September 2005 - Tiffin Motorhomes

P.O.BOX 1429
RED BAY, AL 35582
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PERMIT # 159
BIRMINGHAM, AL
Calculations came close on fuel consumption quiz question
Our contest question in the June issue involved
geography, a working knowledge of the fuel economy
of Tiffi n-built motor homes, calculation and luck. We
asked you to figure how many gallons of diesel fuel
Allegro Club President Jimmy Johnson
consumed in his 2005 Phaeton
as he led a caravan of Tiffin
coaches at the invitation
of the National Park
Service to celebrate the
completion of the Natchez Trace Parkway on May
21. We revealed that Johnson put 660 miles on t he
odometer motoring across Mississippi, that he ran
the generator 20 hours in the Deep South heat, plus
all about his tow vehicle. Contest entries ranged from
76 gallons to 134.5 gallons, which bracketed Johnson’s
actual diesel consumption of 95.9 gallons. Larry Stone
of Cary, N.C., came closest at 102.5 gallons. He will
receive a prize package from the Allegro Club office.
TIFFIN MOTORHOMES
T h e A l l e g r o C l u b N e w s l e t t e r Fo r L e i s u r e & L i v i n g
Our new quiz question: Fall means college football for many Americans, and
Tiffi n Motorhomes has a special connection to the sport – a magic moment
in college football. Here’s the question for our new quiz: Tell us about
Tiffin’s college football claim to fame.
Mail or email your answer along with your name, address and phone number to Allegro Club, Box 1429, Red Bay,
AL 35582. Please, only one entry per household. The Allegro Club is not responsible for lost entries. The winner
will be selected by Oct. 20, unless one correct entry stands out for its creativity and factual completeness.
New dealers join the Tiffin Motorhomes network
New Allegro Club Chapter
Tiffin Motorhomes welcomes two new dealers to a network that now
approaches 100 dealership locations in the U.S. and Canada.
The Wisconsin Allegro Wanderers were
chartered Aug. 6 as the 37th Allegro
Club chapter.
The chapter is based in Wausau, Wis.
and has seven charter coaches. September
and October campouts are scheduled.
The chapter meets the second weekend
each month and plans to have campouts
May through October.
The RV Corral
1890 Hwy. 99
Eugene, Ore. 97402
541-689-9204
Fax: 541-689-9415
Become an Allegro Club member or update your address info
If you’re reading this newsletter, you’re enjoying one of the
benefits of Allegro Club membership. Other benefits include
rallies, caravans, local chapters, discounted insurance, and
discount car rental through Enterprise.
When you buy a new Tiffin Motorhome, the first year of
Allegro Club membership is free. After that, a one-year
membership is $25, a two-year membership is $46, and a threeyear membership is $70, payable by check or credit card. For
credit card payment, call (256) 356-8522. We want you to
continue your membership and help us build our numbers by
recruiting other owners of Tiffin Motorhomes.
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Volume 2 Issue No. 1
September 2005
Outdoor Living
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FEATURES OF THIS ISSUE
2 Chapter info at
your fingertips
New web page directory
will provide information on
grassroots groups
3 Service center
by campground
Tiffin’s new facility brings
technicians to your door
4 Quick fixes for 10 Design starts
fall adventures with front cap
Recipes for tailgating
and weekend campouts
How a motor home takes
on a new look and style
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Is published quarterly March, June, September and December
by the Allegro® Club, Inc.
Presorted Standard U.S. Postage Paid
Permit # 159, Birmingham, AL
Jimmy Johnson
From the
driver’s seat
In the cool, clear foothills of Mount Hood, creative thinking comes easy.
David Cotton, president of the Puget Sound Allegros, and I were enjoying the Oregon
scenery at the Northwest Regional Rally late in July when he proved the point about
creative thinking when the breathing is easy and the scenery is breathtaking.
David’s suggestion seems so simple and sensible: Devote a portion of the Allegro
Club website to chapters. Include contact information; the geographic area covered
from which members are drawn; meeting dates (as in the third Thursday evening each
month); number, months and typical locations of campouts; number of members and
maybe a sentence or two about the group (never met a buffet we didn’t like, golfers,
shoppers, game players, historic site explorers, whatever).
If you put yourself in the shoes of a new Allegro Club member, this website
information can be exceptionally important. We want each new member to be aware
of Allegro Club members with similar interests who might make owning a Tiffin-built
motor home even more rewarding. And if that new member finds out that no chapter
exists near his or her home, we can help fix that.
The Allegro Club has enjoyed significant and steady growth in the past year, from about
2,000 paid members to about 4,300. The key to sustaining and building those numbers
lies in our grassroot chapters. In addition to planning rallies and adding value to Allegro
Club membership, in the national headquarters, we know we need to boost chapters.
With that in mind, we have redefined the responsibilities
of Allegro Club Secretary Cynthia Skinner. When Cynthia is
not keeping all the office paperwork moving in the appropriate
directions or assisting members, she will be the primary player in
the chapter building process. John Stegen, president of the North
Georgia chapter, has already honored Cynthia with his Presidential
Award for her outstanding contributions to his group.
New chapters are about to spring up in Wisconsin, Arizona Cynthia Skinner
and Oregon. Not far behind are organizational efforts in New York, New Mexico,
Louisiana, Missouri, California, Kentucky, Virginia, Arkansas, Nevada, both Carolinas
and the rest of New England. As we would say here in the South, that’s getting to be so
many states we can’t count them without taking our shoes off.
I won’t set a specific goal for Allegro Club chapters at this juncture, but we will all
agree that the current total of 36 is way low.
Another piece of the puzzle will be in place within the next few weeks. We are
building a new Allegro Club membership database because our current electronic file
is about as easy to work with as a stuck blackwater valve.
Hats off to David Cotton for an idea whose time has come. I have asked our current
chapter presidents to generate the information we need to make this a reality.
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Allegro® Club, Inc.
P.O. Box 1429, Red Bay, Al 35582
NOTICE OF RESPONSIBILITY:
The Allegro® Club, Inc., Red Bay, AL, has designed tours, caravans,
and rallies for your pleasure and enjoyment and has attempted to
select for you the best campgrounds, accommodations, restaurants,
and transportation facilities for the prices charged. Allegro® Club,
Inc., Jimmy and Gail Johnson, and the Board of Directors do not own or
operate any of the campgrounds, hotels, restaurants or transportation
facilities and, furthermore, assume no responsibility for delays, losses,
accidents, or for damage to persons or property caused by any person,
firm, corporation, or other legal entity providing the following services:
campgrounds, hotels, restaurants, transportation (including but not
limited to transfers and sightseeing) or any other services incident to
these tours, rallies, caravans or any activities of the Allegro® Club, Inc.
