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| I just bought one! [message #112802] |
Sun, 23 January 2011 18:12  |
Rickmo
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Location: Gladwin, Michigan
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I just purchased a 73 Canyon Lands. The mechanicals are all new or upgraded. Previous owner, Jim Marchio did a great job of caring for this old girl.
I bought it for the purpose of taking my wife and 2 young kids, 6 and 9, on a cross country tour of the "out west". We live in Michigan. We will be leaving on June 7th and will travel until we run out of money or patience!
I am open to any and all advice so pour it on!
Thank you in advance.
Rick Seebeck
Gladwin Michigan
1973 Canyon Lands
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| Re: I just bought one! [message #112833 is a reply to message #112802] |
Sun, 23 January 2011 21:03  |
thorndike
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Rick,
Congratulations! I pick my first one up this coming weekend.
If you look at my messages over the last couple weeks, you will find an awful lot of fantastic information.
The folks on this forum are the reason we chose to go the GMC route.
Good luck and keep us posted!
Bob
Robert Peesel
1976 Royale 26'
Side Dry Bath
Conifer, Colorado
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| Re: I just bought one! [message #112851 is a reply to message #112802] |
Sun, 23 January 2011 22:20 |
Chr$
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Welcome to the nut house. Take a copy of the "Black list" with you should you need any support along the way...
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
Photosite: Chrisc GMC:"It has Begun" TT: "The Other Woman"
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| Re: I just bought one! [message #112861 is a reply to message #112802] |
Sun, 23 January 2011 23:11 |
pbrownsd
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Congrats! I just picked up mine last weekend. Already ripped out the old flooring and today installed a new cork floor. Had lunch yesterday with about 25 local GMCers! Great group! Be sure to get to know the "locals". They will come in handy for the many questions ahead.
Pete Brown
1976 Glenbrook
Hayden, ID
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| Re: I just bought one! [message #112874 is a reply to message #112802] |
Mon, 24 January 2011 03:21 |
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jaholland
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Location: Sweet Home Alebamy
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| Rickmo wrote on Sun, 23 January 2011 18:12 |
I just purchased a 73 Canyon Lands.
The mechanicals are all new or upgraded. Previous owner,
Jim Marchio did a great job of caring for this old girl.
I bought it for the purpose of taking my wife and 2 young kids,
6 and 9, on a cross country tour of the "out west".
We live in Michigan.
We will be leaving on June 7th and will travel
until we run out of money or patience!
I am open to any and all advice so pour it on!
Thank you in advance.
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WELKUM Rickmo ;
My Lively Lil Boys Are Only 52 & 49 ~
We previously had a '65 FWD 6 cyl Clark Cortez Motorhome
and then a '68 V/8 Clark Cortez Motorhome
but when we 1st saw the '73 GMC 26' Canyonlands Motorhome,
we just had to have one ~
We purchased our Current'78 GMC 26' Eleganza II Motorhome ~
We Sold The '73 GMC 26' Canyonlands Motorhome To A Gentleman
That Lived Up Near Petoskey ~
In Short Ya Gotta
~ Check your tires
~ Check your air bags
~ Check your fuel lines & filters
~ Check your brake master cylinder & Brake Lines
~ Check Your Wallet
And Remember
" It's Really Just An OVERSIZED '73 Olds Toronada "
WELKUM & HAPPY TRAILS
~ Joe ~
/_]*[__][] *[__|] ~ * '73 TZE063V101887 "
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O----------OO--]* ~ '78 TZE168V100234 "
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" Joe & Lavelle " "
"
'sweet home alebamy'
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| Re: I just bought one! [message #112885 is a reply to message #112802] |
Mon, 24 January 2011 07:28 |
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Matt Colie
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Location: S.E. Michigan
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| Rickmo wrote on Sun, 23 January 2011 19:12 |
I just purchased a 73 Canyon Lands. The mechanicals are all new or upgraded. Previous owner, Jim Marchio did a great job of caring for this old girl.
I bought it for the purpose of taking my wife and 2 young kids, 6 and 9, on a cross country tour of the "out west". We live in Michigan. We will be leaving on June 7th and will travel until we run out of money or patience!
I am open to any and all advice so pour it on!
