The History of AutoCamping Lifestyle

[wasanah2]

I've often been in the center of controversy, and I have one that I want to present to you.

In the Popular Mechanics Aug, 1912, they show a caravan camper made in England.  However on youtube a reporter tells us the camper in his museum is thought to be the World's Oldest RV: The 1913 "Earl" Travel Trailer   

This Popular Mechanics article doesn't say when it was built, it could be even OLDER, but this RV was reported on in August a year prior.  So as we here at CHEAP RV LIVING have upset history, you are about to see an OLDER camper than the supposed World's Oldest.    I present to you the Old Bus converted into a camping caravan!  (click on pic)

"An Englishman who enjoys long wandering trips along many quiet byways of rural England has provided himself with a somewhat unusual caravan in the form of a motorbus.  The chassis is a 12 horse power Milnes-Daimler, of the year 1902, upon which was placed the converted body of an old horse drawn omnibus which spent its youth and middle age in traveling London streets.

In a boxlike addition at the rear of the omnibus body is a kitchen range, which, in addition to its use as a cookstove, serves to warm the interior of the caravan.  Coal is kept in a box beneath the range, and a long box on the roof serves to store the camp outfit."

 

[travlinman and wife]

saw a man in south korea with 24 cases of 16oz coca cola on a plat form behind the seat tied on with rubber bunge cords. caring loads like this was commonplace .

 

[casper]

wasana2
It's no secrete that society is on a decline and only the ones smart enough and prepared enough to adapt to the changes we all face will survive. I'm putting my money us.
casper.

 

[wasanah2]

saw a man in south korea with 24 cases of 16oz coca cola on a plat form behind the seat tied on with rubber bunge cords. caring loads like this was commonplace .

Ah, but did the said South Korean camp in his rig with his 24 cases of coke?    Oh I think carrying these heavy loads with an engine with less horsepower than my lawnmower is a huge feat. 

 

[wasanah2]

wasana2
It's no secrete that society is on a decline and only the ones smart enough and prepared enough to adapt to the changes we all face will survive. I'm putting my money us.
casper.

Um, the thread is about the history of Auto-Camping Lifestyle.  Not sure of your connection here.  But thanks for your input! 

 

[Debbie]

I only have a Toyota Corolla and am ready to get out of my boring life here in this town.
Does anyone think this is possible? And how much money do i need. As my job i have now does not pay anything much. And me being 62 i am finding it hard to even look for an evening job to start saving. No one wants to hire a senior????

 

[highdesertranger]

well if your 62 get your Social Security. you can work and still collect. they do put a limit on how much you can make before they cut back on your payments for that year. you will get an instant raise. highdesertranger

 

[bullfrog]

Big tent at Quartsite or Coolworks.com many seasonal jobs provide housing check them out.

 

[Motrukdriver]

If you are gonna go, go big.  Flower boxes and duallys.  My kinda camping.

 

[wasanah2]

If you are gonna go, go big.  Flower boxes and duallys.  My kinda camping.

I wonder how those flowerboxes made it, flying down the road?  I think, however, that these old vehicles didn't go all that fast.  Still, I'd be worried about the flowerboxes and my "wide load" size.  Nice pic.

 

[wasanah2]

The 1912 Chuck Box

This Chuck Box below is courtesy of the 1912 Popular Mechanics is for the avid auto-camper who wants to keep everything essential for cooking.  The divisions aren't given in the plans, but it is suggested that you find a strong wooden packing box that is close to the suitable size and use these directions to turn it into your camping chuck box.

The distinguishing features of this box are the hinged cover, the folding legs and the folding brackets.  The brackets, upon which the top rests when open, fold in against the back of the box when not in use.  The same may be said of the legs.  They fold up alongside the box and are held there by spring brass clips.

The inner surface of the top is covered with a sheet of ASBESTOS (DO NOT DO THIS)!!  That was so you could cook on the surface with safety.  You will omit that part.  The cover is large enough to do all the cooking on it and the box is so high that the cooking can be attended to without stooping over.  The legs are hinged to the box in such a manner that all the weight of the box rests on the legs rather than the hinges, and are kept from spreading apart by  wire turnbuckles.

