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Tuesday
Our Rig On:National Scenic Byways
We are volunteers who like to camp and travel.
If the Great Spirit wanted men to live in one place he would have made the world stand still." -- Flying Hawk, South Dakota Oglala Sioux
Monday
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Subject: Camp Host US Newsletter 35: Celebrate the Fourth!
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:00:17 -0700
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:00:17 -0700
- America's Scenic Byways
- Best Hot Dogs
- Language Translators
- Hybrid Events-Volunteer
- RV California
1. America's Scenic Byways
Request your free map from the Scenic Byways organization.
The National Scenic Byways Program is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The program is a grass-roots collaborative effort established to help recognize, preserve and enhance selected roads throughout the United States. Since 1992, the National Scenic Byways Program has funded almost 1,500 projects for state and nationally designated byway routes in 48 states. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation recognizes certain roads as All-American Roads or National Scenic Byways based on one or more archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational and scenic qualities.
Link: http://www.byways.org/map_request.html
2. Best Hot Dogs
Voted best hot dog all beef weiner once again it is Colemans. Go to Colemans website to collect your free coupons towards purchase up to $5.00. These dogs are the best hands down for taste, health, price.
Link: Coleman Naturals>
3. Language Translators
The Babel Translators have been installed at Camp Host US. There will be some new material installed soon that should make it clear why we needed this installation. Stay alert for the new page that will replace the 'Road Links' old page..with global links to every country in the world with national parks of the world being the focus along with travel in general helped by our association with Trip Advisor and Expedia, meanwhile give Babel a try out.
We are volunteers who like to camp and travel.
If the Great Spirit wanted men to live in one place he would have made the world stand still." -- Flying Hawk, South Dakota Oglala Sioux
Saturday
Email:Camp Host US Newsletter 32 RV Salvage
In This Issue:
1. RV Salvage
2. Stay Cool This Summer
3. Save Fuel
4. Camp Hosts Needed
5. Recipe
Get FREE ratcheting tie-downs with purchase of any TruXedo Tonneau & get Free Shipping!
1. RV Salvage
The following is a list of RV Salvage yards and RV Surplus Dealers in Canada and the US. I will update this list as new information becomes available. If you wish to add a listing please e-mail me here: bill@camphost.us
RV Salvage
ARIZONA RV SALVAGE - 2737 W. Lincoln, Phoenix, AZ 85009; (602) 272-0301, FAX (602) 272-3072, Toll Free 1-877-824-8242. New and used plumbing, cooling, lighting, appliances, windows, doors, holding tanks, hubs, rotors, axles, running gears and rear ends. Vast inventory, will ship nationwide.
A large Directory of Used RV Parts RV Salvage Yards RV Repair Parts for Motor Homes, Travel Trailers and Fifth Wheels ... ARIZONA RV SALVAGE - 2737 W. Lincoln, Phoenix, AZ 85009; toll free: (877) 824-8242, (602) 272-0301; fax: (602) 272-3072. New and used plumbing, cooling, lighting, appliances, windows, doors,
Old Parts
All Auto Truck Recycle Rancho Cordova, CA (800) 477-3086 vehicle parts incl MH.
BONTRAGER'S RV SURPLUS PARTS - e-mail address: surplus@inetplus.net
18719 E. US 12, White Pigeon, MI 49099;
(269) 483-7017, FAX, (269) 483-7786.
(This is a SURPLUS outlet and not RV Salva ge)
Refrigerators, ranges, hot water heaters, furnaces, awnings, rubber roofing materials, generators, RV furniture (sofas, seats, upholstery fabric).
Cherokee RV Salvage -" Where Old RV's Go To Heaven". We are the largest RV Salvage in North America. Toll free # 1-877-470-3433, fax # 303-295-0293, 5050 Humboldt St., Denver, CO 80216; (303) 295-3433,e-mail address: cherokeerv@msn.com, web site URL: Cherokee RV Parts
Colaw RV Parts & Salvage 10389 Cimarron Rd. Carthage, MO 64836 (417)548-2125 Email: Colaw RV Salvage Actively dismantling hundreds of damaged RVs for the purpose of reselling used RV parts.
Cooper RV Salvage 1300 Thornton St. Elkhart, IN 46514 (219) 293-3027 All types of parts for all types of RVs.
Economy Used RV Parts #8 1678 W. Superstition Apache Jct., AZ 85220 (800) 224-2601, (520) 982-2678. Salvage and surplus. Discount Prices/Obsolete Parts. Used-N ew-Reconditioned. Buy-Sell-Trade
ELKHART SURPLUS SALVAGE - 28301 US 33 West, Elkhart, IN 46516; (574) 295-8903.
GUNDIE'S INC. - 1283 Mt. Baker Hwy., Bellingham, WA 98226; (800) 444-4344, (360) 733-5036. Large number of rebuildable RVs, auto recycling center, appliances, all types of parts for all types of RVs.
ICKE'S RV SURPLUS - 701 W. Huntington St., Montpelier, IN 47359; (765) 728-5668. New/Surplus RV parts. 29 years in business. Four warehouses. UPS nationwide delivery.
MATHER AUTO WRECKING - 4095 Happy Lane, Sacramento, CA 95827; (800) 822-6110, (916) 366-8211. We buy Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Mitsubishi insurance wrecks. Specialize in Dodge motor homes. Mathers RV SalvageMIDWEST SALVAGE - 1700 N. State Rd. 5, Shipshewana, IN 46565; (219) 825-9822.
NATIONAL RECOVERY SERVICE INC. - PO Box 310, Liberty, NC 27298; (800) 903-7285, (910) 622-7285. Rebuilds damaged RVs. Engines, nose/tail cones, differentials, transmi ssions and other new and old hard-to-find parts.
RV Surplus & Salvage Inc - 1400 West Bristol Street, Elkhart, IN 46514; 574-264-5575; RV Surplus Salvage
SHAW & CO. - 6374 State Rd. 303, Albuquerque, NM 87105; (505) 877-8949. Mainly trailers and large appliances.
SINGLETON RV SALVAGE & SALES - 383 Nelson Rd., Rochester, WA 98579; (360) 273-9566. "We are here just for you...Check with us before buying new!" Sinks, fridges, stoves, lights, awnings, roof air, propane tanks, axles, body parts, doors, windows, jacks, and much more. Open four days a week: Thur., Fri., Sat. and Sun.
VANDERHAAG'S INC. - 3809 4th Ave. W., Spencer, IA 51301; (800) 831-5164. (712) 262-7000. Oshkosh and Winnebago surplus parts, plus new and rebuilt engines, transmissions, rear ends, wheels, manifolds and rotors. Installation available on all parts. Free mailer available.
WALT'S RV SURPLUS - 16616 Valley Blvd., Fontana, CA 92335; (909) 823-0563, FAX (909) 823-8515. New/Surplus RV parts. Specializing in Fleetwood, as well as National and Cobra RVs.
WELLER AUTO - 2525 Chicago Dr., Grand Rapids, MI 49509; (616) 538-5000, FAX (616) 538-4159. Wrecked RVs - gas/diesel. Specializing in drive line components, new and rebuilt motor home drive shafts, used engines, used/rebuilt transmissions, brakes, rotors, drums, Chrysler exhaust manifolds, ratio changes and axles. Also, generators, appliances, roof airs, glass.
WINNEBAGO SURPLUS & GENERAL STORE - P.O. Box 152, Forest City, IA 50436-0152; (515) 582-6935, FAX (515) 582-6958. Store Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9-5 & Sat. 8-12.
Keep Your Rv Cool This Summer - wikiHow
from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit
A simple method to keep your roof air conditioner on your rv to perform better this summer.
uShip is the first and largest online marketplace for shipping services. Members list anything they need shipped, from household goods to vehicles to freight, and receive bids from thousands of feedback-rated service providers, including Rivers, carriers, transporters, vacationers, freight brokers and independent service providers. On any given day, there are thousands of shipments listed on uShip representing millions of dollars of business. It's totally free for members to list shipments and for service providers to place bids. uShip's reverse-auction format and patent-pending search technology dramatically reduce shipping costs by allowing service providers to find shipments along their routes and fill empty cargo space. uShip's feedback system holds service providers accountable for their service and rewards those that perform well!
