GMCMI (International) rallies mapped out

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I was grumbling to myself about how far away the next GMCMI rally is again (Oklahoma), so made this map:

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/international/p62151-gmcmhi-rallynums.html

I got the region groups from the GMCMI site. Not sure where Mexico fits into that, but there are only 2 coaches there.
The total coaches per state are from the registry site map, which is from 2009.

I'll let you draw your own conclusions.

Karen
1975 26'
 
Karen

The information is a bit misleading and there are some omissions. I haven’t gone over it in detail but I see that you are missing the last Convention we had in Ohio, Fall 2016 and also the one that we had in Rapid City SD in 2015.

The numbers you show for each state is obviously from a GMC registry, not the number of GMCMI clubmembers in the states. For example you show 1050 in California but we only have abaout 160 GMCMI members in California.
The selection of sites are done for the benefit of members and are not based

>
> I was grumbling to myself about how far away the next GMCMI rally is again (Oklahoma), so made this map:
>
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/international/p62151-gmcmhi-rallynums.html
>
> I got the region groups from the GMCMI site. Not sure where Mexico fits into that, but there are only 2 coaches there.
> The total coaches per state are from the registry site map, which is from 2009.
>
> I'll let you draw your own conclusions.
>
> Karen
> 1975 26'
>
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That message was sent before I was done with it.

As I said, the selection of Convention sites are done for the benefit of members and are not based of how many GMCs are in the state.
It might be more accurate to use the number of GMCMI members in each state as that is more representative of how many attendees we might get when we pick a site.

Karen - you might consider discussing the information with Kim Weeks, Convention Manager for GMCMI as she can tell you what criteria the club uses to select locations for Conventions.

Emery Stora

> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Emery Stora
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] GMCMI (International) rallies mapped out
> Date: February 14, 2017 at 6:29:26 PM MST
> To: gmclist
>
> Karen
>
> The information is a bit misleading and there are some omissions. I haven’t gone over it in detail but I see that you are missing the last Convention we had in Ohio, Fall 2016 and also the one that we had in Rapid City SD in 2015.
>
> The numbers you show for each state is obviously from a GMC registry, not the number of GMCMI club members in the states. For example you show 1050 in California but we only have about 160 GMCMI members in California.
> The selection of sites are done for the benefit of members and are not based

>>
>> I was grumbling to myself about how far away the next GMCMI rally is again (Oklahoma), so made this map:
>>
>> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/international/p62151-gmcmhi-rallynums.html
>>
>> I got the region groups from the GMCMI site. Not sure where Mexico fits into that, but there are only 2 coaches there.
>> The total coaches per state are from the registry site map, which is from 2009.
>>
>> I'll let you draw your own conclusions.
>>
>> Karen
>> 1975 26'
>>
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In addition to what Emery has stated, simply FINDING a suitable AND affordable site to handle all the needs for a convention is a very tough task.

I'm a part of a non-profit ham radio group that puts on a 2-day ham convention (4th weekend in July) in Oklahoma City that has had between 650 or so to 1500+ attendees in the 25 or so years it has run. And we don't have to provide a suitable campground for that!

You must also remember that the Spring and Fall conventions pretty much monopolize the area for around an entire week, including setup and tear down.

Kim isn't much for bragging, but she does a whale of a job trying to keep all these balls in the air!

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~~ ~ D C "Mac" Macdonald ~ ~~
~ ~ Amateur Radio - K2GKK ~ ~
~ ~ Since 30 November '53 ~ ~
~ ~ USAF and FAA, Retired ~ ~
~ Member GMCMI and Classics ~
~ ~ ~ Oklahoma City, OK ~ ~ ~
~~ ~ ~ "The Money Pit" ~ ~ ~~
~ ~ ~ ~ TZE166V101966 ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ '76 ex-Palm Beach ~ ~ ~
~~ k2gkk + hotmail dot com ~~
~ www.gmcmhphotos.com/okclb ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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"--OO--[]---O-"

________________________________
From: Gmclist on behalf of Emery Stora
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 19:35
To: gmclist
Subject: [GMCnet] Fwd: GMCMI (International) rallies mapped out

That message was sent before I was done with it.

As I said, the selection of Convention sites are done for the benefit of members and are not based of how many GMCs are in the state.
It might be more accurate to use the number of GMCMI members in each state as that is more representative of how many attendees we might get when we pick a site.

