Hello everyone! I'm new to the camper life, and I found this old shell that someone had thrown away and knew that it had potential. It has major water and animal damage to the floor from being left on the ground (I'm assuming), so I'm currently rebuilding the base frame for it. Does anyone know what brand/make/model this may be? I haven't been able to find a logo or serial/VIN number anywhere on it. If you have any ideas, that would be extremely helpful as I try to restore it! I'll be ripping the bottom off and cleaning the inside in preparation for the new base, so that's why it's sitting on the door end. It has two sliding windows, one solid window toward the cab, and a main door on the back. It is a non-cabover camper, and had some 1978 travel books inside of it when I picked it up.

Unfortunately I believe you'll find more repair/replacement work than you anticipate. I hope I'm wrong.

There is no info you could gain to help you do whatever you're going to do with that by knowing the make and model.

It could be any number of them, including a self-built Glen-L Truck cap.

Lwiddis wrote:Unfortunately I believe you'll find more repair/replacement work than you anticipate. I hope I'm wrong.Oh you're not wrong, there is quite a bit to do. The only things that are still good (but need to be cleaned up/polished/repainted) are the actual shell exterior and the windows.

Grit dog wrote:There is no info you could gain to help you do whatever you're going to do with that by knowing the make and model.Knowing the make and model is more for my personal knowledge of it, but since the base was obviously homemade it would've been helpful to try and find original plans for this particular shell.

Do you know what brand/model this bed camper is?

RookieCamperGir
Explorer
Sep 13, 2022
joerg68 wrote:
The camper is a conventional wood frame model with metal siding. I would guess it was built some time between 1965 and 1980. They are simple to build, and there were literally dozens of smallish manufacturers around, most of which no longer exist - and in the time before the internet.

The good news is: this is not rocket science once you understand the basic construction principles.

There are specialized rv junkyards and many of the more exotic parts like siding are available as well.
There are also a number of people around who restore old rvs as a hobby. Maybe one of them chimes in.

It looks like a fun project and I wish you success - and a lot of fun with your little camper!

That's very helpful, thank you! The design is extremely simple, but I like learning everything I can about my projects/things I pick up. I haven't spent much time in campers, and I'm only 27 so all of your info is much appreciated. I hope to have this thing in usable shape before spring!
RickW
Explorer III
Sep 14, 2022
Welcome to the TC forum and good luck with your new project.

Please post periodic renovation updates with photos.
JIMNLIN
Explorer III
Sep 15, 2022
I can't help with the mfg although as one reply said knowing the brand or mfg name won't be of any help with construction blue prints/or any tech info.
It is a slide in truck camper of that late '50s/'60s era.

I had a new '67 48" tall slide in with the interior layout just like it on a '67 chevy.
Exterior was a bit different with double doors on the rear. The mfg of the one I had went out of business around '80.

Later models came with 5' then 6' and 6' 6" ceiling heights till finally the TC industry gave us a 6'+ tall slide in with a over the cab bed.

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