Take a look here when planning your next RV trip, this could prove to be a good way to offset the high price of gas.
3. Save Fuel
Know-how ways to save:
* If you haven't already, change to synthetic motor oil. It reduces engine friction and can improve gas mileage.
* Adding fuel injector cleaner at every oil change will keep injector nozzles clean, and spraying properly, which will create better combustion and deliver maximum power.
* Consider installing window film in southern climates, it can reduce cabin temperature as much as 20 degrees; dramatically reducing the need for air conditioning that consumes additional gas. Check local laws on www.gilafilms.com.
* After filling up, be sure the gas cap clicks 3 times. Improperly seated gas caps allow 147 million gallons of fuel to vaporize every year in the U.S.
* Consider a locking gas cap, but be sure it meets/exceeds your vehicle manufacturer specifications.
* Plan your day efficiently. The less trips you have to make, the more you save in fuel.
Buying gas the right way:
* Buy gasoline during the coolest time of day-early morning or late evening is best. During these times gasoline is densest. Keep in mind that gas pumps measure volumes of gasoline, not densities of fuel concentration. You are charged according to volume of measurement. *
4. Camp Hosts Needed
Almost all state parks have opportunities for volunteers to get involved. Volunteer positions may be short term, for specific events or activities, or ongoing programs. Some typical volunteer positions are:
Park Host - Park Hosts are volunteers who supplement park staff and serve as a representative of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Hosts greet campers and give assistance to park visitors and park staff. More information on the Park Host Program.
Link: http://Texas Park Volunteer
5. Recipe
Cilantro Orzo and Beef
Fresh southwestern flavors make this extra-lean beef dish a tasty and simple solution to the "What's for dinner?" question.
3 cups beef broth
1 1/2 cups uncooked orzo or rosamarina pasta (9 ounces)
1 can 11 ounces) Green Giant® Niblets® vacuum-packed whole kernel corn, undrained
1 can (4.5 ounces) Old El Paso® chopped green chiles, undrained
2 teaspoons olive or vegetable oil
1/2 pound cut-up extra-lean beef for stir-fry
1 medium bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch strips
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 . Mix broth, pasta, corn and chilies in 2-quart saucepan. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 10 minutes or until pasta is just tender; remove from heat. Let stand about 5 minutes or until almost all liquid is absorbed.
2 . While pasta mixture is cooking, spray 10-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Add oil; heat over medium-high heat. Cook beef and bell pepper in oil about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown.
3 . Stir beef mixture into pasta mixture. Stir in cilantro.
Camp Host US
1. RV Salvage
2. Stay Cool This Summer
3. Save Fuel
4. Camp Hosts Needed
5. Recipe
Get FREE ratcheting tie-downs with purchase of any TruXedo Tonneau & get Free Shipping!
1. RV Salvage
The following is a list of RV Salvage yards and RV Surplus Dealers in Canada and the US. I will update this list as new information becomes available. If you wish to add a listing please e-mail me here: bill@camphost.us
RV Salvage
ARIZONA RV SALVAGE - 2737 W. Lincoln, Phoenix, AZ 85009; (602) 272-0301, FAX (602) 272-3072, Toll Free 1-877-824-8242. New and used plumbing, cooling, lighting, appliances, windows, doors, holding tanks, hubs, rotors, axles, running gears and rear ends. Vast inventory, will ship nationwide.
A large Directory of Used RV Parts RV Salvage Yards RV Repair Parts for Motor Homes, Travel Trailers and Fifth Wheels ... ARIZONA RV SALVAGE - 2737 W. Lincoln, Phoenix, AZ 85009; toll free: (877) 824-8242, (602) 272-0301; fax: (602) 272-3072. New and used plumbing, cooling, lighting, appliances, windows, doors,
Old Parts
All Auto Truck Recycle Rancho Cordova, CA (800) 477-3086 vehicle parts incl MH.
BONTRAGER'S RV SURPLUS PARTS - e-mail address: surplus@inetplus.net
18719 E. US 12, White Pigeon, MI 49099;
(269) 483-7017, FAX, (269) 483-7786.
(This is a SURPLUS outlet and not RV Salva ge)
Refrigerators, ranges, hot water heaters, furnaces, awnings, rubber roofing materials, generators, RV furniture (sofas, seats, upholstery fabric).
Cherokee RV Salvage -" Where Old RV's Go To Heaven". We are the largest RV Salvage in North America. Toll free # 1-877-470-3433, fax # 303-295-0293, 5050 Humboldt St., Denver, CO 80216; (303) 295-3433,e-mail address: cherokeerv@msn.com, web site URL: Cherokee RV Parts
Colaw RV Parts & Salvage 10389 Cimarron Rd. Carthage, MO 64836 (417)548-2125 Email: Colaw RV Salvage Actively dismantling hundreds of damaged RVs for the purpose of reselling used RV parts.
Cooper RV Salvage 1300 Thornton St. Elkhart, IN 46514 (219) 293-3027 All types of parts for all types of RVs.
Economy Used RV Parts #8 1678 W. Superstition Apache Jct., AZ 85220 (800) 224-2601, (520) 982-2678. Salvage and surplus. Discount Prices/Obsolete Parts. Used-N ew-Reconditioned. Buy-Sell-Trade
ELKHART SURPLUS SALVAGE - 28301 US 33 West, Elkhart, IN 46516; (574) 295-8903.
GUNDIE'S INC. - 1283 Mt. Baker Hwy., Bellingham, WA 98226; (800) 444-4344, (360) 733-5036. Large number of rebuildable RVs, auto recycling center, appliances, all types of parts for all types of RVs.
ICKE'S RV SURPLUS - 701 W. Huntington St., Montpelier, IN 47359; (765) 728-5668. New/Surplus RV parts. 29 years in business. Four warehouses. UPS nationwide delivery.
MATHER AUTO WRECKING - 4095 Happy Lane, Sacramento, CA 95827; (800) 822-6110, (916) 366-8211. We buy Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Mitsubishi insurance wrecks. Specialize in Dodge motor homes. Mathers RV SalvageMIDWEST SALVAGE - 1700 N. State Rd. 5, Shipshewana, IN 46565; (219) 825-9822.
NATIONAL RECOVERY SERVICE INC. - PO Box 310, Liberty, NC 27298; (800) 903-7285, (910) 622-7285. Rebuilds damaged RVs. Engines, nose/tail cones, differentials, transmi ssions and other new and old hard-to-find parts.
RV Surplus & Salvage Inc - 1400 West Bristol Street, Elkhart, IN 46514; 574-264-5575; RV Surplus Salvage
SHAW & CO. - 6374 State Rd. 303, Albuquerque, NM 87105; (505) 877-8949. Mainly trailers and large appliances.
SINGLETON RV SALVAGE & SALES - 383 Nelson Rd., Rochester, WA 98579; (360) 273-9566. "We are here just for you...Check with us before buying new!" Sinks, fridges, stoves, lights, awnings, roof air, propane tanks, axles, body parts, doors, windows, jacks, and much more. Open four days a week: Thur., Fri., Sat. and Sun.
VANDERHAAG'S INC. - 3809 4th Ave. W., Spencer, IA 51301; (800) 831-5164. (712) 262-7000. Oshkosh and Winnebago surplus parts, plus new and rebuilt engines, transmissions, rear ends, wheels, manifolds and rotors. Installation available on all parts. Free mailer available.
WALT'S RV SURPLUS - 16616 Valley Blvd., Fontana, CA 92335; (909) 823-0563, FAX (909) 823-8515. New/Surplus RV parts. Specializing in Fleetwood, as well as National and Cobra RVs.
WELLER AUTO - 2525 Chicago Dr., Grand Rapids, MI 49509; (616) 538-5000, FAX (616) 538-4159. Wrecked RVs - gas/diesel. Specializing in drive line components, new and rebuilt motor home drive shafts, used engines, used/rebuilt transmissions, brakes, rotors, drums, Chrysler exhaust manifolds, ratio changes and axles. Also, generators, appliances, roof airs, glass.
WINNEBAGO SURPLUS & GENERAL STORE - P.O. Box 152, Forest City, IA 50436-0152; (515) 582-6935, FAX (515) 582-6958. Store Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9-5 & Sat. 8-12.
