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    Corrections Towing Guide The “2021 Towing Lineup” article in the January 2021 issue incorrectly lists the four-wheel-drive Chevrolet Equinox as being towable four wheels down rather than the front-wheel-drive model.…

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  • Readers Write: November 2019

    Right Town, Wrong Year Family RVing Magazine Panel member Tony Wiese, F178480, pointed out an error in the “Tacoma, Outside And In” article in the September 2019 issue (page 56).…

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  • Readers Write: September 2018

    Level Sites Wanted We have just logged 120,000 miles on our 40-foot 2001 Monaco Diplomat motorhome (our second RV). We have a request for RV park owners: Give RVers pull-through,…

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  • Readers’ Forum: October 2017

    Ten years ago when I purchased my first coach, a friend told me that surge protection was a very important part of the RV lifestyle. Somewhat reluctant to spend the money, I purchased a surge protector for my 30-amp Type C coach. In the two years I had it, I never experienced a problem. Then I bought a Type A coach and started reading more and more about the pedestal problem with fluctuating power surges; this is especially true in some older campgrounds.

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  • Readers’ Forum: September 2017

    Update On Towing Chevy Equinox/GMC Terrain

    The June 2017 “Tech Talk” column included a letter from Ralph Marino (“Equinox Towing,” page 18), who said his 2016 Chevrolet Equinox sometimes wobbles when it is flat towed behind his motorhome. In an editor’s note, we asked other Equinox owners to contact FMC associate editor John Johnston if they have had the same problem.

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  • Readers’ Forum: May 2017

    DEAR EDITOR:
    After we left Chandler, Arizona, on Saturday, March 11, my wife, Garnetta, and I never thought we would be fighting a fire on Interstate 10 in New Mexico.

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  • Readers’ Forum: January 2017

    Cause For Wear  On Motorhome Brakes
     
    Dear Editor:
    I enjoyed reading the informative air brake articles by Mark Quasius (“Understanding Air Brakes,” page 48, August 2016, and “Testing Air Brakes,” page 40, September 2016). I am writing you because I have an issue with one paragraph in the September article.

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  • Readers’ Forum: November 2016

    Windshield Repair Along The Alaska Highway
     
    Dear Editor:
    As we were driving on the Alaska Highway this summer, a rock went through a window of our towed car. We were in British Columbia, between Muncho Lake and Tetsa River. I discovered the absence of the window while getting fuel at Tetsa River Lodge. 

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  • Readers’ Forum: October 2016

    Have A Backup Plan
    A letter in the August 2016 issue from Don and Martha Copeland (“FMCA Family Is There to Help,” page 12) prompted me to write this letter. In 2001 when my husband and I purchased our first Type A motorhome, I started reading Family Motor Coaching and other RV publications.

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  • Readers’ Forum: September 2016

    Check Tires Carefully
     
    Dear Editor:
    We recently had our motorhome tires replaced, because of age, not miles. The front tires looked fine until they were removed. The insides of the tires had very little tread on them because we needed a front alignment. I am so glad we replaced the tires and had the alignment done. Now we can travel and know we have done everything to make our travels safe.

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  • Readers’ Forum: August 2016

    Reflective Vinyl Aids In Visibility 

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    In the May issue’s “Rear View” column (page 120), Richard and Phyllis Cicchetti, F387705, commented about coach nighttime visibility problems. I have just finished refurbishing a 1991 classic Elite. I put reflective vinyl strips on its side to increase visibility.

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