Possible Fabric Choices

I am in love with denverfabrics.com! It is very searchable, has a photo swatch of everything, and the prices are reasonable.

Update: Love the Floral, I have not been able to find anything that I like even close to as much. Just ordered 6 yards, which should be enough for the curtains and a few toss pillows.

Now we're looking for something that coordinates for the cushions. I originally thought it would be fun to pull out that bright blue, so we could be bright and cheery, but the color is going to be very hard to match. I found a beige-on-beige stripe at Joann this morning that actually looks really nice. Might go for that.

The Official "Before" Shots

OK, folks, here is our major project, as-is today. Keep in mind, we have already scrubbed it down. It looked (and smelled) a lot worse when we picked it up! There is so much potential, though; we're so excited to fix it up!

Hitch modification

I'll let Zach edit this to explain more, but here are the pictures of our new tow package. When we bought the trailer, we were not thrilled with the huge hitch hardware taking up so much of the truck bed. So Zach figured out what he wanted and got it done at Pac West Trailers in Sacramento. It cost about $500. Here are some pics:

Scamping in Coloma

We had a camping trip on the calendar almost immediately after bringing the Scamp home. Our friends Kirt and Abby have a new 19 ft trailer and have been camping regularly with their 2-year-old daughter. We took the Scamp to Coloma, Ca, in the heart of "Gold Country" and had a great time. We had only time to get the hitch situated in Zach's Tundra, and give the Scamp a good scrub down and new mattress from Ikea, so our accommodations were sparse, but comfortable. Our twin 2-year-old girls loved sleeping in the "camping car," and now I am excited about fixing up our little Scamp and taking it on more adventures.

Zach is thinking through all of the reconfiguring of cabinets, cooking area, etc, and I am looking at fabrics. I think we're going to go for a "vintage so-cal surf" vibe with a contemporary twist.?! We'll see how it turns out.

Our New Project

Since our 1979 Coleman tent trailer decided to leak and mold-out on us this winter, Zach has been in search of new accommodations for our future camping trips. He set his heart on a Scamp, which was a good choice in my mind, since I love the retro styling of the Scamp trailers. They are rounded off and look like little white pills. As Zach cruised the internet dreaming of this trailer, I simply ignored it, believing that he would never find one in our price range anytime soon.

Of course, I was wrong. Zach found one on Craig's list in San Jose, and it was listed at $3900, including the 1990 Dodge Dakota Pickup used to pull it! We figured the Dodge was worth about a thousand, so we scooped it up. (If anyone is looking for a decent old pickup, give Zach a call!)