AFFORDABLE RV SURPLUS
546 Hickory St.
Chico, CA
95928
Phone: (888) 326 5470 or (530) 879 9501
Surplus &
New RV Parts from Hi-Line RV Manufacturers
ALL SEASONS RV
10191 Government Way
Hayden, ID
83835
Phone: (208) 772-6581
Email: allseasonsrv@msn.com
A supply of new and obsolete Onan generator and engine parts, as
well as manuals.
AMERICAN VINTAGE TRAILER & SCOOTER COMPANY
(no
address)
Los Angeles, CA
Phone: (323) 932 1406
Email:
trailergod@earthlink.net
Specialize in restoring and renting pre-1950 trailers.
Extra used vintage trailer parts, especially 1950's Air-streams and
pre-1950 Spartans
ARIZONA RV SALVAGE
2737 W Lincoln
Phoenix, AZ 85009
Phone: (877) 824 8242 or (602) 272 0301
Email:
sales@azrvinc.com
Web: www.azrvinc.com
New and used plumbing, cooling, lighting, appliances, windows,
doors, holding tanks, hubs, rotors, axles, running gears and rear
ends. Vast inventory, will ship nationwide.
BANDY BUS PARTS
#2 RV Parkway
Falmouth, VA
Phone:
(540) 373 3027
Deals in transport of all kind of busses. Good
prices but have to pull own parts. GMC Bus, MCI Bus, Flex Busses, bus
parts
BOB'S USED RV PARTS
RT 2 BOX 1145
High
Springs, FL 32643
Phone: (386) 454 5733
Wide selection
of used RV parts, we buy wrecked RVs.
BOEING SURPLUS
20651 84th Avenue S
Kent, WA 98032
Phone: (206) 393 4065
Surplus aluminum sheeting, honeycomb
insulation and Mylar. For large quantity orders, call Jon
Thurman at (206) 393-4049.
BONTRAGERS SURPLUS PARTS
18719 E US 12
White
Pigeon, MI 49099
Phone: (866) 483-7017
Email:
surplus@myrural.com
Web: www.bontragers.com
Refrigerators, ranges, hot water heaters, furnaces.
BRANDON AUTO SALVAGE
3159 State Road 60 E
Valrico,
FL 33594
Phone: (800) 282-7462 or (813) 689-8131
All types of
RV parts for all types of RV
C & G TRAILER SERVICE
9241 Sonrisa Street
Bellflower, CA 90706
Phone: (800) 662 3790
Authorized
Airstream service center.
CAMP TRAILER PARTS
2287 Millville Road
Lapeer, Ml
48446
Phone: (810) 664 3080
Specializing in parts for Apache
pop-ups.
CAMPER & RECREATION INC. / CANVAS REPLACEMENTS DIV
W2299 State Hwy 98
Loyal, WI 54446
Phone: (800) 232 2079
or (715) 255 8142
Email: info@CanvasReplacements.com
Web: www.CanvasReplacements.com
New canvas or vinyl tents for any pop-up, any year, any make or
model. Have lift system parts & replacement kits and many other
hard to find parts for pop-ups.
CHEROKEE RV SALVAGE
5050 Humboldt Street
Denver, CO
80216
Phone: (877) 470 3433
Email: cherokeerv@msn.com
Web: www.cherokeervparts.com
Thousands of new & used RV parts, including windows, shower
enclosures, sinks, refrigerators, holding tanks, hub caps/wheels,
etc.
CINNABAR ENGINEERING INC
116 Orval Street
Sandusky,
Ml 48471
Phone: (800) 720 2227
Email: GMCMH@aol.com
All original GMC motorhome parts and publications are distributed
under license from General Motors Corp. Certified technicians staff a
Chevrolet motorhome service center that has 25,000-pound lifts and
body and interior shops.
COLAW RV PARTS
10389 Cimmaron Road
Carthage, MO
64836
Phone: (417) 548 2125
New 50-acre facility built in
1999. Hundreds of RVs in stock for new/used/surplus parts.
CONIBEAR RV CENTER
11636 N. US 98
Lakeland, FL
33809
Phone: (800) 981-2787
Email: conibear@atlantic.net
Available inventory of some original Avco motorcoach parts.
Also, good supply of other hard-to-find parts.
COOPER RV SALVAGE
Elkhart, IN
Phone: (219)
293-3027.
CREATIVE COACH
8250 State Road 33N
Lakeland, FL
33809
Phone: (888) 234 3439 or (863) 984 3439
Collision
repair and design center. Minor to major collision repairs,
exterior maintenance-related problems, refinishing to original
colors, or complete custom painting, graphics, and special effects.
New and used parts.
D.T.I. INC. PARTS UNLIMITED
304 N. Main
Middlebury, IN 46540
Phone: (800) 289 0919 or (219) 825 5858
Reconditioned/scratch and dent appliances. RV appliance
parts.
DINOSAUR ELECTRONICS
1160 S.E. 27th Street PO. Box 1263
Lincoln City, OR 97367
Phone: (541) 994 4344
Email:
info@dinosaurelectronics.com
Manufacturers of new replacement circuit boards for Onan
generators, Norcold and Dometic refrigerators, and igniter boards for
all brands and models of furnaces and water heaters. New boards
only... no used or NOS parts.
DIXIE TRAILER SUPPLY
4135 N. Dixie Highway
Fort
Lauderdale, FL 33334
Phone: (305) 565 9210
New, used and
hard-to-find trailer and RV parts.
ELKHART SURPLUS SALVAGE
28301 US 33 West
Elkhart,
IN 46516
Phone: (219) 295 8903
FACTORY RV SURPLUS
1537 W. Bristol
Elkhart, IN
Phone: (219) 262 3327
FOREIGN ENGINE SERVICE
5811 S.E. Johnson Creek
Boulevard
Portland, OR 97206
Phone: (503) 771 2526 or (800)
349 3778
Parts and repairs for the LeSharo and Phasar motorhomes.
Available stock for almost anything that is drivetrain related,
including transmissions, engines and most related components.
FUN FINDER SALES
2990 South Pine Street
Spartanburg,
SC 29302
864-804-6345 (office)
864-590-5696 (cell) Pierce
Email: salvagerv@hotmail.com
We
part out entire trailers so we have everything from the kitchen sink
to the tires & frame. Our stock varies from day to day / week to
week. We'll ship any stock item with the exception of awnings
GIANT RECREATION WORLD
13906 W Colonial Drive
Winter
Garden, FL 34787
Phone: (800) 654 8475 or (407) 656 6444
Email:
parts@giantrecreationworld.com
Web: www.giantrecreationworld.com
Three locations with more than 1 million dollars in parts
inventory. E-mail technical assistance online by RVIA-certified
technicians. Hundreds of appliance manuals and service prints
available. Coachmen dealer for more than 25 years.
GLASPARTS
PO. Box 716
Boring, OR 97009
Phone:
(503) 254-9694
Windshields for motorhomes.
GRABER INDUSTRIES INC
19100 Fairchilds Road
Constantine, MI 49042
Phone: (616) 279 5288
Obsolete and
new RV parts and supplies, as well as building materials, carpeting
and plumbing.
GUNDIE'S INC
1283 Mt. Baker Highway
Bellingham,
WA 98226
Phone: (800) 444 4344 or (360) 733 5036
Web:
www.gundies.com
Large
number of rebuildable RVs, auto-recycling center, appliances, all
types of parts for all types of RVs.
HOWELL'S RV APPLIANCE REPAIR
11366 N. Woodside Avenue
Santee, CA 92071
Phone: (619) 441 0066
New, used and
reconditioned RV appliances.
HUCKABY RV SALVAGE
1293 NW US 50 Highway
Holden,
MO 64040
Phone: (877) 892 8438 (816) 850 4155
Used
RV Parts.
IDEAL RV AND TRAILER SUPPLY
3375 E. Bayshore Rd.
Redwood City, CA 94063
Phone: (650) 365 1574
Hard
to find new and used RV parts.
ICKE'S RV SURPLUS
701 W Huntington Street
Montpelier,
IN 47359
Phone: (317) 728 5668
New/surplus RV parts. In
business 29 years. Four warehouses. UPS nationwide
delivery.
