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Post by Hamlet on Aug 7, 2015 20:13:58 GMT -8
Yes but she didn't mention duct tape, and you didn't spec 100 mph duct tape in your post. I am officially not allowed to comment on glamping or anything to do with the craze....but however the structural integrity that pink paint brings is within my wheelhouse to comment about. As for the duct tape, most glampers discount the due diligence that is necessary in using 100MPH tape and not its cheaper cousin, the 70MPH tape. I apologize profusely for not specifying, for I would hate to see parts of a camper scattered on I-390 because the 70MPH version was thought to be acceptable, and I thank you for pointing it out... . Well thank you, Ten, for clearing THAT up!
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Post by vikx on Aug 7, 2015 21:23:35 GMT -8
I think Glamping has been evolving for about 10 years. It started with Sisters on the Fly. They have um, "interesting" paint themes and lots of interior decorations, to put it mildly... Glamping is a fun thing but a trailer MUST be safe before glamped or you get this: Lots of PINK POO POO all over the freeway... Chelsy, rallys are fun and have every kind of trailer and decor, from total restorations to light hearted (hopefully well repaired) glampers. Glamper= Glamour + Camper. There are varying degrees. Mostly, to Glamp means cutesey decorations and lots of them. Of course all of us LOVE to decorate, just different items. So, if a guy has an old Western theme, he's a Manper?? Theresa: ALL 95+ trailers would benefit from a serious GLAMP!!!
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Post by ladywendolyn on Aug 7, 2015 22:11:05 GMT -8
Manper... bahaha!
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Post by SusieQ on Aug 8, 2015 5:41:06 GMT -8
I just finished explaining to a lady in a Glamping group I am part of, that even though the buyer told her there is "no water damage"... all of those streaks under the windows, and the piece of plywood nailed to the ceiling in the photos are indications of water damage. She replied by saying... "Oh, I am sure it's fine, I'm going to paint it turquoise and white..I can't wait". I guess she doesn't realize that her color scheme will actually include a lot of brown... water stains. It's hard to watch people throw money at their trailer in spite of warnings, and then they are online after their first rainy trip crying and ranting against the seller. I enjoy the decorating talk, but some people and a new disease called "Glamper brain rot"... just saying! O.K. rant finished. Back to my painstaking removal of windows, panels and framing.. sigh. Lady W I'm totally on board with your rant, Lady W. I spent a year and a half replacing rot and water damage and getting the bones back in shape plus rewiring. I mean real blood, sweat and tears. And now I'm doing the interior and trying to making it aesthetically pleasing but I realized that the really HARD work I put into will never be seen. I've been working on the interior almost a month now but if I had slapped on a coat of paint, I would have had it all done in 2 weeks. To the untrained eye, a 2 week renovation would look as good as a two year restore/rebuild.
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Post by SusieQ on Aug 8, 2015 5:44:25 GMT -8
P.S. I've had to kick myself a couple of times and remind myself that I'm a "camper" not a "glamper." Dear Lord, the Glampers are beginning to rub off on me. But I've got it back in check now
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Post by rogerthedodger on Aug 8, 2015 7:48:35 GMT -8
Wow. I didn't realize glamping is a big deal. Guess I need to spend more time camping, less time repairing. LOL
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Post by bagpipeswest on Aug 8, 2015 8:47:23 GMT -8
there is a trailer club up here that has some trailers in it that are so theme decorated (inside and out) so much that it is full of nick nacks. One would have to go outside to change his/her mind. And some would give me a headache with all the accessories tucked in every spare inch of the trailer. I choose the classy look over over deck-out look. Last week I just came back from a bluegrass festival with 200 campers in a field with instruments and as I parked in my driveway a guy came up to me (yard sale next door) and said " you don't camp in this, do you?" I said "of course I do". What I'm trying to say is, I'm a camper. I have a old radio and coke bottle with a flower in it and that is the extent of my inside decorations. On the outside I hung patio lights of little trailers. I don't beat the trailer up because ,blood sweat and tears went into it, but I will use it as a trailer to go camping in.
