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AirSpeed · 06-02-2012, 09:21 PM

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Airspeed you are a craftsman for sure! Your trailer looks really well built and I'm sure it is a great conversation piece when you are on the road with it. Also like the tow veh as well!!!

Thanks! I do get a lot of questions where ever I go, I usually have a hard time escaping a gas station! Its a lot of fun. I could have sold it a thousand times since I built it. I should have gone into bussiness building them. Thanks again! Aaron

**FirstOwner69** · 06-02-2012, 09:56 PM

You didn't say which weekend...

Here are a couple shots of our first camping trip the weekend after we bought the truck in Nov., 1969 (ignore picture date). Pictures were taken near Big Bear Lake in the mountains out of San Bernardino, CA. Still have both the truck and camper.

AirSpeed · 06-02-2012, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by FirstOwner69

You didn't say which weekend...

Here are a couple shots of our first camping trip the weekend after we bought the truck in Nov., 1969 (ignore picture date). Pictures were taken near Big Bear Lake in the mountains out of San Bernardino, CA. Still have both the truck and camper.

Very cool! I used to go camping at Big Bear when I was a kid, between 68 and 74, my grand parents had a dinky little cabin up there. We used to go to a restaurant on the lake, there was a store and a pool right there that the hippies took over. We would go there two or three times a summer.
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AirSpeed · 06-02-2012, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by FirstOwner69

You didn't say which weekend...

Here are a couple shots of our first camping trip the weekend after we bought the truck in Nov., 1969 (ignore picture date). Pictures were taken near Big Bear Lake in the mountains out of San Bernardino, CA. Still have both the truck and camper.

What do the truck and camper look like now? Do you have any current photos of them? It would be cool to see how they aged!
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**FirstOwner69** · 06-02-2012, 11:46 PM

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What do the truck and camper look like now? Do you have any current photos of them? It would be cool to see how they aged!
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I'm in the process of a frame-off on the truck. The camper is close to mint. I'll attach a couple pictures just before I started the restoration. The camper is covered with a blue tarp in the background of one of the pictures. No recent outside shots. I have a couple of the camper interior but can't find them at the moment.

AirSpeed · 06-03-2012, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by FirstOwner69

I'm in the process of a frame-off on the truck. The camper is close to mint. I'll attach a couple pictures just before I started the restoration. The camper is covered with a blue tarp in the background of one of the pictures. No recent outside shots. I have a couple of the camper interior but can't find them at the moment.

That is so cool! It's awesome to see someone keep a truck AND camper for 40 years! It still looks great! I got my 69 from my grandfather who bought it new. I always wanted it and told him so every time I visited, 25 years ago he handed me the keys. Can't wait to see the camper, it's nice you took such great care of both!
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**FirstOwner69** · 06-03-2012, 12:42 AM

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That is so cool! It's awesome to see someone keep a truck AND camper for 40 years! It still looks great! I got my 69 from my grandfather who bought it new. I always wanted it and told him so every time I visited, 25 years ago he handed me the keys. Can't wait to see the camper, it's nice you took such great care of both!
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One shot of the camper interior taken a couple years ago. Typical 1969 decor.

fun in dirt · 06-03-2012, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by FirstOwner69

I'm in the process of a frame-off on the truck. The camper is close to mint. I'll attach a couple pictures just before I started the restoration. The camper is covered with a blue tarp in the background of one of the pictures. No recent outside shots. I have a couple of the camper interior but can't find them at the moment.

BEAUTIFUL! Looks more like after restoration pics. The buckets & console are sharp too.

fun in dirt · 06-04-2012, 10:20 AM

This past Saturday morning was quiet after a late night around the fire

My truck has multiple jobs while we're out in the woods

roger0080 · 06-04-2012, 10:45 AM

How does that toilet seat attach to the bumper? That is really slick idea. I am tired of squatting over the hole, as it is getting harder for me to get up from a position like that.

[Edit] Oh I see, it is in the receiver hitch.

RexDodge · 06-04-2012, 10:47 AM

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Thanks! I designed and built it from scratch. Way cheaper and much nicer than you can buy. It's self contained except for a toilet! I think I have about $1500 in it.

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That is a very nice job on your trailer...and a nice truck too!

50bomb · 06-04-2012, 10:58 AM

FirstOwner69 Thank you for keeping a great truck alive and CAMPER!

