ost people who "'tlrt, SIll! t~ir

home and turn to full Ii"" fral~

Jl& tventually establish $Orne IIOtl 01\:me ba~. Many P\lr(:hase a motlile homo'tf this P<Jrpose, tlwrl rOlU11 the counlry....-nins whto thty wish to settle 00wnl:< a Itw montm.

Johnson R. and MarlllJerile Uoile...,Ied this pr<>blem in a diffe'ent W1I'j.

\fter liWlg in a lra....1 lrailer lor lour!ll!n. they boI:cIrt • motlile home end

had il parked on a ... lrontaKe lotPalestine, Te<es. F« two )WI"" theYthe motllle home as • IUlSI housetheY lived in lhe t..-l trailer. _

.... !t"ey\oe Iinally """"'" into the mobileUne. they $till _ two plaoes in whil;h.-

V,.,f«'S ere ctm'inced the Laales Iltefltl".... in their 26-l00t o.er_ rTIIldtl

Iio>Iream. _, the mobile home

...... itslltJrl)OSe ... t>omebneand"pr(I'ri<lesthe~ selislK­;a, b whieh lui Iimol traiJet;SU -.

o\c::f:pl one 01 !heir elIIlirlI cards andlQ'''I '- a~ 01 Itoe UPS' pest

~ ,"""" .,., ra'lCh _ No busones:I ­cows _ No~ _ No daIry­

.. 1'Ilbition..~

":It~ to hold the rnes$9 enIonIJ~ It>e neptlvoe, theY printed on ltIeit c.d~ lor hendI''''C~

t!'le ellcMo eddrt!ss .... I"Wpnt mel·I'" _ise ... $Ud'I as, Tr.lerin'-f""IS/Wl'_ SettirI' _ Other inactMtltS - (rratJc; ­

- Obnoxious - 8aln&-~FOO" 18 l'N<S before they retlr10d lhe

i1JgIos had pionI)' 01 ambition and poIenty

'I1Iis story is .nother In Tl'a c:on­_ioIll wn~ on tM why. how. andapecieI SlbSfactions at full bm"'l it_ your RecY. 00 you alao ""... a..,. on lull time traileri"ll e<th..,."" "...., or that 01 __ you....r $end a Iener or • lull artide.. the subject to our Full Time Tr.i~

.... Editor, Du.n. Newcomb. , ..._ on·the-road pholOC..phlll pol'_. It your IU"y would m.... an-.sti"ll seemenl 01 lhia con~nu·

.. .-iea. Duane will be In contact

.... you t1t mail O' 1»1 phone. ­....<II acIivitits in manaei"i t~lr 12lkow4O"y herd. They had moved to Tel<llllrom~s City and entered t~ celtle bUll·..... Alter e couple 01 yearl, t~y clecldtd:k.ryi"ll would be a more protitable enler·pri", ar.J went inlO Ihll bu.lne". ItQ'O'1'!Jd to be B lortunlte dlOi<:e.

'We we", among the lirst to Installmodern dairy equipment In AndersonCWnt:t," lailt recalil. 'We built UP anmelltnt tlerd ot hig~roduci"i COWl

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CtrJler, Lagle goes drwm 10 his prJoale {>iffwhen ht leels like IisJljng &willie. Note!ht wiJItr pump end pipe be.ide Ihe pier.

Ltlt, Lagle built~ rtrJ'lO"~ble ~"10 !>old .mllil jlem. nHd«J jn Ihe dlOpsuch as nails, 5CftwS and bolls Some 01his tools ""ng on racks above.

T.....'LU U,l, ..."'... "'0 III

Home Basecontinued from page J15and would probably have been content toremain had not an unexpected offer beenmade to buy the dairy farm and cows"

Soon after they sold out in 1963, theypurchased their Airstream and began trav.eling _ but decided they wanted a homebase in northern Arkansas. They built anall·electric home on the shores of one ofthe lakes but soon realized they weredoing more traveling than staying at home.So they sold this home and establisheda base at Neches, Texas near PalestineThis base could be more accurately de·scribed as a General Delivery pastofficeaddress at Neches, an address which theystili retain.

"We know the postmistress well andshe holds our mail until we ask her toforward it," Lagle explains.

In forwarding a batch of mail, the post·mistress writes "Final" on the last lettershe sends, then begins holding mail againawaiting the next forwarding address.

"We are away from home about 50percent of the time," Lagle explains. "Wespent a winter in the Lower Rio GrandeValley of Texas, three winters in Tucson,Arizoroa, and one winter in Mesa, Arizona

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Home Baseoontinued ff1)fTf page 183

Other trips to Airstream rallies and $;ght­_mg keep us on the: move. When wefind a Ilood park we enjoy, we may staytor seYeral weeI\s and make side tripsto interesting places."

