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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
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karen
cheney
wa
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 Posted - May 02 2009 : 9:40:52 PM
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 This may look good from where you sit but it is really bad. Lots of leaks and it needs a lot of TLC. I have remodeled houses and one was vintage but I don't have a clue about trailers. I spent some time in one as a child but I have not been around them as an adult. I don't know a thing about this one except that it used to be parked at a lake and has not been used in ages. It was full of yellow jackets, all but one was dead. But the price was right, free. What do you think, should I go ahead and jump in?
Find your joy and live it. http://cheneybaglady.blogspot.com/http://www.kpaints.etsy.com http://www.thevintagebaglady.etsy.com FG #377 |
Edited by - kpaints on May 07 2009 5:49:46 PM |
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
1564 Posts
karen
cheney
wa
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Chinook Cottage
True Blue Farmgirl
63 Posts
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Posted - May 03 2009 : 06:05:03 AM
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I would. I bet you can fix it up really nice with some tips from other ladies here
Chinook Cottage
http://chinookcottage.blogspot.com/
FarmGirl #553
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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Posted - May 03 2009 : 07:19:42 AM
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OMGosh!!!! YES!!!!! Are you kidding me? Run across another "free" one let me know.... AND if you want help fixing this one.. call, I am SOOOOOO there.. I am so jealous Karen~ well and excited for you! You will have it as dolled up as your beautiful home in no time.
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://farmchicksfarm.blogspot.com/http://renenaturallyspeaking.blogspot.com/
Circumstances made us FRIENDS; MaryJane's has made us SISTERS :) |
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
1564 Posts
karen
cheney
wa
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Posted - May 03 2009 : 08:39:33 AM
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Oh, thank you so much for the support, I feel a rosie the riveter feeling coming on! I can do it!....how long it takes is another story! So last night I got into the Sister on the fly site and looked at every trailer in there, probably about 200 or so and there was only one that looked like mine. And you will never guess whose it was, are you ready? KATMOM'S!!!!!!! It is nearly a twin for the one she is working on right now. What are the chances that there would be two late 50's Aljo's in the same vacinity? Same colors too. And this one was just a couple of miles from her place!!! Unreal. And she is the one to get me into this idea. I have always wanted one but never thought about the vintage thing but since I have a vintage home why not a vintage home on wheels too. :D So I guess I can't pass this up, too many things point to this being the right thing to do! And really I am excited!! lol
Find your joy and live it. http://cheneybaglady.blogspot.com/http://www.kpaints.etsy.com http://www.thevintagebaglady.etsy.com FG #377 |
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vintagediva1
True Blue Farmgirl
1251 Posts
Michele
Brighton
Michigan
USA
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Posted - May 03 2009 : 09:03:18 AM
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You can do it!!!
It could be soooo danged farmgirl cute
Michele
www.2vintagedivas.etsy.com
Love that good ole vintage junk |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - May 03 2009 : 6:24:09 PM
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heeheehee,,,now you gals can call Karen & I "the Boopsie Twins" 'cuz we have twin trailers...I am betting the trailers were twins & were seperated at birth! lol! The only thing Karen's has that mine doesn't...she has a Sears Port-a-potty and all I have is a chamber pot,,,but at least I have a window to throw it out of! giggle!
OK, let the renovations begin!
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
"I've never met a sewing machine I didn't like!"
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://www.graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
1564 Posts
karen
cheney
wa
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
4033 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2009 : 12:43:20 PM
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Karen, how could you not go for it....vintage trailers tend to bring out the wander lust you know....
Yes, we have a canned ham that eventually we will get too. We sure do love old trailers.
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - May 04 2009 : 3:38:32 PM
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Can't wait to see what you do with it!!! How fun to have one of those.
NANCY JO
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
1564 Posts
karen
cheney
wa
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
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Posted - May 07 2009 : 07:44:47 AM
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love it!!! Have fun!!
Linda
in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71
The Universe says: Speak abundance and act abundantly, no matter what, and an outpouring of the "stuff," far in
excess of what we could ever spend will come! |
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the vintage housewife
Farmgirl at Heart
8 Posts
cat
menifee
ca
USA
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Posted - May 07 2009 : 08:58:26 AM
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omg that is soooo cute! you go girl! i am looking for another trailer as well...can you have too many?hee hee...love the trailer talk ladies...cat
thevintagehousewife.blogspot.com
thevintagehousewife.blogspot.com |
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
1564 Posts
karen
cheney
wa
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2009 : 10:35:51 PM
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hey Karen, see ya on Sat...
If you are bored (yea right!) come on over on Sunday cuz I'll be up to my eyeballs in paint...sure could use a good painting contractor, lol! as my little Scotty will be getting her interior painted! Cream white semi gloss...
