It's almost time! Fun, Great Food, Open House and the North American Vintage Trailer and Motor Coach Concours 2012 Theme - Made in Michigan - featuring trailers and motor coaches that were manufactured in Michigan. Date: May 17th to 20th, 2012 Location: Camp Dearborn, Milford Michigan Number of units allowed at event: 160 with some electric only sites for … [Read more...]
The World’s Longest Yard Sale
January 16, 2012 by · 5 Comments
The world's longest yard sale is 675 miles and starts in Hudson, MI and goes all the way to Gadsden, Alabama. It's called the 127 corridor. This year the sale is August 2-5th. Whether you are a junk picker or searching for a certain type of treasure, I'm sure you'll find it and more at these sales. Are you planning on going? … [Read more...]
Sneak Peek
January 13, 2012 by · 1 Comment
Well guys my new blog layout is almost done and I'm almost ready to move over to Wordpress. I wanted to give you just a little sneak peek. This is what the new header image looks like. I think my favorite part is the tag line "happiness on wheels". That sums it up perfectly. Hopefully, I'll be all set up and ready to go by next week sometime. So I'll see you all … [Read more...]
Vintage Trailer Add-A-Room
January 6, 2012 by · 20 Comments
Have you ever wished you could add more living space to your vintage trailer? I suppose I'm speaking to those folks with really small trailers. Or maybe it would be nice to have an enclosed area to set up a table for dining, card playing, etc., when the weather is less than ideal? For us the desire to have more space is actually for the purpose of sleeping. A … [Read more...]
How to wash clothes while camping
January 5, 2012 by · 12 Comments
Have you ever found yourself camping in a place where there were no nearby washing facilities? If so, I found this nifty little washer that I think would be perfect for camping. It's called a Wonder Wash. It's pretty darn cute too! Here is a video review if you want to see this little machine in action. While I imagine most campgrounds do have laundry … [Read more...]
Mini Shasta Compact
December 20, 2011 by · 5 Comments
How cute is this!? I received this in the mail today from a gal that makes them. I'll try and find out if she has a website and if so I'll post it for you all. She normally makes these look like the T@B trailers but agreed to create a Shasta Compact for me. It has secret compartments for hiding wee treasures in too. P.S. I want to wish all of you a very … [Read more...]
Aqua or Red Vintage Trailer Stove
December 13, 2011 by · 22 Comments
Help me decide which color! I'm sending off my stove door and top off to Mattera Stove Works here soon and trying to decide which color. I'm of course a big fan of aqua. Although the red is nice too. I lean towards the aqua only because if I ever change the exterior color of my Shasta Compact it would be from yellow to aqua. What do you all think? Currently my … [Read more...]
Vintage trailer Gingerbread Houses…err Trailers
December 1, 2011 by · 8 Comments
Now you know we are obsessed if we are making Gingerbread houses look like vintage trailers! Makes perfect sense to me (: Check out these delicious creations. I don't think I could bring myself to eat one. I'd have to spray seal it and keep it … [Read more...]
Follow me on Pinterest
November 10, 2011 by · 3 Comments
If you are not familiar with Pinterest, let me just say it's highly addictive! You can "pin" images of your favorite things to your very own virtual bulletin boards. There are literally thousands of images of eye candy. It's a great place to get ideas. So many that it makes my head spin! So I'd like to invite you all to come follow me and check out my boards. As time … [Read more...]
Portable Metal Carport For Vintage Trailer Storage
October 24, 2011 by · 3 Comments
Buttercup's new home for the winter arrived and was installed this morning. The installers were suppose to come at 8am but arrived at 7am. They were sure fast in putting it up. I'm sure they have done 100's of these. Now my husband is almost finished installing the side panels. Since this pretty much is butted up so close to the house and has the house overhang as … [Read more...]
