rickd
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I'm a complete newcomer to RV'ing and I don't even have an RV yet - but, I have ordered a new truck so that's a start anyway.? I ordered a 2007 Chev Silverado Classic 2500HD Duramax Diesel 6.6L with a 6 sp. Allison Automatic Transmission.? The truck is a crew cab 2WD.? This is a factory order so it won't be arriving here on the Island until mid-November sometime.? I plan on buying a fifth wheel in the 24'-28' range and with the maximum tow rating of my Silverado being 15,600 lbs., I'm pretty sure I should be o.k.? If anyone knows what the maximum weight 5'er I can tow with this truck is I would greatly appreciate that.
I retired 7 years ago after spending over 35 years in the computer/information technology field as a computer programmer, systems/analyst and the last 20 years as the Information Technology Manager for the City of Victoria, B.C.? My wife is a school teacher and is planning on retiring next year - thus the main reason for our wanting to get into rv'ing.? We have 5 children - 4 daughters and a son - all adults and all on their own now.? We are now left with Mo and Molly, our 2 small cock-a-poo dogs.
Since retiring, I have become very active with my woodworking hobby.? I converted half of our two car garage into a workshop and spend a lot of time building furniture mostly.? As a fun part of my woodworking, and to keep up some computer skills, I created my own woodworking website earlier this year.? So that, along with digital photography, troubleshooting pc's for friends and family, working in our yard and garden and reading I have kept busy since retiring and have not regretted my decision for one minute!?
This forum looks like a great place for me to get the information I need to get started in rv'ing and hopefully to do it wisely and, most importantly, safely!!? Hopefully, as time goes on and I gain some experience I will be able to contribute as well instead of asking a lot of questions - which I'm pretty sure is going to be the case for a while.
Rick Doyle
I retired 7 years ago after spending over 35 years in the computer/information technology field as a computer programmer, systems/analyst and the last 20 years as the Information Technology Manager for the City of Victoria, B.C.? My wife is a school teacher and is planning on retiring next year - thus the main reason for our wanting to get into rv'ing.? We have 5 children - 4 daughters and a son - all adults and all on their own now.? We are now left with Mo and Molly, our 2 small cock-a-poo dogs.
Since retiring, I have become very active with my woodworking hobby.? I converted half of our two car garage into a workshop and spend a lot of time building furniture mostly.? As a fun part of my woodworking, and to keep up some computer skills, I created my own woodworking website earlier this year.? So that, along with digital photography, troubleshooting pc's for friends and family, working in our yard and garden and reading I have kept busy since retiring and have not regretted my decision for one minute!?
This forum looks like a great place for me to get the information I need to get started in rv'ing and hopefully to do it wisely and, most importantly, safely!!? Hopefully, as time goes on and I gain some experience I will be able to contribute as well instead of asking a lot of questions - which I'm pretty sure is going to be the case for a while.
Rick Doyle