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AUGUST 2020 Meet Our President —PG 18
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of where this all started. When we joined WBCCI in 2004, we just and read several news articles that say that RV sales are twice
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would be President of this great group of Airstreamers. I would like
to thank all the people that I have met along the way and that have
for Airstream and the club.
encouraged me to be involved in club leadership. I could not have I want to thank all of the people that have just finished their terms
done it without your words to guide me. of office and all of the new people that have stepped up to fill
those open positions. We can’t do it without you. Your voluntarism
I had a local club president tell me a long time ago that I would meet is what makes this club go. There will always be a need for new
people from all over the world in this club and they would be my best people and new ideas, so do step up and make a difference in the
friends. I just laughed and thought she does not know what she is club.
talking about. Needless to say, she was totally correct. We have met
club members from all over the world and they are some of our best Please know that in coming months, more improvements to
friends. the database and the website will give all club members more
benefits. If you see something that looks like it might be for the
As we look forward to the start of a new year in the club, our world club, please pass that information to someone in leadership so that
has been turned upside down with the Coronavirus-19. I will say we stay on the cutting edge of social evolution.
though, that there is always good that comes out of bad situations.
We now use Zoom for meetings and we will have delegates vote with In closing, I challenge all members to welcome new Airstreamers
Survey Monkey. Who would have thought six months ago? The club when you see them. Ask them to join you in the fun and fellowship
has been very adaptive to new ideas to make improvements for our that we all enjoy. Before you know it, you too might have best
members. friends from all over the world.
I am encouraged by seeing our membership numbers continue to See you down the road.
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International, Inc.
Vol. 56 August 2020 Issue No. 7
803 E. Pike Street, PO Box 612
Jackson Center, OH 45334-0612 President’s Corner....................................................3
Phone 937-596-5211
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airstreamclub.org
Club News................................................................6
Welcome New Members.................................................................................................. 6
INTERNATIONAL The Art of Airstream Cooking......................................................................................... 12
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Membership................................................................................................................. 14
President................................................... Andrew Selking Airstream Club International Courtesy Parking................................................................. 16
1st Vice President................................................. Tye Mott
2nd Vice President.........................................Eric McHenry
If a Bass Plays in the Forest........................................................................................... 22
3rd Vice President.......................................Per Hamnqvist Camping in a Post-COVID-19 World............................................................................... 24
Recording Secretary...................................Judy Bechthold Membership Benefits and Dues..................................................................................... 26
Treasurer...................................................... Beth Hackney
Past President.................................................Mona Heath Historically Speaking..................................................................................................... 30
REGION PRESIDENTS A Home for our Airstream.............................................................................................. 34
Region 1.............................................................Doug Hart In Memoriam................................................................................................................ 35
Region 2....................................................... Richard Short Three Mexican Jewels Caravan...................................................................................... 36
Region 3................................................................ Bill Wild
Region 4.........................................................Karen Fisher Water Filtration............................................................................................................. 38
Region 5............................................... Christopher Seplak Airstream Tech Help Group............................................................................................ 40
Region 6.........................................................Jim Johnson
Region 7.................................................. Jane Carmichael Kids Camp.................................................................................................................... 42
Region 8............................................................. Mike Sisk
Region 9..............................................................Bill Miller
Region 10.................................................Michel Bourassa
International Rally...................................................44
Region 11.....................................................Ken Johansen
Region 12...............................................Cecelia Stansbury
Caravans................................................................45
Parliamentarian............................................ Joanne Miller California Architecture, Food and Wine Caravan.............................................................. 45
COMMITTEES
Budget................................................................. Tye Mott
National Rallies.......................................................46
Caravan.......................................................Jay Thompson Storytelling................................................................................................................... 46
Constitution & Bylaws.................................. Tom Smithson Sun Valley Jazz & Musical Festival.................................................................................. 46
Ethics & Grievance........................................ Bob Caldwell
Family & Youth................................................ Linda Amme
Historical....................................................... Joe Peplinski Region News..........................................................47
Airstream • 937-596-6111.....................................53
Information Technology...................................Marc Nijdam
International Rally Site.............................. Vernon Goodwin
International Relations.................................Per Hamnqvist
Lifetime Membership.....................................Eric McHenry
From the Vice President................................................................................................. 53
Long Range Planning...................................Per Hamnqvist
Marketing....................................................................TBD Event Schedule.......................................................56
Membership....................................................Terri Warren
National/Special Events................................ Kathi Mitchell
Publications.............................................. Hedda Smithson
Classifieds..............................................................61
Technical.........................................................Ray Putnam
Coupons.................................................................62
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Lori Plummer.................................Corporate Manager and
Blue Beret Managing Editor
Deb Sailor............................................... Blue Beret Editor
Barb Langston........................... Rally/Caravan Coordinator
Amanda Hughes.......................... Membership Coordinator
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Blue Beret............................ blueberet@airstreamclub.org on the cover...
Caravan...................................caravan@airstreamclub.org Andrew Selking, 2020-2021 International President
General......................................... info@airstreamclub.org Meet Our President - page 18
Membership.....................membership@airstreamclub.org Background, Andrew by his trailer; Counterclockwise from top: My grandparents' Airstream, Tripp, grandpa and
Rally............................................. rally@airstreamclub.org Annabelle Selking, Mark & Lauren Selking, Barb & Vickie, Andrew & Pastor Nemec, Andrew out running
Corporate Manager............... lplummer@airstreamclub.org
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CLUB
NEWS
Welcome New Members..............................................
