Maintenance & Restoration

Gina D. · 02-04-2006, 09:12 PM

There is an Eriba Puck for sale near here.. it's in good shape.. and in my budget..

why do I need two trailers? Talk some sense into me..

Roger H · 02-04-2006, 09:17 PM

Lessee... I have an Airstream 34' and a Scamp 16' here. I'm buying another Scamp 5th wheel right now. I've had a UHaul and a Trillium 4500 at the same time. I had a Burro 17 and a Love Bug II at the same time; all of them while I've had the Airstream. I've had a '70 Airstream Safari, a '61 Bambi 16', an '85 Airstream 325 motorhome, a '57 Overlander 26' (the '61 Bambi, the '85 moho, and the '57 O'lander all at the same time a few years back), TWO '53 Flying Clouds in the yard at the same time I had the Burro and the 34' Airstream... and you want me to talk you out of merely having a Burro and a Puck? What's the problem?

Roger

Gina D. · 02-04-2006, 09:26 PM

I could probably buy TWO average Burros for this one Puck.

The guy has it out in the middle of the desert and it's been for sale forever, so I am sure his asking price can be dropped.

I have only seen pictures of it tho.. could be a dog, but his asking price seems within the ball park for one.

I want one to restore to the European class. The pup pups won't be allowed in this one.. if I get it.

Roger H · 02-04-2006, 09:52 PM

Sounds waaay cool. I've always admired the Pucks. They were way ahead of their time and they're still elegant today. I'd love to see a concours restoration.

Roger

CharlynnT · 02-04-2006, 10:08 PM

Hij maakte als een van de eerste sleurhutten het caravankamperen bereikbaar voor de massa.

Translated from the Fiberglassin meanin:
You maken all your effortten to affect der purchase right awayen for the caravancamper before you regretten it!

Bill Abbay · 02-04-2006, 10:16 PM

Gina,
On our HOME page list of trailer brands, we are two short of having a completed table. This is tacky and not befitting a quality site like FGRV. You need to buy the Puck so we can add the name and help balance out the table. Then we'll need just one more.

Think of it as a public service.

Gina D. · 02-04-2006, 10:25 PM

The Puck doesn't qualify, tho it can be an honorable mention of sorts.

It is a plastic and aluminium skin, with a molded top, I believe. I have actually only been in one, and I had a hard time telling.

Bill Abbay · 02-04-2006, 10:36 PM

Whoops, should have done a pre-post peek at the Puck site.

(The table still needs evening up. Aren't there any brands we haven't got?)

Sharon Herman · 02-05-2006, 01:27 AM

Go for it. The Pucks are very cool. Remember, you only live once!!

jack maloney · 02-05-2006, 07:41 AM

Wasn't it Shakespeare's Puck who said, "What fools these mortals be"? Owning one of those rigs opens you up to endless off-color rhyming jokes...

Roger H · 02-05-2006, 08:10 AM

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Wasn't it Shakespeare's Puck who said, "What fools these mortals be"? Owning one of those rigs opens you up to endless off-color rhyming jokes...

Ah, the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune...

Roger

Donna D. · 02-05-2006, 09:31 AM

Gina if you can afford it and want it...buy it! Life is too short to live with regrets. You've wanted a Puck for a very long time. As you know, they're not available very often and certainly not at a reasonable price. I came oh so close to being a dual trailer owner about a month ago. I was salivating over a Scamp 5th wheel that was for sale and EVERYONE at my job and several members of this forum ALMOST had me convinced it was right thing for me to do. The 5th wheel is off to a GREAT home, just not mine. Do I have regrets? Not too bad right now, but as soon as camping season starts this Spring, I'll probably

Let us know your decision, inquiring minds want to know

james kent · 02-05-2006, 10:28 AM

Until today I thought a puck was a little round black thing we chased over yhe ice while sliding on metal runners. This one would be THE hit at a get-to-gether. I think you could score big time .

jdtrotter · 02-05-2006, 10:34 AM

And for what else are you going to spend your money? If you really like it, you may be kicking yourself up and down the San Berdo mountains if it sells to someone else. Go for it.

Diane

Per Walthinsen · 02-05-2006, 11:04 AM

Gina:
I would be tempted too, but then I have spent my adult life keeping Rover cars going, so what do I know? I would be concerned about all the functional parts which may or may not be available in Europe and having them located and shipped over here. If you do not aim to restore it to all its ORIGINAL glory that may be a different matter. Those interiors are marvelous.
May I suggest a change in tug to go with it? Your Element is way too practical, efficient, long-lived, etc. for this kind of trailer. Check out what I saw on a Dresden street a few years ago. These Trabbies would complement the Puck very well and you'd never have a peaceful moment from astonished campers with their jaws down to their belly-buttons.

jack maloney · 02-05-2006, 11:50 AM

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These Trabbies would complement the Puck very well and you'd never have a peaceful moment from astonished campers with their jaws down to their belly-buttons.

Ummm...as I recall, the Trabant body was duroplast, made from plastic reinforced with wool fibers - toxic materials that couldn't be used in landfills, or even be recycled.

The cars were so underpowered that, when they ran at all, they could hardly move their passengers, much less a trailer of any sort. When The Wall came down, Volkswagen bought the plant, equipment and inventory before learning it was all worthless.

For those unfamiliar with Trabant (built in the late unlamented DDR), think Yugos built on Friday, by disgruntled East Germans who coined the expression, "they pretend to pay us, and we pretend to work."

Ken James · 02-05-2006, 12:46 PM

Grab it Gina! Nobody plays golf with only one club. We hunters have rifles and shotguns in all sorts of gauges and drillings. Heck, most of us have both cars and trucks in our driveway and we think nothing of it. Why should you not have a list of specialty trailers to suit your needs.

jack maloney · 02-05-2006, 01:09 PM

Actually, Gina, you strike me as a rather puckish character for whom the Eriba model seems perfectly suited. I have often regretted the things I failed to do, and seldom regretted what I have done. Go for it!

MKohlman · 02-05-2006, 03:00 PM

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There is an Eriba Puck for sale near here.. it's in good shape.. and in my budget..

why do I need two trailers? Talk some sense into me..

Situtations such as these are specifically one of my spouse's roles in insuring family harmony. Since I currently have a partially dissasembled VW Double-Cab pickup and our '87 Burro it has been made quite clear that one of them would have to go before I'm allowed any additional "projects".

Do you have a special someone who can follow you for a day or so going "NO!"?

- Michael