Obsession. That's the best and actually, only word to describe my frame of mind after returning home from Tybee Island and those bodacious Sisters on the Fly. Every evening with Mac on lap, I was searching for websites and blogs about vintage trailers and their restoration. I was taking names!
Here's what I knew to be true:
- I was going to locate a vintage trailer, somehow, someway!
- the ones for sale on the East Coast seemed to be far and few between
- I didn't have the skills or tools or space to do the work myself
- I didn't have a clue about choosing a trailer and what to look for
- I needed to find someone to do the work for me
- I had to choose which route to take...repair, restoration, re-frame
In the back of the Sisters on the Fly book was a list called "Fixin' It Up" and it seemed to me to be the logical place to start. And so the research began. After weighing in on all the possibilities, I chose to contact Y-Not Camper Restoration. On Saturday morning, May 14th, I made a phone call to Jackson, Michigan and talked to Tony Secreto. For 45 minutes I asked questions and Tony answered. And as the story goes, the rest is history.
From the beginning of our conversation, it felt right. Call it good vibes, camping karma, or serendipity, I knew I had found the right fellow to make my dream of owning a vintage trailer come true. I had taken the next step in my Java Journey and it was exciting!!
