My wife & I used to have a '78 Chinook. Not the pop up version, but the same Toyota truck with the 22R engine and a larger fiberglass shell with roof air. We had a lot of good times in it! : )
How cool dude, so glad to see such a nice vintage camper, you will be glad for your whole life to remember what a great time of your life you had with it. Very nice.
I see the chinooks about once a week here in San Diego always kind a good little chuckle but after seeing this video I guess who's laughing now this guys got it figured out thanks for the show stay up!
Ohh wowww, what a nice little rig! If I had this, I turn it into a survival bugout vehicle! I bet you really love hanging out in this baby...Cheers man!
if its canvas its been replaced as it was a plastic material. You commented on being solid, but they rusted like crazy. The frames on these tho were very solid and wasnt prone to the common frame rot found in the pickups....
I saw a 1977 Toyota Dolphin on an online marketplace and I haven't stopped thinking about it...I wasn't planning on an RV but I'm just thinking of all the adventures I could have in it! Idk what I should do so I'm looking at videos and it seems like a really cozy RV, I love older vehicles, so simple and good looking, just worried about maintenance because I don't know much about under the hood.
I'm pretty sure I'm going to purchase one of these, for years now I have dreamed of owning one. Probably get one of the top highest mileage ratings of RVs.
Hey Patrick that round item under the hood on the right is a Fiamm air horn. That's an awesome rig, reminds of our Six Pack camper we had when we were kids
We had one of these from 1987 to 1992. We got it in Arizona in a trade for a newer Mazda truck. It had about 70,000 miles on it when we got it. We traveled back to Michigan. We drove to Florida several times and back out west once after that. We drove all over eastern Canada in 1988. Then back to Florida. We wound up with about 120,00 miles on it. Loved that little camper. We had to replace the rear end once but that was about the extent of our major costs. Got about 18 miles per gallon on the road. That was great for that little 4 cylinder engine. We really miss it. We changed the oil quite often. Probably 3,000 miles.
a friend of mine bought a motorhome like that I think it's a 77 model he bought it up in Oregon about 10 years ago. it was in pretty sad shape but we did some work to it now it's pretty decent except for some rust holes in the hood LOL
😆 exactly who needs to know what that important upgrade is under the hood. Was it a compressor for air ride suspension, was it a switch to charge the backup battery system who cares who knows who cares...??
My wife & I used to have a '78 Chinook. Not the pop up version, but the same Toyota truck with the 22R engine and a larger fiberglass shell with roof air. We had a lot of good times in it! : )
The 20-R motor is one of the best Toyota motors out there. Powerful and so easy to repair. Man, what a find!
How cool dude, so glad to see such a nice vintage camper, you will be glad for your whole life to remember what a great time of your life you had with it. Very nice.
I see the chinooks about once a week here in San Diego always kind a good little chuckle but after seeing this video I guess who's laughing now this guys got it figured out thanks for the show stay up!
Awesome video. Love that rv and Chris seems like a very cool dude too. Thanks for posting
Ohh wowww, what a nice little rig! If I had this, I turn it into a survival bugout vehicle! I bet you really love hanging out in this baby...Cheers man!
Ha ! I'm stuck watching these videos ! Such a cool lil R.V. I remember these ! Awesome owner as well ! :) Thx for showing yet another cool video!
Love seeing an older rig that has been so well maintained and cared for.
I'm in love with this little camper! Wish I had one.
Very nice. Crazy how functional it is for a such a small setup.
Awesome. I love my 1977 Chinook. Glad to see there are still some of these still out there.
Thank you for watching
What a beauty! Thanks for the very thorough tour
Glad you enjoyed it.
if its canvas its been replaced as it was a plastic material. You commented on being solid, but they rusted like crazy. The frames on these tho were very solid and wasnt prone to the common frame rot found in the pickups....
I saw a 1977 Toyota Dolphin on an online marketplace and I haven't stopped thinking about it...I wasn't planning on an RV but I'm just thinking of all the adventures I could have in it! Idk what I should do so I'm looking at videos and it seems like a really cozy RV, I love older vehicles, so simple and good looking, just worried about maintenance because I don't know much about under the hood.
You know,I get a Mitsubishi L 200 1981,and...your are my inspiration...
I'm pretty sure I'm going to purchase one of these, for years now I have dreamed of owning one. Probably get one of the top highest mileage ratings of RVs.
These things look so cool just seen one today and was like what's this. Had to search it up. Cool little camper.
I've stumbled upon this vid twice now, super cool rig
This has always been my dream RV. If it had air bags I’d buy it in a minute minute. What a beautiful vehicle.
douchebags....lol
Hey Patrick that round item under the hood on the right is a Fiamm air horn. That's an awesome rig, reminds of our Six Pack camper we had when we were kids
Oh wow thanks Theo. This thing is so mobile
We had one of these from 1987 to 1992. We got it in Arizona in a trade for a newer Mazda truck. It had about 70,000 miles on it when we got it. We traveled back to Michigan. We drove to Florida several times and back out west once after that. We drove all over eastern Canada in 1988. Then back to Florida. We wound up with about 120,00 miles on it. Loved that little camper. We had to replace the rear end once but that was about the extent of our major costs. Got about 18 miles per gallon on the road. That was great for that little 4 cylinder engine. We really miss it. We changed the oil quite often. Probably 3,000 miles.
