Jack Mayer Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 1916 - One of the first trailers, pulled by a Model T. (Photo taken at the Elkhart, IN RV Museum) 2015 - Our 2015 New Horizons pulled by a 2009 Volvo 780. A slight difference in comfort levels. But probably no difference in the fun to be had! Jack & Danielle Mayer #60376 Lifetime Member Living on the road since 2000PLEASE no PM's. Email me. jackdanmayer AT gmail 2016 DRV Houston 44' 5er (we still have it) 2022 New Horizons 43' 5er 2016 Itasca 27N 28' motorhome 2019 Volvo 860, D13 455/1850, 236" wb, I-Shift, battery-based APU No truck at the moment - we use one of our demo units 2016 smart Passion, piggyback on the truck -------------------------------------------------------------------------See our website for info on New Horizons 5th wheels, HDTs as tow vehicles, communications on the road, and use of solar powerwww.jackdanmayer.com Principal in RVH Lifestyles. RVH-Lifestyles.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RV_ Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Whoa! Thanks Jack, great perspective photos. The trailer on the 1913 model T looks very impressive from what little I can see of the cabinets. RV/Derekhttp://www.rvroadie.com Email on the bottom of my website page.Retired AF 1971-1998 When you see a worthy man, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy man, look inside yourself. - Confucius “Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” ... Voltaire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Folks Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Both trailers have the same view when at the same site, BUT your has just a little bit more comfort. Camping Rig: 2005 Dodge 3500 - Dually- Cummins 2006 Outback 27 RSDS Two rescue dogs: A Catahoula mix & a Chihuahua mix. Fulltimer since 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Awesome. View out the back window's the same, but on demand hot water, refrigeration, and AC are great inventions! Alie & Jim + 8 paws 2017 DRV Memphis BART- 1998 Volvo 610 Lil'ole 6cyl Cummins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollytrolley Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 In another 50 years those two rigs will be on display and our grand-kids will say......."Wow imagine how tough those "old-fo;ks" were...... now with our solar-inflate-a-condo and our wrist-fuel-cell we have camp set in 15 seconds....." How did those "old folks" keep air in all those tires?? (if they only knew)..... Cheerz......"old folks" Dollytrolley 97 Freightshaker Century Cummins M11-370 / 1350 /10 spd / 3:08 /tandem/ 20ft Garage/ 30 ft Curtis Dune toybox with a removable horse-haul-module to transport Dolly-The-Painthorse to horse camps and trail heads all over the Western U S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat & Pete Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 In another 50 years those two rigs will be on display and our grand-kids will say......."Wow imagine how tough those "old-fo;ks" were...... now with our solar-inflate-a-condo and our wrist-fuel-cell we have camp set in 15 seconds....." How did those "old folks" keep air in all those tires?? (if they only knew)..... Cheerz......"old folks" Dollytrolley In another 50 years those two rigs will be on display and our grand-kids will say......."Wow imagine how tough those "old-fo;ks" were...... now with our solar-inflate-a-condo and our wrist-fuel-cell we have camp set in 15 seconds....." How did those "old folks" keep air in all those tires?? (if they only knew)..... Cheerz......"old folks" Dollytrolley In another 50 years folks will be 'camping' on places like a moon the other side of Bungula . Goes around , comes around . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deezl Smoke Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 That all hand made, all old growth lumber, 1916 built trailer could have been used full time since new and still be in the condition for a show. 99 years on a 2015 built trailer? But it sure is cool to learn the history of these things. I'm a work'n on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyerjf Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 There was a discussion in the WSJ about how the development and use of carbon fuels has allowed society to advance. Studebaker finally stopped building horse drawn equipment in 1920. That Model T and trailer aren't too far removed from that. Did that museum last year, will do it again this year, great accessible artifacts of our little lifestyle. Goop pics. Jeff Beyer temporarily retired from Trailer Transit 2000 Freightliner Argosy Cabover 2008 Work and Play 34FK Homebase NW Indiana, no longer full time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 I like the sign "Sold for $100.00". Rick & Carey,Excel W41GKE Wild Cargo Toyhauler Volvo 730, D13, I-shift, 500/1850Brabus Smart Car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat & Pete Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Is that sign for the trailer ? $1 worth of 1905 dollars is now worth $27.03 That would make that trailer a pretty good value . Goes around , comes around . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzwiss Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 I'm not quite old enough to have had one of those, however, I still miss my smaller travel trailers in many ways. 2019 Airstream Flying Cloud 27FB 2011 Ford F350 CC SRW "Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for." Will Rogers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICPete Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Here is a link to a college paper my mother wrote in 1938, about house trailers. The PDF is about 40 MB, so be warned this is a fairly large download. The original paper has been scanned, and OCR didn't work well because of the light typing, so the pages are all images. http://www.ximetrics.com/Volvo/Maxines%20trailer%20paper%20from%20college.pdf Pete 2007 NuWa Hitchhiker Discover America 339RSB 2000 Volvo VNL64T770 with TrailerSaver hitch, wooden flat bed, Detroit 12.7L S60, 10-sp AutoShift, still tandem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsnext Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Both trailers still have an incredible amount of storage and are very clever about building them in. I would say the 1915 travellers enjoyed campfires as much as we do today. Depending on where they camped, we're probably seeing some of the same terrain....just a little more comfort. 2016 Volvo VNL780 D13 I-Shift 2016 DRV 44 Houston 2015 Smart Cabriolet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat & Pete Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Here is a link to a college paper my mother wrote in 1938, about house trailers. The PDF is about 40 MB, so be warned this is a fairly large download. The original paper has been scanned, and OCR didn't work well because of the light typing, so the pages are all images. File not found (404 error) Goes around , comes around . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICPete Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Sorry there was an apostrophe in the filename, which apparently HTML doesn't care for. I fixed it and now the file can be downloaded. Pete 2007 NuWa Hitchhiker Discover America 339RSB 2000 Volvo VNL64T770 with TrailerSaver hitch, wooden flat bed, Detroit 12.7L S60, 10-sp AutoShift, still tandem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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