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Bruce, I finally found my membership expiration date. It was 3/3/24. That was prior to receiving my first renewal notice. You can find yours here: https://member.fmca.com/My-Account/My-Membership

Got a renewal notice a month ago, got another today. Neither have a renewal date nor expiration date, they just say soon. I guess at some point I'll get a notice my membership has expired, then I'll know the date to renew. The letter has a lot of useless verbiage, looks like they could bother to include a due date with my name and address and member number.. Oh well, It it doesn't mean much to them I shouldn't let it bother me I guess.

Call FMCA HQ and lodge a complaint. No member should have to put up with that IMO. At first FMCA issued metal plaques, then switched to cheaper plastic, now the decals. I think the main guys name is Chris.

The owners manual should have a paragraph titled "recreational towing". It is the final word for this, online towing guides may contain errors.

Wow, and I've been thinking our 2 years without our MH has been a nighmare! At least ours is still standing, even though waiting on parts.

I agree with Ross. I removed my rear guard when I went to AK, as previous drivers said it flipped up so much crushed stone the found about a gallon of stones in the windshield wiper area. During that AK trip, at the end of one days drive the towed had so much mud on it I had to use an ice scraper to remove it from its windshield so I could see to drive it to a car wash. I bought semi-tractor mud flaps, cut them to size and bolted them behind my MH duals, that has worked much better than the full-width flap.

Welcome to the FMCA discussion forums! There are numerous how-to videos for replacing topper material. The choice of materials is wide, depending on the brand of slide topper. I'm going to hire mine replaced due to my age.

You haven't read much reviews lately. The guy on irv2.com had his ISX engine blow 2X. He didn't have a ESC so he is out of pocket a bit over $37,000 for rebuilding his engine 2X. Cummins kicked in $10,000 the first rebuild.

Extensions are another connection that can fail. This iMO is the best solution: https://buytruckwheels.com/products/eseries-van-valve-stem-extension or https://yourtireshopsupply.com/manufacturer/266/duallyvalve Yes they are expensive, however they are custom made to fit Ford F350 rims, and this is a one and done purchase. They last the life of the rim, just replace the gasket with every tire replacement.

I had a good experience with Good Sam extended service contract. NO claim was denied, and all repairs were approved promptly. I think that is because I read the fine print before signing, so I would know their requirements and limits. I think Good Sam used Allstate at the time. wholesalewarranties.com is an independent broker, they ask you questions, and based on your answers match your MH with a company.

WOW! A fire near the door, that is a nightmare scenario. IMO you owe your lives to that fireman.

The question is from Oct. 2023. I suspect the thread is now moot.

With that wind,I'm thinking huge snowdrifts. Hope you made the drive OK.

This is copied from a American Legion email. I think he is saying what he cannot speak.

I'd love to_but after sitting for 2 years the inside is terribly dirty. The final repair item, the dash is broken where the front cap was jammed up into it, is yet to be repaired. I'm amazed it didn't break the windshield, it just caused a small leak at the top. Then we can bring it home for spring cleaning. I"ve yet to change the oil N filter, it's now been 3 years since the last service. we stayed home during the pandemic, then wintered in Ft. Myers Beach 21/22 winter, and on the way home the damage occurred. So that motor oil has about 4,000 miles on it.. I'm hoping by Labor Day we can have everything ready to go for a "walkabout", as it's called in AU.

Finally!!! Body work completed, new awning installed but wrong color. I can see a light at the end of the tunnel. Progressive denied replacing the damaged inverter, saying they would not replace an obsolete unit, for which there are no repair parts, and. the RV repair shop wanted too much money to replace the inverter with a new inverter. I really can't blame Progressive, the repair shop quoted $4,000 to replace the Xantrex RS2,000W inverter. Hodges Marine is selling the current direct replacement Xantrex 2012 model for $1,537.

FWIW, when I had slide room problems with a new 5er we bought. The selling dealer flat told me, our technicians so seldom work on slide room mechanisms they cannot retain their skills of working on them. I recommend you take your RV to the factory service dept. for proper adjustment and repairs. I did, and everything was repaired properly; I never had another problem after the factory work was completed. Yes it was a long drive, but when we arrived they had RV parking W/elec. outside the repair facility. After their work day was done, they moved my RV to one of those sites. Next morning they came got it. Two days later I was on my way home.

Which level of 5G is available there? It if's low-band, why spend the money to switch?? 4G is going to be here for decades yet. The Major carriers say they will keep 4G until 5G (and its 3 levels) is available nationwide. Then again, It's your money to spend as you wish.

You do realize 5G is only actually available in cities and population centers, due to antenna requirements. Quote: "Low-band 5G is a blanket layer for nationwide coverage, and is slightly faster than 4G LTE. Mid-band 5G tends to be available in major metro areas, and its data speeds can be up to 6x faster than 4G. High-band 5G can be 10x faster than 4G LTE. To receive this service, a consumer needs to be very close to a tower. We believe the best 5G map is one that shows where users are actually receiving 100Mbps consistently." source: https://broadbandnow.com/national-5g-coverage-map

We drove to the RV body shop today and inspected the front cap work. It looks really nice, but they forgot the Ultimate Freedom decal on the generator door. Jumping back to their personnel problems. Today it was explained to me. Camping World had came in and replaced the old RV techs with their own techs and staff. CW even took the liberty of changing the old RV sales and service name to CW on all the internet search engines. This was before the deal was final, and the family that owns the business cancelled the deal and threw CW out. Then the family had to find and hire their old techs back, and when the CW service writers left they didn't leave any files on the computers. The woman in charge of the service dept. said she had about 30 RV's of all types but not even names of the owners, let alone why they were there. She had to run the license plates through DMV to get owner names and addresses. For me that locked the door. Now the only time I'll stop at a CW(super) store is for free over-night parking w/ elec.

The adjuster called today to tell me they are still investigating. Well, it's good to know they haven't denied the supplemental. I wish my glass was half-full_ of brandy. That would mean I'm half-way to mellow.

Progressive is not slow, I received a letter yesterday saying they have billed my CC for my auto-renewal of my MH policy that is due Apr. 21. Now if they'll just fix my MH; they've already sent me a check for $6,800 and marked my claim closed, but say nothing about the other $7,000, even though I've called 3 different men in the claims process, 1 is the manager, and haven't gotten a decision.

Toss some of your luck my direction. I took my MH to a different body shop that met Progressive's estimate, now Progressive is dragging their heels because this body shop requested a $7,000 supplement to finish the repairs. That supplement brings their estimate total up to near what the first body shop estimated. April 5 will be 2 years without our MH.

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