i need a million answers & can't wait until october
May 27, 2014 13:49:52 GMT -8
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Post by diymom on May 27, 2014 13:49:52 GMT -8
Ok, I am brand new to vintage trailers-I've been a classic car nut for decades-2 decades-it all started when I was 8. I went from being able to tell tri five chevys apart to rebuilding my 59 chevy-to being able to id just about every kind of part and make of vehicle post 40 & pre 70 within a year of its manufacture at a quick glance. That took a long time...a lot of car shows, a lot of books, a lot of hands on experience & too much time with my very cranky dad who hates lots of questions.
anyway, having just purchased a trailer and having already been to one-I think the biggest- vintage trailer meetup in california (pismo)-I need to know how else to pick peoples brains intensely- I don't think I can handle posting ALL my questions-i just want everyone to come to my house for a few days with their trailers-you know...
What I want to know is------is there some intensive course for newbies-some actually informative guide or book that isn't just a coffee table pictoral ensemble or video of trailers with throwback music and bad editing? I see restoration guides and things online-but I don't want to drop money on watching somebody's quick fixes or get a video of general and obvious info...what will be helpful other than this VERY helpful forum...
I'm a little hyped up and in a panic because I KNOW i way overspent for a "flipped" trailer (flipped like house flipping, not as in wrecked)...but I still want to know everything there is to know and fast so I make the best decisions. There is a shop down the road from me that restores trailers-but the guys there "just work on them" the person who runs it and knows things is really not available and probably wouldn't be too keen on my asking him questions all the time without giving him a ton of business of which he can't take currently anyway-overbooked-and I can't really afford-I'm into DIY anyway.
The next bigger meetup around here as far as I know is in Lodi, ca about 4 hours away or more and its all the way in OCTOBER!!! besides, from talking to a handful of "trailer owners" at pismo, I figure, many people have a lot of work done for them and they mainly decorate and polish their "babies"...a lot like classic cars-many are outsourced/bought finished. I asked a few questions that the owners I spoke with couldn't answer. I guess I WAS talking to more women-who typically aren't the chief restorers of their trailers...not to knock women-its just more average that the men go through the building, maintenance and repair process and the wives/girlfriends sew curtains, shop for accessories and pick out matching canopy's and dishes,-AND socialize with strangers more...which I will be doing as well-'cause I'm a chick and I'm much better at decorating/socializing with strangers than my husband.
Is there any small group of trailer owners that get together (and KNOW what they're doing/experience 1st hand) around southern california that I can irritate? My husband and kid will go nuts if I spend my life on forums/the computer asking all my questions. how best can I get a bunch of info soon and who can I bother?
anyway, having just purchased a trailer and having already been to one-I think the biggest- vintage trailer meetup in california (pismo)-I need to know how else to pick peoples brains intensely- I don't think I can handle posting ALL my questions-i just want everyone to come to my house for a few days with their trailers-you know...
What I want to know is------is there some intensive course for newbies-some actually informative guide or book that isn't just a coffee table pictoral ensemble or video of trailers with throwback music and bad editing? I see restoration guides and things online-but I don't want to drop money on watching somebody's quick fixes or get a video of general and obvious info...what will be helpful other than this VERY helpful forum...
I'm a little hyped up and in a panic because I KNOW i way overspent for a "flipped" trailer (flipped like house flipping, not as in wrecked)...but I still want to know everything there is to know and fast so I make the best decisions. There is a shop down the road from me that restores trailers-but the guys there "just work on them" the person who runs it and knows things is really not available and probably wouldn't be too keen on my asking him questions all the time without giving him a ton of business of which he can't take currently anyway-overbooked-and I can't really afford-I'm into DIY anyway.
The next bigger meetup around here as far as I know is in Lodi, ca about 4 hours away or more and its all the way in OCTOBER!!! besides, from talking to a handful of "trailer owners" at pismo, I figure, many people have a lot of work done for them and they mainly decorate and polish their "babies"...a lot like classic cars-many are outsourced/bought finished. I asked a few questions that the owners I spoke with couldn't answer. I guess I WAS talking to more women-who typically aren't the chief restorers of their trailers...not to knock women-its just more average that the men go through the building, maintenance and repair process and the wives/girlfriends sew curtains, shop for accessories and pick out matching canopy's and dishes,-AND socialize with strangers more...which I will be doing as well-'cause I'm a chick and I'm much better at decorating/socializing with strangers than my husband.
Is there any small group of trailer owners that get together (and KNOW what they're doing/experience 1st hand) around southern california that I can irritate? My husband and kid will go nuts if I spend my life on forums/the computer asking all my questions. how best can I get a bunch of info soon and who can I bother?