Who are these so-called Oilers?

We’re running a tad behind (understatement of the year) in showing off our Boler finds. Heck, we’re still posting ones we photographed in 2016! It’s time to play catch up and for the next while we’ll generally put multiples in each article, instead of one at a time, until that backlog, and it’s a big one folks, is cleared. So here, for your enjoyment take in these Bolers and a couple Trilliums captured in late 2016 and early 2017, a generally slow time for spotting.

1) The location is Calgary. The time is late fall. The trailer is called Calypso. It’s not odd for owners to give their Bolers (and other small fibreglass makes) fanciful nicknames – in fact there’s a database online where you can post them. We’ve seen this trailer online before, I swear.

2) A fine profile. This colour combo seems to be a common one, but it’s not our favourite. It’s a rather dull and drab. Location was not recorded. Or we forgot. Or something like that.

3) Spotted in a Calgary neighbourhood, this Boler is to be an office for a Christmas Tree lot. I’m not sure why we didn’t return when the business was up and running and catch a photo of it all lit up and surrounded by greenery. Silly us.

4) And speaking of the Holidays, here’s a shot of the Hobo RV Yard in Calgary. They repair trailers and on the lot this day there was one thirteen foot and one seventeen foot Boler. The Xmas bulb was a prop we brought along. Some snow had fallen by this point. Generally though that winter was mild.

5) Not sure who these so-called “Oilers” are, but the gall of them borrowing our logo like that. Dialing our lawyers right now. These guys are going down!

6) On a cold winter’s day, a Trillium parked for the season. Spotted in the Calgary community of Inglewood.

7) Peering through a fence, location not recorded, in front a sled that should be in the previous photo. And behind, a plain old Trillium, typically the most common small fibreglass trailer in this part of the world. Admittedly, we don’t give them the same level of respect as other makes. Trilliums are still being made today.

8) And lastly, this Boler, just the top of it, seen peeking over a fence. Oftentimes we find them partially hidden like this, but with our most excellent Boler spotting skills they don’t stand at chance. We still find them. We’re good at it.

Up next, summer of 2017 finds, including some real nice ones!

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Industrial Park Living – homes in among factories.

Boler: A small cute-as-a-bug fibreglass travel trailer made in Canada in the 1970s and 80s. We make a fun game spotting them on road trips and adventures. We also include other similar trailers here, those from other manufacturers who are close in appearance or configuration to Bolers.

If you need more information, by all means contact us!

1) Meet Calypso!

2) Cutting a fine profile.

3) Setting up a Christmas Tree lot…

4) Two Bolers at Hobo Trailers Calgary – & Happy Holidays!

5) They’ll be hearing from our lawyers!

6) Parked for the winter…

7) The sled belongs in the previous picture.

8) Just peeking up above the fence.