Thank you in advance.
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Well Rickmo,
You asked for all the advice you could get. Get ready to print whole pages. This is just the beginning.
But first - - - Welcome to the family/cult/asylum.
Where in Michigan are you (it is a big place)? You must know already that you have company.
When we used to travel with young'uns, my wife had this plan. Travel to the attraction and bivouac the night. Get up feed the kids (a seemingly perpetual effort) then head into the thing you got there to see. Walk their little legs off. (A feeding will probably be required.) Walk some more then, travel to the next attraction. Feed again and sleep. This way they are too tired to fight while you are underway. It is still advised to have underway activities planned.
As to how to plan, do have a laptop and a copy of Street Atlas, Strips and Treets (or what all)? This is essential planning and navigation software that you would do very well to become very familiar with long before June. (If you don't have one you like, try to borrow one of each before you buy.)
When you have one of those, then go to:
<http://www.discoveryowners.com/cginfo.htm> and "discover" another wealth of information (you don't need the low clearance files) of fuel, dump, ONP and such. This is an amazing resource.
When you hear the SOB owners complain that they:
Can't fit in the parking space.
The slides leak or are sticking.
The payments are eating them alive.
The climb to the coach floor is a chore.
- Just listen politely and try not to snicker.
And Finally,
I like to welcome new owners with a version of the waterman's greeting to a new vessel or owner.
May the Good Lord bless this coach and all those that set forth within her.
Welcome Rickmo and family
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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| Re: I just bought one! [message #112915 is a reply to message #112895] |
Mon, 24 January 2011 10:51 |
gbarrow2
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Rickmo,
Take as many weekend trips as possible over the next 5 months. That will give you the opportunity to discover and repair many many small issues that could become big problems on a long trip far away from home.
The more you use it the better and more reliable it gets.
Gene Barrow
Lake Almanor, Ca.
1976 Palm Beach
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| Re: [GMCnet] I just bought one! [message #113009 is a reply to message #112802] |
Mon, 24 January 2011 21:44 |
Mike Teets
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Location: Dublin, OH
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Rick,
My kids are now 8, 14 and 18... and we bought our GMC in 2002... so we
traveled with the same age kids as yours.
The kids favorite vacations are the ones we took absolutely without a plan.
It sounds stressful at first but after you hit the road and don't have to be
anywhere, you find lots of fun and much less stressful. No plan in a world
of plans is such a relief!
They were actually talking about one at dinner tonight... We were going to
go to the Smokies, but looked at the weather forecast as we were driving
down the driveway... Thunderstorms and 95 degrees every day. In about a one
minute conversation, we changed... we just turned north out of our driveway
instead of south. 10 days later we were home after a trip all over
Wisconsin. Anytime we saw something interesting, we just stopped. Each
night we just picked a direction and tried to find a camp site some distance
away. Duck rides in the dells, go cart racing, a tiny family cheese
factory, hikes, canoe rental, many campground swimming pools, house on the
rock, Taliesin, Johnson and Wax building, rented fishing poles, laser tag,
and lots of food. We did a similar trip through Maine. It's the little
things they remember... In fact, in contrast, I don't think they have
mentioned the Disney trip since we left the park.
Mike,
Dublin OH
http://teamteets.org
On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Rick <mrseebeck@gcsnet.org> wrote:
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> I just purchased a 73 Canyon Lands. The mechanicals are all new or
> upgraded. Previous owner, Jim Marchio did a great job of caring for this old
> girl.
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> I bought it for the purpose of taking my wife and 2 young kids, 6 and 9, on
> a cross country tour of the "out west". We live in Michigan. We will be
> leaving on June 7th and will travel until we run out of money or patience!
>
> I am open to any and all advice so pour it on!
>
> Thank you in advance.
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| Re: [GMCnet] I just bought one! [message #113044 is a reply to message #113009] |
Tue, 25 January 2011 09:15 |
Rickmo
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Thats our plan -- three weeks on the road with no plan! We are going to go to the end of our driveway and turn west. The rest is up in the air.