INLAND RV CENTER
391 Elizabeth Lane
Corona, CA
92880
Phone: (800) 877 7311
Web: www.inlandrv.com
Parts for older Airstream trailers.
JAKES RV PARTS & SALVAGE
Fairmont, MN
Phone:
(507) 235-9484.
Specializes in hard to find parts, including
awnings.
LA PORTE'S PARTS DISTRIBUTORS
2444 N. Fifth Street
Hartsville, SC 29550
Phone: (803) 332 0191
Unique
inventory of new and obsolete heating, air-conditioning and appliance
parts - DuoTherm, Coleman, etc. Wholesale only. Please
have your dealer contact them for you.
LAIRSON ENTERPRISES
10812 66 North
Pinnelas Park,
FL 33782
Phone: (727) 541 1809
Web:
lairsonenterprise.rnrws.com/
All kinds of Surplus RV parts from Appliances to Running Gear.
MCBRIDES SERVICE & SUPPLY CO
13788 Oaks Avenue
Chino, CA 91710
Phone: (8000 421 7788
Rare wheels for
motorhomes, chassis parts.
MIDWEST SALVAGE
1700 N. State Road 5
Shipshewana,
IN 46565
Phone: (219) 825 9822
NATIONAL RECOVERY SERVICE INC
PO. Box 3 10
Liberty,
NC 27298
Phone: (800) 903 7285 or (910) 622 7285
Rebuilds
damaged RVs, engines, nose/tail cones,
differentials,
transmissions and stock new and old hard-to-find parts.
RON THE BUS NUT
UNITED COMMERCIAL CORP
Po
Box 140
Spencer, IA 51301
Phone: (800) 798 9313 or Fax:
(712) 262 9316
Email: ucc@rconnect.com
Web: www.ronthebusnut.com/
RV surplus, Bus conversion and restoration parts and supplies.
RV DOCTOR GEORGE
1142 Dixieanne Avenue
Sacramento
CA 95815
Phone: (916) 927 7837 or Fax (916) 927 3866
Email: doc@rvdoctorgeorge.com
Used RV parts, frames, running gear, appliances.
RV Surplus & Salvage
P.O.
Box 4516
1400 West Bristol Street
Elkhart, IN 46514
Phone:
(574) 264 5575 or Fax: (574) 264 1769
Email:rvsurplus@maplenet.net
Web: www.rvsurplussalvage.com/
RVS CORP - Recreational Vehicle Services
10900
Monterey Road
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
Phone: (800) 821 2266 or
(408) 779 3173
Parts available for 1973-76 FMC 290OR; all molds,
tooling, dies, fixtures, large parts inventory.
SALVAGE CO.
65504 US 31 South
Lakeville, IN
Phone:
(219) 784 8954
SINGLETON RV SALVAGE & SALES.
383 Nelson Road
Rochester, WA 98579
Phone: (360) 273 9566
Email:
singletonsrv@olywa.net.
Web: www.singletonsrv.com
"We
are here just for you. Check with us before buying new!"
Sinks, fridges, stoves, lights, awnings, roof air, propane tanks,
axles, body parts, doors, windows, jacks and much more. Open Weds-Sat
10 a.m.- 4 p.m. CALL BEFORE YOU COME OUT--ROADS MAY BE CLOSED.
STATE LINE SALVAGE
51027-2 State Road 13
Middlebury,
IN 46540
Phone: (219) 825 7540
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3809 Fourth Avenue W
Spencer, IA
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Phone: (800) 831 5164 or (712) 262 7000
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16616 Valley Boulevard
Fontana,
CA 92335
Phone: (909) 823 0563
New/surplus RV parts.
Specializing in Fleetwood, as well as National and Cobra RVs.
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PO Box 152
Forest City, IA 50436-0152
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Keep Your Rv Cool This Summer - wikiHow
How to Keep Your Rv Cool This Summer
from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit
A simple method to keep your roof air conditioner on your rv to perform better this summer.
Steps
- After cleaning and changing filters simply place your water hose with a misting nozzel attached on the roof of your coach or trailer and provide a stream of mist over your roof air conditioner. Enjoy that 20 degree difference inside your rv during this summer's record heat. This has been working for us during the last eleven days of extreme Texas record heating.
Tips
- If your roof ac starts blowing warm air during extreme heat episode turn off unit and allow it to fully cool down while you continue to mist. I think the reason for this event is that each roof air unit has a maximum capacity for heat it can exchange and if it reaches this limit it shuts down to protect itself from burning. If it continues to occur shut it down go outside and mist yourself.
Warnings
- Don't waterlog your device.
Things You'll Need
- hose,nozzel with mist setting,water source,ladder
Article provided by wikiHow, a wiki how-to manual. Please edit this article and find author credits at the original wikiHow article on How to Keep Your Rv Cool This Summer. All content on wikiHow can be shared under a Creative Commons license.
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Take a look here when planning your next RV trip, this could prove to be a good way to offset the high price of gas.
3. Save Fuel
Know-how ways to save:
* If you haven't already, change to synthetic motor oil. It reduces engine friction and can improve gas mileage.
* Adding fuel injector cleaner at every oil change will keep injector nozzles clean, and spraying properly, which will create better combustion and deliver maximum power.
* Consider installing window film in southern climates, it can reduce cabin temperature as much as 20 degrees; dramatically reducing the need for air conditioning that consumes additional gas. Check local laws on www.gilafilms.com.
* After filling up, be sure the gas cap clicks 3 times. Improperly seated gas caps allow 147 million gallons of fuel to vaporize every year in the U.S.
* Consider a locking gas cap, but be sure it meets/exceeds your vehicle manufacturer specifications.
* Plan your day efficiently. The less trips you have to make, the more you save in fuel.
Buying gas the right way:
* Buy gasoline during the coolest time of day-early morning or late evening is best. During these times gasoline is densest. Keep in mind that gas pumps measure volumes of gasoline, not densities of fuel concentration. You are charged according to volume of measurement. *
4. Camp Hosts Needed
Almost all state parks have opportunities for volunteers to get involved. Volunteer positions may be short term, for specific events or activities, or ongoing programs. Some typical volunteer positions are:
Park Host - Park Hosts are volunteers who supplement park staff and serve as a representative of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Hosts greet campers and give assistance to park visitors and park staff. More information on the Park Host Program.
Link: http://Texas Park Volunteer
5. Recipe
Cilantro Orzo and Beef
Fresh southwestern flavors make this extra-lean beef dish a tasty and simple solution to the "What's for dinner?" question.
3 cups beef broth
1 1/2 cups uncooked orzo or rosamarina pasta (9 ounces)
1 can 11 ounces) Green Giant® Niblets® vacuum-packed whole kernel corn, undrained
1 can (4.5 ounces) Old El Paso® chopped green chiles, undrained
2 teaspoons olive or vegetable oil
1/2 pound cut-up extra-lean beef for stir-fry
1 medium bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch strips
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 . Mix broth, pasta, corn and chilies in 2-quart saucepan. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 10 minutes or until pasta is just tender; remove from heat. Let stand about 5 minutes or until almost all liquid is absorbed.
2 . While pasta mixture is cooking, spray 10-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Add oil; heat over medium-high heat. Cook beef and bell pepper in oil about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown.
3 . Stir beef mixture into pasta mixture. Stir in cilantro.
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- Vintage Trailer Holiday Cards
- From Sixty To Sixtysix
- Gingerbread Cookies
1. Vintage Trailer Holiday Cards
The Vintage Airstream Podcast or theVAP, discusses Airstream travel trailer and motorhome repair, purchasing, restoration and travel. Join us each episode as we talk with the nets top Airstream enthusiasts for a fun and lively discussion. Find out more at www.theVAP.com!
William Hawley Bowlus made the first streamlined trailers, but a business associate of his, Wally Byram, was the one who made the "silver palace" an American icon.
Byram, a native of Baker, Ore., founded the Airstream Trailer Co. in 1936 in Southern California. He used aircraft construction methods to lessen wind resistance and improve the strength-to-weight ratio of his trailers. The first Airstream -- called the "Clipper" -- had a riveted aluminum body, an enclosed galley, slept four, carried its own water supply and was fitted with electric lights. It sold for $1,200, a hefty price in the midst of the Great Depression. Airstream had many competitors, but it was the only one to last through the Depression. However, when World War II began, leisure travel became unpopular because of gasoline rationing and difficulty in getting materials to build trailers.
