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| . | TRUCK CAMPER SHOWS AND RALLIES IN 2010 SHOWS September 15 - 19, 2010 Pennsylvania RV and Camping Show Giant Center, Hershey, PA Lance, Classy Chassis, Palomino, Supersprings September 16 - 19, 2010 Fall RV & Boat Show Portland Expo Center, Portland, OR Lance, Palomino, Adventurer, Four Wheel Campers, Northern Lite, Arctic Fox September 23 - 26, 2010 Snowbird RV Show & Sale Tradex, Abbotsford, BC Lance, Adventurer, Eagle Cap, Arctic Fox, Northern Lite October 7 - 10, 2010 Salem RV Show Oregon State Fair & Expo Center, Salem, OR Lance, Palomino, Adventurer October 15 - 24, 2010 California RV Show Fairplex, Pomona, CA Lance, Palomino RALLIES August 26 - 28, 2010 Southern California Lance Owners of America Factory Tour and BBQ Lance Factory, Lancaster, California KOA, Acton, California Organizer: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it September 3 - 6, 2010 Vancouver Island Rally Various Locations Organizer: NATCOA September 7 - 10, 2010 North Carolina TC Get Together Crosswinds Campground, Apex, North Carolina Organizers: Bruce and Kim Scott September 17 - 19, 2010 Southern Hills Lance Rally Conley Bottoms Resort , Monticello, Kentucky Organizers: Mid-Eastern Region of LOA October 8 - 11, 2010 Fall Colors Caravan Various Locations, North Cascades, WA Organizers: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it October 14 - 17, 2010 North-East Truck Camping Jamboree Winter Island Campground, Salem, MA Organizers: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it To see a complete list of 2010 truck camper RV shows and rallies, click here. |
| NEWBIE CORNER |
| Gordon White | Monday, 22 March, 2010 | |
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Welcome to Truck Camper Magazine and the wonderful and exciting world of truck campers. Choosing your truck and camper can often be overwhelming. To get you started, here are three articles that will assist you. They are very self-explanatory and will save you a lot of time. We are here to help! If at any time you have questions during your truck camper research, please contact us. If we don’t know the answer to your questions, we probably know someone who does. How to Choose A Truck There are a lot of decisions to make when choosing a truck and this article helps you get started. The first decision is which comes first, the truck or the camper? How to Choose A Truck Camper For this article, we guide you through the first steps of choosing a truck camper. Topics covered include choosing between a pop-up or hard-side, a slide-out or non-slide out model, mid-bath or rear-bath layout, wet-bath or dry-bath, and more. Matching a Truck and Camper This article is designed to simplify, as much as possible, the process of matching a safe and successful truck and camper combination. Hint: It's CAT Scale, not cat on a scale. THE TOP BENEFITS OF A TRUCK CAMPER Do MORE and Spend LESS with a Truck Camper This article covers the top ten most significant benefits of truck camper ownership. There are many other benefits, but these are the real stand-outs. The Truck Camper as a Family Emergency Vehicle (FEV) The purpose of this article is to bring to the forefront the concept of the truck camper as a Family Emergency Vehicle (FEV) and highlight the practical and potentially life-saving qualities the truck camper as a FEV offers. NEWBIE LIFESTYLE ARTICLES Tom and Heidi Baldacci: Newbie Adventure in an Adventurer Tom and Heidi Baldacci had never been RVing, never been to California, never been to a National Park, and had never been truck camping... until now. TRUCK CAMPER ACADEMY ASK THE EXPERT: Propane System Maintenance and Safety Bill Ward, Owner of Hallmark RV, helps to demystify the safe use of propane and propane systems in a truck camper. Crack the petroleum, it’s a gas! ASK THE EXPERT: Thetford Cassette Toilet Systems Truck Camper Magazine asks Rex Willett, Vice President of Northstar Campers, about Thetford cassette toilets, the advantages of cassette toilet systems, and their proper maintenance. ASK THE EXPERT: Maintaining Camper Seals Truck Camper Magazine asks Mike Kernagis, Service Manager at Palomino RV, about how to properly maintain truck camper seals. Get your caulk guns ready. SumoSprings 101: Paul Gibson of SuperSprings Paul Gibson of SuperSprings explains the benefits of SumoSprings and compares their performance with SuperSprings and traditional air springs. Air Springs 101: Paul Gibson of SuperSprings After more than forty-five years in the air spring industry, Paul Gibson of SuperSprings sets the record straight on air spring technology for truck campers. Camper Batteries 101: The Basics Jim Tomblin is a truck camper. With his deep knowledge of both electronics and truck camping, we talked him about camper batteries and truck camper electrical systems. He is our go to guy with any camper electrical question. Camper Batteries 102: Digital Multimeters and Trimetric Meters In this article, Jim Tomblin gets more in-depth about batteries and introduces us to using digital multimeters and trimetric meters with our campers. Beach Camping 101 Life long beach camper Mike Layton walks us through the basics of truck camping on the beach. It's time to air down, take it slow, and point the truck to the ocean waves. |