The top is fitted with unexposed hinges.  Click on the thumbnails for larger pix.

 

[Motrukdriver]

The 1912 Chuck Box

Well that brings back some memories.  We built these kinda things back when I was in the Boy Scouts to hold all our cooking gear.  Way back in B.C. (before calculators) That was when it was the real Boy Scouts, polar bear camping trips in 2 feet of snow, jamborees that lasted 4 or 5 days, 100 mile hikes with camping along the way.

 

[casper]

Um, the thread is about the history of Auto-Camping Lifestyle.  Not sure of your connection here.  But thanks for your input! 

Sorry but if you don't see the connection, I would probably have no luck explaining it to you. You see it's like you have to experience it, to believe it type thing, I know I would not have believed myself if I had not experienced what I have. Took me some time to believe myself. I assure you there is a direct link, been going on for very long time.
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[casper]

I highly recommend all of you to Google Ancient Technology on YouTube, they show many ways to survive with nothing. I totally found it awesome and very educational. Can not wait to try it out!
casper.

 

[wasanah2]

I highly recommend all of you to Google Ancient Technology on YouTube, they show many ways to survive with nothing. I totally found it awesome and very educational. Can not wait to try it out!
casper.

How about trying it out and reporting on your build here for your auto-camping project.  Would like to see it!

 

[wasanah2]

Well that brings back some memories.  We built these kinda things back when I was in the Boy Scouts to hold all our cooking gear.  Way back in B.C. (before calculators) That was when it was the real Boy Scouts, polar bear camping trips in 2 feet of snow, jamborees that lasted 4 or 5 days, 100 mile hikes with camping along the way.

I had 2 brothers who were boy scouts and I was sooo jealous of them.  There wasn't a girl scout troop nearby, so I couldn't do that.  I was so enthralled with the book, read it and memorized parts and my brothers were lazy and didn't do all that much to earn badges.  Oh man, I'd be all over those badges if it were me.  I liked doing stuff like that.  I suppose that's why I excelled in academia and they did not.

However, today a girl can join the boy scouts.  I was born before my time.  But the book was good for any camper because there was so much cool stuff in there for the outdoors. 

I dreamed of the time when semaphore signals would be useful.  I knew how to do it from the book.  Actually, I think I remember how to do it now.  LOL  Another tidbit of unusable knowledge.  Oh well.

Now that's REAL camping, polar bear camping sounds great.  I know my brothers went ice fishing one time too, and I was so jealous.  They did the jamborees too.   Yeah, they didn't even appreciate it.

 

[casper]

How about trying it out and reporting on your build here for your auto-camping project.  Would like to see it!

Do I detect contempt for my post? I feel survival in any measure is relevant to all camping projects auto or other wise.
casper.

 

[highdesertranger]

now, now, lets play nice. highdesertranger

 

[wasanah2]

Do I detect contempt for my post? I feel survival in any measure is relevant to all camping projects auto or other wise.
casper.

No, not at all.  You took me wrong entirely.  I value your input.

If the Ancient Greeks have something specific to contribute to the history of Autocamping Lifestyle, I say please bring it here.  I would sincerely like to see it.  People have been camping for eons, and as I said I didn't want to reinvent the wheel.  Well, they had the wheel so maybe they knew something significant. 

As long as the issue is on topic, I want to see it in this thread.  I don't agree that "survival in any measure" is relevant to the topic.  It might for a survival thread. 

If it doesn't work here, I'm happy to read it in your thread.  I'm sure, if what you say is true, that there is some good survival stuff in what you learned.  Bring it on.  Start your own thread and we can keep on topic on it.  If you put it here, it'll be mixed in with old car builds and historical stuff on auto-camping.   That would make following your survival discussion difficult.

 

[wasanah2]

The Luncheon box for auto excursions

This box is from the Sept. 1912 Popular Mechanics.  This box is made to fold into both a cooking surface and a dining table as the picture shows.  It all folds up into the box at the bottom of the pic and rides on the running board of the car.  The detachable shelf makes use of vertical space and can be used to hold items for the table or items for the use of the cook.