Table Of ContentOR THE  CONVENIENCE  of our  readers,  reprints  of all features,  technical 
t reports  and travel stories  that appeared  in the pages  of Trailer Life last year are 
by mail.  Titles  are  listed  alphabetically  in appropriate  categories;  issue  month  and 
page number  are  indicated  in the right-hand  column.  When  ordering,  please include  article 
title, issue  month  and year,  your complete  mailing address  and a check or money  order in 
Incorporated,  3601  Calle Tecate,  Camarillo,  California  93012.  If you’re in a hurry, FYI Xpress 
offers a selection of reprints via fax; call (800) 955-5293 for details. 
AMERICA’S OUTBACK..  .MO/PAGI  Celebrate the Season  Tiger Run RV Resort 
Alamo and Rachel, Nevada  Christmas at Oglebay  Trailering on Texas Beaches 
Bandon-by-the-Sea, Oregon  Cleared for Takeoff 
Beaver. Utah  College for Seniors  (1 OA  ARnes oie   .MO/PAGI 
Diesel Fuel Controversy 
Campo, California 
Charles City, lowa  Driving in Mexico: Is It Safe? ................ 1/44 
Goldfield, Nevada  Focus on Full-timing  Country Comfort Fifth-wheel 
Forest Service Draws Fire  Firan Raven 31' 
Manti, Utah 
| Randsburg, California  Firan Ultrastar 339 
|  Surprise Valley, California  King of the Road Knight Series 
Taft, California  Gas Watch  Kit Companion 30AT 
Winnemucca to the Sea  NDE SOO PAC 5.55 ccaseacchcdsnsssecsrcsessees 11/30  New Horizons 27' 
Highway, Oregon  Guns on the Go 
Habitat Gypsies 
DO-IT-YOURSELI  ‘sseseed.  MO/ PAGE  Highland Fling. 
ABCs of RVs, Part I  Joy of the Backroads 
ABCs of RVs, Part II  Louisville 1994  PRODUCT  EVALUATIONS: :..: ...2:.MO/PAGI 
Calculating Changes in  Maple Sugar Spring  303 Protectant 
Tongue Weight  Mind Your Manners in Public 
Optimizing Storage Space  Nature’s Rhythms  Desert SuperCooler 
Renegade RVer  Dexter HD Suspension Kit 
FEATURES::.......  Roadblocks on Public Lands  Dual Range Aux. Transmission 
"93 Editorial Index  J&S Electronics SafeGuard 
Alaska on $62 a Day  Spring Fling Roundup  Moore Sway/Brake Control 
Take-Along Boats  Reese 15K Classic Hitch 
Ed  ee  eS 8/30  Rhino Linings 
The Wacky World of RVs  Step-n-Seat 
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OR THE  CONVENIENCE  of our  readers,  reprints  of all features,  technical 
t reports  and travel stories  that appeared  in the pages  of Trailer Life last year are 
by mail.  Titles  are  listed  alphabetically  in appropriate  categories;  issue  month  and 
page number  are  indicated  in the right-hand  column.  When  ordering,  please include  article 
title, issue  month  and year,  your complete  mailing address  and a check or money  order in 
Incorporated,  3601  Calle Tecate,  Camarillo,  California  93012.  If you’re in a hurry, FYI Xpress 
offers a selection of reprints via fax; call (800) 955-5293 for details. 
AMERICA’S OUTBACK..  .MO/PAGI  Celebrate the Season  Tiger Run RV Resort 
Alamo and Rachel, Nevada  Christmas at Oglebay  Trailering on Texas Beaches 
Bandon-by-the-Sea, Oregon  Cleared for Takeoff 
Beaver. Utah  College for Seniors  (1 OA  ARnes oie   .MO/PAGI 
Diesel Fuel Controversy 
Campo, California 
Charles City, lowa  Driving in Mexico: Is It Safe? ................ 1/44 
Goldfield, Nevada  Focus on Full-timing  Country Comfort Fifth-wheel 
Forest Service Draws Fire  Firan Raven 31' 
Manti, Utah 
| Randsburg, California  Firan Ultrastar 339 
|  Surprise Valley, California  King of the Road Knight Series 
Taft, California  Gas Watch  Kit Companion 30AT 
Winnemucca to the Sea  NDE SOO PAC 5.55 ccaseacchcdsnsssecsrcsessees 11/30  New Horizons 27' 
Highway, Oregon  Guns on the Go 
Habitat Gypsies 
DO-IT-YOURSELI  ‘sseseed.  MO/ PAGE  Highland Fling. 
