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New Horizons Owners Newsletter
Volume 2005 Number 8 -- October 2005
Editor: Lloyd Treichel - lloyd@wandrin.us
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Editor's Forward:
The Exchange needs material. Ideas include:
● Customizations
● Enhancements
● Great Gadgets
● Great campgrounds
● Met other NH owners on the road?
● Advice to your fellow RVers
● An email saying "Hello from..."
Nothing appears in the Exchange without your input. Input is not limited to New Horizons owners.
All New Horizons owner names appear in bold face.
Notes from the NHOG Rally 2005
(In this section owners' names will not be bold face)
Pictures of Rally 2005 can be seen at:
http://www.nhog.us/rallies/rally2005/index.htm
Although it was unusually warm for the first days of October, it was an enjoyable rally held at Sundermeier RV Park in St. Charles, Missouri. Right on the famed Missouri Katy Trail, this provided an opportunity for those who needed some bike exercise.
Bus Tour to St. Louis... There was an all day survey bus tour of St. Louis. First stop was at Grants Farm – an Anheuser Busch park with the Clydesdales available for a photo shoot. There was also a lunch stop at Union Station complex and finally there was the Gateway Arch. The bus/tour driver also drove us through other parts of St. Louis to give us an idea of what we could do if decided to stay and do more exploring after the rally.
Self Introductions... was the kickoff session for the rally. There were 36 rigs in attendance plus two wanabes.
Bill Garmire registered as a wanabe but arrived as the newest New Horizons owner. Bill’s New Horizons rig number 674 was on its maiden voyage from Junction City to St. Charles.
Shari Heywood arrived to continue her record for attending all the New Horizons rallies.
The oldest unit present was number 90 (’93 model) owned and lovingly maintained by June and Ron Van Buren. Not far behind were Roberta and Dave Rousseau with number 137 (’94 model).
Living on the road... sessions were held during the rally covering a variety of subjects:
- Digital photo storing methodologies was a session presented by Roger Bell
- Wireless Connection attendees explained to others how they accessed the internet
- The “how to” of backing and parking was explained by several people
- Solar power, disk brakes and rig maintenance was handled in one session
- … and other sessions (I admit) I did not attend
Open Forum Sessions... on some evenings may have been the most entertaining and enjoyable....
- Unique Rig Features and Gadgets
- Great destinations
- Embarrassing RV experiences
The stories that were related would make interesting material for the Exchange. Send the editor a couple of lines in an email and the editor will take care of the rewrite and then include it in an issue of the Exchange.
Open house tours... are a part of every rally. For the editor this was the excuse to throw out the clutter, clean a little and make the bed. Surely, I wasn't the only one.
No doubt these tours overwhelmed the wanabes with unique features and floor plans.
Did we eat... Of course we ate. There were muffins and coffee each morning.
Each evening after Happy Hour there was dinner at different venues. For the first evening it no host dinner at the in park restaurant. Next was Octoberfest in downtown St. Charles with German Oompah bands and other great entertainment and foods of all sorts and some of it with a German flavor.
New Horizons RV Corp sponsored an evening banquet at the in park restaurant banquet hall.
On another evening, we celebrated our outdoor life style with a dozen grills preparing a BBQ on the lawn. The final evening was an enjoyable potluck where one of the desserts was...
Twinkie Dessert by Jan Estep
1 (10 count) box Twinkies
4 Bananas, sliced
1 (5.1 oz) pkg. Instant Vanilla Pudding
2 Cups Cold Milk
1 20 oz can Crushed Pineapple (drained well)
8 oz Cool Whip
Lightly spray 9x13 pan with Pam. Slice Twinkies in half lengthwise and place in pan, cream side up. (uses 8-10 Twinkies) Top with layers of sliced bananas. Make pudding according to directions, using 2 cups milk. Pour over bananas and top with pineapple. Spread Cool Whip over top. Refrigerate. Cut into to squares to serve.
