Full-Time RVing : How to Make it Happen

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Summary: Gutsy Grandma's Good Advice
Review: Charlie Minshall has logged more than 200,000 miles over the highways and byways of the northern hemisphere and that rightly qualifies her as an expert RVer. However, she is a crackerjack of a writer, too. So, if you find yourself afflicted with a strong wanderlust, reading her book, "Full-Time RVing: How to Make it Happen," just might introduce you to a perfect cure for your ailment while entertaining you mightily.

Minshall combines a wonderful sense of humor in her style of writing together with some down-to-earth common sense. She covers the basic how-tos of traveling full-time as well as the equipment necessary to make an RV a home. This is one knowledgeable grandma! Have some family members who discourage your adventuresome cravings? Minshall shares how she continues to enjoy family and maintain close relationships even while exploring all the wonderful nooks and crannies of this country. If you are considering adopting the RV lifestyle, this book is a must-read.

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Summary: Sharlene can't do the math !
Review: In her introduction, the first two pages, Sharlene tells us she left her home on June 1st but was delayed by engine problems and unable to depart until June 2nd and arrived at her daughter's home on June 12 yet it still took her 12 days between June 2nd and June 12! She brags about being able to cash in on her "over 62 years of age" senior discount but she is losing "time" somewhere. Then, this is a direct quote "I spent approximately $400 on gasoline, paying roughly $1.59 to $1.99/gal (just outside Yosemite). I normally get six-mpg and I probably average fifty mph, but I was still having engine problems that were finally fixed in Leavenworth. I drove $1,800 miles in twelve days and it cost me $33 a day for gasoline."(unquote). She says she gets 6 mpg, drove 1,800 miles, paid between $1.59 to $1.99 per gal for a total of $396.00! YOU DO THE MATH!
My husband and I want to sell our home, buy an RV and travel full time. We have spent $100's of dollars on books researching the full time lifestyle. I was totally turned off by this book...

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Summary: Great Comprehensive Fulltime Lifestyle Book
Review: The previous individual to comment on this book seems not to understand what the word "approximate" means. This is one of the most comprehensive "How to" books that my wife and I have read concerning our chosen way of life. Ms. Minshall has included many of the minor details that other fulltime lifestyle books on the market today have left out. We can guarantee you that without knowledge of these "minor details", inevitably small problems will become major ones. "Charlie" has shared this information with wit and humor and in a writing style that allows the reader to stop, re-read the last sentence or paragraph, and then proceed without losing the main thought. We find this book a "must-read" for anyone contemplating a fulltime lifestyle on the road