When an opPOrtunity came to buy ashare in a club lake near Palestine, theLagles jumped at the cl'Ianu. They nowhave a lot with 150 feet 01 frontage onthe lake and extend:ng baclI 300 leet.He's changed Irem growif18 pastures andhay to growing a lawn.

The mobile home i$ 14 by 68 feet. Well­furnished, it is air conditioned summeraM winter. Located on the lake lot, itprovides a comfortable home and a baseto which to return atlef e~tended trips.

When Laale owned the dairy farm, whichiocluded a large lake stocked with fish,he had Iinle lime lor fishing. Most ofhiS time was spent locking aller the !2Q..cow Holstein and Jersey herd on a twice­a-<lay milking scheduie.

His present location has a small piere~tending into the Jake where he ties uphis boat and outboard motor. He keeps

four or five fish.ing rods in the boat andmost anytime 01 day you may _ him

stroll down to the pier. pick up a rod andmake a lew casts.

"It doesn't take long to find out if thefish Ire biting:' he observes. "If they'renot. I drop the rod and 80 back to mow·ing or other chores or other activities.I read I Jot, too."

Sioce the lake is owned by club mem­bers. there is no &Ccess to the water fromoutside. And for members the fishing isgood; the lake has been stocked with bass,brim, blue gill and II lew catfish.

A smatl coocrele block building(8 x 10 feell OIdjoining the tr_1 trailefpatio houses " freezef. Here the Lagteskeep food and all the fish they take fromthe I"ke. He has an assortment 01 handtools for woodworking hanging on a boardin the room. The tools are used for makingrepa,rS-llnd tor tinkering.

TO waler the IlIWn, Lagle dropped a 55­gallon drom with screened intake into lheLake flUr the pier and attached a l;,.n.p.electric pump. This draws water Irom thelake for irrigating the lawn.

'We believe the 1963 Airstream wepurchased is the most convenient m~1the company has manufactured:' Mrs.Lagle insists. "We prefer the double bedmodel which can be COfWerted to a gauchowhen not used as a bed. ~

This. w;th the: conventional gaucho 1\

the lront, provides plenty of room forentertaining company and is adequate for

living while on trips or away for the winter.

This model features a small dressingtable opposite the double bed. Spaciousclosets provide storage for full time living-at least for as long as six years, thelagles have discovered.

They have a telephone in the Airstreamand a listing in the Palestine directory.When they leave on a trip, they disconnecta plug and they're ready to go. When theyreturn, they attach the plug to the tele­phone line, and have full telephone fa­cilities again without having to wait for atelephone man to make connections.

With a permanent telephone listing,they are also eligible for a telephone creditcard, a convenience most trailerists canlind quite rewarding. By giving the oper­ator their credit card' number, they maytalk from any telephone, public or private,and have the call charged to their hometelephone. This saves trouble findingchange for a public telephone, and there'sno cut off at the end of three minutes.

Asked if he ever visits with dairymenon his travels, Lagle replied, "No, mostdairymen prefer not to have visitors. But1do observe pretty cattle as J drive throughthe country. And when I see them, I'mmighty glad the other fellow owns them."

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by the TL TEST TEAM

I I .nyone should lee! IU'1ty ....... ..,S­urely explDr'na ""*0 in • ,,_I

tr.LIer. the IllY who <1<....., • c.di ... EIOcr""" .nd tows ¥l ""WNI'I should'WMfs ...-orw vnth ¥l EI Ocr""" ¥ld ¥l

Ant".",... J':",l ""'Ihl ~.Net....·s Wl'CO'lQ. II', jUSl 1"-\ • JIIY

qhl 10 1_ ,. M', dolt\I IOI'nttIwcWftI<1ll d M'I tooIinJ .ound In tI'>M muc:r>at. 1OWi,. u..r muc:r> It..... t.""Iht 10 1.1 b'ke to'Ilus-'ll his ....'

Bnidel. _1 ,.,.. knOw ''1M !hi EI00<1dD is no! IUPlX*d to llI* U....,·"'" e-. lJrsuums!

As most EI Oar_ owners knClw. thecan.c~ don1~ 1<......-... w:!II tho lront-..l'oMktt.... EI 00-

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GlOM Torque lb. II.

.a. NQI bIcausI /I won' low • .,.aile•.They'd just .It.... ,I ddn'. . """"""irs lmIae-~ i*IPIe lIwllt d the £ICera. 1!'Ie CIIdilac ,,.,. PlInniU'S _Ithe ",... to be 1'>1 I.-thesl: thine frem• """ 1'0" 0< In.d< lhal lhey can lIwllt of

TM El Dlnclo fills the biI in ttIaI .eopd. ond plIrtlCUllrly wen rl the CISIt dow plush bIad< Int cor. T•.-" about •btl- _It. ........~. ccmlortable.OQI""" __• heIvy . jIllU can hlrdly

coil /I • cor II'.~ e'w'Des9'1e wI>ot 1'>1 .....ge~ -..cuId

I",", 1'101 El OOrldo ~ no! afraid 10 dirtyIf _ • b'l """ lOW • trail.... Ma:te'

of !ect. it lumps "'ht in as if it we.....,• d"ty jot> It all. Md what • job theEI DorllOOcloef!

