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Don Featherstone
flamingo
design circa 1957
made in
Massachusetts
photo by Letty DiLeo
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I camped in my teardrop trailer, Lizzie, the
weekend before last with my friend Amy. We picked up Lizzie at Trekker
Trailers in Eustis, Florida, from Andrew Bennett, who designed and built
it. He had it in his shop to add a slide-in table on the back. While we were
there, Andrew offered us a tour of his new tiny house.
I’d seen hundreds of tiny houses on-line, but had
never been in one. This aqua beauty is 70 sq ft, and it has everything you
need. The unique skylight makes it feel roomier than it is. It was easy to
imagine living in it, minus all my stuff I discussed last week.
(Update: the tiny house, which you can see in my May 2 post, sold last week and headed to its new home in Neptune Beach.)
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| The new table |
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| Lizzie lakeside at serene Clearwater Lake Recreation Area Paisley, FL |
Later, we set up camp at Clearwater Lake Recreation Area. The trip was a good reminder how little we need day-to-day. And the smell of the campfire reminded me of good times more than any amount of nostalgic clutter could.
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Some
folks at Clearwater Lake carry
their
tiny houses on their backs
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We spent a day in Mt. Dora at Renningers Vintage Garden Show, a
huge flea market, and many, many yard sales. I saw lots of odd, old stuff that
I liked and wanted. Amy bought a vintage typing table, a mysterious giant oak box that spun on a pedestal and, yes, the kitchen sink. I spent $15 and bought just two things: a small
metal folding table to hold my Dutch oven and a vintage pink plastic flamingo,
made in Massachusetts, to adorn my campsite. Because living tiny does NOT mean
you can’t have kitsch.
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Rennigers
has its share of vintage trailers
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