Just got my Aloha Decal for her this week.  It will go on after she's been painted.  They are usually stationed above the back window.

   My son-in-law had the muscle needed to loosen & remove the heavy bolts that held the box base onto the back bumper.  The 3/4 plywood was rotten in one corner and I plan to replace it with a new box.  Thank You M.

   Now the scraping of old... flaky... ugly paint.  Today after work I accomplished this... scraping and chipping the white and salmon.  Then washed the bumper and the "I don't know how many years" worth of dirt from most of the crevices.  I could have used the paint remover, but decided to just sit down and scrape.  I'll wash it down again and sand it later.
   I then moved to the front of the trailer and began scraping.  The 2 propane tanks were kinda in the way, so I removed them too.

   While scraping at the silver paint on the triangle tip I found some lettering... HADCO ENG???, Pat. No. 2523500.   I hosed it down too... I'll wash again and sand it before it gets paint.   I'm thinking of painting bumper and tongue black Rustoleum.
   I have a couple of concern spots underneath behind the tires... the wood looks like a composition wood... it is warped and sagging.  There is a wooden floor over it that the linoleum is on.  This is in the area of the goucho bed.  Gonna haveto do something about it.  Otherwise the underneath of the rest of the trailer looks solid. 

One of the improvements I made was removing the wooden box on her back bumper.  It was made of 3/4 plywood, with a bottom, front, back, 2 side pieces and a small strip where the piano hinge for the lit was attached.  The right corner was badly damaged/rotted... I thought I would just repair it but decided that I would like to build something new for her.

Before pic...

After pic.

I left the base of the box on just to use as a carrier platform for the outdoor rug and a couple of chairs.  I tarped and bungied them to the bumper platform and they traveled well. You can see the salmon pink that was behind the box.  These are the colors that I plan to repaint her... salmon pink & turquoise.
  When I texted the kids I got a trailer, I took a picture with my phone and told them "the Beast has a little Sister".  I think I will name her "Lil Sister" for now, until something better comes up.   What is her theme?  I'm thinking ME.  A little bit Gypsie, Pirate, Faerie, Country, Bohemian, Ecclectic and very similar to my home decor.  In otherwords... fashionably cluttered.  Ha. :)

Took the little girl out on her first camping trip under my possession. We drove 170+ miles to Spokane's Bowl and Pitcher camp ground.  The drive was good, we cruised a smooth 60-62 miles per hour.  Our first stop of course was the Country Mercantile just outside Pasco....

The sign above says "Asparagus is here"... is this a sign that I should name her Asparagus?  I don't think so.  :)

Got to the campground after first stopping off to collect the grandsons and my daughter and set up camp.  The boys were eager to help set up, and I gave them solar lights to stake out.  We settled in for the night with baked beans, pigs in the blankets, celary & carrots for dinner. 

The next day we ran to Coeur D'Lane for an RV store that sold new and used RV parts to look for a couple of things that we needed.  I was didn't find what I was looking for but did find a toilet seat lid for my moterhome toilet.... whoohoo.   And then my 5 yr old grandson and I fixed my ice box door handle.  Bonus.

Back at camp that evening, we had visitors... deer, a buck and a couple of doe.

Our camp set up... very basic for now.  No Canopy. No extra Glamping Accessories just the Basic Glamping accessories.

I enjoyed our camp trip.. the boys were fun to have and full of energy.

Things that need attn:

1. Finish fixing the Icebox door.

2. Have gas lines checked... smelled propane ouside but not inside.

3. Work on Left Tail light/brake light.

4. Finish Glamping her up.

   Got started on my slipcovers... got one done enough to test it out.

  Looks ok... I'm not happy about the wrinkles and puckers... but like I said... it's a work in progress.   Then I placed both cushions into the bed and found that they are 8" short of a complete bed.   What's with that???

