When and Where are all the bus nuts going to congregate at Quartzsite? Wondering if there is room left? Good Luck, TomC
Always room Tom C it is at Rice Ranch south side of I 10 off 95 dry camping or full hook ups across and down the street a 1/2 block, park with the groups it is 5 bucks and I have no idea about prices on full hook ups but the will get you on the hook ups probably 30 or 40 bucks a day
Tom, the Western GMs will be holding their rally from the 15th to the 18th of Jan. at the Rice Ranch mentioned above, all welcome, contact Mike O'Rourke (wagonmaster) in an above post.>>>Dan
Clifford-what are the dates?
32nd Annual Sports, Vacation and RV Show
Jan 17th thru 25th, 2015 - Hours: 9 AM to 5 PM
Rice Ranch lot is on the S.E. corner of business I-10 & Arizona US95, however you cant exit at hwy95, from I-10, but several blocks east or west on I-10 there are exits, leading to business frontage road for
I-10, Rice Ranch RV Park is across the road at the entrance to the dirt lot for boondocking, lvmci...
So the 17th through the 25 is Quartzite Also Tom? i believe we will be going this time. are there any water or sewer services. our tanks are only 45 gallons each. Just some thoughts. 8) Its about 10 hours for us so will stop over night somewhere along the route. 99, I 210 10 to 95 I would think, easiest?
Calling all 5er's
Dave5Cs
Hi Dave, there is a dump at la Posa, we used and there is a couple of truck stops, someone else will pipeup, I do think Rice Ranch RV Park, across the road has one for a fee, lvmci...
It is more and more likely that we will come too. RJ, Chromedome Dave, Ed and Stevie, anyone else with a 5? 3 day drive for us, but will never see fuel prices this low again.
JC
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Dave just come full of water, Rice Ranch had some water, there are honey wagons, water wagons if you don't want to move. And there are many fill & dump places in Qz. like the Pit stop on 95 when you come in from Parker. Bruce
Hope to see you there, JC. We will be there, but with the 5's big brother ;)
Mark
JC you will know us because we will be the 5C with the Camel behind us, LOL ;D
I never saw a form posted for the Eagles but the GM people do have one in case you want meals, the donuts ,coffee and entertainment. I don't who is in charge of the entertainment with GM people some one told me Mikey lost that job when he found a guy under a bridge to do the entertainment ::)
You guys need to try and park with a group for more fun and don't forget to try the deep fried Twinkies :o
The GM people are a out going bunch the Eagle people are a little more on the shy side except for a few I hope the FLX people are there that is a good group
Hi Dave, I did the I-5 in Oct, from Washington, turned down the US99, construction going on, not bad, then to the CA58 thru Bakersfield and Barstow, you could take the I-40 then to AZ95 (better than CA95/US95) to the corner of
I-10/AZ95, tom..
We live several hours away, so I was thinking of driving over by car for a day. I'd like to add a few faces to go with the names on this forum.
AZ 95 off I 40 you go through Lake Havasu nice drive with scenery but the stop lights will drive you nuts CA 95 since the new pavement is not bad except nothing there till you reach Parker I mean 70 miles of nothing with the exception of the fruit fly check point at Vidal
Hi Clifford, If CA95 is repaved, I'll come down that way to Needles, tom...
Tom, we just came down 95 from Boulder City in early Oct. and it was fine. They have also repaved I-40 into Needles toward the Az. border.....that stretch was getting pretty rough a few years ago. We come thru Lk. Havasu each time we come that way. I worked on the hiway widening project there in 03 so Havasu is kinda like a 2nd home to me. Hit most of the lights green this time. ;D
Thanks Ed, dont like going thru Laughlin that much, tom, lvmci...
The guys from SF have always been corn-fused about the fruit fly check. ::)
Clifford or Anyone, do you pay at the gate or send in advance for boon-docking? Are there signs to look for the dry-camping area where everyone will be?
Dave and Doreen Walker
Here a map: Rice Ranch North in red area.
Dave pay at the gate tell the person you are there for the gathering or he or she will try to squeeze 7 bucks a day instead of the 5 save the few bucks then you can buy a deep fried Twinke lol man those things are bad even for a 7-11 junkie like me
Clifford you mean it is supposed to be 5.00 and they tell you its 7.00? ???
