Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **artwebb** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:20 am

Who also built one heck of a coach. Stagecoach that is! (I truly dig old west stuff, especialy the real stuff, although I also LOVE a good spagetti western, book or movie)

by **Conestoga** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:15 am

Ageless wrote:Well, if you go way back in history . . .Conestoga wagons were produced by a couple brothers by the name of Studebaker

sweet!
oh crap. now i need one of those. :vroom:

Images from http://studebakerconestoga.com/

by **Conestoga** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:21 am

artwebb wrote:Conestoga, that RV manufacturer has no trademark rights on the name, if that's what's bothering you. The wagon pictured in your sig was the REAL original, conestoga was a type of wagon, not a brand.
I think it's a cool nickname
just my .02

thanks :-)
I don't want people to associate that specific RV/camper when they see my nick. If there is no danger of that, then I'll keep it.

by **rxc463** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:20 am

I think most people on this board would first associate Conestoga with some sort of romantic travel adventure before a trailer brand. Keep the sig! :thumbsup:

by **Cliffmeister2000** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:15 am

The type trailer I built is called a Weekender, because Mike drew the plans up so one could be built in a weekend. I have considered many names for it, but mostly I just call it the Weekender. The other day, I saw this big ol' trailer called a Weekender. Not much similarity to mine except the moniker.

The commercial unit

Mine

by **High Desert** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 12:21 am

Conestoga wrote:
artwebb wrote:Conestoga, that RV manufacturer has no trademark rights on the name, if that's what's bothering you. The wagon pictured in your sig was the REAL original, conestoga was a type of wagon, not a brand.
I think it's a cool nickname
just my .02

thanks :-)
I don't want people to associate that specific RV/camper when they see my nick. If there is no danger of that, then I'll keep it.

I also agree, keep the name. Great connotation to another era I think. Some of my great greats used that mode of transportation to make a trip west way back when. That's the first thing I thought of when seeing your screen name. :thumbsup:

by **artwebb** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 12:48 am

Cliffmeister2000 wrote:The type trailer I built is called a Weekender, because Mike drew the plans up so one could be built in a weekend. I have considered many names for it, but mostly I just call it the Weekender. The other day, I saw this big ol' trailer called a Weekender. Not much similarity to mine except the moniker.

The commercial unit

Mine

Looks like your trailer grew up :lol: