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02-13-2011, 10:45 AM
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Rivet Master
1972 25' Tradewind
North Vancouver
, British Columbia
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,421
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Have you looked into any of the fibreglass trailers like Boler or Trillium? They come up for sale periodically and have a very loyal following. Newer manufacturers of fibreglass include Escape RV, which is gaining popularity here in the West.
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Cameron & the Labradors, Kai & Samm
North Vancouver, BC
Live! Life's a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death! - Mame Dennis
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02-13-2011, 10:52 AM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Florissant
, USA
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 5,083
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Quote:
Originally Posted by whitsend
Money invested in an intermediate "unit" will only disappear when it's time for you & Amy to rejoin your AS family. Keep shopping for AS's!! And good luck.
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Not entirely. If we get 1-2 camping seasons from it, the loss wouldn"t be so much when we sold it because of all of the good times and memories we had in it. Not like the 9-10K loss we took on our Airstream. Compared to the Stream, any loss would be negligible.
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02-13-2011, 10:52 AM
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Rivet Master
1967 22' Safari
1960 Caravel
Edmonds
, Washington
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,499
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Quote:
Originally Posted by soldiermedic
Have looked at the T@B trailers, but they really won't fit all 3 of us. I have found a teardrop with a bunk and a pop out on one side that looks really cool though.
Steve
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How about a T@DA? T@DA (TADA) small travel trailer review - Roaming Times
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1973 F-250 4X4 390
1965 Chevy Suburban 454
AIR 6030
WBCCI 4258
TCT
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02-13-2011, 11:04 AM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Florissant
, USA
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 5,083
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Quote:
Originally Posted by silverleeper
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I haven't seen any for under $8,000 yet. I would be inclined to look if there was one.
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02-13-2011, 12:00 PM
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Whitefawn
1978 Argosy 24
Scottsville
, Virginia
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 98
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After we sold our 1971 Overlander last year we bought a 1988 Terry 21' pull-behind to fill in the gap while we re-hab our 1978 Argosy. We paid $1300 for the very clean Terry and immediately put new tires on it for another $500+ to get it safely home. Everything works and we have camped several times successfully. Having a SOB just makes us want to hurry along the re-do of the Argosy. Be sure to check the NADA guide for the market value of any used camper that you buy- it helped us pay a fair price for it. And BE CAREFUL about water damage- the SOBs just don't compare to AS when it comes to structural integrity.
Good Luck-
Kathy
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02-13-2011, 12:06 PM
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Rivet Master
2021 27' Globetrotter
Saint Louis
, Missouri
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,107
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Quote:
Originally Posted by boatdoc
Hi Steve;
If you have an Airstrem, you do not need a backup. "Boatdoc"
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Steve has owned more Airstreams than most on these forums, other than dealers ; )
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BRN #20321 Air #4056
"Oooh - They have the Internet on computers now!" - Homer Simpson
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02-13-2011, 01:03 PM
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Rivet Master
1965 22' Safari
Vassar
, Michigan
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 848
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1972 Holiday Ramler
I've got a 1972 22' Holiday Rambler that I use as my hunting trailer. We completely restored/updated it inside and out. We did all this 3 yrs. ago. The following year we found our 65 Safari. The Rambler is a very nice trailer by itself but does not compare to our Safari. By the way the 72 Rambler is listed at 4800 lbs. (dry) our Safari is listed at 3800 lbs. (dry). I can really tell the difference when we pull them.
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TAC MI 14
Everyday is a Saturday
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02-13-2011, 02:56 PM
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Rivet Master
1988 29' Excella
Collinsville
, Illinois
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 575
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There are plenty of places that rent RV's if you find no other way to get your camping fix.
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02-13-2011, 02:59 PM
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Always learning
1972 29' Ambassador
1962 19' Globetrotter
1951 21' Flying Cloud
Central
, Texas
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,881
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Steve,
Be positive! The right trailer will come along!
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Lance
Work is never done, so take time to play!
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02-13-2011, 04:11 PM
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Rivet Master
Corpus Christi
, Texas
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 936
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No question about it, I'd look for a used Bigfoot 17.5' trailer. Great build quality and easy to tow. They're being built again!
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02-13-2011, 05:09 PM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Florissant
, USA
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 5,083
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I have some of the greatest friends in the world.
