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1975 Winnebago Itasca RV Tour // First One Ever Built!

1975 was an influential year for both you and us! Think about it. The things that happened that year made it so we could be sitting down here together right now, me sharing and you reading and watching. In 1975 Microsoft became a registered trademark and Bill Gates and Paul Allen developed a computer program and a microcomputer called Altair 8800. Now I’m not sure what the definition of microcomputer was but I think it basically meant the computer didn’t...

Vintage 1970 Avion Camper // RV Tour

Back at the RV Museum I was pleasantly surprised to see a truck camper. I had spent many many miles travelling in a truck camper. Our family was on the road from Central British Columbia all the way to Florida and back, as well as many other trips in the camper. When I say travelling IN a truck camper, I really mean it. Back in those days we were allowed to ride unbuckled in the camper as mom and dad...

Vintage 1966 Kenskill Travel Trailer // RV Tour

I don’t remember 1966 but I have learned that a lot of things happened that year that completely affect all of the things I do remember and know today. Here in Canada, the Canada Pension Plan was introduced and has been helping our seniors with some guaranteed income after retirement ever since. I only hope there is some left for us. England won the World Cup and shared mini skirts with everyone and the US was watching Star Trek while...

Vintage 1976 Airstream Argosy RV Tour

Let’s see now, what was happening in 1976. Oh yeah, Mrs. Sanderson was my 1st grade teacher and she twisted my ear for some unknown reason??? I can’t imagine I was chatting too much or not paying attention! Not me! Kory was running around in the bush doing who knows what, like a little hooligan, but making sure he was always inside at 4:30 to catch The Flintstones. On the World stage however much more important things were happening, at...

Vintage 1941 Westcraft

This trailer was a pleasure to go through. It had lots of history being used in WW II. As it happens today, it was happening back in 1941, people were using their RVs for living quarters while they worked and it just so happened that work for the original owner was as a Defense Worker during the war. This make and model was a top of line trailer and was very rare due to the totally cool trolley roof which...

Vintage 1948 Flxible Bus Conversion

This is the bus with the trademark ‘smiley face’ front. It is easily recognized as an iconic post war people mover. In 1948, we had William Lyon Mackenzie King running our country and the US had Harry Trueman. John Ritter, Prince Charles and Ozzy Osborn were born. The average income was $2950 with baby boomers buying houses for about $7700. They spent .16 cents/gallon on gas for a new car that would have cost $1250. The population was exploding and...

Amazing Retro RV Restoration (Freedom to Choose your Plan)

There is this amazing community of RVers out there and we are slowly finding them. Really we just have to put ourselves out there, kind people with like interests are everywhere in RVs. So when you put all of my favourite things together like travel, RVs, vintage stuff, cool people, and living life on your own schedule in your own way, it actually has a name! They call themselves The Phoenix Ramblers. Bobby and Sharon are this cool couple who...

Vintage 1936 Alma Silvermoon

Historically, 1936 was a pretty tough year for most folks. The Depression continued as Germany, Italy and Japan planned for WWII. In light of these facts, the construction and sale of a travel trailer seems odd to me. I guess folks who had the means were enjoying life and no one really could have imagined what was coming their way. The average American household income was around $1700.00/year in 1936. So the price of the Alma, which seems inexpensive today...

Vintage Winnebago Brave // RV Tour

So you ask, what did we do while we were hanging out in Amarillo, TX? Well let me tell you! We are crazy RV people and when someone puts the word MUSEUM together with RV I just wanted to move in. RVs of all ages were found in this museum and it really takes you back to the way things started. The 1973 Winnebago Brave was beautiful! It was in such great shape and it immediately took me back to...

The One Log House (Unbiased Tiny House/RV Review)

We love driving on Hwy 101 up and down the Oregon Coast. It is so scenic and the water crashing against the rocks and up onto the beautiful sandy shores is empowering yet it reminds us how insignificant we are. As you move down the Hwy into California and get closer to those grand redwood trees there are so many little stops of interest to see people’s art work and carvings, BUT our favourite place to stop for a coffee...