Blast from the Past

[Chris_Bryant]

Going through pictures- found a couple of my DW's early RV- a Prarie Schooner. Note the dolly for towing with an auto-



That's my DW in the bottom pic 🙂

[mike_mck]

RedG wrote:
I wonder if it had a big screen TV.... 🙂

Yep 6"

[Chris_Bryant]

A few more, if you can stand them- the first was labeled "New Trailer 1947":


The next 2 are the same year, in a Flint, Mi trailer park, winter and summer:

[Dick_A]

Chris Bryant wrote:
Going through pictures- found a couple of my DW's early RV- a Prarie Schooner. Note the dolly for towing with an auto-



That's my DW in the bottom pic 🙂

Back in the mid 50's I remember a few kids coming to school in our small town whose family lived in a "trailer house". Generally these kids father was a construction worker and the family rarely stayed for more than a few months. I especially remember a girl that played a soprano saxophone when I was in junior high. All of these kids were really friendly and I remember missing them when they moved on.

[John_Joey]

That's really nifty. A dinette that becomes a tub, kerosene furnace/ stove, a tow dolly, and all built right around WWII era. No wonder they are called the greatest generation.

[timjcarter9]

KFS wrote:
Great shot! Thanks for sharing!

As an aside I wonder how many of us were bit by the camper/RV bug in childhood like OP's adorable DW? My grandparents took us camping in a 1970's era Executive. How are you going to keep 'em in a tent after that? 🙂

Cool. Did you get into the built in bar?

My grandparents took us in a 1970 18 foot Skylark.

To the op. Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

[KFS]

Great shot! Thanks for sharing!

As an aside I wonder how many of us were bit by the camper/RV bug in childhood like OP's adorable DW? My grandparents took us camping in a 1970's era Executive. How are you going to keep 'em in a tent after that? 🙂

[Chris_Bryant]

bukhrn wrote:

Chris Bryant wrote:
FWIW, the trailer had kerosene stove and furnace, honey pot toilet, and a bath tub built in to the dinette. No 12 volt, no propane.

What year was that?

We're thinking 1944 or 1945.

[bukhrn]

Chris Bryant wrote:
FWIW, the trailer had kerosene stove and furnace, honey pot toilet, and a bath tub built in to the dinette. No 12 volt, no propane.

What year was that?

[Chris_Bryant]

FWIW, the trailer had kerosene stove and furnace, honey pot toilet, and a bath tub built in to the dinette. No 12 volt, no propane.

[RedG]

I wonder if it had a big screen TV.... 🙂

[msmith1199]

The only time I've ever seen one of those towing dollies for the trailer was in the Lucille Ball movie, Long Long Trailer.

[donkeydew]

thanks for sharing.
white sidewall car tires must be overloaded. it must of been a premium tt in its day

[JJBIRISH]

here is a homemade version of a towing dolly…

[BurbMan]

How about that electric hook up? Yikes!! Looks like it's coming right off the overhead wires....Big TT for the period though.