RVs you had before your Escape

[Donna D.]

Originally Posted by thoer

Donna did you put bigger wheels on your Scamp?

Yes, I had the axle changed to a 45 degree down. The tires are the same as on Ten Forward, ST205/75 R15.

[gbaglo]

Just shoot a picture of the print with your phone. Good enough for jazz.

[gabeck]

We've had a few , but don't have pictures of all . We didn't take a lot of pictures of our trailers except the last two - 2004 trillium and 2012 Escape . We do have a few negative and camcorder videos that haven't been transferred . The little white one is a 13' Knight bought in 1969 . At that time we saw our first Boler and would have bought it but it cost $300. more that the Knight - couldn't afford it . We lived in it for 5 months while Wolf was working as across spray pilot in the tobacco fields of southern Ont. ( bought in BC where we had spent the winter ) . The second was called li'l loafer - that silver thing behind our kids . After those we had a larger Triple E , a Bonair tent trailer , the then the Bonair behind the tent , then 2 - 1974/73 Trilliums - followed by the 04 Trillium and then the Escape .....wondering if I missed one ....hmmm ( pic quality is really poor -scanned from slides - and pretty old )

[thoer]

Originally Posted by Jim Bennett

I have thousands of negatives and slides to scan. I first have to buck up to buy a good used photo scanner, spend countless hours scanning, then resell the scanner. After that there is the editing, a weak link in my digital photography.

Another good reason for retirement.

LOL - that's one of the first things I did when I retired, but I still have hundreds to go thru so I still have the scanner. Actually I'm on my second one, because the first one suffered that wonderful fate of tech objects - no longer supported by the manufacturer.

[thoer]

Originally Posted by Donna D.

Yes, I had the axle changed to a 45 degree down. The tires are the same as on Ten Forward, ST205/75 R15.

Looks better and MUCH safer than those stock 13".

[skiman]

1976 Chevy Conversion Van (self converted)
1988 HiLo
2013 Casita Spirit Deluxe


Chevy had carpet top to bottom, ice box, stove, killer stereo, and a mirror on the ceiling.

[Dave Walter]

My first rv trailer was a 2013 Escape 19'. In all likelihood, it may also be my last trailer also. I am a tent guy also and have at least 5 of them. My most recent tent is a small solo backpacking tent purchased a couple of months ago for some planned backpacking and bikepacking trips in 2017.

[Vermilye]

Actually, if I go back far enough to 1950, we did have a "Camping Trailer": Home built & towed from NY to California (and back) with a 1938 Plymouth. A great trip for a 5 year old, much of which was on the original Rt 66. There are a couple more photos from the trip taken by my dad with a 2 1/4" X 3 1/4" Speed Graphic.

[Jim Bennett]

Originally Posted by gabeck

We've had a few , but don't have pictures of all . We didn't take a lot of pictures of our trailers except the last two - 2004 trillium and 2012 Escape . We do have a few negative and camcorder videos that haven't been transferred . The little white one is a 13' Knight bought in 1969 . At that time we saw our first Boler and would have bought it but it cost $300. more that the Knight - couldn't afford it . We lived in it for 5 months while Wolf was working as across spray pilot in the tobacco fields of southern Ont. ( bought in BC where we had spent the winter ) . The second was called li'l loafer - that silver thing behind our kids . After those we had a larger Triple E , a Bonair tent trailer , the then the Bonair behind the tent , then 2 - 1974/73 Trilliums - followed by the 04 Trillium and then the Escape .....wondering if I missed one ....hmmm ( pic quality is really poor -scanned from slides - and pretty old )

Great history, Gabi. Love your little trailers.

Originally Posted by Vermilye

Actually, if I go back far enough to 1950.....

Go back that far and I was 6 years from being a twinkle in an eye.

[cpaharley2008]

You may have been conceived in the back seat of that Plymouth Jon, you have wanderlust in your blood.

