Continued: Girl Camping Moments, 2015

I ended my previous post with more 2015 Girl Camping outings left to report. Not to say that I'm done camping for the year! But between the July 4 Weekend and mid-September, I seized these other chances to be out and camping with friends:

End of July: Girl Camp! This is a privately hosted (by yours truly) camping bash in Elk River, Idaho. I chose to keep it simple by taking the smallest of my vintage trailers, this 1961 Aloha compact named Little House on the Bumper.

Things tend to go a little wild at Girl Camp. Maybe it's the matching shirts, or the crazy costumes that appear at some point!

August: Miss Shelley took her '53 Aljoa and I took Iron Pony (1972 Red Dale) for a weekend of primitive camping on the fabulous Selway River of Idaho. We soaked up the sun and soaked in the clear running water. This was camping, not glamping, though we did allow ourselves some amenities.

And it's a good thing we did, because just days later, the area was devastated by forest fire. We aren't sure whether this lovely free campground survived or not.

September: Iron Pony made the trip to Cheney, Washington, for Karen's Kamp--a weekend hosted by Miss Karen at her country home. She has the luckiest hens in the world. They live in Karen's Chicken Mansion, and it certainly is that! These chickens live in style. And so did we!

In between these trips away from home, I had plenty of chances to camp at home, too. Wherever, whenever…carpe camping!

Every Vintage Trailer Has A Story

Meet Delbert. Delbert is a 1960 Aljo 1900, named after his original owner who purchased him new, 52 years ago. Until a couple of weeks ago, when acquired by Mr. Ed (spouse of Girl Camping Girl), Delbert had been with his first family all that time--being passed down from one generation to the next, to the next.

Much of Delbert's history as a travel trailer was affixed to his ample backside. The seller--grandson of the original owner--had many stories about camping with Delbert, purchased the same year he was born. He'd taken his own daughters camping in the 19-foot trailer after inheriting it.

But with one thing leading to another, Delbert had gone unused for almost 10 years, and was sitting in a barn, gathering dust. And hence, was offered for sale. When Mr. Ed hooked up and drove him out into the sunshine, you could almost hear the old fellow go 'Ahhhhhh--fresh air!'

Delbert, it turns out, is built like the proverbial tank. Which is a good thing, because the next part of his life story began with a 10-mile haul down a one-lane gravel road that had not been graded in some time. (To the good: Not one of his cabinet doors sprung open during the bumpy ride!)

Speaking of cabinets...Delbert has all kinds of them, made of beautiful birch.

His sinks and appliances are butter yellow and in remarkably good condition for their age.

Grandpa Delbert's American flag was still in the rear closet. After the trailer received a good cleanup, inside and out, the flag went into its holder.

Delbert is now making friends with the Hacienda del Sol, a 1972 Airstream Land Yacht that was the first of Girl Camping Girl's vintage trailers.

And guess where you can find Mr. Ed--or should we say, Girl Camping Guy--whenever he has a spare moment?

If this is 'enabling'--we're into it!