The right is reserved to substitute campgrounds, hotels, restaurants
and alter the itinerary or reverse the places to be visited. The right is
reserved to cancel the tour or caravan prior to departure. In the event
of a tour or caravan cancellation, the Allegro® Club, Inc., Jimmy and
Gail Johnson, and the Board of Directors’ liability is limited to a refund
of money received.
The Allegro® Club, Inc., Jimmy and Gail Johnson, and the Board of
Directors reserve the right to make any changes, with or without notice,
that might become necessary with the understanding that there is no
extra charge. After a tour, caravan or rally begins, any unused portions
of fees paid are not refundable. The Allegro® Club, Inc., also reserves
the right to terminate tour, caravan and rally services for any client at
any time for good cause.
The mission of the Allegro Club is:
1) To promote friendship, fellowship and camaraderie among all
owners of Tiffin-built motor homes;
2) To provide pertinent information and assistance regarding
Tiffin-built products, their maintenance and related safety topics;
3) To promote brand loyalty to Tiffin-built motor homes among
current owners; and
4) To encourage ownership of Tiffin-built motor homes among
non-owners.
The Allegro Club reserves the right to edit submissions for space and
clarity. Manuscripts, photographs, illustrations and other proposed content
are welcomed and will be considered for publication. Reproduction in
whole or part without written permission is prohibited. Content, including
statements of fact and opinion, do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints
of Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. or the Allegro Club, Inc. Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc.
and the Allegro Club, Inc. are not responsible for content. Privacy laws
and policies prevent Side Roads from publishing memorials, illnesses and
other personal information without written permission.
ON THE COVER
The restyled 2006 Allegro crests a bridge in New Hope,
Tenn., en route to a happy owner. In addition to the
new look of the front and rear caps, the ‘06 Allegro is
available on Ford and Workhorse chassis in fi ve lengths
from 28- to 35-feet. New model features are highlighted
on Pages 6 and 7.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Want to share an experience you had in your Tiffin
Motorhome? Have a comment or suggestion about Side
Roads, the Allegro Club newsletter? Write to:
Side Roads Editor, Allegro Club
P.O. Box 1429, Red Bay, AL 35582
Please include your name, address, email and phone
number so we can contact you.
CONTACTS:
Tiffin Motorhomes Parts & Service:
(256) 356-0261
Allegro Club: (256) 356-8522
Jimmy Johnson, Allegro Club president
jimmy.johnson@tiffinmotorhomes.com
Verbon Jones, Allegro Club office manager,
verbon.jones@tiffinmotorhomes.com
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President
Allegro Club
Cynthia Skinner, Allegro Club secretary,
cynthia.skinner@tiffinmotorhomes.com
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www.tiffinmotorhomes.com
Take a short walk or sleep in for service at Tiffin’s new 40-bay facility
Frank Alford may have slept through the opening of the
new Tiffin Motorhomes service center, but he didn’t miss his
appointment. The Allegro Campground and the new service
center are only a coach-length apart.
Alford arrived at the Allegro Campground in Red Bay, Al.,
July 10. The next morning he walked the few steps to Tiffin’s 40bay facility for some body work on his 30DA 2002 Allegro. Five
days later, he was ready to head home to Jackson, Miss.
“It’s been enjoyable,” Alford said as Tiffin technician Mark
Calvert put the finishing touches on the coach. “I don’t like to have
to come back up here, but every time it has been a good experience.”
The new service and parts center, just a four-minute drive
from the Tiffin plant, offers almost twice as many repair bays as
the former service facility adjacent to the assembly line.
Tiffin coach owners can sleep in their own beds – either
in the service bays or the campground. For warranty work,
campground stays are free. Otherwise, owners pay $10 a night.
“For convenience, as far as the campground is concerned,
you’re there,” Alford said as giant fans pushed a cooling breeze
through the double-sided service building.
Anticipating the opening of the expanded center, Shop
Supervisor D-Ray Hester said Tiffin Motorhomes began hiring
Tiffin coaches fill bays in new 105,000-square-foot service and
parts facility in Red Bay.
and training additional technicians in 2004. The service
center has 56 technicians, a number expected to grow as the
center develops.
“We will actually be doing some of the work at the
campground, weather permitting,” Hester added. “If that’s
more convenient to customers, that’s fine. We will also have
a new customer lounge.”
Tiffin Motorhomes employees traditionally have the week of
t he Four t h of July of f for vacation,
but the move of the massive parts and
service operations kept some workers
away from the beach.
The service center is not taking any
more appointments for the remainder
of 2005, but Service Manager Wade
Humphres said service advisers try to
work in customers within a few days of
their arrivals in Red Bay. Customers are
making appointments for 2006.
Alford seemed both eager to get back
on the road and sorry to leave the Tiffin
environment.
“If you have a question, everybody
here will stop to answer it,” Alford said.
“These are just good, down-to-earth
home folks.” 
Tiffin technician Mark Calvert examines the basement of a 2002 Allegro DA as owner Frank
Alford of Jackson, Miss., looks on.
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Santa Fe Corn Tortilla Soup
This recipe comes from Jean Riding of the California Roadrunners Chapter – it is easy and delicious.
You could make up a double batch of this and put it in the crockpot to keep hot during the ballgame!
Ingredients:
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup diced green pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
Roadside recipes
by Gail Johnson
Fall! Don’t you just love it? Cool days, crisp nights, bright blue
skies, colorful foliage, football.
What motivates you to get in your Tiffin-built motor home
and hit the road at this time of the year? Whether it is that
special camaraderie enjoyed at scores of football stadiums
throughout the country when motor homes gather and grills are
fired up, or the call of the open road as each bend offers a new
and spectacular vista of Mother Nature’s beauty, we want to help
you enjoy “roughing it smoothly” this season without too much
worry about what to fix for supper.
While we love our Sharp convection microwave and have
featured recipes and tips aimed at its use, for this issue we
will focus on simple, easy-to-fix dishes starting with two nobake pies that would be especially appropriate for that special
tailgate party or that weekend campout. After those dessert
treats, we have two good barbecue sauces for grilling; one
is sweet with a tomato base and the other is less tomato-y,
more mustard and vinegar based. Both are good!