Club # 000 Club # 000 Club # 000 Club # 003
WBCCI # 1135 WBCCI # 7888 WBCCI # 21211 WBCCI # 7482
Curtis & Haley Tate Mike & Judy Martin Jerry & Jamie Rea Sumner & Cheryl Waters
IL KS FL AZ
Club # 000 Club # 000 Club # 000 Club # 004
WBCCI # 2643 WBCCI # 7838 WBCCI # 7872 WBCCI # 7671
Robert & Julie Maxon Clifford Jones & Carolyn Mauldin Richard Suter & Christina Mathers Chuck & Andrea Hanson
AZ LA CA NM
Club # 000 Club # 000 Club # 000 Club # 004
WBCCI # 7576 WBCCI # 7867 WBCCI # 11732 WBCCI # 7794
Debbie & Larry Cheser Kathy & Kevin Robinson Chris Calhoun Maureen McCormack & Athala King
KY WV GA AZ
Club # 000 Club # 000 Club # 001 Club # 004
WBCCI # 1645 WBCCI # 7811 WBCCI # 3813 WBCCI # 7800
Ken Smith & Lyda Slayton Thomas & Rebecca Hursey Darrell & Leah Skinner William Burke
TX OH GA AZ
Club # 000 Club # 000 Club # 001 Club # 004
WBCCI # 7608 WBCCI # 10543 WBCCI # 7612 WBCCI # 7834
Michael & Anna Mullins David & Christine Zika Justin & Katherine Carroll Robert & Lelia Wright
MO MO AL NM
Club # 000 Club # 000 Club # 001 Club # 004
WBCCI # 7631 WBCCI # 12123 WBCCI # 29431 WBCCI # 7833
William Roudebush Patricia Baumann & Douglas Dolan Dale & Kelly Clem Chris & Corree Sinkwitz
SC FL AL AZ
Club # 000 Club # 000 Club # 001 Club # 004
WBCCI # 7642 WBCCI # 21414 WBCCI # 7809 WBCCI # 7583
Alethea Rigdon & Michael Melissa & Dan Travers Everett & Marian Truett Jill Johnson & Cheryl Done
Greenberg GA AL AZ
FL
Club # 000 Club # 002 Club # 004
Club # 000 WBCCI # 3027 WBCCI # 7890 WBCCI # 8780
WBCCI # 9238 Robert Brown Larry Hayden Casey & Kyla Heyer
David & Danielle Delehanty NB Canada NY AZ
PA
Club # 000 Club # 002 Club # 005
Club # 000 WBCCI # 14142 WBCCI # 7466 WBCCI # 26143
WBCCI # 7686 Jillian Weyenberg Rob & Tammy Shaw David Plate
Ron & Marilyn Coleman VA NY AR
AZ
Club # 000 Club # 003 Club # 005
Club # 000 WBCCI # 7461 WBCCI # 11830 WBCCI # 1529
WBCCI # 18600 Kelly & Susan Hall Trish & Don Bigler Richard & Rose Larson
Morry & Kathy Searcy TX AZ OK
KY
Club # 000 Club # 003 Club # 006
Club # 000 WBCCI # 7521 WBCCI # 7877 WBCCI # 31104
WBCCI # 20799 Philip Lanks John & Dawn Edwards John & Stephanie Hall
Brian & Marlena Harvey SD AZ OH
IN
Club # 000 Club # 003 Club # 008
Club # 000 WBCCI # 21002 WBCCI # 7874 WBCCI # 8683
WBCCI # 3025 Mechelle & Jason LaLanne Michael & Karen Kaiser Mark & Melanie Trowbridge
Ken Modica SD AZ CA
FL
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Club # 009 Club # 015 Club # 020 Club # 021
WBCCI # 14958 WBCCI # 7571 WBCCI # 7535 WBCCI # 20308
Jay & Rebecca Thompson Susan Coleman Clinton & Kelly Rockwell Stephen Scott
TX CA CA NC
Club # 009 Club # 015 Club # 021 Club # 024
WBCCI # 7548 WBCCI # 12010 WBCCI # 28619 WBCCI # 7702
April & Tim Lumpkin Lara & Edward Smith Jon & Emily Hulsey Roger & Cindy Green
TX CA SC CO
Club # 009 Club # 018 Club # 021 Club # 024
WBCCI # 3805 WBCCI # 7540 WBCCI # 24560 WBCCI # 7768
Michael Kurmes Jeff & Alison Markowitz Bradley Oldenburg & Cathie Recca Stephanie Wakeman &
TX CA NC Steven Ames
CT
Club # 009 Club # 018 Club # 021
WBCCI # 31420 WBCCI # 7732 WBCCI # 8864 Club # 024
Tim & Anna Marie Blythe Juliet & Iain Mulholland Brenda Macomber & WBCCI # 7802
TX CA Barbara Ann Temple Rita Harvey
NC CO
Club # 009 Club # 018
WBCCI # 7527 WBCCI # 2230 Club # 021 Club # 024
Tony Whitehead Kelsey Rush & James Turner WBCCI # 7682 WBCCI # 7846
TX CA Layne & Wanda McMillan Rachael & Brian Painter
NC CO
Club # 011 Club # 018
WBCCI # 7696 WBCCI # 7458 Club # 021 Club # 025
Leonard & Mary Ely Donald Gunn & WBCCI # 2615 WBCCI # 7893
CA Stephanie Akens-Gunn Kim & Jim Burson Matthew & Jennifer Ostrowski
CA NC CT
Club # 011
WBCCI # 10181 Club # 019 Club # 021 Club # 026
Dynie & Dana Sanderson WBCCI # 7553 WBCCI # 25212 WBCCI # 25098
CA Virgil Cowen & Sandra Brown Patrick Whitener & Jeanie Gorman Ashley Hitzig & Chris Clawson
CA NC DE
Club # 012
WBCCI # 12639 Club # 019 Club # 021 Club # 026
Clay & Stephanie Spencer WBCCI # 24270 WBCCI # 5132 WBCCI # 7712
LA Judith Boscardin & Mike Benson Graham & Danielle Corriher Thomas & Carolyn Spiezio
CA NC DE
Club # 013
WBCCI # 12617 Club # 019 Club # 021 Club # 026
Geoffrey & Emily Hickey WBCCI # 21934 WBCCI # 12249 WBCCI # 30201
CA Roger Merians & Gregory Strait Terry & Lisa Eskind Michael & Mei-Ling Cosgrove
CA NC DE
Club # 013
WBCCI # 7720 Club # 020 Club # 021 Club # 026
Gilbreth, David WBCCI # 7549 WBCCI # 14477 WBCCI # 7784
