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fagnaml. Herman did not mention it, so I will...FMCA Six State Rally starts October 24th and I'm the golf captain and we will be T-ing off at 9 am the 24th at a very nice Resort in Texarkana. As the ND for Swinging Golfers Chapter, I will guarantee you will enjoy yourself ! No, I'm not anywhere near your age, and I don't have a 6 handicap anymore but I do know what I need to know to throw a tournament. I'm also probably, one of the few 74 year olds in FMCA that have taken 90% of the 4x4 trails in the San Juan Mountains of CO. over the past 5 years. Since I have young and older than me friends on and off Forum. I'm listening and trying to understand what we need to build membership and satisfy the younger generations. Carl

Not a social media site! Business and Corporations from all over the globe...I'm on it as an owner! Not a place to leave or garner info of a non profit club!

Crab season open up there now? Here I thought we where the only ones with big, juicy blue crabs, with some of that "Slap yo Momma" on it. Beat's the H out off old bay!

Barkley, your not the first to notice that....something has changed in the last year or 18 months! No answer from FMCA.

Welcome to the forum! You don't say where your at. I would call and make an appointment with a Cummins Service center. They can take a sample of your oil and Transmission fluid and send it in to a lab that will tell how healthy your system is, at the same time let them check out all belts and hoses, change oil and filter, fuel filter, fuel/water separator filter, lube chassis and make sure they lube the u joint on drive shaft until it is visible, then wipe off excess. Check screen on Allison and check coolant to see if it needs changing (probably not). Have them look at air dryer filter and replace if necessary. Look at the DOT # on your tires, 4 digits=week and year of manufacturing, if over 7 years, get new tires! If 5 or 6 years old check for hairline cracks in sidewall, also an indicator that you need to replace. Have you looked at the roof? If not, do so and look at all that is up there, if you see any caulking that is dry and cracking then scrape it away and get some Dicor and re caulk. Check for pin holes and fill with caulk. The last thing you want is water in your sides or under roof, that can get real expensive quickly! Other than that, go have fun and remember that a diesel don't like sitting around, so if you cant use it or are camped for 3 or more weeks, disconnect and drive it for 25+ miles to get the fluids moving around ! Since it has not been used much. Fill the fresh water tank 1/4 full, then add a gallon of Hydrogen Peroxide 3% ($4 at Wall Mart). Let sit 10 minutes, then open all faucets and run the mix thru. Close faucets and let sit 10 minutes...meantime fill water tank full, then open all faucets again and run for 10 minuets. I do that twice a year and have no problems! Since my park water hose is on a reel, I draw out about half the hose and pour a quart of HP3% in 4x a year, connect to faucet and send enough water in to get outside shower to work, shut off and let sit about 15 minutes, then I disconnect add my filter and reconnect. I hate using bleach, it's a waste of good water!

FIVE. I know, and that is the reason I went with my card game buddy, he is a Progressive owner/agent and so is his daughter. My bill was cut by $1,880 ! Bill told me, there is a 23% kick back to USAA. The USAA of 55 years ago, 25 years ago, is no comparison for USAA today! Today they will take any rank from E-1 up! Used to be an officer! Times have changed and we don't have the draft no more!

The fuel tank and on some units, tanks are located by the step for entry into cab! Carl

The other issue that comes up, you can only use it when camped and on 50A. I doubt that you have a 10KW Generator! Like I said $$$$

Herman, my bad. It's a recirculating cool bladeless Fan!

Joe. All Renegades are Class C...some 45 foot !

Dyson has a portable ac unit that will do about 300 cu. feet, multi speed and quiet, I think it's around $450+/- No venting required.

Joe, we are not suppose to pound the pavement for "old folks", remember! Just young ones, and their not Snowbirds....something is terribly wrong here!!!

Kay and Bill. X2.

