Individual Highlights:

Daniel Leistner 2

Coming Soon! 3

Jimmy Brown 4

RVs for Sale 5

Guess the Year 6

Poor Farmers RV Sales, Service & Campground Inc. 7211 N. Lostcreek-Shelby Rd

Fletcher, Ohio 45326 www.poorfarmerrvs.com (937) 368-2449

April 1st, 2016 Volume 5, Issue 4

Mike Says, “Take Care of Your Roof!”

As the weather gets warmer, our campers get feverish, cabin feverish that is. We are seeing more and more of our friends getting their RV’s ready, getting their sites ready and above all else, getting their minds ready for the 2016 camping season. Every year I go over a list of things to remember in order to get everything ready to camp. The work you put into your RV now, will pay off with many days of stress free camping in the future. Let’s start at the top. Your RV’s roof is the epidermal layer of your home away from home, or for some of you… your home. The roof is your first line of defense and you need to make sure nothing is getting through, therefore checking the seals periodically is essential. Before I go any further, I would like to state that working on the roof of your RV can be dangerous, so make sure you are

extremely careful and wait till the dew is off of the ground before walking on your coach. Dew makes the roof very slippery. Once you get safely on your roof, you want to look out for soft decking. As you take steps, place your foot down softly. If you have a spot with bad wood, your foot could go right thru the roof and tare the rubber in the process. Once you have determined that the decking is good to go, look at the rubber itself. The rubber is a black EPDM with a white top coat. Over time the top coat will disintegrate and you will start seeing little black spots all over your roof. These spots are the EPDM showing though. As long as the roof is damage free (no cuts, holes, or abrasions) you should be able to apply a new top coat and extend the life of your roof. The final step to a water tight roof is the lap sealant around your vents and transitions. All of your sewer vents, fridge vents, antenna, 14” vents, the front and rear transitions and ladder/luggage racks are

sealed with lap sealant. These seals are what we call in the industry, regular maintenance. The lap sealant used on RV’s works great… until it doesn’t. What you want to look for is cracking in the sealant. I found a picture of some dried out sealant in the bottom left of this page for an example of what the cracking will look like. This picture is of an extreme case of sealant failure. If regularly checked, your seals should never get to that point. Once you see cracks starting to form on your lap sealant, that’s when you need to use a plastic scraper to get all of that old sealant off, being very careful not to damage your rubber roof; clean the area thoroughly and reapply new sealant. Be sure to clean any area you work on before you add sealant, top coat, or a UV protection to any roof. Of course the best way to make sure your RV is in tip top shape is to have the Poor Farmer’s RV Service Team take care of it for you. Call Marty and ask about our “Summerization” Special!

Gets your RV ready for 2016

Call Marty Reed, Poor Farmer’s RV Service Manager, at 937-368-

2449 Monday thru Friday 8AM – 5PM and

schedule an appointment for his

team to “Summarize” your coach. Our techs will check your roof,

appliances, and plumbing for proper operation. If there is anything in need of

repair Marty will contact you

immediately. When they are done you will have a coach that is ready for you to start

camping.

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Here’s a young man you have seen around the campground. His name is Daniel Leistner and he is the engineer behind our now famous S’mores Bar which will be held on April 29th @ 7PM in the Big Shelter. Daniel, however, is more than just a kid who likes to eat s’mores in a million different configurations; young Daniel has another attribute that I would like to spotlight in this article; his love of philanthropy. Daniel attends youth group for his church on Wednesday and Sunday where he learns positive moral and ethical values, something sorely missed by many young kids today. He also serves in the children’s ministry, twice on Sunday and Twice on Saturday. He has attended Camp Kid Jam in Indiana, been to Fort Wayne two

times for mission trips where he serves the local community and participated in a “Change the World” weekend where he helped clean up a local park in Piqua. Daniel is now working towards a week long mission trip to Pittsburg later this summer. To raise funds for his trip, he is doing chores around the house, helping his grandparents and working in the church coffee shop. I am very proud of this young man, he is a great example of what it means to give; be it time, compassion or hard work. At twelve years old he is not 100% on what career he would like, but his dream job of being a donut tester is one we all can be envious of. Keep up the good work Daniel, we will see you at the S’mores Bar.

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April 2nd @ 2PM is the 2016 Annual Poor Farmer’s Easter Egg Hunt! Kids from 0-12 will have the duty of picking up all of the eggs that some silly rabbit left behind. Careful though, you might find

the golden egg and win a really cool prize. Bring a dozen plastic eggs filled with individually wrapped candies. There will also be eggs with prize slips in them that the children can redeem. Happy Easter and see you at the Campground!

April 22-24, 2016

@ Fletcher Fire House

April 30th, 2016

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This Issue is dedicated to:

James E. (Pappy) Brown 3/7/44 - 3/22/16

Our good buddy Jimmy Brown will be missed by all. Jim was a grumpy old man, he would come in to my office and wine about anything he could think of to complain about. Jim had no respect for politicians, lawyers, or the damn insurance people. He did, however, earn my respect and friendship. Some of my most memorable times spent with Jim usually had to do with three things: Guns, Trains, and Food. We went to a few gun shows together. Jim was always looking for 17mm and 22 mag ammo. I would lap the show two times before Jim would make it around once, but that’s what happens when you go to the gun show with an old man. We also went to a couple train shows with my three boys. I think they really got a kick out of the trains and had a good time, even though Jimmy stopped to look at everything! Most of all, I remember Jim being at Steve and Patty’s for Thanksgiving and coming over to our house for Christmas. Andrea always had to find some sugar free candy to give to Jim and I always gave him a gun cleaning kit, which he never used… ever. We worried about Jim at the range and never lost sight of him. Here’s to you Jimmy! Your friend, Mike

Read Jim’s Charlie’s Chat on page 3 of the February, 2012 issue of the Chatter: http://www.poorfarmerrvs.com/2012febchatter.pdf

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