Vintage Popups>>

[Justadad1999]

How many of ya'll folks own and use a "Vintage Popup"? Now keep in mind that I read the unit must be 25 years old to be classified as "vintage".

We own & use a 1982 Coleman "Redwood" PU.

What is the OLDEST PU being used to date in this group? How old is your PU?

Larry
Houston/Katy Texas

[Gene Cullison]

Well I will chime in.  I am rebuilding a 1973 Starcraft Craftmaster6.  I am ordering new canvas and will have to rebuild the roof.  All matresses and cushions need replacing.  I plan on totally gutting the inside and start with empty inside.  I want to change the hand crank for the roof to an electric winch.  May consider building in a shower and toliet.  (its a wife thing)  I am planning on converting all to 120V instead of the mix of 12v, 120v, and sometimes propane.  I will try and post pic's after my next rtip to where I store it.

[kanega]

I have a 74 Apache Royal here in Torrance, CA

[lwbfl]

My Title says 1975, but the data plate reads 1971 Bethany Citation 86.  I have some before and after pics in my webshots if you'd like to check them out.

[AustinBoston]

I remember a post here about a '59 wheel camper...I did a search, but it won't let me search on "59" and "wheel camper" returns too many threads to go through.  If anyone remembers that thread (we made a lot of fun about having 59 wheels on a camper) and can come up with a better search, I bet it would be appreciated.

Austin

[lkenoyer]

We're trying to get this back on the road.  Our winch broke and we'll be going over the entire lift system.  We have to seal the roof and redo the ceiling paneling/moulding this year.  I have high hopes for our old trailer.  

The Kenoyers in Palmdale
1968 Starcraft Starmaster 8
1999 Chevy Suburban

[Starcraft Dad]

Well mine is a 1992 so it's not vintage yet but how about this 1923 Gilkie on e-bay.
 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Gilkie-tent-trailer-vintage-1920s-Model-T-partner_W0QQitemZ110108076235QQcategoryZ50064QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[AustinBoston]

I totally forgot about this camper, which I posted about just a couple weeks ago.  Not as old as the one Starcraft Dad posted about, but a beautifully restored one:

http://www.arveeclub.com/showthread.php?t=61960

Austin

[AustinBoston]

I remember a post here about a '59 wheel camper...I did a search, but it won't let me search on "59" and "wheel camper" returns too many threads to go through.  If anyone remembers that thread (we made a lot of fun about having 59 wheels on a camper) and can come up with a better search, I bet it would be appreciated.

Austin

I found it!  It was a 1969 (not 1959) Wheel Camper.  Here is the thread (including pictures of an old '67 Wheel Camper):

http://www.arveeclub.com/showthread.php?t=57660

Looks like the owner hasn't posted since mid 2006.  Probably busy doing restoration work.

Austin

[skamper75]

We have a '75 AMF Skamper.  Closed box is 7' wide and 13' long, tandom axles and high walls. We bought it in 01.  Over the years we have installed air in the rear wall, changed countertops, lost the stove/oven and installed a microwave, bigger fridge, curtains, slip covers, ect. What a great way to spend time with the family.  Only picture on the pc now is by my name, I'll try to get some to post.

Dont know how long the vintage page has been on here but I think its pretty cool.

[ScouterMom]

Hi - I'm fairly new to the board ....

my son and I had a 1976 Startcraft Starlite from about 1996 to sometime in 2001.  it was tiny - the box was about the size of a normal double bed - but great for a single mom and my then grade school age son.  When he moved up from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts in 6th grade, we started doing most of our camping with his scout troop in tents with canoes and backpacks, and the PUP got left in the garage too much.  But we got alot out of it, and we both learned alot from it!

Recently, my Significant Other and I have wished I still had the old PUP - it would be handy to use to visit his daughters and grandsons up in WI - and I'm not doing so much camping with the troop now, as DS is 16 and can camp without mom.....  I'm getting a little stiff to be crawling around on a tent floor, too!

So I recently found a 1973 starcraft starmaster 6 that we're gonna fix up.  It's in my driveway now, but I haven't had it open yet- as the cable lift is shot and needs total replacement to get the top up.  Hope to start tackling that this weekend - been cleaning out the garage to make room for the big project!

We have camping reservations at Kohler Andre State Park in Sheboygan on Mother's Day weekend - so that's our target date for  our first trip.  I'll be posting photos as soon as I can get the PUP open, and any advice and suggestions from you experienced 'vintage' owners is welcomed!

Laura

[gottabecampin]

I have a 73 Valley forge that I have been redoing. I gutted the whole thing and rebuilt the roof.  Here is the link to the before and after pictures.  

http://www.gallery.pstartech.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=32598

[chrismarques]

Our 1982 Viking was built in Oct '81 and will officially be in the family 25 years in about 2 weeks. My parents bought it new in April 1982. It sat apart for a few years and we spent this past summer getting it back on the road.

[ColemanCampingFamily]

We are almost at the "vintage" level, but not quite. We have a 1985 Coleman Aspen that was manufactured in July 1984, so almost 23 years old. I wonder if we can get antique camper tags, lol? We love our little Aspen, but be darned if I can find any information on them. Tons of information on the Coleman Colorado (which I believe came out in 1986), but nothing on the Aspen. If anyone has ever seen another one please let me know!! We are beginning to think that it was a prototype or very limited run, especially since they came out with the Colorado the very next model year. I went to find the owner's manual on-line, and the only thing close that I found was the 86 Colorado. We still have the original canvas (blue), although it has its fair share of patches, lol, and original cushions and fabric. And what makes her even more unique is the various COLORS of patches that we have put on her! I have done all of the work on her, including replacing part of the floor. I also put new linoleum in (it still had the original, but since I had to replace the rotting floor, I had to replace that as well). The best part about our camper (aside from being a gift from a former co-worker who knew that we would give her the TLC that she deserved) is that we are finally off the ground!

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DW - 69:cake:  
DH - 67  :!
DS - 00  :U    

1985 Coleman Aspen AKA "Patches"

[shinobi]

We just bought a 1979 Viking Saga 7'' It needs some work but will be good looking when we are done It has that 70's funky looking brown and orange plaid cushions and beds so we're going to replace that along with patching up the canvas, replacing the interior ceiling, replacing the  floors, rigging the door latches that hold up the door when the pop-up is down and maybe paint over the fake wood grain cupboards lots to do.