TAC The Airstream Club Rally May 2011

Roosevelt State Park in Pine Mountain, Georgia was where TAC members congregated, in area five's picnic pavilion each night at 5:30 PM, for appetizers and socializing. Callaway Gardens was nearby, http://www.callawaygardens.com/gardens/georgia-gardens.aspx , but they were hosting a special water skiing event for the Memorial Day weekend. So most of us found other sources of camping entertainment. Several families did venture out to Wild Animal Safari http://www.animalsafari.com/safari/ for a face licking good time! Some folks hiked the Pine Mountain trails, while others rode their bikes or scooters around the campground. Relaxing with a good book and dabbling in water colors, was what I chose to do. One day I gave a quick,sewing session, lesson, for making vintage trailer awnings. Quite a few campers brought along their pets, so doggie walks led to socializing, picture taking, and tours of trailers. Several evenings, marshmallows were roasted over campfires, and movies were projected on the side of an Airstream. The vintage trailer group, on the bottom of the loop, got together several mornings for breakfast; eating waffles, pancakes, bacon and other deliciously fattening fare! Quite a few children, ages ranging from 4-11, kept us all entertained with their bug and frog catching, chalk drawings, blueberry gathering and their observations of the bats nesting in the rafters of the picnic pavilion. Through word of mouth, chalk messages in the road pointing the way, and the original Rally plan set out on the Forum, we managed to have a great time. Be sure to plan ahead for the Fall TAC Rally in Georgia.

1968 Avion 25'

Shipping A Rope and Pole Trailer Awning

A small to medium sized vintage trailer awning will fit in a medium, flat rate, priority mail, USPS, box. It will ship anywhere in the continental USA for $11.00. It is a tight squeeze, as you can see, but this 8' x 8', rope and pole, awning, is now on it's way.

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Recapture the Essence of the By-Gone Camping Era

Recapture the essence of the by-gone camping era, by enhancing your vintage trailer's appearance with a  vertical striped, rope and pole camper awning with scalloped valances. Reminisce about the past, as you relax in the UV protected shade, under your era correct, vintage inspired, Sunbrella trailer awning by Kristi.

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Adorn Your Vintage Trailer In a Custom Designed Vintage Awning

Update: View the Spring 2012 vintage trailer awning fabric selection at https://picasaweb.google.com/102508300905463390757/VintageTrailerAwningFabricForSpring2012#slideshow/5699772433582159858

Plum Fancy Sold 6-14-11 , Blended Green Tailored Bar Stripe sold, Forest green/ Natural Sold, Cordell Redwood Sold , Teal/ Natural Sold 6-14-11 SOLD

Adorn your vintage beauty, in an elaborately designed, custom made, vintage trailer awning, created from my Spring fabric collection. Be prepared to be lavished in compliments, from adoring vintage trailer fans. Turn heads, and gather a crowd of admirers, at your next vintage trailer rally or outing.
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 I went fabric shopping and here are the patterns I found for Fall vintage trailer awnings:

Relax, Your Vintage Trailer Awning Issues Have Already Been Addressed

Have you been contemplating the purchase of a new, vintage trailer, awning for your little vintage camper or small canned ham RV?
 Have you been seeking a solution to the height dilemma a vintage trailer awning poses, when attached to your tiny travel trailer?
Have you been experiencing anxiety over awning sag, and desperately deliberating on how to prevent it?
Have you been frustrated, when inclement weather is predicted, and concerned about the ability of a vintage trailer awning to handle rain run-off?
Rest assured that your vintage trailer awning issues have already been addressed and dealt with for you.
So, sit back, relax, take a deep breath, and just enjoy picking out a beautiful Sunbrella pattern from my new inventory of fabric. dfoster@bellsouth.net     http://www.vintageawning.blogspot.com

Vintage Style Rope and Pole Trailer Awning Fabric has Arrived

My 2017 shipment of marine grade awning fabric has arrived. Have you been considering a Rope and Pole awning for your vintage trailer?
Click the link to see the patterns that are available for a custom ordered vintage trailer awning. Link to pictures
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Havelock Brick

Manhattan Fog

Ashford Forest

Mediterranean Canvas Block Stripe

Now is the time to pick out your favorite Sattler marine grade awning fabric pattern, from my Spring 2014 inventory, for a new vintage style rope and pole trailer awning.
 Update: View the Spring 2014 vintage trailer awning fabric slideshow https://picasaweb.google.com/102508300905463390757/2014SomeInventoryOfPatternsForVintageTrailerAwningsByKristi#

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100% solution dyed acrylic, equally vibrant on both sides of fabric, resistant to rain, stain, tears, mildew, fading, UV protection against harmful rays from the sun, a breathable fabric for comfortable air flow, won't crack along fold lines like vinyl, strong to withstand wind, rain and sun.

  

 Fall 2011 Patterns have arrived and are listed below.

Pictures of a 6' x 6' Arched Up Vintage Trailer Awning Suitable for a Tiny Travel Trailer or a Teardrop Trailer

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6'x6' Vintage Trailer Awning for a tiny travel trailer or Teardrop trailer
Sunbrella 5006 Interwoven Gray/Red

Vintage Trailer Window Awnings New for 2011

I have been experimenting with clip on window awnings for vintage Hehr standard awning windows, and their louvered windows too. The 1966, 1967, and 1968 Airstream frame less Awning Windows, with the 3/16" glass thickness, I am trying this prototype out on also. It will be nice to be able to offer a vintage trailer window awning option, that doesn't require screw in snaps that alter your vintage window frames, or any external hardware that requires screws being placed into your vintage trailer's exterior.

