For
the past year I have been researching and looking for a trailer to
call home. Watching Ebay and Tin Can Tourists daily to see what was
available and what I would be able to afford. I could not make up my
mind between a roughly 15 ft. model and a larger 24 model. The
lighter weight of the light trailer would make traveling much easier, but
most likely would not be able to hold all of the various things that
I wanted to be able to travel with.
Basically I wanted a vintage
travel trailer with wooden cabinetry that I could take around the
country to sell my handmade jewelry and orgonite sculptures. I am a
long distance healer, so really I can be anywhere and do the work
that I do.
About
a month ago an add came up on Tin Can Tourists for a 15 ft. trailer.
A 1965 “no name” but Shasta like trailer. The wood cabinets
in
it were rough, but really in my eyes, perfect. It had the “feel”
of and old Indian interior, which happens to really resonate with my
sense of style and beauty. It was $898.00 which was lower than the
ones that I had watched sell on ebay (most being in the $1500 to
$3000 range) for at least a basic trailer with a solid body and
floor.
This
one had all of that, plus nice cabinetry and a closet bathroom
(was
told only a toilet). So I called the guy who was selling it in Mass.
I offered him a thousand for it as I knew it would “seal the deal”
quickly and it did!
Here
are some photos of her and after she arrived, I named her “Darling”
because that is what she is.
..
Once
I purchased “Darling”, I could not stop looking at trailers and
still followed what was currently available. And then on Ebay, a
1969 Avion showed up that was for sale in my area. I have always
loved vintage Avions, even more than airstreams. The back fin
designs being so elegantly made and the interiors more quirky and
artistic!
This
one had good bones, nice cabinetry and was basically all still
intact. It was filthy dirty, but I could see past all that. I ended
up bidding on it, even though I really did not know where the money
would come from. But I decided to ask for donations from my current
clients
and received all the money in a week to successfully buy this one
too!
Here
are the photos of “Abode”...
I
am thrilled with my new Abode too! Getting ready to lay
the
new flooring and have just finished recovering the front
banquet
seating.
I
also am equipped with an awning and open canopy tent for outdoor
living and cooking. Have my rocket stove coming this week and will
be ordering a beautiful hardwood compost toilet. One more solar
panel
to hook up to my marine battery and really I am set to be off the
grid and living in nature!
I
will be looking for an arrangement with someone who has some property
that I can trade doing animal and property care in exchange for a
location to park my new homes!
