Tag Archives: trailer photography

Stormy Sunday

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We don’t get many thunder storms in Reno, but when we do, they can be a doozy.  The one we had last Sunday had lightning that lit up the menacing, swirling sky over and over again, before unleashing a downpour of flood-like proportions.

If you’ve never heard the rain from the inside of a trailer, it’s like a rhythmic fox-trot is unfolding on the roof with pitter-patter footsteps.  This storm was not fox-trotty or pitter-pattery.  It was more like plunking over Niagara Falls in a tin can.

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I fear that being housed inside an aluminium tube with that weird antenna thingy strapped to the roof during a lightning show can’t be a good idea….

Rebecca Knabe

White Water Retro

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I ran into an RV Show last weekend.  Literally.  I was running, and there it was.  And even though I’m into the whole trailer ‘thing,’ an RV Show is not something I would typically check out.  You see, I would have a hard time justifying spending a bunch of money on a brand new camping trailer, when my home trailer cost me a measly $5,000.

It’s simple math.  House = $5,000, therefore the couple-weeks-a-year vacation house must = <$5,000.  And fancy new travel trailers do not.

However, I couldn’t resist a peak, and this Retro number caught my eye.  It was nearly the smallest one on the lot, and it was perfect!

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Granted, the inside could use a little color and bedizenment, but layout and storage-wise it’s great!

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Yep, I can really see myself in this thing….  (oh brother!  ***insert giant eye roll here***)

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Rebecca Knabe

Trailer Pick of the Day – Toile de Jouy

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Toile de Jouy is described by Merriam-Webster as”an 18th century French scenic pattern usually printed on cotton, linen, or silk in one color” on a lighter background.  Well, here’s a little Toile de Jouy, 20th century trailer-style.

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Rebecca Knabe

Trailer Pick of the Day – Red

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My friend, Carice, sent me a photo the other day, of this great little camper bopping down the freeway.  I love the color, and I would love to spend summer evenings by the lake in that thing!

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Do you ever come across great trailer-photo-opportunities?  If you do, snap the picture and email it to me.  I’d love to feature your photo on the blog.  Send them to rebeccanmpa@yahoo.com.

Rebecca Knabe

Trailer Pick of the Day – Ocean View

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The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. -Jacques Cousteau

Because there’s nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it’s sent away. -Sarah Kay

At the beach, life is different. Time doesn’t move hour to hour but mood to moment. We live by the currents, plan by the tides, and follow the sun. -Anonymous

Ocean Front RV Park is the perfect spot to enjoy the vast expanse of the sea from the comfort of your travelling home.

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Trailer Pick of the Day – Angie’s Place

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Angie and I have been friends for almost 8 years.  A couple of years ago she moved from Reno to Brookings, OR.  I spent a day with her last weekend and she told me she had recently moved into a trailer and was working on the renovations.  Next to my dad, she’s my biggest blog fan, and was so inspired by trailerchic that she was bursting with excitement over her new project and trailer home.

Angie promises to email me some before and after photos of the inside, but until then, here are a couple of the outside.

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Living so close to the ocean, Angie’s collecting driftwood and using her creativity to bring a bit of the beach to her front porch.  Check out the mirror and lampshade she recently constructed.

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Thanks, Angie and Chewy, for the tour and the visit!

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Rebecca Knabe

Trailer Pick of the Day – Racing Stripes

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I spotted this fancy guy yesterday.  I love it – the great yellow hue, contrasting silver, and the cool racing stripes.  Sure it needs a little sprucing up, but just imagine the potential….  :)

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Rebecca Knabe

Trailer Pick of the Day – The Honey Pot

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It’s still the middle of winter, but I am dreaming of sultry summer nights with the scent of coconutty suntan lotion and sweet waffle cones lingering in the air.  I long for evenings of sitting on a blanket at the park and enjoying the lastest culinary creation from a local food truck….

If you live in Portland, OR, you can catch a glimpse of summer at The Honey Pot, which serves sweet and savory pies out of an adorable Airstream trailer.

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Do you have any reminders of summer making an appearance in your neighborhood?

Rebecca Knabe

The Greatest Compliment

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My friend, Natasha, was visiting the other night.  Her son was playing with a little 9-year-old girl named, Trinity.  I was a 9-year-old girl once.  When I was 9 the only things on my mind were playing, pretty things like sparkles and kittens, and Barbie Dolls.  I think a lot of 9-year-old girls are fairly similar.

So it was an unexpected compliment when little Trinity walked into my trailer, eyes wide, and said, “It’s pretty in here!”

I was taken aback.  It was very unexpected.  And it felt like the greatest compliment ever.  I’ve had a lot of adults tell me that my place looks great, but sometimes I feel like they think they have to say that; or they’re really thinking, “This place looks great, for a trailer.”

Hearing it from a little girl, however, was better.  She didn’t know that it’s polite to express praise the first time you see someone’s home.  She isn’t aware that buttering someone up usually improves their impression of you.  And the last thing on her mind when she was preparing to walk into my home was, “I wonder how this place is decorated.”

So when Trinity told me that my place is pretty, I believed her.  She spoke from her heart.  And as I thanked her I thought to myself, “I think it’s pretty too.”

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Trailer Pick of the Day – Trailer

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If you ever forget that you live in a trailer, you just have to check out the awning for a reminder.

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I wonder if it’s komfortable?

Rebecca Knabe