The Flying Monkey Cabana - Tiki Carving

S seamus Member Portland Joined: May 07, 2003 Posts: 462	S seamus Posted posted on Wed, Nov 12, 2003 10:52 AM Great score UJ! Those old Fireballs are cool. I have owned a number of old (vintage) trailers and campers. I have even lived in a few from time to time. Travel trailers and campers are a way cool part of old americana that alot of people miss out on. The outward appearance of many of these classics can be very blah and unassuming but if you happen to peek inside, you will sometimes not believe your eyes! Beautiful blonde curved cabinetry, pink and turquoise appliances, two tone vinyl and flecked formica etc.. We tend to move alot, and that's when I usually pick up a new, old trailer. It usually ends up costing us less than renting Uhauls, and we get to keep it!! And if you can get it in your yard it makes a great guest house! I have mentioned before about my inlaws managing the Summer Lake Hotsprings out in the Oregon Desert. They have a fleet of vintage trailers that include Airstreams, and the lesser known but far more impressive Spartans as well as others, that they offer as nightly rentals. A couple years ago we had the opportunity to stay for a couple of months in the Spartan Imperial Mansion. The Mansion was a 1950's 40 ft long park model, with a full bedroom in the back, a living room up front, a black and blue wrap around dining booth, matching original mohair sofa and lounge chair, blonde maple paneling and cabinetry throughout, original endtables, light fixtures, lamp shades, etc... The place was a friggin museum. Absolutely Perfect. I added a few Tikis and a couple swanky chain lamps and that was it. The perfect space age bachelor pad, all wrapped in aircraft aluminum. I said it "was" because shortly after we stayed there, a terible wind storm came through the area and picked up the trailers and tossed them around and literally stripped the skins right off of them. There was nothing left but the thesteel frame the thing was built on, anf it was wrapped up with another one some 50 feet or so from where it sat. It was very sad. The few trailers that remain are sadly being phase out and replaced by newly constructed little cabins. Blah.

Great score UJ!
Those old Fireballs are cool. I have owned a number of old (vintage) trailers and campers. I have even lived in a few from time to time. Travel trailers and campers are a way cool part of old americana that alot of people miss out on. The outward appearance of many of these classics can be very blah and unassuming but if you happen to peek inside, you will sometimes not believe your eyes! Beautiful blonde curved cabinetry, pink and turquoise appliances, two tone vinyl and flecked formica etc.. We tend to move alot, and that's when I usually pick up a new, old trailer. It usually ends up costing us less than renting Uhauls, and we get to keep it!! And if you can get it in your yard it makes a great guest house!
I have mentioned before about my inlaws managing the Summer Lake Hotsprings out in the Oregon Desert. They have a fleet of vintage trailers that include Airstreams, and the lesser known but far more impressive Spartans as well as others, that they offer as nightly rentals.
A couple years ago we had the opportunity to stay for a couple of months in the Spartan Imperial Mansion. The Mansion was a 1950's 40 ft long park model, with a full bedroom in the back, a living room up front, a black and blue wrap around dining booth, matching original mohair sofa and lounge chair, blonde maple paneling and cabinetry throughout, original endtables, light fixtures, lamp shades, etc... The place was a friggin museum. Absolutely Perfect. I added a few Tikis and a couple swanky chain lamps and that was it. The perfect space age bachelor pad, all wrapped in aircraft aluminum.
I said it "was" because shortly after we stayed there, a terible wind storm came through the area and picked up the trailers and tossed them around and literally stripped the skins right off of them. There was nothing left but the thesteel frame the thing was built on, anf it was wrapped up with another one some 50 feet or so from where it sat. It was very sad. The few trailers that remain are sadly being phase out and replaced by newly constructed little cabins. Blah.

Post #59580 by seamus on Wed, Nov 12, 2003 10:52 AM