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78 Cimmaron on Ebay

feeds@yuku.com (Gundoger) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:55:08 GMT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaym...202984QQptZRVsQ5fCampers

first time apache owner

feeds@yuku.com (winston) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:35:08 GMT

I am considering purchasing a 1973 apache mesa for what seems to be a good price. the only problem is that it is needs work on the lift chains. not sure of the exact problem, but the current owner says there is a problem with the lift chains. should i stay away from this project or is it possible to repair? any advise or links to lift chain repairs?

dan

Bought an Apache Royal

feeds@yuku.com (lascassas) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:18:36 GMT

I recently sold my almost mint 1975 Apache Mesa and bought a 1975 Airstream. The Airstream needs TLC and we've used it 1 time, I plan on keeping it, but kind of missed my Apache.

This morning i went yard-sale-ing and bought an Apache Royal for $450.00. Its filthy and has has some fiberglass work done on the end caps as well as someone stuck an AC unit through the rear panel. On the up side its huge compared to my Mesa and the gear boxes seem to work well....but squeaky. It still...

Chain extrusions

feeds@yuku.com (MIEric) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:59:48 GMT

Well I figured as long as I had this apart and considering the necessity of proper 'lubrication', and as long as I have it, I cleaned up the extrusions that are attached to the links and put three coats of silicone glaze auto polish on them. Don't know if it'll do any good but figure it can't hoit. They are nice and slippery.

1974 Apache Camper - very clean, no leaks

feeds@yuku.com (tarahleann1) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:59:18 GMT

Hello,
We are selling our 1974 Apache Camper. Camper is in great shape. (with original awning in dry storage for 30+ years VERY RARE FIND)
Please email me if you have any questions. $1600 OBO. Thanks for looking!

Check out the picks at the Craigslist listing

1978 Apache Ranger for sale

feeds@yuku.com (apacheman10) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:41:45 GMT

Hate to sell the camper - have owned it since 1988 and had many memorable camping experiences - but it's time to move to a camper with a toilet & shower. Gear boxes are both bad - I have the old ones. There are no cushions. Tires have tread left but are cracking. Camper has wear and tear but overall not terrible. Located in southwest Indiana & like you to pick up here. Asking $500. Have never had a title - licensed off bill of sale. I have pictures I'll send if you...

What to do with AR

feeds@yuku.com (biguglyguy) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:10:09 GMT

I have an Apache Ramada and I don't know what I'm going to do with it.
Was going to fix it up and use it for hunting & fishing, but!??!?!?!?
I'm located in the Raleigh, N.C. area and hope someone might be interested in buying or trading.
Guess I've got too many "too do" list to complete this one!?!??
I'm not sure what year or where to find this info.
Any ideas???

A word of caution

feeds@yuku.com (MIEric) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:21:17 GMT

When I purchased my Ramada the gear boxes were removed and there was one chain hanging out of the gear box
hole. When I thought I had all the loose chain links out, 56 1/2 links per chain, I began using a mineral spirits soaked rag and wire fish to clean the chain channels. I would run into snags once in a while with succeeding passes. Low and behold another chain link fell out and a rather scrapped up pop rivet head. My assumption is that's why an extrusion was so beaten up at the...

Smack dab in the middle of Apache country.

feeds@yuku.com (BQJohnson) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:05:53 GMT

Hello folks, I am new to the forum although I have been lurking for several months now. I own a 74 Mesa but I think my intentions are a bit different than most people here. 6 months ago when I was looking for a camper my primary goal was to fins a camper light enough to be pulled behind a small pickup or mini van and had NO CANVAS. Well this left me with either an Apache popup or a small travel trailer. Well I settled on the Apache mesa and although it was in fair condition it has...

table wanted

feeds@yuku.com (rookie) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:09:07 GMT

I have a 1969 Mesa III and need to find the table for it as well as the sink.

another road cover question - caulk?

feeds@yuku.com (stu1021) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:40:55 GMT

I have been replacing all the screws in the edge trim around the road cover in anticipation of removing it for some repairs. I had a lot of caulk in the gap between the awning rail and the cover on the door side of the camper. There is staining from caulk around the other 3 sides as well. After looking at how the cover is held down by the trim and how it's edge extends down under the trim it doesn't appear to me that their should be caulk needed here to prevent leaking. I believe...

Jayco Bag Awning

feeds@yuku.com (stu1021) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:23:37 GMT

I was driving back home from downtown and decided to swing in to a nearby RV store to kill some time. They were having an end-of-season yard sale so I looked around and found a couple of bag awnings. This one was a new 12' Jayco with a nice frame set up that was marked down to $85. I talked with the owner and got him down to $75 to close the deal. He also threw in some additional hardware for free. Here is a pic of my quick set up when I got home......

73 Ramada "New, never used" on Ebay

feeds@yuku.com (Gundoger) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:04:26 GMT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaym...DME%3AB%3ASS%3AUS%3A1123

75 Ramada w/power lift on Ebay

feeds@yuku.com (Gundoger) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:00:38 GMT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaym...DME%3AB%3ASS%3AUS%3A1123

1970 ramada

feeds@yuku.com (jeff in pgh) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:14:43 GMT

need input on repairing the rear lift system,it does go up w/ help but occasionally skips...also on timing the front & rear it looks like a plumbers snake???

help with the snake

feeds@yuku.com (jeff in pgh) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:12:50 GMT

i just got a 70 ramada w/ the snake lift system...can i get some input on a occasional skip issue(how to cure) & how do i time this after the repair

First trip out with the Ramada, only some minor problems

feeds@yuku.com (lectric80) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:26:19 GMT

Took the 73 Ramada out last week for the deer hunt, had some new issues come up.

Overall I love the thing, it was so nice not to be freezing to death, although I need to figure some stuff out as far as fitment to prevent the wind intrusion.

1. The tops of every bed side panel tend to tilt inward, leaving a gap between the extender covers and the side panel. This allows a lot of wind to blow through, and obviously in the summer months is going to allow mosquito intrusion....

Newby from Southern Illinois

feeds@yuku.com (davesp3) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:47:14 GMT

My name is Dave and I own a '72 Ramada and a '77 Ranger. The Ramada was gutted by the previous owner. It will remodeled with a Route 66 theme. The Ranger is in great condition and needing only mnor work to the electrical ground to make the lights work properly. I live about an hour southeast of St.Louis,Mo. We have a rather large campground in town called the World Shooting Complex. It has 1000 campsites and is open year round. I hope to use my Ranger quite a lot this coming year at...

Road cover bow.

feeds@yuku.com (MIEric) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:09:26 GMT

I have the same issue so many have had with the road cover bowing downward....the wrong way. I've also seen the fix using the turnbuckles and rods to draw the sides of the road cover in and bowing the roof up.

My problem is I'm 6' 1". As it is it I barely miss scraping the roof as it is. The 'drawing rods' would assure my having to stoop just a bit traveling through the camper. Or just lose more hair than I have already.

So, I'm open to...

Sad day in the Apache Family

feeds@yuku.com (warren956) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:08:28 GMT

Well friends, I have sad news. My nearly completely restored 77 Ranger my no longer be with us. A freak storm blew though here today and I lost my road cover. We don't get many tornados here, and when we do, they are small, but I'll bet you this was one. I found the 100+ pieces of my road cover almost ½ mile away. All in one place. And some of the smaller pieces where driven into the side of a hill more then 3" below the ground level.

So, here is the deal. I'm...