Nancy's Vintage Trailers

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Baby It's Cold Outside Time for a Movie... The Long Long Trailer!!

Winters here in Iowa are really cold and long. Not the best weather for camping, but my love affair with vintage trailers still remains strong, especially after curling up by the fire and watching a video of a great vintage trailer movie ...The Long Long Trailer staring Lucille Ball and Dezi Arnez.

It's absolutely charming. It' classic Lucy in her hay day!! If you haven't seen this great classic you've got to put it on your list.

The New Moon was an actual trailer that was sold in the 50's and featured in the movie. These are some of the brochures from the trailer.

Let me know how you like the show!!!

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Wishing All My Vintage Trailer Friends A Wonderful 2011

It's hard to believe that the New Year is just around the corner. Thanks to so many of you have joined my blog. I really appreciate your comments and love for vintage trailers.

I'm new to Blogging and have been so inspired by all of your blogs... thanks for all the time and effort you all put into to such a creative endeavor.

I hope that each and everyone of you have a Safe and Happy New Year and that all your hopes and wishes for 2011 come true.

Happy Trailers...
Nancy

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

A Blast From the Past... Sledding on Our Iowa Farm

My little trailer park is covered in snow. I'm trying to download old pictures from my childhood. I love this one of my sister and I sledding from a winter past on our Iowa Farm. I'm the one in the red coat. Don't you love our sleds and red boots. Those were the days!!

Friday, November 12, 2010

Vintage Trailer... Christmas Spirit

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Vintage Camping Accessories...

Along with collecting Vintage Travel Trailer... I love vintage camping stuff... Picnic Jugs, Baskets... anything from that fun 50's era of camping..

Monday, October 18, 2010

Girl's Glam Halloween Party in Our Turn of the Century Barn

Next to My Vintage Trailer Park in our Turn of the Century Barn on the Acreage where we live. We finally got it cleaned out and restored so now it makes a wonderful place to host parties. We had a Girl's Glam Halloween party last Thursday night. It was a lot of fun.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Gril's Glam Halloween Party

Near my Vintage Trailer Park sets our turn of the century barn where I have my antiques. We hosted a "Girl's Glam Halloween" Party this past Thursday. It was in the upstairs our barn. Everyone had a great time. It was for "Good" Witches only!!

Welcome to Nancy's Vintage Travel Trailers Blog Site

I would like to extend a welcome to all the new followers of my blog. Thanks so
much to Brenda at the Cozy Little Cottage for featuring me. I'm new to blogging
so thanks for your patience. I'll try to improve my site so that it will be fun
for you to check it often.I have been so impressed with so many blogs.
You bloggers are so creative!!!I thought you might me interested in
knowing the history of how I fell in love with vintage travel trailers. I grew
up on a farm in western Iowa. My parents didn't own a trailer, we had a pickup
camper. We always took a summer vacations in our camper. My father loved
history, so I believe I've been to every battlefield, fort and National Park
west of the Mississippi. I never had even been to an amusement park until I was
in college. I've always had such great memories of travels in our
camper..Now I'm a forty something mother of four and live on an acreage
just outside of Iowa City, Iowa. I have a country store and antique shop in our
acreage.The shop is called The Rug Cottage which I started in 1993 out
of a grain shed and the antique shop is called "Barntiques" and is located in
our turn of the century barn. Several years ago we bought a
"woodland" camping theme for the Rug Cottage. One of the items was a small
rounded travel trailer. It was like a light bulb went off in my head... I love
vintage and I love traveling... what a perfect combination. Buy a vintage
trailer and decorated it with vintage stuff. It could be my vintage time capsule
for "Mom's" timeout getaway to read and relax.I found my first trailer
just miles from my house. A young man was using it to stay in while he restored
an old farm house. It was a 1958 Yellowstone small rounded trailer. I loved the
cozy warm Birch wood interiors and I decorated it with a woodland, Yellowstone
National Park theme.It was so fun ... I was like a kid again decorating
my little trailer. I found most of my treasures at thrift stores, garage sales
and antique shops. At that time I had never even heard of anyone else doing
this. One day while reading in my little trailer I picked up a magazine
from a yard sale and starting reading it. I almost fell over when I turned to
the page of an article about a group of women out west called "Sister's on the
Fly" who decorate vintage trailers and travel with them for women's fly fishing
outings. That was it I was hooked!!!!!Since then I have a acquired
several more trailers. All need restoration work. I decided since we live on an
acreage and I have a very understanding husband.. why just have one trailer when
I could have a "Vintage Trailer Park"...We have then all encircled and
at night we light them up and sit around the camp fire and roast marshmallows.
The "Vintage Trailer Park' has hosted many 50's parities, slumber parities and
just plain ole' camp outs.