[thoer]

Jon, love that. My dad some Speed Graphic's over the years. He loved cameras for the precision machining and mechanics of them and owned scored of different models, brands and formats, could explain everything about exposure, shutters, apertures, lenses etc. and could barely take a decent picture to save his life!

[emers382]

Originally Posted by Vermilye

Actually, if I go back far enough to 1950, we did have a "Camping Trailer": Home built & towed from NY to California (and back) with a 1938 Plymouth. A great trip for a 5 year old, much of which was on the original Rt 66. There are a couple more photos from the trip taken by my dad with a 2 1/4" X 3 1/4" Speed Graphic.

Nice trailer Jon! That was a good year 1950, at least for me, that's when I arrived in this world.

Our first trailer when our youngest only a few months old was a Venture tent trailer in 1985, followed by a 13 foot "Gypsy" made in Quebec I believe. We camped all over with our five squeezed into it, that's why our 2007 Escape 5.0 seems so spacious for just the two of us! Sorry Jim and Eric, no photos of either of the old trailers.

Eric, I semi seriously looked at Rialta a few years ago. Glad on hearing of your mechanical issues that we never pursued getting one.

Adrian

[Iowa Dave]

Hi AZJack,
Glad you checked in, I remember your chronology and it was most impressive. Hope all is going well with you and Nancy.
Dave and Rita

[Bobbie54]

1) Camper shell on the back of my 84 Toyota Pickup truck, mattress in the back.
2) 1970 Trailswest Campster which I purchased in 2007 and will sell this year.

[cpaharley2008]

Took me awhile to find my old pictures, but here you go

[cpaharley2008]

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[KarenH]

Originally Posted by Jim Bennett

I first have to buck up to buy a good used photo scanner, spend countless hours scanning, then resell the scanner.

I bought a simple scanner on Amazon for about $100. It was so easy to use, I scanned my slides while watching television. I then "sold" it to a friend for half what I paid. A good deal all around and not nearly the hassle I thought it would be. And I'm glad I did it some time ago as the slides were terribly faded.

[Marry]

Love all those pictures from way back when.
We never took many pictures being too busy camping and kids.
We started of with an old bungalow tent which was stored in its own cart behind the car. The car was a Citroen (the ducky one). Could only make 60km/hr, except for when a semi passed us: once over sudden we reached 100 km/hr.
Then for a few years we rented an old motor home from the neighbors. What a luxury...
After that we bought an old truck camper that slept 4. No toilet. Scary to park the thing on the truck. The posts wobbled left and right. But we could go camping! Some of the kids in a tent.
After that we bought our first used motor home. ($5000). Happy as can be! Till after the door blew of while driving. My hubby slept for three nights straight in a tent. That's how pissed he was. We still laugh about that.
But learned, and bought our first new pull behind trailer. Slept 6, but with some legs/arms/ heads adjustments slept 9.
One after one the kids moved out, we sold the trailer, and "downsized" to a used fifth wheel. But with this we needed a truck to pull, which whenever I needed it, was in use at the farm. We had a family get together planned at the lake just 30km from our place. All the kids where happily there already, hubby still stuck in Edmonton, and me waiting and waiting and waiting at home. At 9 O'clock at night I put the fifth wheel on kijiji.....
That's how we ended up buying our "little in size" Escape, and I or we can escape whenever we want.

[thoer]

So Jim, did you sell each of those when the LP tanks needed filling?

[Jim Bennett]

Originally Posted by KarenH

I bought a simple scanner on Amazon for about $100. It was so easy to use, I scanned my slides while watching television. I then "sold" it to a friend for half what I paid. A good deal all around and not nearly the hassle I thought it would be. And I'm glad I did it some time ago as the slides were terribly faded.

Unfortunately, my tastes are much more expensive. I have so many negaives and slides to scan, I want one with a feeder that does negative strips, or trays of slides automatically. I do have a couple other people that want to use it too.