Readers Write

FRVA Employee Kudos We joined Family RV Association because its Round Bottom Road office is 2 miles from our house in Cincinnati, Ohio, with very nice campsites and a dump…

Easier Leveling In early July, I decided to buy SnapPad permanent jack pads for my Class A motorhome to increase the surface area of the stabilizer jacks when parking on…

Striking Resemblance Having had a crack at the Family RVing cover in the past, we did a double take once we saw the cover of the May/June 2025 issue. It…

Connectivity Thanks, Chris Dougherty, for an excellent article on Wi-Fi stuff in the November/December 2024 issue of Family RVing. My head is now spinning since I don’t hardly know an…

Where It All Began The Maine Wheels chapter of Family RV Association will host a “Where it All Began Rally” at the Good Will-Hinckley School (GWH), in Hinckley, Maine, from…

Escape To Vermont! What can you do in early October this year? Think about “Escaping to Vermont‚ to enjoy the richness of the leaf-peeping colors. The Northeast Area is hosting…

Correction In the September/October 2024 issue, Mark Quasius, F333630, was incorrectly identified on the contents page as the author of the “Smart” RVs article. As noted on the story itself,…

More Tool Talk As a relatively new RV traveler and FMCA member, I found the “RV Tool Kits‚ article (June 2024) to be very informative. I had most of the…

Serendipitous Service My wife and I would like to recognize a good Samaritan for coming to our rescue during a visit to the beautiful province of Alberta on our way…

Correction The April and May issues inadvertently listed dates for a Southeast Area Rally in February 2025. The Southeast Area will not be hosting a rally in 2025 so that…

Additional Tip For Traveling With A Special-Needs Child I cannot tell you how thrilled I was to see the article in the March 2024 issue about tips for traveling with…

Appreciation From GMC Cascaders Congrats on your February issue! I have a tiny, tiny inkling of what it takes to produce a magazine like this and must tip my hat…

Fire Safety Article Comments I enjoyed the article on fire safety in the December issue of Family RVing. It was well written. I’ve been involved with the fire service for…

It’s Free! As most of us know, Family RV Association (FRVA) dues recently increased to $99 per year. While not unexpected given recent inflation events, it was not an easy…

RV Fire Safety I’m writing in regard to the “RV Fire Safety” article in the December 2023 issue. Modern dry-chemical fire extinguishers do not settle or compact over time. This…

Quality RV Service In Utah RV owners, especially those with motorhomes, may wish to be aware of Charlie’s Auto & RV (charliesservice.com) in Sunset, Utah. This shop is right off…

Warning About Utah Highway 12 Reading the article about Utah’s Red Canyon in the September issue (page 66) brought to mind my experience driving on Highway 12. Back in September…

Hey, That’s Our RV! Wow! Much to our surprise, we saw a picture of our boondocking 20-foot Outdoors RV Creekside featured on page 58 of the June issue in the…

Weight A Minute . . . In the specifications section of the June 2023 article on the Coach House Platinum IV, the gross combination weight rating (GCWR) is listed as…

Best Pet Fence For Camping? Could you get someone to write an article about the best pet fencing to use around a camper? I have a 50-pound dog that can…

TPMS Story Addition The Tire Patrol from RVI, makers of RVI towed vehicle braking systems, should have been included in the “Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems‚ article in the June 2023…

FMCA Chapters For Younger Members This is in response to Matthew Siegel’s recognition that younger FMCA members are needed (“Readers Write‚ March 2023). That is a big . . .…

Clarification The March 2023 issue included a story titled “Exploring The West Side Of The Rockies,” which suggested entering Rocky Mountain National Park via the less-busy west side in Grand…

Correction Life Members The list of FMCA life members that was published in the January 2023 directory issue was missing two entries. The list should have included the following: Karen…

Clarification The “RV Products” column in the February 2023 issue included the Duo Form Thermo Shield RV Skylight Shade. Specialty Recreation Inc. is the exclusive aftermarket distributor for Duo Form…

