Dottie- My Little Vintage Travel Trailer

Life's a journey, and we never know where our journey will lead, or how long the jouney will last or what may lie ahead.  It is made up of twist and turns, ups and downs, and hopefully a whole ...

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I love the outdoors.  I love the sunshine, hiking through the woods, the smell of pine needles, and warm summer breezes.  I do not, however, love everything that nature has to offer.  I detes...

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Well other than taking our camper out a few times we never really took it traveling with us, because last year we found our own private little paradise.  In searching for camp sites, I came acr...

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Well my husband and I (mostly my dear husband) has been working on finishing up our little travel trailer.  He has finished putting on all the trailer's emblems, painting the wheels of the trai...

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I just found out that I get to attend the 9th annual Junk Jaunt that is held in Central Nebraska. This is a junkers dream. The Junk Jaunt is held the last full weekend in September each year.  ...

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We took our travel trailer out this weekend for her maiden voyage!  It was a last minute decision, so we didn't go very far.  It was such a great weekend, and it was my weekend off so we just ...

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Wow! I am getting really close to being ready to decorate my little vintage travel trailer, YAY!!! Well if have read my previous post you know I have a really difficult time making decisions.�...

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Well we finally picked out a paint color for our 1973 vintage Shasta travel trailer.  It was a little bit of an ordeal, but we finally got most of it painted and are putting on the finishing t...

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Wow, we finally got around to painting the interior of our vintage travel trailer. I had a really difficult time choosing a color, but then I stumbled upon some aqua paint at a outdoor flea mark...

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Well, I just got home from work and finished up with dinner.  Had to get my vintage travel trailer fix, so I started surfing the web looking for some inspiration photos of other vintage travel ...

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Well I have agonized quite a bit about what color to paint the interior of my vintage travel trailer.  I knew I wanted aqua. but choosing THE color. I don't want to pick a color and have it com...

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Decisions, decisions, I am horrible at making decisions.  I know what I like, but I like a lot of stuff.  I love vintage decor, shabby chic decor, and even traditional decor.  With my home I ...

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We are almost finished with all of our repairs on our 1973 vintage Shasta travel trailer.  When we first purchased our travel trailer we thought all we would need to do is spruce up our vintage...

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I think we are almost ready to start decorating the interior of our 1973 Shasta travel trailer. We have to replace a portion of our paneling in out ceiling.  Most vintage travel trailer have ...

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We have had our little vintage Shasta trailer for 7 weeks now, and we are still not finished with the inside, or the outside for that matter.  It seems like one thing just leads to another.  H...

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I love to go to thrift stores, garage sales and flea markets.  I love hunting for treasures, and I love it when I find one, but I love it even more when I get a good deal. To say I am frugal ...

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My husband and I have spent a lot of time working on our little vintage travel trailer, and she is nowhere near being close to decorating.  But that doesn't mean that I haven't spent countless ...

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When we purchased our little vintage travel trailer, the one thing I noticed right away was how much hail damage she had.  That is actually how she got her name.  She has little dings and dots...

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Well, we finished up replacing all the rotten wood in the rear left hand corner of our little Shasta travel trailer, also known as Dottie.  There are many owners of  compact Shasta travel trai...

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From what I have read, many of the vintage travel trailers have some wood rot in the corners and around the vent.  Dottie was no exception.  She had wood root in the rear left hand corner and ...

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Despite the excessive heat we have been having here in the mid-west my husband and I have been diligently working on Dottie, our little vintage travel trailer.  Here is a picture proving just h...

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At home with Dottie                                                           The previous owner used Dottie as a hunting traile...

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Sunday arrives and my husband and I prepare for our 4.5 hour journey to central Nebraska by gathering up our camping supplies.  We pack our linens, pillows, food, drinks, along with our handy d...

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The day began like any other.  As I eat my morning breakfast and sip on my favorite beverage, I log onto the computer for my daily vintage travel trailer search.  This is a tedious process, an...

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I have wanted a little travel trailer for some time now, but the timing was never quite right.  If the timing was right, the money was tight.  Although the dream of owning a little travel trai...

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