Karen - you might consider discussing the information with Kim Weeks, Convention Manager for GMCMI as she can tell you what criteria the club uses to select locations for Conventions.

Emery Stora

> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Emery Stora
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] GMCMI (International) rallies mapped out
> Date: February 14, 2017 at 6:29:26 PM MST
> To: gmclist
>
> Karen
>
> The information is a bit misleading and there are some omissions. I haven’t gone over it in detail but I see that you are missing the last Convention we had in Ohio, Fall 2016 and also the one that we had in Rapid City SD in 2015.
>
> The numbers you show for each state is obviously from a GMC registry, not the number of GMCMI club members in the states. For example you show 1050 in California but we only have about 160 GMCMI members in California.
> The selection of sites are done for the benefit of members and are not based

>>
>> I was grumbling to myself about how far away the next GMCMI rally is again (Oklahoma), so made this map:
>>
>> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/international/p62151-gmcmhi-rallynums.html

gmcmhi-rallynumshttp://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/international/p62151-gmcmhi-rallynums.html
www.gmcmhphotos.com

Here are all the GMC International Rallies from 1982 to 2017, shown per state, plus totals by regions. The total coaches per state are from the map on the Registry site, which dates from 2009.

>>
>> I got the region groups from the GMCMI site. Not sure where Mexico fits into that, but there are only 2 coaches there.
>> The total coaches per state are from the registry site map, which is from 2009.
>>
>> I'll let you draw your own conclusions.
>>
>> Karen
>> 1975 26'
>>
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You got that right, Mac. Very impressive!

>
> Kim isn't much for bragging, but she does a whale of a job trying to keep
> all these balls in the air!
>
 
Going to Karen's defense here a bit, she did not mean to criticize Kim or
any other GMCMI member or officer. She was just pointing out what is
obvious to those of us located west of the Continental divide. GMCMI is
conspicuous by its absence west of the Pecos. By intent or pure
happenstance does not matter much. It is factual. What has been stated is a
common problem when planning any convention, motor home included or not.
Las Vegas has several venues. L.A. County has a couple, but is
geographically situated on the west coast, too far away for many in the
east. Same said for Oregon, Washington, and Canada. Venues exist, but the
complaints are as valid for the eastern gmc'ers as Oklahoma is for the
western owners. Splitting GMCMI into 2 groups when we are trying to
increase membership makes little sense either. A thorny problem, FMCA does
it, but has a much larger membership. If there is an easy answer, it
escapes me.
Jim Hupy, President, GMC CASCADERS.
MEMBER, 49ers, GMCMI, F.M.C.A.

> In addition to what Emery has stated, simply FINDING a suitable AND
> affordable site to handle all the needs for a convention is a very tough
> task.
>
>
> I'm a part of a non-profit ham radio group that puts on a 2-day ham
> convention (4th weekend in July) in Oklahoma City that has had between 650
> or so to 1500+ attendees in the 25 or so years it has run. And we don't
> have to provide a suitable campground for that!
>
>
> You must also remember that the Spring and Fall conventions pretty much
> monopolize the area for around an entire week, including setup and tear
> down.
>
>
> Kim isn't much for bragging, but she does a whale of a job trying to keep
> all these balls in the air!
>
>
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> ~~ ~ D C "Mac" Macdonald ~ ~~
> ~ ~ Amateur Radio - K2GKK ~ ~
> ~ ~ Since 30 November '53 ~ ~
> ~ ~ USAF and FAA, Retired ~ ~
> ~ Member GMCMI and Classics ~
> ~ ~ ~ Oklahoma City, OK ~ ~ ~
> ~~ ~ ~ "The Money Pit" ~ ~ ~~
> ~ ~ ~ ~ TZE166V101966 ~ ~ ~ ~
> ~ ~ ~ '76 ex-Palm Beach ~ ~ ~
> ~~ k2gkk + hotmail dot com ~~
> ~ www.gmcmhphotos.com/okclb ~
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> ______________
> |[ ]~~~[][ ][]\
> "--OO--[]---O-"
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Gmclist on behalf of Emery Stora <
> emerystora>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 19:35
> To: gmclist
> Subject: [GMCnet] Fwd: GMCMI (International) rallies mapped out
>
> That message was sent before I was done with it.
>
> As I said, the selection of Convention sites are done for the benefit of
> members and are not based of how many GMCs are in the state.
> It might be more accurate to use the number of GMCMI members in each state
> as that is more representative of how many attendees we might get when we
> pick a site.
>
> Karen - you might consider discussing the information with Kim Weeks,
> Convention Manager for GMCMI as she can tell you what criteria the club
> uses to select locations for Conventions.
>
> Emery Stora
>
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > From: Emery Stora
> > Subject: Re: [GMCnet] GMCMI (International) rallies mapped out
> > Date: February 14, 2017 at 6:29:26 PM MST
> > To: gmclist
> >
> > Karen
> >
> > The information is a bit misleading and there are some omissions. I
> haven’t gone over it in detail but I see that you are missing the last
> Convention we had in Ohio, Fall 2016 and also the one that we had in Rapid
> City SD in 2015.
> >
> > The numbers you show for each state is obviously from a GMC registry,
> not the number of GMCMI club members in the states. For example you show
> 1050 in California but we only have about 160 GMCMI members in California.
> > The selection of sites are done for the benefit of members and are not
> based

