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The baby boomers are beginning to think that there has to be a better way of life than struggling to purchase a large home and spending most of their free time driving to work. Many are investing in Recreational Vehicles and have not had an opportunity to learn the ins and outs of RVing. This book will make life much more enjoyable for them as it answers many, many questions. This RV handbook serves as an RV Travel for Beginners Guide.

"Your Home On Wheels"  has so much knowledge for the many newbies. Thousands of copies have been sold and there have been  nothing but outstanding reviews from RVers who read "Your Home on Wheels".

When we became full-time Rvers, we were excited about getting a new
fifth wheel and truck and taking off for the wild blue yonder. We had never even owned a recreational vehicle prior to our retirement, and
had no idea what we were in for.

                                 

CHAPTERS

Selecting the Right RV Dealer
   Best Friends Whatcha GonnaDo?
  To Sell or Not to Sell 
     Travel Trailer, Motor home or Fifth Wheel?    
Now You've Got It!
Stuff
       Home Sweet Home
        Who Is Eating Here Anyway?
      Outside Stuff
     Keeping in Touch
  Let's Join
   Avoiding Divorce
   How to equip the RV
   What to pack into the RV
   (from linens to cookware)
  Recipes and Helpful Hints
   Dealing with finances and financing
 Cell phone, computer and communication
 Internet services on the road
        How to turn an RV home            
  into a personalized
 "Home Sweet Home".     
How Do We Get There?     
On The Road Again     
    We Ain't Got a Barrel of Money,      
     and finally, Parking
(the hard part)      

*Also included are checklists
and questionnaires for your use.  

So many questions!
 What kind of equipment do we need for travel?
 What kind of RV is best for our needs?
 What should we pack and what should we leave behind?
 What kinds of clothing do we need to pack?
 What cookware do we need?
 How do we keep things from falling on our on our head when we
 open t he cupboards after traveling?
 How do we get our mail and keep in touch with family?

 First Trip:  Our first trip out took us from coast to coast.  We were gone   for 7 months and piled on about 15,000 miles on our Ford 350 It was truly a dream come true.  However, we had a lot to learn and learned most of it the hard way. 

I spent a great deal of time doing research prior to our becoming full-timers, including reading numerous books on the subject.  Some of the books were good, some were not but none gave us the basic information we needed as beginners.  I complained about it to my husband, Bill, for almost a year. He finally said, "Quit complaining and write a book yourself!".  A year later I finished the book and we published "Your Home On Wheels".