Ordering Supplies

[bigray]

Hi All,

I have reservations about ordering stuff from the club. No disrespect at all. It's just when I have the time to work on my Clipper I have a very narrow window of opportunity.

In other words, if the family doesn't have anything planned for a upcoming weekend, I need to order a part I need and have it for the weekend. For instance, I need to replace my screw molding in the next two weeks and would like to order.

Without knowing the turn-around for ordering from the club, I'm a little hesitant to order. Believe me, I'd like to support the club by ordering those things provided; however, I don't particularlly like faxing/mailing a form without talking to someone over the phone.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

[cat]

Don't overlook the fact that this club is run by volunteers.  Nobody ever said turn around time from ordering to receiving is going to be fast.  The key word is patience.

[Horst]

BigRay - Cat is right - just order what you need now - put it somewhere and deal with it when you have the time. If the part(s) don't arrive on time.......oh well - there's always something else to do on a Clipper - like finding the best spot to mount a TV, etc.

And, as Cat said - all ACOC staff are volunteers - and a few of them have been serving for many many years, donating 100s of hours of their time.

We're lucky we have this support mechanism.

If you're looking for a great way to kill a Saturday morning - go wrecking yard hunting - that's what I do, because I'm not worried too much about "Clipper" items - that stuff can be purchased, improvised, repaired, etc.

It's the 70s Dodge stuff that has me worried - I have noticed in the last 5 years alone, a steady decline in the availability dodge stuff - and it ain't gonna get better - so I keep my eyes peeled and grab stuff when I see it.

Check out my "grille" (off a 72 Dodge) - it took me over a year to find a good one - but my patience paid off - I hate the stock, plastic grilles.
http://www.santacruzflea.com/samples/photolisting_sample.html

[bigray]

Guys,

I know full well that  the supply officers are voluteers and I fully appreciate their efforts, the other officiers, Shane and all of you that reply to the many post.

I can't say that I've ever seen a post by a suppy officer. Maybe one of the frequent post is the supply officer. Hell I don't know.

At any rate, the purpose of the post was to see what others had experienced and to see what we could do to get a tighter window for deliveries. As I said, I have never ordered anything but would like to support the club by doing so. I wasn't criticizing anyone.

[Horst]

I'm not (and Cat isn't I'm sure) at all being critical Ray.
Just saying that if you need it quick, and  'promise" made as to the delivery date - well then - that's probably going to be difficult at best.

Awhile back I  ordered a few things, and they came a few weeks after I ordered them - yeah - a bit slow - but, I can live with it.

If I need something "quick", it's Camping World, or my local RV supply store.

[Horst]

screw molding
I had to do it as well - and quite frankly, the Club's price for the stuff (at the time a few years ago) was too high for my liking - so I went to a local RV shop and bought a different molding - works great, looks great, less expensive - and i got it the same day.

[bigray]

So you guys understand what I mean.  If I could get the stuff with a little more certainty in regards to delivery date, I don't really mine if it is a little more pricy.

After all it is in support the club. I feel guilty about going to the local rv place to get stuff the club may have. But like I said when I want it, I want it.

Thanks for the replys and understanding.

[Horst]

yeah - I see what you mean BigRay - because now that I think about it - when I first got my Clipper - when I was fixing/updating, etc. - I wanted to get my stuff NOW, and fix it NOW.....I had forgotten what it was like to be a new owner of a Clipper - so much to do - so little time.

And even after I did all that stuff - I barely made it home one my first trip due to carb/intake manifold problems, which cropped up after about 300 miles on the road.

I should have known to take a shorter trip on my maiden outing - duh!

[bigray]

First trip.... I bought my Clipper in Mississippi and drove it to Houston in November 2003. About a 500 mile trip. I bought it from my uncle who drove it from San Diego to Mississippi a year prior.

In November ,I took a trip form Houston to Atlanta. 1,500 miles round trip. About 350 miles from home my water pump went out. I had my 7 month pregnant wife 2 year old son and my mom a with me.

Worked out well. I was near an exit. So I got some water from the RV freshwater tank filled the radiator (it was leaking from the water pump just about a quickly as I filled it) crank the RV, punched and swithed it off and coasted. I did that twice and was at a Shell station. There was a Best Western right across the street so my family went there for the night.

Guy gave me a ride to autozone to get a waterpump and I ripped everything apart. I got tired as hell trying to put it on and slept in the motorhome until morning. I then called GoodSam and had the RV towed about 1/4 mile to a repair shop.

After about 500 bucks I was on the road and heading to Houston.


And you thought your first trip was long. If I had it to do all over again, I'd do the same thing.

[Grizzlybear & Panda]

Hello out there! :lol:
We recently had one given to us for our future Church mission.
But before it was given to us, several things were stolen from it.  :cry:
Things like:
Intake, distributor, carb, all 7 tires, fridge, water pump, inverter, converter, generator, a/c ceiling control panel and all cushions. Can you believe that?  :?:
We are in need of any information on this that we can get. :!:  :?:
Wiring was all cut and loose wires are all over the place.
Can you help us?  :?:  :?:  :?:
Costs of copies will be repaid.
Paul & Carolyn]
Golden Valley, Az