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  • Communicating with the outside world while full-timing

    Paul Redvers Recreation & Leisure

    While vacationers may want to "get away from it all," RV full-timers want to stay in touch with the world every day. We want news and weather, sports, entertainment and email. Skype video, if possible, is always welcome.

  • 1966: A glimpse into Panorama’s past

    Pablo Deferrari Transportation Technology & Automotive

    It had been ages since I looked at any old issues of Panorama, but a lapse in time is a good thing; a greater appreciation of the content tends to happen with maturity. Something else occurred; I came away with a new found respect for our club’s rich history. This tends to happen when digging down to the roots, a deeper connection is felt because you “get it;” something quite difficult to do when the train was hopped in the middle or toward the back. What was club like back then? And Panorama, what was that like, how was it put together? How many pages? What sorts of topics did editors write about? These are the kinds of questions that flashed in my head the moment I opened the cover page of the January 1966 Panorama.

  • Living life on ‘our own sweet time’

    Steve and Diane Owens Recreation & Leisure

    ​I can't remember when the idea first flashed through my mind. Perhaps the seed was planted when I was a young man and took my first great road trip across this magnificent country. It took years for the seed to germinate, but somewhere along the way it grew and finally bloomed.

  • Pros and cons of using the Taylor Knock-Out Factor

    John McAdams Recreation & Leisure

    Developed by the legendary ivory hunter/poacher John "Pondoro" Taylor in the mid-1900s, the Taylor Knock-Out (or KO) Factor is one of many methods used for comparing the relative stopping power of big-game hunting cartridges.

  • The story of me, my husband and his new mistress

    Vicki Floyd Transportation Technology & Automotive

    It's finally happened. I always knew it probably would, but I was hopeful we could put it off as long as possible. You see, I have always been the lucky recipient of all my husband's attention. I was absolutely first in his heart — at the forefront of all his thoughts.

  • Reloading your own ammunition: Getting started

    Ken Jolly Recreation & Leisure

    I recently explained the motivations and reasons to reload, including cost and ammunition shortages. If you've made the decision that reloading is right for you, let's take a look at the steps needed to get started. First off, there are two primary accidents you must watch for in reloading: bad cases and the wrong amount of power (loading too much or not enough).

  • Keeping a fresh fish diet in your travels

    Connie Ulman Recreation & Leisure

    I have been camping my whole life, and I have been full-time RVing for a while now. No matter where my travels take me, fresh fish is something I strive to keep in my diet. Now how do you go about making sure you get fresh fish in your diet while traveling? I'd like to say that it's an easy thing to do, but it's not — especially if you are not a fisherman. One option is to visit as many places as close to a water source as you can. A lot of the fishing piers offer restaurants right on location. You can either catch your own fish, or have a seat and order yourself up some fresh-caught fish right there.

  • If you like vintage Porsches, try these 2 road trips

    Skip Kuhn Transportation Technology & Automotive

    Spring is upon us, and what better way to start the good weather season than with a road trip? Road trips are special, of course, in that they exist to accomplish one of three basic goals: see something, do something or get (buy) something.

  • 2015 Hill Country Rallye: The perfect Porsche weekend

    Mike Vriesenga Recreation & Leisure

    From March 26-29, drivers brought their vintage air-cooled Porsches from as far away as California and Mexico to Kerrville, Texas, for the 2015 Hill Country Rallye (HCR). Spring weather, beautiful cars, challenging roads and great fellowship came together to form the perfect Porsche weekend.

  • Some sage advice for women taking up shotgun sports

    Irwin Greenstein Recreation & Leisure

    ​In January, the president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation discussed the findings of a new report: "Women Gun Owners: Purchasing, Perceptions and Participation." More than half (55.6 percent) of the female participants in the survey said they intended to purchase at least one firearm during the next 12 months.