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This is My Home: The Challenges and Opportunities of Manufactured Housing Review

This is My Home: The Challenges and Opportunities of Manufactured Housing
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Manufactured housing is the fundamental housing safety net here in Western North Carolina, as it is in much of the rural south. Mobile home parks provide housing for more people here than public housing and Section 8 put together, yet they aren't even on the radar screen for most policy makers. This Is My Home helps to change that, sharing the human stories of people living in manufactured housing, and showing how it is an essential component of any comprehensive affordable housing plan. With both excellent photos and personal stories, it's also an engaging and attractive read.

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Housing of choice or housing of last resort? Manufactured housing is both. Importantly, it is home for millions of Americans. Through photos and interviews of residents in land-lease communities, This is My Home shows the stories of people who live in manufactured housing. This book acknowledges that problems confront manufactured housing. It suggests that hope lies in the examples made by the work of innovative nonprofits across the country. It will leave a reader with a new sense for how manufactured housing can be an asset in combating our nation's affordable housing crisis.

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Trailer Travel: A Visual History of Mobile America Review

Trailer Travel: A Visual History of Mobile America
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This book brings together a wonderful collection of visual images of travel trailers from the late 1920s through the 1950s. The images come from vintage photographs, publicity brochures, and other publications. A majority of the materials come from the collections of the University of Southern California, the Auto Club of Southern California, and Vintage Vacations (a California travel trailer restoration company). The quality of the image reproduction is excellent making this book a genuine feast for the eyes.
Although subtitled "A Visual History Of Mobile America," the majority of pictures are from California with the rest of the country only sketchily represented if at all. Florida is the only other state to have more than one or two pictures included.
The book has eight chapters. Each begins with one page of text consisting of three paragraphs. The rest of the chapters are illustrations with captions and quotes. The first chapter "Motor Camping" has some of the earliest photos and portrays the beginnings of the travel trailer craze. The second chapter "Selling The dream" contains a collection of illustrations from brochures and advertisements. "Wish You Were Here," the third chapter, is a collection of postcards both humorous and illustrative. The fourth chapter "Trailer Shows" contains pictures from various California trailer shows. Pictures of the latest trailer designs are often enhanced by including attractive female models. "Take A Look Inside" is the next chapter which portrays the interior furnishings of travel trailers. Again attractive female models often enhance the photos. "I've Got This Idea" is a chapter that captures some of the more inventive and original travel trailer designs. A whole chapter is devoted to "Trailer Logos." It was in this chapter that I found the only reference to my 1948 trailer made in Alma, Michigan.
The book ends with a chapter on "Teardrops," compact trailers with outdoor kitchens built into a back hatch. A one page bibliography provides both current and historic books and articles for further reading. A joyful coffee table book, light on text, but very rich on illustrations, that is eye candy for the trailer park crowd.

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iBall Wireless Trailer Hitch Camera Review

iBall Wireless Trailer Hitch Camera
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We are so pleased with this little device. It works just as described. The magnet is very strong. The arm on the monitor is a bit short, but it is very sturdy and bendable for easy viewing. My husband walked behind the truck for almost 40 yards and we still had visual. I'm so happy to have this new tool!! I also love that it has a "rotate" feature on the monitor for viewing at 4 different directions.... a great feature for use inside the horse trailer.

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