CA Julie & Bruce Chesley Gary & Emily Evans Cori Dulmage & Zack Schmitt
FL NC MD
Club # 013
WBCCI # 2616 Club # 020 Club # 021 Club # 027
Beth Morrissey & Greg Whitney WBCCI # 26682 WBCCI # 7573 WBCCI # 7536
CA Paul & Cindy Galas Terry Millard Jim & Sunny Almeida
CA SC FL
Club # 015
WBCCI # 7502 Club # 020 Club # 021 Club # 027
Nicholas & Danielle Sturm WBCCI # 18888 WBCCI # 7627 WBCCI # 7534
CA Otis Bradley Jim Stephens & Barbara Williams Anne Pfister & John Arnold
CA NC FL
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Club # 027 Club # 032 Club # 040 Club # 050
WBCCI # 7640 WBCCI # 6277 WBCCI # 1022 WBCCI # 7841
Amy & Bill Nordhausen David Brandi & Sandy Grant Glenn & Sandy Null La Veta Balentine
FL GA IN LA
Club # 027 Club # 032 Club # 040 Club # 052
WBCCI # 8478 WBCCI # 25358 WBCCI # 7515 WBCCI # 7622
Ulises & Suzanne Mora Mark & Hope Collins Gosia & Alan Friedman Scott & Jackie Beutler
FL GA IN MI
Club # 027 Club # 032 Club # 040 Club # 052
WBCCI # 31185 WBCCI # 7824 WBCCI # 7697 WBCCI # 2054
Raied Alani Nancy Weaver Reissener Julie & Bud Craft Emily & Kody Keller
FL & Stewart Reissener IN MI
FL
Club # 027 Club # 040 Club # 052
WBCCI # 7870 Club # 032 WBCCI # 10117 WBCCI # 1210
Donald & June Stadnik WBCCI # 10227 Kevin & Michelle Conklin Curtis & Kelli Vanden Bosch
FL Deven Williams & Karen McAllister IN MI
FL
Club # 027 Club # 040 Club # 053
WBCCI # 12209 Club # 032 WBCCI # 27242 WBCCI # 7705
Steve & Bry Dallenbach WBCCI # 4110 George & Nancy Conger Beverly & Franco Mineo
FL Ryan & Brittany Mammen WA NC
GA
Club # 027 Club # 046 Club # 055
WBCCI # 7554 Club # 032 WBCCI # 7485 WBCCI # 19810
Byron & Lynne Tucker WBCCI # 7899 Jim & Darlene Lindsay Lisa & Duane Bourman
FL Dirk & Alexis Loeffler IL MN
GA
Club # 030 Club # 046 Club # 055
WBCCI # 7695 Club # 032 WBCCI # 10248 WBCCI # 23721
Vincent Valle & Janine Rickner WBCCI # 7551 Kenneth Bell & Cynthia Tate Larry & Robin Smith
FL Joseph Abbagnaro & IA MN
Bernadette Brugman
Club # 030 NC Club # 049 Club # 055
WBCCI # 7744 WBCCI # 21495 WBCCI # 7852
Pam & Greg Hunter Club # 032 Jeannie & Spencer Merwin Scott & Mona King
FL WBCCI # 14314 KY MN
Maria Osley
Club # 030 CO Club # 049 Club # 055
WBCCI # 7455 WBCCI # 12853 WBCCI # 9903
Chuck & Vicki Wasson Club # 035 Russell & Gwen Harris Brian Brown & Kellie Davies
FL WBCCI # 8846 KY MN
Gary Smith & Karen Ekblad
Club # 032 ID Club # 049 Club # 055
WBCCI # 11112 WBCCI # 8158 WBCCI # 7456
Jennifer McDaris & Ray Sherman Club # 035 Laurie Berry Wes & Deirdre Kramer
GA WBCCI # 22088 KY MN
Stephen Abend
Club # 032 ID Club # 050 Club # 058
WBCCI # 4778 WBCCI # 7624 WBCCI # 2046
Chris & Jane Storch Club # 035 Brian & Barbara Wans Jim & Donna Mussulman
GA WBCCI # 8228 LA IL
Nathan Heuvel
Club # 032 ID Club # 050 Club # 058
WBCCI # 7607 WBCCI # 18275 WBCCI # 6566
Marijke Tromp & Brent Blackburn Club # 037 Jack & Cindy Jensen Drew & Rose Garland
GA WBCCI # 30019 LA MO
Gregory & Rona Ehlers
Club # 032 GA Club # 050 Club # 058
WBCCI # 8520 WBCCI # 7995 WBCCI # 8085
Scott & Lisa Siewert Club # 038 Kevin O’Shaughnessy & Trish Cheatham & Kevin Zimarik
GA WBCCI # 22016 Matt Emerson IL
Steven Belew & Michelle Beckers LA
IL
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Club # 058 Club # 066 Club # 077 Club # 090
WBCCI # 19520 WBCCI # 5957 WBCCI # 7690 WBCCI # 20230
Ken & Carla Wise Donald & Graciela Wilson Christopher Whitehead Steven Harris
IL NJ East Yorkshire United Kingdom CA
Club # 058 Club # 066 Club # 078 Club # 091
WBCCI # 29500 WBCCI # 7483 WBCCI # 7579 WBCCI # 7539
Jeffrey Radford Michael & Kasi Class Gary Givlet Henri de Romree &
MO NJ OH Pauline Janta-Polczynski
PA
Club # 059 Club # 068 Club # 078
WBCCI # 7785 WBCCI # 20621 WBCCI # 21224 Club # 091
Lisa & Jeff Stasch Jessica Greenberg Robert Hickey & Mary Jane Watson WBCCI # 3793
KS NJ OH Sue & Paul Curry
PA
Club # 059 Club # 069 Club # 078
WBCCI # 18786 WBCCI # 17121 WBCCI # 6270 Club # 091
Linda & Dean Frazier Vince & Susan Martinez Jeremy Dick WBCCI # 25558
KS NM OH Patti Noviello & Mark Russell
PA
Club # 059 Club # 069 Club # 078
WBCCI # 7496 WBCCI # 7892 WBCCI # 6900 Club # 091
Regan & Katie Stoops Donald & Debra Weber Justin Frazer WBCCI # 7716
KS KY OH John Harvey & Jennifer McAnlis-
Harvey
Club # 061 Club # 069 Club # 080 OH
WBCCI # 7538 WBCCI # 7560 WBCCI # 7724
Ellen & Orion Layton Kirstin Ramsay Stephen Sales & Jeanne Sikora Club # 091
MT NM OH WBCCI # 15121
Steven & Marjorie Grill
Club # 061 Club # 071 Club # 082 PA