Attendees as wanabes:
Loren and Donna Burkett
Aaron Fry
Special Guests:
Phil and Karen Brokenicky
| Owner Attendees: Galen and Karen Ballentine Roger and Sue Bell Jerry and Marge Clark Mel and Linda Collart John and Betsy Crawford Jim and Linda Dollinger Mike Eisman and Judy Sterling Jan and Cathy Emrick Curtis and Ann Endee Jan Estep and Ben Blanco Dave and Sharon Fremming Bill Garmire Joe and Nita Green Skip and Gen Griffith John Harshberger Shari Haywood Joe and Sarah Johnson and boys Chips and Pat Kessler |
Mary Lou Knack Tom Marik Hal and Carol Miller Eric and Cherie Mize Tim and Carolyn Pelzek John and Barbara Ragland Becky Reiger and Carter Foree Bruce and Mary Sue Rosenberger Dave and Roberta Rousseau Bill and Patti Sadd Robert and Ana Steg Joe Thompson and Mary O’Neill Vern and Betty Thompson Walter and Wilda Treanor Lloyd Treichel Morris and Reba Tschauner Ronald and June Van Buren Bob and Sandy Wilson |
Thanks to Rally 2005 Committee... to Melvin and Linda Collart as committee chair, Chips and Pat Kessler, Jan Estep, Mike Eisman and Judy Sterling, Shari Heywood, Roger and Sue Bell, Joe Thompson and Mary K. O'Neill (I hope I didn't miss anyone)
Rally planning for Rally 2007... The new committee is: Committee chair will be provided by Mike Eisman and Judy Sterling. Other committee members are Jan and Cathy Emrick, Tim and Carolyn Pelzek, Eric and Cherie Mize, Galen and Karen Ballentine, Mary Lou Knack, Jim and Jan Leigh, Chips and Pat Kessler, Jan Estep, Sarah Johnson, and Mel and Linda Collart.
Joe Thompson will continue as treasurer. Sue Bell will continue to maintain the data base of New Horizons owners and mailing lists. Lloyd Treichel will continue as web master and editor of the Exchange.
From: Mel and Meg Rich (1996 36RKSSS S/N255)
I recently had a problem with my living room slide out. The front of the slide would not go all the way out, and the rear wouldn't come all the way in.
Ken
Ullmer at New Horizons RV Corp provided me with this solution. It worked
great and the slide-out works fine now. My 5th wheel is setup in the
reverse of this diagram. Both wheels were removed to get at the chain
drive area. I positioned the master link to a spot that was convenient
for access, which was at the end away from the motor. I only removed the
chain from one end and did the adjusting.
The only tool I had to buy was a 17" Crescent wrench
in order to turn the sprocket nut.
Furnace
Cycling Too Often
From: Mel and Meg Rich (1996 36RKSSS S/N255)
"Fixing this condition is easy. Just snap off the thermostat cover and locate the anticipator adjustment. It will be either a slide or rotary device calibrated with numbers such as 1.0, .7, .5, .3, .2. In most of the RVs I have owned, the heat anticipators were set on 1.0. This allows the widest temperature-cycle swing.
Notes from New Horizons
Owners
From: Lloyd Treichel
Before the Rally in St. Charles, I had stopped in Milwaukee at the State Fairgrounds where I visited with Tim and Carolyn Pelzek and Mel and Linda Collart.
My next stop was at Madison where I stayed at Lake Farm County Park. That is a great campground right on the bike trail to downtown Madison. That is where Bob and Gigi Knibb were stopped for a few days. They had a conflict with the rally since October 1st was the day they are attending a wedding reception for one of their children in Maryland.
After the Rally, I headed to Junction City for my annual visit at Camp Horizons. That is where I found John and Betsy Crawford, Bob and Sandy Wilson and Bill Garmire.
While at Camp Horizons, I took this
picture of the "Long and Short" of rigs manufactured by New
Horizons. The long rig was 50 feet. My short rig is 24 feet.
Albuquerque was my next stop at an RV park where I met Neil and Bev Hoitink on their way to northwestern New Mexico and eventually to home in Washington.
Rather than relate my travels here, see http://www.wandrin.us.
Scenery Overload at Twin Lakes, Colorado
From: Gen and Skip Griffith
We discovered a nice Forest Service campground called White Star at Twin Lakes, CO. [Check the NHOG home page for a picture at the campground.] There is a place to fill your tank with fresh water and there is a dump (fee charged, $6; I think). There is no electricity, but we just used our solar panels for power.