As always, we love to hear from you. If you have any questions,
or want to share a recipe feel free to email me at: ggjjohn@yahoo.
com I hope to see you at an upcoming rally. Happy traveling! 
Peanut Butter Pie
Beverly’s Lemon Pineapple Pie
Ingredients:
8 oz. cream cheese
12 oz. whipped topping
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
½ cup smooth peanut butter
Instructions:
Mix all ingredients well and pour into graham cracker crust.
Garnish with chocolate pieces or syrup. Refrigerate until
serving time.
Ingredients:
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 small can crushed pineapple (drained)
½ cup lemon juice
Instructions:
Cook first 4 ingredients in butter until tender, 4 or 5 minutes.
Place along with other ingredients in Dutch oven and bring to a
boil. Reduce heat and let simmer for 15-20 minutes. Serve over
Dough-Boys
Ingredients:
1 can jumbo refrigerator biscuits
Butter, jelly, honey
Stout, long stick 1 inch or more in diameter at the end
(use a knife to scrape off the bark on the end, making it more sanitary to use).
Instructions:
Separate biscuit dough; for each dough-boy wrap the thin,
elongated dough around the end of the carved stick, forming a
cone-shaped biscuit. Cook over low flame (or hot coals) turning
to cook evenly until outside dough is browned and dough-boy
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
1
½
¼
1
½
¼
cup water
cup tomato paste
cup molasses
tbsp. liquid smoke
tsp. onion powder
tsp pepper
¹⁄3
¼
¾
½
½
1
cup red wine vinegar
cup brown sugar
cup corn syrup
tsp. salt
tsp. garlic powder
tsp. paprika
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients and cook slowly until desired thickness.
Best if chilled 24 hours before using.
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½
½
1
1
1
cup butter or oleo
cup vinegar
tbsp. prepared mustard
tbsp. chopped onion
tbsp. brown sugar
will slip easily off the stick. You should have a delicious baked
cone of dough with a hole in the center for butter, jelly, honey, or
whatever you like (chocolate gravy?) Yum!
Bubba May’s Shrimp Dish
Here is a recipe for the oven, shared by Susan May, an avid AuburnUniversity tailgater. I think it could be adapted to a covered grill; you might
have to play with the cooking time.
Ingredients:
2 rounded tbsp. black pepper
5 lbs. large shrimp, washed and ready to cook
Instructions:
Melt butter; mix with dressing and pepper. Pour over shrimp in
large baking pan. Squeeze lemons over, add lemon halves on
top. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes. (For convection
microwave cooking reduce cooking time) Cook 10 small ears
Mrs. Hart’s Barbecue Sauce
This is an old family recipe.
corn chips or tortilla strips and garnish with additional chips.
Serves 4-6
This is from my Girl Scout days. You need an open fire for this one. My children always loved fixing their own!
1 large bottle Italian dressing
1 lb. real butter
Barbecue Sauce
2 15 oz. cans chicken broth
1 cup black beans, drained and rinsed
1½ cups medium thick and chunky salsa
½-1 cup chopped pecans
8 oz. whipped topping
Instructions:
Mix all ingredients well. Pour into graham cracker crust.
Refrigerate until serving. Delicious and refreshing!
Jerral Taylor of Red Bay, Ala., sends along the first:
½ tsp. cumin
1 tbsp. butter or oil
1 15 oz. can whole kernel corn
1
1
1
2
¼
2 lemons
of corn on the cob along with 2 pounds of new potatoes. After
shrimp is cooked add corn and potatoes, spooning dressing over
vegetables. Serve with crispy French bread.
tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
tbsp. chili sauce (Heinz)
tsp. lemon juice
thin slices lemon
tsp. pepper
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and
simmer for about 10 minutes. Use in preparation of pork chops,
ribs, chicken, etc.
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Front-engine diesel
tops Tiffin changes
for 2006 models
Tiffin Motorhomes has introduced a front-engine
diesel among its 2006 models, tapping into a
market niche seeking the fuel economy, high
resale value and long-term dependability of diesel
power in a moderately priced motorhome. Freightliner
Custom Chassis Corp. is producing the chassis, which
features a Cummins 5.9-liter engine and an Allison
5-speed transmission with overdrive for the 34-38 ft. Allegro
Bay models. Production will begin in the fourth quarter of 2005 or
the first quarter of 2006 as the chassis become available from Freightliner,
according to Tiffin General Manager Tim Tiffin. He expects 2006 model year production of the frontengine diesel to be 100-150, increasing for the 2007 models. Tiffin Motorhomes produced a front-engine
diesel in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Tim Tiffin said the 2006 front-engine diesel Allegro Bay will be one
of the first front-engine diesels on the current market, confirmed by RV industry leaders. “This Cummins
is so quiet,” Tim Tiffin said. “We are very confident that as our customers become interested in moving
from our high-end gas models into diesel, they will find this Allegro Bay very attractive. We showed this
model to our dealers and the response has been far and away positive.” The price point for front-engine
diesel Allegro Bay is projected at a slight increase over the comparable gas-fueled Allegro Bay. 
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New galley drawers open wide How many times have you
of a kitchen drawer? Many of Tiffin Motorhomes’
Thanks to a new support system, the new Tiffin galley
70 percent with conventional support systems. The
Allegro Bus models. “When you’re having fun on the
time scrambling through hard-to-reach drawer corners, “
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Tiffin improves basement accessibility
has made t hem
with slides extended,
solved that problem
of basement height
wh ic h h ad b e e n
20 0 6 mo dels a re
have to lift a door,
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lost something important in the hidden recesses
2006 models take that common nuisance away.
drawers open fully. Typical drawers open just
full-extension drawers are on six Phaeton and
road in your motorhome, you don’t need to waste
Research and Design Manager Van Tiffin says.
Tiffin Motorhomes, the first RV manufacturer to offer “basement” storage compartments,
even more accessible in 2006 models. “Customers told us that lift-up doors, especially
could lead to back strain,” explains Research and Design Manager Van Tiffin. “We
two ways in our 2006 Phaetons, Allegro Buses and Zephyrs.” Tiffin added 10 inches
by re-engineering and relocating slideout mechanisms. Those motors and hydraulics,
below the slides, are now on the sides of the slides. The basement doors on the three
hinged on the side, not the top. “When you don’t have to bend over as far and you don’t
your back thanks you,” Van Tiffin says. “And look at all the cargo space we have added.”