WBCCI # 7760 WBCCI # 8245 WBCCI # 19216
Jennifer & Lindsay Toepke James & Linda Anne Giumarra Ken & Yvonne Kozlowski Club # 091
MT NY OH WBCCI # 7844
Bradley Newcomer &
Club # 061 Club # 071 Club # 084 Jennifer Bicking
WBCCI # 7517 WBCCI # 7851 WBCCI # 4207 PA
Michelle & Michael Sudbeck Pat & Stuart Chandler Terry & Kimberly Midlam
MT NY OH Club # 092
WBCCI # 7840
Club # 061 Club # 072 Club # 088 Kathie & Stephen Summers
WBCCI # 7547 WBCCI # 7606 WBCCI # 7524 PA
Sharon Meyer Diette Ridgeway Arlen & Young Lowrance
MT NY OK Club # 098
WBCCI # 7637
Club # 064 Club # 077 Club # 088 Cathy & Al Lightfoot
WBCCI # 2500 WBCCI # 7542 WBCCI # 7789 TX
Peter LaCanfora & Annamarie & Carl Fernyak Tom & Susan Bernstein
Roberta Mandella OH OK Club # 098
MA WBCCI # 7842
Club # 077 Club # 088 John Monk
Club # 064 WBCCI # 31559 WBCCI # 7463 TX
WBCCI # 7210 William & Valerie Fosnight Candace & David Shauberger
Kristie Mapes &James Chadbourne OH OK Club # 098
ME WBCCI # 11290
Club # 077 Club # 090 John & Susan Callahan
Club # 064 WBCCI # 7634 WBCCI # 6171 TX
WBCCI # 7494 Rebecca & Shorty Clarke Rick & Jolyn Johnson
Jennifer & Alec Rooney ID OR Club # 099
ME WBCCI # 7822
Club # 077 Club # 090 William & Jackie Kernaghan
Club # 064 WBCCI # 7500 WBCCI # 16553 TX
WBCCI # 7855 Betsy & Nate Stuyvesant Bradley & Bridget Thompson
Pike & Linda Noyes OH OR
NH
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Club # 099 Club # 110 Club # 112 Club # 125
WBCCI # 20793 WBCCI # 11224 WBCCI # 7609 WBCCI # 7839
Max & Cliff Millican Crissy & Stephen Colvin Phillip & Dixie Camero John Kuyk & Josee Riva
TX VA WA QC Canada
Club # 099 Club # 110 Club # 112 Club # 125
WBCCI # 7464 WBCCI # 27127 WBCCI # 7796 WBCCI # 1491
Gaye & Gus Krisantz Tom & Maria Slowe Russ & Stacey Brinton Marc Tanguay & Judith Gouin
TX VA WA QC Canada
Club # 103 Club # 111 Club # 112 Club # 129
WBCCI # 4718 WBCCI # 11664 WBCCI # 7883 WBCCI # 31555
Sarah Skuchko & Steven Craig Martin Rambo Preston & Jennifer Strand Freya & Thomas Rauscher
TX VA WA FL
Club # 103 Club # 112 Club # 116 Club # 129
WBCCI # 7726 WBCCI # 7693 WBCCI # 6167 WBCCI # 26095
Timothy Hahn & Susan Street Dana Magee Richard & Vicki Alheid George & Rose Youstra
TX WA WI FL
Club # 103 Club # 112 Club # 116 Club # 129
WBCCI # 7808 WBCCI # 7762 WBCCI # 8773 WBCCI # 7703
Mary & Dave Fisher David & Ines Geist Sarah & Nathan Herbst Suzanne & Tom Wilkinson
TX WA WI FL
Club # 103 Club # 112 Club # 120 Club # 129
WBCCI # 7448 WBCCI # 22011 WBCCI # 15127 WBCCI # 7467
Carey & Lisa Rogers Rick & Elizabeth Bartch Henry & Sharon van der Sloot Stephen Marinella
TX WA AB Canada FL
Club # 104 Club # 112 Club # 120 Club # 129
WBCCI # 7699 WBCCI # 7820 WBCCI # 7674 WBCCI # 17597
Edward & Yvonne Michek James Lynn & Lisa Vitale Toby Heikkila Angela Cowden
TX WA AB Canada FL
Club # 104 Club # 112 Club # 120 Club # 129
WBCCI # 1651 WBCCI # 9243 WBCCI # 10762 WBCCI # 7479
Andy & Lori Frerman Katherine & Steve Steele Steve & Kim LaPointe Linda & Randy Fodor
TX WA AB Canada FL
Club # 106 Club # 112 Club # 120 Club # 149
WBCCI # 7672 WBCCI # 7457 WBCCI # 5117 WBCCI # 7983
Gary & Wendy Wojtaszek John LeFriec Mark Heilman & Mona Keffer Ross & Becca Simpson
TX WA AB Canada VA
Club # 108 Club # 112 Club # 121 Club # 150
WBCCI # 7704 WBCCI # 7460 WBCCI # 13516 WBCCI # 7636
Victor Gabrenas & Kathy Barron Hai Lin & Jiae Coa Carter & Suzanne Bagley
Christine Morris-Gabrenas WA BC Canada SC
UT
Club # 112 Club # 124 Club # 150
Club # 109 WBCCI # 27791 WBCCI # 7793 WBCCI # 2827
WBCCI # 15002 Todd & Jacquie Gathany Timothy Hughes William Blackwell & Linda Gail
Cary Campbell & Alice McCabe WA ON Canada SC
VA
Club # 112 Club # 125 Club # 151
Club # 109 WBCCI # 7493 WBCCI # 1090 WBCCI # 7882
WBCCI # 22991 William Waite Rene Marquis & Helene Normand Steve & Jane Mathias
Greg & Jennifer Moore WA QC Canada MO
VA
Club # 112 Club # 125 Club # 153
Club # 109 WBCCI # 7472 WBCCI # 7843 WBCCI # 7894
WBCCI # 23231 Michael & Gail Estabrook Francineau Pascal Dionysios & Catherine Anninos
Katie Fletcher & Lydia Smith WA QC Canada FL
VA
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Club # 155
WBCCI # 7638 The information contained in
Lindsey Buckley this membership list may be
TX used for personal correspon-
dence by any member, WBCCI,
Club # 155 and licensees. No membership
WBCCI # 7862 list may be used by any other
Melaney Fogle & Alexi Miller person, firm, or commercial
TX entity.
