18 Months Full Time and Just Getting Started

Me_and_My_Dog

I wanted to report that I've been FT camping in my 2007 DM T@B for 18 months in Thousand Trails campgrounds and I'm so happy I can hardly believe it. I usually stay for 3 weeks at a time (the limit for my lifetime membership) and set up a complex camp with the awning, hippie panels, rugs, tables, dog fencing, lighting, etc. I've been mostly in California and Oregon, but am now in New Orleans, and will spend winter in Florida and spring and summer exploring the East Coast. I love having my Durango for visiting folks and sightseeing. I am warmly welcomed at every campground and RV park I stay at. They love having me there and I fit into any possible site. I thought I'd bring disgrace to the places with my hippie ways, but I actually class up the joint. That's what T@Bs do. They make any campground better. The only thing that looks junky is my awning, which is faded and brittle from being fried in the desert sun. I've lived and learned. No more camping in full sun in the summer desert. Duh. When I get a new awning it will again match the beauty of the T@B. In the beginning of my travels, I thought sure I'd be craving a 400. And maybe I should be. But I'm so content in my little pod. Who knew?

ChanW

Katt, what a beautiful place! Thanks for sharing.

Me_and_My_Dog

@ChanW Thank you!

Sharon_is_SAM

Katt, the Thousand Trails system looks like a full-timers dream!  What a great idea!  Have there been any questions or concerns with the age of the TaB?  I like how homey it looks😀

Me_and_My_Dog

@Sharon_is_SAM Hi Sharon. There are no age restrictions of the rig in any TT campground. There are 80+ TT campgrounds for me to choose from. There is an add-on called the Trails Collection, which adds another 80+ RV parks to my membership. Many of those do supposedly have a restriction on the age of the rig, but I've never been turned away. It's just a legal way for them to reject junkers. My T@B actually looks new and because the 320 has changed so little over the past 14 years, there is nothing that indicates to the casual observer that it is 11 years old. I did come across one RV park in Arizona that I wanted to stay at one night on my way cross country, but they had a minimum length of 30 ft. They obviously do not like small trailers! I will not be staying there ever because I love small trailers.

Sharon_is_SAM

Nice you can stay so long before having to move!

gooselady

You and your dog look very happy.  Enjoy!

stevenmotta

@Me_and_My_Dog.
You're living the dream!! You and your beautiful fur baby look right at home. Would love to drop everything and hit the road, you can't put a price tag on those memories. Pleasant travels and GOD Bless!  :-)

Me_and_My_Dog

@stevenmotta

Terrific! I hope this lifestyle is in your future. So fun!

Me_and_My_Dog

gooselady said:

You and your dog look very happy.  Enjoy!

Thank you!

cregna

Beautiful set up!