Our first TC was a Perris Valley shell on a Datsun pick-up. I built a false floor over the wheel wells hinged on both sides for ease of access. The area closest to the cab was the closet made of 3 cardboard boxes for clothing. The area by the tailgate was the kitchen. With some carpet over the plywood and big, soft pillows for lounging, we were ready to go.
We traveled all over the US with our daughter beginning when she was 18 months old. In the photo, I was 8 months pregnant with said daughter camping in the Grapevine Canyon area of the Anza Borrego State Park. We are still using the same coffee pot, BTW.
The truck has been colorized from a photo of our current truck - the Datsun was red too.
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Sheriffdoug wrote:
Sleepy,
May I ask you, how much you paid, back in 1970, for your 10ft Hutch and the
3/4 ton Chev?
Would be interesting from a historical point of view.
Have been waiting with eager anticipation on your usual in depth postings.
Thank You.
I hope this meets your expectations... :B
I paid $2950 (cash) for the special order truck including factory installed overload leaf springs. I found out that GM wanted to market a longer truck bed (8 1/2') and didn't have a frame for it... they built the "Longhorn" on a 1 ton chassie. (My dad had a GMC 1 ton that had a 9' bed with the same frame. At the time Chevy's came 10/20/30 series 1/2 ton / 3/4 ton/ or 1 ton... mine was a 21034 series and thats the numnber that the parts store if I wanted to replace the brakes or anythin else.
I have no idea what the camper cost'd... the appliances were bought new from a RV parts store were very expensive (as they are now) special ordered ... all of the wood framing materials were bought at 84 lumber company, the panaling was bought at Weimers lumber... the cabinate doors and counter tops and door inserts were Formica was bought at Williams, Inc... special tools like routers were bought at the hardware...The skin was Aluminium sidding bought in 8' to 20' lengths from house trailer manufacturers (both colors white and copper) the siding was horizontal... connected by "pittsburg felt" joints, copper low, white high on the sides... white back and cabover nose... The roof was one piece of heavier gauge aluminum 8' wide x 20' long from Fruhoff Trucking (they repaired tractor trailers)... the 3 jacks were from a RV Parts store... three legged hand cranked. The three large dinnette windows were jalousie as was the kitchen window over the sink... the BR window was a verticle slider, the cabover side windows were horzontal sliders... the cabover front window was plexaglas. All of the windows had plexaglas storm windows. We heated with a colman catalytic heater at the door...The dinette cushions were covered with naughyde... the tape player speakers were accustically engineered for the space in the TC and covered with naughyde,,, The escape hatch and vents were from the RV parts store...
It had a observation deck on top and a canoe rack for our 18' Herters fiberglas canoe
It had 2 propane tanks... a 20 and a thirty...
3 way 6 cu ft fridge
The tie downs went to 4" x 1" "C" channel belly bars
I didn't keep track of the money... never wanted to know.
Mom made the curtains
:Z
It is used as a hunting base now...
43 years old
and abandonded mostly
there were two propane tanks mounted on the rear... the 20# above the left brake light, the 30# to it's right
Yes, it was Home made... I built it when I was 30 years old... working full time and carrying 18 hours in college... it took several months. It was pretty when new!
1985 Lance 200 purchased in 2005.
....and just for fun
1999 Lance 1030 purchased in 2007
...and 2007 Lance 1055 purchased in 2010
...and 2011 Lance 1050S purchased in 2011
....and just for fun
1999 Lance 1030 purchased in 2007
...and 2007 Lance 1055 purchased in 2010
...and 2011 Lance 1050S purchased in 2011
1966 Avion C-10 first and only since 2010 TC, unless you count the homemade slide-in non-cabover camper I had in the bed of my 1948 Chevy PU. It was attached by bolting through the floor of the camper to the floor of the bed.
Garry in Kodiak, AK
Garry in Kodiak, AK
1996 Lance 500; our first and only truck camper. Hard to believe its 17 years old and has been on three new Fords.
Brad
