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MisterE
Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 11, 2010 - 10:50pm PT
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We just picked up a refurbished teardrop trailer today - needs some work, but it is camp-ready as it is.
We got a great deal on this rig - the guy that sold it to us is retired, and he goes to tear-drop trailer conventions and buys and fixes them up as a hobby. He's not the greatest finish carpenter, but we saw potential, and I can fix all of the "cheap-outs" quite easily.
We are also going to paint the rig - neither of us like the plywood look. Probably continue the white theme above, and put a Nash turquoise swoop on the lower section. Also, whitewall tires and turquoise rims are in order.
Nonetheless, it is taking it's "Maid"en voyage to Yosemite in a week and a half for the Sacherer Gathering...enough back-story, here's the trailer, it's 8' long with a 2' platform on the front:
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edejom
Boulder climber
Butte, America
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May 11, 2010 - 10:58pm PT
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Love the vintage "tear-droppers"--I only wish that our family could fit in one:-)
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MisterE
Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
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Topic Author's Reply - May 11, 2010 - 11:01pm PT
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We would also like to replace the LAPD motorcycle wheel-covers with something in matching tear-drop.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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May 11, 2010 - 11:03pm PT
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nice trailer. teardrops r kuehl.
but dude, women's day?
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Daphne
Trad climber
Mill Valley, CA
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May 11, 2010 - 11:05pm PT
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Sweet!
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john hansen
climber
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May 11, 2010 - 11:05pm PT
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I remember a story about a guy who hitch hiked up the back side of the sierra's from Lone pine to Reno with one of those things.
He didn't have a car or truck to haul it, but people pulled over and hooked it up and and gave him a ride to the next town.
Classic.
Cool looking rig. I am sure with the skills that you and Skip have you can turn that into something special..
Gotta have some stained glass..
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MisterE
Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
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Topic Author's Reply - May 11, 2010 - 11:15pm PT
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The Women's Day was a "display" item, along with some fake apples and other corny old-people stuff. That's my story and I am sticking to it ;)
John, that was one of the first questions I asked Skip:
"Can we get rid of the curtains and put in some stained glass?"
I wasn't sure with the waterproof windows, but Skip said no problem.
It's nice to have projects...
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TripL7
Trad climber
san diego
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May 11, 2010 - 11:53pm PT
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"I remember the story about a guy..."
That would be Tim Harrison (R.I.P.)!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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May 11, 2010 - 11:56pm PT
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What a beauty! It will look great in Vedauwoo, when you join us, this summer.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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May 11, 2010 - 11:57pm PT
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We named it "Eggbert"
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Wack
climber
Dazevue
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May 12, 2010 - 12:02am PT
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A nice dry place to sleep, cool. Small diameter tyres heat up quickly. Make sure the air pressure is right and carry at least 1 spare. Enjoy!
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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May 12, 2010 - 12:11am PT
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There is actually a secret spare tire mounted under the front wood platform.
Edit to add: E is totally full of crap. I caught him holed up in there reading that "Woman's Day". Tried to use that "the old owners must have left it" excuse on me too.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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May 12, 2010 - 12:18am PT
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Those things are as cool as can be. I like your hot-and-cold ( hot in the summer, cold in the winter ) running water set-up in the back.
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F10
Trad climber
e350 / Bishop
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May 12, 2010 - 12:31am PT
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Nice digs,
I was wondering about the magazine selection ?
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hooblie
climber
from where the anecdotes roam
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May 12, 2010 - 12:39am PT
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i got an old rig along those lines, stand up size but swoopy, compliments of an old lady that needed a bunch of junk moved.
it involved some extremely distasteful cleanup, i've developed an aptitude for such.
my ambition was to have the coolest chicken coop on the coconino. most of the cabinets were damaged and easily removed.
i should have waited. now the transport across braided trenches and revealed rockpile "roads" is a fate accompli.
turns out the cabinets were critical to holding the thing in one piece. now i have a loosely associated heap of vintage materials
in a shambles atop a sturdy frame where chickens were meant to be.
after i saw what a cougar did to my neighbor's much more substantial tin roost, i dropped the whole concept.
it's now one conversation piece among many on an estate devoid of orthodoxy.
it's clear that eggbert is on a whole different trajectory: cozy comfort, cooing condoned
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drljefe
climber
Old Pueblo, AZ
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May 12, 2010 - 01:04am PT
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shut your f*#king face.
that things awesome even before your mods.
can't wait to see the finished product!
zzzzzzzzzzz
yep
you'll get
plenty of
zzzzzzzzzzzzs
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
Sprocketville
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May 12, 2010 - 01:16am PT
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that thing needs a magnesium flare,
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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May 12, 2010 - 12:25pm PT
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Just to let you all know... I just installed a memory-foam mattress in Eggbert.
I'll be charging $5.00 for a 1/2 hour nap.
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troutboy
Trad climber
Newark, DE
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May 12, 2010 - 12:36pm PT
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Edit to add: E is totally full of crap. I caught him holed up in there reading that "Woman's Day". Tried to use that "the old owners must have left it" excuse on me too.
