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Monthly Archives

June 2013

  • Tech Talk: June 2013

    LaPalma Information

    Is there a Web site I can visit to purchase an owners manual for a 2006 Monaco LaPalma diesel pusher?

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  • Hitching Up The Smart Car

    When we downsized our motorhome, we also had to look for a smaller towed vehicle. Our new 24-foot motorhome is built on a Sprinter chassis and has a 3,500-pound towing capacity. Not many cars approved by the manufacturers for four-wheels-down towing weigh less than 3,500 pounds.

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  • Supplemental Braking Systems

    Without a doubt, the use of supplemental braking systems is one of the most-discussed topics among motorhome owners. Visit any RV forum and you are sure to find someone requesting information about whether a supplemental braking system is needed. The answer should be a resounding “Yes.”

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  • Winnebago Journey 42E

    Sitting behind the huge, one-piece windshield while driving up the hills toward Tonopah in the Journey’s captain’s chairs, we felt as though we were seated in First Class, watching Nevada’s beautiful landscape slip by on a giant 3D screen. 

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  • Journey Along The RV Timeline

    From the earliest days of the RV industry and lifestyle, in the years around World War I, motorized camping vehicles were called “house cars,” or “motor coaches.” These terms especially described vehicles that had been converted from commercial highway coaches, as opposed to completely homemade or custom-made vehicles.

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  • Apollo ’13 Rescue Mission

    The Apollo ’13 rescue mission outlined in this article takes place much closer to home and doesn’t involve a crippled spacecraft, but rather a rare and doomed vintage motorhome — the Apollo Sceptre. As Ron Howard did for Apollo 13, we, too, would like to introduce a new generation of RVers to the Apollo Sceptre and its amazing story.

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  • FMCA Flashback: June 2013

    A look at Family Motor Coach Association and the motorhome lifestyle through the years, as portrayed in past issues of Family Motor Coaching magazine.

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  • Cody, Wyoming: Hometown Of The West

    The show was Buffalo Bill's most famous legacy, but it was not his only one. In the 1890s, along with partners, Cody traveled to northern Wyoming seeking to purchase and develop some land. Approximately 70 miles east of Yellowstone National Park, they founded a town and named it Cody.

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  • Driving With Cake

    The digital message on my dashboard warned of icy road conditions, with the additional advice, “Proceed with cake.”

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  • President’s Message: Safe And Healthy Travels

    It is 1:30 in the morning. Earlier, we stopped for the night in a campground just off the interstate. A rainstorm has come up; probably the reason I woke up. As I lie here, I listen to the raindrops landing upon the roof of our motorhome.

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  • Executive Director’s Commentary: The Peaceful Invasion “” Take 88!

    With FMCA's 50th anniversary year upon us, we here at the national office have been looking at old photos, magazines, banners, scrapbooks, and other keepsakes generously donated or loaned by many of you. Other staff members told me about a film documentary that was produced in 1973 regarding FMCA’s summer convention in DuQuoin, Illinois.

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  • Readers Forum: June 2013

    Reluctant Farewell

    Dear Editor:
    I would like to say a reluctant farewell to all my motorhome friends. I had to sell my Foretravel motorhome in 2009 after my husband’s death.

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  • Family Motor Coaching Digital Edition: Sample Issue

    Thank you for choosing to view a sample issue of the digital (tablet) edition of Family Motor Coaching magazine, the premier publication covering the motorhome lifestyle. Tap on the link…

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  • House Calls: June 2013

    Pinpointing Water Entry

    Dear RV Doctor:

    It appears that I have a leak in the sidewall or roof of my motorhome. I bought the motorhome last year. The dealer said that they performed a "bubble" test that showed that the coach didn't leak. Shortly after I bought the coach, I found water damage in a drawer that slides to the outside wall area.

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  • Tech & Travel Tips: June 2013

    Plastic Bag Storage

    Several years ago one of our members suggested rolling up the plastic bags that come from the grocery and stuffing them into an empty tissue box. This has worked well for us, but we needed that valuable shelf space that the box was occupying.

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  • Family & Friends: Travlin Texans Celebrate 25th Anniversary

    Members of the Travlin Texans chapter gathered at the Coffee Creek RV Resort in Santo, Texas, October 2 through 5, 2012, to commemorate the group’s 25th anniversary.

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  • Family & Friends: Three Chapters Circle The Wagons In Washington

    Forty-three motorhomes from three FMCA chapters — Great American RV Club, Olympic Snowbirds, and Reigning Rex — gathered Sunday, September 16, through Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at the Swiss Sportsmen’s Club of Tacoma in Bonney Lake, Washington, for a three-chapter rally.

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  • Family & Friends: Scott Brady: Motorhome Enthusiast And FMCA Leader

    Frank “Scott” Brady, F19147, who served as FMCA national vice president, International Area, from 1988 to 1992, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2013. He was 80.

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  • RV Products: June 2013

    Glass Cleaner

    Glass Kleen is a glass and all-surface cleaner from Bio-Kleen Products Inc. Glass Kleen will remove fingerprints, smoke film, dirt, and grease from windows, mirrors, counters, ceramic tile, chrome, and appliances.

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  • RV News: June 2013

    Jayco Launches New Type A Motorhome Line

    Jayco Inc. is re-entering the gasoline-powered Type A motorhome market with the introduction of the Precept. This new model initially will be available in 29-foot and 31-foot lengths and sold through authorized Jayco motorhome dealers worldwide.

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  • Open Mike: Get Set For Gillette

    Usually, we like to say the journey is the destination — that the real adventure of RVing is the getting there. But this month as we make our way west from our Michigan home to Gillette, Wyoming, and FMCA’s 88th Family Reunion, we’re pretty excited about the destination, too.

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  • Full-Timer’s Primer: Turn Old-Time Skills Into Cash

    A smart, active, young-at-heart full-timing couple I recently encountered supplements their retirement income by spending the season at a theme park where they are paid to demonstrate their crafts and to answer questions or spin yarns.

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  • Rear View: June 2013

    Do you work or volunteer while using your motorhome?

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  • Tech & Travel Tips

    Time-Zone Clocks

    For those in my family who are time-zone-challenged, I made a multi-time-zone clock display for our motorhome.

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