Phil's Blog: Camping with Grandpa, Page 1, Getting the Camper

Camping With Grandpa

Looking for a Truck Camper

As the cost of staying in hotels stated to increase, my grandfather decided to get a truck camper in 1995. Me and my grandfather looked at several truck campers around central Ontario. I looked at one camper in Sharon, but it looked too old and worn out. After looking at that first camper, My grandfather picked up a copy of Auto Trader Magazine to look for a truck camper. The first camper we went to was in a trailer park in Orr Lake. Upon arrival in Orr Lake, The camper was sold to another group of people.

The second truck camper was located in Minden, Ontario. The drive was quite a lengthily drive since Minden is off the beaten path and I never been to Minden until My grandfather decided to look at the a camper there. The journey to Minden was quite unique since there were lots of rocks on Highway 35. There was one high rock cut north of Norland that caught my eye.

This is the Highest rock cut on Highway 35

The Camper in Minden was a typical 15 foot truck camper with a double bed on the top of the cab. The camper had a vintage love meter plaque on the cab bunk. We decided not to take this camper because it looked old.

Me and my grandfather finally locked on a truck camper on Highway 48 in Ballantre, Ontario. This camper featured a fold out bunk. We had to work hard to detach the frame from the camper in order to get it onto the pick up truck. Once we got the camper home, it was parked in the garage for further fixing before it was taken out on it's first voyage to Gravenhurst KOA Kampground on Labour Day weekend.