We bought our GMC in May 2000, sitting about 8 miles north of the Golden Gate bridge. We bought in on eBay (which I do NOT recommend). We live in NE Indiana, so we did some planning for the long trip (2,317 miles, and 346 gallons of gas), and we planned to fly out to CA. We got campground reservations in San Francisco, and I made arrangements to have a box of stuff shipped to them. We packed blankets, pillows, some dishes, and a few tools. I found room to pack my guitar too. Just basic necessities.
The previous owner only used the coach to dry camp in the desert in the summer, so the tires were badly cracked. We replaced the 4 on the rear, and had the carb worked on, then we headed for home. You can read more about our return trip, and some of the adventures we had. Here:
Looking back at all the things we have fixed in the years since we were quite fortunate in getting it home with no major breakdowns.