My Vintage Trailer: Falling in Love

Every spring in Virginia there is a fair that my sister goes to called 

Lucketts Spring Fair.

My sister Jill posted these next 3 pictures on here blog (which is private) of her fun adventure.

They sell all kinds of cute and adorable stuff like this:

for really good prices.

At the fair, my sister spotted this adorable Vintage Serro Scotty Camper on display and instantly new that I'd fall in love with it.  

Boy was she right!

Once I laid eyes on this little cutie, I was hooked and told my self that I would not rest until I own a little camper of my own.  

After all, I do enjoy our annual trips to Fish Lake every summer.  Why not invest in one of these and add on a few more fun trips?  Bear Lake, Uintahs and Moab .  With Living in Utah, it won't be hard to find great places to take something like this.  

This is the interior of the one my sister posted on her blog.  ADORABLE!

After doing a little research on google, I had NO idea that there was a world out there of people who restore cute little vintage camper trailers!  Why hadn't I known this earlier?  There are many groups and rallies where people who own these get together with their trailers and all open their doors for people to have a peek inside.  Wouldn't that be fun?

During my search, I fell in love with another darling.  Constance.

I love it all!

Especially the red and white checkered floor!!

And I love, love, LOVE all the Cath Kidston decor inside!  If you don't know who she is, well then click here.  your welcome.  Sadly her stuff is sold in London.  But thankfully she has a US site.  Which I can't really afford anyway.  A girl can dream right?

Look at these.  I love the stripy little awnings!

Anyone that knows me well, knows that when I get a Bee in My Bonnet, I can not let it rest.  Here I am sitting on the computer drooling at all these darling little trailers and I can't resist searching for local finds on KSL and Craigslist.  In my search I realize that these things sell around $500 for really old rotted and gutted out ones to $5,000 - $10,000 or more for restored ones.  That doesn't really work for me.
Meanwhile, it's Memorial Day weekend and my Dad has decided to take a Day trip 2 hours south to visit his family members graves in Loa and Lyman, Utah.
Once I discovered he was traveling south, where there are a bunch a little old towns along the way,  I knew that would be the PERFECT place to look for a trailer within my budget and updating needs.  I'm pretty sure some people down there don't post things on KSL or Craigslist too often.  Or even know it exists. 
I couldn't speed dial him fast enough.  "DAD, be on the look out for any small old trailers for sale!"

Just 3 minutes after we ended our call, he sees this little trailer on the side of the road that read, FOR SALE.  $550 OBO.  Which totally caught him by surprise at the timing.   

Quickly he pulled over and took down the information and thanks to smart phones, sent me a picture.

The owner emailed me some pictures of the inside.

I was so impressed with myself!  I thought about it for one whole week!  How's that for the Bee-in-the-Bonnet type?  Patient, I know.  

Not too bad.  But I must see it in person if I'm going to buy it.  

We dropped the kids off at my Mom's house and my Dad, Kevin and I took the drive to see it.

I wasn't so sure how Kevin would take onto all this little trailer stuff.  But he was neither here nor there about it.  He's very nice and tolerant of my dreams.  

Well little did I know....... he's into it!  What do you think?

It was a very windy day.  

I'm looking real good next to MY 11 foot 1970 Vintage Travois Trailer!

I did it!  We rolled out of a little town called Sigard with this baby for a whopping $480.00

A GREAT deal if you ask me!  We checked the interior for severe water damage and the condition of things and felt that it was worth the buy.

We didn't tell the kids where we were going.  Just that we'd be back in a while.  Their faces just lit up as we pulled in!   I love Cole's face!

This little old thing is like a resort on wheels to them.  Ha! 

Here they are, dying to unload the trailer and get in!

We all couldn't wait to clean that old thing!

Kevin and my Dad are all on board! :)

Sadie couldn't wait to help scrub it clean too!

Frankie enjoyed the free entertainment.

As the sun went down my Dad pulled out his camp chairs and we sat and stared at the trailer, dreaming of the changes we'd like to make.  

It was all quiet and we wondered where little MaryJane went.

Oh, we found her.  

Happy as can be with her pillow pet and that darn binky and lovey.

The seats fold down into a large king sized bed.  MaryJane couldn't resist.  Don't worry, those cushions are already on their way to have a new fabric on them.  I can't wait to share the details of the changes that have been made so far.  We have been busy!  Trying to get this thing ready for use within two short weeks!

Yikes!

Do you have a Vintage Camper?  Am I totally crazy?