Learning the Ropes

It didn’t take long to discover there is a deluge of information on the internet about restoring vintage trailers. I’ve discovered some information is legitimate, much of it is not. I learned that a vintage trailer should be restored in the opposite way from how it was built. Outside in. And I learned that the interior layout is designed to strengthen the trailer. That changing the layout will change the strength and could lead to owning a trailer that may come apart on the road making it potentially very dangerous.

There are some very knowledgeable ethical people out there willing to help help guide newbies through rebuilding their trailers. I am glad that I discovered Larry at Mobiltec. For a small fee I have unlimited access to his videos and can directly ask questions of him via email. You can find him on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cannedhamtrailers/posts. I also purchased The PDF book Vintage Trailer Repair by VK Lee https://vintagetrailerrepairmanual.weebly.com/. It’s a helpful step by step description of a ground up restoration with photos. The author is also willing to answer questions via email if you purchase her book.

Armed with good resources and a decent foundation of knowledge; the next step is get her in the garage and get started. Woohoo! Can’t wait!

PS: The general rule of thumb is a vintage trailer is any trailer built on or before 1969. You will find there is debate about this but I find it’s pretty well recognized in the vintage trailer community.




Helpful Links:

https://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/

Vintage Trailer Supply (VTS) is a great resource for parts and information.

http://vintagetrailertalk.freeforums.net/

A recommended resource for access to folks who know the correct way to restore your trailer.

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/repairingyesterdaystrailers/

Another recommended resource for access to folks who know the correct way to restore your trailer.

http://www.cannedhamtrailers.com/

Larry owns Canned Ham Trailers and Mobiltec. You can find him on his canned ham website. On Youtube as well as Patreon. Patreon is where you will have the ability to sign up for his training videos.

https://vikxtrailers1.shutterfly.com/

Vik is the one who created the trailer restoration book. She is another resource for accurate information about trailer restoration.


https://www.facebook.com/groups/2279131292405301/ Northwest Coach Little Dipper Facebook Group

https://www.facebook.com/littledippertraveltrailers/ Northwest Coach Little Dipper Facebook Page (there’s a difference)

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