The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 24, Milford, Kosciusko County, 15 July 1970 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOl RNAI—Wed., July 15, 1970

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Recreational Vehicles * Create Fun For All

More and more families have discovered the bounty of the great outdoors as they hit the road with their campers, travel trailers and toppers. Mom, dad and the kids are now free to explore together the country that once was reserved solely to hunters, fishermen and lumberjacks. They camp Jn all sorts of places, using all types of equipment Many use a small camp stove or open fire, various small items and sleep under the stars in sleeping bags and really ruff it as the saying goes. Others use a tent, or a topper, or a camper or even a travel trailer complete with all the comforts of home Camping can be what you want it to be with all the items that are available on today's market; Tents range ip size from pup s tents to those that are as large as a small house A topper offers protection from the weather while a camper offers more room and quite often the comforts of home as well Most campers have kit'chen facilities as well as the beds and many now come complete with toilets. Canvas awnings outside give protection from rain and sun and give a patio effect to campers and trailers Rugged under the skin, but as carefully styled as any automobile, today’s campercarrying pickups which seem to be the most popular by far are offered on the market with manystandard and optional features specifically' designed for familyfun An increasing number of camper pickups are being or

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SET TO TRAVEL — Pick-Ups, super station wagons and four-wheel drive offer comfort and capability as Americans are now free to go anywhere. Recreational vehicles such as those pictured above offer a choice of travel and outdoor fun for

everyone. Offered with many styling and travel-comfort options, today’s campers, trailers, toppers, etc.. f are designed for modern America as its citizens take to the road.

dered with a trailer hitch that will allow taking along the family boat. Also very much on the upswing is the popularity of AMFM radios, air conditioning, bucket seats and custom carpeting Simplified all-wheel drive controls and optional “his and hers” automatic transmission allow the women to handle the campers with ease. Vacationing mothers enjoy the

campers as they are ideal for youngsters who are grown enough to play under light supervision. Keeping in touch with the kids through cab-to-camper intercoms gives all an enjoyable vacation. A number of area families take to the roads each year. Bill and Anna Hess and family of 125 west North street. Syracuse, have been avid campers for nearly 20 years and have had various type campers over the years. Their trips have included sightseeing and fishing and for the past several years most of their trips have been in Michigan. Their present camper sleeps four. He was a former Syracuse fire chief Glen and Jean Treesh and family of Milford take off every winter in the family camper for fun in the Florida sun. They use their very modern camper every summer too and have been as far away from home as the state of Alaska. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Brice and family of 601 south Lake. Syracuse, use their camper for vacations and sightseeing trips. They started their camping venture with a rented camper in 1966. and purchased their wn in 1967. Most of their trips have been through the west. He is a teacher and former principal at Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence (Bud) Sawyer and family of Waubee Lake are also avid campers and like many have gone from tents

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to pick-up campers. They enjoy week end outings at state parks. The John Chambers, Roy Archers and Jerry Bushongs of Waubee Lake are all known for their short week end trips in the Archer and Bushong campers. Many a week end one can see the two campers traveling on the roads of Indiana, Michigan or even Wisconsin. Others too. including the C. J. MyA'S of Syracuse, have taken to the open road as more and more people have learned the joys of the open road and of camping. Run Engine Dry After Each Use One of the best and easiest ways to prolong outboard engine life is to run the engine dry after use. Instead of leaving the carburetor and fuel lines full of gasoline, simply disconnect the fuel line where it connects to the engine, and let the engine run until the gas is used up t- usually no more than a minute or so. This will insure that the next time the motor is used the mixture coming in will be fresh and clean. Gasoline is notoriously unstable, and breaks down chemically in a very short time. By running fuel out of the system you are assured of fuel which will fire easily and perform well, rather than a mixture which has lost most of its potency and may be depositing lead and sludge throughout the engine.

Big Trailers Offer Take-Along Comfort

Follow These Tips for Easy Going

By PAUL FOGHT, Editor. Woodall's TRAILER TRAVEL M;

Trailer travel is the free life! Take any direction that holds out the promise of adventure. sport or family fun. And take along whatever makes travel more complete for you — not only your fishing rods and your cameras but your own bed, your own menu, a big wardrobe and your TV and favorite records. Today’s comfortable, roomy travel trailers make it easy. Professionals who spend all their time testing and drivings recreational vehicles say big trailering is easier than it looks. They do recommend pacing close attention to the following ten rules of good practice. These apply to every kind of trailer-towing, but are especially important u’hen handling one of the over-twenty-foot units: • • • 1) The first rule is so important that it could be called the trailer-towers’ First Commandment: Husband and wife must always share the driving. This keeps everyone mor,e relaxed and more interested in the trip. And it insures against having to use an unpracticed driver in emergencies. • • • j 2). Match the proper trailer with the car or truck that will be your towing vehicle. This is essential to avoid overloading the towing vehicle’s brakes, axles, wheels and tires. It will also prevent overheating in the towing vehicle’s engine and transmission. As a rule of thumb, it’s wise to choose a tow’ing vehicle and a trailer of roughly equal weight. Thus, a family car. with the factory-installed trailer-towing options in its suspension, and with in-creased-capacity electrical and cooling systems, will pull most kinds of trailer. For heavier work, or for the family that tows for more than a month each year, a heavier vehicle becomes necessary. Specially equipped pickup trucks, or “super” station wagons such as International’s big capacity Travelall, are excellent choices. • • • 3) Know the correct weight and the weight distribution of the trailer. It’s important.