So... according to the TCT... one member has a 1959 trailer that is the same way.  He says he has an 8" cushion section that fills in the space.  So... looks like I'm gonna have to get an 8" foam section to make into bolsters to fill in.  They cam be bolster pillows when not made into a bed. 

  I'm working on lace curtains that I plan to get finished this weekend.  I've decided my first campout will be on the 4th.  I'm going to head to Spokane again to the Bowl and Pitcher state park and camp out with the grandsons.  Their mother is welcome too.  Their father is working a double shift... so he won't be joining us.   We will have to plan a camp out for all of us together.   Maybe the gold mine over that way.

Tested out the propane gas... the stove top works... the oven works.  I should test the oven for baking... perhaps I'll bake some bisquits today.  I'm packing the essentials... trying to remember what all she will need.  She was totally empty, so I will need to purchase everthing to make a camping trip successful.  I don't want to rob from the Okanagan, The Beast needs to remain ready to take sale if the need/desire arrises.

Went shopping for fabric to make slipcovers for the cushions.  Even though they are in great shape, I wanted them to have some color.  Here is what I found....

It's soft salmon flowers, green and pink.   I have a wonderful Flamingo pillow that will accent it to the max.  I have enough enough fabric to make some throw pillows I'm sure... probably enough to make curtains too, but I think that would be too much.  We shall see.
   The sanding and sealing of the interior wood turned out good.  I've still got a drawer that looks shabby and is in need of some serious work, but that can be done later.
   Before and after pics of one corner....

Before and after of a couple of cupboards.... the one on the left is the before.

My kitchen cupboards over the counter & stove...

I've put the hinges back on the doors, handles on the drawers and re-enstalled them into the trailer.  I've put the back cushion back in and I'm ready for finishing decorating.  My Ice Box needs to be fixed yet, and I will get to that.  But I think I'm ready to start decorating.   I've also put aluminum backsplash up behind the stove.

   Lets talk potty.... this little treasure doesn't have one.  I've seen several revamps inside small trailers that the owners have created a space for their porta-potty tucked into the space under the stove.  I have a drawer there and it wouldn't take much to adjust it into a door and cubby for my PPotty.  

I went to a Tin Can Tourist Vintage Trailer Rally this past weekend, and a couple of small trailers also had this remodel in their trailers.  Here is one in a "Man Cave Trailer"...

I have my work cut out for me... it's not a high priority at the moment... so I've got time to "think about it".

:) Suzy

P.S.  I need to be thinking of a name for her.... I've thought of Myrtle May... Lily.... Star-something or Something-star.   Her colors are salmon, turquoise and now her covers are green/brown/salmon pink.  Must think on it.   :)

   I spent this past weekend shopping for and working on the trailer.  I headed down to the Tri-Cities to check out our RV Supply stores in the area.  I found one that is not large, but can order next day delivery things that I need.  I also went to the Home Depot and found some great trim.  It's about 1inch wide and with leaves etched into it.  I'm thinking the ends trim under the large windows.   I also ended up buying MinWax Danish Finishing oil in Golden Oak.
  Sunday, I sanded some more, wiped with the denatured alcohol.  I then rubbed the MinWax over all the wood surfaces in the trailer.  It ended up smoothing out some of the discoloration which happened from moisture.  It did not hide the dark water stains... I'm thinking tha they are her battlescars... she wears them proudly.   The interior wood does look good tho. 
   The drawers and doors got a good rubbing of MinWax as well.  Some of them absorbed the oil so much and will need to get a second coating.   Today, 24hrs later, the smell of Minwax still lingers, so I've opened the windows a bit more.  I checked the drawers/doors that need extra attention and the flaky varnish that was still there is not smooth.   So I scraped and resanded the pieces, then gave a good rubbing of Den. Alcohol again. 
   I also used the Den. Alcohol and cleaned all the hinges & latches to the doors & drawers.  They cleaned up nicely.  I will post pictures later.
:) Suzy