Rick Seebeck
Gladwin Michigan
1973 Canyon Lands
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| Re: [GMCnet] I just bought one! [message #113073 is a reply to message #112802] |
Tue, 25 January 2011 12:12 |
James Hupy
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Rick, a few years back, My wife and I hadn't had a real vacation in 10 years
due to owning a Flower shop. We could take a couple of long weekends to the
coast or whatever. There was a floral design convention in Deer Lodge, MT
that we could attend & Mary wanted to go, so we called for reservations and
packed for an extended weekend, hopped in out new PT Cruiser and drove to
MT. After the 3 day convention, we called the shop and the employees all
said that we should take a few more days off & enjoy ourselves. Long story
short, Billings, custom made cowboy hat, Deadwood, Mt. Rushmore, Sioux
Falls, Yellowstone, Salt Lake City, Bonneville Salt Flats, Reno, San Rafael,
Ca. 4100 miles without a plan & finally a leisurely trip up Hwy 101 to
Lincoln City, OR & finally home to Salem, Or. Only thing that would have
made it better was to make the trip in a GMC instead of the PT Cruiser. One
of the most relaxing vacations that we ever had, and almost no planning
involved. Other, more organized vacations that we have had were almost as
stressful as working, trying to stay on schedule. The GMC is home, no matter
where you park it.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 GMC Royale 403
On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 4:12 PM, Rick <mrseebeck@gcsnet.org> wrote:
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> I just purchased a 73 Canyon Lands. The mechanicals are all new or
> upgraded. Previous owner, Jim Marchio did a great job of caring for this old
> girl.
>
> I bought it for the purpose of taking my wife and 2 young kids, 6 and 9, on
> a cross country tour of the "out west". We live in Michigan. We will be
> leaving on June 7th and will travel until we run out of money or patience!
>
> I am open to any and all advice so pour it on!
>
> Thank you in advance.
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| Re: [GMCnet] I just bought one! [message #113082 is a reply to message #113073] |
Tue, 25 January 2011 13:06 |
billearnhardt
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Rick, a few years ago (29 ), I took off on my Yamaha 1100 motorcycle, with a roll up tent and sleeping bag. I was gone for 6 months, saw 33 states, and traveled 17,000 miles
Iam much older now, not sleeping on the ground any more, and bought a 1975 gmc Eleganza 4 months ago. Iam retired now, and am looking forward, this year or next. to do it all over again, but traveling in style in my Eleganza
---- James Hupy <jamesh1296@gmail.com> wrote:
> Rick, a few years back, My wife and I hadn't had a real vacation in 10 years
> due to owning a Flower shop. We could take a couple of long weekends to the
> coast or whatever. There was a floral design convention in Deer Lodge, MT
> that we could attend & Mary wanted to go, so we called for reservations and
> packed for an extended weekend, hopped in out new PT Cruiser and drove to
> MT. After the 3 day convention, we called the shop and the employees all
> said that we should take a few more days off & enjoy ourselves. Long story
> short, Billings, custom made cowboy hat, Deadwood, Mt. Rushmore, Sioux
> Falls, Yellowstone, Salt Lake City, Bonneville Salt Flats, Reno, San Rafael,
> Ca. 4100 miles without a plan & finally a leisurely trip up Hwy 101 to
> Lincoln City, OR & finally home to Salem, Or. Only thing that would have
> made it better was to make the trip in a GMC instead of the PT Cruiser. One
> of the most relaxing vacations that we ever had, and almost no planning
> involved. Other, more organized vacations that we have had were almost as
> stressful as working, trying to stay on schedule. The GMC is home, no matter
> where you park it.
> Jim Hupy
> Salem, Or
> 78 GMC Royale 403
>
> On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 4:12 PM, Rick <mrseebeck@gcsnet.org> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > I just purchased a 73 Canyon Lands. The mechanicals are all new or
> > upgraded. Previous owner, Jim Marchio did a great job of caring for this old
> > girl.
> >
> > I bought it for the purpose of taking my wife and 2 young kids, 6 and 9, on
> > a cross country tour of the "out west". We live in Michigan. We will be
> > leaving on June 7th and will travel until we run out of money or patience!
> >
> > I am open to any and all advice so pour it on!
> >
> > Thank you in advance.
> > _______________________________________________
> > GMCnet mailing list
> > List Information and Subscription Options:
> > http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
> >
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