Show ro :f t41 Enishit tt ' 0 - 1 II lelel 1 00164-- - 411c IN ipA4 erle Axo4 0e10--- HI See Front Cover forced-dra- ft to outfit these road-yach- ts and supply yachters with vacation equipment fast enough are another proof that the same autoalso creates whole mation which cuts work-tim- e new industries to supply the instruments of e Never before has there been such a happy frenzy of production of skis and outboard motors of fishing rods and cameras of boats and camp stoves For example Coleman the largest maker of camp stoves has increased its output by over 400 per cent these last ten years And our federal and state park administrations are breathless — trying to keep up with the grand rush lb the outdoors But why a land yacht or camper why cart your house around with you? One very ioodi reason — if you're the type — is economy It costs you almost nothing to spend the night in a national park and not a cent in many places And you surely remember the small fortune it cost last time you took your ' tribe into a restaurant You do your own cooking in a camper and enjoy your meals in the privacy of your family No dressing up or waiting in line Nor is there any lugging of suitcases into a motel or hotel — no unpacking time no tips no reservations no check-ou- t fun-tim- home-leavin- g Trailers and tents are fun But a trailer can be and often requires a tow to at speed tricky braking system Have you ever tried separate a trailer? Tents are cheap and fun too backing but you'd best get to a campsite in daylight Ever try erecting a family size tent in darkness even when it isn't raining? Although the new types that Unfold from a tiny device you trail behind your car are a cinch to set up you can't pitch a tent in a town But you can park a camper almost any place you can park a car One objection you hear goes like this: "Suppose you've settled yourself for the night in a s4te campsite and your wife suddenly finds she's run out of cigarettes or something — you have to drive your'whole house into town — Trailers are fine won't you lose your placer No You just leave something on the site a chair evei one of your kids if it isn't raining too bard In the kind of road yacht which looks like small bus the driver sits inside with his family The other kind which slides into the rear of a pickup truck can be removed when the vacation is over In these the driver sits in splendid isolation while his young racket around a in the living quarters aft (It's legal for passengers to loll around in the back of a camper — it's against the law in most states to ride in a trailer) e The comes in various sizes from the smaller Ford Falcons and Corvair Green briers to the road palaces like the Ford sponsored "Condor Coach" and the Dodge "Motor Home" which sleep up to eight people and have every convenience you can think of except maybe a bowling alley -- bus-typ- Comfort Pr "Z 4 - head-roo- t I - Ac Awe 71 1k i 1 A Including cupboards For both their Greenbrier and Falcon Station Bus Chevrolet and Ford supply very complete living equipment which can be slid into the doors in sections used for a vacation and then removed and stored Beds for three drapes sink ice box cupboards etc: for a Greenbrier cost $595 A similar but simpler outfit for the Ford Falcon without sink and refrigerator but with a wardrobe costs $43750 Some handy types who build their own furnishings eschew the standard station wagons and buy the simpler cheaper delivery truck models like the Ford Econoline Van cut the window holes to fit their own interior arrange ments and snap in readily available windows If walking around stooped-ove- r bothers you there are available various increasing devices which can be installed in the roofs of these wagons One is the Calthorpe Travel Wagon which has a dome that can be popped up in two seconds to form a vaulted space with side windows Another outfit Tra erects a plexiglass dome on a camper unit they install in the Greenbrier wagon Their fancy version for the Greenbrier the Vista camper sleeps four adults and a child and also boasts a flush toilet costs about $1540 But if you really want headroom in a bus type camper and Can afford $8500 to $10000 you ought to amaze yourself and look at a Dodge Motor Home or a Ford Condor Coach A heels won't muss her showgirl in three-inc- h hairdo in one of these long motorized truck pleasure domes Built on chassis these jobs have big 8 engines and are capable of more than holding their own with fast traffic on turnpikes Licensed in most states as passenger cars they can go any place The driver and front passenger ride in luxurious bucket Beats Behind them is a dining area sofas which convert to beds a bath — eeatiswei os Nowt pogo room with a a00dind6 r s 7 is g 1 1 o 41- I a MCNIO COADSIDI mikoSikob4 Camping and living equipment for this Olevro let Greenbrier Station Wagon costs $595 ' 11"RatoY1aoltIC 1 1 '0' 1 1 t m - NIMMIIMAMIEMAilmal 141101germailla WHEIllsThe Motor Home has a Fiberglas plastic body It sleeps as many as eight Cost $9800 &ODOR ON -7- '1131) V 14- - six-fo- Y 26-fo- I V-- dt ' L a 4 ACK-YAI- D a Cahhotpe ISESTAt pop-u- p The Ford Falcon Club Wagon has roof for headroom Cost: $3460 |