Fiberglass Travel Trailer Documentary

[Matt, H]

I am filming a documentary on fiberglass travel trailers this summer.

Here is a youtube link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef4tXAxs78M

Please contact me if:

-you or someone you know worked at a factory that made a fiberglass trailersin the 1970s
-If you have pictures, videos, manuals or magazine ads of 1970s fiberglass trailers
-If you are the owner of Boler with a serial number less than 40
-If you own a old car with a matching Fiberglass Trailer

I will be at:

Bolerama Ontario 2009
Prairie Egg Gathering 2009
Washington State Gathering 2009?
and others

(Here is a list of some of the fiberglass trailer manufactures)

CANADA
Boler Winnipeg MB
Glass Fab Peace River AB
Neonex Calgary AB
Vanguard Winfeild BC
Earton Mfg Earton ON
Advanced Fiberglass ON
Trillium ON

USA
Boler American
(Wichita Kansas)
Evalands Bacus MN Scamp
Casita Bacus MN
Century Manufacturing Aurora NE
Tri Fab Tripoli IA Love Bug
Perris Valley Campers Perris Pacer
(Perris CA)
Land N Sea Craft El Macho
(San Jose CA)
Beta Design Minit
(Hawaiian gardens CA)

Please contact me at:

bolerdoc [at] gmail.com

[Carol Ann in TO]

Hi Matt: Can't wait to see your results.

You might find a lot of your answers by checking this link:

http://www.fiberglassrv.com/board/in...howtopic=21173

See you at Emily.

[Doug Mager]

Thanks Matt for that l'il 'teaser' of things to come... I can't wait to see the end result!!!!

[CindyL]

Oh, darn. My UHaul is from the 80s. We had a guy over at uhaulcamper.com briefly who helped make them.

Some Burros were made in the '70s. We had one before the UHaul.

Looks like something I will be watching for.


CindyL

[Matt, H]

Oh, darn. My UHaul is from the 80s. We had a guy over at uhaulcamper.com briefly who helped make them.

Some Burros were made in the '70s. We had one before the UHaul.

Looks like something I will be watching for.


CindyL

thanks for the tip on the uhaulcamper.com site

[Matt, H]

I will be at the Washington Gathering

[Liz&Kev]

Hi Matt

What cool endeavour. As a newbie to the fibreglass trailer world, I'm looking forward to see the final product.

We don't have a manual for the actual trailer, but we do have a ratty copy of the original stove manual. Is this anything that would be of help?


~ Liz

[peterh]

Hi Matt. I think you might want to add the Triple E Surfside to your list. A Trillium knockoff, it was made in the latter half of the 1970s. At least one of the Northern Oregon gathering regulars has one in nice condition. (We have one as well, but not in so good a shape.)

[Kent I]

It the past, on this forum there has been a discussion with the designer/owner of play-Pac?

And the owner of Team Trillium, in an arrangment with escape trailers now, was the vice -president of the original Trillium manufacturer, I my memory serves me correctly? Hope this helps.

[Linda of San Diego]

Matt,
I am waiting for the finished video. You should add Hunter Industries, Chattsworth, Ca to you list.

Hunter I, Compact Jr., Compact II, etc.



Linda

[tom w]

I have the El Macho trailer but it was made in Santa Clara CA.

[CindyL]

We saw a Boler from the early 70's today at the VW show in Effingham, IL. I took pix and recommended the guy join here. I don't know if he will but I will post pix in the sightings section after I download them.

[Matt, H]

I guess I should give everyone a quick update. I have been able to contact people associated with the manufacturing of the following trailers:

Boler Canada
Boler American
Eco
Love Bug
Scamp
Perris Pacer
El Macho
Trillium
Play Pac


Here are the top 3 things I am looking for right now:

1. Name of the person who started Cloud 9 is St Cloud MN. Any information about Cloud 9 would be helpful.
2. Name of the person who started Casita in Backus MN
3. Info on following companies:
   
   Vanguard Trailers - Winfield, BC
   Midhurst Fiberglass - 151 Tiffin Street Barrie ON
   Advanced Fiberglass - ? ON
   Minit - Southern California
   Tote N Tarry - ?
   Trek - ?

[Joseph Domingos]

This sounds like it's going to be VERY interesting Matt! If nothing else, you know you've got a website FULL of people here who'd LOVE to see the finished product!

Joe

[Raya]

A couple of "I think but I'm not sures"

It's "Cloud" not "Cloud 9"
Casita in Backus may have had something to do with Scamp/Acorn.

Raya

[Matt, H]

A couple of "I think but I'm not sures"

It's "Cloud" not "Cloud 9"
Casita in Backus may have had something to do with Scamp/Acorn.

Raya

Thanks Raya. I am not sure why I thought it was "Cloud 9". I did find a post on FGRV of someone selling a Cloud 9. All other documents that I have are simply "cloud".

[Tom U]

I am filming a documentary on fiberglass travel trailers this summer.

USA

Don't forget Fiber Stream. Built in the mid-late '70s and early '80s in California (Lodi, I think).

[Matt, H]

Don't forget Fiber Stream. Built in the mid-late '70s and early '80s in California (Lodi, I think).

Is the Fiber Stream a molded fiberglass trailer? I would love to see your trailer sometime. If you have any info about it please send it my way. There is an El macho in Santa Cruz that I also want to see. I didn't include all the fiberglass travel trailers on the list. I am not excluding any fiberglass trailers. I just posted the ones that I am focusing on right now.

[Frederick L. Simson]

Don't forget Fiber Stream. Built in the mid-late '70s and early '80s in California (Lodi, I think).

Judging by the list of nameplates selected, it appears that Matt is focusing on the Boler (& Cloud) 13' designs and their variations... Fiber Stream (made in Mira Loma, CA) was a completely different design, made only in the 16' length.

[Frederick L. Simson]

I am not excluding any fiberglass trailers. I just posted the ones that I am focusing on right now.

There is a person I know here in San Diego who is an original owner of a Fiber Stream that she purchased directly from the manufacturer. She is a member here, but has not logged on in some time.