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A-Frame Manufacturers
www.chaletrv.com The center of the Chalet universe - the official factory website. 
"Chalet RV manufactures folding camping trailers designed for those interested in an easy to tow, lightweight, attractive, folding camping trailer with extremely quick setup and takedown. Chalet is unique in that there is no canvas to hassle with. Our hard sides and roof provide you with extra security and allow you to set up your trailer for camping in less than one minute - no exaggeration. Plus the insulated hard sides allow you to comfortably camp all four seasons if you desire."
www.aliner.com That "other" A-Frame manufacturer! 
"Aliner and their sister company Cabin A, LLC make the lightest weight solid-wall folding trailers in the world!  Aliner Products and Cabin A, LLC Products only take 30 seconds to set up or take down!  The Aliner company was founded with one specific goal: to keep camping fun and trouble free.  With that goal in mind, Aliner has developed a line of ultra-light folding RV's that can be towed easily and safely by virtually any vehicle including compact cars to trucks. Aliner has been producing travel trailer since 1983 and has dealers world wide.  Just as the times change so has Aliner and Aliner product lines.  As a new and improved product enters the market Columbia Northwest is always one of the first to improve and update their campers. "
General RV Suppliers
www.go-rv.com I believe this is the Coast Distributing online tool, which requires you to pick a dealer in your area.  Good selection, but prices are high.
"No corporate blurb available!"
www.cabelas.com A good source for camping equipment. 
"Whether you shop Cabelas.com, visit one of our many retail locations, or order from the colorful Cabela's catalog, you'll find that serving people who love the outdoors is our #1 priority. From humble beginnings in 1961 with a simple ad in a Wyoming newspaper and in the back of a Sports Afield magazine in 1962, Cabela's has grown into what you know today as the "World's Foremost Outfitter."
www.campingworld.com The 800-lb. gorilla of RV suppliers. 
"Since 1966, Camping World has grown from one store at Beech Bend Park in Bowling Green, KY to 30 locations nationwide. Our single 16-page black and white catalog has expanded to seven full-color issues each year. Today, with our 30 locations, online catalog and more than 20 million catalogs, sale flyers and other mail pieces distributed annually, Camping World is the world's largest retailer of RV accessories, supplies and services."
www.camperschoice.com RV supplies & equipment. 
"Camper's Choice is a leading online retailer for top quality brands in RV Supplies & Accessories. We are dedicated to providing our customers with a broad selection of items to make the RV lifestyle more enjoyable at competitive prices and unsurpassed customer service.  Founded in 1990 by Tim Tiffin and his brother Van, the foundation of Camper's Choice is customer satisfaction. We are based in Red Bay, AL - a close knit community where friendliness is contagious. Customers are the reason we're here and why we continue to serve the RV community."
www.campmor.com RV supplies & equipment. 
"If you like our website, you'll really love our retail store. Located in Paramus, NJ, our store offers most of what you see online and more. We have a well stocked climbing department as well as a full service bike shop and an extensive water sports section with various canoes, kayaks and accessories."
www.outdoorsuperstore.com RV supplies & equipment. 
"OutdoorSuperStore.com, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Outdoor Interactive, Inc. and is headquartered in Clemson, South Carolina. Outdoor Interactive, Inc. is a diversified direct marketing company that sells a broad line of products and accessories for hunting and shooting sports, marine, camping, archery, freshwater fishing and other outdoor activities through a personalized print catalog and the Internet. The Company's product lines, which contain over 70,000 SKU's, include marine electronics, trolling motors, optics, clothing, boots, cutlery, archery equipment, leather goods, camping equipment, sportsman gifts, and a variety of other outdoor sporting goods products. Outdoor Interactive features such recognized brand names as Remington, Ruger, Winchester, Daisy, Motorguide, Coleman, Easton Archery, Shakespeare, Penn, Abu Garcia and Leupold."
www.go2marine.com Marine supplies & equipment. (Ok, so it's not a RV supplier, but a lot of their stuff works on trailers too!) 
