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Post by danrhodes on Jun 3, 2015 13:14:56 GMT -8
Well there seems to be a sudden influx of people who subscribe to my youtube channel as well as emails. I truly believe it is again the result of those stupid shows on TV. It's also the season once more and this "hobby" is exploding but for a lot of the wrong reasons. I noticed this frame of mind at that Hemet Rally a few weeks ago. Everyone was getting into the "business" of restoring trailers. There was a lot of lipstick on a pig typse at that rally. Everyone talked about those shows. It sickens me to see how they are ruining perfectly good prospect trailers for our hobby. Canned Hams that are untouched are a very rare commodity now. I will be looking at one for free next week and I plan on keeping it if I bring it home. I may never get another chance at one the way things are going. I really like discussing the full restoration process and history of vintage trailers with people. I have only gone to one trailer rally and I enjoyed the people I met and the depth of knowledge that they had. It was all very interesting and genuine. I would hope that the people that go to trailer rallys don't change from that core. I recently bought a stove from a guy who did a full frame up restoration of a Shasta 63 Airflyte and he told me he now goes out on smaller campouts with just small groups of vintage trailer restorationists. I believe he did that because it's with people of like mind and similar interest and drive for restorations. I wonder if the core of restorationists will eventually move to more smaller campouts, to avoid the lipstick on the pig crowd. He did say, he got tired of a ton of people coming in and out of his trailer at big rallys which put wear and tear on his rig. I am so grateful to have my Westerner, Andy, now! I think I beat the rush. Cheers Rod Strange, but I found the opposite at the Pismo rally a bit ago. There were the perfect specimens like John's Mallard there, but there were a surprising amount of lipsticked pigs. I'd say at least half had unrepaired water damage, stained corners and vent areas and a lot of cosmetic work with no mention of framing repairs. The most vocal person I met seemed to have none of the knowledge that is regularly discussed around here, even by new members. All in all, it made me feel pretty good about my plans, as your view can get a bit distorted by the perfect restores going on here at VTT.
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mobiltec
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Post by mobiltec on Jun 3, 2015 16:07:10 GMT -8
You're going to see more and more of this with people getting into the "hobby" with profit being their biggest motivation. Rolling goop and paint. Filled with pillows and pictures and other distractions covering up old rotten moldy wood that will fall apart once it get's home..
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Post by Ten on Jun 3, 2015 16:20:18 GMT -8
Once "profit" is a motive, it destroys the most pure of anything. That goes for real life as well as this hobby...we are just one small corner of the world, lost in our distraction.
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Post by Hamlet on Jun 3, 2015 18:00:19 GMT -8
Back to the original question... What trailers were the best built?
Those would be the ones not built Monday morning, Friday after noon, or any day just before or after lunch.
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Post by lakewoodgirl on Jun 4, 2015 6:02:05 GMT -8
For as much rot as my Lakewood has had, this thing was built to last. My gawd even the rotted wood and rusted screws aren't wanting to let go! The wood they used for framing was was wide and straight and the floor was solid. Compared to the horror stories I've heard from some of you guys, I may gripe and moan, but it's never about WTH the manufacturer did or why they did it! It's such a shame the guy I bought it from let it sit in a field for 30 years!
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