Trailer I mentioned: for outdoor / camping gear

mdvaden · 16th April 2007, 03:11 PM

Seems that I mentioned a trailer for taking my stuff to our state park campgrounds, in another post.

Here's a picture of it when I pulled into the day use area of Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park on the way home from Brookings, Oregon, where I camped by the ocean...

The trailer has 2 oak kitchen cabinets stacked vertically, medicine cabinet, small refrigerator, a couple of lamps, big shelf and bins for storage. The front half was left rather clear, to lay one or two cots on the floor in case rain is heavy when we arrive at a park. We tent camp now, having sold or RV type travel trailer in 2005.

I visit campgrounds with electric usually.

The trailer has a television with enough cable to reach the cable TV hookup, and a small heater too. The two windows and skylight style vent are nice too - enough room to fully stand up in.

mdvaden · 16th April 2007, 03:15 PM

This in the attached image, is what we had before. Also nice, but slower to travel with. It was 2800 pounds empty, compared the 1300 pound empty weight of the blue one. After the Komfort, I bought a 5' x 8' white cargo trailer with a single rear door, and it worked out so well, that's why I moved up a notch to the blue cargo trailer.

TrevMcRev · 17th April 2007, 11:58 PM

That looks pretty neat. Us Aussies know that as a caravan.

Ekka · 18th April 2007, 12:35 AM

Nice Mario, yeah we have caravan parks with dole bludgers whilst USA has trailer parks with trailer trash.

Obviously not where you travel but apparently there's many that live in trailer parks. Over here trailer parks are slowly disappearing in prime spots like Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast etc. Sad really, made holidaying cheap for many as we cant all afford motels with kids etc at $150 a night.

mdvaden · 18th April 2007, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Nice Mario, yeah we have caravan parks with dole bludgers whilst USA has trailer parks with trailer trash.

Obviously not where you travel but apparently there's many that live in trailer parks. Over here trailer parks are slowly disappearing in prime spots like Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast etc. Sad really, made holidaying cheap for many as we cant all afford motels with kids etc at $150 a night.

There's plenty of every kind here, still. The nastiest are the in-city ones where the poor people live.

When I did car sales for a month, when I first moved here, a lady asked to test drive to the park she lived in, to make sure the car would clear the speed bumps. She pointed at a 19' travel trailer (caravan ?) and said that a single mother lived in it with 4 children. Of course, there were a few fancy trailers there too.

At the ocean area, there are a few low-budget parks, but several very nice ones. As well as the campsites set-up for big RVs and trailers with water, electric, and often, dump connections at the individual sites.

The cable TV is a treat.

On occassion, I'll reserve YURTS - a cross between a cable and tent.

But this new trailer I have, carries so much gear, I typically just reserve a site for $18 US dollars per day, with electric, water, and cable TV.

Looks like I'll be going down to camp again soon.

I took my mom to see the Redwoods for her first time, today, and later, drove 1/2 hour to Brookings to prune for the garden club. One hour of pruning while my mother shopped (it was not a business trip, just a quick project I promised to do when I came down).

Just after I dropped off my mother, a lady in a black Mercedes honked and waved me over, asking for a quick estimate just a few blocks away. She mentioned that she saw my sign in the back window, and that there are no real arborists in that town (I think she's right).

I have a feeling that after we move back up to Portland, the Brookings area will arrange for my pruning work in the winter during my slow season, so I can drive down to camp at the campground, and mix work with recreation.

A rental trailer will need to be available for hauling, since I will only bring my blue one for outdoors gear. Tools fit in the truck though -already in boxes.

Ekka · 18th April 2007, 11:02 PM

Sounds good, little cash flow while taking it easy.

Man, go have a holiday without cable TV! What's with you guys, but ask for an internet connection.

mdvaden · 18th April 2007, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Sounds good, little cash flow while taking it easy.

Man, go have a holiday without cable TV! What's with you guys, but ask for an internet connection.

I may live-it-up while I camp, but don't forget that I rough it with these two pieces every once in a while...

No electricity.

No tap water. No cable TV

Ekka · 19th April 2007, 12:46 AM

Pretty gnarly looking divining rod, you find much water?

mdvaden · 19th April 2007, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Pretty gnarly looking divining rod, you find much water?

Corkscrew willow.

Do you grow any there?

Salix matsudana ‘Tortuosa’

I wood-burn the names on my walking sticks, since they seem to eventually become gifts.

The top knob on that one is a small chunk of English walnut that I attached.

Ekka · 19th April 2007, 02:20 AM

Never heard of such a tree, not many willows here, interesting stick, willow makes great cricket bats.

mdvaden · 19th April 2007, 05:02 PM

The wood is similar to the weeping willow we have around here, but instead of drooping twigs, the branches grow rather upright - some a bit straigher, but many the bend and curve. Some, make my walking stick seem straight.

The florists here, like using the smaller ends of the twigs for flower arrangements.

Some people grow fields of them, and pollard them at a few feet off the ground to sell commercially to florists. Many hispanic (Mexican) workers who moved to Oregon and Washington from California, often prune the bigger ones for free, as a way to get twigs to sell to florists.

