RVClub Members

shaywood
October 05, 1997

Charter member and the first (I think) Community Leader appointed by Howard in the early days of the then new RV Club. My first assignment was to collect the biographies and later I took on the role of New Member Services.

I, along with two other members of the RV Club (Maureen Valley and Jill Raffel) hosted the first Oz RV rally in Junction City, KS (June 1998). It wasn't the first gathering of RV Club members (there were two earlier gatherings-one at the Dallas/Ft Worth RV Show and another in Florida), but it was the first major gathering of a large number of RV Club members, and a big event to those of us that attended, since it was the first time many of us that were active with the RV Club got to meet face-to-face. Oz continues to be an annual event.

I am a retired federal employee (Department of Defense) and spend 12 years of that career as a Legal Administrator at a military prison. I retired in 2002, had an auction to get rid of the 30 some year accumulation of treasures, sold the house to the second person that looked at it, and hit the road as a fulltimer. I love the lifestyle and have never looked back. The RV Club played a very big part in my pursuit of the RVing lifestyle and I have acquired many friends that I'd not have met otherwise, friends who have been a part of my life for well over 10 years now.

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Barry n Sharon
August 13, 2008

I(Barry)am65 Wife (Sharon) 63. We have been living on the road for 6 years. We are not the typical rver tho we tend to travel find, not in campgrounds, and stay in a location for 6 to 9 months

blueskies99
August 27, 2008
edteggatz
August 27, 2008

Retired, 15 years as a full timer, with a network router in the RV for the last 5 years. Helping computer users where ever we park it.

efernandez
October 07, 1997
brainville
October 19, 1997
Charter
pokerplayer
August 20, 2008
tabopdm
January 24, 2000
n/a
jhenington
June 18, 2000
current - R-2682

The wife and I love traveling with the 5th wheel. I like to sleep in my own bed. We are both semi retired and do a lot of weekend camping and at least 1 or 2 long trip a yr.
We are about 110 miles from Branson, Mo which is one of our favorite spots to camp.

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Howard Owens
September 25, 1997
L-CHAR - 1

I'm the president of the RVClub and have run the web site and mailing list for more than 10 years. I got involved with online RV communities while online editor at Affinity Group (Good Sam Club) in 1996/97. I work full-time in online media for a newspaper company and live outside of Rochester, NY with my wife, three cats and dog.

ealleger
August 13, 2008
csykora
April 03, 1998
akurkoski
September 25, 1997
djgarcia
August 17, 2008

Having been RVing for the last 35 years, I am always interested in sharing and learning new places to RV and get new ideas about RV rigs.

havin fun
August 17, 2008
silverline
August 17, 2008

38 year old Canadian, with wife and 2 young daughters 7 and 2. Want to buy class A to travel on trips with family.

sawdust_128
October 18, 2007
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rallen
October 06, 1997
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jmkeel
July 18, 2008
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MrT
October 26, 2000

We live in Adelaide which is city in South Australia and would love to hear from fellow RVrs

GWNorris3rd
August 15, 2008
wbrown
October 19, 1997
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rsabio
October 11, 1997
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Doc51
March 21, 2006
Nancy Grayson
July 18, 2008

We camp in a 2007 36' K-Z Sportsmen Fifth Wheel towed by 2004 Ford F-350, 4WD, short bed. Husband is retired and enjoys fly fishing. I'm still working. Travel to Colorado each September with our buddies, the Oklahoma Gang, fellow rv'rs. Camp throughout the year at various Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri parks/lakes. Try to take advantage of our "Sr." federal park passes whenever possible. Life is good. Enjoy this site. Thanks Howard.

motorhome05
July 20, 2008

My husband and I began to fulltime in 2005. We love reading about the rv lifestyle. Gary wants to catch a fish in every state we visit. We also like to entertain folks with our country music.

rburks
October 19, 1997
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Pat(rick)
October 05, 1997

We're Pat and Diana Curry. Originally from Lubbock, Texas (Home of the famous "TREE" - we've only got one but by gosh we're proud of it :-) and currently from Livingston, Texas. We retired in May of 2006, sold the house, put the stuff in storage and hit the road full time. In our first 2 years we made it from the southernmost point in the US (Key West) to the northernmost (Point Barrow, Alaska) and have had a fantastic time doing it. We travel in our 2000 Discovery with our 2 Schnauzers, Bob and Baylee and love the lifestyle. Look for the Discovery with the RV Club stickers front and rear and say hi.

jivy
November 01, 1997
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rickaj
August 12, 2008
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JAILDOC
July 20, 2008

CAMPING FOR OVER 20 YEARS, BOUGHT A MOTOR HOME 4 YRS AGO AND LOVE EVERY MIN.OF IT. RETIRING AGAIN THIS YEAR AND HOPE TO SPEND MORE TIME ON THE ROAD

skeel
March 05, 1998
n/a
Buzz and Louise
August 12, 2008

Not new to rving; not new to rv-talk; just want to "re-up" again.

