1960s Red Dale Truck Camper Redux
We bought an old Red Dale truck camper for $350. It had been gutted. Some of the water damaged wood had been replaced. We stripped it down on the inside to the frame & aluminum siding. We're build...
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Hubert Ward, Robert "Bob" Ward's father and grandfather to Brian Ward, moved from Texas to Colorado, sometime in 1960, to design campers for RED DALE MFG.. I'm not sure what influence he might have had on the RED DALE truck campers, though. They made trailers, too. Hubert started TORTUGA TRAILERS in Texas in 1958. Hubert later started WARHAWK MFG. CO. with a partner. "Warhawk" was apparently an amalgamation of the partner's names - - 'Ward' and 'Hawkins'. Hubert finally created HALLMARK which is currently headed by Bob's brother William.
Brian and Bob are the minds behind OUTFITTER MFG in Longmont, Colorado and their company's notable 'Apex' and 'Caribou' pop-up truck campers.
I saw a RED DALE truck camper in CUTTY'S HADEN CREEK campground at Coaldale, Colorado ( near Salida ) a few years back. I have some photos of it somewhere but I can't remember if it was on a truck or off. In any event, it had an air of 'permanence' about it in regard to its installation. There was no owner around so I couldn't ask any questions about it.
I enjoyed looking at your pictures and your project.
Hubert Ward, Robert "Bob" Ward's father and grandfather to Brian Ward, moved from Texas to Colorado, sometime in 1960, to design campers for RED DALE MFG.. I'm not sure what influence he might have had on the RED DALE truck campers, though. They made trailers, too. Hubert started TORTUGA TRAILERS in Texas in 1958. Hubert later started WARHAWK MFG. CO. with a partner. "Warhawk" was apparently an amalgamation of the partner's names - - 'Ward' and 'Hawkins'. Hubert finally created HALLMARK which is currently headed by Bob's brother William.
Brian and Bob are the minds behind OUTFITTER MFG in Longmont, Colorado and their company's notable 'Apex' and 'Caribou' pop-up truck campers.
I saw a RED DALE truck camper in CUTTY'S HADEN CREEK campground at Coaldale, Colorado ( near Salida ) a few years back. I have some photos of it somewhere but I can't remember if it was on a truck or off. In any event, it had an air of 'permanence' about it in regard to its installation. There was no owner around so I couldn't ask any questions about it.
I enjoyed looking at your pictures and your project.
