Vintage Caravan Magazine Issue 34 | Page 5

�EDITOR'S RAVE� It’s been a very busy couple of months since the last issue. We attended Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Festival, then a Sisters on the Fly Cinco de Mayo campout in Newport, Oregon. Two days after getting back from the Pismo Beach Vintage Trailer Rally in California we were off again to the Rollin’ Oldies Vintage Trailer Rally at Rogue River in Oregon where we were camping in 90 degree plus heat. So yes, the summer camping season is well and truly upon us! There are so many events and rallies going on in so many places, I’m out and about every weekend now, yet I still don’t feel like I’m getting to as many events as I’d like to be! But for now I have plenty of juicy content on some truly spectacular trailers and inspirational ideas and advice in this special summer edition of Vintage Trailer Magazine #34. As I’ve been packing up, setting up and packing down quite a bit lately, and the process is somewhat different here than it was in Australia, I decided to put together some of the best tips I’ve been given as a woman travelling on my own with a vintage trailer in tow. I’m sure you can think of many more, and feel free to write in with your best tips to share, but let this be a good starting point for those of you wanting to, but still unsure of the how-to, of setting out to your first vintage trailer rally. Once again I have to thank the owners of the juicy little cherry-flavored Aloha that has graced our cover this issue for making our 4th July themed photo shoot so much fun and to everyone who took the time to tell me all bout the stories behind the many trailers that have caught my eyes in my recent wanderings. It may take a little while and a few more issues to featuring you all, but I’m working on it! Updates on upcoming events that we will be attending (and when I say “we” people often ask me to whom I am referring… I mean my trailer “Rosie”, “Doc Hudson” my car and I) over the coming months will also be posted on our Vintage Trailer Magazine Facebook page, so do come up and say “Hi” if you see me out there! If you are new to the world of vintage trailers and anxious about what you need to know and have and how to travel with a trailer, I would really encourage you to join up a group such as Tin Can Tourists, Sisters on the Fly, Rollin’ Oldies Vintage Trailers, Glampers on the Loose or any or several of the many vintage trailer groups around the country. Choose one that operates actively in your local area, attend a rally and get to know other vintage trailer tragics in your area to network tips and advice and for moral support on your first few outings. See you at the next rally! Photo by John Mahoney Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/vintagetrailermagazine For more of Lisa’s “raves” and photos visit her Blog: “My Dream Home is Portable” link from the VTM website at: www.vintagetrailermagazine.com vintagetrailermagazine | 3