It’s common for FMCA chapter members to get out and explore the area where they’re holding a rally. The Oregon Trail Drivers members do that. But their state has so much to see: a beautiful ocean coastline; inspiring mountains; rushing rivers; quiet deserts; and a fertile valley full of farms.
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Many casinos allow RVers to park overnight. What are some of the best casinos with RV accommodations?
It isn’t necessary to stay in a hotel when visiting a casino. This month, readers provide information about some that have camping facilities.
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Perhaps another FMCA member has traveled more miles, visited more countries, and explored more back roads than Henryk Szostak, F85634. Perhaps not. It’s impossible to say, for the Laguna Woods, California, resident cannot account for every journey he has made in his 81 years.
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The Over the Hills chapter held a rally September 20 to 24, 2017, at Sunset Lakes RV Resort in Hillsdale, Illinois, which is just east of the Quad Cities area. Members arrived in 17 motorhomes for the event.
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The Travlin Texans chapter received its FMCA charter on June 6, 1987. To commemorate the chapter’s 30th anniversary, members gathered October 3 through 6, 2017, for a rally at North Texas Airstream Community in Hillsboro, Texas.
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If the current schedule is any indication, the “F” in FMCA will stand for “Fun” during the association’s 97th International Convention and RV Expo.
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Get set to visit this central Georgia town, which will host FMCA’s 97th International Convention and RV Expo in March 2018.
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This luxury motorhome manufacturer has followed a carefully crafted path to success.
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Idaho’s Craters of the Moon and Washington’s Mount St. Helens each reveal the dramatic results of geologic activity.
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The following companies have recalls delineated in this month’s Recall Corner: Daimler Vans USA, Forest River Inc., REV Recreation Group, Thor Motor Coach.
The following recall notices are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). To search for recalls, investigations, and complaints by vehicle year, make, and model, visit www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchSafetyIssues. NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline is (888) 327-4236.
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Check out the latest House Calls with The RV Doctor for November 2017
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Action Needed: Ballot to decide whether to open FMCA membership to owners of other types of recreation vehicles. CLICK HERE
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Each January, the Blythe Bluegrass Festival attracts RVers in search of a toe-tapping good time.
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The first time it happened, a couple of years ago, Marc Bennett was taken aback. While loading his car in an RV campground, he was approached by a man he’d never met. “Hey, Marc!” the fellow said in a tone of voice used by best friends.
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The following companies have recall notices delineated in this month’s Recall Corner: Erwin Hymer Group North America Inc., Forest River Inc., Newmar Corporation, Thor Motor Coach, Triple E Recreational Vehicles.
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It’s about 900 miles from The Villages, a community in central Florida, to FMCA’s campground in Cincinnati, Ohio. That’s how far David and Sandy Fuller, F331444, traveled in their 2004 Monaco Holiday Rambler to escape Hurricane Irma, the powerful storm that pounded the southeastern United States in September.
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The Midwest Prairie Schooners chapter (MWPS) celebrated its 40th anniversary August 10 through 13, 2017, at Arrowhead Point RV Park & Campground in Osceola, Missouri. The chapter, which covers the Greater Kansas City, Missouri, area and points beyond, was chartered as the GMC Prairie Schooners on July 28, 1977, but the name was changed to Midwest Prairie Schooners in 1979.
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Available in nine floor plans, with many customizable features, this B+ motorhome may be “just right” for RVers searching for a unit larger than a typical Type B but smaller than many Type As.
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Many of the original members of the Northern Lights chapter were from northern Michigan, which became part of the inspiration for the chapter name. Today, 25 years later, the chapter has members from all over the state.
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Like all of you, I’m sure, I have many things to be thankful for. I have a wonderful, healthy family, with a new addition, a son, on the way in December. My wife and I recently found our forever home here in Cincinnati, and by the time you read this, we should be settled in there.
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As relative newcomers to the RV world and lifestyle, my husband and I still occasionally look at the motorhome in our backyard and say to each other, “I can’t believe that’s ours!”
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A step-by-step guide to maintaining this vital motorhome component.
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John Richard Morris, L4372, who served as FMCA’s national president from 1977 to 1979 and as national treasurer from 1975 to 1977, died February 7, 2017. He was 84.
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It’s difficult to be sitting here in September writing an article that will not be published until November, but such is the world of magazine deadlines. Sondra and I have been quite busy visiting chapters and meeting lots of new and interesting FMCA members.
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Celebrate a bountiful harvest by cooking with flavors of fall.
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Winterizing the motorhome probably isn’t your favorite task, but it must be done. Unless, of course, you are lucky enough to head south before winter arrives, in which case you just pull the water hoses in when the nighttime temperature drops below freezing and put them out again when it warms up the next day. But for those of us stuck in northern climates, winterizing is necessary to protect the RV from freeze damage.
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FMCA members Stan and Connie Filarski live in Eugene, Oregon, which was just outside the path of totality for the August 21, 2017, solar eclipse. So, the couple traveled about 50 miles north to a prime viewing spot at the Benton County Fairgrounds in Corvallis, Oregon. The Filarskis said the event was “truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience!”
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The Maine Wheels chapter celebrated its 30th anniversary June 9 to 11, 2017, at Wassamki Springs Campground in Scarborough, Maine.
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Member Vote: Proposed Changes To FMCA’s Articles Of Incorporation & Constitution Action Needed: Ballot to decide whether to open FMCA membership to owners of other types of recreation vehicles. CLICK HERE
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These RVers share insider knowledge while enjoying social activities.
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My wife, Lisa, and I retired and moved to the piney woods in east Texas. We had the time and desire to explore our interesting country, and what better way than from the windows of a motorhome.
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A national recreation area at the Kentucky-Tennessee border surrounds visitors with nature’s wonders as well as local history.
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Some dedicated FMCA members were recognized at the association’s 2017 conventions in Chandler, Arizona, and Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Check out the lastest Tech and Travel Tips for October 2017!
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Frank recalls his lifelong love of camping and RVing.
As a child, I camped with my folks during our annual two-week summer vacation. We used a six-man, World War II surplus tent. I later did a lot of camping on the way to my Eagle Scout badge. I even used World War II pup tents when I was in the Army in the 1950s…
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