No on the Twinkies, They have those at our state fair.
7 bucks is the regular price Dave
Per day right.
Thanks guys for all the info. ;D
Sounds like there might be a big year for the 5s! Usually there is just 1 or 2 but looks like there will be 5-7 of us this year....i know of one more that will be showing up.
BEvans, come on Brian, point her West! We want to see yours too, and meet you.
JC
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95 is good all the way to Videl jct.....miss all the traffic and stlop lights in L.H.....
Ok some are saying the GM rally is at rice ranch 15th thru the 18th, Is that the one out in the boondock area.
And Tom was saying 17 thru 25 for the RV show etc. Is that part of the Bus rally?
We are moving our plans up to leave here Sacramento on the 13th now and come in the 14th or 15 th and stay thru the 18th or can we stay later also?
Dave
Hi Dave, http://www.quartzsitervshow.com/rv/rv-general-info/ (http://www.quartzsitervshow.com/rv/rv-general-info/) , that's just the RV show dates, the big tents, open air swap meets and all the stuff for RVs. The other shows before and after are in the same tent area, think conventions swapping out from one show to the next, in the same convention hall. Rice Ranch has a RV park across from the boondock area and I think 3 of the 4 corners of AZ95 and I-10 have rv parks, but true boondocking it is, this area we're talking about, it's just dirt. If those are the GM meeting dates, they coincide with the RV show, please say longer, I'm working the 16th, hoping to leave LV 17th, hopefully there'll be a spot near you guys, tom, lvmci...
Thanks Tom yes we will stay if they let us. Being I set my own hours , LOL I We were just afraid we were going to miss everyone after all this. Ed H set us straight on the other board. I am just glad I asked when things weren't matching up. Want to meet you and Tammy finally and the rest of the Busnuts that will be there. ;D
Dave Walker (Dave5Cs)
As mentioned earlier, I am thinking about driving over for a day trip to meet some of the names here on the board. I understand that the GM rally is from the 15th to the 18th, and the RV show is after that. However, I wanted to try to find out when the majority of the guys here plan to be in Quartsite so that I will not miss meeting them. What dates do you plan to be there?
What is it Lin a 2 hr drive for you in the bus drive your bus then you can stop and visit the Flx guys at their rally in Joshua Tree they are fun group with some very special buses
Yeah, it's about a 2 hour drive. Is that Flx rally the one you mentioned going to last year at Joshua Lakes?
Yea but we never found it Jones gave me some bad directions it's worth the trip Larry is supposed to have his Stanley Steamer in the trailer this year at Quartzsite and Joshua I was told
Lin, we will probably come up there on the 14th.
I'm guessing the Gillig Gathering is somewhat smaller than the others.
Jim H.
Clifford, if you had just shouted at me when you passes by I could have directed you there. They seem to have a lot of different things there through the year like a music festival, etc. It's actually called Joshua Tree Lake Campground. The lake is more like a little pond.
They have their rally at the Sportman's Club of Joshua Tree off 62 not far from 467 or what ever the hiway number is Jan 28th -Feb 1 I never did find the club
I'll be leaving Fresno/Clovis early on the 14th, and will depart either late Sunday the 18th or early Monday the 19th.
;)
I don't know which highway you mean. There is a 247 in Yucca Valley, but that's about 7 miles away. The Sportsman's Club appears to be off 62 on Sunburst, just east of the town area.
RJ which way are you going?99, I-210, 10 or Bakersfield 58, 40 cal 95? and which is less steep grades?Grapevine is what 4100?
Hi All, we'll be late arrivals, Gary, Van & Joe are helping to get the Italian Greyhound II, ready for boondocking, we may just have to run a longgg extension cord from rice ranch to keep us warm at night, see you guys on the 17th late, lvmci...
Tom, just run off a genny or is that going to be in yet.
Dave
Hi Dave, happy new year to you and all the busnuts on the board. I hoping we'll have it in, when the brakes had to be replaced, couldnt afford the great generator Gary wanted to sell me, so bought a diesel, much lower KW, from craigslist, bus will be kinda made up just to go temporary, right now, plumbing, 12volt, fridge heat propane for it hopefully, and generator for 120AC hopefully. Hope it will all come together for quartzsite, boy do I need a vacation, getting to close to retirement, the short timer effect, tom...
