Revcon 4x4 Motorhome
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mhiscox
Expedition Leader
Off-roading will need to be chosen carefully. This thing is 35 feet long, if I recall correctly.
Revcon motorhomes were some of the best of the free-for-all period in the 70's before designs and equipment suppliers became standardized. They were built like an airplane fuselage of the time, using aluminum and rivets. They were front-wheel drive with Torando 455 cubic inch V-8 engines, like the GMC motorhomes, and this allowed a low floor and very low center of gravity. I had one for a while, and have kept a copy of a magazine article describing Bob Bondurant running laps in one around Sears Point.
But by the early eighties, the aluminum models at 26 feet long had been replaced with much longer, much more standard-style, fiberglass models. And if my memory is correct, the '90s Trailblazer had almost none of the original Revcon ownership and DNA left in it.
Great rig, though (except the 6 city/8 hwy mpg is a bit déclassé these days) and conceptually a bit like a giant EarthRoamer XV-LT with much lower pricing. FWIW, there is a web listing--don't know if it really is for sale any more--of one that includes many useful pictures . . . you know, in case you're getting serious.
http://revcon4x4.com/listings/trailblazer/
I had actually tried to find one of these before we bought our Chinook and had it converted to 4x4, but no luck. Assuming it would hold together if offroaded (carefully) the length wouldn't have been an issue - mostly we use the Chinook to go to hot springs and desert places where you could get in and out with a rig this size.
Exactly!
mhiscox
Expedition Leader
I can do better than that . . . here, have a nice video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ8XV16DPak&t=86
in which you'll learn that this motorhome is the same level of accomplishment as the Concorde or an Abrams tank, except affordable by nearly everyone.
Seriously, lots of truck for a relatively reasonable price. Put to use in the right settings, it could be quite the uber-overlander for the archetypical couple with 2.5 kids. One could have a lot of interesting times, and we'd all be proud of you.
morganf
New member
Revcon 4x4 Trailblazer for Sale in Flagstaff, Arizona during Overland Expo
https://flagstaff.craigslist.org/rvs/6592119082.html
https://flagstaff.craigslist.org/rvs/6592119082.html
slowtwitch
Adventurer
Wow, that thing is cool... but the size and angles make it all but worthless as a use-able 4x4.