Travel trailer memories....
Hey y'all.. I thought it might be a fun to start a topic with vintage travel trailer memories. I have a TON of memories with my Mom, Dad and brother camping growing up. My Dad has been gone...
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Not specifically vintage TT, but I sure have a lot of memories camping and traveling all over the US!
Way back in the 60's, my parents rented a pop up, attached a clamp on bumper hitch to the a Rambler and took off for the Smokey Mountains. I still have memories of that trip!
At about 8 or 9, my parents bought a big canvas tent from Morsan in Paramus, NJ. The thing was so big it had to be carried on a roof rack, as it wouldn't fit in the trunk of the Plymouth Fury. We camped all over the place and used it for years! The worst part was, if there was rain approaching, is dad would get us up to pack the tent before the rain started, no matter what time it was.
I continued tent camping for years, and started bringing my kids very early on.
In the 90s, when mom and dad retired, they bought a class c and drove all over the US with that too. At times, I went with them and my kids....3 generations camping in one rig!
As they got older, my parents gave up the class c, which we purchased, and my wife and I enjoyed the heck out of it. We finally gave that up and purchased a small TT.
Mom and dad, now in their 80s will be going camping with us again this year. We rented a park model for them when we go to Lancaster this spring. They're looking forward to sight seeing, sitting around the fire at night, etc.
Memories of cooking on the Coleman stove, coffee in the am outside, sitting around the camp fire, my wife and I love it all! Hopefully, when we retire in a few years, we'll carry on the tradition of the extended cross country trips!
Way back in the 60's, my parents rented a pop up, attached a clamp on bumper hitch to the a Rambler and took off for the Smokey Mountains. I still have memories of that trip!
At about 8 or 9, my parents bought a big canvas tent from Morsan in Paramus, NJ. The thing was so big it had to be carried on a roof rack, as it wouldn't fit in the trunk of the Plymouth Fury. We camped all over the place and used it for years! The worst part was, if there was rain approaching, is dad would get us up to pack the tent before the rain started, no matter what time it was.
I continued tent camping for years, and started bringing my kids very early on.
In the 90s, when mom and dad retired, they bought a class c and drove all over the US with that too. At times, I went with them and my kids....3 generations camping in one rig!
As they got older, my parents gave up the class c, which we purchased, and my wife and I enjoyed the heck out of it. We finally gave that up and purchased a small TT.
Mom and dad, now in their 80s will be going camping with us again this year. We rented a park model for them when we go to Lancaster this spring. They're looking forward to sight seeing, sitting around the fire at night, etc.
Memories of cooking on the Coleman stove, coffee in the am outside, sitting around the camp fire, my wife and I love it all! Hopefully, when we retire in a few years, we'll carry on the tradition of the extended cross country trips!
