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Fri, 31 August 2012 20:40  |
kerry pinkerton
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Well, tonight's the night 
The wife and I are sleeping in the coach in the driveway. Not sure how that is going to work out. I'll know more in the morning. It's been a long time since we slept in a full size bed.
The original fridge was shot so the PO replaced it with a small 120V fridge. It's been working fine but today nothing. I've verified it has power but it appears dead. Oh well, for the 'test', we'll just keep stuff in the garage fridge. At least the WIFI works in the driveway...all the comforts of home.
Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama
Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
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| Re: First night in the GMC [message #182670 is a reply to message #182661] |
Fri, 31 August 2012 20:58  |
Keith V
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WhoooHooo!
Thats where I spent my first night too!
Keith Vasilakes
Mounds View. MN
75 ex Royale GMC
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| Re: First night in the GMC [message #182672 is a reply to message #182661] |
Fri, 31 August 2012 21:00 |
JohnL455
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Get yourself a 3 way Norcold. I have no regretts. Black face looks classy and you are keeping food items so new is good. My PO put in a compact 120v useless. Also the china bowl toilet upgrade is worth it too. Driveway camping is a win win free vacationette.
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
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| Re: First night in the GMC [message #182677 is a reply to message #182672] |
Fri, 31 August 2012 21:06 |
Carl S.
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The first night we spent in the motorhome was at an RV park in Willcox, AZ right across the road from a railroad crossing. The whole night consisted of a series of 30 - 45 minute naps. 
I'm sure you'll sleep better in your driveway!
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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| Re: [GMCnet] First night in the GMC [message #182697 is a reply to message #182661] |
Fri, 31 August 2012 22:28 |
RicksGMC
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Wife and I just spent our first night also, unfortunately it was unexpectedly in a Kwik Trip truck stop when our engine (new engine with about 150 miles on it) threw a main bearing and died right there. We had to wait until morning for a tow truck to arrive so we got to spend our first night in a brightly lit truck stop with no curtains, no bedding, no extra clothes, no food, no toilet paper, and the wife was no happy......
I think I've averted the divorce, but getting the wife back in the GMC will take a considerable amount of negotiating.
Your first night sounds much better ;-)
Rick D
'73 (re) Painted Desert
Prior Lake MN
On Aug 31, 2012, at 8:40 PM, Kerry Pinkerton <Pinkertonk@MCHSI.com> wrote:
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> Well, tonight's the night :lol:
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> The wife and I are sleeping in the coach in the driveway. Not sure how that is going to work out. I'll know more in the morning. It's been a long time since we slept in a full size bed.
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> The original fridge was shot so the PO replaced it with a small 120V fridge. It's been working fine but today nothing. I've verified it has power but it appears dead. Oh well, for the 'test', we'll just keep stuff in the garage fridge. At least the WIFI works in the driveway...all the comforts of home.
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> Kerry Pinkerton
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> North Alabama, near Huntsville,
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> 73 Sequoia 23' "The Beast", 60K mile original coach.
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> 76 Eleganza being rebodied as an Art Deco car hauler
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| Re: [GMCnet] First night in the GMC [message #182698 is a reply to message #182697] |
Fri, 31 August 2012 22:37 |
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Rick,
Something about "for better or worse" comes to mind! ;-)
Regards,
Rob M.
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick
Wife and I just spent our first night also, unfortunately it was unexpectedly in a Kwik Trip truck stop when our engine (new engine
with about 150 miles on it) threw a main bearing and died right there. We had to wait until morning for a tow truck to arrive so we
got to spend our first night in a brightly lit truck stop with no curtains, no bedding, no extra clothes, no food, no toilet paper,
and the wife was no happy......
I think I've averted the divorce, but getting the wife back in the GMC will take a considerable amount of negotiating.
Your first night sounds much better ;-)
Rick D
'73 (re) Painted Desert
Prior Lake MN
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| Re: [GMCnet] First night in the GMC [message #182699 is a reply to message #182697] |
Fri, 31 August 2012 22:44 |
Carl S.
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| RicksGMC wrote on Fri, 31 August 2012 20:28 |
Wife and I just spent our first night also, unfortunately it was unexpectedly in a Kwik Trip truck stop when our engine (new engine with about 150 miles on it) threw a main bearing and died right there. We had to wait until morning for a tow truck to arrive so we got to spend our first night in a brightly lit truck stop with no curtains, no bedding, no extra clothes, no food, no toilet paper, and the wife was no happy......
I think I've averted the divorce, but getting the wife back in the GMC will take a considerable amount of negotiating.
Your first night sounds much better 
Rick D
'73 (re) Painted Desert
Prior Lake MN
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Ooooh! Bad start!
My advice: After you get the engine issue resolved, do as much as you can to make the coach reliable so you, at least, minimize the chances of a repeat performance. Then take your wife to a really nice state park or forest service campground, someplace you could never stay without a motorhome. You will get her to love the thing as much as she loves you!! Well, maybe not, but she will love it once she realizes you can go places where there are NO motels.