_ )'OIl look ur\Ck' the hood, you

hnd l»'1 of the- .enon why. Under 111<1'Iooa, th,ny hood .,. 400 horses .ompinaa.ound, The- EI Dorldo spo.l. a 500 cubic­ino;h V·B wilh 10 to 1 comptession .IlioInd hllel1,d 10 I 3.07 dilte,enICal ralio.Thet kind of equipm....t wdl do almostenythina bul Iup tall bulldings~

BUI il tlkts CIJ;I~ I bil 01 "","""Ie to'"""" I 29 loot ~l.um. k>Ided and1"IId~ !o< the fOld. The- 3.07 dJ!!ef«llil1flto doosn' clas$dy truly IS • IfI·.low"" tlbO, ond 10< _ reason you dCo'I'lleel .. mueh .......... _ as)'OU mitl""

"":11. 10< instance.• 3.23. And rih , ......CClI'I'lbontd ......1 of 10.920 ])OOJtds {withI~ If...... IoIlIId !of In ex-.ended lriPI.1'101 3.23 1IIOUId """" bMn nice ...., woth1'>I5(l(l..a.c._~1Int.

But d COUfW. tilt Cad Ik P«Il)Io ..,

not Ibout 10 oft.. I u."", w.ir"c om..·_Ill ••00 _10 • lito sa"" Ii,.." teIIi".I*'I"lenollO Uai.e"..rth1ileEiDorado Tttty con Things are OK.

....ttl " .. 301 hilcI"ed 10 the- 5CIO-<:\bI""p,..

Duril'la our lISt run up, -. andaround , .... Pin15 10 F'3Imf; Highwa~ inSoulhorn Cetifomil (iI's t.... Tl ItSI

COUf1el. we could dlllel no disadvantlllein t'OI'lI-wheel-dri,. 10< Ira;"'. ''''''ina:. TheEI Do'ado ino;l<K!es In autornal;cally ad·j~fllnl Ilr suspenSion system SO t......w.S no dIns" 01 100 mt.ICh d.op in the­'ront 0' 'ea' !torn Il1e 100000ue w"ight 01lhe Alrst."am. The- 'ide. 01 cou,se, isCadilll<; qUlllit~ III lh" way

Altachina lilt N.d,,"r. """"'Si'lry !o.USf! 01 our "HIIll tooo Slfllil·li"" equa~

iZing Meh WIS no sweal and generallyUlere were no protllemf. w" were "quip.

F"eI ClIPl'C11y 24 pllonsF Cons"mpt_ (1_...

If on"" rotxl) 7.4 m.p...Cool SI'SI.... H.D.BaH PYtc. $7137PYtc T...I... $7131[q 1flI Hole!> 11_ 1000

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sr[ClFlCATIONSAirstr..... 29-f_

Suc:lHI'" R_ PYtc. .$9155_ _IUdo<DoublI

Ory weit"'- -4715 IbST_~I -4!i01bs.')'PI of~_ b ...llm u:Ie

..Ih Morfll)'dl sas.[xl_. o.rr-_ 29' \on.I.

8'6'" h'l'>TypO of ConIIn><_ ......rerlOlt

....m'n"mSlMponl ClIPK>1y -4FIoo.p1ln Onc.iJ!Cion Cent...

IuICh.n. ru. bill\. fOfWlrcllaucno. ud •.,......«1

lOId·_ly dinette table

o.men_sII.., o.em.nl (from cenl...

1101'11 of .- axl.) _SR'.~"I ...lth 22.fY._lto.H 120'·F""'I T.Hd 63"R.a. T...d .63'-

Cori;li", W.'lhl (....Ih10 pl.•u.l) 5020 Ibs

SPECIFICATIONS1970 ea.t;lIac [I Dorado'.,.M

C<lboc: Inch D,s-"- ~

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llXlO •. p.m.Comp<eU!on RabO 10 to I1"ppo of ca.buflCOf -4-to.rreIT,..,. of Fuel lltel",,,,, _Premium

h-.nlu_ 3-opMd autofnab<DrIf.-... ~bO .3.07 10 I'i.. Sift L ;0&.15~ •.p ..... 1\ 55 m.p.l'I. 22lXI8nI1la (typool Fronl 6iIc. .....

