Used Roadtrek Motor Homes, Rvs, Motor Home News for 07/03/2008



You got to See This
Our daughter, Stasha, sent us this picture. It is our son in law, Cody, and our two grandsons, Josh and Caleb. They took down this moutain lion that was getting their calves out on the ranch in Arizona. Aint it some critter. ...

Bellevue man sentenced for motor vehicle homicide (Lincoln Journal Star)
Jacob Drewes will spend at least five years in prison for causing the death of Leroy H. Vogt of rural Elmwood in August 2006. Vogt, 57, was driving an ATV west on Havelock Avenue near Elmwood when he collided head-on with an eastbound Dodge pickup driven by Drewes, authorities said...

Campervan and Motor home Racing
The office was no longer going to make a captive of me as I decided to venture into the fast paced world of Campervan and Motor home Racing. My friend who has obviously enjoyed too much time amongst petrol fumes had convinced me to join ...

Inside The Redwoods
Here are a few photos of what we experienced yesterday afternoon. We had time to get off of 101 and go up into the back roads of the big boys, Redwoods. Was beautiful in there. I mean, you are inside the redwoods when you get in there. ...

Briefs (Mohave Valley Daily News)
LOS ANGELES - Struggling homeowners in California are more likely to end up losing their homes to foreclosure than receiving a loan modification or other workarounds from lenders, according to a survey released Wednesday...

10-4 good buddy
Winnebago motor home. On her first trip home, from an OU football game, having driven on to the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver's seat to go to the back of the Winnebago to ...

AAA: Colorado weekly average for regular gas above $4 for first time (Denver Business Journal)
The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Colorado is above $4 for the first time, according to the motor club AAA...

Dreamland won't have as many homes as planned (Examiner)
UPPER FREEHOLD - Almost a year after the Planning Board granted preliminary approval for a 39-lot subdivision of Dreamland Farm, the owner has amended the application to reduce the number of lots to 22. At the June 24 meeting, the board unanimously granted preliminary approval to the amended application...

RV Sales Down; Campers Staying Close to Home - NBC13.com

NBC13.com

RV Sales Down; Campers Staying Close to Home
NBC13.com, AL - 19 hours ago
By Linda White On average it costs $400 to $500 to fill up those large motor homes you see on the road. Because of that, many campers and RV owners are .
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UK Motor home Holidays ? which direction
I am looking at hiring a motor home for a week at the end of the month to go to a couple of place around the UK. Has anyone ever hired a motor home? There are 2 adults and an 8month old baby, would you advise getting a motor home. ...

Catching up
We had an appointment for 8:00 to have the motor home jacks worked on. They told Bob we could pull in a little bit early. They have a very nice waiting room and furnish coffee. While in the waiting room we met two very nice couples and ...

Pricey fuel not dampening area holiday travel - Times Press Recorder

Pricey fuel not dampening area holiday travel
Times Press Recorder, CA - 4 hours ago
But the Pismo Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area is a major draw whose visitors often arrive in gas-guzzling motorhomes or large SUVs and pickups. .
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Motor Home and Fifth Wheel RV Recalls Continue
This is a very important recall because the refrigerators made by the Dometic Corporation may have a defect that causes pressurized coolant to release. If there is a gas flame present, this could result in a deadly fire...

RV builder Tiffin Motor Homes plans 100 layoffs - WRCB-TV

RV builder Tiffin Motor Homes plans 100 layoffs
WRCB-TV, TN - Jun 28, 2008
(AP) - Tiffin Motor Homes Inc., a major player in an industry hurt by record high gasoline prices, plans to lay off nearly 100 workers. .
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Toxic Legacy (The Record)
RINGWOOD -- The digging for pollutants on the Ford Motor Co. dump sites goes on, and it has yet to hit bottom. This summer, Ford Motor Co. contractors are digging grave-size test pits, looking for buried paint sludge...