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Tiffin gives Allegro model a facelift New body styling from front to rear–without significant price increase–will make the
Tiffin Motorhomes Allegro
princess of the highway for 2006. The restyling starts with an enlarged onepiece windshield, horizontally
mounted wipers for increased visibility, a new front cap and GMC truck
headlights. The Allegro’s new
rear cap offers a rounded look reminiscent of Tiffin’s diesel models. The
popular exterior colors, Chili
Spice and Mocha Frost, are continued from 2005. Inside, Stone and
Desert Sand are new colors,
in addition to the carryover Cappachino. Cherry Bark cabinetry is available
for the first time. On Ford and
Workhorse chassis, the Allegro is available in four lengths from 28- to 32-ft.
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Tiffin premieres quad-slide Allegro Bus Tiffin Motorhomes has unveiled a new diesel pusher 40-ft. quad-slide.
The Allegro Bus 40QSP replaces a 38-ft. triple-slide in the Tiffin lineup. “The QSP was added because
of consumer demand,” Tiffin Sales Manager Jerry Williamson says. “About 80 percent of our sales are quadslides and we needed this additional model and floor plan.” The Allegro Bus QSP floor plan features a wider
doorway between the bedroom and bath, repositioning of the garden tub and a second lavatory. “This will
soon be our most popular floor plan,” Williamson adds. The Allegro Bus also is available for 2006 in a 38-ft.
double-slide, another 40-ft. quad-slide plus 40-ft. double- and triple-slides, and a 42-ft. quad-slide.
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Slideout for computer You can catch up
in some Tiffin Motorhomes 2006
living space, the computer slideout in
convenience. The passenger’s seat in
complete with 110-volt power and a
on email or surf the web before you get to the campground or home
models. While most motorhome slideouts expand the destination
Tiffin’s 2006 Phaeton and Allegro Bus models offers computing
the cockpit is equipped with a storable solid surface countertop
telephone jack, all designed to keep laps free of computers.
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Radio upgrades on ’06 models Owners of 2006 Tiffin Motorhomes can travel from
Miami to Seattle listening to the same channel with high quality sound. Jensen
radio and sound systems are standard equipment in all 2006 Tiffin models. Sirius
Satellite Radio, with more than 120 channels, is optional. Sirius offers commercialfree music, news, sports, talk, weather and traffic channels for a monthly fee.
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cabinetry is just one sign of Tiff in
color schemes in 2006 models. Under
wit h a number of ot her leading
understated interiors. “Our customers
dress up our interiors, but that is
the balance between good taste and
color and style.”
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in a Tiffin Motorhome just went from great to greater. DualBeds are options on Tiffin’s 2006 Allegro Bay, Phaeton, Allegro
Select Comfort Corp. in Minneapolis, the Sleep Number Bed
100 on each side. The pillow-top covered beds employ a system
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instead of going to the stadium
e qu ipment on m a ny 20 0 6
entertainment centers optional
two flat-panel TVs inside the
sound packages. “Every year
in buying decisions,” Tiff in
Cherry Bark cabinetry adds new color Rich, reddish-brown Cherry Bark
Motorhomes’ shift to less conservative, more lively interior
the guidance of an interior design consultant who has worked
manufacturers in the RV industry, Tiffin is moving away from
told us for years that they wanted to add their own accessories to
changing,” says General Manager Tim Tiffin. “We understand
flashiness. This move simply reflects customers’ wishes for a bit more
Select Comfort Sleep Number Bed option Sleeping
control Select Comfort Sleep Number
Bus and Zephyr models. Manufactured by
can be adjusted to firmness levels from 1 to
of air tubes instead of metal coils.
Watch the game, race or movie outside Tailgaters will want to stay in their spots
or racetrack with the exterior entertainment centers offered as optional
Tiffin Motorhome models. The camp chairs will be clustered around the
on Tiffin’s Phaeton and Allegro Bus models for 2006. In addition to the
coaches, the exterior centers feature 24-in. TV screens and enhanced
we hear from our customers that electronics are more and more important
Sales Manager Jerry Williamson says.
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This time the column will be a little of
this and a little of that. Kinda a potpourri.
L et’s star t out wit h an experience
regarding “kinda.”
At restaurants offering salad with an
entrée, when the server asked my dressing
choice, with a wink of the eye I would
respond, “Whatever you like because
you’re kinda cute.”
The last time I did that, the server
indignantly snapped back, “KINDA?” I
was very red-faced but it got worse. First
there was the “I told you so” from my allknowing wife. Then our fellow Allegro
Club campers starting every conversation
the rest of that weekend with “kinda.”
I won’t say that stupid line again, but the
server did get an extra large tip that night.
Say what?
Ever known anyone with selective
hearing or a slight hearing volume loss?
They often suggest that others tend to
mumble a lot. The interpretation of what
they think was said can be hilarious.
Take the time our group was talking
about free-range chickens and someone
on the fringe of the group leaned in and
Lynn and John Sicklesteel try to push Elmo through the door of their 1995 Allegro Bus.
asked, “What’s a re-arranged chicken?”
The question was funny enough, but
the possibilities of where chicken parts
might be moved brought even more
laughs. Think about it. Maybe that is
where chicken nuggets originated. I’ll bet
you can come up with combinations we
didn’t even consider.
My wife and I were in a grocery store
and I was making short trips from the
cart to items we needed. She sent me for
lunch meat. I replied, “Why in the world
do you want me to hit you?” I heard her
say “Punch me,” I swear. Darn good
thing I asked first. Poor hearing can be
hazardous to your health.
The next tour starts in 10 minutes...
We were given a book that lists factory
tours. We make it a point to refer to the
book as we plan our trips across the
country and route ourselves by the ones
that seem interesting.
We have enjoyed candy, ice cream,
baked goods, pretzels, hot sauce and beer
fresh from the production line. We were
permitted only to smell the bourbon
at a distillery because it is in a “dry”
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Tiffin Top Dealers
Tiffin Motorhomes named La Mesa RV Center, San
Diego, Cal., its No. 1 dealer for 2005. The other top
dealers for the year, honored at the July dealers’ meeting:
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Vogt Motor Homes, Haltom City/Fort Worth, Tex.
Colton Auto & RV, Mastic Beach, N.Y.
King’s Campers, Inc., Wausau, Wis.
Dandy RV Sales, Birmingham, Al.
Horizon Lussier LTEE, Ste-Marie de Monnoir, Quebec
DeMontrond’s Texan RV, Spring/Houston, Tex.