Hopefully he was reading the "100 ways to please your woman" article ubiquitous in those mags (not that I have first-hand knowlegde, of course ;-) ).
Looks cool, BTW. Would definitely rock with some Skippy stained glass in it.
Tim S
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Leggs
Sport climber
California originally, Old Pueblo presently..
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May 12, 2010 - 08:56pm PT
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I'd like to submit my request for a nap. ~xx
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MisterE
Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
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Topic Author's Reply - May 12, 2010 - 10:41pm PT
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Yay! I got a place to stay when I'm in the doghouse...
as opposed to the cathouse:
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
Sprocketville
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May 12, 2010 - 10:41pm PT
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i remember a guy with a toyota pickup, he had this big geodesic dome in the back as a camper shell.
made out of roof shingles.
looked like a giant pineapple driving down the road.
i wanted to toss a cig butt on that thing,
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TripL7
Trad climber
san diego
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May 12, 2010 - 11:40pm PT
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justthemaid- "I'll be charging $5.00 for a 1/2 hour nap."
I would be anticipating Locker and his...BLOW-UP DOLL!
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nita
Social climber
chica from chico, I don't claim to be a daisy
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May 13, 2010 - 12:06am PT
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I'm so jealous , i love those little teardrop trailers...
Happy camping ....
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Sherri
Trad climber
WA
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May 13, 2010 - 02:25am PT
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The Women's Day was a "display" item, along with some fake apples and other corny old-people stuff. That's my story and I am sticking to it ;)
We bought our Westie van from old people. They left it stocked with several (opened) containers of wet wipes and hand lotion, and a Costco-sized pack of cheap toilet paper. We acknowledged their "generosity" with a polite smile but drew the line when they tried to throw in the nasty portapottie they kept behind the passenger seat. (Ew!)
You scored on the estro-mag and fake fruit. Sweet rig. Happy trails!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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May 13, 2010 - 02:27am PT
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Tell us more about the cat house...
And bring some paint to the Sacherer memorial. We'll help you paint the new love shack.
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corniss chopper
Mountain climber
san jose, ca
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May 13, 2010 - 02:34am PT
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The locals may put your trailer to the test. Perhaps some extra steel
reinforcing would be a good idea to keep bears out.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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May 13, 2010 - 11:47am PT
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Yikes- note to self. No food in the egg. It's basically a paper wrapper in bear-terms.
Hiker: The cat house is just that- a house for my outdoor cat complete with furniture, and small door and steps and girly-cat-art, and electric for lighting and a heating pad for cold winter days. Years ago I had a burly old tom-cat who lived in the yard and hated being in the house so I built it for him. He immediately knew it was HIS house and lived out his dying days there. Our new big tom has also moved in now that the old cat has passed.
Edit to add: The "pineapple" trailer sounds funny. We could just paint ours white with a big yellow spot.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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May 13, 2010 - 02:40pm PT
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Teardrops are such sweet little bitty campers! A couple years ago my neighbor in JTree had one that he had made. He'd found an old Popular Mechanics (or something) magazine. It was very cool.
have fun in the camper Eric and Skip!
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MHope
Big Wall climber
Scarsdale, New York
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May 13, 2010 - 02:47pm PT
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I'm looking at trailers for camping and retirement. I'll look forward to meeting you both and the trailer soon!
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R.B.
Trad climber
West
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May 14, 2010 - 12:55am PT
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Bet it don't meet IBC
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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May 14, 2010 - 01:35am PT
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Eggbert
awesome LOL!!!
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JOEY.F
Social climber
sebastopol
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May 15, 2010 - 10:09pm PT
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Love the fenders! Where will we find that beauty this week?
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MisterE
Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
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Topic Author's Reply - May 15, 2010 - 11:53pm PT
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Hope you have a great b'day Joey!
The Eggbert Snugglification Unit will be at Hodgedon Group Site D on Friday and at Wawona Saturday night.
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hooblie
climber
from where the anecdotes roam
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May 16, 2010 - 06:06am PT
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snug counts when it comes to cozy. most of my favorite sleeping units have wheels, even the winged one passes the bivi test.
when i accepted the weather job at the grand canyon airport, they emphasized that no housing was available.
i was fairly coy about the ace up my sleeve, that i have a long history of poaching bivies.
never one to use anything for it's intended purpose, when i ran across an immaculate '77 celica GT liftback in a flagstaff junkyard, the vision of this piece of eye candy under a tailored car cover, with me snoozing inside was quite compelling.
of course a mod that allows the passenger door to open would have to be included in the cover's design.
http://www.mainelineexotics.com/catalog/images/77%20Celica/P1010749.jpg
it lacked an engine/tranny so negotiating for this easy towing vehicle went smoothly. i feigned poverty, and arranged easy payments of twenty dollars on an every so often basis, cheaper than storage. the accounting was informal and
a friendship had evolved by the time i took delivery, winching it into the back of my cube van.
as a stealth sleeper, there are a world of parts that can be removed, the shifter boot replaced by varment screen for the breathing hole for instance. it's amazing what a featherweight it is, and to put a positive spin on predation,
it's getting even lighter; i upgraded to alloy rims off a similar vintage toyota cressida...
an effort to embellish the pretense that what dwells within is worthy of a cover.
the towbar was stored under the hood after being tugged into its current location with a fourwheeler ATV.
brakes and steering remain to facilitate more exotic placements. with a driver, (and temp seat) a snatch block,
and two equalized ATV's, there's a lot of possibilties
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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May 16, 2010 - 07:00am PT
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Nice lil camping rig! I thought that the woodwork/conversion you did on the van was pretty damn ice, you must have sold it? Or is that going to haul this?
