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    1 hour ago, richard5933 said:

    Not sure where you're coming from here, and I'm going to assume that you weren't trying to insult anyone even though on first reading it did come across as such. I'm not looking for you to hire me for anything and I'm not looking for your approval on my opinions. I was (and still am) expressing my opinion on the recent events, plain and simple.

    I joined an organization whose purpose was to serve the needs of motor home owners. Now the organization has made a drastic change. I have nothing against anyone that owns a pull-behind, I have nothing against camping with them, and I will hold no hard feelings against anyone that joins in the future who doesn't own a motor home.

    However, I am disappointed that the focus of FMCA has changed. Last I looked, everyone who joined prior to the change is entitled to either like or dislike the change. You're entitled to disagree with how I feel about things. No one here should be criticized, however, because someone disagrees with his/her opinion.

    It certainly was an insult to everyone here (except you and a few others according to his response).  Don't take it personally, I didn't and it likely was directed at me.

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    10 hours ago, jimnorman said:

    Bill, I paid my dues for the next 5 years, the benefits, Assist and Road Service are excellent. Will I spend the money to attend a rally? Not sure, MAYBE GEAR, unlikely we'll go to another National. Will I tell anyone that asks about the benefits? Why not, but will I 'go after' new members? Not likely. Why? I fell as many do that the flavor of the organization will change greatly. It was a place for learning about all that is a Motorhome and it was unique in that. Now it will be diluted. I cannot believe that everything we had will remain and that we will just add on. We will, I believe of necessity lose some of the MH centric programs as we 'expand'.

    No, I most certainly do not dislike people that tow their camper as opposed to drive it. There are towables that cost more than many motor homes. DO I think that people that tow are less worthy? No, but just like joining any other club there are reasons and requirements. You need to own a Tiffin to join Tiffin, you need to have a Corvette to join the Corvette owners.

    Do I think that allowing and inviting towables is a magic pill for what ails FMCA, namely an aging membership? No, I do not. There are plenty of young MH owners out there, we are not attracting them, why does anyone thing we are suddenly going to attract younger towable owners?

     

    That makes sense, thanks.  I hope everyone understands that this is NOT about not liking or disliking folks who own towables.

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    12 hours ago, jimnorman said:

    My feelings are that I will not drop my membership, but I will be less likely to espouse FMCA as a place to go. My feeling is that we had just started to turn the corner with programs such as FMCA Energized and had we kept on course we'd have been fine. Now we have converted our organization into something it was never intended to be. Time will tell which side is or was right. I feel that all this PC Include everyone is a wrong path. While this is not as bad as having one restroom for all it is on the same pathway. Differences and different places to go are not a bad thing. No one says that you can't go camping next to your friends in a towable or that they can't go camping next to you in your MH, just that since they don't have a MH they can't be members here. You need to have an Airstream Trailer to camp in some campgrounds. Should we all petition those CGs to change their rules?

    This post confuses me (easily done!).  If you would not espouse FMCA as a place to go, why would you want to pay them to remain a member of a group you don't believe in?

    The only reason that FMCA wants to include towables is to mine the younger RVer to help offset the costs of FMCAssist that's currently eating up FMCA's budget with an average member age of 71 years old.

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    1 hour ago, Isaaac1 said:

    Herman, there are probably some pop ups these days that meet that qualification, take a look at these some of which even have wet baths with gray and black holding tanks, kitchens with refrigerators, etc.  http://www.forestriverinc.com/camping-trailers/rockwood-tent

    As well as truck campers which have all of these necessities.  It about to become a bold new World.  The only problem is that none of these folks would have even the tiniest bit of interest in joining FMCA.  There is nothing here for them and even if FMCA works very hard toward that goal it would be years before they could become the new Good Sam.

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    6 hours ago, elkhartjim said:

    Its a Jeep thing, Bill.  We Wrangler owners wave at all Wranglers; Patriots and Cherokees not so much, they're not really Jeeps.

    I didn't buy the Liberty so I could be part of some club.  It's setup for towing from the factory and easy to tow.  The fact that it's also quite and comfortable is just a bonus.  When we had to work in Detroit for some part of a couple of Winters the 4WD turned out to be the ultimate bonus.  It will never see a pile of rocks, however.

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    Interesting topic.  I considered that I needed to change differential oils based upon driven and towed miles as the gears are always engaged (right?) but my 4WD Jeep had a Neutral disconnect and while things are still turning in there I assume the transmission/transfer case oil would only need to be changed based upon driven miles.  Does that sound right?  I just had the transmission/transfer case oil pan replaced under warranty (117,000 miles!) so I must assume all new oil as of now and mileage to change starts at 0 now.

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    If you have any issues or questions, do not hesitate to call RV Cams and ask.  I had to do that when I had the system wired up but I was not getting a good picture.  I explained what I wired to what and they told me where I had made a mistake.  I moved one wire and had a perfect picture.  I have had this system in place (wired with the original wiring from 1988) for more than a year and it's still perfect.

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    I can tell you that that "resort" is not a place I want to spend any money.  If you want to check my VIN you will only get a good look at my tail pipe as I head down the road.

    I have seen similar requirements in other exclusive "Class A only" resorts but most are also selling lots to RVers willing to pay the ongoing costs and I have no use for that type of RVing either.  I did it once an bought a lot at The Great Outdoors in Titusville, FL back in the 90's.  What a terrible mistake but at least I got out of it with a profit before the whole market crashed.

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    21 hours ago, Janystul said:

    I will be in Denver over Christmas and living in my RV. Will the wet bay heater be sufficient for not freezing. I will have 110 hookup only. Holding tank for water usage. 

    If you are planning on using only heat coming from a 120v source then it is highly unlikely that there will be enough heat in the wet bay to prevent your pipes from freezing without some kind of added prevention on your part.  If your coach used diesel or propane heat and you plan to use these to stay comfy while in Denver then it is "likely" that you will be just fine as both of these are usually setup to provide heat to the wet bay as well.  Not knowing enough about your coach leaves us a bit crippled but this should give you a good starting point.  I camp many Winters in my RV so I keep a remote thermometer in my wet bay despite having diesel heat that "should" keep everything warm.  I was in a severe cold snap in Detroit a few years back and I added 2 100W light bulbs to the wet bays (one on each side) and never looked back.  It also saved me a lot of burnt diesel over night when I didn't need that much heat in the passenger areas.

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    There are some some very good repair folks out there but they can be hard to find and they are not going to come to you.  Remove the unit, take it to them, let them fix it and then re-install.  Found a great guy in the Houston area and all it turned out to be was the door switch had gone bad.  About $100 later I was good to go.  Mine as a convection/microwave but if yours is just a microwave you might do just as well to replace it.

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