Vintage Trailer Blog

Hi All,

Since summer is upon us I'm not doing quite as many creative things just because I'm distracted with getting outdoors. But that doesn't mean I'm not doing other creative things such as decorating our vintage trailers.

I wanted to invite you to follow my other blog all about our two Vintage Shasta trailers. Follow me as I renovate and decorate them. I'm partial, but I have to say they are turning out pretty darn cute! Creative Times Magazine is going to have a special feature in the July/Aug issue featuring our small Shasta Compact trailer as well as some other really neat canned ham style trailers. 

So if you want, hop over to http://daisyshasta.blogspot.com and follow me on this adventure!

 

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1964 Shasta Astroflyte

We have so enjoyed our little 68 Shasta Compact. However, we decided that we would like something just a bit bigger and so started searching a larger Shasta. I looked online at various vintage Shasta trailer's for sale and came across a 1964 Shasta Astroflyte. Some mistakenly call this a Astrodome. The difference between the two is the Astrodome's had a bathroom whereas, the Astroflytes did not. Plus the layout is different. I actually prefer this layout with the dining table in front and couch/bed in back. The plus to this trailer is the overhead bunk. From the outside it sort of reminds you of a mini fifth wheel.

This camper was located in Maine. After much debating on if we should drive the distance to pick it up ourselves, we opted to have a transport company deliver it for us. That just made more sense all around.

Sadly, we had to say goodbye to the little Shasta Compact. Hubby wouldn't let me keep both. Although I tried to convince him. But in the end we can only use one trailer at a time and storage was an issue. So the little Compact was sold last week to a very nice family. I was sad to see it go but happy that they will have their own adventures with her. Happy trails little wee one!

Here is the 64 Astroflyte. Isn't she a beauty!? I love her colors and interior. She even has a newer refridgerator. How nice it will be to have that instead of relying solely on the cooler. She does have the original icebox but I'll store that.

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68 Shasta Compact Interior

I thought I would try and take some better pictures of the interior of our little trailer. I can't tell you how cozy and cute it is inside. Though I so badly want to decorate it. I'm just trying to figure out how without altering anything original. For starters, those uglee orange cushions I'm going to recover. But I'm going to leave the original fabric underneath. Also while I love the little cowboy curtains, I need to color coordinate so I'm thinking red fabric for the cushions? Hmm, have to think on that. The stove and icebox are green. You don't know how bad I want to repaint those! I'd love to do a robin egg blue or even pink! How fun would that be?

If I knew that I was going to keep this little trailer forever I'd paint the paneling. I've heard you really want to leave them as original as possible. So I'll decorate it as much as I can without altering anything. I'm already scoping out other Shasta's, much to my hubby's chagrin. I'd like an older "canned ham" style one. Maybe a 16 footer that's just a tad bigger (:

Anyway, here is the inside of my tiny little palace (hee hee) on wheels. I love just sitting in it. Not sure what it is but there is a cozy feeling in there and I can't wait until our next camping trip in this cutie.

Without the table.

With the table.

My little kitchen.

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