**FirstOwner69** · 06-04-2012, 11:37 AM

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FirstOwner69 Thank you for keeping a great truck alive and CAMPER!

I see you're from Garden Grove. The camper was made by a company (Four Winds) in Garden Grove. I believe they went out of business in the early 70s.

50bomb · 06-04-2012, 11:39 AM

Yep I lived here all my life. 28 years now. But never really liked it here. To much out here for me. Looking to live somewhere with some acres.

**FirstOwner69** · 06-04-2012, 11:50 AM

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Yep I lived here all my life. 28 years now. But never really liked it here. To much out here for me. Looking to live somewhere with some acres.

Pretty much why we moved back to Wisconsin from Fullerton. So.Cal. is a nice area, just too many people for me... even in 1970.

50bomb · 06-04-2012, 01:20 PM

I will never leave cali. Just want to move where there is alil more rural land. I can't wait the get my c10 on the road so I can camp in the Sequoia National forest. Love that place. Now that would be my dream to live out that way. Mariposa is Beautiful camping grounds too by the Merced river

Farbie · 06-09-2012, 05:55 PM

Forgot to bring my camera so here are a couple from some other excursions.

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Can't go without stuff.

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And the sweet Chevy I saw at the desert party.

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06-02-2012, 09:56 PM	#27
FirstOwner69 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin & Arizona Posts: 4,852	Re: Who took their old truck camping over the weekend? You didn't say which weekend... Here are a couple shots of our first camping trip the weekend after we bought the truck in Nov., 1969 (ignore picture date). Pictures were taken near Big Bear Lake in the mountains out of San Bernardino, CA. Still have both the truck and camper. Attached Images Last edited by FirstOwner69; 06-02-2012 at 10:03 PM.

06-04-2012, 10:20 AM	#34
fun in dirt Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,122	Re: Who took their old truck camping over the weekend? This past Saturday morning was quiet after a late night around the fire My truck has multiple jobs while we're out in the woods Attached Images __________________ '72 C to K20 "Cannibalizer" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...32#post8653432 '85 K30 "Big Nassy" [B]'85 C10 [B] "Corpse" '01 2500 Suburban ...party wagon & tow truck '06 Silverado SS...DD '06 C1500 WT...DD '07 Classic C1500 WT...DD Built & sold cause can't keep 'em all: '72 Blazer "The Bucket" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=433190 '55 Chevy straight axle gasser https://www.trifive.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173938 '69 Pro Street Chevelle http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=332541 '86 M1031 CUCV http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=553619

06-04-2012, 10:45 AM	#35
roger0080 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Carver County, Minnesota, USA Posts: 626	Re: Who took their old truck camping over the weekend? How does that toilet seat attach to the bumper? That is really slick idea. I am tired of squatting over the hole, as it is getting harder for me to get up from a position like that. [Edit] Oh I see, it is in the receiver hitch. __________________ 72 Chev C-10 90% restored (former AZ truck) ... 71 Chev K-20 Cheyenne my vacation crusier... 72 Chev C-10 Now retired and striped after many faithful miles... 72 GMC 1500 Retired to the junk yard after bought new in '71...

06-04-2012, 10:58 AM	#37
50bomb Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hemet,Ca Posts: 1,502	Re: Who took their old truck camping over the weekend? FirstOwner69 Thank you for keeping a great truck alive and CAMPER! __________________ Stovebolt-It is painted

06-04-2012, 11:39 AM	#39
50bomb Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hemet,Ca Posts: 1,502	Re: Who took their old truck camping over the weekend? Yep I lived here all my life. 28 years now. But never really liked it here. To much out here for me. Looking to live somewhere with some acres. __________________ Stovebolt-It is painted

06-04-2012, 01:20 PM	#41
50bomb Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hemet,Ca Posts: 1,502	Re: Who took their old truck camping over the weekend? I will never leave cali. Just want to move where there is alil more rural land. I can't wait the get my c10 on the road so I can camp in the Sequoia National forest. Love that place. Now that would be my dream to live out that way. Mariposa is Beautiful camping grounds too by the Merced river __________________ Stovebolt-It is painted

06-09-2012, 05:55 PM	#42
Farbie Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 22	Re: Who took their old truck camping over the weekend? Forgot to bring my camera so here are a couple from some other excursions. Can't go without stuff. And the sweet Chevy I saw at the desert party.



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