Tom ours is only 7KW and it runs everything we need to include the heater and coffee pot, both AC's in the summer, computers etc. Someday I may even put the inverter in. It looks nice in the bay just not hooked up. We will be a noisy bunch with all the noise makers going.
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RJ, which way are you going? 99, 210, 10 or Bakersfield 58, 40 cal 95? and which is less steep grades? Grapevine is what 4100?
Dave -After 7500 miles in my 5C since Nov 17, going over the Rockies, Tehachapis, Siskiyous and Cascades, a grade is a grade is a grade. If it's 6%, you're going to be doing 30 mph. So that becomes a moot point.
It's roughly 25 miles further to take 58/40/95, but you don't have to deal with the heavier traffic on the other route. Depending on the time of day on the S side of the Grapevine, that route could be 30+ minutes faster, or several hours longer. Crapshoot.
Altho Google Maps says the 99/210/10 route is 471 miles and about 7 hours, that's auto travel times. In the Tortoise it translates to 9.5 hours, thus plan accordingly. (I've averaged 53 mph over the above 7500 miles, so I just use 50 mph for planning purposes - which, BTW, Greyhound also uses when putting together their line-haul schedules.)
There may be a change in my schedule, and I won't be able to leave until the 15th, but it's not set in stone yet.
I still have a couple issues to be worked out regarding house systems, too.
FWIW & HTH. . .
;)
RJ, Thanks I was looking at that also and We will take Bakersberg 58 route. We like the back roads at a little slower pace. Still leaving on the 13th but will stop overnight.
Its 685 miles for us fuel 850.00 @ just under 3.00. :o
Dave & Doreen
Still planning on coming down. Will leave here Monday 12th probably. That should put us there around the 15th or so. Will contact you then about where to park. Will not have a toad, so will have to bum a ride to town once in a while. See you all soon.
JC
Dave & others: If going Ca. 58 the LOVES @ Exit 151• Tehachapi, CA has a very low price on fuel check it out with>
Go to Loves on top, then change all states to Calif. http://www.dieselboss.com/fuel.htm (http://www.dieselboss.com/fuel.htm)
Bruce
Bruce my gas buddy shows it at 2.99 there, in Phoenix area it is all the way down to 2.49
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Guys you need to register with the GM people it only cost 20 bucks then you have origination with the parking Mike does a good job at that, plus coffee and doughnuts every morning then the entertainment it's a small club they cannot afford to pay all the expense but they will welcome you registered or not
They have a catered meal one night I think it cost 15 bucks ea but Mike needs to know how many by the 5th he told me help them out a little 20 bucks won't hurt all that bad ;D man how I did I get off into this sorry Mikey
JC, you won't have to bum a ride, you will be in "town" and within walking distance to most points.>>>Dan
Dan, thanks.
Clifford, where do I register with the GM people?
JC
Call Mike aka Red Ryder he will take care of you
Thanks Clifford, As usual everything you've said is true. Everybody is welcome however we are at 40 Coaches now and may run out of room soon.
You guys with 8V71s be carefull in Barstow for the biodiesel, 15 to 20%, especially if you still have the cannister fuel filters, been there done that, lvmci...
Red Rider Don't know your number but put Dave & Doreen Walker in near the mci 5s RJ ,Ed, JC ETC pay you when we get there on the 14th? Don't need the dinner but 20.00 sounds good for the other.
Dave
Clifford whats Red Riders Number? do we have to register now too?
Dave
You don't have to register there is plenty of space even if the GM's fill up it's just that the GM people have the best parking area .
I will PM Mikey's number to you the 20 bucks helps them buy the coffee and donuts they get up early and make coffee and head out to Blythe to buy the sweets
Is Sweet Darlene's restaurant still in Q? (Out the frontage road east of Q on north side of freeway) If so, the best "sticky-buns" around. And, good inexpensive food too.
