rossboyer

When I buy new tires I specify that they have to been produced with in the past 12 weeks. So far, I have succeeded except for one tire was 13 weeks. One note the week number can be 1 to 53 because part weeks are counted within a calendar year. That is why one of my tires was different in that it was produced in one of the last 3 days of the previous year.

Yes, I will be at Indianapolis. I have volunteered for Communications/Radios Chief. I did find the discussion interesting and helpful at Chandler. There my comment about marking all read was somewhat rejected. I did find out after the meeting that several others were having the same problem, but didn't want to speak up. That issue has been fixed on the site. I have sent via the Contact tab at the bottom and via personal email to one of the moderators requesting that the Indianapolis Convention 2017 be added to the list of Conventions. That seems to me to be the best location for discussing that convention, not elsewhere in the Forums. IE: General Discussion, Motorhomes or Towables, etc. I haven't seen it added.

The real problem is us. If every member recruited 1 member, we would have 140,000 members. How many members have each of the posters recruited in the past year? Are you a Rally Booster to promote attendance at the convention? When you travel do you give a magazine to your neighbor and ask them to join? Whether it is a paper magazine or online advertising, the more members an organization has then more suppliers will advertise. Which lowers the cost to the members. Probably we will see a double to triple charge increase for FMCAssist. Are we willing to pay $65 to $70 per year dues to maintain this benefit? Every dues increase results in about a 5% decrease in renewals. Can we continue a downward spiral? Sure, right in to non-existence.

I have a conflict and will not be able to attend. Would it be possible after the seminar to post it for us to read? Also, take notes of questions and answers and post those?

The magazine is online for members to read.

FMCA does offer to Dealers free memberships for them to give to buyers of motor homes. The last I heard Lazy Days in Florida is the most effective. But most dealers are mostly interested in closing the deal, not promoting FMCA. FMCA also gives a member that recruits a member a $10.00 coupon that can be applied to dues, convention registration, area rally registration and FMCA merchandise. So, 5 new members would get you a year of free dues, not just 50% as someone suggested.

I have had a braking system similar to the Roadmaster, but now have the Air Force 1 which I have used both for more than 50,000 miles each. I had one failure on the similar system and a lock up the caused complete rotor and caliper replacement on the front wheels. I have not had any problems with the AF1. Also, the AF1 is made near Evansville, Indiana, so parts or support is easy to get if you have a problem.

I have a 2006 Fleetwood Expedition with two heat pump air conditioners. A few hours after I get to the convention and get connected, I can run them both on 30 amp. The delay is due to recharging batteries. Total load with both running is 24 amps. I do turn one off to run the micro wave, but that is usually a short period of time.

AT&T allows internet connection (data) and phone (voice) at the same time, but not on their unlimited plans. We use our iPhone as tethered hot spots which is faster than wifi connection to our pc's. I have found that I can get data service even when voice is marginal.

We can go 5 to 7 days without dumping black tank. So I leave gray open until a day or two before I want to dump black. Doing so allows me to dump black and the flush hose with gray water.

Another volunteer position is monitoring seminars. Also, there are approx 428 full hook up sites at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. More than half are 50 amp, but the others are 30. I would call FMCA to see if you can get one of those.

Doubt censorship. The system was down, and probably required a restore from a previous backup which did not include the thread.

YES, YES

Many sites at INDIANAPOLIS are full hook up sites. Maybe you should call FMCA Convention DEPT and ask if one is reservable that meets your needs. I have requested a 50 amp full hook up site. Hope to see you there.

Years ago we had AAA road service worked for our small gas motor home. Since then we have had Coach Net that has served us well on several calls in 9 years. Because of Coach Net's increase in price, I started researching other providers. At the FMCA Convention in Chandler I went to the FMCA Roadside Assist presentation. The questions I had answered satisfied me. I have now signed up. The only difference between FMCA Roadside Assist and Coach Net that I found was that FMCA Roadside Assist covers listed vehicles and Coach Net covered any vehicle I was using. That limitation is not worth double the cost.

Yes, by using https://community.fmca.com/discover/unread, I do get a list of all the postings I have not read. What we use to have was a listing of the categories that had an unread posting. I could then enter a category that is of interest to me and ignore the other categories. When I have read the ones of interest, I could at the top or bottom of the screen mark all (complete site) read. PS: I do not find Mark all read at the top right. I have to open the 3 bars, then select Mark all read. An unnecessary step.

Hello Todd: During the Forums Meet & Greet, I mentioned that I would like to see the Mark All Read brought back. Brett stated that it is in the upper right corner. Not true. In each sub category such as Motorhomes and Electrical, there is a Mark All Read button. But only the items in that sub category are marked read. The other sub category is unchanged. I have to enter each sub category, and Mark All Read even though I did not want to read that category. I have tried Google Chrome and Firefox with the same results. Another user the next day told me that he has the same problem. Ross Boyer

Once I have read forums that are of interest to me, how do I mark all forums read without doing each forum individually?

Both are good benefits, but many times I have heard members that did not know the difference. Therefore, I posted the clarification so that other members that read this thread that do not know the difference will not get confused by a post that was not consistent with the original topic.

To avoid confusion, FMCAssist is not FMCA Roadside Assistance. FMCAssist is repatriation for medical situations which is included in you dues. FMCA Roadside Assistance is for your motor vehicles, and there is a yearly charge. This topic started for Roadside not repatriation assistance.

Yes, my 2011 Equinox does have electric steering control.

Allied Electronics!

I have used Blue Beacon twice. Check their web site carefully. There are options that you do not want and some that you do. The Rain X is a good option. One that I remember that you do not want is an acid wash of your wheels which would discolor aluminum.

i leave ours down more than 6 months at a time. Depending on the type of jacks you have, you may want to wipe them down with hydraulic or transmission fluid to clean them before retracting, but other than that there should be no problems leaving them extended.

Usually the max speed to tow is based on the drive train limit the manufacturer recommends.