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Freightliner Leads the Way in Environmental Responsibility

Bob Difley — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:38:36 +0000

By Bob Difley Though this achievement doesn’t yet save you money or increase your miles per gallon, the fact that Freightliner has taken serious steps to reduce pollution and landfill waste in their manufacturing operations indicate where their collective heads are. The initiation of their Zero Waste to Landfill program as of May has achieved a 94.1% [...]

Chattahoochee River Recreation Near Urban Atlanta

Christina Bullock — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:00:56 +0000

General Info: Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area includes 48 miles of the Chattahoochee River and shoreline just outside of Atlanta, GA. Country music fans may recognize the name from the hit Alan Jackson song dedicated to the river. Most of the river flows at a lazy pace but parts of it can surge up to [...]

RV Weekly Round-Up (June 27-July 3, 2009)

Christina Bullock — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:00:04 +0000

Check out these highlights of RV-related news, events and video from this past week. 1. Georgia Couple Wins Keystone Travel Trailer is First Phase of National Sweepstakes: A South Georgia couple, Mackie and Gail Daniels, have won a new $26,000 Keystone Springdale travel trailer in the first phase of Keystone’s Live Your Dreams Sweepstakes, through which [...]

2008 Monaco Camelot 42PDQ

rvSearch.com — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:00:03 +0000

2008 Monaco Camelot 42PDQ Previously $269,995 - Now $239,900 42 ft. diesel, 4 slideouts, tiled living area, dining table with 2 chairs, large walk-around bed, 2 sofas, leather cab seats, entertainment center over cab and more! Offered from Giant Recreation World in Ormond Beach, FL. Learn More! As featured on Related Posts 2008 Monaco 40DFT - KNIGHT 2008 Damon Tuscany [...]

How do you stay in touch?

Jaimie Hall Bruzenak — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:20:46 +0000

For some of us, becoming full-time RVers means being away from children and grandkids. For others, it means we can see them more often than we would have had we stayed put. Whichever the case, staying in touch helps keep the relationship vital between visits. How do you stay in touch and keep a meaningful [...]

Get A Big Texas Welcome at Fort Amarillo RV Park

Christina Bullock — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:43:57 +0000

Trailer Life Cream of the Crop Campsites: Fort Amarillo RV Park & Resort—Amarillo, TX This Good Sam RV park just off I-40 has 105 gravel RV campsites with full hookups (20/30/50 amps), patios and picnic tables. You’ll enjoy free WiFi Internet and cable TV at your site. Fort Amarillo RV Park & Resort is open year-round [...]

My Eleven Biggest RV Goofs:

Fred Brandeberry — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:27:05 +0000

My Eleven Biggest RV Goofs: 1. Our rooftop antenna is up while moving, resulting in damage to the TV antenna. 2. The steps have not been retracted, causing damage when contacted by other objects. 3. Tire pressures were not checked, overloaded and under inflated tires fail. As a “gator” rubber separates from the tire causing major damage to [...]

What Ever Happened To Rear Windows In Motor Homes?

Lug_Nut — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:00:26 +0000

Looking at class “A” coaches over the past 20 years has to beg the question “What ever happened to the back window?” Twenty years ago the majority of coaches had back windows. Over the years they have disappeared on almost all diesel pushers and on many higher line gas designs. Today nearly all diesel pushers [...]

RV Doctor - Is There An Easy Way to Access RV’s Water Lines?

Gary Bunzer — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:05:21 +0000

Dear RV Doctor, I have a water leak that looks like it is coming from under the tub when I turned the hot water tank bypass off. Is there an easy way to access the water lines without destroying the inside of the bathroom? I think the damage is caused from mice chewing a hole in [...]

From the Blue Ridge Mtns. to Atlanta on One Tank

Christina Bullock — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:54:54 +0000

The Peach State is the largest state in the southeast, and travelers are sure to encounter warm and friendly locals during their cruise through her towns and highways. Georgia is rich in U.S. history, perhaps most notably Union General William T. Sherman’s burning of Atlanta during the Civil War. In the 21st century, Georgia serves [...]