Lower Wolf Creek Camping

We went camping at the Lower Wolf Creek Campground this weekend.  Another successful and fun filled weekend with the Vessey's and Ed and Honey.  It was warm during the day but cooled off at night quite a bit.  It was a nice break from the Phoenix summer heat.  

The camp ground has no hookups so we used our battery powered LED lights.  We brought the dogs with.  They did not enjoy themselves as much as we thought they would, but seemed relaxed.  They don't like being on a  leash at all times.  They will have to learn to like it as they will be brought along in the future.

View from the driver side of our canned ham travel trailer

View from the campsite of the valley below.

The creek is dry this time of year, but if it had rained there would have been a waterfall here.

I played around with the settings on my camera and danced around in front of the cameral with a small led light.

Our first camping trip with Kaiser

We went to Lo Lo Mai in page springs for our first outing in Kaiser.  It is a campground we were really familiar with as we have stayed the cabins and in tent spots.  This location was ideal as well because it is conveniently located next to a wonderful winery.  We are now card carrryin' members of the "Page Springs Cellars Club".  I will be expecting a delivery of three bottles of wine every three months.  Our wonderful friends the Vessey's joined us with their tent.  We enjoyed our day at several wineries and several bottles of wine in the evening. The night ended playing an aggravating game called "aggravation" of all things.  I still don't know the rules.  Could be something to do with the "several" bottles of wine.

  Just sayin'.

We realized we needed a few more items to make our camping experience more wonderful.  We need a step.  Kaiser's height is a little too much for our old joints. We need a wheel on the jack thingmabob(I will have to have Martin fill me in on its actually name) and some miscellaneous kitchen tools.  And a bigger carpet piece.  Oh, and curtains too.  A touch of class doesn't cover much.  And the faucet leaks.  But overall a very successful first run.  We love you Kaiser!

 Martin and the Vessey's

 Our wonderful tow vehicle, the X3.  Pulled the trailer beautifully. I love the reflection of the red cliff in the car widow.

 Our pink flamingos!

 Me and Martin

Me and the Vessey's (Liz and Aaron)


Martin posin in the trailer

 Martin cooking some bacon

Even the flamingos were a little drunk after the night of wine.

Finishing touches before our first camping trip

Here is the progress so far:

 Painted the underside of the trailer with elastomeric paint

 Fixed the door handle so it functions

 Painted the hitch

 Painted the original stripe.  I call it his "Flair" (not flare)

We are going camping tomorrow.  I still haven't gotten curtains or blinds for the windows, so we might be a little exposed.

A touch of class

Kaiser is missing something....we couldn't quite put our finger on it.  Then we realized, it was missing a "touch of class".

A touch of class makes the perfect curtain for the window in the door!

We can even turn her around for a "I'm watching you" effect.

More plolishing

Just some more progress photos of the polishing process.

Test Polishing

Kaiser's new name should be road rash. This 63 year old trailer has lived a life based on its skin. If only he could tell stories. We are in the midst of polishing the exterior and accepting that he is dented and scratched up. We love him anyway.

creating the template for the original swoosh, the rims have been painted.

what we had to start with, paint splatters, dents and scratches

Martin is testing the polish (before we cleaned the skin up)

we used acetone to clean the paint splatters off

The test panel (and probably the most dented section, except for the huge gouge on the other side)
what the mirror finish will eventually look like all over.

Accessories

I brought a few of our accessories to spice up the pictures a little bit, and to see if they worked with the trailer. Wouldn't want to have to go do some more shopping.....;)

Our friend Vince (the airstream owner) has turned me on to wood blinds in lieu of curtains, I just have to convince Martin.