Perhaps you have never heard of frost flowers. Neither had we until a few months ago. Always intrigued by old nature books, we stumbled upon mention of the frost flower in an 1891 book called …
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Stews are especially welcome at the winter table. They are the ultimate comfort food, the essential one-pot meal. Save these recipes and celebrate a new stew each week as the temperatures drop.
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Quilt fabric for charity
Dear Editor:
The Six-State Rally Association completed its fourth annual Quilts for Charity show at the area rally this past September in North Little Rock, Arkansas. This year we donated 227 quilts to charities in the North Little Rock area. -
Do you have a humorous license plate for your motorhome or towed vehicle?
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Are you and your traveling companion living together without a legal relationship? Cohabitating is especially complicated for full-timers, because many different state laws come into play depending on your legal addresses, where your assets are, and the laws of the state you happen to be in when one or both of you encounter a legal or financial problem.
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Whom should you contact for travel information when planning a motorhome trip? To answer that question, the staff at FMC has compiled this list of tourism offices in the United States and Canada. The following information was accurate as of November 2008.
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FMC magazine's January 2009 Motorhome Regulations chart contains the following information for all 50 U.S. States and the Canadian provinces …
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Winnebago Industries Inc. has announced NHTSA recall 08V606000, which affects some 2008 Winnebago Adventurer Limited motorhomes. The affected motorhomes were built February 26, 2008, through May 2, 2008. The potential number of coaches involved is 68.
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The annual compilation of cars, trucks, and SUVs that have been approved by their manufacturers for flat towing behind a motorhome without major modifications. (Requires member or subscriber login.)
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Convention after convention, we hear from parents, grandparents, and many others telling us how important the youth activities program is to the future of FMCA.
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The holiday season is here, so to help those who are struggling to make their wish list — or having difficulty coming up with gift ideas for that special someone — we offer a dozen possibilities selected especially for motorhome enthusiasts.
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During the past several years, Chariot Vans Inc., dba Chariot, has embarked on a carefully planned journey into the RV market. Seeking its own market niche, this manufacturer has committed to producing high-end luxury motor coaches and garage coaches using Freightliner Class 8 truck chassis.
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From the moment I was given the assignment to review the Era motorhome — Winnebago Industries' new full-featured Type B built on the Dodge Sprinter chassis — I eagerly awaited word about the availability of a test unit. The wait ended this past September when my wife and I took delivery …
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In May 2000, while widening a road, a Tennessee highway crew hit pay dirt. The ground they turned over had a peculiarly dark color the men had never seen before. Scientists were called in, and what they uncovered was so important the highway crew did not dig there again.
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Boost your brainpower and overall health by partaking in time-honored activities.
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With new-generation digital and automatic single-lens-reflex (SLR) cameras now widely available, nearly anyone can capture technically correct images. But composing an eye-appealing image is entirely different.
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Damon Motor Coach rocked the RV world with the introduction of the Avanti, a 31-foot motorhome touted as the industry’s most fuel-efficient “clean” diesel Type A.
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The motorhome industry has gone through downturns before, and although it may take a fair amount of time, the industry will rebound as it has in the past.
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“Stoppin’ Spots” is an invaluable listing of FMCA members who offer assistance and hospitality to fellow members who are on the road in their areas. The “Stoppin’ Spots” directory is included in the January 2009 issue of Family Motor Coaching magazine and is available at FMCA.com.
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Bad Batteries?
I have a 1995 36-foot Dutch Star on a Spartan chassis with a Cummins diesel engine and an Allison transmission. We have had to replace all four batteries (house and chassis) within the last week and are now replacing the alternator.
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Skimpy Molding
Dear RV Doctor:
One of the most troublesome things I have found to maintain are the exterior moldings that are used to seal the seams along the edges of the motorhome siding. -
Making The Sleeper Sofa
The couch in our living area converts to a bed with an air mattress. I have to crawl over the mattress to the other side to put on the mattress pad, sheet, etc. Not an easy task.
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Beginning on Monday, September 22, 2008, the banks of the Arkansas River in North Little Rock, Arkansas, temporarily became the most populated campground in the state as more than 900 motorhomes began assembling for the “Rally at the Rock,” the Six-State Rally Association’s 35th anniversary gathering.
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Moisture Control
The ABSORBAG from Buffers USA is said to collect and trap moisture that can lead to the growth of harmful mold and mildew inside motorhomes parked in high-humidity areas or closed up during long-term storage.
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Liberty Coach Wins 2008 Crestron Innovative Design Award
Liberty Coach, based in North Chicago, Illinois, received Crestron Electronics’ Innovative Design Award for the company’s use of the Crestron system in its Prevost Elegant Lady motor coach interior.
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Vestiges of California history can be found at these churches established along El Camino Real.