J.C.’s RVs Inc., Livermore, Cal.
Marlin Ingram’s RV Center, Montgomery, Al.
Bankston Motor Homes, Inc., Huntsville, Al.
Lazy Days RV Super Center, Seffner, Fla.
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Around the Campfire
Allegro Club Fun In The Sun
February 27 – March 3, 2006 (Check out March 4)
Rally Park / Seffner, Florida
This event is available to the first 150 eligible applicants (Club membership is required).
Cost Includes: 5 Nights camping fee, full hook-ups (50 amps), 1 lunch, 3 evening meals, (breakfast & lunch available at no cost across
the street at Lazy Days), prizes and surprises, supplier/partner seminars, and entertainment. Tiffin factory technicians will be available for
minor repairs. Lazy Days will display the latest in Tiffin-built motor homes for your viewing. Plenty of food, fun and fellowship.
Cost: Motor home with two people / $375.00 • Each additional guest / $100.00 • Motor home with one person / $300.00
Total Cost: $
Number of people
Amount enclosed $
Name:
Spouse Name:
Mailing Address:
City/State/Zip:
Allegro Club #:
Telephone number:
Chapter #:
Name of guest(s) in member’s motor home:
We wish to park with our chapter (listed above) or individual:
We will be in:  Allegro  Allegro Star  Allegro Bay  Allegro Bus  Open Road  Phaeton  Zephyr
Motor home length:
License plate #:
State:
State:
Tow vehicle: Make:
License plate #:
My chassis is:  Ford  Workhorse  Chevrolet  Oshkosh  Spartan  Freightliner  John Deere
 Other:
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YES / NO This is our first Allegro Club rally.
YES  / NO  We wish to park in the handicapped section. (Enclose Handicapped Certification copy with your registration.)
YES  / NO  We will bring our pet(s).
Please register together if you wish to park together! Get your reservations in early. There will be only 150 spaces available.
No reservations will be taken after the deadline of January 12, 2006. The refund deadline is January 12, 2006.
Send check, money order or fill out complete credit card information below:
 Visa
 Master Card
 Discover
Credit Card Number:
Expiration Date
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Year
Signature:
Call (256) 356-8522 to register by phone or fax your registration form to (256) 356-9746. You can mail your reservation form with
check payable to: Allegro Club, P.O. Box 1429, Red Bay, Al 35582-1429
Attention: Early arrivals and late departures should be handled on your own by
calling Rally Park at 800/905-6627
No refunds will be given after the refund deadline. Upon cancellation a $20.00 handling
fee will be charged. Travel insurance is an option available through Farm & City
Insurance (1-800-331-1520). Payment must accompany each rally registration.
Important: The Allegro Club has planned this event based upon claim
assumptions, including a minimum number of participants. On occasion, circumstances
arise which make the event impractical. Accordingly, the Allegro Club reserves the right
to cancel the event for any reason, at any time and without obligation beyond the refund
of any prepaid fees for the cancelled event.
By registering for this event, you acknowledge and agree to the following statement:
“I understand that neither Allegro Club, Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc., nor any
campground, restaurant, bus service or supplier assumes any responsibility directly or
indirectly, for the use or operation of a car or recreational vehicle going to or from or
during the rally; or for injuries before, during or after the rally; or damage to property
of any kind before, during or after event.”
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The Yankee Doodler Cartoonist Bob Poiry
dictated by the GM headlights.
T he front cap takes shape on a computer screen, the
contemporary successor to a hunk of clay. When the design
consultants for Tiffin develop their initial plans, they go to
Van Tiffin’s desk, where creativity merges with reality. Van
Tiffin ensures that the design meets the expectations of
Tiffin customers, expressed in interviews and surveys. He
also ensures that the design is within the capabilities of the
Tiffin operation.
The rear cap follows the design of the front cap. Then the
process shifts to the interior.
T he inside of a motorhome is desig ned li ke a house.
A functional floor plan is the key. Tiffin customers dictate
floor plan changes: After hearing the same feedback from a
number of customers and consultants, the designers swing
into action.
The 2006 Allegro Bus 40QSP was added to the line based
on customer input. That floor plan offers a second lavatory
and a wide doorway between the bedroom and bath so the
garden tub is visible from the bedroom, all in a quad-slide
diesel pusher.
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Current Tiffin Motorhome recalls
03V-149 Ford Brake Warning Indicator Light
Units potentially affected were manufactured
between August 1999 and June 2003.
05V-145 Potential Movement of Washer/Dryer
Units potentially affected:
2005 Allegro Bay 34XB and 37DB
2005 Allegro Bus 38DP, 38TGP, 40QDP and 42QDP
2005 Phaeton 38GH, 35DH, 40TSH and 40QDH
2005 Zephyr 45QDZ
Current Vendor Recalls:
04E-024 Am-Safe Seatbelt
Units potentially affected were manufactured from
9-30-03 to 5-25-04.
05E-015 Vehicle Systems HydroHot Burner Tube
Units potentially affected are some 2005 and 2005
Allegro Buses, some 2004 Phaetons and some 2005
Zephyrs.
Customers involved in the recalls should have received
letters notifying them. However, if you feel you might
be involved, please call Liz Jones of Tiffin Motorhomes
at 256-356-0205 for verification.
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As the 2006 Tiffin Motorhomes
begin arriving in dealer showrooms,
Van Tiffin is already thinking about
the 2007 models.
The model change process is not
as easy as it may seem, explains the
research and design manager for the
family-owned Class A motorhome
manufacturer. Many customers,
engineers, suppliers, dealers and
managers spend countless hours.
Van Tiffin
T he process follows two distinct
tracks: exterior and interior.
The exterior design begins with the front cap. Headlight
decisions come first. Tiffin selects headlights from the major
car and truck makers.
For 2006 Tiffin coaches, the headlights come from General
Motors. Since the headlights were styled for new GM vehicles,
the front cap of the motorhomes takes on some of the arch
and plane of the GM vehicles that share the headlights. The
2006 A llegro front cap features softened, rounded lines,
a one-piece windshield and horizontally mounted wipers – all
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‘More dependable, more high-tech, more house-like coaches’
Allegro Club Spring Fling
April 17 – April 21, 2006 (Check out April 22)
Lakewood Camping Resort / Myrtle Beach, SC
This event is available to the first 120 eligible applicants (Club membership is required).