Club # 155
WBCCI # 7848 Club # 172
Jefferson & Lorraine Gray WBCCI # 1921
TX Gustavo & Patricia Blanco
TX
Club # 157
WBCCI # 29290 Club # 172
William & Mary Swirsky WBCCI # 7812
NV Morgan Seibert
TX
Club # 158
WBCCI # 7694 Club # 172
Addam & Mindy Arrington WBCCI # 10928
TN Audrey & Evan Speight
TX
Club # 158
WBCCI # 13540 Club # 172
Raymond & Anita Halford WBCCI # 19722
TN Tommy & Kathy Orr
TX
Club # 161
WBCCI # 12070 Club # 172
Jim & Stephanie Minter WBCCI # 19276
NC Frances Fitzgerald
TX
Club # 162
WBCCI # 22373 Club # 172
Jean & Jake Piper WBCCI # 27493
FL Joe & Carol Cesaro
TX
Club # 164
WBCCI # 19903 Club # 172
Erik Schouten WBCCI # 7475
PA Phillip Mueller
TX
Club # 165
WBCCI # 7742 Club # 177
Lee & Kirstin Elliott WBCCI # 6971
TN Lisa & Daniel Hoare
Hampshire United Kingdom
Club # 170
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John & Heidi Hall WBCCI # 13573
VA Johannes & Beate Reith
Westerwald Germany
Club # 170
WBCCI # 11420 Club # 177
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MD Bjorn & Nicole Markgraf
Koln Germany
Club # 170
WBCCI # 7745 Club # 177
Kathryn & Michael Pettit WBCCI # 8560
DC Tony Marshall
Yorkshire United Kingdom
Club # 172
WBCCI # 11228 Club # 177
Jerett DeAngelis WBCCI # 2437
TX Guido Samson
Emden Germany
Club # 172
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Brandon & Liz Hudson WBCCI # 12007
TX Keith & Peggy Currie
WA
BLUE BERET / AUGUST 2020 11Art
Gina Eggers, #3732
The Perfect Summer Lunch...
And the Perfect Pita
In early May, Mark and I took a camping trip to South Dakota’s Black Hills. The
campgrounds there reopened on May 2nd, but without facilities. We figured
Pita Bread
we could isolate at home or isolate in our Airstream. The weather was cold, but
the roads were deserted and the people few and far between. There wasn’t 14 oz. flour (bread flour or all-purpose or wheat is fine
anything open, and when we ran out of bread, the first thing that came to mind too). This is about 2 ½ cups
that can be made in a few hours is pita bread. If you’ve not made bread before, 1 package instant yeast (Red Star is my favorite) or 2 ¼
tsps.
the versatile and easy pita is multi-useful. You can use it to dip into a meal with
10 oz. water (room temperature)
a sauce. You can split it and make sandwiches. You can slather it with hummus, 1 T honey
which I can make into a meal all by itself. Leftover or stale pitas can be made A good glug of olive oil (about 1 oz.)
into a delicious snack chip. Split them in half (top half from bottom half), then cut 1 ¼ tsp. salt
them into wedges. Place the wedges on a cookie sheet. Brush with olive oil and
1. Mix everything together except the salt, mixing until
sprinkle with a dried Parmesan garlic seasoning. (My favorite is Johnny’s. It’s well combined. Let sit for 15 minutes, then add the salt
dried Parmesan with garlic and seasonings for garlic bread in a shakable plastic and knead with your hands in the bowl for 5 minutes. To
container.) Bake the wedges in a 350 degree oven until they crisp up and start knead, pull up one side of the dough and stretch over
to turn brown. These are delicious! You can eat alone or with dips. the top of the dough. Rotate bowl ¼ turn and repeat.
Work around the edge of the bowl with your hands or
The photo here is a dough scraper (a very handy $2 item). Dough will be
stuffed with falafel (a sticky.
chickpea patty), tzatziki 2. You can let sit for a few hours at this point (covered)
and cucumbers. You or put it in the fridge overnight.
can bake pitas in your
oven, on the stove 3. Divide dough into 8 roughly equal pieces. Roll each
one into a ball, spritz or rub lightly with olive oil and
in a cast iron pan, or
cover with plastic wrap. Let rise until double, from
directly on your grill. 30 to 60 minutes depending on ambient Airstream
temperature.
4. If baking in your oven, preheat to 450 degrees.
Likewise, you can preheat your grill or a cast iron pan to
a medium high heat.
Gina Eggers and boyfriend Mark Kasten are owners of a 27’ FB International 5. Sprinkle each dough ball with flour and flatten with
Serenity, “Something Shiny.” Gina has been a lifelong camper and foodie, at- your hand. Press or roll out to about 7”.
tending classes and seminars around the United States on breads, grains and
6. Bake or grill for a couple minutes on each side or
vegetarian/vegan and raw foods. She has been teaching classes at a kitchen until dough puffs up. Flip, another minute or two.
store in Wisconsin and in hers and other homes. She is a member of the Bread
Baker’s Guild of America. You can reach Gina at upnorthbread@icloud.com and 7. Stack pitas in a towel, on top of each other, covering
you can find her on Instagram at @upnorthbread. with the towel after each one.
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NEWS
Membership
Terri Warren #284, Chair
While one of my tasks as membership chair group campers, 3% said they tried a rally and it other important theme identified was the lack
is to be welcoming to new members and deal just wasn’t for them. There was less than 1% of a welcoming feeling. Repeatedly, responders
with member concerns, another task is to find who chose any other answer on the survey. said that they were unable to break into the
out why people might not be renewing their cliques formed within clubs. While there isn’t
Comments included the following: there are too
membership. too much we can do about the costs of rallies
few caravans, the rallies were too expensive, the
and caravans at this point, we definitely can do
To that end, I sent 1700 survey monkey links to club is too militaristic, the club is too religious,
better with being welcoming, right? We can also
members who did not renew for 2020. I wanted there is not enough benefit for the cost, didn’t
make a point of including activities in rallies that
to try to identify any common themes related to like the discussion of inclusivity in the Blue
are for those more physically active and also for
non-renewal. Beret, some had a bad experience at a rally,
our younger families.