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d""1or tr"Je,I:lWit'>•.... deI«1:ed

Ptd ";1;11 !he R_ ~ contn>l It"dcoo.1Cl ""'- ..-d' n,. men _ con­:ra iNn _ '*' bwt .... don't~

;1,*,~1I;Ido....:ht"'c¥~1"'"'1 ..... cit..... The _ si:UItiDn

~ --*l ""'- bten "'" ...... .,;\"a..-_clt.... earlt"dtlw:29-.'oo!:ltaler.

Tht Cad'1 ll'ansmOS1iDn ... ~ SO!;d_the __ tr-", 11>01/ perf~ for

GM car1 on 1M t-'~ of 2.48 inbw. 148 in -.d It"d i to I in hii".pi"" '''' 2.03 10 I mtJ tiplicat,,,,, at s:a I

wer<I Plenl)'. w!'oIn ooulHd 10 I'" bi.ereiM. to p_t ..., sil""ti"" in wtIictltraet"", is aOOCl but po..er is 'Jl1Ufli<;ienI

10 rncMl lhe ....I.I!!.T"nsmini"" oil ItmPl"a1Ure wn in

Ii"" ,..;1" li,u'H I,om other teslS of eMtran$rl1l11ions. we ren near 200 "" 11.\rotds with ambient lempe,atuTe .bout 80and f1uelualtd belw"n 250 and 270 onhIlrd uphill tlimbs.

["ilne oil ran tOf'linually at aboul 250dear"s. whlth *"" to be a norMalfigy,e lor most ........'k;an t.rs, II's a ra,"extephon ..."'" wt lind one below 230whi" IOWinc a Ira,:." The oil ~.. say't _ld be nie. 10 stay be'<rw 2Z5 lornor""'" DPl<lheon eon I.... roods but 1<>­garertly bfs not l'C'nc 10 happen.

Thit .... ;hmMl...·s Slip on cur p/u$I> tesI

c. SI--.d ~.020 poo;nck. The El (Wade>is r-y but I ......... __ can

....... t:aten --eons. lor insta'lte. .....,

t'W boa Cedilaa Pf'CIbIIbIJ' we", ""we8ul 5.0lXl p:um 's plenty of "-eo,,.

fof00l"'11crt"""e_rc a tloalnoiJer.From the c:ar'1 l 78-15 hres 10 ,Is

,~f'ludIIiIllt .... tdl lit 1oI;$)'C1U

set onto I'" housoo al nchI l>e!<:n !he_Ii&f'lts swtdl dO. "'" El Dorado isIlintc._ll.netrailerl_

T'" only Itlin& _ -....:l "s/l lor ­and probaIJIr..- __ is !he O::JIon

of It.- 3.23 10 I (j,tterential rallO, w>tichwould ..... onlY e sltahl difference in_;.... r.p.m. at 5~ m,p,h. Bul _ tie­

"'~ it .-culd be tnOUIh 10 p"m.l 1M"Jliine to operale a lill" easier ',,'Ih I

hia",r manifold vaeuum r,""inal. pr"",,'e• liWe mort power and iX)Ss,bly even im·p,'o"" miloaflt. whlth was 7.4 to the~II,," on 1e....1 hi,hways.

But she tows line just the wwv she sitsHey ycu cadillae Image p\,)nntrs!we know you'll hale 10 hear lhis but you'vegol I dondy tUN horse In lhot swanky

ElDorado' 0

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As If'st€'l[ by TI. stttfJers

E-Z-AwnIt was one of those bright, hot alter­

noons and we had invited two othercouples 10 bring chairs over under ourawning where it was more comfortablefor swapping stories. Everyone had justrelaxed when a trailer outfit came do'I'mthe road and stopped in front of our space.The unhappy fact was thai ....-e were thevictims of a clerical error in the parkoffice. We had comfortably settled into aslot previously reserved by this newly­arrived trailerist. Nothing for it but tomove.

The easiest, quickest pari of the pro-

cedure was storing the awning. We arestill slightly amazed at an a'Nning thairolls itself up. All we do is loosen two setscrews, give it a start with a coordinatedpush at each end, Ihen stand back andwatch. After the E-Z-Awn settles itself intoa neat, tight roll, we tighten the setscrews in the new position, cinch up webstraps around the support arms and thisawning is packed-so efficiently stored thatin the recOfd-selting desert winds of lastsPi'"ing it never budged out of travelposition.