Camping Equipment Today So Handy Even a Woman Can Set Up the Tents A ' 0

Today’s camping equipment is so streamlined and lightweight even a woman can set up and strike camp. And who says tents have to look as if they were surplus from World War II? Nowadays tents come in almost every shade of the rainbow. Want a red or orange tent? No problem at all. Or maybe a fancy blue one to match your eyes. That’s possible, too. Those campers who were behind the door when mechanical skills ivere handed out will celebrate the fact that there are tents around that don’t require a degree in engineering to get them up or down. Some tents are so light Junior can tote them around. In fact, Junior can easily put up his own tent if you get a PopTent, an igloo-shaped tent that pops into position in less than two minutes without poles, ropes or stakes. Completely portable, it can be moved from shade to sun even when it’s up. (Husbands of women who like to rearrange furniture take note. Don’t stray too far from the campsite. When you return you may find your wife has picked up the tent and moved it to a better location ). Available in two sizes, the Pop-Tent is ideal for weekend campers because it’s so compact it fits into a 30' carrying case. The smaller model

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Go big’! Vacation trips into the Great Outdoors can be gala family adventures when a roomy trailer and a “super” station wagon, are matched. Special towing options available for this International Travelall assure smooth running and proper towing of the 2o' trailer, which contains a full bathroom and kitchen as well as bedroom and living room. On the road, the station wagon seats as many as nine, or provides plenty of separate space for outdoor gear. Bucket seats, air conditioning, AM-FM radio or a stereo tape player are among the Travelall’* available luxury touches, complementing the trailer's store of comforts.

One positive way to obtain this information is to get it yourself, by going to a highway weighing station or the truck scale at a local materials yard. Weigh the trailer separately. with its water and cooking fuel tanks full. (Don’t neglect this chance to weigh your towing vehicle, too. making allowance for the amount of luggage and passengers that’ll usually be on board). Then weigh the trailer again with only its various key portions resting on the scale, to get necessary data as follows: Determine the “hitch weight” or “tongue weight” by resting only the unhooked hitch end on the scale, with the wheels off the scale. Also obtain the weight on the wheels and axles with the trailer properly hitched but with the vehicle off the scale. Finally, weigh each side of the trailer, so any differences in weight distribution can be noticed. • ♦ • 4) Be sure of proper weight distribution, and keep it even throughout the trip. Almost all trailers will follow’ along peacefully if the weight at the hitch is over 10 per cent

a sleeps two. while four persons can bed down in the larger size. Another happy tent choice for weekend wanderers is the Prairie Schooner which brings campers tent living at its best. It, too, takes a minimum of effort to erect, yet it provides all sorts of creature comforts such as full flooring, a screened door and window. Don’t forget to bring a Thermos vacuum bottle for be-tween-meal coffee breaks. , Other valuable time- and space-savers are the camp lanterns and stoves that burn any gasoline. They eliminate the need to bother lugging expensive special fuel. Extra fuel will always be at hand in your car’s gas tank. ) FISHING GOOD IN AREA Fishing is good in this area. Tippecanoe River is low and clear and they are catching lots of channel catfish, bass and redeyes. also some white perch. Wabash River is up and milky, but catching white perch and channel catfish. Mr. and Mrs. ’.awrence E. Smith of Logansport were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kerlin recently.

of the gross weight of the trailer, with trailer and towing vehicle properly hitched. Subsequent loading of motorcycles, on the trailer’s back bumper/ or. stowing a new’ rock collection in the back closet, will upset this relationship. And too much weight on one side of the vehicle will cause the brakes on that side to operate improperly. So. for safety, always keep weight in a trailer distributed evenly over the axles. • • • 5») Be sure you understand the proper set-up for your type of hitch, and always treat it with respect. Big trailers use a torsion bar hitch, and a sway controller. Be.sure you understand exactly how’ these are to be placed. Vehicle and trailer must be hitched up level, or neither will be able to brake properly. Cam-type sway controllers should never be lubricated; greasing them jjtefeats their purpose. 6) Tires on both vehicle and trailer must be sized to handle the loads they will carry. Then they must have enough air in them. One “pound” of air from a service Station’s compressor usually gives a tire

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about 25 pounds of load-car-rying ability. Keeping your vehicle’s and your trailer’s weights and w’eight distribution in mind, be sure your tires are correctly inflated. Remember to add the hitch weight to the w’eight of your vehicle. Use the axle weight for your trailer. • • * 7) Properly operating brakes should be installed on all trailers over 1,000 pounds in gross weight. They should be tested before starting each morning. at low speed, using the trailer brake controller to actuate the trailer brakes independently of the vehicle brakes. If they’re working, you’ll feel them go on. At other times, if electric trailer brakes lock up and slide before the tow’ing vehicle’s brakes do, have an adjustable rheostat installed to balance the trailer’s system with that of the towing vehicle. * • • 8) When backing up with your vehicle-trailer combination. keep your hand on the bottom of the steering wheel. Now’ you can steer the trailer to the right by moving your hand to the right, and to the left by moving your hand to the left. • • • 9) When your trailer sways or yaws, just keep steering straight ahead. All trailers have some tendency to react w’hen buffeted by crosswinds or the air blast from large passing vehicles. Don’t twist the w’heel. Tests prove that the trailer normally wants to go straight? ahead. If it falls to settle dowm after a couple of sways. very lightly touch the trailer brake controller, not the vehicle brakes. 10) Carry a lug wrench that will fit your trailer wheels, and a jack powerful enough to raise a trailer. You can’t lift even a small trailer with an automobile bumper j'ack. A complete small kit of hand tools for dealing with other problems is desirable. But remember that if you can just keep the trailer on its wheels, you can always tow it to someone who will fix it.