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08-24-2011, 06:04 PM
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Member
Name: Don
Trailer: 1975 BIOD Extase
Alberta
Posts: 98
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Trillium Rant: It's Not A Boler!!
This may not be just my Trillium owner's rant but might be shared by anyone who owns a glass egg that's not a....well you know the one.
Here's how the conversation goes most every time someone engages me: "Nice Boler!". "Thanks, it's a Trillium". "Neat, I always wanted a Boler!". "Ya, they're nice, I like my Trillium, it's fun." "So how long you had the Boler?" "Uh, about a year - it's a Trillium". "My friend has a Boler too!"...and on it goes.
My neighbour is threatening to paint "Don's Boler" on the back of my Trill, just to watch my reaction.
Like the Bolers, but love the Trilliums!
Don
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08-24-2011, 06:17 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Oliver Legacy Elite 2008
Posts: 127
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OH, how I can relate! I have an Oliver and always am asked how long I've had my Casita (even though "Oliver" is plastered on the side...they must figure that's me)
I've learned not to fret about it anymore and am simply happy to be counted amongst the throngs of all FGRV owners!
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08-24-2011, 06:40 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
Posts: 25,697
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Smile and just say "yeah, ain't it neat! On the other hand, no one will ever mistake my Scamp for an Escape
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Donna D.
Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Double Yolk - 1988 16' Scamp Deluxe
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08-24-2011, 07:23 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Boler 1984
Posts: 2,938
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"Oh look, a Tril"l.
"No, it's a Boler".
This works both ways.
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08-24-2011, 08:59 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Andy
Trailer: 1979 Ventura 13'
Alberta
Posts: 133
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The Ventura doesn't get confused with anything just gets the " what the heck is that?" or " did you turn a truck camper into a trailer?" hahaha!
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08-24-2011, 09:10 PM
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Senior Member
Name: James
Trailer: Uhaul CT-13
Ohio
Posts: 360
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trilliumdon
This may not be just my Trillium owner's rant but might be shared by anyone who owns a glass egg that's not a....well you know the one.
Here's how the conversation goes most every time someone engages me: "Nice Boler!". "Thanks, it's a Trillium". "Neat, I always wanted a Boler!". "Ya, they're nice, I like my Trillium, it's fun." "So how long you had the Boler?" "Uh, about a year - it's a Trillium". "My friend has a Boler too!"...and on it goes.
My neighbour is threatening to paint "Don's Boler" on the back of my Trill, just to watch my reaction.
Like the Bolers, but love the Trilliums!
Don
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So do you have any pictures of your Uhaul?
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08-24-2011, 09:25 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1979 13 ft Boler and 1987 Bigfoot 5th Wheel
Posts: 2,025
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Get a Bigfoot 5th wheel, no one even notices it's fiberglass. I guess it's so close to "normal sized" it never draws attention.
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08-24-2011, 10:16 PM
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Moderator
Trailer: Fiber Stream 1978 / Honda Odyssey LX 2003
Posts: 8,222
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They only get the "Stream" part right
I often get told, "I didn't know that AIRstream made fiberglass trailers!"
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08-25-2011, 09:57 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Hazel
Trailer: Trillium
Saskatchewan
Posts: 588
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Our Ventura is often called 'a bed and fridge on wheels'.
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08-26-2011, 08:38 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Andy
Trailer: 1979 Ventura 13'
Alberta
Posts: 133
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hazel in Sk
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Ha ha that's good. I had made a coment when I first joined here that our Ventura wasn't so much an egg it was more like an egg carton.lol
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08-26-2011, 04:11 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2000 Burro 17 ft / 2001 Toyota Tundra V8 2wd
Posts: 339
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When I was in Denali national park, there happened to be a caravan of half a dozen or so Scamps and Casita owners traveling together. One of the Casita owners started chatting with me, about how my trailer was the basis for Scamps, going on and on. I finally realized he thought my Burro was a Boler.
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08-26-2011, 07:41 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Charlie
Trailer: '83 Burro
Virginia
Posts: 404
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My strategy is to make it clear what I'm towing! I was amazed that this plate was available, but I jumped at it and it's permanently mine until or unless the trailer and I part company!
Froggie
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08-26-2011, 09:45 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Francesca Knowles
Trailer: '78 Trillium 4500
Jefferson County, Washington State, U.S.A.
Posts: 4,669
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The most distinguishing feature of a Boler is the inevitable body sag, a problem solved by other manufacturers including Trillium by the use of molded interior fixtures.
Francesca
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08-27-2011, 08:36 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1986 U-Haul CT13 ft
Posts: 494
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Yeah, our UHaul gets a lot of folks asking "is that a Scamp?"
But my favorite was the guy at the gas station who said "hey, nice Porta-Potty!"
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08-27-2011, 09:12 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Charlie
Trailer: '83 Burro
Virginia
Posts: 404
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jack maloney
Yeah, our UHaul gets a lot of folks asking "is that a Scamp?"
But my favorite was the guy at the gas station who said "hey, nice Porta-Potty!"
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You win, Jack. Nobody's gonna top that one!
Froggie
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08-27-2011, 03:03 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Greg
Trailer: 72 Boler American
Indiana
Posts: 1,557
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Everybody that sees mine for the first time thinks it's a doghouse.
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08-28-2011, 12:52 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2007 19 ft Escape 5.0 / 2002 GMC (1973 Boler project)
Posts: 4,148
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Francesca Knowles
The most distinguishing feature of a Boler is the inevitable body sag, a problem solved by other manufacturers including Trillium by the use of molded interior fixtures.
Francesca
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Hi: Francesca Knowles... My most distinguishing feature is the inevitable "Body Sag". No one thinks I'm a Boler... or a Scamp for that matter!!!
Alf S. North shore of Lake Erie
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08-28-2011, 08:21 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Francesca Knowles
Trailer: '78 Trillium 4500
Jefferson County, Washington State, U.S.A.
Posts: 4,669
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Hi, Alf
I think you're a bit of a "scamp"- maybe even a scallywag!
Not that I know what a "scallywag" is- I just like the sound of the word.
Francesca
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08-28-2011, 08:51 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 71 Boler
Posts: 104
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Francesca Knowles
The most distinguishing feature of a Boler is the inevitable body sag, a problem solved by other manufacturers including Trillium by the use of molded interior fixtures.
Francesca
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Just wondering what you mean by this? Does the trillium have enough molded interior fixtures that the ones in my Boler don't count?
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08-28-2011, 09:27 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Greg
Trailer: 72 Boler American
Indiana
Posts: 1,557
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Tin
Just wondering what you mean by this? Does the trillium have enough molded interior fixtures that the ones in my Boler don't count?
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I think what they're saying is that the parts are molded to the interior, if your Boler is built like my Boler American the interior parts are fastened to the body with rivets and acorn nuts, not molded to the body.
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