Bob Clark, inventor of the E·Z·Awn,claims a set-up time of 15 seconds. Weshould note that 15 seconds is no exag·geration and might be a conservative fig·ure. What we apPi'"eciate is the fact thatagility and strength are not necessary tooperate the E-Z·Awn. With supports per­manently mounted on the trailer (camperor motorhomel. this awning goes up ordown by moving a key arm with a slidehinge. Since the awning material is at­tached to a tension roller just like a win­dow shade, a bit more effort is needed for

more on Daf,1e 101

J.Velf'1·'·(JtI,u~tN

llTe~ve IJN(~"

.4.",1 LilwAs tesled by TIJ slaffers

unrolling. Two moderately active peoplecan work the E-Z-Awn in a smooth mo­tion-pushing with one hand, pulling downwith the other. For the proverbial 98-poundweakling the design of the bracket per­mits usins both hands at one end of thekey brace 10 get it started, then movingover and puUing down to settle the awn-.ing into position. Coordination between twooperators will make up for lack of physicalstrength and we lind a simple "1, 2, 3,Go!" puis the push and pull together. Noth­ing, of course, takes the place of a littlepractice, and three or four trial runs de·velop a routine. Soon it becomes so easythat pulting the awning down for a lunchstop is reasonable and not far-fetched .

..So much for operation, which is the big

thing. But this is not the only reason welike the E-Z-Awn. Equally important, tous, is the fact that this awning is self·supported. No poles or other ground at·tachment, so it can be used at the edgeof a hill as easily as over a cement patio.Just because of its keeping one side ofIhe trailer shaded when parked in thesun with thermometer readings in the 90'sand higher, we know how much of a com­fort factor an awning can be. An awningthaI can be put up anywhere, right now,without unpacking extra pieces, comesunder the heading of practical equipment.

On the luxury side is the wayan awn­ing expands living space by creating anextra, outside room. Put down the awningand the resulting patio automatically be­comes a private place 10 sit or entertain.The enclosing of space by means of anawning is psychological but, nevertheless,effective.

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New Products We likecontinued from page 101

We find what might be called the phys­ical aspects of the E-Z-Awn particularlypleasant. The material is a synthetic treat·ed with Zaton to make it water-repellent.Its light weight accounts for the compact­ness when it is rolled up. for the easewith which it can be operated, o:nd alsomakes an awning with slight translucenceThe exterior stripes of (gold, avocado orblue) are apparent from the underside.A faint grey shadow pattern over whiteon the inside' has a cool look. With theE·Z·Awn. one is not just being shadedby a hunk of canvas-there is a distinctquality to the soft light under this l:1a­terial. Another advantage is that an E-Z­Awn may be ordered in any width. feetand inches. instead of in the customary"standard sizes" The awning is tailoredto the RecV so that the support arms canbe anchored in structural ribs. Our E·Z·Awn is approximately 14 feet long. At thislength it does not absolutely need a centersuppor!. but the E-Z·Awn brace adds onlya few additional seconds to set-up timeand gives extra tautness.

There is more to the E-Z·Awn. It 11aspitch adjustment; it can be dipped downalone end for continuous drainage duringrain; there is a way one person can oper­ate it alone. There are models for straightor curved side RecV·s. either available inany width up to 20 fee!. The E-Z-Awn car·ries a five year guarantee. For prices andmeasuring instructions write to E-Z-Awn,1132·TL West Second St., Pomona, Calif.

91756·0

Bel(y slHlning in f,om oi/fle scrren /Io<J'•. Tfle sc,...." /Io<Js. is flOOd proltctkJll from!nStcIS

Out"" tile ""'" tile GIMns $pM{ in tile >efflceo~ met,.,." r-.d V_let ......-.r"., ""'" lull time tniJeJ""" eatnI' some >-"S la!.er.

'--. this _ ....Ily c:nty wee onaAfter tile G_- d>ildlwl _a I'OM\Betty decided .... -.old taIoo a pan l...-e

job- TtIis soon _l01Ied inlO • lull tImt""" wt-.ere n _ floor superontenden:01 tine tlll<n 01. Ill....~l slore

"ltIe pressure _ 10 ereal,· _ says,

""that I soon~ I>iah b'ood pres-~..

Out...., It"e !"Tie tile GIeMS $ClIe<lI in !hi!senra, !hey tIMl met man)' ret>red trailer........nand re.o!ized I!III this was. pretty..,.:l i,'e.~ they atrived in tile parks........ stayirog in." t"e said....... """,Id

_Ily ao <l'Ief and ..-1 them. They~

ly said lhey were ..-11"11 somI! h-ilnds_s~"""t'-'8utthisottw

exten:le(I 10 • month, and ... lIeYe' metany ll'lal wetetl~ enjoyine lhts typI!! ~ ',Ie,"

by DUANE NEWCOMB

Working harder andenjoying it less? Trytrailering, say Bob andBetty Glenn.

T~~:.:"':='~'NO, 1M Iile lor lI'Iem. S<wM just ""It intoit,~..-ttIO ... theCQUlllry-MClSIiIIOL'lefSfeeI il isa~d 1,lett'lllsu.ts-_.

