Random Bits

From the first moment I walked into the Curtis Wright I knew there was a great oven in the junk.  If nothing else I can spot a diamond in the rough.

It had a 1/2 inch of dust and icky bits everywhere.

 I've spent the better part of two days uncovering a beauty.

 I love the cooking times and temperatures on the oven door.

 The burner grates are missing and the springs need to be replaced.

 Overall, it is in good condition and I love the shape and lines.  The door handles need to be chromed but the overall body is in great shape.  I cannot wait to see if she works.   Isn't she pretty?

 Hubby and I have been enjoying the last days of summer.  Friends on the patio for starters and dinner indoors.  Warm afternoons and cooler evenings in September.

 I've been crafting too.

 Jeremy and Rene spent a few days with us this week.  They were in town helping family.  It was fun to see them.  It's always a lot of laughter with them.

The garagecarportwoodshed project is almost complete.  Hubby and I worked nonstop for two days, took four trips to the dump with a grand total of 1,257+ pounds of garbage, wood,  and recycling.  We are still married.  I just need to recycle four tires and sell a metal cabinet.  There are still a few areas to rearrange but the junk is gone.  I had made a trip to Goodwill and one to the thrift store. It feels so good.

It's Fall y'all and so begins the raking.  I have done some trimming and weeding this week.  My goal is to fill three 5 gallon buckets or three wheel barrels a day with yard waste.  Slow and steady wins the race.

Happy Fall!

The Great Trailer of the Great West

Hubby and I have had a lot of fun this summer and we have seen a lot of pretty.  When we were in the trenches rebuilding our '57 Aloha, and by trenches I was polishing metal everyday, all day in the hottest part of the summer, I repeatedly told Hubby, I just want to see some pretty.

When we drug home the Curtis Wright Flagship in April, I had a condition that we not get so busy with the next restoration that we didn't get to enjoy our Aloha and see some pretty.  We have had a lot of great trips this summer and now we are getting busy on the next project.

It may not seem as though we have gotten very far on the CW Flagship but  I have been busy making room in the garage and carport so that we can work on it this winter.  Cleaning the garage isn't trailer restoration but it is a necessary piece of the puzzle.  The metal is off, the sleeper sofa is recovered, research is happening.

Dal Smiley sent us a treasure trove of research from the RV Hall of Fame Museum in Elkhart, Indiana.  Thank you Dal! You saved me a trip.

The slogan for Curtis Wright trailers was The Great Trailer of the Great West.  It is a similar slogan to what the Aloha trailers later had in the mid 1950's.  The Aloha slogan was Built in the Northwest for the Northwest.

There are little facts in these ads that are useful such as the mention of the metal counter tops.  I wanted to do metal in our restoration and this proves that the yellow flooring on the counter was added later.

 Now we need a Flymobil.  Not to actually be airborne but to drive around trailer parks.

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 The 16' is like a mini me of our Flagship.  Dal has secured a model one and it's being restored.  It will be nice to see these Curtis Wright trailers restored and parked together at a rally someday.

 Oh my, we were so hopeful that this photo would be an interior shot of the Flagship.  It is not.

 It's great to see the Curtis Wright logo and the fonts used so that we can have signage made.  Rene, start thinking about this one!

 The production line reminds me of our last wall building for the Aloha.

The Orchard that Grows Trailers is fitting for our CW as we found it in a field across the road from apple orchards.

 I love this one (Trailer in the Clouds) and plan to frame it with a few others for the Flagship.

The appliances are my problem.  Hubby pulled them out last night so I can get started cleaning them and coming up with a plan to get them working.

 I think the fridge and stove are in great shape because they were in a dry climate.

 Last night Hubby and I had an informal CW board meeting and came up with a winter plan for restoration without a shop.  Go us!

 I am not sure if an outlet with three plug ins is legal anymore but we have one and will keep it.  It's like the original power strip.  Of course, we are rewiring and plan to add 12 volt for dry camping.

The dining area has caused a lot of discussion, maybe some arguing and nothing has been resolved.  

