Any old time RVers around?
Hello from Idaho. I was wondering how many true old timers we have here..Back in the day before even the Camper special or any factory tow packages.We learned from experience about what would my tr...
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fordsooperdooty wrote:
Old timer RVers? If you are referring to the Worlds Oldest RVer...it is Thomas Burnblatt of Pacoima California..at 115 years old. He started out as a teenager driving his parents Conestoga wagon out to California from Tennessee in the 1900's. He currently owns a 1931 Lazy Daze Class C motorhome with 2.7 million miles.
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It is hard to beat that one.
I remember my dad and grandfather picking up the new 1969 Avion C-11 from the dealer. They put it on a 1966 Chevy 3/4 ton truck. It really put the hurt to that truck. My Grandfather bought a 1970 1 ton GMC cab and chassis and had a custom utility bed made for the truck and camper. It was a nice rig, but the truck wasn't a 4x4. The next truck was a 1977 Chevy 1 ton dually 4x4. I think that was the first year for the 4x4 dually and it made a nice rig for that camper. I can remember taking it up some steep, rocky hills in 4x4 low and the tires having chunks of rubber ripped off of them. Back in those days, a 1 ton truck only had a GVW of 10,000#. My next 4x4 dually was a 1994 Dodge Cummins diesel which was a great rig. As I recall it was rated at 11.000# GVW. Now look at what you can get a 1 ton dually truck rated at. What is amazing, all the trucks have come and gone, but my Avion C-11 is still around, even though now it is on a trailer.
