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September 2011

  • Classic Coach Works

    “We renovate RVs.” Those three words form a simple message for visitors to the Classic Coach Works Web site. Yet, as you take a longer look around the site — even better if you visit the company’s Lakeland, Florida, facility — you’ll learn how Greg and Stephanie Williams are carving out a valuable niche …
     

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  • Family and Friends: Mardi Gras, Cajun-Style

    If you have never been to a Mardi Gras celebration in your motorhome, you need to visit the Cruisinรขโ‚ฌโ„ข Cajuns chapter during our open Mardi Gras rally, held each year in Rayne, Louisiana. This yearรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs rally, which took place February 17 through 20, 2011, at the City of Rayne RV Park, included 212 coaches and was an incredible event.

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  • Family and Friends: The Good Times Rolled At G.L.A.S.S.!

    What happens when you bring together the occupants of 646 motorhomes (including 101 first-timers), 186 vendors, eight RV dealers, and 19 volunteer chapters and then add 6,500 meals, 1,000 doughnuts, crafts, seminars, great entertainment, plus friends and fun? One awesome rally!

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  • Tech and Travel Tips: September 2011

    This month’s tips for RV owners:ร‚ย grocery story cards, easy outdoor lighting and power gear hydraulic tank support.

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  • House Calls: September 2011

    Up Or Down?
    I moved my motorhome to the Oregon coast and will leave it there for two to six weeks between visits. Should the hydraulic levelers be left up or down? When I store it for the winter, six months at a time, I always retract them. Considering the saltwater air near the coast, I would assume they should beร‚ย …

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  • Recall Corner: September 2011

    The company with a recall detailed in this month’s column is Airstream Inc.ร‚ย 

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  • Tech Talk: September 2011

    Power Switch Problem
    We have a 2001 Country Coach Allure motorhome, and I hope you can help me with a shore power question. I think the problem is the Todd Engineering power switch, model PS245L, located at the motorhomeรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs electrical entry point. Todd Engineering is no longer in business.

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  • Readers’ Forum: September 2011

    Height Restrictions At Some Walmart Lots
    James Beck, F278365, alerted FMCA that Walmart stores in Arkansas and Mississippi have put barriers with height limits of 12 feet at the entrance to their parking lots. In order to learn whether this was an across-the-board change or a local issue, Paul DuBois, F296221, FMCAรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs national vice president, Northeast Area, and a member of the Governmental and Legislative Affairs Committee, looked into the matter.

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  • Executive Director’s Commentary: Looking Forward

    This month, the director of administrative services will write about her departmentรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs responsibilities and functions, among them the information technology (IT) team. The IT area is a key and critical component of FMCA. It is what makes FMCA tick as the association moves through the 21st century. Much of FMCAรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs business is conducted over the Internet …

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  • RV Products: September 2011

    Dog Toy
    The GoDogGo RemoteFetch G3 automatic ball-tossing machine for dogs will keep your canine friend busy for hours while giving you and your arm a rest.

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  • RV News and Notes: September 2011

    Overnight Camping At Wineries, Farms
    Harvest Hosts, a new RV membership program, offers RVers free overnight stops at wineries and farms throughout North America. The program was started by Don and Kim Greene, FMCA commercial members and avid motorhomers. While traveling across Europe in 2008 …

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  • Tales From The Yellowstone Trail

    They call it the Yellowstone Trail, but in South Dakota the famous road could be dubbed the "Yellowstone Tales." From the Minnesota border to North Dakota, U.S. 12 across northern South Dakota is riddled with whimsical yarns and attractions. But then, the Yellowstone Trail — America's first transcontinental highway …

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  • Thor Daybreak

    RVers who enjoy gathering for food and drink at campgrounds or tailgate sites may be intrigued by the Daybreak 34SS from Thor Motor Coach. This 34-foot-7-inch Type A motorhome is available with a nicely equipped optional exterior kitchen for comfortable entertaining. A new floor plan …
     

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  • 12-Volt DC Batteries And Charging

    Motorhome owners sometimes express confusion about batteries and what charges them. All RV manufacturers follow some conventions, but enough differences exist that one cannot categorically say all RVs are alike in this regard.

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  • From Behind The Parts Counter

    When a customer walks up to the parts counter, nearly every conversation starts something like this. Customer: รขโ‚ฌล“I have a 1998 Skedaddle McFierce, and my water heater has gone out.รขโ‚ฌย Salesperson: รขโ‚ฌล“Whatรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs the make and model of your water heater?รขโ‚ฌย Customer: รขโ‚ฌล“I donรขโ‚ฌโ„ขt know. Canรขโ‚ฌโ„ขt you look it up?รขโ‚ฌย

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  • Power Project

    Steve Stephenson found the solution to his vintage motorhomeรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs mechanical problems with a little help from a fellow FMCA member and friend.

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  • Rear View: September 2011

    Do you ever marvel at the original touches motorhomers add to their coaches (or chuckle at the humorous ones)? Or maybe you are the innovator? This month we focus on RVer individuality by discussing the question: How have you personalized your coach?

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  • Window On Nature: Gone Batty

    Bats get a bad rap. Often they are photographed with their mouths open, snarling in self defense. What type of reaction would you expect from a shy creature that spends its life in a low-light environment and suddenly has flashing bright lights in its face?

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  • Cooking on the Go: Slow Cooker Desserts

    While youรขโ‚ฌโ„ขre outdoors enjoying a cookout, itรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs always nice to have a little something sweet to finish off the meal. But who wants to spend the better part of the day inside the motorhome baking? In these situations, itรขโ‚ฌโ„ขs great to have a slow cooker that can be used inside the motorhome or plugged in outside.

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  • President’s Message: The Joys Of Chapter Membership

    It is September, as FMCA enters a new year in terms of its leadership and then a new fiscal year on October 1. By the time you read this, the Governing Board will have met and heard committee reports, discussed and adopted a budget for fiscal year 2012, given the Executive Board feedback about the actions they took during the year, and …

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