Cost Includes: 5 Nights camping fee, full hook-ups (50 amps), 1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 4 evening meals, Dixie Stampede and High
Steppin Country. Daytimes have been left open for your enjoyment of the beach, shopping or playing golf in the golf capitol of the
world. Tiffin factory technicians will be available for minor repairs. Vendors/suppliers will conduct seminars on Tuesday. Dealers
will display the latest in Tiffin built motor homes for your viewing. Plenty of food, fun and fellowship.
Cost: Motor home with two people / $575.00 • Each additional guest / $200.00 • Motor home with one person / $400.00
Total Cost: $
Number of people
Amount enclosed $
Name:
Spouse Name:
Mailing Address:
City/State/Zip:
Allegro Club #:
Telephone number:
Chapter #:
Name of guest(s) in member’s motor home:
We wish to park with our chapter (listed above) or individual:
We will be in:  Allegro  Allegro Star  Allegro Bay  Allegro Bus  Open Road  Phaeton  Zephyr
Slide(s): R
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License plate #:
State:
Motor home length:
State:
Tow vehicle: Make:
License plate #:
My chassis is:  Ford  Workhorse  Chevrolet  Oshkosh  Spartan  Freightliner  John Deere
 Other:
YES  / NO  This is our first Allegro Club rally.
YES  / NO  We wish to park in the handicapped section. (Enclose Handicapped Certification copy with your registration.)
YES  / NO  We will bring our pet(s).
Please register together if you wish to park together! Get your reservations in early. There will be only 120 spaces available.
No reservations will be taken after the deadline of March 3, 2006. The refund deadline is March 3, 2006.
Send check, money order or fill out complete credit card information below:
 Visa
 Master Card
 Discover
Credit Card Number:
Expiration Date
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9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16
1 2 3 4
___ ___ / ___ ___
Month
Year
Signature:
Call (256) 356-8522 to register by phone or fax your registration form to (256) 356-9746. You can mail your reservation form with
check payable to: Allegro Club, P.O. Box 1429, Red Bay, Al 35582-1429
Attention:
Early arrivals and late departures should be handled on your own by
calling Lakewood Camping Resort at (877) 254-4736.
to cancel the event for any reason, at any time and without obligation beyond the refund
of any prepaid fees for the cancelled event.
No refunds will be given after the refund deadline. Upon cancellation a $20.00 handling
fee will be charged. Travel insurance is an option available through Farm & City
Insurance (1-800-331-1520). Payment must accompany each rally registration.
By registering for this event, you acknowledge and agree to the following statement:
“I understand that neither Allegro Club, Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc., nor any
campground, restaurant, bus service or supplier assumes any responsibility directly or
indirectly, for the use or operation of a car or recreational vehicle going to or from or
during the rally; or for injuries before, during or after the rally; or damage to property
of any kind before, during or after event.”
Important:
The Allegro Club has planned this event based upon claim
assumptions, including a minimum number of participants. On occasion, circumstances
arise which make the event impractical. Accordingly, the Allegro Club reserves the right
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Chapter Chatter: Next time you pass this way
Restaurants
A 16-oz. Porterhouse steak for $12.95?
The Michigan Allegro Pathmakers were
“lickin’ their chops” according to Vivian
Vos, chapter secretary, when they saw
that item on the menu at Johnny’s a
restaurant near their campout at Scottville
City Park. Everybody was ready for the
cholesterol challenge. Imagine the long
faces when the server’s next words were,
“We’re all out of porterhouse.” You might
want to call ahead if you want that cut
and deal at Johnny’s.
Maybe the Comanche A lleg ros in
Granbury, Tex., are an adventuresome
group. How else would you explain their
choice of a restaurant named Coyote
Ugly during a campout in Hempstead,
Tex.? Coyote Ugly, we are told, is most
unusual, off the beaten path, serves “just
about anything you could think of” (with
the exception of coyote, we hope), and
the food is very good. The chapter also
recommends Pasta Fina in Granbury,
Tex., for “especially good Italian food
(but no coyote primavera).
Selection, quantity, presentation and
price at River Run Dining Room all
received high marks from the Michigan
Allegro Pathmakers. River Run is six miles
west of Mecosta Pines Campground and
came highly recommended after chapter
members picked up rumors that their
former favorite eatery had changed hands.
Patriotism can play a role in restaurant
select ion, as t he Michigan A lleg ro
Pathmakers proved this summer in Morley,
Mich. The chapter enjoyed breakfast at
the American Legion post and declared it
“another outstanding meal to remember.
The post serves meals throughout the
day, supporting other Legion activities
through the kitchen.
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Original House of Pizza in Westport,
Wash., is highly recommended by the
Puget Sound Allegros and not just for
pizza. The excellent menu includes
seafood. The Puget Sound A llegros
also like the Honeybee Drive Inn near
Hoodsport, Wash. Try the fish and chips
or check out The Tides Restaurant which
is also excellent.
Just a ways down the coast, the Allegro
Classy Chassies tout the Back Bay Café
in Newport Beach. “The cuisine is as
wonderful as the view of the beautiful
yachts tied to the dock out front,” we hear.
Many members returned for breakfast after
enjoying the food and prices at dinner.
The Classy Chassies added several
restaurants to the recommended list in
Buellton, Cal.: Andersen’s (famous for
split pea soup), Olsen’s Danish Bakery,
Red Viking Danish and American
Smorgaasbord, and Antonio’s Pizza.
Campgrounds, RV parks & resorts
The most welcome amenity at Scottville
City Park for the Michigan Allegro
Pathmakers in July was plenty of shade.
Maybe Michiganders just don’t have
enough experience with heat, unlike
folks in the Deep South and some other
regions closer to the Equator. The park
also was well kept. The heat provided a
fine excuse to dine at restaurants.
The Puget Sound Allegros keep coming
back to American Sunset RV Park in
Westport, Wash. Why? Full hookups,
pull-throughs, a swimming pool and a
large recreation hall. Nearby, members
enjoy saltwater fishing charter boats, five
public beaches, shopping and sightseeing.
2006 Allegro Club rally schedule
Allegro Club Fun in the Sun
Rally Park
Seffner, Fla.
Feb. 27-March 3, 2006 (break camp March 4)
Allegro Club New England Getaway
Champlain Valley Exposition
Essex Junction, Vt.
Oct. 9-13, 2006 (break camp Oct. 14)
Allegro Spring Fling
Lakewood Camping Resort
Myrtle Beach, S.C.
April 17-22, 2006 (break camp April 23)
Allegro Club Fall Fiesta
Blazing Star RV Resort
San Antonio, Tex.
