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Post by danrhodes on Nov 17, 2014 7:21:51 GMT -8
Wife has a Pinterest board filled with girlie glampers, but I'm wondering if any of you have photos to post that inspired you to get into this crazy hobby.
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SusieQ
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Post by SusieQ on Nov 17, 2014 8:39:10 GMT -8
I was inspired by the love of camping and being in the woods preferably next to running water. I was totally oblivious to the vintage camper craze and glamping. I found my rotted, dirty musty trailer because I was searching for something larger than my teardrop but as small as I could get and still have room to stand and sit at a table.
One of my TD friends saw a pic of my Shasta Compact and said, "I wouldn't touch that moldy, rotten trailer with a ten foot pole." That might have been my biggest inspiration.
I thought I would replace the rotten back panel and put a fresh coat of shellac on it and be on my way. Hmmm. It turned out to be so much MORE than that. But my goal is still a functional camping trailer that's comfortable and aesthetically pleasing. And no mold or rot.
My next inspiration for accomplishing my goal was this forum.
-feeling accomplished.
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Post by man314 on Nov 17, 2014 10:28:06 GMT -8
My wife says "I think I need a new hobby . . . I'm thinking scrapbooking . . . I wanna buy and fix up a old vintage trailer." That was 2 months ago. Now we have a contractor adding a 30 x 14 addition to our garage and we have a 64 Shasta 16sc in a friends barn. I'm actually getting pretty excited about our journey together
Now that we are into this, we are inspired my mid century design bordering on Atomic age influence. Yes, we have pics from the age on a shared location for ideas.
Actually kinda fun.
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Post by ladywendolyn on Nov 17, 2014 18:51:35 GMT -8
My parents turned a school bus into a gorgeous Rv back in the 1970's. Did everything from the ground up... I always wanted to do something similar, but I didn't want the possible breakdowns with the motor... so 13ft 1966 trailer fits the bill.
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Post by vikx on Nov 17, 2014 23:31:17 GMT -8
Lotsa Rotsa. No way to fix it buy dive in. I love the FIX. Never camp.
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Post by mobiltec on Nov 21, 2014 9:17:47 GMT -8
I never intended for this to be a hobby. I bought a cheap little trailer back in 1974 when I got out of the service because I liked camping and wanted something to keep me out of the elements during the winter. It needed a little fixing up so I did what I could with it. 40 years and who knows how many trailers later I am here still trying to figure out how this all came to be. But as far as this actually turning into a hobby is concerned, I would have to say the 61 Lil Loafer was the first trailer I actually restored just for the fun of restoring it, and even then I bought it for camping in. I didn't really need to do anything to it to make it campable. I just decided to bring it back to it's original beauty for kicks. After I sold it I pulled out the materials list and realized that I made a whopping $0.78 on it. So I figured it would never blossom into a business of any kind. And it hasn't.
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Post by bigbill on Nov 21, 2014 9:47:31 GMT -8
I guess my start in camping was sleeping along a lake on a folded canvas (the old waxed smelly ones) with it folded back up over us to keep the rain, dew, snow, or whatever off. Then in the 50s my dad and I got a 10 year old 1946 KB5 International school bus and converted it into a Motorhome, it was fully self contained. We traveled all over the U.S. and Canada with it. Then bought a 1959 Nimrod folding camper, a forerunner to a pop-up. Next got married and designed and built my first slide in truck camper. Since then things have went full circle through all types of campers to my present project a 1968 Shasta 1500 that I am rebuilding for the Boss and my personal use and enjoyment, it will most likely be my last major camper project. I hope it turns out to our liking and we can travel in it till we are done traveling.
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Post by nccamper on Nov 21, 2014 20:44:05 GMT -8
I first saw a 1959 Shasta for sale around Boise on CL that really excited me. I didn't buy that Shasta for $5000 restored because I found a website with videos made by a nutty guy who restored them in his yard. I fell in love with the idea of working on them...more than camping in them. I had a V4 truck that couldn't tow anything, no covered parking and a wife who said a tent was all we needed. That was 3 years and $40,000 ago (new truck, lean to, 2 campers, tools, etc) and my wife is still speaking to me. Here is the finished camper that got me hooked. I think the guy made $1 an hour working on it;-)  |
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Post by kirkadie on Nov 21, 2014 22:08:30 GMT -8
'59 VW van, 1973, cross country trip where the dang thing broke down daily, Oakland California to Massachusets, then half way back when it caught fire and had to ride back home on the back of a Uhaul hitch.
Best trip we ever took.
Now, 40 years later, the thought of dragging something 45 years old with the potential of broken axle/wheel bearing freeze/electrical shorts/roof vent leaks or even propane.. no, stop.
Trying to relive that best trip with some mature precautions since today includes stiff joints and weakening eyesight just screamed out vintage ham. And this time, when it happens, no Grateful Dead concerts. That's a shame.
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