Lee and Karen Duquette sold their house in Florida
and bought a 40-foot RV to travel in
so they could "hit-the-road" full-time.
(some photos were taken on the date of purchase,
but copied many years after purchase, so they are a bit blurred)
sign - RV Outside
Lee Duquette outside of the RV
sold sign on the RV
Karen Duquette outside of the RV
Karen and Lee Duquette by their new RV the RV is sold to the Duquette's

Lee Duquette outside of the new RV

3 windows on the R
Lee Duquette by the door of the RV
the side of their new RV
the back of their new Vectra RV

BELOW: Lee and Karen Duquette outside showing the TV, CD, DVD and MP3 player

Lee and Karen Duquette TV, CD, DVD and MP3 player

Below: Lee Duquette checking out the engine in the front of the RV.

Lee Duquette checking out the engine Lee Duquette checking out the engine

Below: A smaller refrigerator cooler

Below: The Keyless entry by the door

A smaller refrigerator cooler Keyless entry

Below: Lee Duquette in the entry way to the RV

ee Duquette in the RV doorway Lee Duquette entered the RV
sign - RV isnside

Below: The steering wheel, GPS, backup camera, and more in the front dash of the RV

steering wheel and gadgets RV driving gadgets

Below: The box just inside the doorway and to the right of the driver seat - with the 2-way radio charger and 4 walkie-talkies

audiovox-2-way Radio charger 2-way Radio charge

Below: Karen Duquette's equipment to duplicate CD's and DVD's - (these did NOT come with the RV)

equipment to duplicate CD's and DVD's

Below: Karen Duquette loved the fireplace and her bear rug.

Karen Duquette in the RV TV and fireplace that came with the RV

Below: How full-time RVing began for Lee and Karen Duquette:
2008 was the beginning of their RV life - introducing AWO and MOB

Below: Karen Duquette drove the RV to Markham Park, where they lived in their RV until it was time to actually hit the road. Karen had already retired from her job, but Lee had not done so yet. They bought eyeballs as a sunscreen for the front window of their RV.

Karen Duquette driving the RV \The RV AWO and its new eyeballs

Below: Karen wanted their orange HHR that they tow behind their RV to have stripes that match the RV. It got a lot of attention once they really started traveling. They also bought tiger eyes as a sheild for their front window.

AWO and MOB tiger eyes on their tow car

Below: Then they bought matching tiger shirts to match their sunshield on their tow car.

Karen and Lee Duqette in their tiger shirts Karen and Lee Duqette in their tiger shirts

Below: Even the back of their t-shirt had tigers on it.

he back of their t-shirt had tigers on it

Below: They also bought covers to protect their RV tires from the Florida sun. They named the RV "AWO" which stands for "All We Own".

Below: Karen Duquette named their tow car, an orange HHR, "MOB" which stands for "My Orange Baby"

AWO tire cover MOB label on back of the tow car

Below: Karen Duquette's friend, Rebecca West made the towels shown below, which are proudly displayed in Karen's RV. Thank you Rebecca. These will be treasured forever.

RV Gypsies towel RV Gypsies towel

Below: Karen Duquette made the cross-stitch sign years ago when she lived in Tennessee and it has been in all of their houses ever since. Now it is in the RV because that is their only home.

God Blesll our Home cross stitch

Photos shown below were taken on various dates.

Karen Duquette photographed how the driver and passenger seats turn around to view the rest of the inside of the RV when the RV is parked. There were lots of cabinets overhead, as well as on overhead on the left side of the RV. Lots of storage inside the RV and outside in the bins.

how the driver and passenger seats turn around

Since the RV has become the ONLY home for Lee and Karen Duquette, they filled it up with their personal belongings. (They sold their house and most of the stuff they had inside the house just after they bought the RV and became known as "The Two RV Gypsies."

Below: The view from middle of the RV, Looking forward toward the front of the RV, which is also shown above.

view from middle of the RV, Looking forward view from middle of the RV, Looking forward
desk and computer desk and computer

Below: The TV, DCD Player and Electric Fireplace in the RV. Note: the RV originally came with a much small TV here, but as time passed, Lee Duquette replaced the small TV (shown above) with this bigger one.

TV and fireplace

Below: View from the front of the RV looking at kitchen and dining area (plus the small opening into the bathroom and bedroom)

View from the front of the RV looking at kitchen inside the RV

Below: The kitchen area (the microwave did NOT come with the RV - but Lee Duquette bought the microwave to put on the shelf that was there originally). As seen in the photo with Lee Duquette, the gray tray under the counter top pulls out for use so silverware can go in the top drawer, and the cabinet under the drawer opens to store small stuff. From the side of the pull-out cabinet, bigger stuff can be stored.

Kitchen in RV Lee Duquette

The counter top shown above lifts off, so the oven burners can be used.

stove in RV

Below: Across from the photos above, was the dining table with three nice windows to enjoy the view. (But people can not see in from outside, as the windows are tinted).

To the right of the dining table, there was a full-size refrigerator with freezer and ice make, plus two pull-out pantry areas. (plus the narrow hallway leading to the bathroom area). This area had a big slide-out on BOTH the kitchen and the dining side, which gave plenty of room to walk through when the RV was parked. When driving, the slide-outs had to be in, of course.

dining table refrigerator and cabinet

Below: Going past the kitchen area shown above, there was a narrow hallway leading to the bathroom area, with the shower, sink, mirror, and storage cabinet under the sink. The toilet area and more storage cabinets were in this section, but behind a door for privacy. So after using the bathroom, you had to open the door to get to the sink.

bathroom sink shower

Below: This photo was taken in the toilet area.

toilet area of the RV

Below: The doors on the left closed the bathroom off from the kitchen, and the other set of doors, show a part of the shower area, and the living room-dining room area. Lee Duquette can be seen up by the front window of the RV.

sliding doors in the RV sliding door

Below: Standing in the bathroom area, looking into the bedroom area.

looking into the bedroom area

Below: THE BEDROOM AREA

Below: A small TV with a storage area behind the TV, plus two drawers a cabinet under the TV. The TV could be enjoyed while laying on the bed. There was also a shelf under the window. The shelf could be lifted up to store stuff underneath.
The photo on the right shows how the bed slides under the shelf when it is time to drive the RV.

bedroom storage
how the RV closes up

Below: On the side of the bed at the back of the RV, there was a washer-dryer combination with doors to cover it when not in use. Above the washer-dryer was storage area.

To the right of the washer-dry there was a closet with two full--size mirrors, that slid from side to side so stuff in the closet could be reached.

washer dryer part part of the closet

Below: On the other side of the bedroom, was the bed. The closet mentioned above was on the left side of the bed. This room also had pull-outs both on the bedroom side and across from it. So it was plenty roomy when parked.

bedroom in the RV

Below: These photos show the amount of walking space in the living room area when the slide-outs are in for travel.

Lee Duquette

And they got a Florida license plate for their RV that says AWO MOB. AWO stands for "All We Own" and MOB "stands for "My Orange

AWO - MOB llicense plate

 

What makes Lee and Karen Duquette good RVers! They do not have much money, just enough to get by, and not many possessions (just the RV, the tow Car and necessities inside). But they do have a lot of love and respect for each other, and they love travel, the outdoors, meeting new people, and having fun! A great lifestyle except for missing family when they travel.

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go to the next adventure of the two RV Gypsies Time for Lee and Karen Duquette to begin their travels as "Two RV Gypsies" with no real home anyplace.