"SUNSET SEEKER"

"Sunset Seeker" sounds like a great name for the minivan RV that I'm planning to build, and I'll be working on some logos, paint schemes as time goes on, hopefully ready before the RV is completed, not that it's that important.... a plain, working RV would be fine, as long as it gets me on the road.

I think the "DSO" (Dobbertin Surface Orbiter) first peeked my interests in RVing But life got in the way, unitl now. Now I really want to get started with RVing and with my new interests in gold and gem stone hunting. The two should be a good combination, and with any luck the prospecting "might" at least partially help fund the RVing.

The DSO was/is very cool, but a little overkill for my purposes, an inflatable raft, cannoe or kayak would be all the amphibious craft I need, or scuba gear.

I picked up an old Class C motorhome a few years ago, a Class C, 25' Yellowstone Cavelier with a blown motor for $700. With the help of a friend, Who had actually found it in the first place, technically, I was actually helping him, as we pulled the engine, rebuilt it and reinstalled it, only to find on its first test drive, that it wouldn't go into third gear, so back to the packing place and a couple days later, we pulled the Transmission out and I dropped it off at a local transmission shop, and had it back 4 hours later, rebuilt and ready to reinstall again.

A couple days later, it was running again, and a few weeks later it was on the road to Virginia for a family reunion.... one mishap around Minerwells WV, when the alternator belt broke. Luckily there was a gas station the exit before, which happened to have a replacement that fit. So, it made it to Staffordsville, Virginia and back, all and all a good weekend, while tinkering with the new toy. The Generator had been removed when I bought the RV, so no rooftop air, but the 12volt system worked ok as far as lighting and the radio were concerned.

As expected, it only got around 10mpg, so at that point, i knew I wanted a smaller vehicle that at least doubled it's mileage the Rialta was my next choice, but when looking into information about it, I found that it had some issues, especially that VW dealerships didn't want to work on the powertrain. The next in line was the current models using the Sprinter as the platform, but at least for now, they're out of my price range. The next one I found was the GTRV I liked the concept, but the pop top concerns me a little and again, the price.... over $6000 for the roof conversion, on top of what ever I pay for the vehicle to start with, AND it need to be done at their facility in British Columbia..... not going to work for me, I'm left with two options, find a top and install it myself or custome build one of my own, which is what will most likely happen unless I happen to come across a high top in the mean time.'