Ms. Sugarfoot from AIR is going to drive out to take a look at 3 trailers for me next Wednesday that are about 90 minutes from her. She says that it would do her good to get outm but regardless it is really helping me out.
Don't know what will happen with them, but we will find out.
Steve
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02-13-2011, 05:39 PM
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Rivet Master
Corpus Christi
, Texas
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 936
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02-13-2011, 06:24 PM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Florissant
, USA
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 5,083
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Thanks Bob, but I'm really trying to stay at 8K max.
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02-13-2011, 06:32 PM
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Moderator
Vintage Kin Owner
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 11,696
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Quote:
Originally Posted by soldiermedic
I have some of the greatest friends in the world.
Ms. Sugarfoot from AIR is going to drive out to take a look at 3 trailers for me next Wednesday that are about 90 minutes from her. She says that it would do her good to get outm but regardless it is really helping me out.
Don't know what will happen with them, but we will find out.
Steve
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Steve,
Tell Sugarfoot hello. We've missed her presence and her bread pudding.
Our backup is now our primary. A 73 Avion Travelcader.
Kevin
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02-13-2011, 06:37 PM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Florissant
, USA
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 5,083
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevin245
Steve,
Tell Sugarfoot hello. We've missed her presence and her bread pudding.
Our backup is now our primary. A 73 Avion Travelcader.
Kevin
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Will surely do that. She's been exhaustively busy lately. You aren't the only one trying to get her to deliver the goods on ole Jack Daniels Sauce with bread puddin...and yeah, the puddin complements da sauce .
Steve
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02-14-2011, 01:32 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 30' Classic
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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02-14-2011, 01:43 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 17' Bambi II
1961 24' Tradewind
Strasburg
, Pennsylvania
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 917
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Our Bambi II is kind of our back up (Well, it was the third camper purchased) as we are going strong in a '61 Scotty and also have an old Chevy camper van.
We are looking forward to getting the Bambi in shape for camping (1-2 year restoration ahead of us) as the Scotty is tiny- 13'- and does not have a firdge or full bath. We have done well for 14 years with coolers, Coleman stoves, and porta-potties. Scottys (the small ones) are just tents on wheels. Their motto: "Travel right. Travel light. The Scotty way." I have changed it a bit to: "Built from scraps. Built like crap. The Scotty way." I love all Scottys, but they were cheaply constructed! You cannot beat the swoosh wheel well trim, though. Too cool!
We got a big surprise when we stumbled upon the 1964 AS for sale- and it all worked out. Then we got the surprise of our life this past Summer when my wife of 12 years got pregnant. Baby is due in 5 weeks! We can make it this Summer in the small Scotty- but future traveling tours will require more space. The Bambi II ought to fit the bill to a tee!
Ben
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02-14-2011, 01:44 PM
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Rivet Master
1977 Argosy Minuet 6.0 Metre
Colorado Springs
, Colorado
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 739
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Our backup is utility trailer, a wall tent and stove from these folks. Cots and a camp kitchen we setup 30+ years ago round out the system.
Tents
With this combo behind the Jeep we can get into some pretty remote places.
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Royce (K0RKK) 146.460 simplex
Web page https://spearfishcreek.net/
AIR# 3913
'77' Minuet 6 Metre, behind a 2005 stock Jeep Rubicon with Equa-L-Zer hitch.
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02-14-2011, 06:04 PM
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#39
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Rivet Master
2021 27' Globetrotter
Saint Louis
, Missouri
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,107
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PA BAMBI II
We got a big surprise when we stumbled upon the 1964 AS for sale- and it all worked out. Then we got the surprise of our life this past Summer when my wife of 12 years got pregnant. Baby is due in 5 weeks! We can make it this Summer in the small Scotty- but future traveling tours will require more space. The Bambi II ought to fit the bill to a tee!
Ben
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congratulations!
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BRN #20321 Air #4056
"Oooh - They have the Internet on computers now!" - Homer Simpson
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02-14-2011, 06:48 PM
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1 Rivet Member
1972 25' Tradewind
Falling Rock
, West Virginia
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 15
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We started out, and still have a 13' Uhaul TT. I use it mainly for hunting trips and the rare over night trips with out the wife & dogs. It is very lightwieght, and cannot even tell it is behind the tv. It takes me longer to pack clothes and the cooler, than it does to hook up.
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