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Exotic non-native plants occur on 2.6 million acres of U.S. national parks.
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Skillet skills are alive and well at Silver Dollar City, a theme park in Branson, Missouri, where the new Culinary & Craft School offers cooking classes.
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Whether they gave the nod to John McCain, Barack Obama, or another candidate, FMCA members Ron and Leone Teel, F242034, finally had the right to vote returned to them in time for the November 2008 presidential election.
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Unusual GMC
Dear Editor:
I enjoyed the GMC motorhome article by Jim and Audree Rowe in the October 2008 issue (“The GMC Motorhome: Still Cruising After All These Years”). -
Newmar Corporation has announced NHTSA recall 08V443000, which affects some 2008 and 2009 Ventana diesel-pusher motorhomes manufactured between June 2007 and August 2008. The potential number of coaches involved is 148.
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Do you have a humorous license plate for your motorhome or towed vehicle?
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Reviewing your insurance needs, finding a new job, managing your medical care, and more.
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The following is a directory of public sanitation facilities, or dump stations, located throughout the United States. Dump stations at privately operated campgrounds are not included. Check your favorite campground directory for details about those facilities.
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Luxury custom-converted private coaches provide an unparalleled driving — and living — experience. Outfitted with the most upscale, exotic, and innovative features imaginable, these mobile mansions enable travelers to hit the road in first-class comfort.
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Birds are fascinating creatures. Some, as tiny as teacups, have the strength and stamina to fly 7,500 miles between Argentina and the Arctic in the spring, then reverse the route in the fall. They are colorful, songful, and comical.
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One of the true giants in the RV industry, Winnebago Industries, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Throughout these five decades, the company has worked to establish itself as a leading motorhome manufacturer and has set the standard by which other RV companies are measured.
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Krystal Enterprises, a privately held vehicle manufacturer located in Brea, California, has entered the luxury motorhome market with a new line of Type B and Type C coaches. However, this company is far from being a new kid on the block.
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Throughout its colorful history, El Paso has progressed from a small adobe village of just a few hundred to a Western boomtown to the sixth-largest city in Texas. Today El Paso is still colorful, with modern-day nicknames such as “Sun City” and “Star of the Southwest.”
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The Palm Springs Air Museum could be more broadly defined as a World War II museum. In addition to its impressive variety of planes, most of which saw combat during the war, the museum bulges with many other facets of the conflict that rocked the world from 1939 to 1945.
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While planning the events for FMCA’s 80th International Convention, held in St. Paul, Minnesota, this past July, the subject came up of celebrating FMCA’s 45th anniversary — July 20, 2008. We decided we would serve anniversary cake to attendees on the last day of the convention.
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I would like to bring two items to your attention this month. The first item deals with the merchandise coupons FMCA awards members for recruiting new members, and the other relates to the FMCA Mail Forwarding Service.
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Wet Walls
I have a 2006 Damon Intruder that was built in 2005 and purchased in April 2007. When the temperature falls below 40 degrees and the humidity is higher than 50 percent, all the walls in the motorhome get really wet. This includes the closets …
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Pleasure-Way Industries Ltd. has announced NHTSA recall 08V421000, which affects some 2007 and 2008 Ascent and Plateau Type B motorhomes manufactured between September 10, 2007, and August 11, 2008.
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Switch Or Solenoid?
Dear RV Doctor:
We sure enjoy your column, but in an earlier issue, even though you gave a very thorough answer about 12-volt-DC troubleshooting, you forgot one thing — that is, to check the male and female connectors hooking a towed car to the motorhome. -
Fishing Pole Storage
I store my fishing poles in a basement compartment, but they tended to get tangled up with other equipment. My solution was to purchase a cup hook and a tool holder from the hardware store and install them on a side wall of the storage compartment.
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Jim Hodge, F12, a founding member of FMCA, passed away in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, on September 3, 2008, following a lengthy illness. He was 83.
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Waterless Hand Cleaner
Ultra Cherry Pumice Hand Scrub from Permatex Inc. is a professional-strength waterless hand cleaner made to tackle tough cleanup jobs. The cleaner is formulated with finely ground pumice that provides a deep-scrubbing action to remove heavy grease, oil, adhesives, ink, paint, and more.
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Gulf Stream Coach Unveils Type A Caribbean
Gulf Stream Coach has added the new Type A Caribbean, a full-featured, lower-priced diesel coach, to its lineup for 2009. The Caribbean is available in a 36-foot double-slideout floor plan and a 38-foot triple-slideout layout.
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The Governmental and Legislative Affairs Committee includes FMCA members Frank Brodersen, who resides in Virginia but not long ago lived in Oregon; Paul DuBois, a New York resident who is the first vice president of the Northeast Area Association; and Vicky Ferrari, an attorney …