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Post by Dave K on Sept 6, 2017 18:19:33 GMT -8
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Post by Hamlet on Sept 6, 2017 18:44:11 GMT -8
I remember those ice chests with the water spigot so you didn't waste the water from the ice melt. Neat-o!
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Post by CorvettCrzy on Sept 6, 2017 19:11:19 GMT -8
Great find!
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Post by Dave K on Sept 7, 2017 5:25:56 GMT -8
I remember those ice chests with the water spigot so you didn't waste the water from the ice melt. Neat-o! I thought that was really cool too. The bucket that holds the ice is quite thin and feels flimsy. I'm afraid to put an ice block in it because I don't want the plastic to break. I know these coolers aren't great at being coolers, lol. But they'll be a nice piece to display outside the trailer.
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Post by mel on Sept 7, 2017 9:33:48 GMT -8
Thats awesome! good price too. I saw a blue similar Coleman cooler at the thrift store here and they wanted $70!!!
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Post by datac on Sept 7, 2017 9:49:30 GMT -8
I used that same ice chest for years. We used to take long road trips in my Mustang, and the ice chest sat in the back seat for easy beverage access on the road. Once in the mid '80s we were camped up in the Rockies near the continental divide, and had spent the last of our money on groceries, all stashed in the ice chest. My wife and I were both pretty badly sunburned, so we had the top up on the car, but left the back window unzipped for air. In the morning when I opened the door to the tent I was treated to the sight of all of god's creatures enjoying our groceries- a squirrel ran by with a wheat thin, a bird hopped around with half a hot-dog bun, etc., etc., and the white car was completely covered inside and out with bright pink raccoon footprints, the remnants of a pink frosted cake my wife's grandmother had given her a few days earlier.
Turns out the twist latch on those old Coleman ice chests is not raccoon proof. He'd climbed in through the unzipped back window, popped it open, and shared the bounty with all of his neighbors.
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Post by Dave K on Sept 7, 2017 10:34:54 GMT -8
I used that same ice chest for years. We used to take long road trips in my Mustang, and the ice chest sat in the back seat for easy beverage access on the road. Once in the mid '80s we were camped up in the Rockies near the continental divide, and had spent the last of our money on groceries, all stashed in the ice chest. My wife and I were both pretty badly sunburned, so we had the top up on the car, but left the back window unzipped for air. In the morning when I opened the door to the tent I was treated to the sight of all of god's creatures enjoying our groceries- a squirrel ran by with a wheat thin, a bird hopped around with half a hot-dog bun, etc., etc., and the white car was completely covered inside and out with bright pink raccoon footprints, the remnants of a pink frosted cake my wife's grandmother had given her a few days earlier. Turns out the twist latch on those old Coleman ice chests is not raccoon proof. He'd climbed in through the unzipped back window, popped it open, and shared the bounty with all of his neighbors. Oh no! Thats too funny. Hopefully you were able to find some food for yourselves!
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Post by datac on Sept 7, 2017 10:45:05 GMT -8
Actually, I drove a straight shot home to Oregon, a 22 hour drive, stopping only for gas. I learned a few things on that drive: - One's automobile develops an, umm, unique odor when you're inside it for that many consecutive hours
- Rather than taking turns at the wheel, my wife was fully capable of sleeping (or feigning sleep) for 22 straight hours.
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Post by CorvettCrzy on Sept 8, 2017 3:45:51 GMT -8
dave K Love how the coolers match your trailer so well. I also enjoyed looking at the pics of your Franklin camper. Have my eyes on a dome Franklin with equally fine birch throughout most of it, owner is not sure of year, placing it around a 1964. If you don't mind I'd like to ask you a couple questions about yours. Is there a black coating/covering on the underside? I read somewhere that the walls were 2" thick framed? Have you taken any of the skin off? It doesn't look like you need to do a lot of renovating on yours, a great find, well taken care of. I would suggest inquiring from more knowledgeable than I but the majority of folks around here feel like the gas appliances of the time were well built and once tested, safe to use. Of course there are cautionary people who feel otherwise. Just saying you might want to have someone take a look at the stove, it's pretty cool! Thanks for sharing!
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Post by Dave K on Sept 8, 2017 4:39:04 GMT -8
dave K Love how the coolers match your trailer so well. I also enjoyed looking at the pics of your Franklin camper. Have my eyes on a dome Franklin with equally fine birch throughout most of it, owner is not sure of year, placing it around a 1964. If you don't mind I'd like to ask you a couple questions about yours. Is there a black coating/covering on the underside? I read somewhere that the walls were 2" thick framed? Have you taken any of the skin off? It doesn't look like you need to do a lot of renovating on yours, a great find, well taken care of. I would suggest inquiring from more knowledgeable than I but the majority of folks around here feel like the gas appliances of the time were well built and once tested, safe to use. Of course there are cautionary people who feel otherwise. Just saying you might want to have someone take a look at the stove, it's pretty cool! Thanks for sharing! Thanks. I didn't remove my skins yet, once I have a place to keep it out of the elements then I 'll remove them. Mine does not have a black coating on the underside, could that be something that the previous owner did? I had my stove tested and they said it was leaking gas so we had the propane capped off. I might looks to put the stove back in but for now, we just use a coleman camp stove on the picnic table.
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Post by CorvettCrzy on Sept 8, 2017 7:42:31 GMT -8
The Franklin I'm looking at is in northern MI, any chance you are in the midwest, I've only seen a few references to Franklins. Actually I've only seen reference to 3 total, 1 was a redone trailer for sale on ebay, one was on pinterest and another was a person from MI who had attempted to contact the ebay owner asking questions. Mine: as it sits in a woods Would really like to get some idea of year. 2017-09-08_11-47-52 by Corvett crzy, on Flickr
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Post by Dave K on Sept 8, 2017 10:34:38 GMT -8
Very nice!! I'm in NJ and got it from Upstate NY. Franklins were made in Nappanee Indiana so I bet there are more out in the Midwest than anywhere else.
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Post by mobiltec on Sept 8, 2017 15:45:02 GMT -8
I'm still using a Coleman Cooler like the one with the spigot. It hails from the early 70s.
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Post by Dave K on Sept 11, 2017 7:53:34 GMT -8
I'm still using a Coleman Cooler like the one with the spigot. It hails from the early 70s. How well does it work? I put a 6lb ice block in there and by the time the cooler was cold the block was melting rapidly. I am still going to use these because its a nice look, but I'm sure not going to save any money on ice! Lol
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Post by mobiltec on Sept 11, 2017 17:28:24 GMT -8
I'm still using a Coleman Cooler like the one with the spigot. It hails from the early 70s. How well does it work? I put a 6lb ice block in there and by the time the cooler was cold the block was melting rapidly. I am still going to use these because its a nice look, but I'm sure not going to save any money on ice! Lol I don't use it with block ice. Instead I put things I don't want getting wet inside the Block Ice Box (with the spigot on it) and just use regular cube ice in the cooler. Works best that way. I only keep it for nostalgic reasons and it belonged to a very dear departed friend of mine so it has sentimental value as well.
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