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csziggy

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30. It's small enough to fit in a shipping container

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #19)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 05:14 PM

Nov 2015

And can be put on wheels to tow - that's part of the pics in the link I gave.

It reminds me of some of the small travel trailers that used to be around before RVs got popular - a lot smarter travel option than a RV since the trailer can be parked and the towing vehicle can go places where parking with big things is a problem.

My great uncle had one similar to the green & white one on this page: http://velcrostrip.com/ He lived in Buffalo, New York, but was a NFL official and towed his travel trailer to the games. One year when he was an official for some big football game in Tampa he parked his travel trailer in the field behind our house and his wife visited with us while he went off to the game.

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