Anyone live in or near Sisters, Oregon

[gb70]

Looking at a ride.

Greg

[SS4Real]

Yes, I live south of Bend about 30 minutes from Sisters. How can I help?

[gb70]

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Yes, I live south of Bend about 30 minutes from Sisters. How can I help?

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Thanks Jim,

My wife and I went on a leap of faith and came back very happy. I just had email pictures of a very well kept Class C motorhome. It is a 1982 Coachmen that is nice 22' on a Ford chassis. It has a 351 Windsor small block with 85,000 miles. Really set up very nicely. The previous owner placed rear airbags, a welded to the frame tow hitch, laminate wood flooring, a rear bed set up, new microwave, and the list goes on. He really added more to it than what we paid for it. It handled just fine back to the Boise, Idaho area we live in. Since selling my '99 short bed gas engine truck, I sold the short bed cab over camper and got this. Here are some pics.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/1982%20coachmen/CoachmenLeftSide.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/1982%20coachmen/1982Coachman1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/1982%20coachmen/CoachmenBack.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/1982%20coachmen/Moreinside1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/1982%20coachmen/Moreinside3.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/1982%20coachmen/Moreinside4.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/1982%20coachmen/Interior4.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/1982%20coachmen/Interior3.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/1982%20coachmen/Interior2.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/1982%20coachmen/Interior1.jpg

[mockingbird812]

That looks like fun. What adventures do you have planned for it? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[SS4Real]

Congratulations....looks like a nice buy. Sisters is a great town in the summer.

[gb70]

Great question Sam. Since it is only 22 feet long we can get into just about any spot open in the state parks near us. This makes a fun, quick, weekend trip easy.

We like going up to Sun Valley and also seeing the Sawtooth Mountains in Stanley, Idaho.
http://www.sawtoothguides.com/

Just a four hour drive from home.


For the places we have not been we want to see
Yellowstone National Park
http://www.yellowstonepark.com/ and the Grand Tetons http://www.wyomingtourism.org/overview/Grand-Teton-National-Park/32564

[gb70]

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Congratulations....looks like a nice buy. Sisters is a great town in the summer.

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We enjoyed the stay there and took in the downtown scene. It snowed on us on Sunday and left for home on Monday

[gb70]

wife also wants to go to Bruneau Dunes State Park
http://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/parks/bruneaudunesstatepark.aspx

[CamarosRus]

Congrats on a great looking RV.......That rig looks better than new.....what a creampuff

What kinda money do similar rigs go for....?????

How can I learn what brands,models, platforms are good or bad???

Thanks, Chuck

[gb70]

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Congrats on a great looking RV.......That rig looks better than new.....what a creampuff

What kinda money do similar rigs go for....?????

How can I learn what brands,models, platforms are good or bad???

Thanks, Chuck

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Chuck,

I paid 5k for it which I think is a very good deal IMO. I added up all the upgrades that the previous owner spent on it and I came up 5k just in the upgrades. So I feel I bought it right. Similar rigs go for about the same or a bit more. Depends on condition. I like the class C's like this one. They are a good size without the big price tags as the class A's. The newer they are the pricer it gets. Plus the wife can use the bathroom while I drive. She also makes lunch while I am going down the road. Can't do that with a trailer. I can also pull my boat and being that it only 22' long I will have no problems launching the boat either. I like the class C's. I have had 5th wheels, trailers, class A diesels, and even a camper. It all depends what you like and plan to do. If you are thinking the class C's I had a Fleetwood product before and thought it was well built.
As for my new toy here I really like what they have done. Painted the cabinets, the new microwave, added a real nice stereo with rear speakers also, and a CB! The awning is new, the air bags in the rear help the ride, the wood flooring, custom rear sleeper. It is a great lay out. I really like the big window by the booth so you enjoy the outside while you eat. Lots of 110 outlets, new tires (6), it even has a newer Onan Generator.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/1982%20coachmen/gen.jpg

It may not be the newer shiny type but for 5 grand I am quite happy! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/1982%20coachmen/CoachmenFront1.jpg

Dual gas tanks

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/1982%20coachmen/1982Coachmanleftside.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/1982%20coachmen/1982Coachman1.jpg

[CamarosRus]

Man oh man.............$5k is NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!! In my very uneducated opinion you stole that beautiful older rig.....

On a side note, I love all the cars, shows and good members that live "back east", but they really cant match the scenic areas you have outlined in your previous posts

[gb70]

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Man oh man.............$5k is NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!! In my very uneducated opinion you stole that beautiful older rig.....

On a side note, I love all the cars, shows and good members that live "back east", but they really cant match the scenic areas you have outlined in your previous posts

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Chuck,

Considering how well taken care it has been, believe me there is a lot of junk out there on rigs of this age, and all the upgrades, I did buy it very well.

I had a '06 Cab Over Camper made by Sunlite that was in very good condition and it was only a pop up camper with no bathroom or AC.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/camping/Barstools001.jpg

I got 6k for that, so buying all of this rig for only 5k made all the sense to me.

You are right about the beauty near us. Idaho, Washington, Wyoming, all close enough. Here are some pictures of the Sawtooths in Stanley, Idaho.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/camping/finger.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/camping/fishing.jpg

[mockingbird812]

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

[ohhawk]

Sam -

That thing was made for a Buckeye fan if that's your following.

....from the Dad of a Buckeye grad.

[gb70]

Speaking of which I bet I can get it into BSU's parking lot this season for some good ol tail gating! Go Broncos!

[gb70]

Enjoyed Three Island Crossing, in Glens Ferry, Idaho. It is sate park where the Oregon Trail meets the Snake River as early settlers trailed West. There are three islands that separate the river and it was in July and August when the river was at its low point the settlers would cross it.

Very interesting. We saw the actual wagon marks left after all these years.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/camping/campingwith2crazygreyhounds012.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/camping/campingwith2crazygreyhounds014.jpg

A real wagon from early settlers

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/camping/campingwith2crazygreyhounds010.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/gb70/camping/campingwith2crazygreyhounds007.jpg