Dave Bennett
Adventurist
This was posted FS here recently by member JESSE A, I am documenting it in this section for historical value. Pretty sure this is the original prototype, serial number 1!
I know of the history between Six Pac and Flip Pac, and of the split, but I have never heard of Barr Industries and I never knew the design was this old. Now if someone... cough... Ursa Minor... cough... would just take this concept to the next level!
http://www.expeditionportal.com/for...pack-drop-in-type-camper-for-sale-in-(so-cal)
Some highlights:
"It has some shelving built inside with tons of storage and can sleep 2 in the upper bed and the table can be removed to sleep one persone or a small couple, this thing has tons of space and works very well.The tag on the inside says it is the #1 proto type built in 1977."
"7 feet long, 16 inch bed depth, 57 inches from the roof to the bottom of the door, 45 inches from the bottom of the bed to the roof, and 63 inches wide, the rachet straps on the inside make an x to keep the tent/matress/sleeping bag up nice and tight when folded up I just remove them after the camper is open and all set up."
"Skinned with aluminum with a woods core and paneling on the inside,I as far as I know it is the same as a flip pack I've never actually seen one, its old but I think that's what makes it really cool!"
"Pretty sure this is flip pac #1, as described by US4176873"
I know of the history between Six Pac and Flip Pac, and of the split, but I have never heard of Barr Industries and I never knew the design was this old. Now if someone... cough... Ursa Minor... cough... would just take this concept to the next level!
http://www.expeditionportal.com/for...pack-drop-in-type-camper-for-sale-in-(so-cal)
Some highlights:
"It has some shelving built inside with tons of storage and can sleep 2 in the upper bed and the table can be removed to sleep one persone or a small couple, this thing has tons of space and works very well.The tag on the inside says it is the #1 proto type built in 1977."
"7 feet long, 16 inch bed depth, 57 inches from the roof to the bottom of the door, 45 inches from the bottom of the bed to the roof, and 63 inches wide, the rachet straps on the inside make an x to keep the tent/matress/sleeping bag up nice and tight when folded up I just remove them after the camper is open and all set up."
"Skinned with aluminum with a woods core and paneling on the inside,I as far as I know it is the same as a flip pack I've never actually seen one, its old but I think that's what makes it really cool!"
"Pretty sure this is flip pac #1, as described by US4176873"
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