Nov. 6-10, 2006 (break camp Nov. 11)
Allegro Club FMCA Pre-Rally
Happy Holiday RV Park & Campground
Cherokee, N.C.
August 10-13, 2006
For additional information:
Jimmy Johnson, Allegro Club President: jimmy.johnson@tiffinmotorhomes.com
Verbon Jones, Allegro Club Office Manager: verbon.jones@tiffinmotorhomes.com
or Cynthia Skinner, Allegro Club Secretary: cynthia.skinner@tiffinmotorhomes.com
Phone: 256-356-8522 | Fax: 256-356-9746
Allegro Club, P.O. Box 1429, Red Bay, AL 35582-1429
The chapter also recommends Rest-AWhile RV Park in Hoodsport, Wash.
The park on the shore of Hood Canal has
full hookups and three clubhouses.
Newport Dunes Resort & Marina in
Newport Beach, Cal., is popular with
the Allegro Classy Chassies in Anaheim.
With features like a secluded beach, a
waveless swimming lagoon, large
swimming pool, a water park and rental
kayaks, sailboards and paddleboats, no
wonder the Classy Chassies like it.
If you’re really, really into shuffleboard,
you would probably enjoy Golden Village
Palms Sunland RV Resorts in Hemet,
Cal. The A lleg ro Classy Chassies
repor t Golden Village has a world
championship four-season shuffleboard
court. The park also has a putting green,
seven tournament pool tables, three large
heated pools, three therapy spas and a
full fitness center.
The Allegro Adventurers in Minnesota
recommend Pioneer Campg round
in Wabasha, Minn., foer its level sites,
wooded area, proximity to a river and
comfortable meeting room.
Destination attractions
A member of the Comanche Allegros in
Granbury, Tex., has a family connection
that paid a handsome dividend for the
chapter during a campout at Red Oak
RV Park in Hempstead, Tex. The group
visited Happy Hills Children’s Farm,
described as a beautiful, quiet, peaceful
place for children, some of whom have
had problems with school, parents or
authorities. This working farm provides
a home-like setting, a K-12 school and
athletic facilities. The campers were
treated to lunch in the dining hall.
B alboa Island is wit hin walk ing
distance of the Newport Dunes Resort
& Marina favored by the Allegro Classy
Chassies. Balboa Island has, in addition
to many wonderful restaurants and shops,
an entertaining walk along canals to view
beautiful waterfront homes and yachts.
Interested in digging for clams and
oysters? The Puget Sound Allegros from
Tacoma, Wash., tell us that’s possible in a
Hoodsport, Wash., state park near the
Rest-A-While Park.
The Historic Bok Sanctuary in Lake
Wales, Fla., offers peaceful, beautiful
gardens, a belltower and an estate. The
belltower was built by Edward Bok as an
expression of love for his wife. Writes Pat
Tanguay of the Citrus Allegros, “I don’t
think it would be asking too much for
all Allegro husbands to do the same for
their wonderful Allegro wives.” (Allegro
husbands may respond in the December
issue under the Equal Time Provision.)
Grand prize for destination attractions
this issue goes to the A lleg ro Classy
Chassies for their July visit to the Flying
Flags RV Resort and Campground in
Buellton, Cal. The attractions listed by
the Southern California chapter: Solvang,
the Danish Capital of America, Quick
Silver Ranch (miniature horses), Mission
Santa Ines and ranches for Arabian
horses and ostriches. The Flying Flags
folks provide a five-day activity planner
plus a walking map and a driving map of
Miles (Paul Giamatti) and Jack (Thomas
Haden Church) as they wound through
wine country in the movie Sideways.
Quirky occurrences
The same Michigan Allegro Pathmakers
who whined about the heat in Scottville,
Mich., were at it again in Morley, Mich.,
during a summer campout at Mecosta
Pines Campground. Even though the
humidity was almost as high as the 90degree temperature, Morley hadn’t had
any rain for almost 45 days, so the ground
was dusty and dry. The swimming pool
was popular. Despite long tradition, the
campers could not bring themselves to
light a campfire, so they sat around an
empty fire ring.
While the Michigan Allegro Pathmakers
suffered in the heat, their dogs reportedly
sacked-out in queen-size beds and airconditioned comfort. But as the old
caution goes, be careful what you ask
for because you might get it. Yep, just
as the campers were surrounding the
potluck-laden picnic tables, along came a
Winterizing
The following checklist is used by Tiffin service
technicians for winterizing.
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Turn water heater switch and 110-volt
breaker to off.
Drain water tank.
Drain holding tanks, leave gate
valves open.
Remove water heater plug.
Open low point drain valves.
Close low point drain valves
(when water has drained).
Using a water pressure regulator,
connect compressed air to the
city water connection.
Replace water heater drain plug after
water has been blown from the water
heater. Use pipe dope on an Atwood
water heater and Teflon tape on
a Suburban water heater.
Open every hot and cold sink faucet and
ensure that all water has drained.
Flush toilet and water sprayer on toilet
if equipped with one.
If the coach is plumbed for a washing
machine, open cold and hot water
valves, catching dripped water
in a cloth.
Turn washing machine to regular wash
cycle and run one minute while air
is connected to the system, then set
to spin cycle so water can pump out
of the machine.
Place towel under washing machine
water filter and remove filter, catching
drip from filter slot. Reinsert filter
and set machine to spin cycle for one
minute. Remove filter again, catch
drips and reinsert filter.
Open low point drain valves again.
Remove and empty water filter canister
from sewer compartment.
Pump two cups of RV antifreeze
into water pump.
Pour one cup of RV antifreeze into each
sink, shower and tub drain.
Wipe sink, shower floor and tub
surfaces with clean, dry cloth.
Confirm that all faucets and low point
drain valves are open.
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Around the Campfire
Tailgate in style with your Tiffin motor home
As true fans can tell you, the best place
to be at football games is not necessarily
the 50-yard line, especially with the exterior
entertainment centers optional on some
2006 Tiffin-built motor homes.
“Today the ultimate game-day experience
starts in stadium parking lots – tailgating
in style in a recreation vehicle, or RV.
That’s where the real fun takes place
during college and pro football season,”
says Joe Cahn, renowned RVing chef who’s
logged over 250,000 miles traveling to every
NFL stadium and many college games as
the “Commissioner of Tailgating.”
Each weekend, stadium parking lots
across the country fill with tailgaters,
who often produce elaborate food spreads
in their RVs before and after the big game.
