Just more photos of the interior progress

I got to visit our crown canned ham travel trailer today and see first hand the progress that Martin is making. If we could only clone Martin, the work could get done faster....

I forgot my camera, so I had to use my iPhone. I like the instagram app. It makes our vintage camper look so.....vintage!

That's my spot (since i fit between the table and counter)

It snowed in Prescott

Isn't the wood beautiful?

We need to the oven repaired so we don't have to worry about gas leaks.

Vent

The existing roof vent was missing the lid. Martin bought an acrylic cover at Ace and fiddled around with the existing mechanism to get it to work. The hole in the roof is now covered and functional.

Shopping

While Martin is busy working on the trailer, I am busy shopping at antique stores. We had decided to work a color scheme around the original red vinyl cushions. Only its not "red", its more like an orange-red. I'm not into decorating "themes", like cowgirl themes or shabby chic. I just want our camper to be homey and comfortable.

So far I have gotten some canisters, fiesta cups, chairs, coolers and bedding. Some of the stuff is actually for our other trailer, a shasta compact (which we haven't started renovating yet). So I am still on the hunt for a vintage red cooler and canvas style chairs. We are still curtain-less.

Accent Pillows for the cushions and the aluminum chairs

(these will go well with our other camper as well)

The bed and bedding, a little bit of the whole red/orange color scheme

(bad photo, the colors are more vibrant than this)

The awesome vintage canisters, cups and some tupperware

Aluminum chairs with wood, aluminum coolers with brown trim

(these are really for our other camper, but we haven't started renovations)

Oh, and Martin installed the front window.

Exterior Progress

Martin has been slaving away on his own up in Prescott. The front and back ends of our crown canned ham have skin again. We are reusing the old skin for character rather than putting new undented panels on. Martin removed the roof panels so he could insulate the roof. Its coming together. He was hammering away on the aluminum trim yesterday. All of that dented trim....

Roof panels off, insulating the front end

Roof panels off

New insulation

canned ham rear end has been reskinned

Front end has been reskinned

Ice box

The ice box has been painted to match the vinyl.

added trim piece

Interior 99%

There are just a few finishing touches and then the interior is complete.

Doesn't it look gorgeous? Martin just needs to paint the ice box, add the electrical panel and the gas line to be done.

Martin posed a can of stella, since its my favorite (camping) beer

The original vinyl cushions, although martin found a flowery linen fabric under the vinyl which we think is really the original covering

Polished countertop

There is still some major exterior work that needs to be finished to make Kaiser road ready.

Holy Shellac!

Martin sanded and shellacked the interior. Just need a few more trim pieces!

Glazing

The front and back windows are off to be reglazed!

Interior Progress

We were invited to go camping October 14th-16th at the end of September (two weeks ago). I of course said, "Hey, we could get Kaiser done and have our inaugural camping trip!" Martin gave me a look, but he was secretly trying to get the trailer done in time. It didn't work out because I got in the way and didn't want him to rush the exterior. We knew the wood wouldn't be shellacked in time. BUT, he got the interior 95% complete! There are just a few more trim pieces, sanding and then shellac!

Installed the new framing for the front window.

the wood around the window was rotted from leaking.

Martin!

Additional framing on the benches to support the table

New shelf (for iPad and speakers so we can watch movies in bed)

Backsplash

sanded drawers

View of front window

Closet doors!

back window is framed too! Oh, and the bed has plywood too.

10.1.11

We have been making progress on our Crown travel trailer. Unfortunately I have not been updating the blog as much since my computer was stolen along with the 2000 photos(Not just of Kaiser). The only photos I have of the renovation were the ones I had already posted, and those were few since I didn't want to bore anyone with all of the detail.

Any-who, here are the progress photos as of October 1st (I helped this one day, otherwise Martin has done ALL of the work, God Bless him).

The new paneling has been installed, he reused

the old paneling in new locations, like the benches.

Started sanding the paneling we are leaving in place.

Vintage travel trailer interior

The new framing and shelving in the closet

(all the modern day appliances will be in the closet)

I sanded all of the drawers and started the ceiling. I mostly got in Martin's way, so he will be finishing the trailer on his own. I will just continue to shop for items to furnish the trailer while he does amazing work on his own.

Birch paneling progress

Martin has been busy putting up new paneling.