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Potrero Regional Park 14 CONTENTS


14 Potrero Regional Park A great park for


RVers year round! It’s 45 minutes east of San Diego in a broad valley dotted by coastal live oaks. GOY


12 Our First RV Season Our friends were shocked to see


that our tent trailer grew into a travel trailer on this trip. BURROWS


13 The Changing RV Industry


The long-term solutions to increasing RV Parks has to be a concerted effort from many groups. BEGIN


18 Tillamook: We almost


saw the Cheese Factory! I had a tour snatched from my hands, and the RV Park had signs up Don’t Drink the Water! DOOK


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RVT Publisher’s Life and Times ............6 Classified Ads ............................... 32 Distribution Locations .................... 38 Humour ..................................... 31 RVOABC .................................. 34-37 RV Clubs Listing ............................ 31 Word Angle Search - BC Towns ........... 30


Subscription Form .......................... 33


CARTOONS: ~ Along the Way ..............................5 ~ Embers ............................... 24, 31


COOKING: ~ Golden Soup .............................. 25


FAIRS & FESTIVALS: ~ BC .......................................... 27 ~ AB .......................................... 28 ~ WA .......................................... 29


New Book Of Interest ...................... 28 RV PARTS and RV SERVICE ................. 26


Some new vehicles now have to be put on a hoist to have the tranny fluid checked, via fill and drain points. TALABER


22 The FIRST time. We now have many fond


memories but the one that stands out was the FIRST time we took the 5th wheel out! GILHAM


24 Getting More from


Your RV Investment Ways to broaden your options. EPP


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