The Latest News from Camping World
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Technically Speaking
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Great Tasting Water
Whether you're just beginning to dewinterize your RV for the
season or you've been enjoying it all winter long, it's time to
do some spring cleaning on your fresh water system. Clean, safe,
fresh-tasting drinking water doesn't have to come from a bottle
purchased from the supermarket. A few simple steps will ensure
that the water coming out of your RV faucets is sparkling clean
and fresh.
If you winterized your RV for storage during the winter, with
freshwater antifreeze pumped throughout your system, drain and
flush all the antifreeze out by filling your freshwater tank or
connecting to city water to run fresh tap water throughout your
system. Open all faucets, including the exterior shower, and
flush the toilet until you see no traces of pink freshwater
antifreeze. After all traces of antifreeze are gone, open the
water heater bypass and reconnect the water line to your
refrigerator ice maker, if your fridge is so equipped. (Never
use freshwater antifreeze in the icemaker, as it will permanently
damage it.) Allow water to fill your water heater's tank, then
let it drain out to help flush it. (It's also a great time to
replace the anode rod to absorb mineral buildup and corrosion
inside the tank.)
If you have noticed an undesirable tank taste, or if you just
want to make sure your fresh water tank is sparkling clean
inside, close the freshwater drain valve and fill the tank with
a solution of baking soda and water or a specially formulated
freshwater tank cleaner. Take your RV for a spin around the
block a time or two or over a bumpy road to slosh the solution
around inside the tank. Run some of the solution through the
faucets, then drain the freshwater tank.
You are now ready to refill the freshwater tank or reconnect to
city water. Be sure you use a non-toxic drinking water hose that
meets FDA guidelines for this step. Garden hoses are not
constructed with the same quality standards as hoses specially
made for RV drinking water, and may impart foul taste or odor
to your drinking water.
Spring is the perfect time to replace your water filter as well,
to trap contaminants and filter out bad tastes and odors. An
exterior filter attached between your RV and the city water
connection filters water before it enters your RV's system, and
minimizes or eliminates taste, odor and contaminants at the
source. An interior filter can serve a single faucet, such as in
the kitchen or bathroom, or can sometimes be located to filter
water going throughout your RV's freshwater system. Check
your RV owner's manual or have your RV inspected by a
knowledgeable RV technician to determine the best place to
locate an interior water filter.
Once your system is clean and the freshwater tank filled, you
may want to add a specially formulated drinking water freshener
to eliminate stale taste and formation of slime and algae.
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Product Spotlight
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For a complete selection of freshwater accessories, click here.
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Destinations
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Arkansas Holds a Natural Attraction for RVers
May brings a varied roster of events and activities to Arkansas.
Along with the beautiful Ozark Mountains and pristine rivers
and streams, you'll find music festivals, arts and crafts fairs,
a horse show, mountain bike racing, an antique show and sale,
a tag fishing derby and much more. To plan your itinerary,
click here.
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Wisconsin Offers Plenty of Reasons to Stay a Little Longer
As temperatures warm, Wisconsin beckons with miles of trails
for hiking or biking; canoeing, kayaking and fishing on its many
rivers and lakes; golf on almost 500 public golf courses plus
major league baseball with the Milwaukee Brewers. To see what's
happening this Spring in Wisconsin, click here.
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For trip routing to either destination above, click here.
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RV Shows & Events
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Another Sellout Expected for The Great North American RV Rally
Time is ticking away for you to make your reservation to attend
the third annual Great North American RV Rally, June 28-July 1,
2002 at the Pomona, CA Fairplex. Along with dozens of educational
seminars, the Rally will feature 585 indoor RV supply booths and
over 500 RV display spaces. Nearly 6,000 RVs turned out for
last year's Rally in Perry, GA, which was attended by about
12,000 RVers. To register online and for more information about
other Rally features, go to http://www.rv.net/rally.
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Click here for a complete listing of upcoming RV shows and events.
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For trip routing, click here.
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Camping World News
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Camping World Master 2002 Catalog On Its Way To You
Our Master 2002 Catalog is filled with the best new RV products
and accessories, right alongside all of your favorites-many of
them new and improved. This is the RV accessories catalog you'll
turn to time and time again. Only Camping World offers the
selection and the service you've come to expect. If you haven't
been receiving our catalogs, click here
to request your copy of our Master 2002 Catalog today!
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Win a New Motorhome in the Drive Across America Sweepstakes
You can register at any Camping World or National RV location
through July 1, 2002 to win a National RV 2002 Sea Breeze SB
300 30-foot Class A motorhome to be awarded to a lucky RV
enthusiast. Plus, if you purchase a new National RV Class A
motorhome now through July 1, 2002 you'll receive FREE
memberships in the Camping World Good Sam Club and the
National RV Owners Club, a two-night Coast-To-Coast Resort
mini-vacation and a National Parks Pass. For complete details,
visit any Camping World location or any National RV dealer.
For the Camping World location nearest you,click here.
For a look at the 2002 Sea Breeze, click here.
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Industry News
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Textbooks Coming on Safe Operation of RVs
The newly-formed, non-profit Recreational Vehicle Safety
Education Foundation has a nine-volume set of handbooks on
RV safety available for RVers seeking a self-help course to learn
more about their RVs. The handbooks cover LP, electric, tires,
towing, weight, fire prevention, driving, motor fuels and
personal safety. For information, click here.
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For other RV-related news items, click here
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Bulletin Board
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California Adds Exit Numbers to Freeways
State and interstate freeways in California are getting exit
numbers as part of a three-year project. Exit numbers will
start at the Mexico border for north-south highways and at
the Pacific coast for east-west highways. The state is making
the additions to help ease confusion for out-of-state travelers.
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Nevada Launches Second RV Adventure Sweepstakes
Following last year's very successful RV tourism promotion,
the Nevada Commission on Tourism has launched the second
RV Adventure Sweepstakes. Pick up entry forms at state parks
and visitor centers, chambers of commerce and participating
RV parks to enter to win a 2002 Winnebago Brave 32V. For
entry locations and contest rules, click here.
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Great Sand Dunes One Step Closer to Becoming 56th National Park
The Nature Conservancy, a private conservation group, has
announced it will spend $31.28 million to buy a 97,000 acre
ranch and two 14,000 ft. peaks in southern Colorado, adjacent
to the Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve. Once
the deed to the land is turned over to the federal government,
the 39,000 acre monument and preserve would be combined with
43,000 acres of the ranch to form the new Great Sand Dunes
National Park and Preserve.
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RV Recalls
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2000-2002 Winnebago Journey, Journey DL/Itasca Horizon
motorhomes manufactured between April 1999 and May 2001
(models WKP36L, WKP36LD, IKP36LD): Dealers will inspect
the LP tank attachment, retighten bolts that may have loosened
and add a back-up nut to keep tanks in place. For information,
call Winnebago at 641-585-6939.
Click here for other RV-related recalls and other highway safety news.
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