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Old 10-28-2012, 10:59 AM   #1
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so confused

I get so confused these days. There was a time when a Bambi was 16 foot,a Caravel was 17 foot, a Flying Cloud was a 22 foot trailer, a Safari was 22 foot, and a Sovereign was 30 foot. At least I still know an Overlander is 26 foot.
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Old 10-28-2012, 11:05 AM   #2
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Frank you are stuck in the 60s. In my world (70s) Overlander's are 27 feet, Safari's 23, Trade Winds 25 and so on.

I thought it was way better when the name of the trailer was based on the size. Today the names are all the same with many recycled from earlier years.
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Old 10-28-2012, 11:08 AM   #3
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Airstream made trailers in the 70's? Just joking, I know they stopped building them in 1979.
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And there was a 21' Sovereign in (I think) 1991.

A travesty, Your Highness!
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At least I still know an Overlander is 26 foot.

Umm - have you actually measured that Overlander?

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Old 10-28-2012, 11:46 AM   #6
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Umm - have you actually measured that Overlander?

WHAT!?! You want to introduce facts into naming and measurements?

Heresy!

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Old 10-28-2012, 05:29 PM   #7
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Umm - have you actually measured that Overlander?

26 foot 9" that is why they called it a 27 footer after 1971...
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