Other Shit I Sold

 This is another one of those posts that doesn't really count, since I'm just reposting something I wrote somewhere else at some other point in time. To be fair, I did have to completely re-type this. If you work with me, you probably saw this one already. I thought it was pretty funny.

It's a 1976 Kaplan pop up tent trailer, according to the insurance slip. My brother think's it's a Jayco, but he's probably wrong. It is roughly 8 feet by 6.5 feet when folded. This thing is so light that you could probably pull it with a bike. When set up, it has a roughly 4 foot by 6 foot bed on each side, and an 8 foot by 6.5 foot middle area. When you math those numbers together, it works out to over 90 square feet of trailer!

The canvas has seen better days, which I guess was like 30 years ago. It has a few tears and holes. I just threw a tarp over it. Problem solved. When the trailer is folded up, it doesn't let any water in. The tires hold air, and have less than 1000 kms on them. The axle also turns freely. It has a spare tire, which is just a good idea.

This trailer is simple to set up. Just pull down the stand on each corner to stabilize the trailer. Then you have to manually push up the roof. It's not the kind that has a crank. That takes all the fun out of it. The roof is held up by 4 folding poles that lock into place. Then you put the door in place, pull out the 2 beds and lock them into place, and suddenly you have a swinging trailer. It is super easy to set up.

It's a basic tent trailer, with 2 beds, a sink in the middle, a few cupboards and storage areas, and a table that connects to the outside of the trailer. I have never used the sink, so I'm not entirely sure it works when you hook it up to a water supply. The mystery is part of the fun! It also has a propane hook-up on the front, but I'm pretty sure there isn't a stove in there. I guess the propane connection is more of a decoration.

The trailer sleeps 4, but I bet if you try, you could sleep like 12 people in there. The beds have all sorts of cushions to simulate the experience of sleeping on a piece of plywood with thin cushions on it. How they pulled that one off with 70's technology, I'll never know.

Email me, at garetseman@hotmail.com, for some pictures, which I have taken at weird angles using the sepia filter on my cell phone. That makes them artistic. I can take black and white out of focus pictures as well, upon request. Or call me whenever at 990-4278, if you want to check it out.

All of this can be yours for a mere 400 dollars! I will consider any reasonable offer, and consider many offers reasonable. I would also consider a straight up trade for a utility trailer. Act fast and I will throw in a block of wood to prop the trailer up with! 

I really like the pictures, even if I don't actually know how to take out of focus pictures with my camera. I never claimed to be a photographer, because I don't have an instagram account. As with most examples of photographic art, these pictures are totally useless, and when criticized as such, I can claim "you just don't get my art", as if looking at pictures requires years of study.

 When I was outside taking these pictures, the Google streetview van passed. Maybe one day this shitty trailer will be on there too.

Cadillac Eldorado

I was going to sell my car via the work Buy and Sell. One of my usual forums for mental retardation thinly disguised as an ad.

What do Elvis, The Ghost Busters, that guy from ZZ Top with the beard, Boss Hog, and every popular rapper sinze 1999 have in common? They all drive a Cadillac. Now you too can join this elite club by buying my 1993 Cadillac Eldorado (ETC) coup. The car is in good shape, especially for a 20 year old car. It's an uncommon car, and honestly I don't want to get rid of it.


The car has a 300 horsepower, 32 valve DOHC 4.6 litre Northstar engine. It has a 4 speed automatic transmission, so you can't sit at red lights and roll back and forth to show the world that you drive a manual. Sorry kids. It has power doors, locks, seats, windows and a sunroof. It has heated leather seats in the front. It has the standard 16 inch rims. The little back quarter windows and the rear window are tinted, and are super dark. The body is in good shape, and it's not rusting out. As far as I can tell, the car hasn't been in any major accidents. All of the body panels are straight, and there are no glaring indicators of anything being rebuilt or replaced. I drove it through that week of winter we had, and it did just fine on the ice, even on all-season tires.


There are a couple problems with the car as well, though nothing major. The ball joints will need to be replaced soon. The heater control has an electrical glitch, which has me stumped. Some of the paint is yellowing. It's mostly happening around the rear passenger side of the car. That's a real shame since pearl white is the Cadillac of paint colors. The automatic leveling system was removed by a previous owner, so when you turn this car off, it doesn't make that buzzing sound that 90's Cadillacs made after they were shut off. Also, the button that opens the gas door only works sometimes, so you may have to open it manually. 


The car was safetied in January of February of this year. Either way, this safety is so fresh that it's still warm.


Now, this power and torque comes at a price. As you might have guessed, this car isn't exactly a fuel sipper. This thing chugs fuel like it's going out of style. If your daily driver is some kind of tank or bus, this will seem like a hybrid. The thing is, nobody who owns a Cadillac worries about fuel economy.


I really don't want to get rid of this car...but I need to buy a truck. I'd like to get 2100 for the car, but I'm open to offers. With a couple bucks, this could be a great summer cruiser, or even just a year round daily driver. It's totally driveable as it is right now, and I drive it basically everywhere I can all the time, since it's such a rad car. Call me at 990-4278 to check it out.

I didn't even have a chance to post it, because my car sold astonishingly quickly. I didn't think this ad was among my better work, much like every blog entry before the current one, so I'm not too hung up that I never actually got to post it. I can post something I've already written, and it still counts as a new blog entry. How awesome is that? I didn't even have to work today to put something up here. And really, isn't laziness the difference between a blogger and a real writer?