The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, April 27, 1994 RV's are revolutionizing the family vacation trip video movie on the VCR. T gers can plug*their of the stresses and ds of living drive families: headphones into the built-in stereo player and lis- further apart, vehicles are bringing them back together. In fact, recre- ational vehicles have revolu- i d. the family The family vacation: The very phrase used to bring tears to the eyes of the most dedicated parents. Child psy- chologists recommended family recreation, but often the trip to and from the h or the ‘was enough to try the nerves of the unflappable. After at a time with children of various ages and the family dog, it was a miracle if members even liked each other when the trip was over. It was probably not what the child psychologists had in mind. The best of both worlds Recreational vehicles by Coachmen Recreational Vehicle Company are partic- ularly designed to take the stress out of the trip, so that family members arrive at their destination in better spirits and return home speaking to each other. The family can bring along the comforts of home, while retaining the heady sense of adventure. Best of all, sever- al tiring phrases which have become cliches can now be discarded. They are no longer necessary. “Are we almost there, daddy?” Two minutes after the overpacked family car left the driveway, some small person would ask this question. No logical answer based on data; number of miles ahéad, or estimated time of arrival had any effect. Every ten miles, regu- lar as clockwork, the unend- ing refrain would be repeated. Quickly tiring of “scenery” which parents, aware of the educational value of traveling, would point out now and again, the hild would regr into ten to their favorite rock groups without disturbing the rest of the family. The kitchen table is big enough that several children can play a board game, or put togeth- er a jigsaw puzzle, or color a picture. “I have to go to the bath- room.” Scientists should investigate why the very act of moving sown the highway stimulates this necessity in children. Aware that interior sociological travel condi- tions can deteriorate rapidly, parents have always felt compelled to get down the road as quickly as possible, without making any more delaying pit-stops than nec- essary. Requests tended to be evaluated for urgency, and children asked to attempt to ize bodily functi ry 40 minimize the number of _ stops. With Coachmen’s fully equipped bathrooms, the problem is solved. A kitchen to go “I’m hungry.” Everyone knows that traveling makes you hungry. All you have to do is slam the car door, and you immediately want crunchies and munchies and chocolate bars washed down by diet pop. In a Coachmen recreational vehicle, the fam- ily can indulge these strange cravings, because they bring their refrigerator along, and all kinds of goodies are read- ily available. The possibili- ties are endless. The family can make microwave pop- cor in the handy microwave oven or heat a pizza in the conventional oven. (It’s against. the law to be on a diet on vacation anyway, isn’t it) Tasty Delites MUFFIN WITH COFFEE on REG. TEA’. 50 QUALITY PRE-OWNED VEHICLES Wednesday, April 27, 1994 USED MINI VANS Suringrem” _ *O395 MOTORIZED RECREATIONAL VEHICLES are bring- ing the family back together again by making the trip a pleasurable experince. Roomies “Mom, he’s on my side.” Traveling by automobile for See our ad in the West Kootenay Advertiser ae CLASSIFIEDS SELL long di with child: always required rules of pro- - tocol. Often imaginary lines were drawn across the back ' seat that no stray elbow or kicking foot was supposed to . cross, but those rules were often hard to enforce, because there really wasn’t enough room to travel com- .fortably for-long periods-of ‘time. TF childten’ were able to fall asleep for part of the time, they were invariably sprawled across someone’s lap. In a Coachmen recre- ational vehicle, there’s all kinds of space. People can get up and move around to take a nap in one of many sleeping areas available. Recreational vehicles respect personal space. Recreational vehicles are bringing families back together by taking the pain and tedium out of the vaca- tion trip. 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