RV-Dreams.com

Howard and Linda Payne, creators of RV-Dreams.com and all around Full-Timing Gurus, were among the first major connections we made in the RV world. We came across their blog and soon found that they were regarded as absolute experts in the RVing community. We are happy to say that for several years they have recommended WholesaleWarranties.com as their #1 provider for RV Extended Warranties. We are happy to offer our recommendation to them as a wonderful source for RVing and full-timing information. 

Howard and Linda detail their RVing journey here: 
We were living the American Dream according to most people. But there was something missing in our corporate-based existence which included the big house, nice cars, business prestige, and country club privileges. 

What was missing was a deeper happiness and connection between us. So, in a moment of enlightenment, or mid-life crisis if you prefer, at age 41 we quit our jobs, sold our dream home and cars, and gave up our status and community in exchange for life on the road in an RV for an indefinite period. 

I, Howard, a former attorney, accountant, and business owner, researched the RV lifestyle night and day for a month. Linda, a former operations manager and small business owner herself, instigated the whole idea. After careful research and determining potential costs and income sources, we made the decision quickly and, after giving six months’ notice at our jobs, we were on the road. That was in 2005. 

Along with that decision, we decided to start a website called RV-Dreams.com. It is a site in which I took the mounds of research I had done and compiled it into one place for others considering full-time RVing. In addition, we decided to open up our lives and post our journey, our triumphs and mistakes, and our financial information for a more complete, honest look at full-time RVing. 

That little website has grown into quite a community and includes a daily online journal (or blog), a forum, a live chat room, and more. We present seminars at RV shows, at RV rallies, and at various RV educational conferences. Also, we put on our own RV-Dreams educational rallies each year. 

In addition to running the RV-Dreams website, putting on rallies, and speaking at events, we have worked a variety of jobs on the road to help support our full-timing lifestyle. Our diversity of experiences, our age, and our background have combined to create an interesting perspective on RV living. Our followers say “Their refreshingly straightforward approach provides those investigating the lifestyle with tools to properly evaluate whether full-timing is right for them.” 

After our original extended warranty on our fifth wheel expired, I started researching various extended warranties. I priced them and got copies of contracts so I could compare coverages. Ultimately, we selected a warranty through Wholesale Warranties due to the combination of price and coverage. I was impressed and soon contacted Jeff Shelton at Wholesale Warranties about establishing a business relationship. We only establish such relationships with companies that have products and services that we use, and we’ve been very pleased with our warranty and with our partnership with Wholesale Warranties.