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Re: The worlds most beatiful motorhome- [message #62123 is a reply to message #62113]

Wed, 28 October 2009 13:54

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WD0AFQ wrote on Wed, 28 October 2009 13:25

Rear bath and beds in the hallway.

Seriously, interior layout is a lot of compromises.

I like the walking room in the Revcon, the rear bath is pretty spacious.

The side beds come out to make a full size on the right with a very narrow walkway or you can pull the left side out and make one big bed all the way across. You'd climb out of bed into the bathroom or the galley. And there is a bunk above it on the right.

If I had a GMC i would like having the rear bed remain configured as a bed and the table remain a table all the time. And the baby would sleep on the left lower bunk.

But the tiny wet bath would probably annoy me.

We have not done enough with it to have strong opinions about what we like.

In any case, it's still way better than your plastic fantastics- SO THERE !!!!

Dave & Ellen Silva Hertford, NC 76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021 It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.

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Re: The Revcon is the Better Motohome [message #62125 is a reply to message #62056]

Wed, 28 October 2009 14:57

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You know what Dave, I did not think I would like the wet bath. I do. How much time do we spend in that room? Not much. I have 2 squeegies, that I got at the Dollar Tree for a buck, and can dry that bath in 30 seconds. I always use our bath. I do not like public facilities. The rear bed that Teri and I have is tough to make since it is not a walk around. I would change that if I could but it is not that big a deal. For real, the GMC is pretty well suited to Teri and me. We stay in it for 3-4 months at a time. We have internet and two satellite receivers with flat screens. Our evenings are very much like they are at home. During the daylight hours we are out and gone.
Can you get new windshields, we can. Laughing

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Re: [GMCnet] worlds ugliest motorhome [message #62126 is a reply to message #62119]

Wed, 28 October 2009 14:59

WD0AFQ

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Carl S. wrote on Wed, 28 October 2009 13:42

Man, That IS ugly! I recently made the mistake of showing my 22yo son a Travco on Craig's list. Ever since, he has been lusting after a Travco that he can put Dodge 4WD running gear into, including a Cummins Turbo-Diesel! He says he will be able to pull my GMC out of the dirt at the sand dunes. Ha!

Carl, I have seen a couple of really nice Travcos.
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Re: The Revcon is the Better Motohome [message #62127 is a reply to message #62125]

Wed, 28 October 2009 15:08

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Sure, I can get new windows. FOR A THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH !!

I wish I could marry the best features of both.

Just for fun I considered putting the GMC bogie's under the Revcon, by using that whole section of frame. You could smell the burning flesh when I posed that question on the revcon board.

dave

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Re: [GMCnet] worlds ugliest motorhome [message #62128 is a reply to message #62126]

Wed, 28 October 2009 15:07

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Sorry but the TRAVCO looks like an old toaster on wheels!

I am sure it is nice and fun to own. A little too dated looking on the outside for my taste.

"to each his own".. I guess.

JMac

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> Carl S. wrote on Wed, 28 October 2009 13:42
> > Man, That IS ugly! I recently made the mistake of showing my 22yo son a Travco on Craig's list. Ever since, he has been lusting after a Travco that he can put Dodge 4WD running gear into, including a Cummins Turbo-Diesel! He says he will be able to pull my GMC out of the dirt at the sand dunes. Ha!
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> Carl, I have seen a couple of really nice Travcos.
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Re: The Revcon is the Better Motohome [message #62131 is a reply to message #62127]

Wed, 28 October 2009 15:21

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hertfordnc wrote on Wed, 28 October 2009 15:08

Sure, I can get new windows. FOR A THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH !!

I wish I could marry the best features of both.

Just for fun I considered putting the GMC bogie's under the Revcon, by using that whole section of frame. You could smell the burning flesh when I posed that question on the revcon board.

dave

I can smell it now. Oh well, one of these days you will own a running GMC. I had a friend all excited and called me when he bought a Revcon, was a newer one with 454. As he described the running gear I could tell he had nothing that could compare with my GMC and the Quadrabag system we installed. He sold it shortly after his purchase.
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Re: [GMCnet] The worlds most beatiful motorhome- [message #62137 is a reply to message #62123]

Wed, 28 October 2009 15:29

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FMC's are prettier. Flxible's are even gorgeous (if you squint and turn your
head sideways).

Hey, guys are putting little diesels in the rear of the FMC's just to get
rid of the Dodge engine.

Now, the NewAire is something else. Too bad they pulled the plug. And then
there's Winnebago's attempt with the 2000.

Vixen has the market cornered on ugly.

