Finding Connie Shasta

Well, that last post was in 2013 and a lot has changed. Our son is married and is pursuing his dream of being a luthier. We still plan on buying an Airstream and traveling full time. 

But in 2018, on a tent camping trip around Lake Michigan, we found ourselves soggy and cold and searching Craigslist for a camper. We sent five emails to ads for vintage campers. Three had sold within an hour. One person never bothered to respond. One person responded that we could come take a look.


We paid too much. We knew too little. We wouldn't change a thing.

We enjoyed some camping trips, and learned a lot about canned ham construction online.


We also made some discoveries


And once we learned that canned ham trailers are built from the inside out (you need to take off all the metal to replace any inside panels), the game was on. We are all in and are going to take on a frame off restore. With our 8 foot wide driveway. And limited storage space. If we can do this, so can you. Look forward to seeing you on the road.

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