Thank you for sharing your story
Thanks for showing all the details! Huge help
Oh, I would totally travel Northern America up and down in that Chinook. That tour guide isn't to bad, either. ;)
Wow! What a cool rig. I wish ours was a few years older!
Those where well built ! Great shape for its age! ! Perfect size ! The inside looks & feels cozy & confy! Who owns it took good care of it !
Glad you enjoyed it
Typical Jersey: One talking over the other. Love it! Great little rig!
a friend of mine bought a motorhome like that I think it's a 77 model he bought it up in Oregon about 10 years ago. it was in pretty sad shape but we did some work to it now it's pretty decent except for some rust holes in the hood LOL
Thats a nice setup. Really cool
Lovely looking RV. I used to know someone who had one.
you have to find another place to hide your key now that you just showed everyone works at🤔 nice camper thanks for the walk through.👍
+NJ Outdoors (Outdoor Adventures) 👍
that is the coolest lil camper.. i wish i could have something like that to add to my ford ranger.
Friggin awesome. No shower bums me but with a lil thinking you could construct one inside(collapsible) and a small composting toilet. I want this
Just go to 24 hour fitness gym they have showers for 20 bucks a month
Perfect RV..just stellar! i'm gonna git me one~!
Really like that 12 volt heat system.
Damn this setup is mad clean
It is
Never been but looking forward to going this year 2015
Sweet rig man! Might wanna check your brake fluid seems low, got a 22r dolphin 1984 myself :) . Safe travels!!
very very cool. Nice setup.
Awesome Toyota Chinook !
Wow what a gorgeous truck
I love it
I would love to have this rig . It's the perfect size.
Love this rig! Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching.
Really nice setup...
Thick panels are good..you got me at tapping on the fender..lol
Chinook made a great coach I've even seen a Ford Aerostar camper
;)
Hope you stay in touch with Chris and do some further update that'd be really cool also
That was really cool!!!
This thing is AMAZING!
you should bring this to the TORC Show in CA (Toyota Owners Restoration Club) in May
this is a great find. Thanks
Awesome rig !
This is a cool ride
very kool i always wanted one,
seems like very happy life ;)
That’s is very nice , what vehicle did you get your seats out of ?
I like how he cut the guy off so he could describe the the important things under the hood like the coolant reservoir.
😆 exactly who needs to know what that important upgrade is under the hood. Was it a compressor for air ride suspension, was it a switch to charge the backup battery system who cares who knows who cares...??
nice job!
Did chris say what the front replacement seats were from.
Wait a minute......was that a coffee thermos in the shape of a Canon L lens at 10:16? F'n awesome ride bro.
Super kool yoda 🖒
very nice rig. I want it.
Like these things.
Simple n small.
And well made
That's very nice
I have a 77 of my own but needs new canvas were could i find one?
Does it have Yosemite Sam floor mats to match those Tweety Bird mud flaps? J/K, sweet truck!
Saw this listed on Craigslist but it was flagged and removed. Sorry to hear about the deer crash that messed up the front of truck :(
Wow so cool 😎
👍🏽
awesome
Dude sweet. Very informative. You seemed to know more about what you were talking about then the guy that owns it lololol
What a beautiful camper truck, how much one of this in the same conditions could cost?? :) thanks for sharing
👍 Love this! 😍
😳 Now we know where the spare key is located - thanks! 😉😜
she's a beauty!
love it!
Awesome
Ray Romano sells RV's.
Spot on!!
Why does this guy sound like a mix between a young Nickolas Cage and Owen Wilson?
I have one, my littl.e windows above the cab are broken, anyone know best way to fix it?
super good
wow i want one to !!
Mine the little bunk has another piece connects making it twice as big. Mines rough, this has over 10k into it, so ill!
Does anyone know what the mpg is on those
Thanks
I want one too!
Ray Romano is the camera man !
Lolol! I was think the exact same thing!
Would prefer if you would let the owner do the tour
I want one too.
He uses film! Cool.
What about a toilet/shower system?
wow-- bring it to Stokes
I need this
The exhaust pipe!
that is bad ass!
Awesome video. Does the owner have a youtube channel?
nice! mpg?
yep very kool
Hey, Vanna White, stop touching everything. Let the owner do the tour.
Why the hell did you let some old dude do that? I couldn't watch after 30 seconds.
WANT!!!!!!!!!
Nice one but the propane tank needs to be replaced besides that everything looks pretty good
Nice one :). What’s the standing height inside?
Thank you for watching. It is 6’2