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Leonard
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posted January 26, 2006 03:40 PM
For those that have never experienced Quartzite, I cannot describe it in words. (but, I'll try)
It used to be nothing, a resturaunt, a few houses, gas station, and that was about it.
First, the Rockhounds started having a big meet, and then it turned into a year around deal, and at this point, there is an RV show followed by the Gem and Minerals exibit, followed by the Arts and Crafts show.
You probably have never seen so many RVs in one place, at one time. They are in town, south of town & ten miles north of town; and at least five miles in any direction, east and west of town. RV parks are everywhere, and a LOT of dry camping on BLM land.
It's like a Gun Show and a Drive-In Swap Meet and a State or (L.A. County) Fair, all rolled into one.
And, remember, thirty years ago, the population was probably around 50? It's amazing!
Good hunting. LB
[ January 26, 2006, 03:42 PM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
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Tim Behle
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posted January 26, 2006 04:28 PM
It must be nice to be an old retired fart. With no kids in the house, able to take off and go spend a few days here and there like that.
I looked it up right after you mentioned that you were going. Looks like it would have been a lot of fun. If it were just a little closer to home, and I didn't have to run back each night to take care of the kids.
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Rich Higgins
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posted January 27, 2006 05:48 AM
I drove through in Jan a couple of years ago. RVs, campers, even tents pitched on the other side of the right of way fence. @$250,000 Bluebirds dry camped a quarter mile off the highway along a rutted two track. They were even parked on the inclines of the foothills.
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Leonard
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posted January 27, 2006 08:20 AM
$250,000 Bluebirds?
You have no idea. Big rig, class A diesel pushers, everywhere, 5th wheels, a dime a dozen. There is such a market for specialized RV stuff, I had no idea? If you have not seen the action this year, you cannot visualize this event.
Good hunting. LB
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Andy L
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posted January 27, 2006 10:02 AM
Leonard,
I was actually in Quartzsite the 21st of December. We were after a fugivite and started from here in MO and went to Boise ID. Found out they had left there in a motorhome for Prescott AZ. Got to Prescott and found out we were two weeks behind them and they had went to Quartzsite.
Now, Prescott was hard enough, but try and find a particular motorhome in Quartzsite!! Luckily, the parks were filling up but far from full when we were there, but still plenty. We found them on the BLM ground south of town.
I have never seen so many campers and such a big "flea market". It actually looked like it would have been fun to mill around and see some of the stuff if we hadnt been so tired and wanting to get this guy back.
Andy
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Leonard
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posted January 27, 2006 01:05 PM
Andy,if you think there were a lot of RVs then, (and a lot of vendors) you wouldn't believe it, now!
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Barndog
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posted January 31, 2006 07:26 AM
What would happen if "BURNING MAN" relocated there?
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Leonard
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posted January 31, 2006 09:41 AM
Yeah, it's the same type of crowd....no, not quite. And, I used to do the Black Rock Desert when nobody knew where it was?
Good hunting. LB
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Barndog
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posted January 31, 2006 10:53 AM
Thats a little more information than I needed to know. But thanks for sharing.
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Leonard
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posted January 31, 2006 02:04 PM
Actually, fearing you have the wrong idea, I know nothing about burning man, other than what I have heard and read; and I do happen to know the area, as I have hunted it for years. But, I think it is a wild party with a lot of weirdos?
The Quartsite thing is strictly commercial. There is a lot of retired folks, and a fair amount of passers by, and the crowd looks to be moderately well off? If I had to guess, there must have been a hundred million dollars worth of class A motor homes for sale, in one gravel parking lot, alone? How many are buying, and how many are just looking, I don't have a clue. But, I don't think you move that much stuff from distances if it was not profitable?
Burning man? I don't know what's going on, but it looks like hedonism, sex, drugs, and rock and roll, etc? I could be wrong?
Good hunting. LB
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posted January 31, 2006 04:35 PM
You know what I know about Burning Man, and thats enough for me don't care for that culture.
One Hundred million dollars? I believe it. Two years ago I helped my little brother put a windshield in one. Price tag was $950,000.00 I asked what the guy did to afford such an expensive motor home. He said "I don't know what the guy does that owns it, I'm just the driver."
From what I hear about Quartzite I bet its closer to a billion.
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