My goal has always been to make
her usable and cute, rather than taking
her back to her original glory.
“Neither my husband nor I had ever
towed anything in our lives and so we
had to learn quickly on the 1,300+ mile
journey. The only near mishap was almost
running out of gas in far west Texas. We
had a lot of fun and enjoyed the smiles
on fellow travelers’ faces as we passed
them. Looking back on that trip, we both
agree that we not only had an angel on
our shoulder, but an entire flock with us”
recalls Julie.
As far as updates and restoration on the
trailer went, Julie says that what they have
done to the trailer is more “rehabilitation
rather than restoration”.
“My goal has always been to make her
usable and cute, rather than taking her
back to her original glory. We started at
the top (replacing a badly cracked and
repaired vent) and worked our way down”.
Items that have been attended to include:
replacing two windows, removing two
layers of linoleum, adding a new subfloor
and installing new linoleum, and then
removing that linoleum and replacing it
for a new look. They took out two small
bench seats in the front (the bistro sized
table was missing) and replaced them
with a bench that goes from side to side
this doubling precious storage space.
The broken heater that Julie decided
was not necessary in Texas was also
removed to make more room for storage.
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