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General => Introductions => Topic started by: zen4x4 on August 30, 2015, 10:21:01 PM

Title: Old school camper
Post by: zen4x4 on August 30, 2015, 10:21:01 PM

Hi Guys,

Names Zen, been camping since I was about 18 so about 10years. About 1.5 years ago my wife came along for a trip and loved it and we go away as much as we can.

Up until now we have been using a black wolf turbo tent it's great.

However yesterday I picked up an old maybe 70s camper off a mate for very very very cheap. It's been sitting at his farm a long time.

It's Aussie made and called a suncamper. I've started cleaning it up as it needs some work but should be able to take it out for a test run soon.

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/30/d4d327f8a4df0591f89d50bcc05dcfaf.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/30/93de767933cf00293f6c0e704a93ddc7.jpg)

If anyone has seen one of these before let me know. Or if you have any ideas of things to do to it.


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Title: Re: Old school camper
Post by: rockinj on August 31, 2015, 03:09:25 AM

Welcome!  Good luck with the makeover and don't forget the pics along the way. :-)

Title: Re: Old school camper
Post by: Trailer Bloke on August 31, 2015, 07:28:40 AM

Cool great to see its getting a second life.

Title: Re: Old school camper
Post by: edz on August 31, 2015, 09:55:45 AM

Looks good for its age too Zen .. lots of those style campers still in production over in America,  Europe, England  I beleive .. Youtube "  Dandy Campers "  for America google Tent trailers ..
If was mine I would be fitting drop down adjustable supports under the bed bases, to add a bit of extra stability ..as in the pic below .

Title: Re: Old school camper
Post by: zen4x4 on August 31, 2015, 10:13:54 AM

Thanks edz,

It has 2 support for each bed which attached to the trailer it's self.

Do you think it's worth adding 2 more? Also where would be the best place to buy them?


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Title: Re: Old school camper
Post by: Sixpack on September 01, 2015, 09:56:38 AM

Hi Zen and welcome good luck with the trailer restoration.

Title: Re: Old school camper
Post by: Rob C on September 02, 2015, 10:41:00 AM

Welcome Zen,

Looks like a great project you have there.

Rob

Title: Re: Old school camper
Post by: JD-120 on September 02, 2015, 11:12:42 AM

Hey Zen, welcome mate!

love the camper, be great to see what you do with it!

Title: Re: Old school camper
Post by: McTavish on September 02, 2015, 11:04:09 PM

Welcome to Myswag Zen - cool seeing these rigs up and going again.   

Title: Re: Old school camper
Post by: edz on September 03, 2015, 07:16:20 AM

Quote from: zen4x4 on August 31, 2015, 10:13:54 AM

Thanks edz,

It has 2 support for each bed which attached to the trailer it's self.

Do you think it's worth adding 2 more? Also where would be the best place to buy them?


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I guess first up would be to see how stable it is the way it is , if it rocks about too much you could just alter the bed frame supports to go to the ground like in the top photo ..