Mingling with fellow tailgaters and
alumni adds to the pre- and post-game
excitement. To help you join the fan
festivity, the Recreation Vehicle Industry
Association (RVIA) offers these practical
pointers for creating the perfect tailgating
party experience for family and friends:
“Commissioner of Tailgating” Joe Cahn whips up some tailgating treats in his motorhome.
 Take your guests in style–by RV–to both
home and away games. RVs come in a variety
of sizes and styles for every taste and budget.
Renting one is an attractive option for many
football fans who go tailgating.
 Tailgating in an RV means br inging
your kitchen along, everything from range and
refrigerator to automatic ice maker. Anything
you can prepare at home, you can make in an
RV, serve up fresh and take home safely.
 Avoid traffic by arriving early and staying
late.
Campground discounts available
Allegro Club membership now offers a new benefit: a special membership rate for
a campground discount club.
Since 1992, Passport America has offered its members a 50 percent discount
off the regular camping fee for participating campgrounds. Passport America has
1,200 participating campgrounds in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. An international
camping directory and a subscription to RV America Magazine are included in
Passport America membership, which costs $44 a year.
“We have negotiated an 18-months-for-the-price-of-12 rate for Allegro Club
members to join Passport America,” said Allegro Club President Jimmy Johnson.
“While the Allegro Club does not endorse products and services, our members
convinced us that this affiliation was valuable and desirable.”
To join Passport America at the Allegro Club discounted rate, call 800-681-6810 or
visit www.passportamerica.com The promotional code for Allegro Club members is
XXX-PROMO-CODE -XXX.
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 Cook to your heart’s desire. Barbecue ribs,
fajitas, jambalaya and more. Log on to www.
GoRVing.com/recipes.cfm for delicious tailgate
recipes for the entire family.
 Prepare and freeze hors d’oeuvres ahead
of time. Then pop them in the RV’s microwave
when you arrive at the game.
 Adapt side dishes to suit the weather.
When it’s warm out, bring watermelon,
gazpacho, deviled eggs and shrimp cocktail.
In the fall and winter, switch to soups, hot
chocolate, and cider with doughnuts.
 Have food ready two hours before the
game starts. Allow plenty of time to eat and
mingle with guests.
 Entertain in style. Today’s RVs offer
slideout rooms that nearly double the interior
space for more room to entertain guests.
 Get to know your tailgating neighbors.
Swap recipes, pass around a football, and talk
up the game.
 Take cover inside the RV if it rains or
snows. Whatever the weather on game day,
you’ll have a dry place to tailgate inside the RV.
 Don’t miss any big plays. Watch the
highlights and post-game shows on your RV’s
TV/VCR.
 Leave your parking area clean. Store
leftovers safely in the RV’s fridge.
county. We have watched motor homes
and campers built, electricity generated,
airplanes assembled, glassware and
pottery crafted, olives packed and vast
fields of vegetables harvested.
Our children joined us on these
factory tours to develop their curiosity
and appreciation of occupations. They
are taking their children to many of the
same places.
What in the world was that?
What is the strangest cargo you have
carried in your motor home? How about
a bright red 4-foot-tall Elmo piñata
hanging over the queen-sized bed? It
was moved into the shower stall after
it startled too many drivers passing us.
Huge tumbleweed bushes have ridden in
our dinette booth for thousands of miles
as have antique furniture pieces. I can’t
tell you how many tons of pretty souvenir
rocks I have packed in the basement
compartment for my rock garden. 
Looking for high odometer numbers
If you have pampered a Tiffin-built
motor home through a considerable
number of miles, we have two opportunities
to provide some recognition.
First, a video history of Tiffin
Motorhomes in the works and interviews
with some proud owners of high-mileage
coaches are in the script. Second, Side
Roads plans to begin recognizing those
owners in future issues.
If you’re proud of your high odometer
‘More dependable, more high-tech
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“About 80 percent of our sales
are quad-slides and we needed this
additional model and floor plan, says
Tiffi n Sales Manager Jerry Williamson.
Chapter Chatter: Quirky Occurrences
(Continued from Page 13)
torrential downpour. Chapter Secretary/
Side Roads columnist John Sicklesteel
reports, “We finished our meal (under
an awning) in cool comfort as we milled
around in a scene that looked much like
a cocktail reception.”
Would you trade a good night of sleep
for $500? One un-named member of
the Michigan Allegro Pathmakers did
just that during a campout at Scottville
City Park. She went to the casino while
others enjoyed their beauty sleep. She
won $500.
Golf clubs are expensive. Golfers
become attached to clubs that work for
them. That explains why two members
of the Allegro Classy Chassies from
Anaheim were chased down a fairway
reading and interested in participating,
please send your coach’s model, year and
mileage plus your name, address, phone
number and email address to Allegro
Club, Box 1429, Red Bay, AL 35582 or
by email to allegroclub@tiffinmotorhom
es.com. We cannot promise you will be
included in these ventures because we
don’t know how many responses to expect
or how high the mileages will be. 
in Aguanga, Cal., at the Tiffin Western
Rally. It was a case of right golfers, wrong
cart.
Chapter secretaries should be treated
with respect and perhaps suspicious
caution. Otherwise, they will write, as
did Jackie Butts of the Allegro Classy
Chassies, “What trail boss mistook a fire
alarm for a light switch?”
The snowbird members of the Allegro
Adventurers in Minnesota thought they
had avoided cold weather in April at
the chapter’s first campout of the season
at the Grand Casino Campground in
Hinkley. No such luck. Cold with a
strong wind. Two weeks later in Wabasha
it was not only cold but rainy at the
second campout. Maybe July… 
“This will soon be our most popular
floor plan. Our customers spoke, we
listened and now we’re delivering.”
An interior designer who has
worked with a number of other major
manufacturers in the RV industry
couples customer feedback with industry
trends. From that process comes color
schemes, appliances and other features
inside the coach. With the front cap,
rear cap and interior plans complete,
the motorhome production begins.
“We will continue this evolutionary
process, listening to our customers,
offering a product that is better each
year,” Van Tiffi n says. “The trend is
toward more dependable, more hi-tech,
more house-like coaches. Customers
expect the same appliances in their
coaches as they have in their houses.
They want remote controls wherever
possible, and satellite TV, even inmotion, is a feature we hear about every
day. Tiffi n owners want to upgrade only
if a newer model contains features not
offered on their current models. We
don’t see any decline in that trend.” 
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