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dave silva wrote:

>
>
> WD0AFQ wrote on Wed, 28 October 2009 13:25
>> Rear bath and beds in the hallway.
>
>
> Seriously, interior layout is a lot of compromises.
>
> I like the walking room in the Revcon, the rear bath is pretty spacious.
>
> The side beds come out to make a full size on the right with a very narrow
> walkway or you can pull the left side out and make one big bed all the way
> across. You'd climb out of bed into the bathroom or the galley. And there is
> a bunk above it on the right.
>
> If I had a GMC i would like having the rear bed remain configured as a bed and
> the table remain a table all the time. And the baby would sleep on the left
> lower bunk.
>
> But the tiny wet bath would probably annoy me.
>
> We have not done enough with it to have strong opinions about what we like.
>
> In any case, it's still way better than your plastic fantastics- SO THERE !!!!
>

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Re: [GMCnet] The worlds most beatiful motorhome- [message #62151 is a reply to message #62113]

Wed, 28 October 2009 16:23

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Dave,

As I understand it your Revcon is called a "Flatnose" I did some looking on
the Internet and found a Revcon website and noted that the later models
"Slantnose" were much nicer looking.

I also noted that they had tandem rear wheels, do they have a rear
suspension system like the GMC?

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Re: [GMCnet] The worlds most beatiful motorhome- [message #62154 is a reply to message #62137]

Wed, 28 October 2009 16:43

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I think the Vixen's are cool looking. It was actually a Vixen that gave me the "hey how about a cool vintage motorhome instead of a trailer" bug. I saw one in traffic.

I started doing research, thinking it was FWD and found the GMC, and then remembered the EM-50 and that was it for me.

After I got my GMC I saw a vixen and got a look inside. everything was fiberglass, like a Casita trailer, and that really turned me off. Felt like a cheap boat.

I, too, thought the wet bath would be a problem, but we had one when I was a kid in a cabover camper, and it was actually fine for showering. Like Dan says, it is easy to squeegee clean, and we do this everyday at home on the big glass shower door anyway.

Most Dry bath coaches I have seen have water damage around the shower, and the rooms are too small to lean forward, and, well, you know.

Byron Songer wrote on Wed, 28 October 2009 13:29

FMC's are prettier. Flxible's are even gorgeous (if you squint and turn your
head sideways).

Hey, guys are putting little diesels in the rear of the FMC's just to get
rid of the Dodge engine.

Now, the NewAire is something else. Too bad they pulled the plug. And then
there's Winnebago's attempt with the 2000.

Vixen has the market cornered on ugly.

Byron Songer
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Louisville, KY
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Eastern States - http://www.gmceast.com

dave silva wrote:

>
>
> WD0AFQ wrote on Wed, 28 October 2009 13:25
>> Rear bath and beds in the hallway.
>
>
> Seriously, interior layout is a lot of compromises.
>
> I like the walking room in the Revcon, the rear bath is pretty spacious.
>
> The side beds come out to make a full size on the right with a very narrow
> walkway or you can pull the left side out and make one big bed all the way
> across. You'd climb out of bed into the bathroom or the galley. And there is
> a bunk above it on the right.
>
> If I had a GMC i would like having the rear bed remain configured as a bed and
> the table remain a table all the time. And the baby would sleep on the left
> lower bunk.
>
> But the tiny wet bath would probably annoy me.
>
> We have not done enough with it to have strong opinions about what we like.
>
> In any case, it's still way better than your plastic fantastics- SO THERE !!!!
>

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Re: [GMCnet] worlds ugliest motorhome [message #62158 is a reply to message #62088]

Wed, 28 October 2009 16:53

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Wow! Thanks for posting that Discoverer link.

Back in the day I was HOT about the Travco (a/k/a/Dodge motorhome), the GMC, and I couldn't remember the Discover (still doesn't sound that familiar). The Discoverer reminded me of a diesel locomotive.
Thankfully, only the GMC "stuck".

quote title=Gary Berry wrote on Wed, 28 October 2009 12:27]The link wouldn't work, but this one should....

http://tinyurl.com/yjrjmcw

On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 9:17 AM, dave silva <gmc@davesilva.com> wrote:
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> No, it's not my Revcon- it's this: http://tinyurl.com/yjrjmcwTHe Dodge Discoverer.
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> they tried.
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Re: The Revcon is the Better Motohome [message #62161 is a reply to message #62056]

Wed, 28 October 2009 17:11

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whoa man. I always wanted to drive a shoebox. I know what happened at Revcon... some engineer was under pressure to get the design going so he went home and his kid asked for help with his soap box derby car. The engineer got confused and brought the unfinished wood block back to the design studio. Hey, it had 4 wheels and you can stand up in it, just scale that bad boy up!

