name, August nights in Reno are
quite pleasant, and they were
not wrong. It was so lovely and
cool at nights in fact, that I found
myself getting up and closing
windows and pulling up more
blankets during the nights and,
despite the fact that we were
so close to downtown, the park
we were camping in was so very
quiet and peaceful that you felt
like you were in a country ranch
somewhere and not in Reno at
all! We ended up with twentyone
trailers on display this time,
but with room for over a hundred
more, and now that word is out
on where the most fun to be
had at Hot August Nights is, I’d
say expect to see a lot more
trailers next year. At $300 for the
week it was by far the cheapest
accommodation in town and the
views were great. Even if you don’t own a vintage trailer
yet, it’s not too late to go out and get one and come
along and join us all next year!
I met so many amazing people and had so much fun that
I am still buzzing from what an amazing event it was, but
the highlights for me would have to be the Prom Night at
Baldinis and the Final Grand Parade on Sunday. A recent
re-addition to the Hot August Nights program, the Prom
was our chance to get dolled up in our vintage finest and
dance the night away to some good old-fashioned rock
and roll music and the fifties-styled diner downstairs
Hot August Nights
Vintage Trailer Revival 2017
Prizewinners:
Jade Webster from Airstream
picked the 1948 Aero Flite owned
by Richard & Shirley Thomas
Tracy & Vickie from Pink Flamingo
Radio chose Jan Hatch’s 1950 West
Craft Trolley Coronado
Justin & Anna Scribner from
Flyte Camp picked Andre & Lisa
Fonseca’s gorgeous 1948 Curtis
Wright Clipper
made a pretty good burger too!
The parade on Sunday was just
WOW!
What a buzz, after having seen
it as a spectator, to actually be a
part of it this time! Another good
friend of mine, Amy Tulk drove up from LA on Saturday
and rode in the Hudson with me as we paraded down
the main street of Reno and under that iconic arch.
Thousands of people lined the streets, waving and
cheering and taking photos and smiling while I had the
biggest smile on my face ever the whole time.
Will I be back next year? Oh YEAH! See you there!
Hot August Nights Vintage Trailer Revival 2018 will be
held on August 7 – 12.
To book your vintage trailer space now go to:
www.hotaugustnights.net
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