> >>
> >> I was grumbling to myself about how far away the next GMCMI rally is
> again (Oklahoma), so made this map:
> >>
> >> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/international/p62151-
> gmcmhi-rallynums.html
>
>
> gmcmhi-rallynums international/p62151-gmcmhi-rallynums.html>
> www.gmcmhphotos.com
>
> Here are all the GMC International Rallies from 1982 to 2017, shown per
> state, plus totals by regions. The total coaches per state are from the
> map on the Registry site, which dates from 2009.
>
>
>
> >>
> >> I got the region groups from the GMCMI site. Not sure where Mexico
> fits into that, but there are only 2 coaches there.
> >> The total coaches per state are from the registry site map, which is
> from 2009.
> >>
> >> I'll let you draw your own conclusions.
> >>
> >> Karen
> >> 1975 26'
> >>
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Having served on the GMC MI board for few terms, I can tell you that once
you see what the criteria is , the amount of support expected from the
region,etc it gets very avious as to why Western part of US does not make
sense.
You'll see what I am saying when International comes to Arizona.
It takes several ingredients to arrange a convention, and Western area does
not want to try hard to work to make it happen.

> Going to Karen's defense here a bit, she did not mean to criticize Kim or
> any other GMCMI member or officer. She was just pointing out what is
> obvious to those of us located west of the Continental divide. GMCMI is
> conspicuous by its absence west of the Pecos. By intent or pure
> happenstance does not matter much. It is factual. What has been stated is a
> common problem when planning any convention, motor home included or not.
> Las Vegas has several venues. L.A. County has a couple, but is
> geographically situated on the west coast, too far away for many in the
> east. Same said for Oregon, Washington, and Canada. Venues exist, but the
> complaints are as valid for the eastern gmc'ers as Oklahoma is for the
> western owners. Splitting GMCMI into 2 groups when we are trying to
> increase membership makes little sense either. A thorny problem, FMCA does
> it, but has a much larger membership. If there is an easy answer, it
> escapes me.
> Jim Hupy, President, GMC CASCADERS.
> MEMBER, 49ers, GMCMI, F.M.C.A.
>