Consequently, Byram closed the company and went to work in the aircraft industry. After the war, he resumed building Airstreams, and sales boomed.
Byram died in 1962, and for a while it was doubtful whether the company could survive without him. But it did.
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2. From Sixty To Sixtysix
. How and Why US Route 66 got its number
The eastern section of the National Roosevelt Midland Trail figured in the most heated controversy facing the AASHO Executive Committee in 1926. The Joint Board on Interstate Highways had split the trail at Shoals, Indiana, instead of giving it a single multiple-of-ten designation, and had added insult to injury by not even giving the eastern portion a single number. Through West Virginia to Ashland, Kentucky, the trail was U.S. 52; from Ashland to Louisville - U.S. 62; and Louisville to Shoals, Indiana - U.S. 150.
Governor William J. Fields of Kentucky, a long-time good roads booster, was convinced that his State had been discriminated against, and he had no doubt why. On December 8, he announced that Kentucky would ignore the U.S. numbers:
I invite the scrutiny of every governor and every member of Congress to the U.S. Highway map drawn up by the federal bureau of highways working under the Federal Department of Agriculture. Chicago influence is written all over the map. All east and west traffic is routed north of the Ohio. I particularly object to the obliteration of my idol, my dream, the Midland Trail, running from Ashland to Lexington and to Louisville. I have worked hard for this great road. The north and south roads too are guaged [sic] for Chicago benefit and that of the northwest alone. The east, I am sure, will join in with me in my protest, likewise the south.
I will use every means in my power to fight this proposition of isolation.
As his reference to Chicago suggests, he had noticed U.S. 60 running from that city to Los Angeles. Scanning the map of the East Coast, he saw the "naught" routes numbered in sequence approaching Kentucky--20, 30,40, 50 from the north, 90, 80, and 70 from the south--but "60," which he could see should have gone through Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky, was in Chicago.
The fate of the Dixie Highway did not help his mood. Two branches of the road from Michigan to Florida intersected the National Roosevelt Midland Trail in Kentucky. Under the Joint Board's plan, the western branch of the Dixie Highway in Kentucky was part of U.S. 31 (Mackinac, Michigan, to Mobile, Alabama), which at least had the distinction of ending in "1," indicating it was a principal north-south route. The eastern branch was part of U.S. 25 (Toledo, Ohio, to Augusta, Georgia), the "5" indicating secondary importance.
In short, Kentucky's view was that it had been cut off not only from transcontinental traffic but also from the north-south traffic to Florida.
The man on the hot seat was State Highway Engineer E. N. Todd. He had attended the group meeting in Chicago during which Kentucky's through routes were identified. He also had consented to the numbering plan during AASHO's annual meeting in Detroit and had not objected to the dismemberment of the National Roosevelt Midland Trail, which he considered "a thing of the past." In any event, he had little say in the matter. Because Kentucky had not paid its dues of $200 to AASHO, he could not have cast a vote if the matter had been decided in Detroit.
Backers of the National Roosevelt Midland Trail were aroused to protest. C. F. Underhill of the Southern West Virginia Automobile Club was outraged by the dismemberment of the trail:
This will be a big surprise to the people of West Virginia who have always understood that the Roosevelt Midland Trail was a great transcontinental route from either Washington, D.C., or Old Point Comfort to San Francisco.
A statement from the Eastern Division of the Midland Trail Association, noting the problem with the dues, complained:
As a pacifier, a secondary U.S. numbered road starting at Ashland and ending in the swamps of Arkansas, is offered Louisville. Comparing this meager offering of U.S. marked roads with our more fortunate sister cities is to blush with shame and humiliation. The policy of silence, concealment and secretiveness of this joint board is un-American and should be universally condemned. A fair and impartial hearing on all questions affecting the welfare of the citizens of the United States is their inalienable birthright and their bulwark is the National Government.
Taking direct action, Governor Fields arranged to meet with AASHO's Executive Committee in Chicago. In anticipation, the State prepared a five-page summary of its case and sent it to the State highway agencies that would be affected by the controversy. The Executive Committee would reject the proposed change in the numbers assigned to the Dixie Highway. The National Roosevelt Midland Trail was another matter.
Piepmeier of Missouri, one of the States that would be affected by Kentucky's protest, expressed his view of the matter to James early in January:
The fellows from Kentucky think we should change some of our main roads through Missouri. I will not agree with this as they have had their opportunity to be heard and are now trying to upset the plan that has been worked out by the Joint Board.
James was equally unimpressed by Kentucky's arguments:
[It] looks to me as if the trails organizations in that State are controlling the whole situation so far as the present complaint is concerned.
Piepmeier could not attend the conference in Chicago, but Avery, who did attend, indicated he was less concerned with whether his route would be "60" or "62," as long as it had a single number from Chicago to Los Angeles. The Executive Committee decided to retain "60" for the route from Chicago to Los Angeles, but assign a single number, "62," to the route from Newport News, Virginia, to Springfield, Missouri. The fallback position was to shift "60" to the route through Kentucky and assign "62" to the Chicago-to-Los Angeles route if Kentucky still objected.
Kentucky did. Governor Fields went to Washington where he joined with the State's congressional delegation to present his case in stronger terms to Chief MacDonald and James on January 25. As MacDonald later recalled, Governor Fields presented "the one logical argument to support their appeal." He simply displayed the Joint Board's map, noting that Kentucky was the only Mississippi Valley State without a number ending in zero.
They called attention to this condition with much emphasis, and it was an argument that could not be fairly met.
All participants agreed to shift "60" to the Newport News-to-Springfield highway. The Chicago to Los Angeles route, formerly U.S. 60, would be assigned "62." These changes, while satisfactory to Kentucky, were contingent on the expected agreement from the other States involved and approval by the Executive Committee.
When Executive Secretary Markham sought agreement in early February, he was met with outraged opposition from Missouri and Oklahoma. Piepmeier sent a telegram to "bitterly protest" the change. It was impossible, he said, because Missouri had already printed and distributed 600,000 maps showing the original numbers.
Oklahoma's Cyrus Avery was equally incensed, particularly because the change had been made after the Executive Committee's meeting in Chicago without notice to the committee's members. His telegram to Markham said:
If routes are to be changed this way without any notice to States or to Executive Committee, you are making a joke of the interstate highway.
I can think of nothing more unfair to the original marking committee or to the members of the Executive Committee.
Avery noted that Oklahoma had also prepared literature showing U.S. 60 and had prepared U.S. 60 signs for the route. He concluded:
We shall insist on Route Sixty from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Markham was offended. He replied to Avery that, "I have been in this work too long and have been too careful in my management of affairs to deserve the telegram which you sent." As Avery knew, the work of the Executive Committee "has been handled by Mr. James... although the letters of recent date have been handled over my signature." The decision on "60" had been made by Chief MacDonald and James during the meeting with Kentucky based on Avery's assurance in Chicago that he was not so much concerned with the number "60" or "62," but with securing a single number for the entire route from Chicago to Los Angeles. Markham also was surprised that Missouri and Oklahoma had gone ahead with the maps, signs, and publicity before the Executive Committee had given the word. In closing, Markham expressed his overall frustration with the many cases "under contention":
The selection of the interstate system of highways, while it was more or less contentious, was nothing in comparison to the contention that is going on between the States in reference to this numbering system.
On February 10, in a telegram to Chief MacDonald, Avery "strenuously objected" to the change. MacDonald replied that same day. The change, he said by telegram, had been made consistent with Avery's statements in Chicago, but the change was a "more logical use of numbers than reverse." Kentucky was, he said, "entitled to consideration." If "62" was not satisfactory, Kentucky would agree to U.S. 60 North for the route from Chicago to Los Angeles. Although the decision was "immaterial to me," MacDonald made clear how he felt:
We have been endeavoring to compose situations all over country in order to prevent attempt to upset whole plan. Stop. Expect your cooperation.
Neither idea, "62" or "60 North," was acceptable to Piepmeier. He told Avery:
We should use one of the zero numbers, this is one of the biggest roads.
As for U.S. 60 North:
I would rather accept anything than this.
