tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272645414141717628.post4334966812395622786..comments2024-02-08T00:23:50.596-08:00Comments on Girl Camping: Vintage Trailers: Some Qs to Ask Before You Buy OneGirl Camping Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14089624829939885404noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272645414141717628.post-83086320506302705952015-10-30T05:12:30.795-07:002015-10-30T05:12:30.795-07:00Start by getting yourself a good respirator! Mold,...Start by getting yourself a good respirator! Mold, mildew, rodent droppings, and years of dust will not be kind to your lungs. Be super-cautious with a pressure washer, as it can drive water into the exterior seams. Clean out the interior to see what you really have. Then go from there.<br />Girl Camping Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14089624829939885404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272645414141717628.post-82492993344580461552015-10-29T20:44:37.878-07:002015-10-29T20:44:37.878-07:00I just acquired a "vintage" trailer by p...I just acquired a "vintage" trailer by purchasing the property upon which it was left. It needs a good pressure wash on the outside and heaven knows what on the inside. I am sure there's mildew. I didn't venture too far in on first look....to many cob webs, but it didn't look good. Where does one start? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06025050422636949547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272645414141717628.post-78192095290870032482012-08-16T17:48:47.492-07:002012-08-16T17:48:47.492-07:00I enjoy reading your blog also; the information th...I enjoy reading your blog also; the information that you share is really great for me as a first time trailer pulling campting girl!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272645414141717628.post-66008854590130512352012-08-16T09:50:03.669-07:002012-08-16T09:50:03.669-07:00Thanks! I love that you read it!Thanks! I love that you read it!Girl Camping Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14089624829939885404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272645414141717628.post-44837367629078356882012-08-16T08:28:47.135-07:002012-08-16T08:28:47.135-07:00Thanks for all the info! I love your blog...Thanks for all the info! I love your blog...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272645414141717628.post-68792923467613633902012-02-10T17:45:09.297-08:002012-02-10T17:45:09.297-08:00Here's a tip: Don't get in a hurry. Give y...Here's a tip: Don't get in a hurry. Give yourself a few months to go out and kick some tires--the more trailers you go look at, the more you will have something to compare to.<br /><br />Don't buy anything with water damage that you can see on the inside. By the time water has worked its way to the inside, it will have gotten into the wooden framing that you can't see behind the walls, and there is likely to be extensive rot--impossible to fix unless you're willing to do a complete rebuild after gutting the whole thing. If a trailer smells heavily musty to you, that's a sure sign of interior rot underway.<br /><br />Be wary of buying a low-priced trailer on craigslist or ebay. They are almost always low priced for a reason--e.g., so much repair needed that the seller just wants to dump it on someone unsuspecting.<br /><br />Avoid buying something that doesn't have a clear title--one the seller will show you. (Don't take his word for it.) Getting a new title could be impossible, or highly aggravating at best.<br /><br />Ask the seller to plug the trailer into the exterior power outlet, to see if everything electric will work, and to show you how everything works (stove, for instance). Have him hook it up and take it for a drive, and so you can tell if the lights work. If he won't/can't, I would be leery of buying if I were in a novice's shoes--there's another trailer out there that's better.Girl Camping Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14089624829939885404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272645414141717628.post-43880452493391175332012-02-10T13:19:42.624-08:002012-02-10T13:19:42.624-08:00I should add, the camper is more for me. lol. My ...I should add, the camper is more for me. lol. My boys are happy in a tent. and I want to use it as a studio in my backyard...for scrapbooking and sewing...when we are not camping. :) So cuteness potential is a big factor...{grin}Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234324593027826036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272645414141717628.post-34382149449569678882012-02-10T13:16:25.030-08:002012-02-10T13:16:25.030-08:00I am in northern calif. (Sacramento area)... I f...I am in northern calif. (Sacramento area)... I feel in love with the look of a Shasta...but have looked at a couple Aristocrats too. Doesn't need a bathroom in it. I am a single mom, with kids...so would love for it to have two sleeping areas and the hanging cot...but open. Looking at $2 to $7K My dad is retired construction worker, so we plan to "redecorate" and fix together...but don't want a total restoration... <br /><br />I just have no one to go look with me..and I get starry eyed. LOL ...Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234324593027826036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272645414141717628.post-16240660146797646042012-02-10T12:56:26.255-08:002012-02-10T12:56:26.255-08:00Where are you located, Sandee? Do you have a purch...Where are you located, Sandee? Do you have a purchase-price budget in mind? Maybe we can help!Girl Camping Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14089624829939885404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272645414141717628.post-19805902219094151932012-02-10T12:48:35.200-08:002012-02-10T12:48:35.200-08:00I wish someone could just find it and check it all...I wish someone could just find it and check it all out for me, then tell me to go get it.... I am so 1)starstuck and 2)intimidated....Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234324593027826036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272645414141717628.post-42526072477949752972012-01-16T18:00:54.276-08:002012-01-16T18:00:54.276-08:00Hi, Miss Sheryl, love your blog, and your trailers...Hi, Miss Sheryl, love your blog, and your trailers too! Thanks for your comment, and I hope to see one of your rehabbed trailers in person sometime. Cheers--Girl Camping Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14089624829939885404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272645414141717628.post-44160283547135348582012-01-16T06:15:31.333-08:002012-01-16T06:15:31.333-08:00Because we always gut and take down to the axle I ...Because we always gut and take down to the axle I most times think all I am buying is the axle and the title. On my blog I try to emphasize the total re-hab and what most trailers look like under the skin...which is not good. It takes a lot more work and money than most people know..good postain't for city galshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938751007704247232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272645414141717628.post-64112340625159854712012-01-13T20:15:25.785-08:002012-01-13T20:15:25.785-08:00Spot ON! and may I add, don't let the "...Spot ON! and may I add, don't let the "want" of a vintage trailer take over your 'common sence'!<br />oh & bring a flash light for seaching around under the trailer as well as inside cabinets etc... & a Phillips type screw driver to poke around on the wood to search for wood rote... and best of all...your 'Nose" sniff, sniff & sniff around for a moldy mildewy smell! <br />Oh the things we learn when buying our 1st trailer! lol!<br />Happy Trails!Katmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05565356851047748072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272645414141717628.post-47679985944371150312012-01-11T18:23:43.358-08:002012-01-11T18:23:43.358-08:00Good advice!! I was one of the lucky ones....I bo...Good advice!! I was one of the lucky ones....I bought mine about 10 years ago and it is beautiful!!!Amy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08316300779416669476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272645414141717628.post-47490990106971552612012-01-10T12:42:48.970-08:002012-01-10T12:42:48.970-08:00Very comprehensive, excellent advice. Thank you!Very comprehensive, excellent advice. Thank you!try girl campinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07458264655070003339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272645414141717628.post-10591688660522897002012-01-10T11:43:00.116-08:002012-01-10T11:43:00.116-08:00My pleasure--glad to know someone is finding it he...My pleasure--glad to know someone is finding it helpful!Girl Camping Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14089624829939885404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272645414141717628.post-71581990182128013352012-01-10T11:33:22.870-08:002012-01-10T11:33:22.870-08:00Thank you so much for posting this!Thank you so much for posting this!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446690266429511360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272645414141717628.post-2543457529338296962012-01-10T11:28:22.668-08:002012-01-10T11:28:22.668-08:00interesting ideas I had not thought of (except the...interesting ideas I had not thought of (except the money pit part) Thanks!Barb- NICUGypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08792079883673415737noreply@blogger.com