I can't believe it's been over a year since my last post here. What a slacker I am! A lot has happened since. Probably the biggest thing has been Peggy Sue.
Peggy Sue is a small travel trailer we bought on Craigslist back in August of last year. She's a 1988 Sunline T-1350 - native to Pennsylvania. They are pretty rare West of the Mississippi. You just don't see them much over here.
When we first got her, she was a bit worn and needed some sprucing up. A couple of guys (dad/son) used her like guys would - not too concerned with decor. Oxidation was trying to take over her paint job. The good thing is that she was road ready, complete with a new axle that was put on the year before.
We had no trouble making use of her while giving her a bit of a makeover. We must have been on a dozen or so camping trips to date, enjoying every minute of it. We gave her a new inside paint job, new curtains, reupholstered the cushions, gave her new stripes on the outside, and a general clean-up. Here are the results:
Last year, we even spent Thanksgiving in Palo Duro Canyon with her - complete with the whole Thanksgiving Dinner, fixins and all. We're looking forward to many years of enjoyment with her.
-Dale
I wondered what had happened to you! Glad you're enjoying your camp trailer. I pretty much lived in one that size (a few feet longer) while I was chasing my drilling rig around during the 80's. For a while I parked it out at the rig to save rent, but found out it was too easy for another driller to come get me when they came out short-handed.
ReplyDeleteHaven't been out to Palo Duro Canyon in several years. The last time I went, it was so hot the cactus was wilting (seriously) and the colors on the photographs taken w/ my digital camera were washed out. I thought it was the camera, but the landscape's colors were what was washed out, just browns and dull yellow.
Good to hear from you, Mike. Yeah, we have been a bit distracted. We are pleasantly surprised that we've been able to have campfires in the canyon this year, too. Probably won't be wilted cactus now.
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