Faced with this opposition, MacDonald, James, Markham and other members of the Executive Committee suggested an alternative. The route from Newport News to Springfield would become U.S. 60 East; from Chicago to Springfield would become U.S. 60 North; and Springfield to Los Angeles would be U.S. 60. James conveyed the proposal to Avery, Piepmeier, and Sheets of Illinois.
This proposal, too, was unacceptable to Piepmeier. During the Joint Board's meetings, he had objected to adding such designations as "north" to the routes. Since then, he had observed that the use of such additions in Kansas was "not making a big hit." He repeated that he would prefer any exclusive number rather than a split number.
Kentucky also rejected the plan. Todd wrote that Governor Fields and the State Highway Commission consider it would be an injustice to Kentucky not to have one route ending in '0' without its being marked 'E.' MacDonald tried one more appeal to Avery.
Personally I think that more time has been spent on this matter than it deserves.
He thought the "East/North" option was more favorable to Oklahoma than the other options:
I understand your desire to hold for Oklahoma all the advantage possible, but it seems to me that Route 60 with an outlet to Chicago and to the east coast is a greater advantage to Oklahoma than either one alone.
By April, the Route 60 issue was the last major matter to be decided before the BPR could respond to the public demand for a map of the U.S. numbered highways. Complicating the matter was a resolution proposed by Senator Park Trammell of Florida assailing the BPR to make no change in the marking and designation of interstate highways that would end the marking of highways by names. Chief MacDonald advised Avery that the resolution had been made as a result of a "determined effort" by commercial organizations to defeat the U.S. numbering plan. Upon discussing the matter with Chief MacDonald, Senator Trammell had withheld the resolution, but MacDonald was still concerned that the numbering plan might be defeated by what he described as "a great deal of false and mischievous propaganda."
The solution to the confusing puzzle came on April 30 when Avery met with Piepmeier in Springfield. Oklahoma's Chief Highway Engineer, John M. Page, noticed that the number "66" had not been assigned to any route. Avery and Piepmeier immediately sent a telegram to Chief MacDonald:
We prefer sixty-six to sixty-two.
In July, Kentucky agreed to this arrangement -- U.S. 60 from Newport News to Springfield, U.S. 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles. When James informed Avery of this news, Avery wrote to thank James for his interest in finding a solution.
As for the Chicago to Los Angeles highway, we assure you that it will be a road through Oklahoma that the U.S. Government will be proud of. As for the U.S. 60 shields, we will have to junk them. *
Although Route 66 would, indeed, become a road America could be proud of; neither Avery nor Piepmeier would be around to make it happen. Piepmeier submitted his resignation in December 1926 and left the following month to accept a private business opportunity. In Oklahoma, a newly elected Governor dismissed Avery in January 1927. John Page also was dismissed. As for Fields, his term as Governor of Kentucky ended in 1927.
Reprinted from an Article in the Spring 1997 AASHTO Quarterly - "From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the U.S. Numbered Highway System" by Richard F. Weingroff, Information Specialist, FHWA. Minor revisions by R.V. Droz.
Back to "Route 66 - In the Beginning"
* US 60 did reach Oklahoma in 1930, a scant four years later. Those shields would have been useful.- RVD
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3. Gingerbread Cookies
Gingerbread Men Cookies
6 cups flour
1 Tbs. baking powder
1 Tbs. ground ginger
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup shortening, melted and cooled slightly
1 cup molasses
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup water
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Mix together the flour, baking powder, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon, set aside. In a medium bowl, mix together the shortening, molasses, brown sugar, water, egg and vanilla until smooth.
Gradually stir in the dry ingredients until completely mixed. Divide dough into 3 pieces, pat down to 1 1/2 inch thickness, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 inch apart onto a cookie sheet.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. When the cookies are done they will be soft to the touch. Remove from the baking sheet to cool on wire racks. When cool, the cookies can be frosted with the icing of your choice.
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1. Misc.
Itasca Recognized as "Best Buy"
Winnebago Industries' 2004 Itasca Sunova has been recognized as a Consumers Digest Best Buy, defined as a product that offers the most value for a given amount of money. The coach is featured in the magazine's June 2004 edition.
RV, the Movie
Imagine a movie that, according to Variety, chronicles two weeks in the life of an average, dysfunctional American family as they set out on "the most dangerous, high-stakes, life-threatening and traumatizing adventure of their lives ." No, it's not the plot for Swiss Family Indiana Jones - it's the premise behind RV, a new film slated for production that's said to have attracted the interest of comedian Robin Williams. The movie will be produced by Sony's Red Wagon unit for Columbia Pictures.
Highway Deaths Down in 2003
Highway deaths fell in 2003, despite an increase in the mileage driven by Americans. The Transportation Secretary said that 42,643 people died in highway accidents in 2003, a reduction of 362 fatalities from 2002. The number of fatalities per 100 million miles driven dropped to 1.48, the lowest number since the number was first tracked in 1966. More seatbelt use and crackdowns on drunk driving were credited with the reduction.
New pages have been added to the Camp Host US Site! Take a look at what Google Answers has to say about the camp host.
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2. Arizona Winters
LONG TERM CAMPING NOW
AN OPTION IN ARIZONA NATIONAL FOREST
The Tonto National Forest in south-central Arizona is
seeking long-term campers. In the past, stays at two
popular campgrounds were limited to 14 days. But that's
been changed to seven months, from October to April. The
campgrounds, Windy Hill and Cholla, are at the Roosevelt
Lake Recreation Area and have 553 camp units. Both are
by Roosevelt Lake and offer fishing and boating. They are
in the Sonoran Desert where winter temperatures average
in the 70s.
Link: http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=AZSRPROOSLK&%3BCU_ID=1
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3. Florida Winters
Florida will be accepting applications for winter volunteers from this website..get your spot now at one of Florida's many fine winter parks.
Link: http://www.floridastateparks.org/information/volunteer.htm
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This has been one rough ride here in Florida this hurricane season..things are starting to dry out here in Atlantic Beach. We are really looking forward to the winter season in Hanna Park. It is a great spot to camp host especially if you like the cooler winter temps that this area provides in the coming months.
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October 1, 2004
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Featured Product
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In This Issue:
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1. Misc.
Itasca Recognized as "Best Buy"
Winnebago Industries' 2004 Itasca Sunova has been recognized as a Consumers Digest Best Buy, defined as a product that offers the most value for a given amount of money. The coach is featured in the magazine's June 2004 edition.
RV, the Movie
Imagine a movie that, according to Variety, chronicles two weeks in the life of an average, dysfunctional American family as they set out on "the most dangerous, high-stakes, life-threatening and traumatizing adventure of their lives ." No, it's not the plot for Swiss Family Indiana Jones - it's the premise behind RV, a new film slated for production that's said to have attracted the interest of comedian Robin Williams. The movie will be produced by Sony's Red Wagon unit for Columbia Pictures.
Highway Deaths Down in 2003
Highway deaths fell in 2003, despite an increase in the mileage driven by Americans. The Transportation Secretary said that 42,643 people died in highway accidents in 2003, a reduction of 362 fatalities from 2002. The number of fatalities per 100 million miles driven dropped to 1.48, the lowest number since the number was first tracked in 1966. More seatbelt use and crackdowns on drunk driving were credited with the reduction.
New pages have been added to the Camp Host US Site! Take a look at what Google Answers has to say about the camp host.
Link: http://thebarrys.org/BackStage/Google-ans/camphost-answer.html
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2. Arizona Winters
LONG TERM CAMPING NOW
AN OPTION IN ARIZONA NATIONAL FOREST
The Tonto National Forest in south-central Arizona is
seeking long-term campers. In the past, stays at two
popular campgrounds were limited to 14 days. But that's
been changed to seven months, from October to April. The
campgrounds, Windy Hill and Cholla, are at the Roosevelt
Lake Recreation Area and have 553 camp units. Both are
by Roosevelt Lake and offer fishing and boating. They are
in the Sonoran Desert where winter temperatures average
in the 70s.
Link: http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=AZSRPROOSLK&%3BCU_ID=1
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3. Florida Winters
Florida will be accepting applications for winter volunteers from this website..get your spot now at one of Florida's many fine winter parks.