GaryD
Darlene's is an institution at "Q" and still going strong, get up early to beat the crowd!>>>Dan
This is going to be interesting,, I've known RJ about 15 years now and have never seen him drive a bus!!>>>Dan
Thread drift here, i am going to be bringing a 1 inch air impact wrench and 8 sockets to the rally to sell for a gal whose husband just passed away a week ago.
Headed out tomorrow morning! Been working feverishly this last week to get the bus ready for it: new axle seals all around, new slack adjusters at the back, replaced the power steering pump that was leaking with one Clifford gave me last spring. That took half a day because I had to swap some plumbing from one to another, and make some gaskets, etc. And getting it to fit into the fiber gear in the little bell housing is awkward.
We'll go to Blackie, Alberta at the farm first for a couple of day, then leave there Monday morning and go South. First night in Butte, MT. Should be in Quartzsite on Thursday or so.
It is full blown winter here, lots of snow, cold in Alberta. Fun... I bought the bus some jewelry for Christmas: a set of tire chains. I gave my 22.5 ones to a friend, this bus is 24.5 wheels. Chains are mandatory in BC and many of the states. I will use them just to get out of our place here.
A little apprehensive... But hey, I used to drive bus in winter all the time. I just hate to get mine dirty on the winter roads, I hope I don't get a chip in the windshield.
Looking forward to the rally, seeing old friends and meeting new ones.
JC
I am finally installing our inverter this week. almost done with it. Just have to run some wire to the Vanner for 12 volt and program the controls. Then I have to figure out where to put all the stuff I had to take out to put it in!.....Will be leaving Tuesday 99, 58, 40, CA 95, 62, AZ 95 will be towing White Chevy S-10.
I found a Pintal hook bolt on type I don't need. If anyone needs it I will have it with me you can have it. In person only very heavy.
Dave5Cs
JC.I have a set of 22.5 chains they look new if you know of anyone that needs a set I'll bring them to Quartzsite and you can have them I don't plan on using snow chains in AZ and Tx ;D
Thanks Clifford, somebody at Q will want them. Both my bus and dump truck have 24.5 wheels, so I don't need them at the moment.
Meanwhile this morning, I air up the bus with shop air, and find a big leak at the auxiliary diaphragm of one of the DD3s that I just overhauled? It held air when I tested it a few days ago... Luckily, I was able to remove the clamp ring and plate off from under the bus. The diaphragm is fine. It just wasn't sealing good enough. After lunch, I will reassemble it with grease and hopefully it seals better.
JC
Instead of grease use Dow Corning #4, or DC4 as it is known in the trades, it will nurish and extend the life of the diaphragm and make a good seal.>>>Dan
I use the DC 111 on o-rings and diaphragms but I thought the DC 4 was for electrical
hi All, been working feverishly to get the Italian Greyhound II in some kind of working order for Q. Gary Bennett of B&B instructs me on how to build the interior wood work, while cutting and fitting it for me, Ricardo also from the shop is gonna finish formica counter tops. Van is doing some mighty fine electrical wiring and fitting of my noise maker, now I have to go back to work finishing up the consumer electronics show to make some money, Tami came buy to bring lunch, saw the wood work in the kitchen and almost came to tears of joy, hugging Gary. Thanks to Gary, Van and Clifford for such gracious and kindness in sharing your knowledge and abilities with this poor las vegas kid, tom, lvmci...
Tom your are in good hands.
I used the good waterproof grease for boats. Just saw your posts just now Clifford and Dan, too late, thanks anyway. It took me 3 hrs to get the clamp ring back on. Kind of hard to get to on the passenger side. I about gave up a couple of times, thinking I would have to cancel the trip. Taking the wheels off again to remove the DD3 would have been too much time, because we have to leave for the farm in Alberta in the AM. All seems good now, albeit half a day behind...
JC
Clifford, #4 is a dielectric and also a silicon grease with the same properties as #111 when its used on rubber or nioprene .>>>Dan
My helicopter kit came with both that is the reason I was asking
Clifford will you be flying in? LOL :o
Dave5Cs
Nope on Boomer advice I sold the kit to a guy in Russia and lived to celebrate another birthday ;D
Probably Best, what were yoa thinkin?!...... ;D :D ::) :o