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February 2010

  • Transportation To Go

    Many motorhome owners choose to tow another vehicle to use as transportation once they reach their destination. This makes for a convenient way to see the local sights. For an even more intimate look at the local environs, and time to appreciate the outdoors, taking along two-wheeled transportation is a great option.

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  • Tech & Travel Tips: February 2010

    Keeping Critters Away

    We spent this past summer in the mountains of Utah, which is just loaded with chipmunks and ground squirrels that would love nothing more than to make a nest inside or under our motorhome. To solve this problem, my husband, George, took the old moth-ball-in-the-storage-compartments trick one step further.

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  • Singles International Celebrates 25 Years

    On August 1, 1984, a group of 35 motorhomers who were single met and formed the Singles International (SI) chapter of FMCA. …Through the years the chapter has continued to serve the needs of motorhoming singles throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

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  • RV Products: February 2010

    Gloves

    Mechanix Wear Inc. Cold Weather Gloves are designed to make working during the cold winter months easier and more comfortable.

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  • RV News & Notes: February 2010

    Heritage Motor Coach Resort Announces Grand Opening

    Developers of Heritage Motor Coach Resort and Marina in Orange Beach, Alabama, celebrated the grand opening of the new resort on November 13, 2009.

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  • Artists’ Homes And Studios

    When we think of artists, it’s usually for the work they produced. Imagine how much more you could appreciate their work if you had a better understanding of the person who created it. And what better way than to visit the artist’s working studio/home? Here are 13 places where you can see fine art and the environment that brought it about.

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  • Rest Areas Close As States Cut Budgets

    Rest areas have been a part of the United States’ interstate highway system since it was created in 1956. But now motorists might have to drive farther to find a rest stop, and even then it might not be open. States are cutting back on rest areas because of budget constraints.

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  • Rear View: February 2010

    Describe a romantic site or getaway you’ve traveled to by motorhome.

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  • RV Volunteering

    The listings below will serve as the beginning of your search for a place to take your wheels, your willing hands, and your heart. It takes time and patience to do the research and follow-ups required to find the right volunteer role for you.

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  • Towables For 2010

    Family Motor Coaching magazine’s annual guide to flat-towable vehicles include cars, trucks, and SUVs that have been approved by their manufacturers for flat towing behind a motorhome without major modications.

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  • A Century Of RVs

    As the RV industry celebrates its centennial in 2010, one of the industry’s leading historians provides a glimpse into the innovation and ingenuity that have propelled the development of recreation vehicles of all types.

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  • House Calls: February 2010

    Barely Moving

    Dear RV Doctor:
    We just purchased a 2005 motorhome with three slideouts that have rack-and-pinion electric mechanisms. The large living room slideout lifted up awkwardly, went out less than halfway, and made loud noises. We retracted it and tried extending it again, but it would only go out halfway and made both clunking and clicking noises.

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  • Recall Corner: February 2010

    Caterpillar Inc. has announced NHTSA recall 09E020000, which affects 2003 through 2009 Caterpillar C15 diesel engines manufactured from April 1, 2003, to December 31, 2006, with serial number prefixes BSX, MXS, NXS. The potential number of engines involved is 147,777.

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  • Fleetwood Bounder Classic

    The Bounder Classic 30T that I had the opportunity to review reflects the qualities of the original Bounder: simple, affordable, and functional.  John Crean would be very proud of this motorhome!

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  • Fleetwood: Looking Forward

    Following the purchase in July 2009, the new company, Fleetwood RV Inc., set out to reclaim Fleetwood Enterprises’ former commitment to motorhome manufacturing. John Draheim, Fleetwood RV president and COO, recently shared some thoughts about this process with writer Bob Zagami.

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  • Oregon Motorcoach Center

    Industry pioneer Bob Lee, who in 1973 founded the company that would become Country Coach Inc., one of the RV manufacturers that spurred a booming RV industry to life in Oregon’s Lane County through the next several decades, recently returned to the RV business. This time, however, he operates in a slightly different capacity.

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  • Albuquerque Daytime Entertainment

    Motorhomers attending FMCA’s “Albuquerque Fiesta” convention, March 22 through 25, 2010, at EXPO New Mexico, will be treated to terrific music and comedy during the daytime hours.

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  • The Rail Runner Express: Albuquerque To Santa Fe

    On the Rail Runner Express, the “beep-beep” sound that signifies that the doors are closing brings to mind the Warner Brothers cartoon “Roadrunner.” The train accelerates, and in a matter of minutes the houses and commerce of Albuquerque disappear. … Eighty minutes later, the train pulls into the historic depot in Santa Fe.

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  • Amazing Chaco Canyon

    There’s not much excitement about a four-story high-rise condo (with a view) unless it’s called Pueblo Bonito and is one of the several that are found in Chaco Canyon. Here, massive stone buildings with hundreds of rooms — called “great houses” — are bound to keep fascinating visitors for years.

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  • Jigsaw Crafts

    Following are a few crafts that you can create by using old puzzle pieces. You can make some just for yourself and a few friends, or you can produce a whole batch and sell them at the next rally craft boutique.

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  • Making Memories

    One theme keeps running through all of the conversations and all of the gatherings and meetings with members. Memories! We have listened and participated in many conversations with many members, and on every occasion, memories come up. 

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  • Readers’ Forum: February 2010

    From Father To Son

    Dear Editor:
    My wife and I have traveled the country by car and camper and now are continuing to do so in a 28-foot Four Winds motorhome. My dad passed his love of travel on to me. I’m using his FMCA family member number, F546, with the “S” on it for “son.”

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  • Tech Talk: February 2010

    Hybrid Towables

    I noticed that there are several vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions that can be flat-towed. …Also, I noticed there are a few hybrids that are flat towable. We are interested in getting a hybrid that is automatic and flat towable.

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  • Towables For 2010

    Family Motor Coaching magazine’s annual guide to flat-towable vehicles include cars, trucks, and SUVs that have been approved by their manufacturers for flat towing behind a motorhome without major modications.

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