by "shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
Published 02/19/2017 at 21:39
by "shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
Published 02/19/2017 at 21:39
Tags: Give me all the green!
STARS: 9
A buddy and I went halfsies on a ‘78 Apache War Eagle. We’re going to use it for going to races. The previous owner rebuilt it four years ago with a new sub floor, canvas, cushions and seals. They then used it on all me two week trip, and never again. It needs a bit of work and cleaning, but it’s a hell of a nice camper for $600.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
02/19/2017 at 21:42, STARS: 3
No picture with it open for use
Do you want the ban-daid ripped off quickly or slowly?
"slipperysallylikespenguins" (slipperysally)
02/19/2017 at 21:47, STARS: 1
That is quite an imposing name for a camper. Looks awesome though, love the color.
"The Snowman" (the-snowman)
02/19/2017 at 21:54, STARS: 0
Now you just need a Comanche eliminator to pull it and wear a redskins jersey.
"XJDano" (xjdano)
02/19/2017 at 22:06, STARS: 0
I ment to ask, STL Indy? Me and FIL are going and probably his brothers. I like turn one in the braking zone, it’s not as full as main straight and get some good action some times.
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"TFen" (tfen)
02/19/2017 at 22:06, STARS: 2
They actually named it the Comanche Eliminator?
That’s all kinds of wrong haha
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
02/19/2017 at 22:07, STARS: 0
My parents had an old Apache popup (I don’t remember the year). The thing was enormous once fully opened up.
But it eventually reached a point where it had been sitting in the backyard unused for several years, and got infested with mice and bees. So rather than replace the canvas, mattresses, etc., the whole thing was torn down until it was just a flatbed trailer with shallow walls.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/19/2017 at 22:11, STARS: 0
Possibly. We’re already going to the 500 and the Road America race, so I’m not sure the budget can handle a third one. Plus all that Rallycrossing this year :)
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/19/2017 at 22:13, STARS: 0
Ha! Coincidentally, the guy I went in on this with was nearly given a Comanche a few years ago.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/19/2017 at 22:13, STARS: 0
We opened it before we bought it.
"Nibby" (nibby68)
02/19/2017 at 22:15, STARS: 1
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/19/2017 at 22:15, STARS: 1
This one nearly met a similar fate, but the PO rescued it and restored it, beyond all sense of reason. I didn’t have the heart to tell her that the frame she had sanded down and repainted was once again covered in surface rust.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/19/2017 at 22:16, STARS: 1
Thanks! I love the color too. It’s a hell of a lot better looking than your average pop-up.
"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
02/19/2017 at 22:16, STARS: 1
Back in the early ‘70s my family had a similar trailer called a Nimrod. I guess the name had a different meaning back then...
"slipperysallylikespenguins" (slipperysally)
02/19/2017 at 22:20, STARS: 0
Thats a good one too
"CopHoe" (cophoe)
02/20/2017 at 00:00, STARS: 1
That’s a sweet find, and a nice truck!
Were you unloading motorcycles in the ditch?
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/20/2017 at 07:28, STARS: 1
Thanks! I bought the truck new for a price that was practically stealing it, and I’m gonna drive it into the ground.
No, I wasn’t unloading motorcycles in the ditch. That’s at my friend’s house, he was unloading an oven in the ditch.
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
02/20/2017 at 09:13, STARS: 1
Awesome vouwwagen!!! Cool name as well. If that doesn’t scare of bears and wolfs I don’t know what will!
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/20/2017 at 09:15, STARS: 1
The only brand new wheeled thing I ever bought was our Coleman Sedona pop-up around 2007. We’ve pulled it from the Pacific to the Atlantic and back twice. It’s been sitting out front now for about three years unused. My wife and I are hoping to take it out this summer.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/20/2017 at 09:28, STARS: 1
Haha! Totally :)
I’ve been wanting to convert an aluminum framed enclosed cargo trailer into a nice big camper, but the monies are needed for our actual house.
When I originally floating the idea of going in on a cheap pop-up, I said maybe we’d use it for a few years, and then pull parts off of it for the conversion. After we bought this one, we were taking a good long look at it, and I said, “We’re not parting this thing out.” My friend replied, “Oh no, this is getting Death Match 2000'd.”
I think we’re going to be camping at race tracks for many years to come in this. We’ve already decided our first modification. The refrigerator we’ll never use is coming out, and a portable toilet is going in for emergency use.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/20/2017 at 09:46, STARS: 0
We used to borrow a friend’s pop-up to camp outside the Indy 500. When he sold it a few years ago, I bought a used 21' hybrid for my family. That thing was great to camp in, but a bitch to tow for the little 4.8 in my truck. I sold that last year at a small loss because of some water damage.
Towing this thing home, I had forgotten how easy these pop-ups are to tow. You can barely tell that they’re there. It’s just big enough to see in all three mirrors, but doesn’t block any views.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/20/2017 at 09:55, STARS: 1
I pulled mine behind my ‘97 GMC Safari. I’ve done a bunch of maintenance to that vehicle over the years, but it’s been a phenomenal vehicle. Drives like a dream, too. I added a leaf to the rear springs, along with a sway bar, and a heavier sway bar up front. KYB gas-adjust shocks and it drives very well.
"fryguy" (jbird94)
02/20/2017 at 10:05, STARS: 2
This item will fill two needs - porta potty and a way to get around Road America.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/20/2017 at 10:05, STARS: 1
My truck has been a noble steed as well, it’s never let me down. I wish it had a 5.3, but I’m sure the reason I got such a good deal on it (under $22k out the door, brand new), is nobody wanted a 2wd crew cab with a 4.8. They sold so few equipped this way, that the combo isn’t even in the owners manual on the page where it lists tow ratings. I had to extrapolate to figure out it was 5700 pounds.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/20/2017 at 10:08, STARS: 2
Looks a little top heavy!
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
02/20/2017 at 11:54, STARS: 0
No fridge? Then where’s all the beer going????
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/20/2017 at 12:21, STARS: 1
Coolers! They keep beer colder anyways.