My 1968 Apache/ 2015 adventure trailer
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Maxcustody
Explorer
wow, very cool find! You have some skills, well done.............Looks great!
UnfrozenCaveman
Explorer
Wow, the trailer looks / will look great!!!
But can we have more pics of the Bug please
But can we have more pics of the Bug please
bonomonster
Adventurer
Wow.. Great build... There's one of these for sale near me but needs canvas and some work. Just looking at yours has me thinking....
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UnfrozenCaveman
Explorer
Wow. that looks like way too much fun
Friends had a MUCH more primitive version in the 60's that we took to baja and played on the beach with
Enjoy!
Crikey! I just enlarged the photo...that looks like a significant;y more substantial chunk of aluminum hanging out the back than I thought was there!
I guess towing isn't a problem
Friends had a MUCH more primitive version in the 60's that we took to baja and played on the beach with
Enjoy!
Crikey! I just enlarged the photo...that looks like a significant;y more substantial chunk of aluminum hanging out the back than I thought was there!
I guess towing isn't a problem
bonomonster
Adventurer
Awesome build..... How much room is left inside the camper for gear when it's all packed up?
Also, do you remember what the basic frame size is for under the trailer? I'm looking into purchasing the one that needs canvas, and since I don't have the awesome fabrication skills you have, I was wondering if I would easily fit onto a heavy duty 4x6 or 5x8 landscape type trailer.... Just a thought
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Also, do you remember what the basic frame size is for under the trailer? I'm looking into purchasing the one that needs canvas, and since I don't have the awesome fabrication skills you have, I was wondering if I would easily fit onto a heavy duty 4x6 or 5x8 landscape type trailer.... Just a thought
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4xdog
Explorer
Nice -- looks like an Apache Eagle. We had one from circa 1969-1985, a 1968 model IIRC in dark green. My dad sold it without telling me, and I'm still mad about that! We loved that little trailer.
I'm guessing yours is a 1969-71 model. Earlier years might not have had that useful clamshell top. You know, of course, that the clamshell halves had bent wire hangers to suspend them from the bottoms of the extended bed frames, thereby creating off-the-ground shelving for gear. Well thought out design -- except for the awful leveling jacks. They jammed, bent, rusted, and were a general PITA to live with.
I'm guessing yours is a 1969-71 model. Earlier years might not have had that useful clamshell top. You know, of course, that the clamshell halves had bent wire hangers to suspend them from the bottoms of the extended bed frames, thereby creating off-the-ground shelving for gear. Well thought out design -- except for the awful leveling jacks. They jammed, bent, rusted, and were a general PITA to live with.
Lots of storage, you have the full width and length 60"x80" and 18" high. It is a 1968 Eagle. It is really nice to have the hard top. I have been looking for a while for one. I have one wire hanger, the whole trailer is very cool design. I have a hydraulic bender and a program called Bend tech to help design the bends. Thanks for the compliments