Ready to camp?

I really wanted to Attend the Southern Indiana vintage camper rally, on June 13-16, 20013, but thought the "Sew What" wasn't ready to go.  The hosts encouraged me to "throw a mattress inside, pack a cooler and come anyway. So I did!

On Monday,  Elizabeth, Uncle Ron and I busted butt working on it. We pulled out the ugly mauve and grey indoor outdoor carpet, built a floor for the refrigerator, built seats for the dinette benches and back bed, with piano hinges, so they lift easily.  Elizabeth ran multiple trips to Small's Pro Hardware for supplies. We cleaned the under, in and out sides of all cabinets.  Oh, how filthy they were and filled with rodent and insect remains.

Uncle Ron cutting 3" off the back bench slide out, so the board will lift up.  there is storage under the back bench

My brother, Steve, came over to work on the electric.   I need a new plug on the outside to plug into the electric at the campsite,  new wiring to the fuse box, 2 new wall plugs. The parts didn't work, so the electric will come later.

Jackie was busy making cushions for the dinette and back bench at the Costume Gallery-Newport.  My colors are yellow and blue.

The "Sew What" is clean and has the first coat of paint inside cabinets and bench seats, so I thought I was making head way. Surprises were in store for me.   When I uncovered the floor under the back bench, which was covered in Oil Cloth,  I saw a rotten floor.  I could see through to the ground.

Oil cloth covering rotten floor.

Light Wiring

I brought the Sew What camper on Saturday, April 19th, 2013.  After the title transfer and bank transaction, I took the camper to my friend Terri's house in Williamsburg, Ohio.  This was the first time I had pulled a trailer since, the 1970's.  I did really well.

Terri's brother-in-law and husband put new wiring in and under the trailer for the lights. 

Rose and George Galbraith inspecting the  lights.

Hooked up and ready to go.

Lights need to be replaced and new wiring put in.

Joy and her new vintage camper.  Now the fun and work begins.  April 19th, 2013

A New Project to Blog about.

I bought a 1969 Play-Mor Travel Trailer at a yard sale in Batavia, Ohio.

My dear friend Barb Bohn, suggested I blog about my latest project, so I'm going to start this blog and try to keep it up to date.  
On the way home from a Historical Hat Talk, I presented in Batavia, Ohio I past a yard sale.  I can't pass up at yard sale, so we stopped, but didn't buy anything.  As we pulled out of the driveway, my dear friend Terri said, "I wonder if that little trailer is For Sale, it would be perfect for you.  Back into the driveway I went for a look. 
I looked inside and underneath.  Tom came to look at it and said it look good from underneath.  It was dry inside, a good sign.  Rose said, "This is a deal you can't pass up and you always wanted of these, now you can camp with the big boys."  ( My parents and brother have 32 foot trailers.)  I said yes and shook hands with the young man selling it.

I returned on Saturday and picked her up.  I have named her "Sew What".

April 19th, 2013 was the beginning of the end.  Now the work has begun.