"Go2marine.com is the Internet portal for Mariner Supply, Inc., located in the Seattle area of Washington State, USA. We are committed to transforming the boating supply industry by creating one stop shopping for parts and products, and to passing our savings on to our customers.
We not only offer everyday marine parts and products, but also specialize in those hard to find parts that usually require days of shopping to find and purchase.
We have designed our site to be easily navigated and to offer a vast inventory of parts and products specifically targeted to the recreational boater and commercial fisherman. Along with our marine parts and products, we also offer a wide variety of tools useful to boaters.
Go2marine.com's founders and staff have extensive experience in the boating industry and we pride ourselves on being up-to-date on news and products."
www.altrec.com As recommended by Stefan Bennett.
Top brands including the north face and mountain hardwear are available within our store. Shop for ski jackets and outdoor clothing from arcteryx, burton and patagonia. Burton snowboards, salomon skis, k2 skis and rossignol skis are available along with snowboarding pants and ski coats. Our north face backpacks, osprey, and deuter bags can be found within our backpack outlet. The mountain climbing gear store has fleece jackets, tents, and sleeping bags from mountain hardwear and patagonia. Keen shoes and nike acg trail running shoes are available within the hiking boot outlet shop. Other products include merrell shoes, oakley sunglasses, da kine daypacks and more! Altrec.com is committed to providing the highest quality outdoor gear for your outdoor travel adventures.
www.pplmotorhomes.com Pretty decent parts selection.  Based in Houston, TX
"PPL's RV Parts Superstore is a division of PPL Motor Homes. Our Superstore is growing rapidly with products being shipped to all 50 states.  This is largely due to a dedicated and knowledgeable staff who work hard to provide solutions to RV Owners rather than just take orders. We make every effort to bring you a pleasant and successful purchase experience.."
RV Equipment Manufacturers
www.norcoind.com/bal BAL Stabilizer jacks, Levelers, etc. 
"No corporate blurb available!"
www.optimabatteries.com AGM deep-cycle batteries. 
"Inside this unusual battery is a six-pack of SPIRALCELL TECHNOLOGY®. Traditional batteries have a stack of thick lead plates surrounded by acid. But OPTIMA® batteries feature two thin lead plates wound into a tight spiral cell, with an absorbent glass-mat in between to hold the electrolyte solution.This unique design allows for more power and increased energy, resulting in quick, reliable starts. OPTIMA batteries are the first and only batteries to feature SPIRALCELL TECHNOLOGY."
www.norcold.com Norcold refrigerators. 
"Norcold is high-quality, high-performance refrigeration. Whether your RV needs a replacement gas absorption refrigerator, or your van needs a portable AC/DC refrigerator/ freezer, Norcold's got you covered. Built in or brought with you… big or small, Norcold has the size to meet your needs. You need refrigeration that's reliable and dependable, rugged and durable. Norcold's got you covered. Whenever and wherever you demand the best in refrigeration... Demand Norcold!"
www.prestofit.com Prest-O-Fit Indoor & outdoor rugs, sewer fittings. 
"Prest-O-Fit continues to grow, developing new RV products each year. Today, the company has nearly one hundred different products that it sells throughout The United States, Canada and in Europe, and employs twenty-seven full-time employees. What began as one man's small idea has grown into a leading manufacturer of innovative, quality, aftermarket RV accessories."
www.barkermfg.com Tote-Along gray water tanks, electric jacks, stabilizers, etc. 
"Barker sells recreational vehicle parts and accessories nation-wide through its two divisions: H&H Engineering Company and Braund Manufacturing Company. H&H Engineering produces a variety of recreational vehicle products including portable water tanks, automatic drain valves, powered trailer jacks, leveling jacks, stabilizing jacks and powered slideout room rack & gear systems. Braund Manufacturing Company produces local VHF/UHF TV receiving systems and accessory products for recreational vehicles."
www.bogartengineering.com TriMetric battery monitor operations and specifications. 
"Bogart Engineering, manufacturer of the TriMetric battery monitor. The TriMetric battery monitors are designed to assist in battery care, conservation and system maintenance of battery powered systems that use storage batteries with system voltage from 12-48 volts."
www.atwoodmobile.com Manufactures a variety of RV appliances. 
