Trailer Life


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Trailer Life's RV Repair & Maintenance Manual


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"The complete technical manual and troubleshooting guide for motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth wheels, folding campers, truck campers, and vans"--Notes.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to RVing


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Covers all aspects of RV living from choosing an RV and towing vehicles, to basic maintenance and cooking on the road.




Living the RV Life


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Whether you’re downsizing or thrill-seeking—or anything in between—find out if the RV lifestyle is right for you, and learn how to transition from a life of traditional home-ownership to one on the road. Do you love traveling? Meeting new people and seeing new places? Are you craving a life that feels meaningful and new? The RV lifestyle could be the answer. Both aspirational and practical, Living the RV Life is your ultimate guide to living life on the road—for people of all ages looking to downsize, travel, or work on the go. Learn if life in a motor home is right for you, with insightful details on the experiences of full-time RV-ers, tips for how to choose an RV (how big? new or used?), whether to sell your home (and if not, what to do with it), model costs, sample routes and destinations, basic vehicle maintenance, legal and government considerations—and much more! Written in a light and an easy-to-understand style, Living the RV Life is your bible to living a mobile life.




Airstream


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Sleek and shiny, Airstream trailers have been turning heads on the highways since they first started caravanning across America in the 1930s. These "aluminum skinned, gleaming silver bullets" are currently enjoying a revival in popularity. Praised for their clean lines and timeless aesthetic, movie stars and design buffs are snapping up these vintage beauties. Airstreamequal parts travelogue, cultural history, and biography of Wally Byam, Airstream's charismatic inventorcelebrates the trailer's enduring appeal as an icon of simple, aerodynamic living. A dazzling array of images tell the story of how Byam, the father of modern trailer travel, created less a product than an entire culture. From the Eiffel Tower to the pyramids of Giza, from the Acropolis to the Golden Gate Bridge, Airstream caravans continue to travel to the far reaches of the earth. Amazing photographs from the Airstream archives document this metallic nomad's significant place in the history of design, from its streamlined origins to its current vogue. Airstream has always been synonymous with the freedom of the open road. Today the dream lives on.




The RV Handbook


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Perfect for either the seasoned RVer or a novice hitting the road for the first time, travelers will find proven RV tips, tricks, and techniques to save time, money and frustrations in the fourth edition of "The RV Handbook." Designed to be used as a fast-reference guide or a generously illustrated textbook, the guide contains helpful checklists, photos, schematics and charts, as well as valuable information on avoiding towing errors, correct hitching techniques, crowd-free camping, electrical systems, improving fuel economy, and the latest tech trends in RV. Brand new topics include FAQs on buying new versus used, Class A or Class C, diesel or gas, motorized or 5th wheel, buying on-line, what type of license is needed, how to extend the life of batteries, and care and maintenance of the exterior. Also included is a section on RV safety -- fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, and personal safety as well as information on "green" RVing -- using solar and wind power, recycling, and other green practices.







Small Business Sourcebook


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A guide to the information services and sources provided to 100 types of small business by associations, consultants, educational programs, franchisers, government agencies, reference works, statisticians, suppliers, trade shows, and venture capital firms.




2005 Trailer Life Directory


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Updated with over 300,000 profile changes, the 2005 Trailer Life Directory is the most comprehensive, accurate, and reliable source for campground information available, with full descriptions and details for more than16,000 private and public campgrounds, RV service centers, LP gas locations, and tourist attractions.