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RV Traveler #13

March 17, 2002

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NEW IN OUR BOOKSTORE:
SUPPORT YOUR RV LIFESTYLE: AN INSIDER'S GUIDE TO WORKING ON THE ROAD.
Wow! This book is just too good! It's 400 pages, packed with all
the information an RVer would need to find work while he or
she travels. Author Jaimie Hall spent 10 years researching this
book, living the "workamper" life, gathering information and
interviewing RVers who were working to support their RV travels.
The result is the best book ever written about working on the road.
Read more or order at http://www.RVbookstore.com/support.html

. . . Read advice from Jaimie Hall about how to find work
while RVing: http://www.NewRVer.com/hall.html

HOT TO LIVE FULL-TIME IN A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
RV author Coleen Sykora has written an ebook about how to
live fulltime in an RV. The book (available as an instant download)
provides a step-by-step game plan about how to begin. Veteran
fulltimers reveal how they started and how they live today. Learn
more about the ebook or order it for $12.95 at
http://www.dreamjobstogo.com/titles/dltg0005.html?10706

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CAMPING GUIDE
A concise directory of 440 campgrounds in 118 National Parks and
other NPS-serviced areas. http://www.RVbookstore.com/natparks.html

RENT A MOTORHOME FOR $15 A DAY!
El Monte RV is offering one way specials to help move motorhomes
to its locations where they are needed the most. The cost is $15
per day for the first five days and 50 percent off the applicable daily
rate afterwards. The first 1,500 miles are free and there is no
drop-off charge. See the list of destinations where you can take
advantage of these remarkably low rental rates:
http://www.elmonterv.com/specials.htm

WHEN AN RV QUEEN-SIZE BED IS NOT REALLY QUEEN-SIZED
In RVs, things are not always what they seem. Read more
in this article written by a new RVer who learns that it
pays to pay attention: http://www.NewRVer.com/size.html

GOOD SAM LOBBYING FOR FULLTIMER VOTING RIGHTS
The Good Sam Club is lobbying for a national law to guarantee
federal voting rights for full-time RVers. Proposed legislation
would mandate that election ballots be mailed to fulltimers
45 days before a federal election. The Escapees RV Club
(http://www.escapees.com) has also been lobbying heavily for
this new law.

ROAD ATLAS AIDS BUDGET RV TRAVELERS
The Road Atlas sold by the Family Motor Coaching Association
is the best one for budget campers because it not only lists all
the regular road atlas stuff, but the locations of all Wal-Marts,
Flying J Travel Plazas and Cracker Barrel Restaurants. These
three businesses are known to be RV-friendly and often allow
RVers free overnight stays. FMCA members may purchase the
atlas for $13.90 and non-members for $20.90. To order, visit
http://fmca.com/roadatlas

CAMPING WITH CHILDREN
If you travel with children in your RV, then you will enjoy
"Families On the Road" at http://www.familiesontheroad.com

TRAVELING ALONE?
Meet other RVers by joining Loners On Wheels.
For info: http://www.lonersonwheels.com

GUIDE TO NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CAMPGROUNDS
A great guide to campgrounds in National Parks
http://www.rvbookstore.com/natparks.html

MORE BOOKS, VIDEOS AND OTHER GOODIES FOR RVers:
http://www.RVbookstore.com/info.html

BOOMERS DRIVING RV SALES
According to the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association,
Americans spent nearly $8.6 billion on purchases of new RVs
last year. Such spending is expected to increase as more aging
baby boomers take to the road.
http://biz.yahoo.com/fo/020312/0312sf_1.html

RVers FLOCK TO FLORIDA MILITARY BASE FOR CHEAP CAMPING
Military retirees from all over roll into a popular park at MacDill
Air Force Base, forming a close-knit, patriotic community.
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/03/10/TampaBay/RV_crowd_flocks_to_Ma.shtml

COUNTRY COACH TO EXIT BUS CONVERSION BUSINESS
http://www.RVBusiness.com/output.cfm?ID=105265

TWO STATES CONSIDER HEAVIER TAXES FOR "GAS GUZZLERS"
http://www.trailerlife.com/newsbriefs/index.cfm?recordID=534&month=3&year=2002

DRIVER DIES IN RUNAWAY RV CRASH. HEART ATTACK SUSPECTED
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/1800831p-1879520c.html

MONACO TOPPLES FLEETWOOD AS CLASS A SALES LEADER
http://www.RVBusiness.com/output.cfm?ID=104851

SOUTH DAKOTA HALTS INSPECTION OF VISITING MOTORHOMES
http://www.RVBusiness.com/output.cfm?ID=104671

MORE NEWS ABOUT RVs and RVing: http://newrver.com/news.html

SPRING TRAINING IN FLORIDA
Get the scoop about who's playing where and how you can attend:
http://www.2000floridatravel.com/springtraining.htm

3. True or false? Nearly all fifth wheel trailers have five wheels.
A. True B. False

E-mail your answers to me, Chuck Woodbury, at
chuckwoodbury@yahoo.com

BONUS QUIZ: See below

LAST ISSUE'S ANSWERS:
MAIN QUIZ: C-C-B. WINNER: Robert De Jongh and (second prize still unclaimed)
BONUS QUIZ: B. Winner: Glen Fotre

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SCHEDULE OF THIS WEEK'S RV TODAY TV SHOW
http://www.rvtoday.tv/schedule.cfm

RV RECALLS
-- Winnebago Industries is recalling a few hundred 2002 Rialta
motorhomes because of a potential wheel problem.
-- Workhorse Custom Chassis, Inc., has issued a recall that
affects more than 5,000 Workhorse W20, W22, P320032 and
P320042 chassis made between April and July 2001. There may
be a problem with certain motorhome rear axle bolts.
Details of these two recalls:
http://fmca.com/fmcmag/recalls/2002/march.asp
OTHER RECALLS:
MARCH: http://www.fmca.com/fmcmag/recalls/2002/march.asp
FEBRUARY: http://www.fmca.com/fmcmag/recalls/2001/february.asp
OTHER: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/Index.cfm

RV JOKES
Laugh at jokes about RVing: http://www.RVjokes.com

THIS ISSUE'S BURMA SHAVE SLOGAN
"Don't lose your head. . . to gain a minute. . . You need your head. . .
Your brains are in it." -- Burma Shave
More info about Burna Shave signs and slogans at:
http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/burmashave.html