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...pleases" and "thank yous" in posters and broadcast spots. He still often does, but since forest fires have become such a problem, says a U.S. Forest Service spokesman, "we felt we needed to say it a little more forcefully this year." So, in a 60-sec. radio spot, a camper croons a story of how he left a fire burning, and then a bold new Smokey takes charge. He angrily bares his teeth and sings: "My name is Smokey, and I used to ask folks nice/ To stir their campfire with a stick and drown that fire twice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: No More Mister Nice Bear | 10/3/1977 | See Source »

...think Mr. DeVoss, like so many foreigners, was expecting some idealistic Utopian state. If "the essence of California does not travel well," why am I looking out my window at a line of out-of-state camper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Aug. 8, 1977 | 8/8/1977 | See Source »

Corrupting Culture. Jen gets lost in the valley while looking for a cow -and Arn goes after her. He proves himself a doughty little camper as he saves his sister from freezing and starvation. The children then tramp from one cliffhanger to the next before rejoining their despairing parents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Noble Neanderthals | 5/9/1977 | See Source »

...vehicle could not exactly be called a flying camper. It is air-conditioned and heated by a propane furnace. It is equipped with an enclosed shower and toilet (and holding tank), an ample refrigerator, a two-burner electric stove, two hot-water heaters, a sink, color TV, an AM-FM radio, a cartridge and tape stereo system, and an auxiliary generator to run the appliances. The cabin, with 115 sq. ft. of living space, can accommodate eight passengers on comfortable Pullman seats, plus another deadheader beside the pilot in the cockpit. The seats are convertible at mealtimes to make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: And Now, the Ultimate Arvee | 4/18/1977 | See Source »

...dealt recreational-vehicle sales a heavy blow, but Weiger took advantage of the downturn to mass-purchase chassis and their components. When the shortage passed, Weiger opened a 130,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing and assembly operation in Elkhart, Ind. He promoted the star of Midas' 30-model trailer, camper and motor-home lineup: the Midas mini-motor home, known as a Chopped Van. Midas buys the cab and chassis of a GM, Ford or Dodge van, then builds on an insulated aluminum and wood body complete with tub, shower, refrigerator, stove, beds and other amenities. Selling price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CORPORATIONS: The Midas Touch | 3/14/1977 | See Source »

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