Hi Joe
Looks great.Photos are fine.:wave

Fresh out of the chute at Backus (last November).

1973 Boler 1300






BC Provincial Park campground, Fraser Lake, BC (Hwy 16, west of Prince George)

Hi Benny:

I suggest your photo be a jpeg, which is often the default format for digital camera. You then select Upload Photo from the box to the right, then follow the instructions, which requires you to locate the jpeg image of your trailer, then select Add File.

Worked for me!

Rick

very nice looking set-up, eh?

Benny - the file should be in jpeg (jpg) format and not bitmap (bmp). You can post a photo via the link on the left (while you post a message) that says UPLOAD PHOTO. Resize your photo to 500 pixels wide maximum. If you need a decent free photo program try irfanview 3.8

http://download.com.com/3000-2192-10180889...tml?tag=lst-0-1

one more suggestion. when naming the photo DO NOT have any spaces or ' or ". these may work once and then never again or only for certain people or not at all and you've done everything else right.
so just don't do spaces or thingies and your better off. :yep

also-- if you save the link number that comes up in the new post or edit post page, everytime you want to show that picture, you just stick in that *number* and there the picture is. simple :crazy-ii

and also there is a thread down near the bottom of the form page that has tutorial. good stuff there.

Here's a pic of my 1974 13' Boler in the Cape Cod area. We awoke in the morning after a rain to 12" of water in our campsite!

Benny

Here we are at campground near Wisconsin Dells...

Benny

Hey Benny
Great Photos eh.Glad to see you got the hang of posting eh.It took me a long time to get it right eh.
Don't mind me , just having fun eh.:wave

done!

If you go to your original double posted message and hit EDIT it gives you an option to DELETE POST.


P.S. I love the wrap around swimming pool with your RV. Nice touch! :)

Benny, good looking matching rig you have there. Camping in a flooding area would not be comforting. I assume you didn't know you would wake up ankle deep. Thanks That's something we need to remember.

Benny:

When I lived in Winnipeg, my entire house got surrounded by water, and unlike my Boler, the house had a basement. You can imagine the rest ...

I now live on a hillside, far above the valley, and water runs downhill!

Rick B

And, just in case, you keep your kayak on top of the tow vehicle...!

:ola

Rick B Hi again....Leads me to believe that you lived south of the city. We live North. When we were at Cape Cod the person that was at the campground told us to expect thundershowers but didn`t tell us that we were in the lowest campsite.....Benny

Hi Colin: Good looking Bigfoot. I see that it's a 19 footer. Being an '84 Bigfoot owner for about a year now, I didn't realize they made 19's in the 80's. Is the Floor plan similiar to the 17's (my 17 has the 15B17G plan)?

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Actually, I lived in the north end of Winnipeg, about 2 blocks from the Red River. I worked in Selkirk, for over 7 years.

Pleasant weather here now, almost all snow melted, warm, windy days! ... Rick B

Hi again Rick B.....We live just outside the perimeter off Main but won`t carry on any more on this thread as the last time I went on a tangent, I was frowned upon. Bye for now Benny

1992 Scamp 5th Wheel. Pictures were taken in Utah.

Okay... I'm confused. (Granted, it doesn't take much. ;) ) I added my posting the first time and it would not show up when I went to the last page -- even though the thread stated that I was the last person to post. So I added it again. Then BOTH postings showed up! (They were in the 9th page.) So I delete my first posting and the second one disappeared! Now there were only 8 pages and my posting/pictures did not appear. I'm going to post this and see if it will force the 9th page to show. Anyone else had this problem with this quirk in the system?

Nancy

We bought this '77 Scamp 13' fifteen years ago to get out of the rain better than in a tent. We rarely cook inside, but its a great place to eat when the bugs are bad. It is great to reach the coffee pot from bed. The Scamp is so manueuverable I once parallel parked it in downtown Reno. The truck is rigged for Kayaks, skis and bikes, but inside the Scamp is cleaner and more secure for the latter. I love this site already because of the friendly and informative folk. We'll look for on the road and in camp.

:wave Nice looking truck (and Scamp, but that goes without saying). Glad you found us. Thanks for the kind words!

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Paddlevan
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:wave Just thought I would add to this thread Sunrize on the Missisippi. :sunny

Thanks all of you for the pictures of your rigs. they just make me want to get out there and - - camp :yep Love'um

This is my first attempt to post a picture here. If all goes well, this will be a picture of our rig just 15 minutes after pulling our new Casita out of the "hook-up" bay at Rice. The front lot display makes it look a little like there is a kayak on the roof of my Tahoe.

