Steeles on Wheels : A Year on the Road in an RV

by Steele, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781892123671
• ISBN10: 1892123673
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Intl Pub Marketing

Summary

With humor and candor, Steeles on Wheels chronicles a year in the life of a 50-something couple who are living full-time in a 34-foot recreational vehicle and answers the most common questions about living on the road. Managing money, getting along in close quarters, the issue of "legal residency", big-rig driving skills, sewer hookups, how to choose campgrounds, living without a phone, and getting mail are all addressed. Also included are charts, checklists, and practical survival tips. The book is an armchair travel guide to a daring, yet economical new lifestyle for the 21st century.

Table of Contents

Grateful Thanks to...	vii
Map	viii
Introduction: We Did It!	1	(3)
Cherokee, North Carolina--June 6	4	(5)
How Do You Decide on an RV?	9	(7)
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina--June 17	16	(5)
What Do You Do with All Your Stuff?	21	(5)
Richmond, Virginia--June 30	26	(3)
How Can You Afford Full-Timing?	29	(7)
Finger Lakes, New York--July 15	36	(3)
How Do You Get Your Mail?	39	(5)
Cheboygan, Michigan--July 28	44	(3)
How Can You Live without a Phone?	47	(4)
Copper Harbor, Michigan--August 8	51	(5)
How Do You Fit Everything In?	56	(7)
Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin--August 13	63	(3)
What Do You Do All Day?	66	(7)
Elkhart, Indiana--August 28	73	(4)
Where Do You Find Campgrounds?	77	(7)
Champaign, Illinois--September 10	84	(4)
What's It Like to Drive a Big Rig?	88	(4)
Eddyville, Kentucky--September 20	92	(4)
How Do RV Utilities Work?	96	(7)
Lexington, Kentucky--October 5	103	(4)
How Do You Do E-Mail?	107	(4)
Raccoon Valley, Tennessee--October 20	111	(5)
What's RV Housework Like?	116	(5)
Kingsport, Tennessee--November 3	121	(3)
Where Do You Shop?	124	(7)
Kissimmee, Florida--November 25	131	(5)
Do You Eat Out a Lot?	136	(5)
Orlando, Florida--December 7	141	(4)
Don't You Miss Real Vacations?	145	(6)
Cordele, Georgia--January 1	151	(4)
Can You Get TV in All These Different Places?	155	(4)
New Orleans, Louisiana--January 18	159	(4)
Where Do You Find Doctors?	163	(7)
Odem, Texas--January 30	170	(3)
How Do You Decide Where to Go?	173	(7)
Pharr, Texas--March 3	180	(4)
Is It Hard to Live in Close Quarters?	184	(5)
Austin, Texas--April 4	189	(5)
Where Is Your Legal Residence?	194	(6)
Kerrville, Texas--April 20	200	(5)
Who Services Your Rig?	205	(6)
Fort Cobb, Oklahoma--May 22	211	(4)
Why Do You Like Full-Timing?	215	(6)
Cheney Lake State Park, Kansas--May 29	221	(4)
Is It Difficult to Travel with Pets?	225	(7)
Front Royal, Virginia--June 16	232	(4)
When Do You Plan to Settle Down?	236	(6)
Rockville, Maryland--June 24	242	(3)
Do You Ever Have Regrets?	245	(7)
Council Bluffs, Iowa--July 8	252	(4)
``You're Living Our Dream!''	256	(5)
Epilogue: Austin, Texas--October 19	261	(6)
Mark's Glossary of RV Terms	267	(10)
Information Resources	277	(8)
Index	285