| Trip Report [message #87578] |
Sun, 06 June 2010 20:30  |
pzerkel
Messages: 212
Registered: September 2007
Location: Salisbury, IL
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Went camping. Nothing Broke. Boring post.
Drove from home near Springfield IL to Red Hills State Park near Sumner IL, was about 170 miles each way. One of my brothers & SIL were camping there in their popup, and my parents stayed in the "rent a cabin". My other two brothers each visited but did not stay overnight. It was a nice family camp out, which is something we have rarely done.
While this was not the first time we have gone camping in the coach, it was the first time we had hot & cold running water and working toilet and shower. That made it much more pleasant. I did learn that my macerator hose probably needs to be a little longer.
My mother is the eternal pessimist and I heard no end of "Are you sure that old thing will make it here/home?" It did 
We went down on Thursday and came home Sunday. I drove through Effingham both days. I know Dan and Teri were there for the VW event, but I think they were there Friday and Saturday, so did not get to meet up.
Coming home, the "Hot Rod Magazine's Power Tour" was going through Springfield IL, and several classic cars were on display. We had several people noticing the coach as we drove through town, next to the streets were the cars were displayed. We also met several cars cruising outside Springfield. A bunch of vehicles older than the one I was driving was a nice way to end the trip.
There is still much to do to my GMC, but a trip like this was a great confidence builder.
Paul Zerkel
'78 Eleganza II
Salisbury IL (near Springfield)
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| Re: Trip Report [message #87586 is a reply to message #87578] |
Sun, 06 June 2010 21:38  |
Carl S.
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Registered: January 2009
Location: Tucson, AZ.
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Paul,
That sounds awesome! I love to hear stories like that. In almost two years of ownership, my wife and I have had no trouble on the road with our GMC. We have put about six or seven thousand miles on it by now and I am pretty confident that it will provide years of reliable service, as long as I provide the services it needs.
Congratulations on the successful trip!
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] Trip Report [message #87609 is a reply to message #87578] |
Mon, 07 June 2010 08:25 |
Sandra Price
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Registered: May 2006
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Great report, Paul. Lots of bonuses--no mechanical problems, running into
the Power Tour, and proving to others your coach is still dependable.
Enjoy!
Sandra and Bob Price (near New Haven, CT, enroute from Texas to Nova Scotia
in our GMC)
On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Paul Zerkel <gmc2@zerkelhome.com> wrote:
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> Went camping. Nothing Broke. Boring post.
>
> Drove from home near Springfield IL to Red Hills State Park near Sumner IL,
> was about 170 miles each way. One of my brothers & SIL were camping there in
> their popup, and my parents stayed in the "rent a cabin". My other two
> brothers each visited but did not stay overnight. It was a nice family camp
> out, which is something we have rarely done.
>
> While this was not the first time we have gone camping in the coach, it was
> the first time we had hot & cold running water and working toilet and
> shower. That made it much more pleasant. I did learn that my macerator hose
> probably needs to be a little longer.
>
> My mother is the eternal pessimist and I heard no end of "Are you sure that
> old thing will make it here/home?" It did :)
>
> We went down on Thursday and came home Sunday. I drove through Effingham
> both days. I know Dan and Teri were there for the VW event, but I think they
> were there Friday and Saturday, so did not get to meet up.
>
> Coming home, the "Hot Rod Magazine's Power Tour" was going through
> Springfield IL, and several classic cars were on display. We had several
> people noticing the coach as we drove through town, next to the streets were
> the cars were displayed. We also met several cars cruising outside
> Springfield. A bunch of vehicles older than the one I was driving was a nice
> way to end the trip.
>
> There is still much to do to my GMC, but a trip like this was a great
> confidence builder.
>
> --
> Paul Zerkel
> '78 Eleganza II
> Salisbury IL (near Springfield)
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“Life’s a Trip” in “The Roadhouse”
’73 Painted Desert
Huntsville, TX
Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another, be sympathetic, love
as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or
insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so
that you may inherit a blessing. --1 Peter 3:8-9
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| Re: Trip Report [message #87691 is a reply to message #87578] |
Mon, 07 June 2010 17:04 |
Luvn737s
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Registered: June 2007
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Please more boring posts like this one! Hopefully I can post one too.
Randy
1973 26' Painted Desert
Ahwatukee (Phoenix) AZ
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| Re: Trip Report [message #87699 is a reply to message #87578] |
Mon, 07 June 2010 18:41 |
roy1
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Registered: July 2004
Location: Minden nevada
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A little off the topic but a friend took his 34 ft pace arrow on a trip from his home in Northern Nevada to the East coast and back last week. Well almost he got as far as Palm Springs and blew the V 10 Ford engine. The fool never thought to check his oil on the trip.That my friends cost him $10,000 +. He said I looked under the coach and there wasn't any oil leaks can't imagine where the oil went? That was probably a 5 or 6 thousand mile trip! Too bad the coach only had 24,000 miles on the clock.
Roy
Roy Keen
Minden,NV
76 X Glenbrook
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