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2015

  • Tech Talk: June 2015

    Electric Receptacle Issue
     
    My 2000 Four Winds Infinity has two electric receptacles mounted underneath the cabinets above the kitchen sink. The receptacles work only when they want to. It makes no difference if the coach is on battery power, generator, or shore power.

     
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  • Open Mike: A Case Study In Serendipity

    I’ve written before about our travel style, which might best be described as serendipity, or just seeing what we come across and stopping whenever something interests us.

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  • Full-Timer’s Primer: Outsourcing Everyday Tasks

    Websites and apps offer services that plan meals, do odd jobs, pay bills, and much more.

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  • Rear View: December 2015

    Describe a stop you’ve made for fresh, local produce that you enjoyed during a motorhome trip.

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  • A Heartland Holiday

    St. Charles, Missouri’s annual Christmas Traditions festival celebrates the season with stories and song.

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  • President’s Message: Notes From FMCA’s National Senior Vice President

    When our son was a youngster, my father bought him a small sailboat so he could “roam and explore” our lake. I thought I would do the same thing for our grandsons. So, I went down to our local kayak specialty store …

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  • Finding The Real Hawaii By RV

    We had visited every U.S. state in an RV except Hawaii. That all changed when we flew to the Hawaiian island of Oahu for a travel writers’ conference.

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  • Executive Director’s Commentary: Season Of Sharing

    Whether you have winterized your motorhome and are staying put, or you are a road warrior getting ready for that next great adventure, I’d like to share some end-of-the-year tips with you to make the holidays a little less stressful.

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  • Tech and Travel Tips: December 2015

    Space Saver
    I almost never use the ladder attached to the rear of my motorhome. The ladder has an extension that must be removed and stored when we travel. But the …

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  • Readers’ Forum: December 2015

    Parts For Smartire Systems
    Dear Editor:
    Regarding the article titled “Tire Monitoring Systems” in the September 2015 issue (page 46), please inform readers that SmarTire systems still can be repaired. My SmarTire system stopped working …

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  • Find Your Pot Of Gold In Perry

    Get rich in travel experiences by visiting the many attractions awaiting you before and after FMCA’s 93rd Family Reunion & Motorhome Showcase in Perry, Georgia.

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  • Tech Talk: December 2015

    Battery Charging Revisited
    I am writing in response to a question from John Billups in the May 2015 “Tech Talk” column (“Battery Charging,” page 18). The 12-volt house batteries on his diesel pusher were charging only when …

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  • Building An Entegra Motorhome

    Entegra Coach veers from the standard approach to building motorhomes. Rather than the frequently used vacuum-laminated construction process, the company utilizes what’s known as the hung sidewall method …

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  • Recall Corner: December 2015

    Entegra Coach has announced NHTSA recall 15V-567, which involves certain model-year 2010 Anthem and 2012-2014 Cornerstone motorhomes manufactured from …

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  • RV Furnace Maintenance

    Motorhome owners — especially those who embrace winter travel — should be proactive in preparing the forced-air heating system for those days and nights when the thermometer dips.

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  • House Calls: December 2015

    Broken Water Heater Drain Plug
    Dear RV Doctor:
    I attended your waste management seminar at FMCA’s Family Reunion in Pomona and learned several good tips. Thank you! We are full-timers in a 2012 Winnebago Adventurer with …

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  • Spray Away Bugs And Grime

    The Road Wave onboard pressure washer provides coach owners a convenient way to clean their motorhome’s exterior.

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  • RV Products: December 2015

    Camera Bag Insert
    Your favorite backpack or handbag might not be ideal for protecting camera gear. But you can still carry your camera equipment in the bag of your choosing by using a BYOB insert …

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  • Family and Friends: Gold Diggers Chapter Marks 25th Anniversary

    With 40 active families, the Gold Diggers chapter is a relatively small group. Perhaps because of that, everyone knows and enjoys each other immensely. If we don’t see someone at one rally …

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  • Family and Friends: Northeastern Chapter Celebrates 50th Anniversary

    FMCA held its first national convention at Fort Ticonderoga in Ticonderoga, New York, in July 1964. Two months later, a group of motor-coach-owning friends from the six New England states, as well as …

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  • Family and Friends: Rocky Mountain Chapter Is High On Rallies

    The Rocky Mountain chapter held three rallies in southwestern Colorado in 2015. FMCA members were lured by the fabled Rocky Mountains and their valleys, which are a big draw during the summer months.