David Weekley
August 12, 2008

My wife and I have a 1988 Winnebago Itasca 31'. It appeared to be like-new but we soon found out that things break, wear out, or were never designed right to begin with. I was a systems engineer before retiring and now I am a system engineer keeping all things working and learning how to keep them working.

dwest
October 01, 1997
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kcgonrving
May 13, 2006
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treinert
August 12, 2008

Wife Kelly and I are looking forward to retirement and moving into the fulltime lifestyle. Currently use a 31 ft Sunnybrook 5th wheel and an MDT as toter. Looking for a good 2nd hand Class A for an upgrade.

Teresald
March 07, 1999
gdunster
September 25, 1997
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asvan1
January 20, 2008
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bhuston
March 04, 2000
- R-02329

I grew up on a farm and hated it, so I moved to the city. But, now that I'm retired, I like to travel around the country in my little motorhome to see the sights. And, I avoid cities all I can, except when I come home.

AkJim
March 26, 2008
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alky
November 26, 2005
n/a
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Ramtruck
September 25, 1997

I'm retired now, I just take things one day at a time.

nanderson
September 25, 1997
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partingd
September 03, 2000
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druda
October 05, 1997
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Doreen-A
February 21, 2008
n/a
RLNeff
October 16, 2003
Active - R-4258
dbaker
September 25, 1997
Miker
July 27, 2008

Just started RVing this year and will be fulltiming by the end of the year. I have been watching the Yahoo group and am hoping to see more activity and to participate in the group

chopper
September 25, 1997
n/a
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judilyn
September 30, 1997
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Finally Retired
August 10, 2008

We are "soon to be" full timers. We are in the planning process and hope to "hit the road" in 2011. We have worked our way up from a tent to an 8 foot truck camper to our current 12 foot truck camper. We expect to purchase a class A (gas) sometime next year.

We are always looking for tips and tricks from others and enjoy membership on multiple list servs.

gharms
March 07, 1999
n/a
jrgagne
July 26, 2008

Introduced to RV's by camping as a child. Have been working for an RV dealer for over 12 years now. Always interested in reading about camper's experiences, creative fixes and product opinions. I do NOT present myself as ANY kind of RV expert. Only a person with similar interests. Maybe from a different viewpoint. Direct contact through my email is accepted. I will answer any questions as I have time.

dbduncan
August 04, 2008
bsnyder
September 25, 1997
n/a
PeggyB
July 19, 2008
jiversen
June 30, 2001
n/a
Al D
July 28, 2008

Have been RVing almost forever it seems. Tents, truck campers, trailers and now a HR Motorhome.Spent our first winter as Snowbirds in L. Havasu AZ. Spend our summers in NW Ontario, Canada.

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bhaug
July 28, 1999

Have been Rv'ing for 40 years, one form or another, Tent, Pick-up, Pop-Up, Class "C", and currently a 2003 Winnebago adventure 33 ft, pulling a 2006 Saturn Vue AWD. Retired in 2000 from Unisys, have worked in the computer industry since 1959.

Visit Texas Every Year since 2001, Jan to April 1st, MotorHome at "The Lake" May to October!

alpick
July 25, 2008
- r-0495
dwallace
October 07, 1997
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adriscoll
September 30, 1997
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ldavis
June 30, 1998
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test account
July 13, 2008
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tdelacey
September 30, 1997
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pchapman
September 25, 1997
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Pugparents
April 05, 2004
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drobertson
October 07, 1997
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King
October 01, 1997
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Roy Figueiras
July 19, 2008
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louise
September 25, 1997
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gzander
August 02, 1999
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Homer
July 18, 2008
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patLwall
September 30, 1997
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mtetrault
October 05, 1997
Dabreeze
November 26, 2005
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lewander
September 30, 1997
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rknuth
September 30, 1997
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aglynn
September 30, 1997
mrnorris
July 18, 2008
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wardman
July 18, 2008
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gminor
September 25, 1997
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nstarnaman
May 21, 1999
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rstapleton2
July 18, 2008
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tropicalsoul
July 18, 2008
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edabel
June 14, 2002
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wd0cwt
September 25, 1997
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sstrouse
October 19, 1997
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Hershey
September 29, 2001
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mschreiber
September 25, 1997
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Rattler
March 03, 2002
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grokdoc
September 25, 1997
Community Leader - L-Char00002
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wmckenzie
September 30, 1997
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ddamouth
October 19, 1997
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sfletcher
July 10, 1998
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rbelanger
October 05, 1997
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jwhite
September 30, 1997
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