Vintage Trailer Renovation! - Full Overview Video 

This was a GREAT video!!! I've watched probably hundreds of these videos and this is the first one that I didn't skip ahead on or get bored with. Just enough explanation but no talk talk talk. Speed up where needed. Perfectly done. Really enjoyed it and the trailer looks great! Nice job!

Most RV fridges when they don't work can be revived by removing the fridge then placing it upside down overnight. This loosens any ammonia sediment that has clogged the cooling unit. I've revived about a half dozen RV fridges this way.

My kids grew up camping in travel trailers. I bought my first one in 2000 when my kids were literally 5 and 3 years old so they don't remember life without going camping. Now my son is 26 and m y daughter is 24 and they still freaking go on just about every camping trip. They always talk about how much they love all the camping memories they have growing up. We have pictures galore too and they remember every trip except the really early ones.

I didnt think cushions would look that great. It really tied it all together. Its like a new trailer with an old school look. I just love this. Very clean looking

This is a trip.... this is my family's old trailer.... so many memories in that trailer. The reason I know this is our old trailer is cause of the cut out in that cabinet near the door! There was a Stereo in that slot....

Nice job. Your children will always remember these camping trips! 💕

I am so Proud of y'all... Great Job... I am working on a Vintage 1972 Tiny Travel Trailer (I call VT3) Lot's of work... and money... My Travel trailer was brought down about 150 miles away... I looked under the bottom of the trailer and SAW that the Leaf Spring was broken in two!!!! The guy put (2) little 2x4 wedged in between the leaf spring to get it to my house... and didn't tell me about the breakage!!! I can't believe he made it to my house... LOL "Some People's Children" I swear.

Flex seal is a good TEMPORARY sealer. After awhile in uv and the elements, it cracks bad.

Flex seal is some incredible stuff. I ended up putting 2 coats on my RV roof. Seals it, and actually seems to have helped insulate it strangely enough.

Such a great job guys! Love that you could keep the retro cushions and made the plaid fit right in with the new colors.

I would have replaced the water tank (over 40 years if it is the original) because you don't know what toxic corrosion is in it, plus the video show that it was leaking. Using a stop leak product on water for people use is a no-no! I enjoy the rest of the renovation, great job!

dude that ceiling is horrendous but it's not my trailer. If you are happy with it, great! awesome job!

Wow! You did an awesome job! This grandma would love to have a sweet little trailer like this to live in. It's all one person really needs! Especially, in Southern California where rents are so high! Congratulations! 💕

Very nice!!! I love that you kept the vintage cushions. They really compliment the black cabinetry:)

Wow!! The resertation was amazing!! I absolutely loved all the upgrades, but still kept the vintage character. I will say though, as much as I loved the new bathroom and cabinet, storage that you built, I'd have wanted a small shower in that space! Thanks for showing!! It's the size camper I hope to buy in the near future, that's been restored! ❤️

I was completely captivated watching your process of renovating this old gem! So interesting. It turned out wonderful! Have fun!

It was those wacky-tacky vintage colors that made it -you know -all vintagey. But it's good to see it being used as it was intended to be -family memories in the making.

Wow that's amazing. My husband and I redone our 1968 12ft. It was alot of time and work for sure. 2 days ago, just got a 30ft.1950s or early 60s. Trailer. Its in awesome shape. Few small spots but we will get it done. Inside is all wood work. Built in dressers also bunks with original wood ladder. Bathroom appliances all original. Super excited.

I was a little daunted about the black cabinets, but your right they look great with the cushions. Great job!

Haven't even finished the video yet but i must say, you are doing a wonderful job! Bravo!

Just found this video. Thank you for the step by step instructions. I love that you divided the work “room by room”. It made all the work less daunting. It gave me hope that I can redo a similar trailer.

Great job. Hope you get many years of happy camping.

This was so cool to watch. I would have loved to see the cushions redone and how the sleeping situation worked.

Jessie, that's beautiful. My then-boyfriend and I redid a 23 foot 1979 nomad. I used water based enamel paint over the horrid wallpaper. I took the stove top to an automotive place to get sandblasted. The vent from the fridge wasn't large enough, so the fridge kept quitting. We used a larger floor vent over the space and never had any more problems. The big front window had leaked, and I suggested a piece of aluminum as a gutter with a slight v shape to cause the rain to roll off each end. It worked. I also had a small microwave that we put into the oven. It was a great project.

I agree: really great mix of keeping some of the earlier touches (like pattern on the couch) but updating where necessary and on a great budget. I too have watched hundreds of these and like yours the very best - kept the vintage look and your babies are adorable. Blessings to you!

I love the before! The stripes are like a cool t shirt. Retro a the way.

That trailer is awesome! We are fulltime RVers living in a 36ft 5th wheel. We started out our marriage 40 years ago and got right into camping with a borrowed pup tent. Loved it and processed up to where we are now. We think camping with your family makes healthy, happy, well rounded children.