Link: http://www.floridastateparks.org/information/volunteer.htm
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This has been one rough ride here in Florida this hurricane season..things are starting to dry out here in Atlantic Beach. We are really looking forward to the winter season in Hanna Park. It is a great spot to camp host especially if you like the cooler winter temps that this area provides in the coming months.
We are volunteers who like to camp and travel.
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The inside story of how Airstream is steering a hidebound industry into a sleek new era.
By Warren St. John
One irony of America's fascination with life on the road is that, while there is nothing quite as cool and romantic as the idea of striking out on the highway for unknown destinations, there is really nothing quite as uncool and unromantic as the way millions accomplish it: the RV. It's a problem of aesthetics. The interior of so-called recreational vehicles - which include motor homes, trailers, and those massive quasi-ranch houses with axles known as fifth wheels - comes in two basic styles: cheap and plasticky (shag carpets, simulated wood-grain cabinetry, the unbanishable smell of fiberglass solvents) and expensive and plasticky (shag carpets, mood lighting, pastel upholstery, glass partitions etched with images of big cats - think Graceland jammed into a corridor). Even the vaunted Airstream, with its gleaming aluminum monocoque, is only slightly more pleasing on the interior than the cheap motel rooms it's designed to obviate. This explains why even marginally style-conscious road warriors - the Merry Pranksters, Willie Nelson, John Madden - typically pass on the mass-manufactured options and instead design their own rides. For the people who build traditional RVs, this phenomenon might be called the Curse of the Partridge Family; the $12 billion industry is losing sales to people willing to redo old buses.
It is in this spirit of near desperation that Airstream, a sturdy 72-year-old company, is introducing a production model based on a design by 39-year-old San Francisco architect and furniture maker Christopher Deam. The Deam Airstream - which was exhibited in prototype in December 2000 at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York and goes on sale to the public in January - has a playfully minimalist interior that combines long horizontal lines, clean plastic surfaces, and sleek fixtures for a look more typical of a trendy studio apartment in Stockholm than of something you hitch to the back of the family wagon. Contrary to custom, it's actually stylish.
The story of the Deam Airstream is one of frictioned symbiosis between the corporate and art worlds. In the early 1990s, Deam - who has degrees in architecture and urban design from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Notre Dame, and who once worked for Frank Gehry - opened a studio in San Francisco, where he devoted himself principally to furniture and accessory design using nontraditional materials. (One recent triumph is a folding screen that has no moving parts; it's made of resin-impregnated canvas with narrow swaths of plain canvas to allow for "hinges.") When his brother bought a 675-square-foot house in the Berkeley hills in 1992, Deam, along with fellow architect Thom Faulders, took on the design job. The finished product, based largely on studies of boat and RV interiors, was dubbed the "Airstream Cottage" in the architectural press and won a design award from the American Institute of Architecture. Deam was glad for the attention but had no desire to work solely in miniature. He turned his attention back to furniture and made his name through an acclaimed line of high-modern designs for the home.
In 1999, Deam was approached by Wilsonart, which specializes in plastic laminate, to design a booth for the company's display at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, the annual design showcase in New York. Deam agreed, but instead of creating a conventional booth out of Wilsonart's product - the unsung medium of thin plastic panels - he thought back to the RV that had inspired his first house. He gutted a vintage Airstream trailer and rebuilt the interior using Wilsonart's plastic and his own high-modern design. The Crossroads Project, as it was called, got a lot of attention in the press and piqued the curiosity of Wade Thompson, CEO of Thor Industries, the corporate parent of Airstream and eight other RV manufacturers. Thompson stopped by the furniture fair to have a look.
Airstream's customer base was shrinking - literally dying off. Deam told them why: "Young people aren't going to get in that old trailer that hillbillies and your parents used."
For Deam, the used Airstream was little more than a found object, an ironic motif to demonstrate how Wilsonart's plastic could be used to modernize even something so outdated as a 40-year-old trailer. The people at Thor saw something different: The Crossroads' new look exposed their trailer's prehistoric image. It was all well and good for Thor that movie stars and collectors were snatching up vintage Airstreams and refurbishing them, but the company was in the business of building and selling new RVs, and its customer base was shrinking. "The main customer is over 50," says Richard Riegel, VP of corporate development at Thor. "As those people age, we lose customers. They literally die off." Thor had been looking for ways to attract younger buyers, and when company executives asked Deam if he thought his design might broaden the Airstream's appeal, Deam told them flatly, "Young people aren't going to get in that old trailer that hillbillies and your parents used."
The real test for a Deam Airstream would come not from the design community or even the executives at Thor, but from the discriminating members of the Wally Byam Caravan Club International. In July 2000, Airstream shipped the Crossroads RV to the club's annual rally in Bismarck, North Dakota, for what Thor's Riegel called "grandmother research." Airstream combed over the trailer and filled out surveys ("I love the lighting, but metal walls might have poor acoustics"). There were criticisms - requests to make the convertible dinette/sleeper into a permanent bed, for example - but overall the feedback was enthusiastic.
Thor asked Deam to design a new interior for its 16-foot Airstream Bambi - the company's most iconic trailer - and Deam was game. But it wasn't as easy as all that. Airstream Inc. is not known for its willingness to change. The company was founded in 1929 by an LA advertising copywriter named Wally Byam, who designed the first trailer himself and who remains the namesake for the 10,000-member Airstream owners association. Byam's vision - the wingless fuselage - is viewed within the company as almost sacred, certainly not the sort of thing random designers are permitted to dicker around with. Since its inception, the company, based in Jackson Center, Ohio, has redesigned the interior of the Airstream trailer exactly four times. The executives at Thor - which owns Airstream outright - are unusually deferential to the traditionalist attitudes of the people who actually build the trailers. "I'd say we present challenges from the corporate level to Airstream," Riegel says of the relationship between parent and subsidiary. "They're a proud organization, and hiring Chris was a radical idea. It upset the apple cart."
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The inside story of how Airstream is steering a hidebound industry into a sleek new era.
By Warren St. John
One irony of America's fascination with life on the road is that, while there is nothing quite as cool and romantic as the idea of striking out on the highway for unknown destinations, there is really nothing quite as uncool and unromantic as the way millions accomplish it: the RV. It's a problem of aesthetics. The interior of so-called recreational vehicles - which include motor homes, trailers, and those massive quasi-ranch houses with axles known as fifth wheels - comes in two basic styles: cheap and plasticky (shag carpets, simulated wood-grain cabinetry, the unbanishable smell of fiberglass solvents) and expensive and plasticky (shag carpets, mood lighting, pastel upholstery, glass partitions etched with images of big cats - think Graceland jammed into a corridor). Even the vaunted Airstream, with its gleaming aluminum monocoque, is only slightly more pleasing on the interior than the cheap motel rooms it's designed to obviate. This explains why even marginally style-conscious road warriors - the Merry Pranksters, Willie Nelson, John Madden - typically pass on the mass-manufactured options and instead design their own rides. For the people who build traditional RVs, this phenomenon might be called the Curse of the Partridge Family; the $12 billion industry is losing sales to people willing to redo old buses.
It is in this spirit of near desperation that Airstream, a sturdy 72-year-old company, is introducing a production model based on a design by 39-year-old San Francisco architect and furniture maker Christopher Deam. The Deam Airstream - which was exhibited in prototype in December 2000 at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York and goes on sale to the public in January - has a playfully minimalist interior that combines long horizontal lines, clean plastic surfaces, and sleek fixtures for a look more typical of a trendy studio apartment in Stockholm than of something you hitch to the back of the family wagon. Contrary to custom, it's actually stylish.
The story of the Deam Airstream is one of frictioned symbiosis between the corporate and art worlds. In the early 1990s, Deam - who has degrees in architecture and urban design from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Notre Dame, and who once worked for Frank Gehry - opened a studio in San Francisco, where he devoted himself principally to furniture and accessory design using nontraditional materials. (One recent triumph is a folding screen that has no moving parts; it's made of resin-impregnated canvas with narrow swaths of plain canvas to allow for "hinges.") When his brother bought a 675-square-foot house in the Berkeley hills in 1992, Deam, along with fellow architect Thom Faulders, took on the design job. The finished product, based largely on studies of boat and RV interiors, was dubbed the "Airstream Cottage" in the architectural press and won a design award from the American Institute of Architecture. Deam was glad for the attention but had no desire to work solely in miniature. He turned his attention back to furniture and made his name through an acclaimed line of high-modern designs for the home.
