Old Popups with pics

[Trailman]

Our 74 Apache Mesa set up at Mt Carleton, New Brunswick this past weekend.

[NadMat]

trailman, you forgot to close your img tag using /img in bracket like in front

[Beerlifter]

1983 Coleman Columbia as of yesterday!

[ki366]

hi everyone,

        we just got home from our first trip in our popup. we bought an 87, it does need a little work. does anyone have any ideas on the best way to do repairs to the canvas over the beds. we gave little for the camper, and it has some places over the bed that shows that it has started to dryrot and im not sure of the best way to take care of these areas.

[Trailman]

You could get a canvas repair shop to sew in new roof panels or make new bedends.
Depending on the age and rarety of some of the older designs the shop may need the old canvas as a template if you decide on new.

[banjorules]

If you like looking at pics of vintage popups - check this one out.  This is one of the oldest ones I've seen.

http://www.gallery.pstartech.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=5531

[Trailman]

That model T camper is just awesome

[flyfisherman]

Unfortunately I don't think we will ever see campers like this again.  It all comes down to money.  It's expensive to deviate from the current floor plans.  If they started building pups that you enter from the rear, that would mean carrying not only the current box, but also the rear door box.

I frrl that the only way we will see this type of thing again is if someone builds it themself.

Wondering, too, that maybe the current manufacturer's are more like "assemblers" - i.e., they assemble several components made by supplier's  for several of the different popup companies.

[spearmint]

Our 74 Apache Mesa set up at Mt Carleton, New Brunswick this past weekend.

Is that a dog house beside the camper? WOW! I'd love to get one of those for my little dog.  Can you tell me where you found it and how much it was?

[ScouterMom]

Thanks for bringing up this old post - those old campers are SO neat!  

I'd never heard of a Nimrod - looks like they have some unusual layouts, I'll have to keep an eye out for them.  And I LOVED the antique campers - especially the Model T!  what a labor of love to keep /restore it! All the wood, and the ingenuity!  Actually, it gives me ideas .....

You certainly see more imagination in these older campers! Actually, If I can find it - I have photos somewhere (probably not digital) of our 1976 Starlette.  I've never seen one like it anywhere.  It had the beds open over the wheels and the door over the bumper.

I've bookmarked alot of those sites - If I can't afford 'em all, at least I can start an online collection like BanjoRules did - that's a great idea!

Thanks for sharing! Post more!!!!

Laura

[Funrover]

My 1971 Cox Conestoga!