We Camp in All Weather

We Camp in All Weather! Last week our Scotty group had a Winter Camp-In.

Since we are unable to get together this time of the year. We all camp where we are and share photos. We are lucky to have our trailer inside.

As you can see we have had a ton snow here in PA.

I have not been able to get to the Scottyport in 3 weeks

We had some great snacks and wine. Yum-O

Here's To All are Camping Friends!

Here is a link to see all the camp-iner's

http://vimeo.com/9688666

Another Great Trip

Well the fun had to end for now! We are back from another awesome trip from Pa. to The FLA Keys. This was our 10th x-mas in The Keys. We where on the road for 18 days covering 3300 miles of our great land. After you look at the rest of the photos of our trip.

You will see why we love to go!

Here's are site at John Pennekamp State Park in Key Largo FLA. We spent 10 days here. Its a very nice park with lots of stuff to do.

Here's Amanda hanging in front of her tent. I the past Amanda and Adam would camp in the van together. This year she wanted her own space. She was lucky it didn't rain the whole time we where there.

Here is Adam in the van. There's more room in there then my Scotty has.

This is us keeping up with The Jones's.

We love to go to this Pub. Its a must stop when we are in The Keys. The No Name is out on No Name Key which is off of Big Pine Key. Just ask anybody it's well known.

Yes it all dollars and there is layers and layers of then.

We have been hanging dollars here since 2000

Yes my cool kids are very well traveled

Here is one of the beaches at the park. This photo was taken early in the morning.

This place fills up with people every day the sun is out.




We took a day to the Everglades.
This was a cool farm market we stop at just outside of FLA City
http://www.robertishere.com/






We saw lots of wildlife in the real FLA.

This is photo was taken thinking of my trailer friend Frank.

This is us leaving the Keys at sunrise.

He we are at Lisa's moms house in St Augustine.

We spent a few days there before heading north.

Well that's all for now.

Stay tuned we have lots for vintage trailering planned for 2010!

PA to South FLA in one day!

Well its that time of year. Time to head south for a little "fun in the sun."

We left Pittsburgh at 2 am heading south. The roads where dry and traffic was light. By 3 pm we made it to the FLA line, 800 miles away. Usually when we do this trip we would stop and spend the night; the kids wanted push on. I was getting tired so we stopped for dinner.

Then, we got back on the road.

Well, we did it. Made it to my parents' house in south FLA by 9 pm. I drove 1133 miles (with a few breaks) in 18 hours. Lisa is flying in christmas day. Then, we will be heading to Key's to camp for 9 days. The weather is great warm and sunny. We are very happy to get out of PA

I'll Fly, Drive, Walk! What Ever It take to Save a Scotty

I'll Fly, Drive, Walk! What Ever It takes to Save a Scotty.

My good Scotty friend Rose offered me some window parts and skin for my Scotty project.

She lives about 100 miles from my house. My plan was to fly there in my plane. I got the weather. The winds were calm and it was little cloudy. Here I am ready for take-off.

As I flow east passing over the Laurel Ridges at around 5000 ft. I had a smooth ride. After passing the ridges I started seeing a thicker deck of lower clouds. Well you may see were this is going. Well I ended up in the soup. I was fogged in. I was unable to land at my destination it was below minimums. Well all must of turned out OK. I'm blogging this. I had lots of fuel to get to another airport. I called ATC and requested a cleaence back to my airport. I climbed to 7000 ft and final broke out on the top of the clouds. Heading back west the fog broke up and I landed back home safe.


Well here is Rose. I ended up driving to Somerset PA to meet her.
We had lunch and talked vintage trailers for a good hour.
Thanks you Rose for the parts.

The Work Has Begun

I started working on my new Scotty. Its seen some hard times. I removed the lower skin. The side wall has come loose at the bottom. The side wall bottom is dry rotted.

I'm going to reinforce the floor and wall and reattached them.

In this photo you can see the ground from inside the trailer.

This is the bad area in the roof, See the roof seam. I have removed all the nails, stapeles and bad wood. I need to replace the roof supports. Then I can repair the ceiling.

This is the gauge of progress.

Yes My Feet Are Plant On The Ground In My Scotty

I guess if you work on vintage trailers.

Sooner or later you will find yourself inside a trailer standing on the ground.

Here I am standing in my new 1966 Scotty Hi-lander were the orig floor heater was.

My trailer buddy Steve said that it would make a good Ice fishing shed.

I was thinking I would make it a trap door.

This it my new Scotty A 1966 Hi-Lander

This wall is sanging and has come loose at the bottom. It is a very soild trailer.
I can put it back together



Loving the skylight



This is all the stuff I found cleaning out this trailer.
This is almost enough stuff to have a yard sale.



This trailer has been passed through 3 other owner with the intentions of fixing it up.
I was told that one of these people got as far as redoing this table.
That is about the last thing I would have done when doing this restortion.





Still diggin the skylight.






Don't worry I have a plan!
Stay tuned.

Another Busy week In My World

I had a busy week. The weather has been dry and warm for November so I've been able to work outside. I've been cutting dead timber from my woods. I drag it out of the wood and cut and split it. I don't heat my home with wood. I just like a warm fire on cold nights.

Money well spent this tree guy came over with his stump grinder.

He did 10 stumps in 2 hours for $300 cash

Yes there is a Scotty in the Port!! This trailer needed a new home and some love.

More about this trailer to come.