I'm Brent, and this in my rant
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Post by SusieQ on Aug 8, 2015 9:10:27 GMT -8
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Post by cheri on Aug 10, 2015 3:52:56 GMT -8
I get asked all the time if I have "glamped" my trailer. I don't really know what to say. Sadly people aren't really interested in all the hard work of a restoration, just the cute stuff.
Funny thing is that, when I first bought her, I did sort of glamp her. She was so nasty I painted over the existing paint (baby blue) and thought I would be happy with it. Lucky for me the paneling had not been properly prepared for the first paint, and everything started peeling off in huge plastic like sheets. The whole camper was smelly and the vinyl was peeling off the ceiling panels as well. The real restoration began.
I decided to replace the whole interior with shellacked birch and have been totally happy. The birch seems to blend with just about any color decor, and I can change her up to suite my current fancy. I have old blue and red enameled camp ware, plaid comforters and table quilt for a campy look, or teal and yellow melamine and girly looking comforter and table cloth for a citified look.
The only good thing I can say about her original condition was that she was really fun to use, as there was nothing to worry about. I was really anxious with her at the fair this year with lots of teens and even adults tramping through my hard work in their barn shoes. The worst offense was the young lady who spilled some kind of perfume (alcohol based) on my cubby and didn't say anything. Arrgh ruined the shellac on the cover. (at least I know how to fix it)
The camp inspector did stop to tell me that he enjoyed my group, as we seemed to be having so much more fun than the "land yachts". We actually hung out, cooked outside, visited, played bluegrass music under the awning and cards at night in the screen tent. I think he was right. :-) Enough ranting from me.
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Post by theresa on Aug 10, 2015 5:02:24 GMT -8
I think Glamping has been evolving for about 10 years. It started with Sisters on the Fly. They have um, "interesting" paint themes and lots of interior decorations, to put it mildly... Glamping is a fun thing but a trailer MUST be safe before glamped or you get this: Lots of PINK POO POO all over the freeway... Chelsy, rallys are fun and have every kind of trailer and decor, from total restorations to light hearted (hopefully well repaired) glampers. Glamper= Glamour + Camper. There are varying degrees. Mostly, to Glamp means cutesey decorations and lots of them. Of course all of us LOVE to decorate, just different items. So, if a guy has an old Western theme, he's a Manper?? Theresa: ALL 95+ trailers would benefit from a serious GLAMP!!! @vikx I'm stealing this picture to use in my rants on certain Facebook glamper page rants. Thanks.
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Post by Hamlet on Aug 10, 2015 16:06:05 GMT -8
and the owner/glam per didn't even paint the inside. Amazing.
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Post by vikx on Aug 10, 2015 20:43:48 GMT -8
theresa: be very careful posting that photo anywhere! The lady that owned the trailer says she did not release it and has made complaints.
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Post by theresa on Aug 11, 2015 5:07:59 GMT -8
theresa: be very careful posting that photo anywhere! The lady that owned the trailer says she did not release it and has made complaints. gotcha. I did post it but will remove it.
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Post by vintagebruce on Aug 11, 2015 8:13:45 GMT -8
I first hear the phrase "glamping" about 2 years ago. But I've seen it explode into the vintage arena in earnest about 6+ months ago. Forgive me but.....I have never been to a vintage rally before...... if you don't mind please elaborate what is considered a glamper....Im assuming there are different grades of glampers/glamping as well?........... The Urban dictionary gives a quote from as far back as March 2007. www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=glampingWikipedia has two entries. The first is basic and straight forward. I like the 2014 "jumping the shark" reference from Burning Man. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlampingThe second Wikipedia entry is probably a good basis for a Doctoral Thesis on the evolution of camping into glamping and every variation in between. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camping
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Post by vintagebruce on Aug 11, 2015 10:01:52 GMT -8
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