Angela Durand sits outside her camper which is decorated to look just like the yellow submarine in the well-known song by The Beatles.

In a lawn chair beside the blue-and-yellow 1968 camper painted with pictures of John, Paul, George and Ringo 91裸聊视频� a little yellow propeller attached to the back 91裸聊视频� Durand strums her ukulele and sings about the community that91裸聊视频檚 developed around the small moulded fibreglass Boler.

91裸聊视频淚 bought it. Then I did research on the Boler. Then I became addicted to Bolers,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淚 love it.91裸聊视频�

Hundreds of the unique trailers have descended on Winnipeg to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Manitoba invention.

The Boler camper became famous on highways throughout North America as the 91裸聊视频渆gg on wheels,91裸聊视频� said event organizer Ian Giles. About 10,000 of the ultralight fibreglass trailers were manufactured and sold between 1968 and 1988.

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Giles describes it like two bathtubs joined together to form a hollow container.

91裸聊视频淲hat is unique about them is most of them have no wood inside of them at all, so there is nothing to rot. They have no seams, so there is no possibility of leaks,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淭hey are like a boat 91裸聊视频� a fibreglass boat 91裸聊视频� so you can repair them. That is why so many of them are still around today.91裸聊视频�

Giles said it91裸聊视频檚 not just the way the camper is built that makes it special. It91裸聊视频檚 the community it inspires.

He picked up his Boler, named Buttercup, eight years ago because it fit his and his wife91裸聊视频檚 camping needs. He wanted to make a couple of changes to his camper, but struggled finding fixes online or anywhere in Calgary where he lives.

Giles created a website to share what he91裸聊视频檇 learned about modifying his Boler and soon enthusiasts from across North America were reaching out with tips or asking questions. It quickly became a large and entertaining online community. A plan hatched to get together.

91裸聊视频淲hen you buy one of these trailers, you are almost joining a sorority,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淲e are all very similar. Each of us want to make our trailer our own. We all have phenomenal memories of camping in these units and the friends we made.91裸聊视频�

All of the 450 campers parked at Red River Exhibition Park for the weekend are either an original Boler or a trailer inspired by the Boler91裸聊视频檚 design. Some still have the original paint job but others have been redesigned with bright colours and flowers.

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There91裸聊视频檚 a rumour swirling that No. 3 91裸聊视频� the third Boler ever made 91裸聊视频� is going to arrive.

Giles said he figures it91裸聊视频檚 the largest gathering of moulded fibreglass trailers in history.

J.J. McColm91裸聊视频檚 Boler-Chevy combo unit called 91裸聊视频楥91裸聊视频� Plus catches the eye of everyone passing by. The Lloydminster, Alta., resident bought the 1975 Boler to travel to car shows with his 1938 Chevy Master Sedan. But soon the little trailer was stealing the limelight.

91裸聊视频淭he car without the trailer, people walk right by it. With the trailer, they tend to walk right to it.91裸聊视频�

The Boler91裸聊视频檚 birthday party includes demonstrations from experts, the first 3D-printed trailer and musical acts every night. The camp is open to the public on Saturday.

Bolers have been about creating memories for the last 50 years, Giles said. That91裸聊视频檚 why campers from as far away as Texas, California, Newfoundland, Yukon and Vancouver Island have made the journey for the party.

91裸聊视频淲hen you park in a campground, you have people coming up to you telling you stories about when they were youngsters and a relative or friend had a Boler,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淎nd they are still making memories today.91裸聊视频�

The Canadian Press

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