 Hubby and I enjoy camping in the fall and sometimes need to have dinner inside when it's cold.  We play a lot of cribbage and gin rummy while camping.  The dining area needs to be comfortable.  It needs to be built around the existing floor plan and the wheel well.  We want to keep the CW as original as possible but we want to be comfortable as we plan to use it.  That is the whole point, right?  Curtis Wright and Aloha had slogans and I do too.  Have fun and see some pretty!  
Not that I consider getting beat at gin rummy fun.

In the meantime, I'll be carefully removing window trim this week.

Squirrel! Shiny Things! Bathrooms and Edges, Oh My!

There are so many beautiful trailers at the Mt. Baker Vintage Trailer Rally that it's difficult to see all of them.  I went through quite a few but probably not even half of them.  This post is full of "Squirrel!" and "Oooh Shiny!" moments and distractions.

First things first, Shiny, the Flyte Camp Neutron.  It isn't vintage, it is brand new, vintage inspired.  Their workmanship is a whole other level.

 The upholstery is perfect.  I have a whole new appreciation for that since I started upholstery classes.

I have a slight obsession with bathrooms right now as Hubby and I are working on the Curtis Wright 6 and need to choose bathroom materials.  The Neutron's bathroom is shiny, clean and pretty.

 There are a lot of photos in this post showing the finish work of different craftsman.  It's something we are focused on now.  The edges and seams!

 Oooh Shiny!  I loved this vignette.

 Besides bathrooms and edges and seams, we are checking out every one's Marvel fridge.  We have one that needs work in the CW.

 We toured Shelly's new to her Airstream and of all of the pretty in there I have two pictures showing edges and seams.  I was doing my homework.

 Liz joined us in Alohaville this year with The Barcay.  I love tea towels and she had some custom linens that were great.

Squirrel.

Forget about edges and bathrooms for a minute.

 Coordinating prints, now you're speaking my love language!  I also took this photo to help me remember the marine cup holders.  Hubby and I need those by our bed for our glasses.  Reading glasses, not drinking glasses.

 Another pretty bathroom, this one is in Chris and Trina's trailer.

 Chris does beautiful finish work.

 Another marvelous Marvel fridge!

I loved Chris and Trina's trailer, the quality, the design and the craftsmanship.

 Of course, we toured the only Curtis Wright at the show.  Hubby met Chris and Dave and then took them to our house for a Curtis Wright Flagship tour.  They were so helpful and excited.

Squirrel!  Tiger oak is some very pretty wood.

 The Oasis next door had wonderful attention to detail. Jean took this photo of her owners.

 When the lady of the  house trailer is appearing in a different, gorgeous dress three times a day, she needs an iron and ironing board while camping.  It was a wonderful fashion show all weekend.

 I am a little fixated on bathrooms right now and

upholstery details.

 Denise sews new curtains about every other trip, so  I had to run over and check out her window treatments.  She doesn't disappoint.  This is a shot of her kitchen curtains in her corner kitchen that I covet.

 Not everyone is open and welcoming.

 Jeremy and Rene brought their pizza cooker for Saturday evening.  Introducing the PizzaQue, my new best friend.  I ordered one from Amazon on Monday morning.

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  I am not endorsing or advertising the PizzaQue.  You're all adults and can make up your own minds without my input.  I have not been paid by PizzaQue nor anyone else since the beginning of this blog.  I repeat, I do not get paid to write this drivel.  Okay, the legalities are out of the way.

I love the PizzaQue and mine will arrive by Monday.

Yesterday I cleaned our Aloha, Huaka'i Annie, put flannel sheets on her bed for winter and put the orange sweater pumpkin as a center piece.  Annie is ready for Fall and so am I.

I also roasted garden goodies and made pizza sauce.  It's in the freezer because I'm getting a PizzaQue!   And I am a tad excited about it...

* Edited to add, I cancelled my Amazon order as the PizzaQue is on sale at Cabela's today.  Free shipping and $40 off.  You know the drill, I am not getting paid by Cabela's either.