Somewhere out there is a tiny tin can trailer calling my name - I just haven't gotten close enough to it yet to hear it. Right now my brain is full of useless knowledge about vintage travel trailers of the 50's and 60's - Serro Scotty, Kit, Boles-Aero, Detroiter, Fleetwing, Aljoa (with an a at the end and without), to name a few, and of course, my favorite, Shasta.
I've scoured our neighborhood, stalked Craig's List (expanding to nationwide searches) every day, haunted vintage trailer websites and EBay, and surfed the Internet until I fall asleep with golden glow panels, gas lights, and vintage paint jobs dancing in my head like visions of sugarplums.
Sometimes I think maybe...this one is the one...but Craig's list posters don't return phone calls or answer emails, or it was sold, or it's way overpriced and barely still in one piece. Restorers and resellers take offense if you question the condition and seem insulted if you ask "does it leak?"
I've read the horror stories of purchasers who bought what they thought was their perfect trailer only to end up with a huge project beyond their skill level and budget. And still, I'm on the hunt. I can't say I won't end up the same way. But I'm trying hard to not let that happen.
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