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July 2012

  • Executive Director’s Commentary: The True Meaning Of Freedom

    Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July in the United States, holds different meaning for different people. For some, this American holiday represents a midway point for summer vacations. … Yet, for others, it is a symbol of the true meaning of living in a free society. On the first day of July, Canada celebrates in a similar fashion for Canada Day, frequently referred to as Canada’s birthday.

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  • Cooking On The Go: Cooking With Kids

    RV travel is a team sport, always best when children play a role in planning the trip, preparing meals, looking for nature specimens, and sharing tall tales around the campfire. Here are some recipes that are simple enough for children to make, yet delicious enough for the whole family to enjoy.

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  • RV News: July 2012

    Grand Canyon Walking Tour App

    Geographic West, an online magazine dedicated to presenting the beauty of the western United States, announced that it has released its first apps for Apple and Android smartphones at their respective app stores. The Grand Canyon Walking Tour app is a point-by-point descriptive and photo tour of the Grand Canyon South Rim.

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  • RV Products For Kids: July 2012

    Archery Set

    The Faux Bow from Marky Sparky Inc. is a fun archery toy set designed to make it easy for kids to hit the target every time.

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  • Family & Friends: A Fleetwood Photo Finish

    Since 2010, Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky, has hosted ChallengerFest, a weekend of drag racing and car shows for folks who own Dodge Challengers.

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  • Family & Friends: R.G. And Jeri Wilson Recognized By Coaches For Christ ““ South Central Chapter

    The Coaches For Christ – South Central chapter began in 2005 while R.G. Wilson, L21025, was FMCA’s national president. Since then we have gathered for two rallies each year — one in April and one in September.

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  • Tech and Travel Tips: July 2012

    Checklist Holder

    We keep our “Take List” right beside the motorhome’s ignition so we won’t forget items we need on the trip. It is held there with a stick-on clamp that can be purchased at any mass merchandise store.

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  • House Calls: July 2012

    Temperature A-Risin’

    Dear RV Doctor:
    How do I raise the water temperature on my Precision Temp continuous water heater? I see no adjustable thermostat. The water heater is working, and it’s suitable for a quick shower in the summer, but the water is not hot enough for washing up.

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  • Tech Talk: July 2012

    Ford Escape, Fusion Clarification

    In the ”Tech Talk” column of the June 2012 issue of FMC (page 18), it was reported that Ford Motor Company had published an Owner Guide Supplement in February 2012 that indicated 2012 Escape and Fusion vehicles with front-wheel-drive, four-wheel-drive, and all-wheel-drive systems should no longer be towed four wheels down behind a motorhome.

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  • Readers’ Forum: July 2012

    Rapid Radiator Repair

    Dear Editor:
    We have a 2010 Fleetwood Discovery on a Spartan chassis. While we were in Florida this past winter, the radiator began to leak.

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  • Rear View: July 2012

    What strategy can you suggest to keep motorhomers on the road despite rising fuel costs?

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  • President’s Message: Planting The Seeds

     The Executive Board has just completed our spring meetings at the Cincinnati, Ohio, national office as I write this month’s column. A lot of work was completed during those nine days. My wife, Jean, and I were at the office for about two weeks before the meetings began.

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  • Rent A Motorhome And See Alaska

    Exploring Alaska by motorhome is without doubt an adventure beyond words. This is especially true for those who prefer to travel at their own pace, blazing their own trail, seeking opportunity to explore Mother Nature’s most prized wilderness wonders.

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  • Fun For All Ages In Southern Indiana

    Traveling with children or grandchildren is an experience that cannot be replaced by phone calls or Skype, or even visits at your home. In the Midwest, southern Indiana offers an abundance of fun, family-friendly attractions to help make time spent together fun and interesting.

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  • Formula For Fun Seminars

    While you may be many years removed from your days of sitting through lectures or studying for exams, you never stop learning. This is especially true when it comes to the motorhome lifestyle. Perhaps that’s why the seminars presented at FMCA Family Reunions attract such large and captive audiences.

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  • Kids’ Section

    Two pages of puzzles and fun related to dinosaurs. Print and enjoy!

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  • Itasca Sunova

    The first three letters of Winnebago are “w-i-n,” and the company has created a real winner with the Itasca Sunova 30A, a compact yet fully featured 31-foot-1-inch motorhome.  

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  • Installing A Residential Refrigerator In A Motorhome

    A step-by-step guide to replacing your existing RV refrigerator with a 120-volt-AC residential model.

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  • Power Protection

    Keep your motorhome’s electrical system safe from the evils of "dirty" electricity by using one or more power protection or voltage-boosting devices.