"For more than 90 years, Atwood Mobile Products has designed and manufactured a wide variety of high quality products including furnaces, water heaters, ranges, cooktops, vinyl windows, windows, doors, patios doors, seating systems, gas alarms, chassis components such as jacks, couplers, brakes, slideout systems, and glass applications that serve the agricultural commercial, industrial, marine, mass transit, recreation vehicle, manufactured housing, van conversion and residential markets."
www.bargman.com The standard for trailer-to-tow vehicle connectors. 
"Theodore Bargman® Company is a recognized brand name in the RV industry. A leading supplier of exterior illumination products, electrical accessories and locks and latches, it counts well-known RV manufacturers and aftermarket providers among its customers."
View Bargman 7-way wiring guide
www.thinlite.com Manufactures a variety of 12-v. fluorescent lights. 
"They are designed for high light output at low amp draw. They offer years of reliable, virtually maintenance free service. Energy efficient, they are complemented by non-yellowing diffuser lenses, white prepainted finish, and attractive woodgrain trim. Standard fixtures have aluminum housings. They include standard fluorescent tubes powered by Thin-Lites’s highly efficient DC electronic ballasts. Model 180 has a three way rocker switch for choice of red light or white light. Model 190 has two rocker switches and two DC ballasts for choice of red light or white light or both."
Other Chalet Owner Websites  (See? I'm not the only wacko out there!) 
http://www.sumi-art.com/chalet.html Joan & Ray from Hillsboro, NH
http://clubchalet.biz/english Denis & Francine from Quebec, Canada
http://lovinaz.com/chalet_folding_trailer.htm Mark Mesalam's site.
User-Moderated Forums & Group Websites
www.popuptimes.com Popup Times. 
"Pop UP Times is aimed at those campers who have the income but have limited time to enjoy their new outdoor experiences. Our readers are searching for products or services that will help them maximize this new experience.  Pop UP Times is aimed at what industry studies reveal as one of the fastest growing segments of the market place, campers who take short mini vacations, (long weekends) within a couple hours drive of their home."
www.popupexplorer.com PopUp Explorer forums. 
"PopUp Explorer seeks to bring together old and new friends to share in our common interest and find new resources to make our camping more fun. The message board is filled with friendly and helpful people giving good advice and enjoying the camaraderie of friends around a campfire. Use our database to find a place to camp or add favorite of yours to share with others."
www.popupportal.com Forums at a nice private site by Bill Gullatt, member of the Popup Camper Webring. 
"A new portal dedicated to all popup camper owners. Forum,Classifieds, Links, Pictures, Events Calendar and more. ALL FREE!"
www.aroundoz.com Around Oz
"Around Oz is  the home of A'van and A'liner A-Frame camper enthusiasts in Australia.  It is a free independent electronic newsletter,  primarily devoted to touring around Australia and modifications designed to personalise your A'liner camper."
www.alinerclub.org Aliner Owners Club
"The Aliner Owners Club was voted into existence at the first Aliner Rally on June 2, 2001.  It is made up of member volunteers that maintain this website, produce the quarterly newsletter, semi-annual members directory, and solicit and process new members into the club.  The purpose of the club is to promote camaraderie among this unique breed of campers through annual rallies and the sharing of adventures and experiences on this website."
Private Campgrounds
www.koa.com/WA/47143 Ilwaco / Long Beach Washington KOA
"Enjoy ocean beach, boardwalk, History of Lewis and Clark Museum, lighthouses, hiking, seafood dining and charter / jetty fishing. Pull through RV sites, grassy tent and secluded group tent areas. Cable TV with full hookup only. Locksmith service.
www.bcrv.com Burnaby Cariboo RV Park outside of Vancouver, BC, Canada. 
"Simply the best an RV Park can offer. New, modern, clean with many Features....
