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Offline Wandering Tassie

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Very, Very Old Camper
« on: August 15, 2011, 03:30:46 PM »
Met a guy at golf the other day who commented on having an old Camper Trailer.
Went around today to have a look.
Brand is Auto-Kamp, built in the USA between 1910 and 1920.
Owner still has all the original paper work. I will try and post some up as it is good reading.
Cost was $230US.
Looking at it not a lot has changed in all this time.
Current owner tows it with his Model T Forn.
Does anyone know of an older camper than this.

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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2011, 03:32:22 PM »
Not sure what happened to all the photos. Try again
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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2011, 03:33:43 PM »
Wow, looks like something you might 'circle-up' in an old western movie.
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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2011, 03:34:18 PM »
and again
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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2011, 03:35:05 PM »
Last one
« Last Edit: August 15, 2011, 03:40:42 PM by Wandering Tassie »
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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2011, 03:38:17 PM »
Sorry, stuffed that up. will try again for last one. ps couldn't work out how to post more than one at a time.

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« Last Edit: August 15, 2011, 03:40:09 PM by Wandering Tassie »
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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2011, 03:41:58 PM »
Love that "pitch camp in 7 minutes"  :cup:

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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2011, 03:53:40 PM »
Thanks for posting! Very interesting!

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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2011, 04:02:09 PM »
Love it!

Especially love the fact that the tyres are the same for the car as for the trailer ... and the trailer wheels follow the same tracks as the car! What ... no solar panels?

Note the non-genuine jockey wheel.
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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2011, 04:03:13 PM »
love the set up i was wondering  do they use it as a show car or in car rallies .
if you put it up in carvan parks i think you would be very busy telling every one about it ,not that would be a bad thing
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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2011, 04:04:49 PM »
emu maybe it was a prototype
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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #11 on: August 15, 2011, 04:09:44 PM »
A google search and I found this

http://www.popupcamperhistory.com/autokamp.php

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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #12 on: August 15, 2011, 04:20:43 PM »
An Original Camprite  >:D


Friends of mine own a couple of model T's  wonder if they know the owner, might have to send him the pic and ask.
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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #13 on: August 15, 2011, 04:54:28 PM »
Barney, yes they do tow it around for the vintage car rallies.

Rich, interesting read in your link. It mentions that they came with a 2 burner gasoline stove. Photo attached.

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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #14 on: August 15, 2011, 05:05:25 PM »
I have a stove almost the same as that under the house!

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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #15 on: August 15, 2011, 05:11:28 PM »
Yeah my Coleman dual fuel looks almost identical
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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #16 on: August 15, 2011, 05:18:38 PM »
I recon a pic of that somewhere in the myswag site banner ( maybe above the clock on the right hand side) would look good.
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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #17 on: August 15, 2011, 05:45:15 PM »
That's fantastic. I love it that people maintain and use these things. And the advertising copy. Sets up in 7 minutes, not 6, not 8 but 7! Not much has changed in that regard. Truma hot water systems take 34 minutes to reach 70 degrees, not 35!

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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #18 on: August 15, 2011, 06:34:24 PM »
That is unreal!! Thanks for sharing it with us  :cup:
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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #19 on: August 15, 2011, 06:46:30 PM »
 :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld-BaHeSET0&feature=related
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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #20 on: August 15, 2011, 06:49:04 PM »
Looks a bit like a camprite
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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #21 on: August 15, 2011, 06:50:56 PM »
Even back in those days they were matching the trailer rims to the vehicle  ;D
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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #22 on: August 15, 2011, 06:51:30 PM »
Quote from: darren on August 15, 2011, 06:49:04 PM
Looks a bit like a camprite


ya a bit behind there Darren
Quote from: Bushman on August 15, 2011, 04:20:43 PM
An Original Camprite  >:D


Friends of mine own a couple of model T's  wonder if they know the owner, might have to send him the pic and ask.
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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #23 on: August 15, 2011, 07:00:36 PM »
Thanks for posting mate, that is a really good read, brings a smile to your face to see the effort people still go to to preserve these old vehicles, good stuff,
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Re: Very, Very Old Camper
« Reply #24 on: August 15, 2011, 07:02:26 PM »
Quote from: Bushman on August 15, 2011, 06:51:30 PM

ya a bit behind there Darren

just goes to show i dont read most threads.... :D
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