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We want to thank you for a great year! The field guide launched in February and by September it went into its third printing. So, we got excited by the field guide's reception and came up with some fun items that we hope you'll like.As you can see, the field guide makes a great stocking stuffer! We sized the Illustrated Field Guide to Vintage Trailers to be handy in the field, but it also fits great in a stocking! It’s a perfect gift for the vintage trailer enthusiast in your life.And since you've been so good this year we came...

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Vintage Trailer Supply held a grand opening of their new showroom in Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 13-15, 2019, and we were invited to give a presentation on The Illustrated Field Guide to Vintage Trailers. We were happy to accept since we'd now be considered leading experts in the industry (that's how Steve Hingtgen flatteringly pitched it to us.) A few weeks before the event, we recorded a podcast with Steve about the grand opening. You can take a listen to it here: We ended up splitting the field guide team into two for the weekend. Bob and his wife Deirdre...

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The Illustrated Field Guide to Vintage Trailers and Vintage Camper Trailer Magazine have teamed up to create an ongoing series of articles about...you guessed it...vintage trailers. The pieces have been appearing in the magazine since the April/May 2019 issue. Bob Thompson said, "What we're trying to do is to write more in-depth articles based on the entries in the field guide, but with updated information, new photos, and illustrations." Who's kidding who here? Bob didn't say that, but he could have said it if it was written down for him. Carl Jameson didn't go on to elaborate on how the...

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For years, Vintage Trailer Supply has been an online supplier of parts and products for vintage trailers and the go-to resource for those tackling restorations. In fact, our 1958 Cardinal is chock full of their products! Owner Steve Hingtgen has decided it's time for a brick and mortar showroom/travel destination and is throwing a festival to launch it September 13-15, 2019 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In our latest podcast interview Steve talks about the event and how he started Vintage Trailer supply. The grand opening event will be a 3-day celebration with national industry leaders, live music, exclusive promotions, and Santa Fe culture....

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Planning an event is tough work. When that event includes over 200 vintage trailers it gets even trickier. Rene Perret, who co-owns Downriver Vintage Trailer Restoration with her husband Jeremy, talked with us about what it's like to plan Washington state's largest vintage trailer rally and why after taking it over three years ago she still comes back for more.  Also, enjoy our first installment of Vintage Trailer Glossary Terms, where you'll learn that a canned ham is more than just what's for dinner. The Mt. Baker Vintage Trailer Rally will be held on September 3-9 in Lynden, WA and requires no pre-registration, so...

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