  • OPEN YEAR ROUND
  • Rated in the top 2% in North America since 1986
  • Easy Freeway Access
  • Easy bus and rapid transit connection to downtown Vancouver
  • 217 paved, level, full hook-up sites, 30 amp service, cablevision and telephone (E-mail)
  • Separate tenting area
  • Beautifully Landscaped
  • Surrounded by 400 acre Burnaby Lake Regional Park with many amenities, including bird watching
  • Large lounge 
  • Arcade
  • Heated indoor pool
  • Fitness room (adults only)
  • Jacuzzi (adults only)
  • Sunbathing deck
  • Heated washrooms with free hot showers and handicapped facilities
  • Fully equipped Laundromat
  • Fully stocked Mini-mart, large selection of RV supplies
  • Playground and Horseshoe pits
  • Sanitary dump station and RV wash
  • RV wash (seasonal)
  • Only minutes from Lougheed Shopping Centre's 168 stores."
www.winecountryrvpark.com Wine Country RV Park in Prosser, WA. 
"Wine Country RV Park offers modern, state of the art convenience. We offer 126 extra wide paved sites with full hook-ups. All sites are designed to accommodate the modern big rigs with spacious sites, most of them pull thru's. You will have easy in easy out access on paved roads throughout of the park. Plug into our Cable TV hookups or keep up on your email through our phone lines. You never have to be "too far away" to still enjoy a great camping experience."
National Forest Campgrounds
www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon Deschutes and Ochoco National Forest campgrounds. 
"Discover the magnificence of Central Oregon. The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests along with the Crooked River National Grassland encompass just over 2.5 million acres of Central Oregon. These public lands extend about 100 miles along the east side of the Cascade Mountains crest and eastward into the Ochoco Mountains. They are rich in human and natural history and radiate variety offering a multitude of diverse scenic and recreation opportunities. Alpine forests and lush meadows, sparkling lakes and scenic rivers, dense evergreen forests, and lava caves are contained within the spectacular snow capped volcanic peaks of the Cascade Mountain Range to the west and high desert to the east. Newberry National Volcanic Monument offers an up close and personal look at volcanoes and is home to the endangered pumice grape fern."
www.fs.fed.us/r6/willamette Willamette National Forest campgrounds. 
"The Willamette National Forest stretches for 110 miles along the western slopes of the Cascade Range in western Oregon. It extends from the Mt. Jefferson area east of Salem to the Calapooya Mountains northeast of Roseburg. The Forest is 1,675,407 acres in size. The varied landscape of high mountains, narrow canyons, cascading streams, and wooded slopes offer excellent opportunities for visitors and make the Forest valuable for many purposes.

The Willamette National Forest is easily accessed from the Salem, Albany, and Eugene areas of the Willamette Valley. Four important highways-U.S. Route 20 and Oregon State Routes 22, 58, and 126-cross the Forest. Two Forest highways, Aufderheide Memorial Drive and the McKenzie Pass/Santiam Pass Loop, are National Scenic Byways. Over 6,400 miles of road on the Forest offer a chance to get off the beaten path."
Oregon State Parks
www.oregonstateparks.org/park_45 Tumalo SP near Bend, OR 
"Nestled in the heart of sunny central Oregon, Tumalo rests along Oregon's spectacular Deschutes River. The campground is simultaneously close enough to the town of Bend to make an quick jaunt to the grocery store, but far enough away to escape the commotion. Its location makes it an ideal stepping stone for any type of outdoor activity you could possibly dream of: lush green golf courses, clear blue-ribbon trout steams, pristine alpine lakes, miles upon miles of challenging yet scenic hiking and mountain bike trails, and of course the Cascade Mountains are all within easy reach."
www.oregonstateparks.org/park_216 Devil's Lake SP near Lincoln City, OR 
"With downtown Lincoln City mere minutes away, you can glide quietly by canoe or kayak on the lake while you watch for coots, loons, ducks, cormorants, bald eagles, and grebes. As the only Oregon coast campground located in the midst of a city, the lake is a center of summertime activity. Boaters, skiers, swimmers, and personal watercraft users share the water. Kayak tours of the lake are scheduled in the summer (we provide the kayak). The nearby outlet mall, one of the largest in Oregon, is a short drive away. You'll find the campground on the west shore, and the East Devil's Lake day-use area just down the road."

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