Toyota Throws More Weight Behind Its Homes Unit - Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal

Toyota Throws More Weight Behind Its Homes Unit
Wall Street Journal - Jul 1, 2008
The housing business was the idea of Kiichiro Toyoda, founder of Toyota Motor, who saw the destruction from fire of Tokyo's homes during World War II and .
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Gas Prices Mean Staying Closer to Home - WNEP-TV

Gas Prices Mean Staying Closer to Home
WNEP-TV, PA - 22 hours ago
People who travel in motor homes and other recreational vehicles expect to get only five to ten miles per gallon. Don and Doris Head of Montoursville said .
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Winnebago Industries Is Canada's Top Selling Motor Home Manufacturer - CNNMoney.com

Winnebago Industries Is Canada's Top Selling Motor Home Manufacturer
CNNMoney.com - Jun 23, 2008
For calendar 2007, Winnebago Industries' Canadian dealers retailed more Class A and Class C motor homes combined than any other manufacturer's dealer group, .
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What a drag - Columbus Dispatch

Columbus Dispatch

What a drag
Columbus Dispatch, OH - 9 hours ago
Racers can swallow the cost of racing fuel easier than gas costs for motor homes and towing car trailers. Spectators are showing up at Pacemakers Dragway .
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Every trailer, RV and mobile home should have working smoke alarms - Canada NewsWire (press release)

Every trailer, RV and mobile home should have working smoke alarms
Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 2 hours ago
As a result of this tragic fatal fire, the Fire Marshal of Ontario is urging everyone to have a working smoke alarm in their trailer home, motor home or .
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Motor Home and RV Owners Beware
I thought it would be a good idea to alert our readers of some seriously dangerous stuff going on with tens-of-thousands of RVs, Motor Homes and Fifth Wheel Trailers catching fire due to a recalled refrigerator...

Motorhomes UK, a luxury vehicle supplier, is offering its services . - 4RFV

Motorhomes UK, a luxury vehicle supplier, is offering its services .
4RFV, UK - Jul 1, 2008
The company is providing a completely individual service to the broadcasting industry by providing luxury motor homes. Managing Director Duncan Hirst said: .
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Motor Home and Fifth Wheel RV Recalls Continue - US Recall News (press release)

US Recall News (press release)

Motor Home and Fifth Wheel RV Recalls Continue
US Recall News (press release), CO - 3 hours ago
The common denominator among these RV manufacturers recalled motor homes and fifth wheels is a refrigerator made by a company called the Dometic .
Thousands of Coachmen Motor Homes and Fifth Wheels Recalled US Recall News (press release)
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Homes In Disrepair Open Door To Criminals (Local 10 Miami)
Empty homes left in disarray are becoming more and more common in the struggling economy and criminals are taking advantage of the "open door" they provide...

CENTRAL NEW YORK NEWS (The Post-Standard)
Oswego County Sheriff's Department Aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle Craig S. Ward,37, of 943 Emerson Ave. and 116 Ferris St., Syracuse, June 28, second-degree; also charged with speeding...

Buyers Checklist for Used Motor Home
Do you want to buy a used motor home for sale? Many first (and second and third) time RV buyers do this in order to save money on their RV purchase. But, if you really want the deal to be a good one, you should take the time to check ...

TOM WALSH : More action, less blame from leaders could ease our economic pain (Detroit Free Press)
With General Motors stock sinking below $10 today to a 54-year low, a share of Ford Motor stock barely worth a gallon of gas, my home unsellable at virtually any price and my 401(k) retirement savings plan now worth about 89 cents, isn't it time for somebody to take some bold action to help right the teetering U.S. economy?..

Eureka California.
I still do not have time to really update the blog with our travels but did want to share with you my friend, Bert Curtis' newest motorhome. What do you think? Dan. Being used as a slave out here...

Toxic Legacy (The Record)
RINGWOOD -- The state is putting money and political weight behind an effort to deal with sinkholes -- possibly connected to ancient mine shafts -- that have opened up near several homes...

Toxic Legacy (The Record)
What's new: Ford Motor Co. has completed excavation of industrial waste at nine of 12 sites where paint sludge was found at the 900-acre former iron mining site in Ringwood...



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