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ol__grouch
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Sep 21, 2015

Skamper slide in camper

I just picked up a Skamper camper. Anyone know anything about them? Are they still around? It has the pop up roof. I specifically wanted one of these as one place I want to go to has a rail overpass that was too low for my Class B motor home I used to have.

I think it's a 1978 model. It's a bit beat up but seems dry and isn't in too bad of a condition. 15 amp shoreline, refrigerator and more storage than I'll ever need. I've got it strapped to the truck but as soon as my driveway opens up, I'll be installing hooks to tie it down properly. It's on a '97 F250 old body style with the 7.3 turbo oil burner.

I plan to modify it a bit as it'll be my get away for a day or two unit. I also have a really small lot and it won't take up much room.
  • I see them for sale a lot here in Colorado, but never one that old. They seem like nice enough campers.
  • I took a few pictures when I got home. Now I just have to figure out how to post them here.
  • MN Ben wrote:
    I'd love to see a picture or two.


    I'll take some when I get time. I planned to start cleaning and reconditioning when I got it home but needed to put some new shocks on the work car. I found a frayed brake hose so that needs to be addresses before I get to play with the camper.
  • I believe the last company to own the Skamper name was the Coleman company. However, your 78 model was not a Coleman product, but was the original AMF Skamper and was 1000x better than the product that Coleman put the Skamper name on. I had a 1974 AMF Skamper C class that I bought new and it was a very good and well built coach.