In 1999, Deam was approached by Wilsonart, which specializes in plastic laminate, to design a booth for the company's display at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, the annual design showcase in New York. Deam agreed, but instead of creating a conventional booth out of Wilsonart's product - the unsung medium of thin plastic panels - he thought back to the RV that had inspired his first house. He gutted a vintage Airstream trailer and rebuilt the interior using Wilsonart's plastic and his own high-modern design. The Crossroads Project, as it was called, got a lot of attention in the press and piqued the curiosity of Wade Thompson, CEO of Thor Industries, the corporate parent of Airstream and eight other RV manufacturers. Thompson stopped by the furniture fair to have a look.
Airstream's customer base was shrinking - literally dying off. Deam told them why: "Young people aren't going to get in that old trailer that hillbillies and your parents used."
For Deam, the used Airstream was little more than a found object, an ironic motif to demonstrate how Wilsonart's plastic could be used to modernize even something so outdated as a 40-year-old trailer. The people at Thor saw something different: The Crossroads' new look exposed their trailer's prehistoric image. It was all well and good for Thor that movie stars and collectors were snatching up vintage Airstreams and refurbishing them, but the company was in the business of building and selling new RVs, and its customer base was shrinking. "The main customer is over 50," says Richard Riegel, VP of corporate development at Thor. "As those people age, we lose customers. They literally die off." Thor had been looking for ways to attract younger buyers, and when company executives asked Deam if he thought his design might broaden the Airstream's appeal, Deam told them flatly, "Young people aren't going to get in that old trailer that hillbillies and your parents used."
The real test for a Deam Airstream would come not from the design community or even the executives at Thor, but from the discriminating members of the Wally Byam Caravan Club International. In July 2000, Airstream shipped the Crossroads RV to the club's annual rally in Bismarck, North Dakota, for what Thor's Riegel called "grandmother research." Airstream combed over the trailer and filled out surveys ("I love the lighting, but metal walls might have poor acoustics"). There were criticisms - requests to make the convertible dinette/sleeper into a permanent bed, for example - but overall the feedback was enthusiastic.
Thor asked Deam to design a new interior for its 16-foot Airstream Bambi - the company's most iconic trailer - and Deam was game. But it wasn't as easy as all that. Airstream Inc. is not known for its willingness to change. The company was founded in 1929 by an LA advertising copywriter named Wally Byam, who designed the first trailer himself and who remains the namesake for the 10,000-member Airstream owners association. Byam's vision - the wingless fuselage - is viewed within the company as almost sacred, certainly not the sort of thing random designers are permitted to dicker around with. Since its inception, the company, based in Jackson Center, Ohio, has redesigned the interior of the Airstream trailer exactly four times. The executives at Thor - which owns Airstream outright - are unusually deferential to the traditionalist attitudes of the people who actually build the trailers. "I'd say we present challenges from the corporate level to Airstream," Riegel says of the relationship between parent and subsidiary. "They're a proud organization, and hiring Chris was a radical idea. It upset the apple cart."
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We are volunteers who like to camp and travel.
If the Great Spirit wanted men to live in one place he would have made the world stand still." -- Flying Hawk, South Dakota Oglala Sioux
Friday
Email:Florida Hurricanes
By Alan Lidstone
"Florida RV resorts and campgrounds are like a Timex watch -
they just keep on ticking. Repair and recovery activities
began immediately after each of the three major hurricanes
(Category 3 or higher) Charlie, Ivan, and Jeanne, and the
record-sized Hurricane Frances storm that covered
the entire state.
Because Florida was hit by these major, destructive
hurricanes over the course of less than seven weeks, utility
outages were widespread and severe. However, response
from Florida's repairs crews and those from other states
was also outstanding and greatly appreciated. Services were
returned quickly, considering the extreme damage done,
often in half the time originally predicted.
Area cleanup in the affected areas was begun immediately
after each storm had passed and should be substantially
completed in most locations by New Year 2005.
Hurricane Charlie went from the southwest to the northeast
(Punta Gorda to Daytona), Hurricanes Frances and Joanne
traveled from southeast to northwest (Port St. Lucie to
Brooksville), and Hurricane Ivan slammed into the western
Florida panhandle near Pensacola.
Areas sustaining major property damage and utility
outages included:
* Florida Panhandle - Escambia and Santa Rosa counties
from Perdido Key and the Pensacola to the Fort Walton area.
* Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River counties,
including Hutchinson Island and Vero Beach, and southern
Brevard County.
* Southwest and central and Florida, including Charlotte,
DeSoto, Highlands, Osceola and Polk counties.
The good news is that almost all Florida RV resorts
campgrounds are open, operating and providing a
full range of services to RVers, campers, and visitors.
Most areas popular with RVers and campers, including
Orlando and Kissimmee, Tampa, St. Petersburg and
southwest Florida, Ocala and Silver Springs, Fort Lauderdale
and Miami, the Florida Panhandle, and the Florida Keys
currently have their full range of services, entertainment,
and recreation available.
The Florida State Parks website is reporting that all
of Florida's 158 State Parks are now open with the
exception of Hontoon Island State Park in Deland and
Avalon State Park in Fort Pierce. Still, check with
individual State Parks to verify the availability of
RVing and camping services.
Because reservations for the winter season at
Florida RV resorts and campgrounds continue to run
well ahead of last year, we suggest you contact your
favorite location to determine site availability
So, to sum up, RV resorts and campgrounds are open,
restoration and repairs are underway and Florida destinations
are ready to provide all the sun, sand, fishing, golf,
dining, rest, and recreation you enjoy so much".
"Florida RV resorts and campgrounds are like a Timex watch -
they just keep on ticking. Repair and recovery activities
began immediately after each of the three major hurricanes
(Category 3 or higher) Charlie, Ivan, and Jeanne, and the
record-sized Hurricane Frances storm that covered
the entire state.
Because Florida was hit by these major, destructive
hurricanes over the course of less than seven weeks, utility
outages were widespread and severe. However, response
from Florida's repairs crews and those from other states
was also outstanding and greatly appreciated. Services were
returned quickly, considering the extreme damage done,
often in half the time originally predicted.
Area cleanup in the affected areas was begun immediately
after each storm had passed and should be substantially
completed in most locations by New Year 2005.
Hurricane Charlie went from the southwest to the northeast
(Punta Gorda to Daytona), Hurricanes Frances and Joanne
traveled from southeast to northwest (Port St. Lucie to
Brooksville), and Hurricane Ivan slammed into the western
Florida panhandle near Pensacola.
Areas sustaining major property damage and utility
outages included:
* Florida Panhandle - Escambia and Santa Rosa counties
from Perdido Key and the Pensacola to the Fort Walton area.
* Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River counties,
including Hutchinson Island and Vero Beach, and southern
Brevard County.
* Southwest and central and Florida, including Charlotte,
DeSoto, Highlands, Osceola and Polk counties.
The good news is that almost all Florida RV resorts
campgrounds are open, operating and providing a
full range of services to RVers, campers, and visitors.
Most areas popular with RVers and campers, including
Orlando and Kissimmee, Tampa, St. Petersburg and
southwest Florida, Ocala and Silver Springs, Fort Lauderdale
and Miami, the Florida Panhandle, and the Florida Keys
currently have their full range of services, entertainment,
and recreation available.
The Florida State Parks website is reporting that all
of Florida's 158 State Parks are now open with the
exception of Hontoon Island State Park in Deland and
Avalon State Park in Fort Pierce. Still, check with
individual State Parks to verify the availability of
RVing and camping services.
Because reservations for the winter season at
Florida RV resorts and campgrounds continue to run
well ahead of last year, we suggest you contact your
favorite location to determine site availability
So, to sum up, RV resorts and campgrounds are open,
restoration and repairs are underway and Florida destinations
are ready to provide all the sun, sand, fishing, golf,
dining, rest, and recreation you enjoy so much".
Here at Camp Host US Headquarters at Hanna Park in
Jacksonville, Fl..we did just fine, with only minor damage.
We are volunteers who like to camp and travel.
If the Great Spirit wanted men to live in one place he would have made the world stand still." -- Flying Hawk, South Dakota Oglala Sioux
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