>
> > In addition to what Emery has stated, simply FINDING a suitable AND
> > affordable site to handle all the needs for a convention is a very tough
> > task.
> >
> >
> > I'm a part of a non-profit ham radio group that puts on a 2-day ham
> > convention (4th weekend in July) in Oklahoma City that has had between
> 650
> > or so to 1500+ attendees in the 25 or so years it has run. And we don't
> > have to provide a suitable campground for that!
> >
> >
> > You must also remember that the Spring and Fall conventions pretty much
> > monopolize the area for around an entire week, including setup and tear
> > down.
> >
> >
> > Kim isn't much for bragging, but she does a whale of a job trying to keep
> > all these balls in the air!
> >
> >
> > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> > ~~ ~ D C "Mac" Macdonald ~ ~~
> > ~ ~ Amateur Radio - K2GKK ~ ~
> > ~ ~ Since 30 November '53 ~ ~
> > ~ ~ USAF and FAA, Retired ~ ~
> > ~ Member GMCMI and Classics ~
> > ~ ~ ~ Oklahoma City, OK ~ ~ ~
> > ~~ ~ ~ "The Money Pit" ~ ~ ~~
> > ~ ~ ~ ~ TZE166V101966 ~ ~ ~ ~
> > ~ ~ ~ '76 ex-Palm Beach ~ ~ ~
> > ~~ k2gkk + hotmail dot com ~~
> > ~ www.gmcmhphotos.com/okclb ~
> > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> > ______________
> > |[ ]~~~[][ ][]\
> > "--OO--[]---O-"
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Gmclist on behalf of Emery
> Stora <
> > emerystora>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 19:35
> > To: gmclist
> > Subject: [GMCnet] Fwd: GMCMI (International) rallies mapped out
> >
> > That message was sent before I was done with it.
> >
> > As I said, the selection of Convention sites are done for the benefit of
> > members and are not based of how many GMCs are in the state.
> > It might be more accurate to use the number of GMCMI members in each
> state
> > as that is more representative of how many attendees we might get when we
> > pick a site.
> >
> > Karen - you might consider discussing the information with Kim Weeks,
> > Convention Manager for GMCMI as she can tell you what criteria the club
> > uses to select locations for Conventions.
> >
> > Emery Stora
> >
> > > Begin forwarded message:
> > >
> > > From: Emery Stora
> > > Subject: Re: [GMCnet] GMCMI (International) rallies mapped out
> > > Date: February 14, 2017 at 6:29:26 PM MST
> > > To: gmclist
> > >
> > > Karen
> > >
> > > The information is a bit misleading and there are some omissions. I
> > haven’t gone over it in detail but I see that you are missing the last
> > Convention we had in Ohio, Fall 2016 and also the one that we had in
> Rapid
> > City SD in 2015.
> > >
> > > The numbers you show for each state is obviously from a GMC registry,
> > not the number of GMCMI club members in the states. For example you show
> > 1050 in California but we only have about 160 GMCMI members in
> California.
> > > The selection of sites are done for the benefit of members and are not
> > based

> > >>
> > >> I was grumbling to myself about how far away the next GMCMI rally is
> > again (Oklahoma), so made this map:
> > >>
> > >> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/international/p62151-
> > gmcmhi-rallynums.html
> >
> >
> > gmcmhi-rallynums > international/p62151-gmcmhi-rallynums.html>
> > www.gmcmhphotos.com
> >
> > Here are all the GMC International Rallies from 1982 to 2017, shown per
> > state, plus totals by regions. The total coaches per state are from the
> > map on the Registry site, which dates from 2009.
> >
> >
> >
> > >>
> > >> I got the region groups from the GMCMI site. Not sure where Mexico
> > fits into that, but there are only 2 coaches there.
> > >> The total coaches per state are from the registry site map, which is
> > from 2009.
> > >>
> > >> I'll let you draw your own conclusions.
> > >>
> > >> Karen
> > >> 1975 26'
> > >>
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1-800-752-7502
 
I agree. That's a bloody hard job and Kim does it really well. I've been fortunate to get to all 3 International Rallies in AL so I sympathize with
those that have to go a long way to get to one. But I'm sure Kim would be willing to have some help with finding a spot near you. GMCMI has a spot on
their website with the requirements and a way to submit sites that meet them. If you are interested in having an International Rally near you, I'd
advise you to find a spot and fill out the form. It's far more effective, and helpful, than a simple map that demonstrates a concern or complaint.
--
Thanks,
Jeremy Knezek
1976 Glenbrook
Birmingham, AL
 
Hopefully all us westerners will show up at the one in Tucson next year! :)
--
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles,
Solar battery charging
 
I looked at sites in the area. The ones with sufficient coach space don't have meeting/cooking space available. Our show venue has 100+ RV spaces,
and a huge climate controlled venue. A week costs us 25 Large plus the metered electric usage, and we have to use the three food vendors located
there. Finding a spot ain't easy.

--johnny
--
'76 23' transmode Norris upfit, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
"The road goes on forever, and the party never ends" --Robert Earl Keen
 
I thought about going by club members (if I'd had a map of it), but decided number of GMCs was a better metric.
Why? In the ~8 years we've had this coach, there has been ONE rally that we could have even considered: Pueblo, CO in 2009.
It would have been almost 1400 miles each way, across the two largest mountain ranges in the US.