(And their pruning is not pruning - its butchering. No need to chop the tops the way they do, even if its for harvesting)

TrevMcRev · 19th April 2007, 09:40 PM

We have them down here. Same deal with florists etc too. In many areas these and other species of willow are considered environmental weeds due to their ability to take over creeks & rivers.
We gererally know them as Tortured Willow for a common name.

yooper · 19th April 2007, 10:23 PM

Cool walking stick!! Iv made some cool ones out of diamond willow. I have never seen corckscrew willow grow around here nor have heard of it growing here. I spend most of the warmer months on my hunting property out in the woods with my family. no power(gernrater sometimes on rainey days for cartoons and movies for the kids) out door shitter, no running water(well un less ya count running out to the river and getting it) and baths are all sauna baths. I cant wait to move there it is my dream. just need a bull doozer to plow the road in the winter (its a few miles to the highway) love the isolation.
in the next few week the morrells will be groowing and all the little critters will be coming out with there mums. i have tame deer there that come to see me the minute i drive in. I love it every spring when i see the ones that have survived the winter and realize how tuff they have it and appriciat a hand full of food for them and there little ones from last year. best of all in a few week to a month the new little ones of this year will come. I gardon my food there i hunt mushrooms there i pick berrys there for jam and jelly. i also harvest most of my winter meat there also. There is nuthing better than being in tune with nature I would rather be there than to be sitting in front of the idiot box (TV)
Im planning on building a camp there this summer have been staying in a camper for the past 6 years (A29 foot camper last year but a 12 foot pick up box camper befor that(but still stay in there from novomber throught december) I love it and my kids love it. Im close enough to beable to stay there and also come home dayly to run my business. for how i love life its great for me. O ya i drink alot of beer there also!

Ekka · 19th April 2007, 10:48 PM

That sounds great Yooper, you'll have to take some pics of the critters, especially the deer you feed.

17th April 2007, 11:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
TrevMcRev Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Posts: 727	That looks pretty neat. Us Aussies know that as a caravan. __________________ Melbourne Arborist, Total Tree Care, Pruning, Tree and Stump Removal

18th April 2007, 12:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,846	Nice Mario, yeah we have caravan parks with dole bludgers whilst USA has trailer parks with trailer trash. Obviously not where you travel but apparently there's many that live in trailer parks. Over here trailer parks are slowly disappearing in prime spots like Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast etc. Sad really, made holidaying cheap for many as we cant all afford motels with kids etc at $150 a night. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

18th April 2007, 11:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,846	Sounds good, little cash flow while taking it easy. Man, go have a holiday without cable TV! What's with you guys, but ask for an internet connection. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

19th April 2007, 12:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,846	Pretty gnarly looking divining rod, you find much water? __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

19th April 2007, 02:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,846	Never heard of such a tree, not many willows here, interesting stick, willow makes great cricket bats. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

19th April 2007, 05:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
mdvaden Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 564	The wood is similar to the weeping willow we have around here, but instead of drooping twigs, the branches grow rather upright - some a bit straigher, but many the bend and curve. Some, make my walking stick seem straight. The florists here, like using the smaller ends of the twigs for flower arrangements. Some people grow fields of them, and pollard them at a few feet off the ground to sell commercially to florists. Many hispanic (Mexican) workers who moved to Oregon and Washington from California, often prune the bigger ones for free, as a way to get twigs to sell to florists. (And their pruning is not pruning - its butchering. No need to chop the tops the way they do, even if its for harvesting) __________________ ____________________________________ Grove of Redwood TITANS Oregon BIGOOT trap

19th April 2007, 09:40 PM	#12 (permalink)
TrevMcRev Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Posts: 727	We have them down here. Same deal with florists etc too. In many areas these and other species of willow are considered environmental weeds due to their ability to take over creeks & rivers. We gererally know them as Tortured Willow for a common name. __________________ Melbourne Arborist, Total Tree Care, Pruning, Tree and Stump Removal

19th April 2007, 10:23 PM	#13 (permalink)
yooper Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Upper Michigan U.S.A. Posts: 73	Cool walking stick!! Iv made some cool ones out of diamond willow. I have never seen corckscrew willow grow around here nor have heard of it growing here. I spend most of the warmer months on my hunting property out in the woods with my family. no power(gernrater sometimes on rainey days for cartoons and movies for the kids) out door shitter, no running water(well un less ya count running out to the river and getting it) and baths are all sauna baths. I cant wait to move there it is my dream. just need a bull doozer to plow the road in the winter (its a few miles to the highway) love the isolation. in the next few week the morrells will be groowing and all the little critters will be coming out with there mums. i have tame deer there that come to see me the minute i drive in. I love it every spring when i see the ones that have survived the winter and realize how tuff they have it and appriciat a hand full of food for them and there little ones from last year. best of all in a few week to a month the new little ones of this year will come. I gardon my food there i hunt mushrooms there i pick berrys there for jam and jelly. i also harvest most of my winter meat there also. There is nuthing better than being in tune with nature I would rather be there than to be sitting in front of the idiot box (TV) Im planning on building a camp there this summer have been staying in a camper for the past 6 years (A29 foot camper last year but a 12 foot pick up box camper befor that(but still stay in there from novomber throught december) I love it and my kids love it. Im close enough to beable to stay there and also come home dayly to run my business. for how i love life its great for me. O ya i drink alot of beer there also!

19th April 2007, 10:48 PM	#14 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,846	That sounds great Yooper, you'll have to take some pics of the critters, especially the deer you feed. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

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