ABCs of RVs, Part I  Joy of the Backroads 
ABCs of RVs, Part II  Louisville 1994  PRODUCT  EVALUATIONS: :..: ...2:.MO/PAGI 
Calculating Changes in  Maple Sugar Spring  303 Protectant 
Tongue Weight  Mind Your Manners in Public 
Optimizing Storage Space  Nature’s Rhythms  Desert SuperCooler 
Renegade RVer  Dexter HD Suspension Kit 
FEATURES::.......  Roadblocks on Public Lands  Dual Range Aux. Transmission 
"93 Editorial Index  J&S Electronics SafeGuard 
Alaska on $62 a Day  Spring Fling Roundup  Moore Sway/Brake Control 
Take-Along Boats  Reese 15K Classic Hitch 
Ed  ee  eS 8/30  Rhino Linings 
The Wacky World of RVs  Step-n-Seat 
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Power Chip Powwow  Viscosity Vexation 
Powerful Advice  Wandering Ford 
Pre-oiler Query  Where'd the Gas Go? .........seeeeeeeeees 10/67 
Price Variations 
Air-Pump Enigma  Propane Permutations  SUPER  SITES  MO,  PAGI 
Automatic vs. Manual  Pulsating Pickup  AZ: Wickedest Town in the West 
Auto-Suspension Suspicion  Rambunctious Ram  CA: Poppy Fields Forever 
Ram Power vs. ram power  MN: Lumberjacks of Long Ago 
Axle-Ratio Roulette  WY: Buffalo Bill’s Cody 
Baffled Bounder  Buffalo Bill Historical Center 
Baffling B-Van 
Bias vs. Radials  TECHNICAL  ARTICLES  MO,  PAGI 
Blazing Saddles  1994 Tow Ratings 
Camper Capacity  Red Badge of Courage  Avoiding Meltdown 
Capricious Clutch  Refrigerator Freeze-Up  Battery Basics 
Carbon-Buildup Blues  Rubber Roof Dilemma  Carbon Monoxide 
Chevy Problems  Runnin’ Rich  Controlling Sway 
Cold-Runnin’ Cummins  Sagging Ford  Inverters 
Condensation Consternation  Seal Eater  Keeping Warm 
Confounded Carburetor  Short-Box Fiver Towing  Keeping Your Cool 
Cool Cummins  Short Story  Oil: Rx for Healthy Engines 
Crankcase Pressure  Simmering Stovebolt  Portable Power 
Cruise-Control Crisis  Simmering Suburban  Propane Safety 
Deficient Diesel  Slam Shifting  RVer’s Guide to Tires, Part I 
MEINONN NERY oclaes conodcc ececsac aces 12/86  Slow-Fillin’ Ford  RVer’s Guide to Tires, Part II 
Diesel Din  Stalling Chevy 
Dirty Diesel 
Struggling Bronco II 
Disadvantaged Diesel  10-MINUTE  TECH.  .MO/PAGI 
Discharged Batteries  Suspension Suspicion  BE TRU isscsgripereioeticaonrssenrio 5/84 
Dodge Cummins Mileage  Sway-Control Adjustment  Antenna Alternative 
Dodge Difficulties  Arresting Thought 
Dual-Battery Wiring  Synthetic Oil Synopsis  A ‘Short’ Story 
Driveline Clunker  Tail-Dragging Fiver  Aye, Matey 
Faded Fiberglass  TBI vs. MP  Baby’s Bed 
Fan-Belt Follies  Tepid Tranny  Betsiee Security 3550.  casasetsacccsseeoee 8/93 
Fiver Stability  Thermoil Battery Matchup  Basket Basics 
Flapping Cabinets  Tire Troubles  Better Bolts 
Fluid Fiasco  Too Young to Smoke  Better Water-Filter Holder 
Footloose Ford  Towing Instability  Bountiful Bungees 
pS) Ps SSE  a  2/110  Tow-Rating Decision  Deane Batti aia sneer 4/76 
Ford Fretting  Tow-Rating Retrospective  ‘Bright’ Idea 
Fossil-Ford Fuel  Tow Vehicle Instability  Bright Move 
Free-Flowing Ford  Tow Vehicle Selection  Brighter Path 
Freeway Hop  Trailer Length vs. Tow Rating  Bristling With Advice 
Fuel Ramifications  Trailer Radials #3  Bugs No More 
Glow-Plug Glitches  Trailer Storage  Camouflaged Cap 
Goodwrench  Grievance  Trailer Tire Rating  Camping Accord 
Jumpin’ Jeep  Trailer-Tire Swap  Canny Color-Coding 
Loss of Lockup  Trailer Tire Wear  Can You Hear Mets stisaiscctsicnc e5 /84 
Modulator Tip  Trailer Undercoating  ‘Channeling’ With Aluminum 
More Pop-up Power  Trailer Wiring  Chilly Thoughts 
Mystery Shifter  Tranny Tales  Clean Sweep 
O51 GO). SO  Se  ee  ae  12/81  Tranny Temps  Clock Watchers 
Overabundant Oil Pressure  Tranny Trauma  Coinless Laundry 
