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Post by Teachndad on Jan 3, 2024 20:57:25 GMT -8
Hi Friends, So, check this one out. It's a lucky one. link Saved by the roof. Read the description about the roof. Compared to the junk here in the So Cal area, this one is nice and for the price. Hmmmmm? It's not in So Cal, btw. Cheers, Rod
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Post by Teachndad on Jan 3, 2024 20:48:37 GMT -8
Hi Friends, OK, so, um check this one out. I like Avions. Attactive trailers. Good price. You decide. << link
Comments welcome. Cheers, Rod
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Post by Teachndad on Jan 1, 2024 9:15:42 GMT -8
I have often seen the evidence of the tube spline frame on these trailers at rallies, but never thought how different they were. You can see the evidence from the rear as the main spline sticks out in the back below the bumper. John lists out how to jack it up for working underneath the trailer, but what happens if someone lifts under the spring when changing the tire while on the road? Wouldn't the spring compact as well as "push" the tire up high into the fender well making removal of the tire more difficult? For the OP, you may or may not be aware that the Tin Can Trailer website page lists owners names and emails. I would use that as a resource for trailer specific questions and becoming part of a community. If only other trailer manufacture info was so readily available on all our trailers. It's an amazing amass of information. Cheers, Rod
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Post by Teachndad on Jan 1, 2024 8:46:49 GMT -8
Hi Gary, Sounds like you have progressed through quite a lot of campers in your life! I think the progression to more comfort and nicer accomodations is part of the journey to older age. I hear the same thing from others, bathroom > no climb over bed > A/C. I am even going through something similar. June provides an opportunity for a rally in the early part of summer and the anticipated use of a portable A/C unit. My son no longer needs it - saved from an apartment he once lived in. For showing pix of your most recent build, you can load them up in a blog and share the link or follow the directions in this tutorial utilizing a Flickr account - vintagetrailertalk.freeforums.net/thread/7276/add-photos-hosted-flickr-tutoria Cheers, Rod
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Post by Teachndad on Dec 31, 2023 6:39:48 GMT -8
Hi Friends,
This is a great Porta Potti! I have an older version of this one and it's been terrific over many years. You will like the fill guage. Best bang for the buck. The only thing is that it sits kind a low, if you know what I mean. Be prepared to squat and get back up. I know that's a duhh, but until you actually do (no pun intended), you won't know. I have on occasion used some sort of riser about 4" that you could put underneath it.
Try it out. 💩
cheers,
Rod
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Post by Teachndad on Dec 28, 2023 8:51:39 GMT -8
That is EXCELLENT! It looks fantastic! Handmade and sewn from someone you know. That rocks! So meaningful.
Nice!
Rid
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Post by Teachndad on Dec 19, 2023 21:10:12 GMT -8
Someone is having fun.
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Post by Teachndad on Dec 19, 2023 21:02:14 GMT -8
Those would look great with a pair of navy polyester shorts Yes, they would, Paul. Thanks for modeling! We will be waiting. Thanks! Rod
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Post by Teachndad on Dec 19, 2023 20:44:56 GMT -8
Hi Paul,
Ohh, that... Yah, clear as mud. I had to take an image and reduce it in the Paint app. I am not a member of the Apple ecosystem, LOL. I use a laptop PC.
I just played around with the resize and skew button in the Paint app. You will have to open a file while in Paint and once the pop up window opened up after clicking on the resize button, I input the number 25 or something similar to shrink the image. Play around with it and through trial and error you will get a size that works.
You can upload it directly from your computer or use a link. There are two hot links for the two choices when updated your profile.
Let me know if you need more help. Also, others may have another way to do it. This is what I did and then I saved the once created personal avatars in a folder on my laptop to reuse. I rotate mine.