Cool

Cool

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Re: The Revcon is the Better Motohome [message #62162 is a reply to message #62056]

Wed, 28 October 2009 17:13

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Rob, the newer Revcons do not share our rear suspension. Leaf springs.
Dan

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Re: [GMCnet] The worlds most beatiful motorhome- [message #62167 is a reply to message #62111]

Wed, 28 October 2009 17:48

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Dave,

I hate to upset your carefully laid plan to claim the "Ugliest Motor
Home" title, but there are a LOT of "modern" motor homes that look a lot
worse than yours, not to mention some of those from the past.

dave silva wrote:
> My Revcon, can be seen here:
>
> www.davesilva.com/revcon
>
> As for the reaction in campgrounds, i'm looking forward to finding out.
>
> So far I've only drivien it home from about 200 miles away.
>
> Ya'll are just jealous mine looks more like a vintage transit bus.
>

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Re: [GMCnet] worlds ugliest motor home [message #62169 is a reply to message #62109]

Wed, 28 October 2009 17:58

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Ron wrote on Wed, 28 October 2009 12:58

Hey Guy's..

We were selling Travco's at the time from our Dodge Dealership.. Made in Brown City Michigan.. For their time they were excellent.. The fiberglass bodies were almost bulletproof...Literaly!
Ron

i was looking for a Travco when i discovered the GMC. wow am i happy now.

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Re: The Revcon is the Better Motohome [message #62172 is a reply to message #62056]

Wed, 28 October 2009 18:07

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Fred, the GMC coach is the true car lover's coach. I plan to tow my 65 Mustang to car shows with the GMC and enter the GMC, not the Mustang. Will get more lookers with the coach.
Dan

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Re: [GMCnet] worlds ugliest motorhome [message #62174 is a reply to message #62119]

Wed, 28 October 2009 18:25

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Carl S. wrote on Wed, 28 October 2009 14:42

Man, That IS ugly! I recently made the mistake of showing my 22yo son a Travco on Craig's list. Ever since, he has been lusting after a Travco that he can put Dodge 4WD running gear into, including a Cummins Turbo-Diesel! He says he will be able to pull my GMC out of the dirt at the sand dunes. Ha!

Carl,
Tell him to make some measurements before he decides to buy anything.
The Travco engine box was designed for a 360 with a torqueflite. When they went to the big block (first 413 then 440) it was a shoehorn job (maybe like some people shoving Cad 500s in GMC?)
A Cummins 5.9 is a LONG motor and quite tall. We had some serious packaging issues when that came along.
Matt

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Re: [GMCnet] worlds ugliest motorhome [message #62177 is a reply to message #62174]

Wed, 28 October 2009 18:29

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Why not have him take one of those really nice, but rusted frame GMC's and toss it on a stretch 4x4 truck chassis.

Yuck - what a frightful thought. It must be nearly Halloween...

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Carl S. wrote on Wed, 28 October 2009 14:42
> Man, That IS ugly! I recently made the mistake of showing my 22yo son a Travco on Craig's list. Ever since, he has been lusting after a Travco that he can put Dodge 4WD running gear into, including a Cummins Turbo-Diesel! He says he will be able to pull my GMC out of the dirt at the sand dunes. Ha!

Carl,
Tell him to make some measurements before he decides to buy anything.
The Travco engine box was designed for a 360 with a torqueflite. When they went to the big block (first 413 then 440) it was a shoehorn job (maybe like some people shoving Cad 500s in GMC?)
A Cummins 5.9 is a LONG motor and quite tall. We had some serious packaging issues when that came along.
Matt

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Re: [GMCnet] The Revcon is the Better Motohome [message #62182 is a reply to message #62172]

Wed, 28 October 2009 18:38

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My buddy once saw a Revcon with a Yugo towd. His only remark was "I didn't know a Yugo could push a Revcon."

Larry Davick
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Fred, the GMC coach is the true car lover's coach. I plan to tow my 65 Mustang to car shows with the GMC and enter the GMC, not the Mustang. Will get more lookers with the coach.
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Re: [GMCnet] worlds ugliest motorhome [message #62198 is a reply to message #62126]

Wed, 28 October 2009 20:11

Carl S.

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Dan,

There are a couple of Travco websites that have some nice ones on them. I actually think they are (look) cool. That's where Mark got the idea of putting the 4WD running gear in one. Some guy actually did that!

Now, the Cummins is a whole different story. Knowing my son, he would figure out a way to shoehorn one in if he was not limited in a very essential part of the whole program...Money! Let's see... a body lift...split radiators...???

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Re: [GMCnet] worlds ugliest motorhome [message #62211 is a reply to message #62198]

Wed, 28 October 2009 20:55

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Carl,
Maybe the running gear from this under a 23 ft GMC?

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=19367

Dennis

Carl S. wrote on Wed, 28 October 2009 20:11

Dan,

There are a couple of Travco websites that have some nice ones on them. I actually think they are (look) cool. That's where Mark got the idea of putting the 4WD running gear in one. Some guy actually did that!

Now, the Cummins is a whole different story. Knowing my son, he would figure out a way to shoehorn one in if he was not limited in a very essential part of the whole program...Money! Let's see... a body lift...split radiators...???

Dennis S
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Memphis TN Metro

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