May 2008

We’re fascinated by flowers of every description, from the hard-to-photograph “belly-flowers,” where you have to lie down to get a close-up view, to the showy blooms in high mountain meadows that appear after the snow melts.

Spring is here, so that means the beginning of the flower festival season. Some of these events begin as early as March, but most are scheduled for April, May, and June. With so many festivals to pick from, we could only choose a few examples …

The Membership/Member Services Committee includes Sam Allen, Northeast Area vice president; Joanne Durbin, FMCA national secretary; Fred Kennedy, South Central Area vice president; Allen Rein, Rocky Mountain Area vice president; and Charlie Schrenkel, Southeast Area vice president.

Pomona Convention Featured On “American Rver”

Peggy and Jim Grich travel throughout North America shooting segments for their show, which is available via podcast at www.americanrver.com.

Laptop Lamp

The Boynq d’Light from American Audio & Video is a USB-powered light that provides illumination when working on a laptop computer.

Thirty members of the Carolina Ramblers chapter gathered at the Burlington, North Carolina, family business of Bob and JoAnn Hahn October 26 through 28, 2007, for a different kind of chapter rally.

Key Indicators

I just got a new motorhome and found that the entry door has two keyholes. I inevitably picked the wrong key to unlock the door. So I color-coded …

Refer Removal

Dear RV Doctor:
I recently purchased a 1975 Sportscoach. The refrigerator was not working, so we decided to go with an all-electric unit. My question is: how do I get the old one out of the motorhome?

Ever stay at a campground and wish you didn’t have to leave? Or, conversely, have you ever left a park wishing your experience had been better? Well, coming soon to a campground near you may be a chance to provide feedback about your stay.

Racer Writes

Dear Editor:
I enjoyed Lazelle Jones’ article on racing and motorhomes (“Racing Connections,” February 2008, page 80), as far as it went. But the piece overlooked the thousands (maybe tens of thousands) of motorhome-using race enthusiasts in various other race venues in this country.

The membership database for the Family Motor Coach Association is a complex collection of information. But it’s quite organized, and the file management was developed based upon members’ lifestyles.

Probably the most visible and welcome benefit of membership in FMCA is the magazine that arrives in our mailboxes each month. From the very beginning, the founders of FMCA realized that the association needed a tool for communicating with its members.

Nearly 20 years after the release of Field of Dreams, visitors still come to the Iowa site where the beloved movie was filmed.

Along the banks of a north Florida river lies a park set aside to honor America’s first popular songwriter.

Probably one of the sweetest things about small children is the tiny shoes they wear. Use these tricks to make cute little boots even more precious.

Just about anyone who has seen the 1977 science fiction film Close Encounters of the Third Kind will think about it when they first see Devils Tower, located in northeastern Wyoming. But after you park your motorhome in the lot, thoughts of alien spaceships fade to black.

The Type B is the smallest self-contained motorhome. Appealing fuel economy ratings and a growing list of interior amenities are among the attractive attributes of today's Type Bs. They also have the extra advanatage of fitting into parking spaces sized for standard automobiles. In this roundup …

More than 700 rural islands make up Washington’s San Juan Archipelago, and four of those — Lopez, Shaw, Orcas, and San Juan — are reachable in about an hour by auto ferry. Your motorhome can go, too.