Your separator should have a button, usually on bottom that you can press and it will allow water to drain out, until your just getting fuel. Very seldom anyone gets bad fuel these days, just fill up at truck stops that you see a lot of 18 wheelers! Your engine and chassis is probably a 2014, If you still want details call or stop by a local Cummins Service Center. You can also get the information on Line. Have a great trip

Bungapads. Welcome to the Forum! Is it possible? Yes....but not cheap! We all have problems keeping cool in "really hot places"! When I'm in a campground, in a area that has high humidity and 90+ degrees with no clouds, I let all my day/night shades down in coach! I set the 3 zones at 74 and leave! Good time to go sightseeing, catch a movie or a museum, go shopping in a mall or Home Depot, Lowes. Leave your slide outs in, until you get back. Since you have bunk beds, I'll guess you have kids, go where they want to go! I try to stay above 7,000 feet in the hottest part of Summer or along the Western or N. Eastern coast line! I would not spend thousands of dollars to add a AC unit. Carl

Dons2346. I called in my registration and made sure that they recognized me as a ND and I'll be there the 10th, early....a lot of confusion from the lady that I was dealing with, she had zero knowledge about EB or GB or ND's. Now she does! Note to all National Directors and Alternates. Go to FMCA. com and click on member/governance, re read or read for first time the Constitution and By-Laws...You are responsible for all members in your Chapter! If you are a first time delegate, make sure you also read the procedure booklet that will be in your registration packet. You can also read it on line under governance! If you can avoid it, do not have it held for Will Call. This will probably be the most important election and change (maybe) since the founding of FMCA ! If this is your first time as a AND or ND, then please call or send a mail to your Area Vice President !!! Carl

BillA. I do wish it will work for you! You was not kidding, when you said it was a long post.

Bosun, Welcome! Great looking rig and really like your "toad", to be. Speaking of your toad, you don't need a base plate to tow it. I have a Roadmaster 6000 and I use my "D" ring connection to insert pin...all you need is electric and a supplemental brake for Jeep! Look under my name and you'll see how I tow mine. Enjoy your travels!

RSBill. There was towables at Chandler. From what I heard, parking them in Electric section was not easy and they where fifth wheel ! Wayne. I understand and respect your thoughts. The only thing I really don't understand, is how this is going to lower the age level? Young folks, under 45 are not going to Rally's, or if they do, it will be on a day pass, to go see all the vendors and get what they need. You don't need to be a member of any club, to do that ! Since the high tech and internet, have been around...every Club, Association and Fraternal Organization, you can think off, has suffered in obtaining new and young members! How can we FMCA, turn that around? This is only my personal opinion. We need an Executive Board of 45, or younger members and the same with Governance (National Directors) ! Business meetings once a month, done via Internet (same as major corporations do). Annual meeting at FMCA Rally, before the opening day of Rally! Don't spend money on Consultants...most of them have grandchildren and no more clue than I have! My 2 cent's worth! By the way, Good Sam and Escapees, are having the same problem as we are! I'm a member of both. Carl

They generally don't hide a Salesman switch...most salesmen that I have run across , would flip it on and 10 minutes later, forget where it was! I'm guessing that it leads to lights or speakers that they forgot to put in or connect ! Your coach is one of the last units built before the big bankruptcy of the industry! As Herman said.

They do have snap on covers. Best I have seen was fitted to grommets in wheel well. Snap on and let them hang.

I can't bundle, USAA don't do RV's anymore, they now send you to Progressive.

Brett. Yes, I do remember your post about the three deletions! Like Joe, I too have a dislike and zero tolerance for personal attacks! Kay. Right on! Towable's is such a wide open field, and other than camping in a park, I have nothing in common with that group...I can't walk up to a guy in a trailer and start a technical conversation. As I stated in the disappeared post, I do have friends in fifth wheel trailers and some cost three times my coach, what we have in common has nothing to do with what we camp in...they also do not wish to join FMCA and can't understand why FMCA wants them!

I have noticed that. 64 at 1650 rpm is my sweet spot for mpg. Add a head wind and it goes down incrementally fast for each 5 mph against me...hills will do the same! If it blows hard enough, I get into 5th gear at about 1,800 on flats or about 61. Going out to Chandler, AZ. We where in 5th gear, 35/40 from El Paso, TX. to Deming, NM.

Probably just a spare. Most just put a black blank in, if you want to add something. you have access to do so. My coach had the same rocker switch as yours and I used it to install a LED light. Same in my bedroom closet, now I can see both sides.