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  • Entegra Cornerstone 45A

    This Spartan-based diesel pusher has undergone a redesign for the 2016 model year.

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  • RV News and Notes: December 2015

    Winnebago Era 4×4 Debuts At Hershey
    The Era 4×4, the first Sprinter chassis-based off-road motorhome from Winnebago Industries, made its debut in September 2015 at America’s Largest RV Show in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

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  • Surprising Neighbors In Northeast Arkansas

    A museum recalling a nautical disaster, Johnny Cash’s newly opened boyhood home, and an Ernest Hemingway residence are within a few hours of each other.

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  • Recall Corner: November 2015

    The following companies have recalls delineated in this month's Recall Corner: Newmar Corporation, Thor Motor Coach, Winnebago Industries.

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  • Rear View: November 2015

    Provide a tip or trick that makes setting up camp easier.
     
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  • Readers’ Forum: November 2015

    DC Wiring For CPAP Machine
     
    Dear Editor:
    In the September 2015 “Tech & Travel Tips” column (page 27), Ralph Fullenwider, F248513, describes how he installed an inverter to power a CPAP machine (“Inverter Addition”). We purchased a new motorhome in 2013 that, unlike our old coach, did not have an inverter. I also sleep with a CPAP machine, so we were faced with the same issue. 
     
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  • The Mending Hearts Club

    Adventures, misadventures, and fun shared by four widowed RVers determined to continue motorhoming.

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  • Executive Director’s Commentary: Giving Thanks

    The Yeatts household has established a wonderful Thanksgiving tradition over the past few years, opening our home to neighbors, friends, and family the day after Thanksgiving to enjoy a meal, share some laughter, and commemorate the beginning of a crazy holiday season.

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  • Cooking On The Go: The Piedmont Palate

     

    Pioneers from the original American colonies found a paradise in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a region called the Piedmont. Today the area around Morganton, North Carolina, lures motorhome travelers with scenic drives, a wine trail featuring five boutique wineries, state parks with leafy campsites, small-town festivals, and farm markets that spill over with local produce.

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  • President’s Message: Remembering

    Don't you just love holidays?  Those special days set aside on the calendar to remind us of the events, people, activities, or accomplishments that we are encouraged to commemorate and celebrate in various ways as a nation and as individuals. The next one coming up is on November 11, set aside as Remembrance Day in Canada and Veterans Day in the United States.

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  • Open Mike: Friends Around Every Bend

    One of the most interesting things about this motorhome lifestyle Jennifer and I have been part of for the past four years is the ease with which we have been making friends. In the culture at large these days, it’s not so easy to do. The world is hectic, way too fast-paced, impersonal. 

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  • RV News & Notes: November 2015

    Born Free Founder John N. Dodgen Dies
    Shortly after he founded Born Free Motorcoach in 1969, John N. Dodgen decided to test the company’s first prototype motorhome by driving to British Columbia with his family. They had traveled only 20 miles north of Born Free’s Humboldt, Iowa, factory, when a store clerk told Mr. Dodgen a story that compelled him to turn around.
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  • RV Products: November 2015

    Tight-Grip Hangers 
     
    Maybe it’s not the most serious of motorhoming hang-ups, but it’s an aggravation, nonetheless: hangers that fall off the closet rod when you hit a rough patch of road, leaving clothes in a rumpled heap. 
     
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  • Charming Charleston

    Seaside traditions and historical homes make this South Carolina city a popular destination.

