sheena154

My husband and I have been full-timing since we retired over 9 years ago and still love it. Since we also sold our house we had to pick a state to declare as our domicile. You can stick with the state you're currently in or the big three are South Dakota, Florida and Texas and we chose South Dakota since there is no state income tax and we pass through occasionally. We use a mail forwarding service and they helped us register our motorhome and car and fill out paperwork for SD driver's licenses. We know someone who uses a relative's address for their mail and another who uses a UPS store. Since we pay our bills online I only get mail about once a month when I request it and we pay extra to have our mail scanned and I get an email with a picture. I think all mail forwarders work about the same way. Good luck! Tricia Neuzil

We've used a spare tire carrier from Roadmaster for years. It is 10" from the back of our Diplomat so air still gets to the radiator. Of course if we ever have a flat we would still call Coach-Net but at least we're not waiting for them to find a tire in our size. Patricia Neuzil '06 Diplomat

We went that route about 6 weeks ago and I made a note on my map that the road was sometimes very bumpy and next time we'll take a different route. We also wanted to avoid the Denver traffic. Tricia Neuzil

Nine years ago we had a major renovation done by Josh and he did a great job. The contact # was 800-589-7251. Tricia Neuzil

We just replaced our old Trav'ler with the updated version and were told this one can be serviced by authorized people and doesn't have to be sent back to Iowa. The main reason I wanted to stick with DISH is for the automatic recording of our favorite shows. I don't have to search for shows and we skip the commercials. We also don't have unlimited fast streaming.

We were warned about this road being terrible going east from Kingman to Ash Fork so last fall we drove the old Route 66 and it was a good drive. Last spring we drove I-40 going west and don't remember the road being bad. Patricia Neuzil '06 Diplomat

Chuck, we were a little worried about that as well but were told that Roadmaster had talked to Cummins and was told the clearance should be fine. The carrier is about a foot from the radiator grill and my husband says he hasn't noticed any change in the temp from before. Patricia Neuzil

We carry a spare using a Roadmaster spare tire carrier. Obviously if we have a blowout we can't change it ourselves but at least we won't be waiting on the side of the road so long while roadside assistance locates a tire and charges us a small fortune. '06 Diplomat Patricia Neuzil

We have used Garmins for years and now are using the RV780 version. It's not perfect but I don't think any of them are. It's easy to program the device itself but many people use Garmin Basecamp online and import it to the device. Patricia Neuzil '06 Monaco Diplomat

Years ago we had the flooring installed at an angle and think it looks really nice. Patricia Neuzil '06 Diplomat

https://www.technomadia.com is the website of a couple who full-timed in their RV for years towing a Mini Cooper. They traveled throughout the country and you can contact them for information.

We just had a FlexArmor roof coating put on our '06 Diplomat and they repaired a couple of soft spots first where they said the wood had shifted a bit during movement through the years so if it's on ours I'm sure it's on your Dynasty. Tricia Neuzil

We have an '06 Diplomat and last year put on Toyo M170 for our steer tires and they've worked really well.

Thanks for posting this. It helps the rest of us on deciding what to do or avoid. Good luck with your repairs. Patricia Neuzil '06 Diplomat