RV News & Notes: October 2007
Jayco Inc., touted as the largest privately owned RV manufacturer in North America, will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2008.The company, which began on a farm in Middlebury, Indiana, in 1968,...
View ArticleRV Products: October 2007
Spray 'N' Seal Leak Repair from Permatex Inc.Spray 'N' Seal Leak Repair from Permatex Inc. is said to seal low-pressure leaks in minutes without the need to disassemble or remove parts.The aerosol...
View ArticleTech & Travel Tips: October 2007
Toolbox slide-out using drawer slidesI had a problem getting into my three-drawer toolbox, which is located in one of the exterior bins of my type C motorhome. So I designed a simple slide-out to solve...
View ArticleRediscovering Redmond
Brilliant blue skies, warm summer temperatures, and rugged high-desert beauty, with snowcapped mountain peaks in the distance, greeted FMCA members who followed the highways and byways to Central...
View ArticleAlpine Coach Limited SE
Several niches within the RV market beg to be served. For example, some motorhome buyers prefer a vehicle that has a midcoach entry instead of a front bus-style entry.
View ArticleMeet The Newly Elected National Area Vice Presidents
FMCA's Executive Board is made up of four nationally elected officers — the national president, senior vice president, secretary, and treasurer — and the 10 national area vice presidents, who are...
View ArticleBirds And Beauty At Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
When you visit southern Florida and the Naples area, be sure to include a trip to the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. It has been called the crown jewel of the Audubon sanctuary system, and one visit will...
View ArticleIn My Daughter's Footsteps
For all who participated in Family Motor Coach Association’s Governing Board meeting in Redmond, Oregon, this past August, I thank you for taking part in the governance of FMCA and bestowing on me...
View ArticleReport To The Governing Board
Editor’s note: Mr. Eversmann presented the following report to the FMCA Governing Board during its meeting in Redmond, Oregon, this past August.I am pleased to share with you an update on the Family...
View ArticleReaders' Forum: October 2007
Have you seen FMC's newest column? "Rear View" appears each month on the last page of the magazine. Readers share their thoughts on specific topics — their favorite travel sites, restaurants,...
View ArticleTech Talk: October 2007
I have an Onan generator located at the rear of a 38-foot type A coach. Each year I’m required to have the armature cleaned and new brushes installed, as the generator fails to produce power.
View ArticleServicing The Aqua-Hot Diesel Burner
The heart of the Aqua-Hot and Hydro-Hot hydronic heating systems (now the Aqua-Hot 600-D and Aqua-Hot 450-D, respectively) is a diesel burner unit manufactured by Webasto. This European supplier makes...
View ArticleStop On A Dime
Even though it happened more than a decade ago, the memory is still fresh. With our motorhome's fuel tanks full, food loaded, and the family aboard, I headed out of a Santa Clarita, California, fuel stop.
View ArticleMotorhoming Was "Dream Life" For Jim Jennings
James "Jim" Jennings, F94845, who served FMCA as national secretary from 1998 to 2000, passed away on July 21, 2007, after a brief battle with lung cancer.Jim was born on October 15, 1935, in...
View ArticleCountry Cousins
This Country Coach owners chapter caters to "snowbirds" of the southeastern United States.FMCA has plenty of chapters made up of people who all own the same brand of motorhome. Often, the motorhome...
View ArticleGeorgia Out-Of-State Dealer Sales
FMCA has held five international conventions at the Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter (GNFA) in Perry, but a current law would make it impractical to hold a sixth confab in the Peach...
View ArticleOfficial Wishes
Putting medical, financial, and estate matters in order; adopting a pet.Death and taxes aren’t the only unavoidable matters that full-timers have to tangle with. Unlike people who live in one place,...
View ArticleCurious Cactus Wrens
These desert-dwellers may not sound particularly tuneful, but they're quite content making their home in the arid environment.Out in the desert, long before the sun peeks over the horizon, the sounds...
View ArticleAll About Aquariums
These aquatic emporiums take landlubbers underwater to view the wetter side of nature.Seeing an aquarium on television can’t compare with viewing it in person. Here you can learn about underwater...
View ArticleA Family Affair
Pull out these recipes when a hungry crowd gathers under your awning.When you’re in a cooking mood, prepare one or more of these group recipes. Then serve these super-size dishes to a large gathering...
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