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Well, a lot of them, fortunately for buyers of Jayco, America's Most Liveable RV's, are working in the Jayco manufacturing facility in Middlebury, IN.

Since the day I first saw a gently pre-owned 2005 Greyhawk Class C Motorhome by Jayco I have been in love with this RV. It has everything I could want and it's hand crafted by the Amish. I can' wait till the day I own one. I myself have a gently used 5th wheel, a KZ Durango 2005 with all the goodies and I would gladly trade it in for an 05 or 06 Greyhawk. I might even throw in some cash too!

The Amish work ethic is well known and if you desire quality work in the construction of an RV (don't we all?) both inside and out, well, watch this video and decide if a Jayco built, Amish crafted RV is for you.

I know the price of gas will give a lot of people an excuse to stay home and it's only going to get worse as summer approaches but don't let that stop you from having some fun. Think of it as an investment in your sanity and before you take that cruise or overseas trip, consider an RV vacation.

An RV experience can be had over a weekend without the security issues of air travel. You don't have to go hundreds of miles from home. Check out some areas within a hundred miles or so of where you live and get the family together in an RV. You don't even have to buy one.

Rent a motorhome, pop-up or travel trailer and see what you have been missing, almost literally right in your back yard. And even if you do decide to go further, the gas money you spend will be recovered by not having to stay in an expensive hotel. RV'ing gets you next to nature, it relaxes you like no other mode of travel and is loads of fun. If you are a baby boomer who planned on buying an RV when you retired and feel you have to continue to work – get a smaller RV or rent one in the meantime. It's the most fun you can have on wheels.  

See America One Mile At A Time - The RV Way

We may decide to become full -time RV’ers at some point but that decision is a ways off. You can be sure that along the way on every journey we will document our experiences (both good and bad) and will keep our readers informed about what we discover. We want the reader to be able to avoid the mistakes we are bound to make and that hopefully they will find our style to be homey, sometimes off-beat, yet honest in the way we present the “Boomer Approved” RV resources seen on this site. Discover America the RV way and see it as it was meant to be seen.

The best way to research and gather the information we need to spread the RV gospel and to further our mission is to talk to the people involved in this industry personally and as a boomer couple who likes to plan ahead for major life changes -over the last year and a half we have talked to a lot of interesting people about RV’ing. Having said that, we do not pretend to be experts in this arena (yet!) but as baby boomers ourselves who have decided that the RV lifestyle is going to play a major role in our retirement plans we have already done a ton of research.

The purchase of an RV is a major investment that will not be undertaken lightly – we came by our money the old fashioned way – we earned it! – and we won't be parted with it easily! We still have a lot of ground to cover before making that final decision.

Hit The Road - So please follow along with us as we undertake the journey to find our perfect RV. We hope that you find that the information we post will be useful to you and that you will support our advertisers by visiting their sites. That is the only way that we can continue to provide our readers with free, up-to-the-minute and relevant content and how we make a modest income from the site. We want you to benefit from our experience and our mistakes alike.

The purchase countdown clock is set for May 2009, not that far away in boomer time. The question still remains; what will it be? However, we have a sneaky feeling, as with all things that we are passionate about, that the journey might be as much fun as the destination and hopefully, dear reader, you will find us qualified to not only share the adventure of our quest but to present it in a way that is truthful, straight-forward and entertaining. The simple truth is: at this stage of our lives and being still considered "young" by most standards we long for the excitement and freedom that the American road has to offer.

It's hard to believe that in less than two years we will sell the house, store the furniture and heirlooms and hit the freedom road in our 5^th wheel travel trailer. Hoo ey, we can hardly wait!

My military disability may prevent me from working a 9 – 5 job but I can still handle a pick-up truck with the best of them and hooking up a 5th wheel should be no problem. With our faithful companion Duke, the "Wonder" dog, we will embark! (ha) on a road to discovery that will more than likely change our lives forever. No more commutes, no more office politics, no more "suits" and no more fear of hearing the "F" (fired!) word.

When I close my eyes I see us  somewhere like the Oregon Coast, comfortably ensconced in our 5th wheel trailer, listening to the strains of the Beach Boys while my wife fixes us a cocktail, just in time to enjoy a spectacular ocean sunset. Until that incredible moment arrives where dreams meet reality please enjoy the journey of discovery with us.