Overdrive Advice  Trans-Cooler/Tire Questions  Cool Wheels 
Overdrive Observations  Turbo Troubles  Correction (Trickle-Down) 
Peeling Ceiling.  Unsettled About Unleaded  Custom Bed 
Pingin’ Pickup  Vacuum Gauge Query  Cutting Technology 
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Designer Drip-Dryer  NJ: Coastal Heritage Trail 
Double-Duty Chairs  Shaky Point of View  NM: My Favorite Western Drives ....11/37 
Shoes Galore  OH: Country Folk, Country Life  1/42 
Dry as a Bone  Silicone Brake Enhancement  OK: Bewitching Alabaster 
Electrics 101  Simple Fix 
Fair Warning  Simple Seat Storage  OR: Oregon Coast 
Fair Warning (2)  Slick, Rick  OR: Summer in the Cascades 
Feet for Safety  SRT sic ceisscechssaerpaetececsereel 4/76  RI: Spring Fling Roundup 
Fleabag Hotel  Soggy Shirt Sleeves  SD: South Dakota’s Small Wonder ...2/32 
Flicker, Flicker  Spare Moment  TN: Great RV Drives of the East 
Food Hammock  Spit and Polish  TX: Port of Paradise 
Form vs. Function  ‘Spring’ Time  TX: Spring Fling Roundup 
Fumble Fingers  Stable Reflections  UT: Spring Fling Roundup 
Getting to the Point  Stepping Out  VA: Great RV Drives of the East 
Sticker for Accuracy  VA: Savoring the Skyline 
Gooseneck Gadget  Stick Shift  WA: Summer in the Cascades 
Guest Relations  Straight and Level  CANADA 
Hair-Dryer Hooray  Strapping Idea  BC: Spring Fling Roundup 
Hanging Around  Stretch of the Imagination  NB: North Atlantic Adventure 
Hang It All  Table Cacophony  NS: North Atlantic Adventure 
Hang It Up  Tangled Webs  PEI: North Atlantic Adventure 
I  aces stvscanecanssonsenci 2/98  The Best of Both Worlds 
Helpful Hitch  The Blind Truth  VERICEE  TESIS...:.....  ...MO/PAGI 
Hideaway Hitch  The Diesel Trap  TOW VEHICLES 
Highway Electrician  The ‘Key’ to Safety  94 Buick Roadmaster Estate 
Home Sweet Home  The Key to Success  1994 Chevrolet C1500 
Hot Floors  The Terminator  Big Block Blowout (Chevy C2500, 
I Need My Space  Through the Mist  Dodge Ram 3500 & Ford F-250) 
Just a Reminder  Torqued Off  Bronco XLT 
Just Like Home  Torsion-Bar Tent  Chevrolet C2500 Turbo 
Knobby Solution  True Traction  Chevrolet S-Series 
Leveraging  Under the Table  Chevy Caprice Classic 
Locking the Lock  Viewable Valve  Dodge D2500 Turbo 
Dodge Ram B350 
Maintenance Minder  View Polish 
Midlife Regression  Warm Thought  Ford F-250 Turbo 
Mini Power Plant  Wayward Wind Deflector  Full Effects Super Duty 
Wet Warfare  GMC Club Coupe 4+WD 
What a Pad  Mazda B4000 
What a Rush  Toyota Land Cruiser 
Oh, What a Relief It is  Whoa to Table Woes  Triple Turbo Towdown (Chevy C2500, 
On the Ball  WU TE in ocaicesncesi nscsiecessen s 6/85  Dodge D2500 & Ford F-250)  7/36 
Windy Woes  TRAILERS 
Wireless Wonder  Dutchmen 26' 
Plain Jane Gauge  Woodworking Woman  Fleetwood Savanna 30' 
Portable Grass  Fleetwood Westport 30' 
Power Play  TRAVEL  ARTICLES.   ....  MO/PAGI  Gulf Stream Innsbruck 26' 
Pulling the Plug  AK: Valdez  King of the Road 40' 
Quick Way Out  CA: California’s Geothermal Gem  NuWa Hitchhiker II 26' 
Rapid Recycle  CA: My Favorite Western Drives  Play-Mor WindRiver 26' 
Ready Rheostat  CA: Spring Fling Roundup  Shasta 31' 
Restraining Order  FL: A Walk on the Wild Side  Starcraft LumaStar 25CK 
Sagging Ceiling  FL: Great RV Drives of the East  SunLine Saturn 2160 
Scrape Constraint  GA: Spring Fling Roundup  Sun Lite 20' 
Screen Test  ME: Great RV Drives of the East  TRUCK CAMPERS 
Secure Stopover  MT: Kings Hill Scenic Byway 
Seeking Equality  MT: My Favorite Western Drives 
See-Through Suggestion  NV: Boomtown  VAN CONVERSIONS 
Sewer Support  NH: Great RV Drives of the East  Coachmen Van Camper 19" 
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