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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| Re: First night in the GMC [message #182704 is a reply to message #182661] |
Fri, 31 August 2012 23:08 |
deanandcheriek
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SunnyBeaches is parked in our side yard next to the fire pit. Anytime I want to camp out she's ready. Great for sleep overs with our 3yo gbebe Ella and extra sleeping space for guests. I have bed space in the house but all guests want to sleep in SunnyB. I can't say that I blame them.
Dean&CherieK PortageIN & OrrMN '73 23'PD "SunnyBeaches"
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| Re: First night in the GMC [message #182712 is a reply to message #182704] |
Sat, 01 September 2012 06:21 |
Devin
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Kerry,
Your wife will love it. My wife has not missed a night in the RV thus far. I think she slept in the pop-up twice. Going over to Richard's today. I'll tell him you are on the road-kinda.
Devin Wells
Nashville, Tennessee
1974 GMC Sequoia 260 "Gilligan"
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| Re: [GMCnet] First night in the GMC [message #182730 is a reply to message #182699] |
Sat, 01 September 2012 08:56 |
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[quote title=Carl S. wrote on Fri, 31 August 2012 23:44]| RicksGMC wrote on Fri, 31 August 2012 20:28 |
Wife and I just spent our first night also, unfortunately it was unexpectedly in a Kwik Trip truck stop when our engine (new engine with about 150 miles on it) threw a main bearing and died right there. We had to wait until morning for a tow truck to arrive so we got to spend our first night in a brightly lit truck stop with no curtains, no bedding, no extra clothes, no food, no toilet paper, and the wife was no happy......
I think I've averted the divorce, but getting the wife back in the GMC will take a considerable amount of negotiating.
Your first night sounds much better
Rick D
'73 (re) Painted Desert
Prior Lake MN
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Old boaters saying " The two happiest days in a boaters life are the day he buys the boat and the day he sells the boat".
I think for GMCers the saying is "The two worst nights for a GMCer is the first night you sleep in it and the last night before it is sold"
"It is better to have loved a TZE and lost it, than to never have loved at all" Boy I guess the coffee and the gray sky from Isiac are making me philosophical this morning!
Larry Dilk
Indianapolis, IN
76 Eleganza II
Patterson 455,Turbo City TBI,
Just LOVE It!
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| Re: First night in the GMC [message #182739 is a reply to message #182661] |
Sat, 01 September 2012 10:12 |
kerry pinkerton
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Wow Rick, you win the worst first night award. My wife was with me several years back when my recently completed 73 Imperial left us stranded and hasn't wanted to ride in my old cars sense.
Well last night wasn't a disaster but it wasn't great...or even good. We did not make it all night. The full size bed just isn't going to work for us, we're just too tall. The wife is 5-10 and I'm 6-2. I wouldn't have a problem sleeping in separate beds but the wood framed front dinette is too small for my height, even sleeping catty-corner.
A 26' with a Davo or similar sounds like it would be better for us. Not a sure thing yet but I expect the 23 foot Sequoia will be on the market shortly. I'm disappointed because the Sequoia will be a really nice coach with a little TLC.
Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama
Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
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| Re: First night in the GMC [message #182747 is a reply to message #182739] |
Sat, 01 September 2012 10:27 |
Carl S.
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| Kerry Pinkerton wrote on Sat, 01 September 2012 08:12 |
Wow Rick, you win the worst first night award. My wife was with me several years back when my recently completed 73 Imperial left us stranded and hasn't wanted to ride in my old cars sense.
Well last night wasn't a disaster but it wasn't great...or even good. We did not make it all night. The full size bed just isn't going to work for us, we're just too tall. The wife is 5-10 and I'm 6-2. I wouldn't have a problem sleeping in separate beds but the wood framed front dinette is too small for my height, even sleeping catty-corner.
A 26' with a Davo or similar sounds like it would be better for us. Not a sure thing yet but I expect the 23 foot Sequoia will be on the market shortly. I'm disappointed because the Sequoia will be a really nice coach with a little TLC.
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Kerry,
I don't know if this would help, or even if your coach is set up the same way ours was, but here's what I did to get a little more foot room in the bedroom area:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g5490-gmc-bedroom.html
I'm not as tall as you are (6'-0") but this little mod made all the difference in the world in terms of sleeping comfort. That extra 6" wide piece at the end of the bed made it impossible for me to stretch out. With it gone, I can hang my feet off the end and be comfortable.
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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| Re: [GMCnet] First night in the GMC [message #182755 is a reply to message #182697] |
Sat, 01 September 2012 11:25 |
lqqkatjon
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That is tough rick. Since i think your wife was not super happy about the gmc before this. Hopefully the bad luck is done and gone.
Need any help. Let me know. Weekends hopefully will calm down soon.
Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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| Re: First night in the GMC [message #182758 is a reply to message #182661] |
Sat, 01 September 2012 11:32 |
JohnL455
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Mine hated it at first. Big gas hog white trash machine in driveway. Now she loves it. Nothing like cooking breakfast on a real stove and grinding fresh coffee.
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
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| Re: [GMCnet] First night in the GMC [message #182762 is a reply to message #182730] |
Sat, 01 September 2012 11:54 |
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Philosophical is right. I had to look twice to see who was writing that note - with a statement like "Loved and Lost” I was certain it was Stick!
Larry Davick
A Mystery Machine
1976(ish) Palm Beach
Fremont, CA
On Sep 1, 2012, at 6:56 AM, Larry and Cheryl Dilk wrote:
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> Old boaters saying " The two happiest days in a boaters life are the day he buys the boat and the day he sells the boat".
> I think for GMCers the saying is "The two worst nights for a GMCer is the first night you sleep in it and the last night before it is sold"
> "It is better to have loved a TZE and lost it, than to never have loved at all" Boy I guess the coffee and the gray sky from Isiac are making me philosophical this morning!
> --
> Larry Dilk
> Indianapolis, IN
> 76 Eleganza II
> Patterson 455,Turbo City TBI,
> Just LOVE It!
> _______________________________________________
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| Re: First night in the GMC [message #182763 is a reply to message #182661] |
Sat, 01 September 2012 12:10 |
Chr$
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MY first night was in the desert at a rocket launch. I was alone, with my son on the Couch, so I slept like a rock. It's amazing how cheaply you can buy a great quality mattress in that size.
OUR first night was at another launch and we slept So-So on the full.
OUR second time was with the DOGS at a rally in Quartzite. I slept on the damn couch!!!
-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: First night in the GMC [message #182767 is a reply to message #182763] |
Sat, 01 September 2012 13:42 |
tphipps
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Anyone looking for a very nice 23 GMC, Kerry's is very nice.
I wish my 26 looked so good.
Tom, MS II
2012 Phoenix Cruiser model 2552
KA4CSG
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| Re: [GMCnet] First night in the GMC [message #182769 is a reply to message #182747] |
Sat, 01 September 2012 13:54 |
Ron77
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I bought a 9 inch thick Air Mattress and laid it on top of the folded
together rear couches. The 9 inches makes the mattress height the same as
the top of the hamper on the curb side, so I can put my pillow on the
hamper. This gives me the full width, window to window to fit my 6' 4"
frame. The air mattress was about $100 and if I need to get rid of it I can
deflate it in a couple of minutes.
Ron Johnson
77 Eleganza II
Escondido, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org
[mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Carl Stouffer
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 8:28 AM
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] First night in the GMC
Kerry Pinkerton wrote on Sat, 01 September 2012 08:12
> Wow Rick, you win the worst first night award. My wife was with me
several years back when my recently completed 73 Imperial left us stranded
and hasn't wanted to ride in my old cars sense.
>
> Well last night wasn't a disaster but it wasn't great...or even good. We
did not make it all night. The full size bed just isn't going to work for
us, we're just too tall. The wife is 5-10 and I'm 6-2. I wouldn't have a
problem sleeping in separate beds but the wood framed front dinette is too
small for my height, even sleeping catty-corner.
>
> A 26' with a Davo or similar sounds like it would be better for us. Not a
sure thing yet but I expect the 23 foot Sequoia will be on the market
shortly. I'm disappointed because the Sequoia will be a really nice coach
with a little TLC.
Kerry,
I don't know if this would help, or even if your coach is set up the same
way ours was, but here's what I did to get a little more foot room in the
bedroom area:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g5490-gmc-bedroom.html
I'm not as tall as you are (6'-0") but this little mod made all the
difference in the world in terms of sleeping comfort. That extra 6" wide
piece at the end of the bed made it impossible for me to stretch out. With
it gone, I can hang my feet off the end and be comfortable.
--
Carl S.
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
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| Re: [GMCnet] First night in the GMC [message #182775 is a reply to message #182763] |
Sat, 01 September 2012 14:37 |
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what is the best mattress design or material for the back twin? by the way.
what did you use to be so glad you have it?
mickey
anaheim ca.
77 palm beach
On Sep 1, 2012, at 10:10 AM, Chris Choffat wrote:
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> MY first night was in the desert at a rocket launch. I was alone, with my son on the Couch, so I slept like a rock. It's amazing how cheaply you can buy a great quality mattress in that size.
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> OUR first night was at another launch and we slept So-So on the full.
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> OUR second time was with the DOGS at a rally in Quartzite. I slept on the damn couch!!!
> --
> -Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
> Scottsdale, AZ
> "The Escape Pod" A 77 Ex-Kingsley Featuring: Olds 455, Manny Power Drive, 3:21, Rockwell, Jim B QJET, Quadra bag. Still needs paint!
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> Photosite: Chrisc "It has Begun"
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