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Vintage Vibes at Trailer Rally in Mannville
Vintage Vibes at Trailer Rally in Mannville
Michelle Pinon - News Advertiser
Being silly, having fun and making friends was what the Vintage Camper Treasurer Trailer Rally was all about this past weekend at the Manville RV Park.
Organizer Jill Conner hosted the fun-filled event that ran from Aug.9-11. It was the first time she’s every organized a rally and was smiling from ear to ear. “I thought before I throw one I’d better go to one,” said Jill, who attended her first ever rally near Rocky Mountain House this past spring.
She was thrilled to introduced Liane Huson, who organized the Rocky Mountain Vintage Trailer Rally just over a month ago. Huson said it was the second time she organized that event. Both Huson and Conner own vintage Airstream travel trailers. “We’re Airstream sisters,” said Conner, while giving a tour of her 1962 Airstream.
Huson decided to bring her 19962 Shasta trailer to Mannville. It was redone by an 80-year-old man from Bentley before she purchased it last July. “It’s my little play house,” said Huson. It has many original features and homey touches. One of the unique features of a Shasta are its wings, noted Huson. “My granddaughter named her Birdie because of her wings.”
Conner’s 19 ft. trailer with aluminum exterior also has many original features, but some new ones that she added such as self-contained water system that is solar run, 12 volt fridge and freezer, portable shower, composting toilet and is outfitted for a wood stove that she can use in winter.
There were around 18 other campers who participated in the trailer rally, and brought their own unique vintage campers and trailers to the event. They also enjoyed radio bingo, potluck trailer crawl, crafting a vintage camper trailer out of a toaster, root beer floats, screening of the classic Laverne & Shirley show and visiting casually throughout the weekend.
