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  • Leisure Travel Vans Unity

    This 24-foot motorhome scores high marks with its quality construction and detailing, plus creative utilization of space.

  • Power Expansion

    Adding a Xantrex PROwatt SW2000 inverter will increase the power options in your motorhome.

  • Rear View: April 2014

    What do you like best about your current motorhome?

  • 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 …

  • 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.

  • 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 …

  • 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.

  • 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 …

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 …

  • 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 …

  • 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 …

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 …

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 …

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Good Times Ahead For FMCA Youth

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Rear View: March 2014

    FMCA is headed to the Peach State for a Family Reunion in March 2014. Share your favorite Georgia attraction or travel stop.

  • Cooking On The Go: Prepping, Motorhome Style

    Stock your motorhome pantry with essential ingredients that can be used when getting to a grocery store is impossible.

  • Open Mike: RVing Self-Improvement List

    Mike Wendland lists his top five goals for the new travel season, which he is eagerly anticipating and planning for while waiting out winter in Michigan.

  • RV News and Notes: March 2014

    Florida RV SuperShow, Others Attract Record Attendance
    The 2014 Florida RV SuperShow, which took place January 14 through 19, 2014, at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, welcomed a record-setting …

  • RV Products: March 2014

    Knife Rack
    Free up valuable drawer and counter space and keep your cutlery protected with the Knife Safe from Camco Manufacturing Inc.

  • Family and Friends: Ohio Nomads Celebrate 35th Anniversary

    The Ohio Nomads chapter received its charter to become a part of Family Motor Coach Association on February 17, 1978. The chapter’s first rally was held at the annual Strawberry Festival in Troy, Ohio, in June 1978.

  • Family and Friends: Hokie Travelers’ Rolling Rally

    The Hokie Travelers chapter is composed of 41 FMCA families who also happen to be Virginia Tech alumni, families of students, or friends of the university. For the past four years chapter members have enjoyed a fall rolling rally …

  • Tech and Travel Tips: March 2014

    Out Of The Darkness
    We often return to our motorhome after dark, and fumbling to find the light switch is a nuisance, even with a flashlight. We’ve tried leaving a light on, but it attracts flying insects and …

  • House Calls: March 2014

    No Refrigeration At High Altitudes
    Dear RV Doctor:
    I have been camping at high altitudes in Colorado for 40 years and never had a problem until I bought a new motorhome recently. The owners manual for my Norcold refrigerator says …

  • Recall Corner: March 2014

    Airstream Inc. has announced NHTSA recall 13V632000, which involves model-year 2013 and 2014 Interstate Type B motorhomes manufactured from August 2012 through October 2013. The potential number of vehicles involved is 552.

  • Tech Talk: March 2014

    Motorhome Mildew
    We live in North Carolina, and when storing our motorhome, even for a short time, we get a lot of mildew on it, especially the north side. What is the best way to remove the mildew?

     

  • Readers’ Forum: March 2014

    Towing Guide Addition
    After publication of FMCA’s “Towables For 2014” towing guide (January 2014, page 42), it was brought to our attention that, despite what the owners manuals indicate, Kia vehicles with …

  • Executive Director’s Commentary: Let The Madness Begin!

    March Madness is a time that evokes anticipation, excitement, suspense, euphoria, and anger, many times all within the 40-minute time frame of a college basketball tournament game. For the fans, it’s a time to don the appropriate collegiate apparel and to head to the local watering hole to …

  • President’s Message: Passport To Fun!

    I hope this finds everyone wrapping up their winter activities and anticipating a welcome, beautiful spring and a fun, travel-filled summer. This winter has been particularly hard in some parts of the country, with severe cold and heavy snows, and even …

  • Black Bear, Beware

    If you camp, hike, or drive through areas where these creatures live, play it safe and learn as much as possible about their habits.

  • Summer Fun In Oregon!

    Updated information about FMCA’s Youth Program and the awesome activities set for the Family Reunion August 13-16, 2014, in Redmond, Oregon.

  • Frank Lloyd Wright’s ”Child Of The Sun”

    America's most renowned architect left his mark on the landscape of a Florida institution of higher learning.

  • Spartan Chassis

    This Michigan-based division of Spartan Motors Inc. specializes in the design, engineering, and production of specialty chassis and vehicles for myriad applications, including motorhomes.

  • Jayco Precept 31UL

    This 31-foot triple-slideout floor plan gives entry-level buyers ample amenities.

  • Motorhome Water Safety

    Avoid waterborne illness issues by assuring that your motorhome’s water supply is clean and free from harmful contaminants.

  • FMCA Member Benefits Guide 2014

    Updated information regarding the many benefits and services available to members of Family Motor Coach Association.

  • Rear View: February 2014

    Describe a favorite place to just “meander” in your motorhome.

  • Open Mike: Joys Of Motorhoming

    The top five reasons the Wendlands feel blessed to be able to explore the continent in their home on wheels.

  • RV News and Notes: February 2014

    National Parks To Offer Free Admission Days In 2014
    National Park Service director Jonathan B. Jarvis has announced nine entrance-fee-free days for America’s national parks in 2014, as follows: January 20, Martin Luther King Jr. Day; February 15-17, Presidents Day weekend …

  • RV Products: February 2014

    Fire Ring
    Enjoy a campfire anywhere without the smoke and the need to gather firewood when you take along the Gas Fire Ring from Camp Chef.

  • Family and Friends: Heartland Execs. Tour Northern Michigan

    Would you like to spend some time along the largest lake, by surface area, in the world? Lake Superior is just that lake and it was the site of Heartland Execs. chapter’s fall rally.

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