Discovered two Fireballs: one the fraternal twin to ours - Good Old RVs2024-03-28T17:12:30Zhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/forum/topics/discovered-two-fireballs-one-the-fraternal-twin-to-ours?commentId=2093474%3AComment%3A342772&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWell, yes and no. Any camper…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2018-11-01:2093474:Comment:3428582018-11-01T17:13:08.896ZOld soldierhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/SamueljamessmithSR
<p>Well, yes and no. Any camper this old still on the road means someone/many owners dumped a lot of money, time, and work into it. Derel is still on the road despite having more money into him than a comparable NEW camper. The one in Webb City was the result of being shut inside a building for more than 25 years and not used. It still has major issues the owner doesn’t know must be there based on limited observation. Derel’s twin is pretty much rotted out. I enjoy vintage campers, but I…</p>
<p>Well, yes and no. Any camper this old still on the road means someone/many owners dumped a lot of money, time, and work into it. Derel is still on the road despite having more money into him than a comparable NEW camper. The one in Webb City was the result of being shut inside a building for more than 25 years and not used. It still has major issues the owner doesn’t know must be there based on limited observation. Derel’s twin is pretty much rotted out. I enjoy vintage campers, but I suffer no illusions about construction quality on these derelicts. Although I only worked directly on Derel, I habitually inspect other folks’ vintgage campers when I can and offer any assistance to other owners. Common to these campers is substandard materials by modern standards (non-galvanized nails, screws, bolts, etc; wood too thin for longterm strength; electrical components insufficiednt for modern use; etc). RVIA standards would likely not allow sale of many I see at rallies or on the road. There is a reason these old ones are still on the road: some idiot like me dumped a lot of good money into a project..or the common issue of someone pulling/using a rotted out derelict with danger of crashes. Too many cases of those crashes in the news. And the amount of restoration videos validate how many campers are constantly being rebuilt. But these are just sooooo much fun.</p> Thats awesome,, Just proves y…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2018-10-29:2093474:Comment:3427722018-10-29T15:54:43.284ZLakota Wolfhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/LakotaWolf
<p>Thats awesome,, Just proves ya cant build em like that anymore.. 50 plus year old trailers still rolling around.</p>
<p>Thats awesome,, Just proves ya cant build em like that anymore.. 50 plus year old trailers still rolling around.</p>