Post by drg on Jan 10, 2019 19:23:36 GMT -8
Hello Gruppe,
My name is Gustave. My wife Dominique and I just purchased a 1955 Aljoa travel trailer. We are new to this hobby, but have been interested in it for quite some time. We live in Paso Robles, CA (wine country). We have 10 acres in Templeton, CA, just South of Paso, where we plan to build a home, and a barn. The Aljoa will live there once it's graded, sort of like an office, then subsequently a guest suite. We would also like to take it to some of the vintage camper rallies in CA this summer.
Our little camper is not in great shape. Though it was deconstructed and rebuilt by the previous owner, who kindly provided pictures of the process. Their vision was to keep the camper totally original, though that meant reusing some pretty scrappy looking skins. I can totally relate to that vision, and I love patina. But I might be tempted to reskin this little girl at some point.
Right now I am doing a lot of research online. I am in the "drinking from a firehose" phase. It is all new to me. I have a 1956 Ford F100 which I have totally rebuilt. We've also built a few custom spec homes. So we have some skills, but I am not taking anything for granted.
Looking forward to learning and participating here on the forum. These venues are just unbeatable for exchanging detailed and quality information. You can read a bit about our camper here, at our blog: veniceandvine.com
My name is Gustave. My wife Dominique and I just purchased a 1955 Aljoa travel trailer. We are new to this hobby, but have been interested in it for quite some time. We live in Paso Robles, CA (wine country). We have 10 acres in Templeton, CA, just South of Paso, where we plan to build a home, and a barn. The Aljoa will live there once it's graded, sort of like an office, then subsequently a guest suite. We would also like to take it to some of the vintage camper rallies in CA this summer.
Our little camper is not in great shape. Though it was deconstructed and rebuilt by the previous owner, who kindly provided pictures of the process. Their vision was to keep the camper totally original, though that meant reusing some pretty scrappy looking skins. I can totally relate to that vision, and I love patina. But I might be tempted to reskin this little girl at some point.
Right now I am doing a lot of research online. I am in the "drinking from a firehose" phase. It is all new to me. I have a 1956 Ford F100 which I have totally rebuilt. We've also built a few custom spec homes. So we have some skills, but I am not taking anything for granted.
Looking forward to learning and participating here on the forum. These venues are just unbeatable for exchanging detailed and quality information. You can read a bit about our camper here, at our blog: veniceandvine.com