This. )lOU m,,~l VI. is w!lJ Bob Glomand his WIle, Betb', dloticleCll:r"'lIr IlOlT*l­ina ouited lI'Iem to • ..,.

"ActuaII)'.- "'JS Bob. "'We 'NI/)' mned~ '" the ,,"",.• Bob', ""'I was act..VlIted at Camp Ruc:l<e<, A1llbamB. in 1950.He tlougtrt • 3~'DOI AnderIQtl MobilellametOf • po.,. 10 I..... n.r. montl>s ~ tww~ (,.-.sf... ,"" 10 c.rnp Poll<. Iowa, lllWi"Cthemabd''''''''-lhtIe'''lllh;s~Two years laler. ""*' t~ mCI¥Id bid<into, haJse. the Glenns suo;ldoonly ,..I,"'"lhe<e was • real dil!erence blo_ Itlil.., the rnoI>ile lile. And l"ey ....Ily didnllike wI\!Il theY'd __ lIOtIeI1 t~se","

;mo.

"Actually," $3y:I Bob. "Betty ke¢ "llinSme lhi. WI' I ,eal mistake beca..se she"'a. wa1ki"ll her leg$ all."

Are)lOU aloo. conlli""... fUlilimelIr",.,i.I' H_ yOU specill ••~n·encH to rellte of your lila on lhe"",(lor (H in Ihll cln) "., inl.....t·inc ,..."ns 10 ",lIto wll.ll broY,MyotJ to trlilerins full t,mel Send'lol.te, 0" compl.t. '<'tiel'toou, FullTime T,ailarini EdilOt. Include *.lur•• of y<>u ..OII and y<>u' lamlly.on the ~d il po$OIble, II y<>u' $tOryWO"ld make anothe< inte'O$llngchapte' in ou' <:<>ntinulng $e,IO$,Duane Neweomb will be In eontactwith yOU either by mall 0' p~on.

-EdrtQ"

~lhJTAKE UP FULLTIME TRAILERING?

Why Full Time Trailering?continued from page 74

In the meantime, Bob was in sales workand traveled 35,000 miles a year.

"Whenever I got home,"' he said, "I'djump out of the car and start watering thelawn, mowing the grass, or raking theleaves."

They only used the house for a place tos'eep five days a week and then slavedthe remainder of the time taking care of it.

I~ was at this point that they started ask­ing themselves just why they kept at it.There was actually no reasonable answer.

"We've heard some people say," ex·plains Bob, "they keep the place so chil·dren and grandchildren will have a placeto come home to.

"The facts are the children aren't homeoften enough to justify it. It seems to methat it would be better for all to go to amotel or hotel where the beds are madefor you ...." and you can eat out and saveall that work.

"We kept asking ourselves just why wewere killing ourselves - and we knew thata trailer or a mobile home was the realanswer to the problem.

"At this point we started planning to buya travel trailer after we retired, and amobile home right away.

"Our children were living in three otherstates. With a trailer we could go and setup in their vicinity and visit with themwhen invited. We could also sleep in ourown beds without disturbing their dailyroutine."

As soon as the youngest had finishedschoel, the Glenns started looking lor adesirable mobile heme park. Actually, theones they wanted were full. But after abouttwo years they found a mobile home setupat the park of their choice. They bought itand moved in. They sold the house andtold the children to come and get anythingthey wanted.

Then the Glenns started stage two ­the step to full time trailering. They paidall their billS and went on a cash basis.They reviewed their insurance, cashedsome, took paid-up policies on others, and

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Why Full Time Trailering?continued from page 96

continued to pay premiums on some.

They kept hospitalization insurance be·cause the need for that had increased."Actually, in preparing this way," Bobsays, "it's surprisingly easy when you askyciurself why - why should we do this?

"Sometimes there really isn't a very goodreason for doing what you've been doingaU your life."

Actually at this stage they hadn't plan.ned to buy a travel trailer yet. But one daythey noticed a 17-foot Airstream for saleat a reasonable price. They purchased iton sight. After that, they began experi·menting with the trailering way of life.

The first trip - they took a two weekvacation and left St. Louis on D~cember

27th for New Orleans - the temperaturewas below freezing.

The first mistake they made was gettingto Blytheville, Arkansas, in the dark andtrying to find a park listed in the parkdirectory.

Mistake number two was they had neverto that point hooked up a trailer. They hadtrouble backing into a space. They hadbought a plastic hose and found it hard tostraighten out. They also had bought a ID­foot length of sewer hose that was coiledlike a spring. Outside of having to hone uptheir skills at backing, however, the Glennshad little trouble from here on.

At this point they began to realize thatthere were many things to see. They reallyenjoyed New Orleans, savored the food ex·tensively - and made plans for more.