Doing one now as wife bought a rotten camper.about 40 percent torn down now.what a project!!!!!omg!!hope mine turns out good as yalls.

Nice! You guys really pulled this together and made a great little space for your family to go have fun in! Nice job on the video as well. It kept my attention. Enjoy and stay safe!

Awesome video! We live 350+ miles from our families...we are retired and live only on SS. We used our stimulus $ and bought a 1995 5'th wheel (27 ft). We trusted the couple and there was no electric, gas or water to test out...found out...the entire back end was totally rotted out...the fridge did not work on propane alone, the propane heat did not work, and the toilet leaked...ugh...we bought this to use as our mobile motel room to go down and visit our family and save on hotel costs...hubs took off all the back panels and rebuilt the entire back end with new insulation...put on new rubber inserts where panels screw together and yes, all new screws. Two coats of rubber roof and good rubber sealant around all the vents, a/c etc...what still needs doing is the back wall which is the large rear window and counter space in kitchen...the wallboard pushes in...nothing behind it...hubs wanted to give up, sell it as is and be done with our disaster purchase...no one wanted to buy it...:(...so...we need to tear out that entire back wallboard...what to do with no studs back there? Hubs really didn't want to tear the back out again and some on both sides to try and rebuild in new studs...any ideas?

I was glad to see you did not just throw things away, you repurposed things (which makes sense) and saves money.

I just bought a trailer and it's the exact same as this one. Well I was gonna buy it but the guy wanted two lattes in exchange lol. Gonna be doing what he does in the video. Wish me luck

What a brilliant restoration of a vintage caravan. I loved what you both did to it. You've got me thinking about doing something similar now! Well done 👏👍

So I’m in Utah and we’re rebuilding a 1977 nomad skyline. It has those weird board walls and our bathroom is really rough. A lot of this really helped us out. We have all the same leaks in the same places as y’all do.

I love how the reno worked with the old cushions! This turned out amazing

I really enjoyed watching your remake. I love doing that sort of thing and when you’re done there is such a feeling of accomplishment. Congratulations to you and your wife for the commitment. Finish product looks great!

This is awesome. I'm purchasing a trailer to redo this summer and this was very helpful to see. I've never done anything like this before, but I'm so excited for the new adventure.

I have a trailer that is almost exactly like the one you have. It's great to see you guys make yours all new. I have been living in mine for about two years and wish I could get it redone. Thanks for the encouragement.

You guys did a beautiful job. What great fun for your family. Loved the video. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Pretty awesome. I’m the opposite, I would have no issue with painting the exterior. My issue is the lack of experience I have in the woodworking department, so the interior is what I’m worried about the most. Thanks for sharing your process.

Beautiful family, beautiful trailer and beautiful job. What wonderful memories you’re creating for your kids! Bravo ♥️

Looks great. I wished I kept my of my older RV'S and or camper shell. It seems that they are coming back.

Not only a beautiful job, but you obviously have more brains than most people. You didn't go deep in debt like so many do.

You did a wonderful job! thanks for documenting it!

You and your partner have a great sense of esthetics....Ive seen some camper/trailer reno's where you wished they had just left the original decor.....It looks fantastic....

Love this!!! It turned out beautiful-love the 70’s retro charm, just freshened up. And you gave me lots of ideas and inspiration. We just acquired a gutted 1972 Nomad 19’ camper. Hoping in the spring we can renovate it to be as cute as yours. And greetings from a fellow Utahn (Brigham City). Happy Camping. :)

This RV looks just like my parents had. Brings back such good memories.

WOW!! This is such ana amazing transformation. I LOVE how the kitchen turned out! It was a GREAT decision to go with the black cabinets!

I live in a humid area of the country with hot summers and cold winters. If you use some of the vinyl tile glue along with that you will not have the peel up issues. Thats been my experience with it. You don't need a whole lot just a little to add to the stickiness of the tiles.

This is our old trailer! That little cutout was for our stereo. We gave it away to a family for free, apparently they flipped it to try and make a quick buck. Glad you guys were able to make use out of it. I have a lot of good memories in that trailer, glad to see it's going to have a lot more memories attached to it.

Great job. I just bought my first ever 18 foot camping trailer. It's in great shape for the year 1989, no leaks, everything from lights to refridge to propane stove works great. But like you said, it has an old look to it so I got a lot of good ideas off you. Thanks again and in joy your work and little trailer.

Very cool! I like how you explained your choices for each part of the renovation

Too cool...thank you for sharing all this!! We really appreciate it.

That is awesome seeing old brought back to life! Great job! Blessings!! 💕

For all of those with negative comments go somewhere else. Your opinions are not wanted.

Wow, We are new to renovating and bought a similar camper. This was awesome inspiration. Thank you sooo much!!

