Some RVForum Nostalgia

[RayIN]

I well know the obsolete feeling Gary. I reply to a subject only to be corrected that my reply was not pertinent to the OP's RV.
We should have a section for RV's built before 2010 for us old timers.

 

[whiteva]

Way back when: 300 baud phone connection and I did not have to travel to the customer to make a simple change to raw code. 10meg disk drive! who would ever need more.... "No sir, 8K memory is all you need"
YEP I am very old, But I bet I can make ya puke in my aerobatic bi-plane.

 

[PancakeBill]

Just found this thread. I was on Compuserve back before TAPCIS, I was a sysop on the Cycling Forum where I met Jim and Pat Dick. In 1997 I bought my first TC, and then found the RV forum, and rediscovered Jim and Pat. They had left the Cycling. The Dicks lived in CT, we were in RI. My first question on the forum was asking if I could be a member with a TC, cuz it wasn't one of them fancy motorhomes. I was welcomed in.

Our first Rally was a northeast in CT, Fred and Daisy, Jim and Pat, Ken and Sheila, Chet and Lori Parks, and one other whose name escapes me, he had a pop up tent trailer. This is where I heard more about Quartzsite. We organized at least 2 other NE rallies plus that rally in Maine. I missed the Maine rally because of a systems install that had gone sideways. Back on CIS I used my full name, Bill Whetstone, later when screen names came in I was BillnRI, later to go with the Pancake Bill.

Eventually made it out west, been to a few Q rallies. The Dicks and us enjoyed a number of years traveling and workcamping together.

Our RV's have gone thru 4 TC's, then 3 motorhomes, (bought one from Dougie Brown, the next one was the 99 CC from the Brewers, when we stopped fulltiming we went to a TT, and now loving the TC life again.

Been a fun ride, still hanging on so far, but hit 76 this year. (my Dad had his MH till 93!). We shall see.

BillnRI/Pancake Bill

 

[Domo]

Well darn. I'm a relative newbie that owes much to the early adopters and supporters.

Sometimes we've argued, been fools and called the same - but when travelling we've all been family. Blessings and best wishes for happy/safe/healthy 2026 to you all, the rest of my family.

If I don't see you on the road, you're still in my heart.

 

[Utclmjmpr]

Even tho I joined "the mob" in 2009,, I have been traveling to Quartzsite annually for 27 years with this Januarys trip being my 28th.. My first trip was by aircraft when "Q" had three runways,, one,( the one I landed on) was where the big tent is now,, it was dirt, flat, and clear, running parallel to the road.. One flyby would clear it of traffic for landing.. I carried two Honda 90 CC motorcycles in that twin and momma and I toured most of the town with those .. the following year we returned in the first diesel motorhome I owned,, a 1962 GMC 4106 bus that I had converted ,, we traveled with that coach for 14 years before going to a sticks & staples.. Still doing it at 84,, see you there!!.>>>Dan
( For you aircraft buffs,, that twin was a Cessna 337 )( later went to a Cessna 310 /414/421)