Here is our previous Boler 13' - we have since moved to a 15' Trillium.

Here is our new rig, a 15' Trillium towed by a Subaru Legacy wagon.

the only reason I know for sure that's really you in both of those pictures, Ken, is the tote on the the tow vehicle looks to be the same. :lol

and your right Steve, you have a kayak. :yep

love the pictures

Thanks Jana,

Yes, that is my "tote" up top. In fact, I designed and built that. I started a new thread explaining this.

I thought I put these pictures on here once?

:wave You put them here:
New Curtains

and here:
Shine Back

But that's okay, you need one over here under rigs! ;)

Our previous rig in Norway.

Wow Ken, I never would have guessed you made that. Could you do a thread and tells how you did it.. it looks like fiberglass.

Hey Lex. That's the coolest looking little trailer I've ever seen. It looks it came out of Star Trek. What brand was it? I wonder if there have ever been any of those in America? I honestly think that if I ever saw one of those here, I would have to buy it for a 'collectible'.

Does anyone remember that little car the AMC, I think, made that looked like a Turtle? That would look so great pulling that trailer.

Keith, that is a BIOD of course :) :) :)
Your 're probably rather new on this forum.
For more BIODs take a look at my website: http://biod.net

I don't think there is one in America.
There is one hidden somewhere in Canada, owned by the daughter of a man who emigrated from Holland to Canada.

Keith - are you thinking of the AMC Pacer?

Remember the AMC Pacer, you betcha. I had one. hugged the road and drove great, only ticket I ever got was driving that car. :wak hubby said to change the oil or spark plugs was more then he cared touch. bad placement of stuff. it would look cute towing that Biod. IF you can find a Pacer. mine was falling apart.

Here is our rig as we brought it home from the Factory in early May.



Need to get to some better places in some better weather for a really cool pix.

Dave
SOI 469

Hi All
I just got back from my first weekend get away, which was a test run to see how all my mods worked out. All was good.

This is a photo of my newly painted 73 boler in Kananskis country just outside of Calgary....

What have you used for the rockguard on the front? Is it a spray on Line-X type of material. How much did that portion cost ya?

Hi Rick
The rockguard on the front is a thin rubber - it is quite flexible and stretchable. It is the result of a couple previous botched tries at a decent looking rock guard.
First I tried that spray on stuff but just wasn't pleased with the result - then I bought some black vinyl/rubber stuff and tried to put it on ... but the curvature of the trailer and the stiffness of the material didnt make for a very professional looking job.
Finally, my neighbour came by and said that they had some very flexible thin rubber at his work and he'd bring some home for me.
It worked really well - and it was free.
The key to this process is to make a pattern by taping sheets of paper together onto the front of the trailer. You will be surprised at the odd shape you get when you take it off.
The edge of the rockguard is finished with chrome stick on vehicle trim. Really finished it off.
Laura

Thanks for the info.....when you have time I'd like to see some close-up pictures.

(and I'll have more questions after.....:o )

P.S. beautiful paint job!

Hope these help - if you have any further questions just let me know!

That rock-guard job is amazing and looks excellent. :)

I was asking because I have a mess on mine that was there when I bought it last fall - I've been mulling over what to do with it.

Do you have a product name that you used?

Hi Laura
Inside shot please.
I hope my paint job turns out as good as yours did.Very nice unit.

Which one is Ches and which one is Marie?

Just kidding; beautiful background!

Bill H
Fiver the Scamp

Hi Ches
Thanks for the compliment on the paint - I am quite pleased with it as well. I used Marine Paint and a high density foam roller to apply it.
Unfortunately I do not know the name of the rubber that I used on the rock guard. When I see my neighbour I'll ask him if he knows what it is called.
Interior photos you ask - of course I have some!
I have recovered my cushions and put new foam in them and painted the inside walls. I have left things somewhat original - using plaid on the cushions and have so far curbed the desire to paint the cupboard doors some funky color ... they are in such good shape it seems a shame to mess with them.
I am also attaching a picture of my closet reno - I added some shelves and drawers.

Hi Laura
Thank you very much for inside photos.I have been looking at every thing I can find on 13 ft bolers.I want to do a bang up job on my little boler.
:wave