Roughing It Smoothly - Tiffin Motorhomes

Roughing it
Smoothly
January 2004
Volume 1, Number 1
®
Contents
VOLUME 1 NUMBER 1 WINTER 2003
VOLUME 1 NUMBER 1 WINTER 2004
Roughing It Smoothly® magazine is published
four times a year by Book Production
Resources for Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.,
105 2nd Street NW, Red Bay, Alabama 35582.
BPR offices are located at 9302 Alanbrooke
Street, Temple Terrace, Florida 33637. Printed
in the United States of America. Postage paid
at Miami, Florida 33166. Postmaster: Send
all changes of address to Book Production
Resources, P.O. Box 292912, Tampa, Florida
33687-2912.
This issue of Roughing It Smoothly® has a postal
distribution of approximately 28,000 copies
and a dealer distribution of 10,000 copies. It is
printed by Universal Printing Company, 3100
N.W. 74 Avenue, Miami, Florida 33122.
Copyright © 2004 by Book Production
Resources. All rights reserved.
Roughing It Smoothly® is a registered trademark
of Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.
No part of this magazine may be reproduced
in any form without the written permission of
the publisher.
Publisher
Book Production Resources
Editor
Fred Thompson
Art Director
Faith Nance
Technical Director
Darlene Swanson
Copy Editor
Yvonne Ramsey
Contributing Writers
Bob Tiffin, Mark Penlerick, Peter D. duPre,
Maureen Callahan, David Toll, and Don Ayer
Contributing Photographers
Scott Richardson, Peter D. duPre, Lewis
Communications, Victor Junco, Bob Tiffin,
Margaret Herron, Nevada Commission on
Tourism
Tiffin coach owners may receive a free
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P.O. Box 292912, Tampa, FL 33687–2912.
Please include your phone number, the last
six characters of your VIN number, and the
year and model of your coach. If you sell your
coach, please give us the VIN number, year and
model, and the new owner’s address so that
the new owner can enjoy the magazine.
Features
Test Driving the Phaeton 9
A report from a comprehensive
4-day road test by an independent
automotive and RV writer.
Generations 16
A family business model. Tiffin
Motorhomes has built its business
by building its reputation.
Departments
News You Can Use 7
Do tow bars really wear out
Gourmet Quick & Easy 14
A dinner for two: Salmon with
Beurre blanc
Owner Profile 20
Margaret Herron: Been there,
done that.
5 Days State-by-State 21
Las Vegas to Lake Tahoe via
“The Loneliest Road in America”
Serious Tech Talk 27
Using sealants as a part of your
routine maintenance
In Your Corner 28
When you come to Red Bay for
service, most likely you will meet
Wade Humphres and D-Ray Hester.
Allegro Club 29
The Allegro Club celebrates its
25th anniversary. The McAnallys
pass the torch to the Johnsons.
Allegro Club Rallies 30
Three great rallies planned for
Magnolia Springs, Alabama,
Chesapeake Bay, and the
Amana Colonies, Iowa.
From The Road 31
These are the pages that our
coach owners will write. Everyone
has a story and should pick
up their pen or keyboard.
The following names are registered trademarks of Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.: Open Road®,
Phaeton®, Allegro®, Allegro Bay®, Allegro Bus®, Zephyr®, Roughing It Smoothly®, and
Pusher®.