and the dues were too high. However, the most
Of the 1700, 183 people (about an 11% common comments, repeated by multiple Next month, I am going to share with you some
response rate) responded to the multiple-choice responders, were as follows: very concrete suggestions from one of our local
survey. That’s not a terrific response rate, but
clubs about how they welcome others. Until
I think if someone didn’t renew, they might 1. We’re a young family and there’s nothing
then, if there is a new person or new people in
choose not to open an email from WBCCI. The for our children to do at rallies
your club, please reach out, take them under
choices I offered included “I sold my Airstream”,
2. The club is too elder-centric, too few your wing and make them feel glad they joined.
“I forgot to renew”, “I’m not using my
activities for those outdoor adventurers among And if your club has good ways to welcome
membership”, “I’m not a groupie when it comes
us folks, share them with me, will you, and I’ll share
to camping”, “it just wasn’t for us”, “we tried a
them next month. It will be a whole column, just
rally and it just wasn’t for us”, “there weren’t 3. Lack of inclusivity in the club about welcoming!
enough rallies in our club for us”, “my local
club closed”, “there are aspects of the club we 4. Too cliquey, wasn’t able to “break in” to I will continue to survey those who do not renew
didn’t care for”. It also included an opportunity the groups within clubs that had already formed for 2020 and I’ll also write up the results of this
to make a comment, related or unrelated to the survey for my next membership column. One
5. The saddest set of comments, and the
choices given. There was not an opportunity to good result of the survey is after the survey went
most common ones were that they were too old
select more than one response, which looking out, 175 people renewed their membership for
to tow anymore or that their significant other
back, was an error. Of the 183 who responded, 2020.
had died and they didn’t want to camp alone
49% added comments. These comments were
probably the most revealing part about the This is such a challenging time for all of
These comments suggest that local clubs need
survey. us. Please socially distance, wear your face
to focus a bit more on inclusion of younger
covering, and avoid large indoor crowds, in
families. While the club is predominantly older
Twenty percent of respondents said they particular. As a nurse practitioner, I’ve seen what
folks, Airstream buyers are getting younger and
had sold their Airstream. 5% said they forgot COVID can do and it isn’t pretty, trust me. We
younger and we need to pay attention to this
to renew. 4% said they weren’t using their want you around to camp with us in the future
demographic change to stay relevant. But the
Airstream anymore, 11% said they just weren’t so please take care.
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CLUB
NEWS
Airstream Club International
Courtesy Parking
Tim Doherty & Connie Kupferschmidt, #27507
Our cup runneth over with gratitude and
fortune. For the small cost of membership
in the Airstream Cub International, we have
gained friendships, experienced generosity, and
opened our eyes to a warm community of fellow
Airstream owners.
We are traveling full-time in our Airstream
Interstate. We have been planning this portion of
our life for a long time. In October of 2018 and
2019, respectively, Connie and I left our careers
in the hands of younger and more energetic
professionals and set out in our motorhome. We
share the same wanderlust, and our journey is
open-ended. Prior to leaving our home in St.
Paul, Minnesota, we joined the Club. Our plan
was to combine stays with Club members,
friends from our curling and gymnastics world,
and with family along the way.
Tim Doherty & Connie Kupferschmidt
We loaded up the Interstate with food and gear
Arriving at Jane’s, we quickly got down to the After a time visiting family and friends in
that we planned would sustain us for a long
business of drinking wine and having chili and lower Michigan, we continued on to Ohio. We
while. To our surprise, we barely cracked open
laughs. Lots of wine. Lots of laughs. We had a contacted Club members Thomas and Nanette
the refrigerator for nearly a week. Friends,
great time. We got along swimmingly. We stayed LaVergne in Kenton, Ohio. It was our intention to
family, and club members were feeding us
a couple nights at Jane’s, did some bike riding arrive in daylight hours, but we were delayed at
generously and copiously along the way.
around Marquette, and continued to get chased the Bowling Green Curling Club, curling, making
After nearly a week on the road, the first Club south by the cold. Our first Courtesy Parking new friends, and having beverages. (We tend
member we contacted for Courtesy Parking was stay with a club member was wonderful. A great to close the party down). We arrived after dark
Jane Carmichael in Marquette, Michigan. Jane start to our open-ended journey. and after our hosts had turned in for the night.
is the Region 7 President. We had never met, They left a 30 amp plug for us in the driveway
(Side note: in my conversations with Jane, and we quietly pulled in. The LaVergnes left for
but Marquette was on our route, and Jane’s
I mentioned how I would be sixty percent work before we got up, so we never met them
was a perfect stopping point. The weather had
happier in life if people just learned how to face-to-face. We left a thank-you note for the
been getting quickly and unseasonably cold,
use apostrophes. “Oh, you know grammar? Courtesy Parking and continued south ahead of
and Jane offered us homemade chili when we
How would you like to be our newsletter the cold.
arrived. “What is the wine pairing for chili, red or
editor”? asked Jane. “If it will make the world
white?” I inquired. “Either!” Jane enthusiastically
a better place” I consented. Here I am as your
responded. “We’re going to get along just fine”
contributing editor).
I said.
16 BLUE BERET / AUGUST 2020Continuing south, we have stayed at several members’ homes along the It is now late May and we are in Utah, relaxing and enjoying mountain
way: Frank and Debbie DiBona in Asheville. If you’ve joined Airstream views, warm days, and cool nights. Reflecting back on our decision to
Addicts Facebook group, you’ll notice that Frank has an interesting travel and meet club members was clearly the best we could have made.
presence there; he expertly grafts Airstream trailers into famous works of I shouldn’t be surprised at the welcome that we have received, for those
art. Bill and Shelly Watkins in Augusta, despite never meeting them, were who open their homes to strangers would likely be friendly. We have been
superb hosts, providing a beautiful place on the bikeway. We had a lovely made to feel welcome at every member’s home. We were always welcome
dinner with Ron and Liana Mezza in Delray Beach, Florida, while on our to stay longer and were always sad to leave.
way to the Keys. Larry and Judy Boudreaux of Thibodaux, Louisiana taught
us all about the bayou. Merci, nos nouveau amis! We listened to the yip The strength of any group or community lies in the participation of its
and howl of coyotes outside our camper at Neill and Nita Freeman’s in Oro members. It is our hope that we are good ambassadors and guests and
Valley, Arizona have furthered the sense of community of the Airstream Club International.
We look forward to meeting many more of you along the way.
We have spent days with many members, having breakfast, lunch and
dinner, touring their towns, and socializing in their homes. We have learned Safe travels, all!
so much. We learned about rallies and caravans. We have learned about Thank You to Region 7 for sharing your newsletter article with the Blue
our fellow members’ lives. We have been warmly received everywhere. Beret!