One the way home, they stopped byShreveport, Louisiana, and spent a fewdays with Bob's brother and his wife.

The year after this they retired. Theyhave now been on the road for over threeyears.

"You can certainly say," says Bob, "thatthese have been wonderful years that passall-too-rapidly," Many non·retired peopleask us how we spend our time. We mightnot be able to tell you exactly, but wenever have this problem. The problem wefind is how can we ever go, do, and seeeverything we really want to.

''We always find we just have to savesome things over until the next year orthe next time."

Why do people take up full time trailer­ing? There are a variety of reasons. But,as the Glenns will tell you, if you findyourself working harder and harder andenjoying it less, the thing to do is 10 beginto ask yourself why. The answers to thisquestion, the Glenns feel, led them to theirpresent way of life. 6)

1Full TIme Trallering

Wouldn't you, too, reallyrather have a house on wheels?Then follow oor ~sion for

Trailering Now...RETIREMENT Never!

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""I,h. WI can wort. ""- we~ ItIt!Ir..... ..hen we chccsI. In ju$l • f....minutes we CWl III 011 CU, __ hctnI.car, lnet III.

M ... ct>M"'" pennlnenlly IOeIledpecjllI, I lh""'- of my 0&::1'1 cll·repeatedqUiltian when ... Ylilled him thil summe,in (lM1.lIom.: 'Wouldnl )'OIl ,eall, tither...... a house?"

"'101 flOW, Clad," I ,eplied firml, ..~hlime.

Full lime ttllierins l1li aw~r<led UI I~clyne. 10 1i.1, nol "11,., 0

by IMOGENE STEWART

FuI lime trlilerina. yes. Retirement.nol "I Ie.t fIOl In the sense that it

...._ to w,thd.,w CIt re',eat. T,.llerin.fa 10 rHe~ 0Ul Ind become • port of our.........,,""8In8 .nvlronment, 10 leam r;ew

CUllu,••, to n,.. diff,r,nt <li,le<;a (whkhI,. In """iii' 01 di$llPPNring due to mod·ern communic.Uonl. .nd 10 have many,m",w t.<QerlencM with diff,rent people.Inlm,ll, t/linlS. and plec,•.

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to 11"_1 and ""ire. Since JInua<r. 1969tIuI". bec:oo••• "11)'.

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On New V_I 0tJ. 1969, I,U. and Isal in ll'le """ dour....... in R,.Itc.CalitornilI and wMct.:l IhII SPK:iao/$ on• lewiIoon. Br """" __ lerriblJ bored.HI _ me ~ fd IQ to .."., UP- tel

Las VqIs. "No, lhanb," I~ "f"~ 1D ill look at tr.-.s.·

That _ 1hI lun'Iir'lI POin'lW. lound lilt If_Ie< _ -.Ied. "

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15 ~, lind t\Id owned one small .-.:lorw lara- orw bele<e. But M,F. wanted_lhl"l ..... ~",",Id live In ~II lhe lime_, ~Iso, pull whorl ~ w~nted to iOsomew~".)

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- l/'It o;flillnn'lllt$l Iho"I, camp IetIas.PoCtUtft, ••

In l/'It foPnI'lI I _ ..,.,. 10 retire lrcmmy _ .. job, but my poioocipol _

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lull I _ f'l1uctIm1y Iiened hiI IdIocICOI"lrlCt I'" ..-.ce- _.

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World Wit II pllcl .nd we _0 an old1942 L~ Stinson lor spcrI flyinlll isItUllyinl 10 eet hll instruclor'. licetl$ll toUrn Ikttl I'I'IOI'Ie')' to othet 1'.....1e.<pense •.

"~tu.IIy, cu, lIyinll ..petl$lll ..1'''11, de<:r"$Id flOW. and we selUP a budlel ot $400 pe, r't'KN11h whid!we lind II ..IY to II.. Cf'l:

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(l!iIhtly mort !!'IIn ""'" __. Cf'l _ I'IouM)

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)l rn <\ai.... in_li_ UIt ol.",I••m tailliPt _ lDd_,u d broko lIpll (wbicb _rcIll1.1te/1 ...lilI _ ofnomobile\. roar relIf<:to. pa 1, and bock_up IIrbta for mul_um ..f~t,.

Th. r.m.rk.bl,. Su ...r Durl_1b"lUIIlLIo p ld"" Ail'll"''''itb lbo only conlon ba.. 1....\>I01>dI01 ..._1 _iOll bo lhod...l..,.. EUmluta 148 ,.m; .... ,_, wiill the IlIId toft" l,brieaU J'O'" ulIO II bl" bo<t1 _ .......".d ..........

1·llICba and ""i·d ""i,.. Iho.I Ia i po.ble ofearin. ""'L NOIlea tho iaold 'boh "" _ITbeel. M....nled horiZOiltoll,. tbo 'hock bo.. tI1<o up no,,.rior 'pa<IO.

