Author Archives: Jim Shepherd

2020 Kansas Rally

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Jim Shepherd

Update 10/5/2020:  The rally is taking place as of this date.  Several pictures are posted on the thread listed below. There is an Eagle bus rally scheduled for Oct. 3-6,2020 at Crawford State Park, Farlington, Kansas. The rally will be … Continue reading →

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2020 Branson Rally

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Jim Shepherd

  For discussion about this rally please visit our forum:  https://eagles-international.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4890&p=32559&sid=f374273b5ee223476fbe9d0d7e13e475#p32559

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2020 Quartzsite Rally

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Jim Shepherd

Quartzsite Eagle rally January 15 – 19, 2020 At the usual location Quartzsite Market Place 50 Kuehn St, Quartzsite, AZ 85346 Y’all come now ya hear. Good times good friends For discussion about this rally please visit our forum:  https://eagles-international.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4879&sid=bcee2d090d2ac4f602c8abb10efd76fc

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2019 Quartzsite Rally Report

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Jim Shepherd

Anne Willis writes a wonderful blog ( https://2010liberty.wordpress.com/  ).  She recently documented the 2019 Quartzite rally and suggested that we post it here for  Eagle enthusiasts to view.  The following is her documentation:     We had a good time in … Continue reading →

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September 2019 Rally in Nebraska

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Jim Shepherd

This rally is  being held in a state park in Ogallala, NE on the first week in September, 2019.  Because it is a state park, early reservations are required — no later than February 7th, 2019 so reservations can be … Continue reading →

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2018 Branson Rally

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Jim Shepherd

The 2018 Branson Eagle Bus rally was another great event.  Click on the link below for a full review of the rally events. Report of 2018 Branson rally

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January 2019 Quartzsite Rally

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Jim Shepherd

There will be an Eagle bus  rally in Quartzsite in January 2019. The details can be found here.

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Bus and Motor Home Fires Prevention, Detection, and Suppression

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Jim Shepherd

In 2004 I wrote and article for Bus Conversions Magazine that discussed various aspects of Bus and Motor Home fires. The two main elements of the article are: The presentation of studies of causes of bus fires (conducted in Finland … Continue reading →

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2018 Branson Rally

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Jim Shepherd

Details about this rally can be found here

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Pre-trip Air System/Air Brake Test

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Jim Shepherd

Several years ago I wrote an article for our Eagles International Chapter Newsletter on the subject of doing a pre-trip inspection with an emphasis on the air brake system.  Here is a link  to that article: Eagles International article on … Continue reading →

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