Cheers,
Rod
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Post by Teachndad on Dec 14, 2023 5:18:41 GMT -8
Hi Paul, Looking forward to the sharing of more adventures with your Shasta. Folks used to name their trailers. It made things easy when referring to our trailers. Back ten years ago, it was a thing. I don't see it much any more. Something to ponder in the dark of winter perhaps? LOL. As to the coupler. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, it's one of those... Ugggh! I had envisioned a modern coupler. That one you pictured always appears to sit high on the ball. My Westerner has one of those couplers and the first time I set it on the ball, I questioned whether or not the tongue latch was fastend under the ball. EVERYTIME since, I still question whether it's latched around the ball. Forget what I suggested about measuring. Checking with a jack is better for this coupler. Cheers and Happy Travels. Rod
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Post by Teachndad on Dec 13, 2023 6:57:30 GMT -8
Okay, (PHew!) I just read your tale of adventure at the bridge! Ummmm, what did I say about your luck?.... Dude who was behind you and strong enough to help lift the tongue happened to be near by... c'mon - What's the luck? Let's let Karma take care of the rude lady squeezing buy. Glad I am not married to her. Sheeesh! Here's a diagram I found. I found it in a blog. There is a lot of good info and videos on how to hitch up a trailer correctly on the web. Okay, I have learned to do one last walk around of the trailer after hitching up. I talk to myself when doing this as I am usually alone. I check my lights, check my safety chains, check my hook from my break away cable is connected to the Tow Vehicle (TV), check the hitch pin is correctly inserted through the reciever tube and the cotter pin is correctly clamped into the hitch pin, and check to see if the coupler is sitting low on the ball and it's latched. You should have a cotter pin to lock down the hitch latch. Also, some folks go around and check the tightness of their lug nuts before every trip. BTW, I never use the lug wrench that comes with your car. They are too short. Get a breaker bar with some length - at least 25" (63cm) for more torque. I have one in every one of my vehicles. It helps when you are stuck on the side of the road A LOT. Also get the appropriately sized socket to fit on the end of the breaker bar. I carry two sockets in my truck. One for the truck lugs and one for the trailer lugs. Instead of pulling out the jack to check if the coupler is tight on the ball, maybe just take a measurement of how low the coupler sits above the ball mount when you know it's correct. But, do what you feel is best for you. My guess is that the coupler might have been sitting too high because the coupler got latched above the ball which sometimes happens. You should hear a clunk when the coupler seats tightly over the ball. It's part of learning the ins and outs of towing. You are learning from your mistakes (happy accidents?). Cheers, Rod
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Post by Teachndad on Dec 13, 2023 6:23:08 GMT -8
Ummmm, Let me go get my drool cup. (Pauses and catches his breath) Paul, you scored BIG TIME! You are having so much fun and you are not excited at all - No, not at all! So glad you got the rally experience and even better, you got it with dispersed sites. So often at the California Rallies you are slotted in tightly with neighboring trailers and it's kind of claustrophobic. Always wanted to try more like your experience where folks get to park where ever with space between them. Oh and look, the grass is green and you have lots of it! Yah, what are the odds of the same trailer being right next to you. (What!?) You should have gone and bought a lottery ticket. Your luck was high. Oh and thanks for the rally tour and sharing all more pix of the other trailers. That's always fun with my early morning cup of java. Cheers, Rod
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Post by Teachndad on Dec 11, 2023 21:47:17 GMT -8
Hey Paul, Thanks so much for showing a day in the life of your fabulous Shasta! Looking over the pix it's like you start in the morning and go through the day and then the night picture closes the experience. Very nice! I love the interior. Looks like it was a great campsite. The best of both worlds - the forest and the sea or is that the shore of one of the Great Lakes? Where was that? Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to the next volley of pix down the line. Cheers, Rod
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Post by Teachndad on Dec 11, 2023 6:36:40 GMT -8
Hi Friends, Here’s what I noticed. Most of them have a modern AC unit on top as well as stereotypical red and white stripped awning as well as the rounded top corners of the entrance doors. The AI isn’t sure what to do with the propane tanks. One picture has it showing as what looks like a large plastic water dispenser or a small water heater. Below, it actually turns the tank on it’s side. Then from picture 1 to picture 2, note that the wood paneling ends up on the outside of the door. It got confused with an open door. Yes, and as previously stated, there are influences from a VW bus and I didn’t notice the rear window in front. Good catch. Car bumpers up front. Confusion with the steel framing of the tongue to make a bumper. Note the booze bottles. One thing you notice is the preponderance of booze that flows like a river at rallies as seen in the foreground of the photo below and then in the second in the background. This trailer was the only one I felt the AI got right. It looks like a 1958 Westerner in it’s last year of production when they got a tad bigger. It’s got the horizontal braking in the skin, J- Rail and the windows are pretty good though from the 60's and the loss of the airstream influence is notable. Note the water heater propane tank. In summary, details are missing or mixed up, but it was still fun to see what the AI could create. I did like the imagery that was created of the general location by the lake at night and I recognize the creativity of the formation of the trailer designs. Hand a crayon and a piece of paper and have a 5 year old and ask them to create a drawing of a vintage trailer. What do you think you will get? Cheers, Rod
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Post by Teachndad on Dec 8, 2023 20:33:25 GMT -8
Hi Friends, I was researching bike parts on Bing for a second and got a pop up message to try their AI image creator. They let you use it for free only briefly, I guess. So, I thought, what can I ask for to be created. Well, you guessed it. I asked about a vintage trailer in the mountains with a campfire. Then added - near a lake and then added - at Christmas time. Then asked it to create the same image with a Westerner Vintage Trailer. Then I also added a man riding a unicycle. BTW, I have been known to ride around on a “vintage” 40 year old unicycle at a rally. I digress. Below are the images that were created. I will let you comment on the details of anything in the images. Look closely for influences to the creation. If I were to try to “create” them now, they charge you $, so I won’t be back, ever. No $ from me for this. Not a big deal to me. Images below. I numbered them for ease of discussion OR copy and paste the picture link into your post. Have fun. I will add my own observations later. Cheers, Rod Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 - Westerner Trailer creation Picture 6 Picture 7
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