It appears that quite a variety of vintage canned hams and vintage travel trailers, besides vintage Airstream trailers, have crank out louvered windows.

 Custom vintage trailer window awnings will not only give your vintage camper a unique appearance, they also have the potential to cut down on UV rays, sunshine glare, fading, and heat build up during the day plus convert to room darkening shades by night.
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From Our House to Your House Wishing You and Yours a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Too



Our House Decorated for Christmas



KOA Dog Friendly Lodge




Vintage Trailer Awning

 

Vintage Trailer Awning

Our latest camping adventure was in North Carolina at a new KOA dog friendly lodge.

Vintage Trailer Rally

The time is quickly approaching,for the Vintage Trailer Rally at Misty River in Walland,TN. Get your reservations in soon,for the weekend of September 10th, 2010. The "Shades of the Past" car show is also going on,that weekend,in nearby  Pigeon Forge,TN.It will be so exciting,to see all of the awesome vintage cars and vintage travel trailers in the local area. I will be bringing along a few,vintage type,rope and pole awnings,for the swap meet,on Saturday,at the vintage trailer rally. I have also made up a few vintage style,demonstrator trailer awnings.Folks will be able to slide the demonstrator awnings on their vintage c-channel awning rails,to check for a proper fit. See you there!

Update: Misty River Campground hosts a Spring and Fall Vintage Trailer Rally each year. Be sure to add them to your Rally schedule for 2014!

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Frequently Asked Vintage Trailer Awning Questions

In the process of creating a useful Blog, to answer frequently asked vintage trailer awning questions, I inadvertently bogged down my Vintage Awnings Blog. I believe the problem has been solved and Vintage Awnings is functioning properly again. Thank you to all of the vintage trailer owners who frequent my Blogspot. Your patience, despite the difficulties you were experiencing is appreciated. I plan to continue updating and adding pertinent trailer awning related information regularly, so please visit again.   
Upate 2012: Scroll down the right hand side of my Blogs http://www.vintageawnings.blogspot.com  and http://www.vintageawning.blogspot.com to find the sections that answers frequently asked questiosn about vintage trailer awnings.
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Expand Your Outdoor Living Space with a Vintage Trailer Awning

Invest in a vintage trailer awning and expand your outdoor living space, while camping in your vintage trailer. Attach a Sunbrella vintage look awning to your vintage RV and instantly turn a sweltering, sunny, campsite into a shaded, ultra-violet protected, retreat from the sun. 

AAA's RV Plus Emergency Roadside Assistance

We experienced our first major tire blowout, on our 25' dual axle vintage Avion camper, coming home from our camping trip in Cherokee NC. As it occurred, our 4000 pound vintage trailer clanked, quivered, and shook, but never fishtailed out of control.

Connect With Other Vintage Trailer Enthusiasts

You may have seen some of my vintage trailer awnings at your local vintage trailer rally. Perhaps you have seen my rope and pole vintage trailer awnings in my personal photo gallery on the Teardrops and Tiny Travel Trailers Forum T&TTT. Maybe you have even seen my Vintage Look Awning ad in the specialty items section of the Airstream Forum's classifieds. Now, I have joined the Vintage Trailer Network USA too. Some of you have found my vintage awnings link on TCT. All of these are free organizations that connect vintage trailer enthusiasts with other like minded folks. Join one today!


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Vintage Trailer Awning with Period Correct Design

First, I purchased a 13-foot vintage camper, a Canned Ham called a Tag-A-Long. This vintage trailer had a 9-foot awning rail, but not a rope and pole awning. In my eBay search for a vintage awning, I was lucky enough to find an original vintage rope and pole awning that was period appropriate and exactly the right size. However, once it arrived, I was disappointed at the tattered, faded condition it was in. The decision was made to copy the design and make myself a replica, using Sunbrella Marine Grade Awning Fabric instead of heavy canvas. I used all technologically advanced weather resistant materials, yet stayed true to the period correct vintage awning design. Vintage Look Awnings originated from this basic plan. 

Update: Vintage Trailer Awnings by Kristi is the business name that is currently being used to distinguish my awning business from others that  have followed.
 
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What Does It Take ?

I started my Vintage Trailer Awnings by Kristi business over a decade ago, with a vintage sewing machine, a sharp pair of scissors, and dream. dfoster@bellsouth.net

What does it take to turn a creative idea into a reality? First, you need to recognize what your own unique abilities and talents are. Then consider what could be done constructively with those skills. Dream, plan, envision, research, obsess for a while. Let your enthusiasm build, see the possibilities. Most importantly, think of the gratification and satisfaction of doing something you love. Achieve your goal. Make it a reality.

 

Vintage Trailer Awnings by Kristi

 

Custom Vintage Look Rope and Pole Awnings

I was like a little kid in a candy shoppe, as I tried to decide which vertical striped Sunbrella  patterns to buy. Re-stocking my Sunbrella fabric inventory, from a wide assortment of patterns, was so much fun. Now, many more yards of beautiful, striped, marine grade, awning material are available for my customers to choose from, for their own custom awning. All the way home, I kept imagining each different pattern made into a gorgeous vintage look awning.

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Vintage Camper Rally at Misty River TN

Misty River RV Park in TN was the location of the first vintage trailer rally that I have ever attended. I recently had some business cards printed, so I was able to distribute them during the tour of vintage trailers. Campers were able to view the vintage look awnings I had on display and ask questions about the fabric and the construction. It was a great way to meet people, have fun, and to let other campers know where they can find vintage looking rope and pole awnings for their trailers. dfoster@bellsouth.net

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