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  • Family & Friends: Inaugural Tour Connection Rally A Capital Success

    In 2011, Family Motor Coach Association and Fantasy RV Tours teamed up to launch the FMCA Tour Connection, powered by Fantasy RV Tours. This FMCA benefit offers members the opportunity to embark on FMCA-member-only RV caravans, rallies, and cruises at discounted rates, and also to receive an FMCA discount on any other Fantasy RV Tour event .

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  • The New Fleetwood RV

    It's no secret the RV industry has experienced substantial change over the past few years. One of the positive stories involves Fleetwood RV, which evolved from the former Fleetwood Enterprises. 

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  • The Awesome Automobiles Of Auburn, Indiana

    The 1920s are remembered as a time of high living, snazzy dressing, and fast driving. Back then, the place to go to get that fast and flashy car was Auburn, Indiana, called “The Hub of Transportation.”

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  • Rear View: June 2012

    Does your pet have a travel routine during motorhome trips?

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  • Full Timer’s Primer: Pet Projects

    Traveling with pets is easier than ever. More campgrounds accept pets these days, and off-leash exercise areas are more readily available. Many other changes affect pet travel, too, some of them good and some more troublesome.

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  • “Formula For Fun” Entertainment And Special Events

    Great music and fun activities are in store for those attending FMCA’s 87th Family Reunion and Motorhome Showcase in Indianapolis this summer.

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  • RV News: June 2012

    Go RVing Vignettes Entertain, Inform Consumers

    Custom-produced RV travel and camping vignettes are a key element of Go RVing’s all-new “Away” campaign, which launched in February 2012.

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  • Lighting Upgrade

    If your motorhome is equipped with 12-volt incandescent and/or fluorescent lighting, you can reduce battery draw significantly by switching to light-emitting diode (LED) illumination.

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  • RV Products: June 2012

    All-Purpose Cleaner

    Amazing Cleaner from Bio-Kleen Products Inc. is a multipurpose cleaner that is said to lift dirt and remove stains from vinyl, leather, carpet, canvas, and fabric.

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  • Family & Friends: A Royal Sandpipers Wedding

    Wedding bells rang during the Sandpipers’ chapter rally March 2 through 4, 2012, at Herrmann’s Royal Lipizzan Stallions ranch in Myakka City, Florida. John Judy, national director of the chapter, and Josephine Jones were married at the ranch on March 3.

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  • Biggest Art On The Prairie

    The next time you are traveling along Interstate 94 in southwest North Dakota, be sure to see this collection of huge and whimsical outdoor sculpture. 

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  • Remaking A Classic Beaver Coach

    When their beautifully tended vintage motorhome began to show its years, a California couple resisted the temptation to buy a new coach, opting for a makeover instead.

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  • Tech & Travel Tips: June 2012

    Multiple Water Connections

    Here’s a very handy idea that we use almost every day. It’s a Y faucet connector that attaches to the city water source at the campground. It has separate on and off valves — one for the hose that runs to the motorhome connection and the other for a shorter length of hose.

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  • Measuring Up

    Motorhomes have been equipped with holding tanks for fresh water and black or gray water since the first coaches were built. And the monitoring systems used to keep track of the fluid levels in these tanks haven’t changed much during the past 40 years.

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  • House Calls: June 2012

    Load Bearing

    Dear RV Doctor:
    How do you put a load on a generator in the winter? You recommend running the air conditioners to exercise the generator, but that doesn't seem practical during the cold winter months.

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  • Tech Talk: June 2012

    Ford 2012 Escape, Fusion No Longer Towable

    Family Motor Coaching recently learned that Ford Motor Company has amended its information concerning flat-towing 2012 Ford Escape and Fusion vehicles equipped with front-wheel-drive, four-wheel-drive, or all-wheel-drive systems (excluding hybrid models). In February 2012 the company published an Owner Guide Supplement for these vehicles that was sent to current owners.

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  • Readers’ Forum: June 2012

    Correction

    "Niagara Falls, From The River Up" (May 2012, page 60) contains an error introduced during the editing process. It incorrectly states that the Niagara River flows south, from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie. Actually, the opposite is true: the river flows north, from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario.

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  • Executive Director’s Commentary: The Whole Is Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts

    Ah, those college days. Ohio University, my alma mater, had a tradition that was carried on from the 1950s to the 1980s involving J-Prom. In honor of this springtime event, fraternities and sororities put on little traveling shows around campus.

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  • President’s Message: Birds Of A Feather

    It is 6:45 p.m. on April 16, 2012. The weather is absolutely beautiful here in central Pennsylvania as I write this. I grew up in this part of the world, and learned the lessons of life from a caring grandfather and grandmother with whom my brother and I spent most of our summers and holidays.

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