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Monthly Archives

April 2014

  • Readers’ Forum: April 2014

    A Slight Adjustment
    Dear Editor:
    Regarding the “Fouled-Up Fuel Filler” letter in the February 2014 “Tech Talk” column (page 20), I have encountered the same frustrating problem with my 2007 National Sea Breeze LX. The low angle and length of the filler tube to the fuel tank caused the fuel pump to shut off.

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  • Get Set For Spring Travel

    With spring upon us and warm, sunny weather soon to follow, now is the time to bring your motorhome out of hibernation and prepare it for the travel season.

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  • How to Buy a Bicycle You’ll Love

    Imagine riding comfortably on a bicycle, enjoying the quiet freedom this mode of transportation provides. It's a fun, healthful, and nonpolluting way to travel.

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  • Good Times Ahead For FMCA Youth

    Planning continues for FMCA’s Youth Program at the Family Reunion August 13-16, 2014, in Redmond, Oregon.

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  • Forest River Charleston 430BH

    The Charleston is Forest River’s flagship diesel pusher. Redesigned for 2014, this model currently is offered in two floor plans. A third layout, a bath-and-a-half floor plan, is expected to join the lineup soon.

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  • Arbor Day Mansion And Farm

    Trees get top billing in Nebraska City, Nebraska, at both the mansion home of Arbor Day’s founder and at a nearby orchard.

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  • Beautiful Flights, Beautiful Sights

    A visit to a national wildlife refuge will reignite your love for nature — and make you want to visit more of them. Under the logo of the flying blue goose, the U.S. National Wildlife Refuge System protects lands essential to the preservation …

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  • Ocean, Forest, And Mountains: Three Stops on the Olympic Peninsula

    Great places to visit and photograph are accessible from the small but famous town of Forks, Washington.

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  • Signs Of The Time

    During the era when motorized travel became common and roadways more accommodating, Burma-Shave signs delivered a message and a smile.

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  • President’s Message: From Pickleball to Show Dogs

    A lot has happened in your president's life since my last magazine article. I’ll see whether I can stay on track and tell you all about it. For starters, after the Western Area Rally in Indio, California, in .. January, we traveled to Pomona, California, to …

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  • Executive Director’s Commentary: Introducing FMCA RV Insurance

    More coverage! More choices! Better rates! You have requested this, and we believe we are about to deliver one of the most important benefits for you and your motorhome as you are traveling the highways and byways.

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  • Rear View: April 2014

    What do you like best about your current motorhome?

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  • Tech Talk: April 2014

    Clunking
    I bought a preowned 2007 Safari Damara B-Plus M-293 TS. When I test-drove the motorhome before making the purchase, I noticed a clunking sound in the rear. After buying the motorhome, I took it to a hitch shop, where …

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  • Recall Corner: April 2014

    Spartan Motors Inc. has announced a pair of NHTSA recalls. The first is NHTSA recall 13V531000, which involves model-year 2013 and 2014 K2, K3, and MM motorhome chassis built from September 27, 2012, through …

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  • House Calls: April 2014

    Proper Electrical Grounding Redux
    Dear RV Doctor:
    In the “AC Electrical Query” letter that appeared in the October 2013 “House Calls” column (page 22), you indicated it was imperative that electrical connections to shore current be properly grounded. My question is …

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  • Tech and Travel Tips: April 2014

    Slideout Extension Measure
    Our new motorhome is our first with a slideout, and I was very careful to allow space to extend the slideout when I backed into a campsite the very first time.

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  • Family and Friends: Western Area ”Dogpatch USA” Rally

    As much of the United States was being blanketed with snow from a historically large and fast-moving storm that transformed countless communities into winter wonderlands, small convoys of motorhomes were heading for the warm and sunny Coachella Valley in Southern California.

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  • Family and Friends: Snake River Valley Chapter Tours Air Force Base

    On May 17, 2013, members of the Snake River Valley chapter were given a five-hour tour of the Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, 366th Fighter Wing. Senior Airman Alyssa C. Wallace from the Base Public Affairs Office was …

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  • RV Products: April 2014

    Lightweight Jacket
    The SCOTTEVEST SeV Pack Jacket is a lightweight, water-resistant hooded windbreaker that includes 13 pockets to hold devices but is small enough to take wherever you go.

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  • RV News: April 2014

    Pickleball Becoming New Pasttime At RV Resorts
    At RV parks and resorts across the Sunbelt, empty nesters and retirees are taking up pickleball, an easy-to-learn, senior-friendly sport that involves hitting a ball over a net but on a court that is …

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  • Open Mike: A Cure For Sitting Disease

    I have discovered something about the motorhome lifestyle that I don’t like. I have become so enthralled with being behind the wheel and watching North America go by that, well, I’ve caught a disease.

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  • Full-Timer’s Primer: Keeping Up Appearances

    Full-timers realize that motorhomes are much different in 2014 than they were a few years ago. Yet many love their older motorhome and want to continue to make it their sole residence. When your motorhome was new, you probably fine-tuned it to increase comfort and efficiency …

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