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,ecta window from ftylnl rod,. and II'n,..1 1'1 ml;ot,lno vi.l·th, root of • <on.entlonol t.aller! Now Y<>\I know why &lI hllily Ilnl,hl th",urh tile ... 11•••• rut win""". UN<! .. anAln.nam .. 00 ru..l"<! ....d yet.... II ..M I" ...1..bL But wbJ' .. a....i"... tM wi............ard 'ilowa fUlllirbl to ..,u. but dill'....lile AI ..I....m ..._, to tow! How _, 0. d_1I11 aaythl".. wiD oIinct ran of tho In..tow.,.... .. Ita wei..bl ..... ohape. n.a li..bter tho inlkr. the_. to 1tIrt, -. or climb, biD. Alratrea!OI _ alwaya betII.tho IIrbl_ tl"llila. ptrC1lble f_ ... Almream', ..._tood A_,t..- f._ IrI , ""'"' poundo from 1M total _Irbl!The Ideal lb ..... of eou I. on. thlt I. lmoothl, rounde<l. frea,f .n, air "trapo" Ih'l would olf•• _i'tall•• II you pull It0.lo<I... Tb. mora """,oeoqu....d .traamiined tM da.1 , 1M'lr'nDI"Ir the .trurtul'l and Ita _lot....,. II wiD "'"r. th thof_. ODd ...le. the ....bkla wiD Ira Tbe 1t'J0 Alrat Ia..... U a miMlla. Tboere "" .... ilal ~1'I; thoIoor IIId t ...1lk loaadla on I I to lIIIliJI.imbo drq. It II thla~ledeal .... that permlta ",,' All'ltnlDl to f<>Dow......,.IlOtloa of J'OIlr "ar fUUr. eIJo..u-l,! TIIi1 Ia wb, .31·foot\1..lru", w.l..hln.. 411'\16 lbo. tow. """.iderabl, euier thin,!I).foot wood·ond·noil trailer of ol..-t tb••o"", _lrMI How..II 0 lrailer will bold tho "",d ......0<10 ..-tl, on bow the"ipt of tho ",Ul'Ill"IIlkr iI dJatrlbuWd ....d tloa ........1".......~. TIIo _<rio. tho boUom and tho liPta. the bod,. tloa;rHtor ita ui!llJ' to boW the...-ad. n.aliptweipt Aintraa.moodyla -.....,., bolted ""'" rlO'IIed to • nmarbhb' _ ......riealb' WO'Ided ,tool cbuaio. HOlY]' 1It.._ oueb u tho rofrl ..•to.... olwo,n mounted on tbo lIoor ( ...bore bee", Io&do boloar)"'d boltod to tb. fro"'e. In 19'10 the lor..". 60 rollon "ot.r tonkLQ boon 1'10<:0<1 over Ih.",10 to ""hlev. 0 ii..hter. mo onltont.Itcb _i..bL In an Airotrum. _irhta 0'" pl..-I oft d kopc,.,. The bet la,"~ 01 oa Almraom'l totaI_ipt", f.-. tho.00. Ii to tho r.-L T111a odoDtito;: appn>ocll to _lpt dlltrl·..u. tta bo • tnIlJ".-arIW>k bltdo Iet_ and iabltol)'.... otabIo rl WR.Jo ricle~ u ... <all it. the riclala.. .-h. J"" roD tlI b .h""khoM. ri rboda and wub_.,.I'd I"OIdI .nd )'0\1 ....n·t .ven know tb. trallor II batk tb....!,]1'11...",'1 .xclulive runnlnr por... Ib••mblnr Super Dur._brquI axlo ...... ronoid.red 10 bo Ibl III(lOI ImPOrtanl Imp.....,..l1li1 In traile. runnin.. ra.' .1""" ilII a.d.....t ..f ilIIlralle. 1_.'iill an IdMJ _ 01 paYit,1J>d tM _ SuJll't Du.....1brq...do. _. Aim the roo4 !uti"""I"'" with ol_nWlenbio Iotorallt.o1>ltll,! Dri.. it _. the nlttM.i ..........._r Alntraa.m II ri..bl boloind J'OIl. cll"';,.. to the r.-L Hit.oop bump... lt ...... it IlIIt.orItI,. Th i,no,lIp 0' ,Ii". u"U eome on o.oll' the road. In fact..... AI I m bol<lo tht road• ft.",I, II 00 mph II It ...1lI .1 to mpll! No l"'" Iulow ..b,11'I1 m iI ilII ~boi... of tho......,do of .riticol trailer lravelero."""" it II tM ii..btat, ...i_ towing ............w.......Yin..-aY'Ol inlier In tho world.

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