So hurry up and get your little "T.T." home so we can get started on her. After all, you need a good project to keep you out of mischief! lol!
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
"I've never met a sewing machine I didn't like!"
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://www.graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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NikkiBeaumont
True Blue Farmgirl
473 Posts
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Posted - May 15 2009 : 05:10:09 AM
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Oh, Karen! You camper is too cute! I love the orange cabinet drawers!
I have an old airstream that was so nasty and mildewy and rotten inside that we had to take everything out of it. I used a drill to get the rivets out and that was lots of fun and not at all hard or scary like I imagined it would be. I have yet to replace any rivets, but Lovin' Man is going to teach me how when we replace the vent covers on the top.
At first I had dreams of a complete redo but that was cost and time prohibitive. Now I just want to get the thing livable so that I can use it this summer. It will probably be a work in progress for years to come, much to Lovin' Man's dismay. HA!
I hope that you will be able to hit the road with you camper soon and share photos of what I know will be a darlin' renovation!
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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Posted - May 15 2009 : 05:35:30 AM
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I would definitely go for it! What a find :) I'm sure you can spruce it up and make it too cute for words :)
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
1564 Posts
karen
cheney
wa
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Posted - May 15 2009 : 09:46:10 AM
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Thank you for your votes of confidence, I just love this site!!!!!! Nikki, I really need to tear everything out of this baby but it is not going to happen if I want to use it this summer. I am handy with tools as I have flipped a few houses but tell me about this rivet thing. Do you just take a drill and a bit (which kind?) and drill out the rivet and then what? Thanks for mentioning this as I have not seen the trailer up real close as it is not here yet.
Find your joy and live it. http://cheneybaglady.blogspot.com/http://www.kpaints.etsy.com http://www.thevintagebaglady.etsy.com FG #377 |
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Marcy
True Blue Farmgirl
2701 Posts
Marcy
Tiverton
Rhode Island
USA
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Posted - May 15 2009 : 4:11:05 PM
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The first thing I thought of when I saw the pictures was that it is so cute! You could do so much with it. Let your imagination run free and have a ball with it. I hope you plan on posing more pics as you go along with it.
Take care and good luck!!
Farmgirl #170
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give...Eleanor Roosevelt |
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NikkiBeaumont
True Blue Farmgirl
473 Posts
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Posted - May 15 2009 : 4:35:50 PM
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Hey, Karen! Lovin' Man isn't here, so I can't ask him what size the drill bit was. Dang it, I am no help at the moment because I can't even remember if I had to reverse the drill or not. Most of the stuff in the airstream was either screwed in or riveted. At first I wanted to take everything out, clean it and put it back in the original layout, but the more we took out the more we determined it to be crap. Ha! Now I am going to just be glad to get a new floor in the thing (it was rotted where it leaks), get the AC working and haul it down to the beach (bathroom and kitchenless) for the summer.
I have yet to put rivets back in, but from what Lovin' Man says even I will be able to do it, so I know that it will be a cakewalk for you! I know that you can't wait to see your new baby! I hope that y'all will make lots of beautiful memories together!
When Lovin' Man gets back I will pump him for more information!
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
1564 Posts
karen
cheney
wa
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gspringman
True Blue Farmgirl
387 Posts
Gail
Bonanza
Oregon
USA
387 Posts |
Posted - May 15 2009 : 8:33:04 PM
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Karen, its wonderful! I just got a 65 Aristocrat this last Monday. I don't plan on restoring it to original as I can't afford to, but I do plan to make it clean and pretty and very useable. Now, only if mine had been free, wow, you did good. You know us girls just gotta have a girlie place of our own. I don't know how to put pic on here but you can see mine on my blog.
Gail
Farmgirl #486
Planting Zone 5
http://grammasladybug.blogspot.com/
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
1564 Posts
karen
cheney
wa
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NikkiBeaumont
True Blue Farmgirl
473 Posts
473 Posts |
Posted - May 16 2009 : 09:08:09 AM
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Okay, Karen, Lovin' Man just told me that you will probably need a 1/8th bit, but you really need to know what size rivet that you want to put back in. He is explaining and explaining and qualifying what he is telling me. Basically, he doesn't want to be held responsible for anything that might go wrong. Ha!
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - May 16 2009 : 09:29:04 AM
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Yea Karen,,,,, bring T.T. home so the DH & I can come visit our GVR's lil' sister! lol!
Remember, "Show No Fear" and just jump in with both feet & have fun while you "getter done!" lol!
hugz
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
"I've never met a sewing machine I didn't like!"
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://www.graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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Edited by - katmom on May 16 2009 09:36:21 AM |
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