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  • Family & Friends: GMC Motorhomes International Holds Mardi Gras Rally

    Amid the bayous and crawfish, members of the GMC Motorhomes International chapter of FMCA gathered at the Patterson Civic Center and Kemper Williams Park in Patterson, Louisiana, from March 27 to April 2, 2015, to celebrate the unique motorhome and enjoy the hospitality of southern Louisiana. The chapter’s convention attracted more than 90 GMC motorhomes.

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  • Prepared On The Road

    RVers can mitigate the negative effects of emergencies with some careful planning.

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  • Family & Friends: Georgia Funseekers Celebrate Silver Anniversary

    The Georgia Funseekers chapter of FMCA celebrated its 25th anniversary August 13-16, 2015, at the Charleston KOA in Ladson, South Carolina, a suburb of Charleston. 
     
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  • Tire Care

    The rubber around the wheels requires attention if motorhomes are to roll safely down the road.

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  • Family & Friends: Gulf Coasters Mark 30th Anniversary

    When the Gulf Coasters chapter holds a rally, it officially runs from Friday to Sunday, although members typically start arriving on Wednesday. Such was the case when the chapter held its 30th anniversary rally June 19-21, 2015, at Anchors Aweigh RV Resort in Foley, Alabama.

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  • Tech & Travel Tips: November 2015

    At a discount store, I spent $4 for four silver-colored sun shades, which came with suction cups. Each shade is 51 inches by 24 inches. They overlap to completely cover my windshield, and they are easy to install.

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  • House Calls: November 2015

    A/C Fan Runs Continuously
     
    Dear RV Doctor:
    We have a 1998 motorhome with an Airxcel air conditioner and a Coleman-Mach thermostat. The thermostat controls — low, high, and automatic fan — work fine. We are able to turn the unit off with the thermostat. The system cools and heats fine. Our problem is the unit will not turn off by itself no matter what temperature we set. What is the problem? 
     
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  • Roadtrek Zion

    A new motorhome based on the Ram ProMaster chassis joins the stable of Type B models produced by this Ontario, Canada, manufacturer.

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  • Tech Talk: November 2015

    Fiat Chrysler Addresses Jeep Issue
    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has issued “Customer Satisfaction Notification P73,” which is directed at owners of certain 2005 through 2010 model-year Jeep Grand Cherokee and certain 2006 through 2010 model-year Jeep Commander vehicles equipped with a Quadra-Trac II full-time active four-wheel-drive transfer case. The notification may be of interest to FMCA members who tow those vehicles four wheels down behind a motorhome.

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  • Family and Friends: FMCA Awards

    The Kenneth T. Scott Pipe Dreamer's Award and the Robert L. Richter Award were presented during FMCA's 92nd Family Reunion and Motorhome Showcase in Madison, Wisconsin.

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  • Family and Friends: Country Coach Friends Incorporated Gives Back

    The Country Coach Friends Incorporated chapter has made a habit of giving back to the communities where its rallies are held. That’s just part of what makes belonging to this club special.

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  • Family & Friends: Vancouver Islanders Host “Survivor” Rally

    Anyone who has watched the popular “Survivor” reality TV show knows that the goal of participants is to outwit, outplay, and outlast the competition. But it was more about who could outsmart, out-laugh, and out-fun fellow competitors when the Vancouver Islanders chapter held a similar contest at its first rally of 2015. 

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  • Tech & Travel Tips: October 2015

    Storage Solution
     
    I grew tired of things rolling off of the slide-out storage tray in my 2004 Monaco Diplomat. At a home-improvement store, I bought 12-inch-by-4-inch-by-1/2-inch birch wood shelving.

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  • Tech and Travel Tips: October 2015

    Storage Solution
    I grew tired of things rolling off of the slide-out storage tray in my 2004 Monaco Diplomat. At a home-improvement store, I bought 12-inch-by-4-inch-by-1/2-inch birch wood shelving.

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  • House Calls: October 2015

    How Best To Test
    Dear RV Doctor:
    In the past, you have said that a good RV technician would test a propane system at the main regulator using a propane testing device and manometer. The tests include measuring and setting the operating line pressure, verifying the lock-up pressure …

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