Rubicon offroad Toad
|
|
|
|
|
04-22-2007, 09:24 AM
|
#5
|
|
Winnie-Wise
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 409
|
Congrats Walt. Sounds like a fun adventure. Glad to hear you're getting past that hurricane that clobbered you.
Post pictures of the new RV suite if you get a chance.
Don
__________________
DonavonP
2016 Jayco White Hawk 27dsrl
2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 diesel 4x4
|
|
|
|
|
04-22-2007, 12:54 PM
|
#6
|
|
Winnie-Wise
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Butler, PA
Posts: 283
|
Hi Walt,
It was great reading about your plans. Glad you and Sheri are doing well and enjoying the RV.
It seems you're doing your homework, studying things out and planning well so that you can continue your RV'ing. I certainly hope you do make one of the rallys in the future as it'll be great to see you guys again.
Joe
__________________
Joe & Shelly, Justin, Tyler, Alyssa | Butler PA 2008 Tiffin Allegro Bus 43QRP|Cummins 425|Honda CRV
|
|
|
|
|
04-22-2007, 03:56 PM
|
#7
|
|
Winnebago Owner
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Picayune, MS (New Orleans)
Posts: 97
|
Hi Joe,
Little did I know in 2003 when I started looking at a motorhome that the RV would be an integral part of our survival for many years.
You and Shelly came down at the right time. New Orleans is very different now.
I saw something about your ankle. How are you doing? Hi to Shelly and the family.
Walt
__________________
36' Itasca Meridian DP, now 2005 Newmar Scottsdale 34' Gas
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Linear Mode
