gary350
Full Member
We should have gone camping today it is going to snow 6" tonight.
Posts: 573 
Likes: 170
1964 FAN
Currently Offline
|
Post by gary350 on Sept 9, 2016 18:01:15 GMT -8
While visiting relatives and friends in Michigan they had a rental house up in UP near the Canada border. Renters moved and there was an abandon trailer. It took 15 minutes to get a lost title at DMV.
While driving the back roads I found several small camper trailers for sale but all with dry rotted flat tires probably 3 days work getting new tires, repack bearings with grease, make sure slights work, too much work, but if someone had the time you could buy a lot of old camper trailers just by driving the roads looking for them. People in MI are poor and prices are very high some of those trailers prices are cheap $100, $200 and $300 it is yours. We have been to MI twice and we are going again next week with the camper trailer this time to camp for 3 weeks on highway 2 and a few other places 1 camp ground is on the one of the great lakes. We want to get up there and back before it snows so far they are still having 90 degree weather. |
|
nccamper
Administrator 
Posts: 7,743
Likes: 2,870
1962 Forester- 1956 Shasta
Currently Offline
|
Post by nccamper on Sept 9, 2016 18:31:49 GMT -8
Take some photos.
It's always fun seeing camper-in-the-woods photos.
I bought one up North once. The problem is the snow up there. Lots of rot. I once bought a Shasta in the Utah desert. They get only 9" of rain a year. The frame had almost no rust.
|
|
mel
Senior Member
1964 Shasta Airflyte
Posts: 1,729 
Likes: 523
Currently Offline
|
Post by mel on Sept 10, 2016 3:31:41 GMT -8
I wish I was seeing these trailers in MI, I guess I need to visit the UP more... Its a 4 hour drive from me(metro Detroit), let me know if you see a 60-64 airflyte  And yes post photos!! |
|
maddan
Junior Member
Posts: 71
Likes: 21
57 Westerner
Currently Offline
|
Post by maddan on Sept 10, 2016 7:59:32 GMT -8
Returned last weekend from a 3 week Yooper Looper camping excursion. The UP is a hidden gem. Beautiful landscape, lakes, falls and old growth forests. We saw tons of old trailers, most probably hunting abodes. The only issue I see would be getting the courage to approach an owner to inquire about their trailer. The area is quite remote; that's what makes the trip worth the adventure! Did I mention black bears?
|
|
nccamper
Administrator
Posts: 7,743
Likes: 2,870
1962 Forester- 1956 Shasta
Currently Offline
|
Post by nccamper on Sept 10, 2016 8:39:53 GMT -8
Have you ever seen The Deliverance?
With that said, I'd chance it for a 57 Shasta...in a barn.
|
|
