CLynn85 said:
Like a Land Rover Dormobile!
OMG OMG OMG!!! AEV Camper
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Like a Land Rover Dormobile!
durango_60
Explorer
Bergger said:
If thats the case I think you get more flexibility with a high quality rooftop tent.
cshontz
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goodtimes said:
Considering the top is modular, and the amount of usable surface area on the roof of the Unlimited, I don't think there's anything stopping anyone from making a trick replacement top / tent-camper.
For instance, a large platform could fold out to the side of the vehicle, and open up into a canvas tent - 1/2 to 3/4 sleeping platform, and the remaining open space would be vehicle interior access.
:drool:
77blazerchalet
Former Chalet owner
Blah. It needs the top to go straight up & down, and cool retro stripe graphics, and whitewall tires.......... oh wait, that's been done already. Nevermind.
http://www.tocmp.com/brochures/GMTrucks/1976/pages/1976 Chevy Blazer Chalet-01_jpg.htm
http://www.tocmp.com/brochures/GMTrucks/1976/pages/1976 Chevy Blazer Chalet-01_jpg.htm
adventureduo
Dave Druck [KI6LBB]
dang!.. that thing is so pimp (blazerchalet)
wonder how many they made? you know?
wonder how many they made? you know?
Check out the Blazer Chalet web site, it's about the only one, and proably the best site that talks about these trucks, also lists some for sale.
This page on their site talks about # units built
http://www.blazerchalet.com/serials.html
This page on their site talks about # units built
http://www.blazerchalet.com/serials.html
Dave Bennett
Adventurist
OK, that AEV camper pic is not working for me... I'm Googling... cant find it... SOMEBODY POST UP MORE PICS OF THAT THING!!!
And dont tell my Toyota!!!
And dont tell my Toyota!!!
86cj
Explorer
I have been a hardsell on the 4 door wrangler idea, being a longtime CJ, LJ owner (the 2dr JK is an improvment). Seeing the 4dr around here for sometime (near DCX home) in stock form with really small tires, has made for a few outbursts I can't share. It's even uglier on stock tires than our LJ......
Now couple the fact that AEV LWB TJ got me on the "TJ with more room bandwagon" I jumped on the first LJ's produced........
"I was on the Wrangler with a tent on top bandwagon" and ended up here due to research on the Maggolina for said LJ, love this place BTW.....
Now this !!!!!!!!!!!....Not only is it sweet I want one bad..... After I get done pouting (the only AEV thing I can afford is wheels). I may find the way to expensive Maggiolina is a great deal after all...
Now couple the fact that AEV LWB TJ got me on the "TJ with more room bandwagon" I jumped on the first LJ's produced........
"I was on the Wrangler with a tent on top bandwagon" and ended up here due to research on the Maggolina for said LJ, love this place BTW.....
Now this !!!!!!!!!!!....Not only is it sweet I want one bad..... After I get done pouting (the only AEV thing I can afford is wheels). I may find the way to expensive Maggiolina is a great deal after all...
disappointed
I saw the AEV with popup camper at SEMA, and frankly, I was disappointed. There is no interior access to the popup. The interior is stock.
AEV removed the standard Jeep roof, pop-riveted a sheet of aluminum across the roof for support, and stuck the pop-up on top. There is no way provided to climb up and down. It appears to be a last-minute idea that was not thought through completely.
The popup is as narrow as a pup tent, and the screened sides lack any sort of overhang that could provide shelter from mist or dew. The Eezi-Awn style of tent that folds out wider than the vehicle's roof is much roomier, and it's better protected from the elements.
The lift for the Jeep chassis and the 38" tires look great, no doubt.
Now if they had raised the Wrangler Unlimited roof a la the Troop Carrier, and outfitted the interior with some storage, and installed a cooking station that slides out for use..
Chip Haven
I saw the AEV with popup camper at SEMA, and frankly, I was disappointed. There is no interior access to the popup. The interior is stock.
AEV removed the standard Jeep roof, pop-riveted a sheet of aluminum across the roof for support, and stuck the pop-up on top. There is no way provided to climb up and down. It appears to be a last-minute idea that was not thought through completely.
The popup is as narrow as a pup tent, and the screened sides lack any sort of overhang that could provide shelter from mist or dew. The Eezi-Awn style of tent that folds out wider than the vehicle's roof is much roomier, and it's better protected from the elements.
The lift for the Jeep chassis and the 38" tires look great, no doubt.
Now if they had raised the Wrangler Unlimited roof a la the Troop Carrier, and outfitted the interior with some storage, and installed a cooking station that slides out for use..
Chip Haven
77blazerchalet
Former Chalet owner
SOCALFJ said:
Aaron S's & Doug W's web site http://www.blazerchalet.com/serials.html says a magazine article stated there were 1780 total 1976 & 1977 Chevy & GMC versions, and I managed to extract an official reply from a GM corporate customer service rep that said there were 1555 '76 & '77 Chalets, so the math says there must have only been 225 '76 & '77 GMC Jimmy Casa Grandes. Rare vehicles, still not all that valuable. (More at this thread: http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2291
As for the Jeep AEV popup camper, too bad Chip Haven confirms it was a bit of an afterthought buildup, however, the concept may not be toast yet. Consider that the old Blazer / Jimmy doesn't look very roomy in the back, yet there is real truth to Aaron S's comment in the blazerchalet.com web site that, "...the comment I get most after "what IS that?" is that the camper is much larger inside than it would seem..."
So with a bit more cleverness to the design, trapdoor access to the upper part, and perhaps an overhang extension to the back, it could be made into a functional 1-person expedition camper.
By the way, you can put a camper on anything. See: http://hem.passagen.se/lamini/topp.html click on the Toppola links
Also: http://www.saabcentral.com/features/saab_900/misc/toppola_a.php
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