Congrats:
Bill
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Oxymoron
Big Wall climber
total Disarray
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May 16, 2010 - 11:54am PT
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Chick rig.
I usually just sleep where I fall down.
Each to their own.
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tiki-jer
Trad climber
fresno/clovis
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May 16, 2010 - 12:46pm PT
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I just love the vintage-ness of teardrops.....I want one......I need one!
Specially now that I am a dirtbag once again.
Or is it 'Once a dirtbag...always a dirtbag'?
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MisterE
Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
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Topic Author's Reply - May 16, 2010 - 07:25pm PT
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Bump for improvements today - getting ready for the Yosemite trip:
I also tore out the paneling in the divider area, glued and reinstalled it, as well as setting up the kitchen, and installed tie-downs on the front platform for the EZ-Up, lawn-chairs and woodbox.
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MisterE
Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
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Topic Author's Reply - May 16, 2010 - 10:00pm PT
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OK, I will quit after this.
Finishing touches:
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Jingy
Social climber
Nowhere
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May 16, 2010 - 10:14pm PT
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Very cool rig Mister E....
Very cool and I'm sure it will be exactly what you needed.
Hoping to see you out there somewhere someday with the rig in toe...
Cheers
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MisterE
Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
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Topic Author's Reply - May 25, 2010 - 10:45pm PT
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We couldn't make Yosemite, but got away to Bishop for a couple of days. Here's 3 pictures from the maiden voyage of the trailer:
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mrtropy
Trad climber
Nor Cal
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May 25, 2010 - 11:35pm PT
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A bit bigger but we have a family of four. The Grasshopper at Pinnacles National Monument.
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willie!!!!!
Trad climber
99827
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May 25, 2010 - 11:53pm PT
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Clicking the "like" button.
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F10
Trad climber
e350 / Bishop
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May 26, 2010 - 12:08am PT
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Congrats on Eggbert's maiden voyage. I am sure there will be many more trips,
Bummed I missed you, next time
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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May 26, 2010 - 12:21am PT
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We each try to find what works for us
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MisterE
Social climber
Cinderella Story, Outa Nowhere
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 26, 2011 - 03:31pm PT
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Well we have made some improvements on Eggbert. We refinished the sides, trim and doors and painted everything white:
and in the last few days, I have been remodelling the "kitchen" area. The previous owner, hereto referred to as COB (that Cheap Old Bastard) installed a really flimsy set of "drawers" and sliding doors, here's a picture of the before:
Keeping the basic lay-out, Skip and I designed a more functional kitchen space. We had some nice laminate left over from the desk I built for our spare bedroom, so we decided to use it in this area. The work took about 25 hours of this week, milling, assembly, laminating, trimming, staining and a poly-urethane finish. I also replaced the flimsy hatch supports with some 1/2" solid oak legs.
From stowed mode to full deployment:
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Mar 26, 2011 - 03:58pm PT
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really nice E, wish I could have you rig my truck bed up with a remodel.
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MisterE
Social climber
Cinderella Story, Outa Nowhere
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 26, 2011 - 05:04pm PT
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Thanks, Locker! Your little rig looks pretty sweet, looks like way less work, too...
;)
Munge, it wouldn't be the first time I have designed and built an interior for someone's rig...
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Mar 26, 2011 - 05:22pm PT
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nice remodel.
what's yr hitch weight?
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MisterE
Social climber
Cinderella Story, Outa Nowhere
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 26, 2011 - 09:04pm PT
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what's yr hitch weight?
The trailer weighs about 550 pounds, maybe 600 now with the new kitchen.
Locker,
you have a portable man-cave trailer? Lucky!
I got lace window trimmings, here...and Woman's Day...
Meh.
;)
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Captain...or Skully
climber
The Seas of Stone.
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Mar 27, 2011 - 08:05am PT
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The Eggbert is pretty cool.
Fairly fancy. I dunno about lace trimming, though.
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MisterE
Social climber
Cinderella Story, Outa Nowhere
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 4, 2011 - 02:00am PT
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OK, we're done! (except the wheels, which will be the turquoise)
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Chinchen
climber
Way out there....
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Looks great Erik! Hope you guys are having fun out there in it. Come up and visit us!!!
J
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Has Eggbert got stained glass windows? That would be a nice touch!
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MisterE
Social climber
Cinderella Story, Outa Nowhere
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 4, 2011 - 02:16am PT
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Thanks, Jason!
MH: No stained glass - the RV windows are a whole different sealing process than we are familiar with.
That front platform paint-job looks like the classic "whale-tail" to me. LOL!
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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I approve.
Maybe pastel orange wheelwells, maybe black.
Just a thought .
Dig Eggbert!
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