BLUE BERET / AUGUST 2020 17Meet Your President
Martha A. Divine
What is your story and along. We got married the
how did you get started in 28th of December 1978,
the riveted lifestyle? not that long to get her
to come along with me.
My Grandparents
Barb was the best wife
Airstream - Summer of
anyone could ever ask
1975
for. She had a nice warm
Childhood memories of
caring attitude for anyone
summer vacations are
she came in contact with.
unforgettable, especially if
She made me what I am
they include an Airstream
today. In August of 2018
trailer. Trekking across the
she was diagnosed with
United States from Indiana Andrew Selking
stage 3B lung cancer. She
to Colorado with my brother, my cousin, and 6062 once again made its way to an
fought the good fight against cancer for
my grandparents in their 1959 Airstream International Rally in Springfield, Missouri,
a little over a year. On October 24, 2019,
was one of mine. The majority of the trip where I proudly wore my Grandpa’s blue
the Good Lord called her home to be with
spent in the back seat of my Grandparents’ beret. I know we will continue to enjoy our
him. She suffers no more and is in heaven
1972 Cadillac Sedan Deville tow vehicle time Airstreaming and making new friends
enjoying the good life. When I decided to
with my 5’2” grandmother behind the wherever we go. One day I hope to take my
run for International office about four years
wheel. We couldn’t see her over the high grandchildren across the United States for
ago, she told me I was on my own. She
back front seat, but the scenery out the side the trip of a lifetime.
was not real happy with me, if you know
windows was spectacular. Those cornfields
This excerpt is taken from an article that what I mean. She would support me but I
through Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska were
was published it the Blue Beret in June would be doing all of the work myself and
some of best.
of 2007. My Grandparents’ Airstream by she would be my wife. Little did I know that
The trailer has been a big part of my family Andrew Selking #6062 those words were preparing me to handle
since 1969 when my grandparents first the job all by myself. So pay attention to
Tell us about your wife Barb:
bought it. The memories made in it can what others tell you, it might just be true. I
I was blessed to meet Barb about the 1st
never be replaced. We have now started to do miss her but she has me ready to hit the
day of the year in 1978. For me, it was love
make some new memories in it. Number ground running. LOVE YOU BARB!
at first site. Barb took a little longer to come
18 BLUE BERET / AUGUST 2020Tell us about your family: So Andy tell us about the changes in your After the IBT Rally, I headed home to the
Barb and I were blessed with one son, life this past year: North Texas Airstream Community. I was
Andrew Mark Selking Jr. He went to the Well to start with, Barb my loving wife of home several days, long enough to do the
University of Oklahoma. There he met 40 plus years, was called home to heaven wash and restock the trailer full of food
his beautiful wife Lauren. They have two on October 24, 2019. Needless to say, and headed to Augusta, Georgia. I spent a
children. Tripp, also Andrew Mark Selking her dog Coco and I miss her an awful lot. couple of days with my Airstream in Matt
the III, and Annabelle Jean. These two I will say though we have both moved on and Beth Hackney’s driveway. After that, we
grandchildren love their PaPa. I know they and are at peace with her not being here. all left and headed to the big Farm Life Rally
say you can’t have favorites with your In early December, I took the Airstream in Florida. It was a great rally lots of good
grandchildren; Tripp will always be the and ventured out by myself and headed food and entertainment.
first-born and Annabelle will always have to California and stayed in Oceanside
Now come the big changes in my life. On
grandpa wrapped around her little finger. for a couple of weeks. Coco and I spent
my way home, I decided to shave off my full
I have a family that I am so proud of. My Christmas with my cousin Terry and his wife
beard. And it was full if you saw a picture of
grandchildren love the “Stream”, that is Mary Lou and my Aunt and Uncle. We had a
me. I kept the mustache and people say I
what Tripp calls our trailer. They are ready to great time. I helped bake lots of Christmas
now look 20 years younger. Don’t know if I
go tailgating in it at the OU football games cookies and had to taste test each batch.
buy the 20 years, but I do look younger.
this fall. For the Ohio State fans, OU is Terry and Mary Lou were great tour guides
Oklahoma University. Boomer Sooner. and showed me lots of things in the San I had been thinking about going on a diet for
Diego area. some time because some of my pants did
Tell us what you do to help in the
not fit anymore and it was time to go buy
Community of Hillsboro: At the end of the December, I was able to
some bigger ones. I looked at the Noom diet
Over the years living here in Hillsboro, I go to the Rose Bowl Rally put on by Region
and decided to give it a try in mid-February.
have done lots of different things involving 12. It was a fabulous time had by all. Go if
I also started running a mile every day to
maintenance and repairs. At the North Texas you get the chance.
get back into shape. It is the last week in
Airstream Park, I presently lead the crew
I then spent the next several weeks site April when this is being written. I am proud
that maintains the tractors and mows the
seeing in southern California and then met to say I have lost about 33 pounds in two
large areas of the park. At Christ Lutheran
up with my dear friends, Matt and Beth and a half months and am now down to
Church, I am on the board of Elders and
Hackney, in Death Valley. We had lots of 185. I plan to stay right in that area. I have
head up the Property Maintenance Board
fun and did a lot of hiking and site seeing. lost my big belly and now I need new pants,
which keeps the building and grounds in
Death Valley is very pretty in January. not larger but several sizes smaller. I look
working order. As you can see, I enjoy fixing
and feel like a new person and I am ready
things and keeping them in good working My next stop was the Midwinter IBT in Las
to take on the job of leading the WBCCI
order. Making improvements - Wally would Vegas, Nevada. Region 12 hosted a very
club.
be proud. nice rally and the club took care of the
business that needed to be done.
BLUE BERET / AUGUST 2020 19CLUB
NEWS
2021 Mid-Winter IBT
“Family Fun Music”
January 18 - 22, 2021
Sarasota County Fairgrounds
3000 Ringling Boulevard
Sarasota, Florida 34237
Register on-line at airstreamclub.org/2021-Mid-Winter or fill out the information below
and mail a check to WBCCI, P.O. Box 612, Jackson Center, OH 45334
Name(s) _________________________________ Area Hotels:
Address _________________________________ Homewood Suites
3470 Fruitville Rd., Sarasota, FL 34237
State/Prov _________ Postal Code____________ (941)365-7300
Phone __________________________________ LaQuinta Inn and Suites
5931 Commercial Way, Sarasota, FL
34232
Email ___________________________________
(941)342-8778
WBCCI # _______________________________ Carlisle Inn & Conference Center
Sarasota
Rally Fee* per person # ____ x $90.00 = _______ 3727 Bahia Vista St, Sarasota, FL
34232
Parking per night # ________ x $25.00 = _______ (844)369-2275
Includes 30 amp, water, sewer /dump Airports:
Sarasota / Bradenton
Total=______
Tampa St. Petersburg (45 miles)
Deadline for Registrations: December 15, 2020
Questions to Matt Hackney via e-mail eroney@aol.com
20 BLUE BERET / AUGUST 2020BLUE BERET / AUGUST 2020 21
CLUB
NEWS
If a Bass Plays in the Forest...