I love everything about it! Lots of work but it's yours! Excellent Job!!

We had a old Sunrise trailor and spent many mini vacations with 4 kids we and they have many memories of the times spent camping thank you for sharing and good job

Awesome job. Knowing me I would've gutted it all and then be overwhelmed and abandoned it. Kuddos for being smart and realistic about it

Looks great! I would of done something different with the ceiling, but overall looks good, great job!!

Looks awesome! Such a great rebuild!

This brought back a lot of memories from my childhood. I was raised by a single mother who worked 2 jobs but could only afford to live in the KOA campgrounds. It was like summertime but all year round. 🤭😅😁 I would definitely consider having one in the future. They're really good to have!

May late father restored and modernized a 64 sprite single axle. He was a carpenter and master cabinet maker, so you can imagine what it's like. My brother and I kinda "co-own" it now. We both cherish the memories of camping with our Pop. My youngest daughter is 16 and the other two girls are grown and married up with youngins themselves. My oldest's husband bought a massive slide out fifth wheel. She looked at me told me it's just not the same as camping with her dad and Grandpops. Good stuff, friend!

Looks wonderful. Thank you for the tips.

Love, love, love the end result! Your kids are lucky! One tip for painting stripes. Paint the entire area the base color (here white.) Let dry well for a few days, then tape off the stripes once (here black.) You use a little more white paint, but save on time and effort! Also, I like the unique ceiling solution. Great job!

this vid is a lifesaver! i plan on buying an old vintage camper (i have one in mind that looks utterly hideous-- i love her!!) and renovating it and this gives me a good idea on how to go about doing such a thing. my plan is a dark academia, gothic, victorian look that would make someone roll their eyes at how tacky it is :D

What a good little project and a great job on execution. You made some smart moves where you kept it simple and made bigger changes when necessary.

Amazing work. Beautiful little home on wheels. Safe travels. Namaste.

Love the build. I would have painted the exterior a charcoal grey and kept the back strip.

Those orange and yellow stripes are groovy and the inside was really cool just needed a little tlc

I'm so glad you guys painted the outside. It seems many people reno the inside and don't touch the exterior. It definitely made a big difference.

You gotta hook up the wheels with some “dog dish” bowl caps. Great job!

Thank you for this post. It helped me pull the trigger on purchasing an older travel trailer and remodeling the interior. Exterior is next... Check it out on our new channel.

This looks amazing! You've given such inspiration. I live in a small toy hauler and I'm renovating very slowly, taking my time deciding what I want to do. Thanks for explaining how you painted the exterior. Thank you for the tour! 💗

Awesome transformation!! Love the simplicity of the black and white! I had a similar size trailer at the Jersey shore around 2007. Unfortunately Hurricane Sandy wiped out the entire campground but so many fun memories! Great job!! 😊

Amazing! What did clear coat did you spray the cabinets with after painting them?!

Excellent I love to see young guys that are handy and willing to put in the work for the purpose of making fond memories with his family. Great job.

As someone who used to live in a travel trailer, I can confirm that Flex Seal is absolute magic.

Man yall kicked its ASS One old trailer brought back to life!

Nice wish I had a dude to help me!

You did a great job!!

Funny that you kept those cushions, I love them.

I painted the exterior of my 1964 23-foot travel trailer with oil based Rustolium paint and a paint brush, no primer, 20 some years ago (2020). The paint is still holding up in the Arizona sun.

Im starting a remodel, and wanting 12v wiring redone..all interior lights were removed when i bought it...but it will be fun..i hope..1977 trailer..

Actually the exposed screws are ugly, but to each his own.

Great video! I like the fact that you spread it out and not drag out like others do when they video. Good explanation also. I have been looking for 2 years for an older camper to restore, about 17 feet long just haven't had any luck yet. I will know when the right one comes along. Great job of decorating also. Enjoy camping with your family.

I just watched all these videos. Gives me hope and I want to restart my camper. I got discouraged with the water damage, but you gave me hope!

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Nice. But I really hate the black cabinet and stripe brown seat. It's make your trailer look smaller and clutter in the eyes.

Wow! Great job! Love that you kept cushions...they are in great shape!

Love that you kept the original cushions . Great video, thanks for sharing.

The ceiling could be a little better looking.

*Dude, that black cabinet color and 1970 cushions sofa look gloomy and depressing. Not a "HAPPY" positive vibe at all. Sorry, I'm just being honest.*

Looks great! I want one 😊

Looks awesome! Love the floor choice.

im sorry but that ceiling, is hideous.

only thing missing on this great project is the awning over the door, great job

Good for y'all. Debt free is the way to go!! Stay that way!🙂 Camper is just beautiful!

Wood would look good framed around the windows . Y'all did a fantastic job on this camper.

Wonderful job! We had same little trailer at lake property in early 80s. This is much better than original & paid $2500 for it back then. Well done-enjoy y'all!