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Post by luanneh on Mar 21, 2014 18:42:33 GMT -8
We are ones who just bought our first trailer. She is a 1960's/70's TePeemade in Claresholm Alberta. I have been trying unsuccessfully to do research on her. She's been refurbished so all we have to do is change the decor on the inside. I'm a child of the 70's but I just can't handle avacado green, harvest gold and orange & yellow! Any help from anyboy on where I can go find information on the TePee would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks in advance!
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Post by mobiltec on Mar 23, 2014 19:32:15 GMT -8
Those are definately 70s colors LOL... Welcome to the board. I have seen one or two of those Tepees. I don't know anything about them though.
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Post by 4sweeper on Mar 31, 2014 17:24:33 GMT -8
Wow! Although I have done "some" minor work on a couple of Oasis' I did not know that the walls sat up on top of the floor. I have only seen that in much larger trailers like park models. Never seen it on a canned ham. See I told you I don't have all the answers which was why I came to this forum in the first place. What year is your Oasis Swirly? And does anyone know of other trailers where the walls sit up on top of the floor? That would make replacing the floor impossible without removing the walls completely. The 1963 Leisurehome that I'm doing repairs on has walls that sit on top of the floor. It's a canned ham type with a 14 ft cabin length. Fortunately the floor is solid, but there is wall damage in all four corners.
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Post by mobiltec on Mar 31, 2014 20:14:50 GMT -8
I have a friend who has an Oasis that got opened up in an accident and I went over there and looked at it the last time this question came around. Or is this the same thread? Anyhow yes, the framing sits on top of the floor and these trailers are VERY solid and sturdy. But that's not the main reason. It's because they are just built well.
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Post by 4sweeper on Apr 2, 2014 13:46:29 GMT -8
In my naivete I thought most trailers were built that way (walls on top of floor) :-)
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Post by mobiltec on Apr 2, 2014 16:23:18 GMT -8
In my naivete I thought most trailers were built that way (walls on top of floor) :-) Just the opposite....
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Post by Ken on Apr 10, 2014 6:23:47 GMT -8
Hello everyone we just picked up I think a mid 60s Shasta in pretty good shape. So I am starting today doing research and getting our game plan together. The good news is my other half is just excited as I am about working on it. So let the snooping begin and if anyone could decode my vin that would be wonderful vin#p10505 thanks in advance
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Post by Ten on Apr 10, 2014 6:49:19 GMT -8
Mid-60's would be about correct judging by the VIN, built in the Pennsylvania plant in Leola. The date of manufacture can be narrowed a little more but the VIN won't really tell you much more than that.
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Post by Ken on Apr 10, 2014 7:00:41 GMT -8
thanks for the fast reply Ten
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Post by racerx on May 3, 2014 18:04:46 GMT -8
After doing some reading on the forum, I realize now I should've done more reading before I bought my trailer. She looks and feels solid, i just hope that's the case. I did as much checking as I could before I bought it.
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Post by mobiltec on May 7, 2014 20:11:09 GMT -8
Don't let the horror stories scare you off just yet. You may find that you have very little of them to deal with yourself. We like to see lots of photos here so clean the lens on your camera and get to shooting LOL...
Welcome to the board.
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Post by vikx on May 7, 2014 21:34:07 GMT -8
ANYTHING can be fixed... just takes fortitude.
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Post by ladywendolyn on May 23, 2014 19:34:37 GMT -8
We are ones who just bought our first trailer. She is a 1960's/70's TePeemade in Claresholm Alberta. I have been trying unsuccessfully to do research on her. She's been refurbished so all we have to do is change the decor on the inside. I'm a child of the 70's but I just can't handle avacado green, harvest gold and orange & yellow! Any help from anyboy on where I can go find information on the TePee would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks in advance! Here is a link that has a bunch of discussion, history and photos of teepee trailers on another site. Here is the link: Teepee Trailers
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Post by newmoonnewbies on May 28, 2014 9:44:46 GMT -8
Great thread. I inherited a turquoise 1950's New Moon pop-up camper from my family (aptly named The Turk), I will be the 3rd generation to use it! It has been living under a deck for the last 20 years, relatively unharmed and forgotten about. We are fixin' to fix it up and get it camp-worthy! According to our internet searches, it is a pretty rare camper specimen- there is only one confirmed photo of a similar New Moon pop-up that we could find. Does anyone have more information on them? It is in pretty good shape, seems in it's residency under the deck, only spiders and hornets decided it would be a good home, didn't have to evict any fuzzy critters, or clean up after them. Before it was laid to rest, the frame was redone in good hardwood, so that has survived, however, all the plywood has delamed and anything screwed into it has since been stripped out. The canvas walls, canopy, and bunks were all stored inside, so they (aside from being ugly) are in pretty good shape. The photos below are the most recent popping up- before the wall screws/plywood failed. We have our work cutout for us, that is for sure! vintagetrailertalk.freeforums.net/post/17420^^^ That links to the old photos we posted of the Turk before we rescued it from its forgotten fate. They are of my dad's family in the 1950's.
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Post by bmxovich on May 28, 2014 19:35:50 GMT -8
What a neat little pop-up, interesting to say the least. The thing I love about old trailers is always seeing something new.
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