Building a Jiffy Camper |
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48willys
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I set it up in the yard and did my first overnight in it. Overall it’s really a great setup, and is comfortable to sleep in. I’ll probably add a mat or something for the colder nights, it got down to 40 and the cold air coming through the bed frame was a little much for a sleeping bag. But a hot summer night that might be a plus having the extra ventilation.
Setup and take down is probably a little more than the original, it took me 25min to put up by myself. I haven’t decided on canvas treatment yet, Canvak says it’s not for untreated canvas and after reading of others experience, it may not be the right choice for this. Thinking now I may do a Borax treatment for fire resistance followed by a Teflon or silicone water treatment. The plus side of that is it shouldn’t affect the dynamics of the canvas much and the borax may add some mold/mildew resistance, but I need to do more research. |
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1948 chevy 3800 thriftmaster 1946-50's cj2a-3a farm jeep 1993 yj, aka the yj7 |
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rocnroll
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Nice.....good job!
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'48 CJ2A Lefty "Common sense is not that common" |
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3-48s
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Very cool, Nice Job!
When I was a younger lad my friend's dad had a Ben-Hur- Jiffy Camper that he used at Lake Welch in Harriman Park, NY. They had large tent on a platform that was the main lodge & when guests came to stay they put the Jiffy Camper onto service. It was a thrifty way to have a room to go to the 1964 Worlds Fair in NYC. |
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1948 CJ2A #176528 "Elmer" 1948 CJ2A #155970 "Gray Mule" 1948 CJ2A #155365 "Old Yeller" (GONE) BANTAM T3C # 6147 (GONE) BANTAM T3C # 30856 |
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48willys
Member Joined: 22 June 2007 Location: sw/ virginia Status: Offline Points: 1331 |
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Thanks.
That’s cool you have experience with one. I wonder how popular they were, it’s hard to find much history about them on the internet. |
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1946 cj2a #28680
1948 chevy 3800 thriftmaster 1946-50's cj2a-3a farm jeep 1993 yj, aka the yj7 |
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