Date:         Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:32:06 -0600
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
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From:         Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Teardrop Trailer Camping
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I bought one of those for $25 in 1975, but never camped in it because I
never figured out how to get a hitch on the Opel Kadette wagon that I
was driving at the time. Pretty cool, though. sold it for $50 a few
months later. What an investment.

I think I'll keep my westy, though. The Apache doesn't seem to quite
replace it. In fact, what does it have that a vanagon with folding rear
seat doesn't have (well, if it had a cool side tent like the one in the
picture)?

Jim

On Nov 15, 2004, at 8:14 AM, Darren Lastfogel wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I always wanted a westy but I keep finding sweet deals on the standard
> models. So now I have found a small tent trailer made by Apache in the
> early
> '60s. These are very lite units arounf 500 lbs which tows very eaisly
> behind
> my '84 GL auto http://imagingperspectives.freehosting.net/1962eagle.htm
>
> Darren
> Lowell MI
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Rodgers [mailto:inua@CHARTER.NET]
> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 12:01 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Teardrop Trailer Camping
>
>
> I just caught a show on the Travel channelon TV, all about Teardrop
> Trailers. Quite a fad. And still active.
>
> So, I looked up "Teardrop Travel Trailers" on Google. It's amazing how
> much stuff is out there about these trailers, including plans for
> building one.
>
> This may be the way to go for some of us. I'm looking into it for
> myself.
>
> Here are some links to what I found.
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~frelance/greatlakesteardrop/
> http://www.desertteardrops.com/
> http://home.centurytel.net/edevold/
> http://www.outbackteardrop.com/
> http://www.desertteardrops.com/window.html
> http://www.teardrops.net/plans01.html
> http://www.jpjennings.com/home/TeardropTrailer/tdtrailer.htm
> http://pages.prodigy.net/rfs2growup/HOME.HTM
> http://www.angib.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/teardrop/tear00.htm
> http://myweb.cableone.net/jimbeckwith1/
>
> There are many more out there. These were but a few.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>