Dan McDougall, #1971
After a month of painting, deck board flipping, and more
painting, I’m leaving my parents’ house in Washington.
Roughly, heading east, with no timeline. Santa Fe Opera
Festival was to have been my 2-month summer concert
engagement, but I learned during this trip that it was
cancelled.
I would’ve loved to have camped at Mt. Rainier, but all
campgrounds were still closed. So, I “settled” for this:
Rimrock Lake, OR
Rimrock Lake, OR
22 BLUE BERET / AUGUST 2020CLUB
NEWS
Campground closure info was changing daily, but I took a risk. It was a
weekday, and Rimrock Lake, off Highway 12, hadn’t yet gotten busy. And
since the adjacent true campground was closed, it was “free”. I called
the ranger office to confirm.
Sadly, its easy proximity to Yakima also meant that it had seen some
hard use. I spent one morning’s walk picking up a few bags of trash and
recycling from the road. When I left the next day, there were fresh beer
cans on that same route.
Although I brought my double bass with me, I hadn’t touched it all
month. Watching concert after concert disintegrate was demoralizing.
Santa Fe Opera’s cancellation was the last nail in that coffin, and even
looking at the bass just made me sad.
The double bass is a social instrument in a now socially-distant world.
Never did this movement heading ever ring truer
Being the bottom voice means the most rewarding playing (for me,
anyway) involves collaborating with others. And a key ingredient to those I played a little “Vocalise”, bits of some Rachmaninov symphonies, among
collaborations is an audience. Sigh… others. After a month without playing and my fingers hurt, but I decided to
play one more thing. Copland’s “Appalachian Spring”.
I decided to play a little concert for the lake. That no human would hear.
Nothing fancy. An easy bass part. But playing it then, in that space, for no
To answer the age-old question:
one in particular, felt right.
If a bass plays in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make
This is a snippet, with part of the ‘Simple Gifts” section.
a sound?
https://videos.files.wordpress.com/71YSEc26/equi.mov
Using the Bluetooth stereo in the Airstream to play along with the
‘Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free
orchestra, I read the part from my iPad.
’Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,
I started with repertoire that had been cancelled: Holst’s “The Planets”. And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
’Twill be in the valley of love and delight.
Army helicopters flew overhead. Jet skis and pleasure boaters zig- When true simplicity is gained,
zagged across the lake. Kayakers paddled by. My campsite was To bow and to bend we shan’t be ashamed,
distanced enough from others and the road, that I’m fairly confident no To turn, turn will be our delight,
one heard a note. Just the lake. Till by turning, turning we come ’round right.
-Shaker Melody (text, Joseph Brackett)
For more of Dan's trailering adventures,
see https://tabadabadoo.com/
Thank You to DelMarVa Airstream Club
for sharing your newsletter article with the
Blue Beret.
BLUE BERET / AUGUST 2020 23CLUB
NEWS
Camping in a Post-COVID-19 World
Don McKelvay, #205
In addition to all our normal camping etiquettes, 3. Some RVers will choose to camp later in the 9. Have masks and gloves and disinfecting
in a post-COVID-19 world we now need to season so winterizing, if done, may be later and wipes available when going shopping in case
think of other measures to reduce the chances possibly a little more challenging given the cold they might be necessary such as door handles,
of contracting a future round of the disease. weather. shopping carts, etc. Bread bags, magazine
Here are some suggestions we should all take bags, etc. can also be recycled by having them
4. Stock up on food, medicine etc. before
most of which are simply thinking of others and available instead of gloves but remember to
leaving to ensure you will have what you need.
ourselves. use them only once and safely dispose of them.
Where you go may not have sufficient supplies.
Never touch your face with your hands until after
1. One of the first things to do is a thorough
5. Where possible, pay for services in advance you wash your hands with soap and water.
inspection of the Airstream, determine if there
which will minimize contact with staff and
are any repairs or maintenance required and 10. Carry disinfecting wipes in the tow vehicle
eliminates the need to handle pens and credit
contact your dealer as soon as possible as they for use including gas pump handles, steering
card machines.
may have a lot of appointments. In addition, wheel, etc.
there may be a delay in obtaining parts. 6. When possible do not park right next to other
11. Never drive with a mask on as it restricts
RVers providing everyone as much distance as
2. It is likely getting private and national/ oxygen and there have been vehicle accidents
possible.
provincial/state campground sites will be more when a driver wore a mask and passed out.
difficult as many people who would normally 7. Although the sun and UV light will kill the
12. Continue to wash your hands particularly
travel by cruise ships or airlines will choose virus within a few hours, to be safer consider
each time you return to your RV.
to find other options and RVing is certainly, disinfecting the electrical box, water handle/tap
as we know, safer. Therefore, much more and picnic table with Clorox/Lysol wipes or a 13. Remind any of your accompanying family
planning and trying to make reservations rather spray bottle with Clorox and water. how important it is to not cut through other
than relying on ‘drive up’ will probably be RVers yards and respect their space.
8. Carry protective gloves or plastic bags as
necessary. It will be important to determine if
well as disinfecting wipes when using other 14. Where necessary, consider social distancing
some of the pre-COVID campgrounds are still in
public facilities and in particular bathrooms and and remind others of the same.
business. On-site amenities, however, may not
showers, wiping down anything you might be
be quite as quick to open. Pools, clubhouses, Hopefully, we will be fine, and our Airstream
touching with your hands such as door handles
and other recreation areas could be slow to activities will be back to hugs and friendship.
or light switches. And leave them cleaner than
return depending on their size, placement, and
when you went in. Thank You to the Ontario Canada Unit for
demand.
sharing your newsletter article with the Blue
Beret.
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