Vixen Safety Issue Dear Vixen RV Owners, This is an important message regarding a safety issue from the Vixen Owners’ Association: Some dangerous frame cracks have been discovered that can…

Inspiring FMCA Members We are writing to recognize Ernie and Mary Holtsberry, longtime life members of FMCA and parents of Nancy. Ernie and Mary, L5675, joined FMCA in 1971. They…

We Could Finally Exhale! We were on our way back home to Kentucky from the Florida Keys when we had an accident with another driver in central Florida. Unfortunately, my…

Correction In the “Quilting And Crafting On The Go” article (August 2022 issue), a quilting pattern was misidentified. The author created her “Citrus & Sunshine” quilt using the “Jump Rings”…

Greenwashing? You recently highlighted a product called Bite Toothpaste, which you referred to as “Zero-Waste Toothpaste” (“RV Products,” August 2022), and I was excited to share this with my 24-year-old…

What’s In A Name? Shortly after getting my Roadtrek RV in 2020, I began to tire of referring to it as “The RV” and started searching for a “catchy” name…

Vast Adirondack Park The Adirondacks are so magnificent that even the person who wrote the subtitle for the “Forever Wild” article (April 2022 issue, page 56) didn’t comprehend that Adirondack…

Calling South Dakota Residents My name is Kent Larsen, a summer resident in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I am interested in starting a chapter of FMCA in South Dakota and…

Touching Lives I wish I could thank you in person for taking the time to support me and my mission to assist Kentucky tornado victims (“Family Matters,” March 2022, page…

Proteng Pricing I read with interest the “Fire Fighter” article in the February 2022 issue of Family RVing. I read with particular interest because I have been in recent discussions…

More To See In Kansas Several interesting items were omitted from the “Wander And Wonder In Kansas‚ article in the December 2021 issue. *Rock City, near Minneapolis. Very large rocks…

RV Marketplace Listing Updates River Ridge Retreat, C14095, inadvertently was left out of the “RV Marketplace” campgrounds section in the January 2022 issue. The facility is located just outside Guntersville,…

Wrong Maverick Oops. On page 37 of the January 2022 issue of Family RVing, you show the wrong model of Maverick behind the Class A RV. The only Maverick that…

Remembering Vic And Vi We recently read the August 2013 article about Vic and Vi White online at www.familyrvingmag.com. We met up with the couple several times with our VW…

Nightly Rates Needed I enjoy reading the FMCA monthly magazine. Of particular interest are the articles on different RV parks. The one item that is always missing in these articles…

Thanks For The Advice And Services After 44 years of some kind of recreational vehicle — Class C, pop-up, slide-in truck, Class A, and Class C again — we have…

GPS Choices This is in response to your request in the September 2021 issue (“Readers Write,” page 12) for reader feedback regarding the “best” GPS. Stand-alone GPS units have been…

GPS Recommendation? My husband and I have been RVing off and on since 2008. One thing I always have a big issue with is GPS equipment. We have one in…

EMTs And Their RV We are volunteer EMTs in our community, and we ride on our local ambulance squad. Every area that is covered by volunteer EMS is in need…

Love For Porsches, RV Life The May edition of Family RVing arrived, and my wife, Pam, got it first. As she was reading it, I glanced over her shoulder and…

Name That RV We enjoyed reading letters in “Readers Write” from people about naming their RVs and would like to share how we came about naming ours “Gypsy Palace.” We…

More Name Game It all started with being hooked on the zany, nutty, out-of-this-world musical “Little Shop of Horrors,” with its protagonist and a plant, Audrey and Seymour. Suddenly, Seymour…

Corrections Towing Guide The “2021 Towing Lineup” article in the January 2021 issue incorrectly lists the four-wheel-drive Chevrolet Equinox as being towable four wheels down rather than the front-wheel-drive model.…

Beautiful Idaho In 16 years of motorhome travel, from Key West to the Arctic Circle, Maine to Mexico, and Alaska and back three times, as well as most places in…