Given the condition of the coach back then, there's no way we'd have attempted it.
Even now, after 8 years of working on it, we'd have doubts.

If it weren't for the AZ rally next year, we would not continue being members.
If I'd known there'd be no rallies anywhere near us for more than 8 years, we wouldn't have signed up.
I bet there are others who feel this way.

Karen
1975 26'
 
> Hopefully all us westerners will show up at the one in Tucson next year! :)

We certainly plan to be there. And after that, I hope it's not going to be another 8-10 years before there's another one.

Karen
1975 26'
 
Hello Karen,
> If I'd known there'd be no rallies anywhere near us for more than 8 years, we wouldn't have signed up.

I didn't know that the rallies were the only reason to become member of
GMCMI. I thought it was about information exchange and taking the GMC
MotorHome into the next century/ies.

--
Best regards

Peer Oliver Schmidt
PGP Key ID: 0x83E1C2EA

'76a Eleganza II, VA
 
> In addition to what Emery has stated, simply FINDING a suitable AND affordable site to handle all the needs for a convention is a very tough task.

There have been rallies in the western third of the US in the past. Any of those would likely work for a repeat.
As for serving the members, the rally in Santa Rosa, CA in 2008 was the best attended in the last 10 years,
and in the top three since 2002.

I'm in NO WAY condemning Kim or anyone else who works on these. I'm sure they do a fantastic job.
It'd just be nice if it wasn't impossibly far away.

Karen
1975 26'
 
> I didn't know that the rallies were the only reason to become member of
> GMCMI. I thought it was about information exchange and taking the GMC
> MotorHome into the next century/ies.

Yes, that is a good point.

Karen
1975 26'
 
International Rallies are the icing on the GMC cupcake. Unfortunately, the United States is a rather large country and lots of miles to cross at
times. The journey is part of the experience of owning one of these wonderful beasts. Blue highways rule.
Tom, MS II
--
1975 GMC Avion
KA4CSG
 
It is very unfortunate,
My vote goes to Hawaii, it doesn't look like we have had a rally there yet.
And from the pictures I've seen, they could sure use our business.
Those poor ladies, not even being able to afford normal pants and shirts.things that we take for granite......
Just the humanitarian side of me coming out.
Scott.
--
Scott Nutter
1978 455 Royale Center Kitchen, Quad bags.
Houston, Texas
 
I don't remember where the BIG rally took place last year in Oregon, IIRC. Three west coast clubs coordinated/combined to make that rally possible. Just the cost of moving the many crates of GMCMI material back and forth between wherever they are kept when not in use would be prohibitive!

The Continental Divide, its grades and distances for GMCMH owners east of the Rockies has the same effect. I am in Oklahoma City, and six or seven days each way to ANY of the Pacific rim states would be simply and totally out of the question.

While I am retired, the locations of rallies over the past 4 or 5 years would have been possible if I had a reliable coach! I have made Shawnee, Dothan, and Branson, but had to motel/cabin the last two after my coach sort of cratered on the way home from the first Shawnee affair.

Even a rally that is ONLY a single day's travel is a problem for anybody who is still in the full-time work force.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~~ ~ D C "Mac" Macdonald ~ ~~
~ ~ Amateur Radio - K2GKK ~ ~
~ ~ Since 30 November '53 ~ ~
~ ~ USAF and FAA, Retired ~ ~
~ Member GMCMI and Classics ~
~ ~ ~ Oklahoma City, OK ~ ~ ~
~~ ~ ~ "The Money Pit" ~ ~ ~~
~ ~ ~ ~ TZE166V101966 ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ '76 ex-Palm Beach ~ ~ ~
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From: Gmclist on behalf of KB
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 12:22
To: gmclist
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Fwd: GMCMI (International) rallies mapped out

> In addition to what Emery has stated, simply FINDING a suitable AND affordable site to handle all the needs for a convention is a very tough task.

There have been rallies in the western third of the US in the past. Any of those would likely work for a repeat.
As for serving the members, the rally in Santa Rosa, CA in 2008 was the best attended in the last 10 years,
and in the top three since 2002.

I'm in NO WAY condemning Kim or anyone else who works on these. I'm sure they do a fantastic job.
It'd just be nice if it wasn't impossibly far away.

Karen
1975 26'

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