Badland’s Burro

There’s the common fibreglass trailers, Bolers of course and most seen of all, Trilliums; and those less so, like a Ventura or Beachcomber. And then there’s ones spoken of in legend, little known (at least in this neck of the woods) that perhaps get spotted only once in a blue moon. Or less. Here’s an example, that is rare here, but perhaps not so much in the US where they were manufactured. We’re talking about a “Burro” made by a number firms in a number of different states in the late 1970s to early 2000s period, with lots of gaps in production.

Given Canada already had a abundance of homegrown mini-trailer manufacturers, it’s likely few Burros ever made it up north new. In the used market, I guess it’s likely though. But here it’s also possible that this one is a visitor from the south. I guess we could have looked at the license place to see…but that’d be too easy. No matter we’ll chalk this up as a special find, one we suspect won’t be repeated for some time, perhaps never.

One stand out feature of the Burro is that the shell appears to be a single piece lacking seams (a weak spot). That would make production challenging, and no doubt costly. In addition to the thirteen foot model (sometimes listed at fourteen) there was a longer seventeen foot version. The date here is May 2019 and the location, Drumheller Alberta.

Till the next Boler, adieu.

That same weekend, a Fargo connection…
Lorne Malvo’s Motel Room – channelling Billy Bob.

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.

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Our first & only “Burro” seen in the wild.