1970 Monitor Travel Trailer aka The Texas Tumbleweed

This is my 1970 Monitor that my husband found me for my birthday! I'm getting ready to paint her soon. We haven't taken her out yet, but I've had fun play camping in my backyard! I named her The Texas Tumbleweed, it seemed to fit! I'm decorating her with vintage items and Texas/western things I already had. It's been lots of fun, and I like it best of all the campers I've had so far! 

Nancy's Vintage Trailers: Getting Ready for a Vintage Trailer Party

Nancy's Vintage Trailers: Getting Ready for a Vintage Trailer Party: Some people collect stamps, coins or other small items. When I was younger we didn't have a lot of room, so I collected thimbles. Now th...

This is a great blog that I get lot's of inpiration and ideas from!

I would really like to make a daytrip to her antique store in her barn this summer, hopefully I can see her vintage trailers.  That would be so much fun. If you haven't checked out her blog http://nancysvintagetrailers.blogspot.com you should drop by and check it out, her collection is something to see :)  Hugs, Shelley

Today's The Day!! I Bought My Vintage Trailer!!

I was doing my evening "check" on craigslist last night for my vintage trailer, and lo and behold there it was....it didn't say what year or make it was, but I could tell by the pics it was old. I generally don't like to call people after 9pm, BUT, my husband did it for me! It was only a little after 9pm so it wasn't that bad, but we were able to make an appointment first thing this morning to see it. We would be the first people to look at it...yay!  He was only asking $400, since it needs quite a bit of tlc we were about to get it for even less... some of the windows are missing, needs painting, it's missing the dinette, and the list goes on...HOWEVER, I now have a  vintage camper and I'm VERY happy about that. It's a 1959 Mid-Jet by Midway.  I will be adding before and after pics of the inside and outside soon, but here's what the exterior looks like right now. 

I'm thinking I'm going to paint it differently, arrange the stripes another way, possibly seafoam green, or cherry red, with black & silver accents.  I'm not sure what I'll do yet, so I'm looking at pictures on Pinterest and other people's trailers, excitedly gathering ideas.  I haven't decided on the theme yet either. I'm probably going to go with a traditional 50's vignette, black & white check flooring, vintage floral material for the curtains...I do like the Sisters on the Fly campers with the murals painted on them, too...hmm...THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS!! 

Today was absolutely gorgeous...which has me really wanting to find my vintage trailer so I can go GLAMPING with the hubby and pups.  Here is a pic of a trailer that I really like, I found it for sale on craigslist, however, it doesn't have a bathroom and that is a MUST on my list...too bad!!!