Mark your calendar. August 13 is National Vintage Trailers Day!
Each year, vintage trailer owners, restorers, collectors, campers, and admirers come together to celebrate these rolling pieces of history. From polished aluminum Spartans and Airstreams to colorful Shastas, Aristocrats, canned hams, and homebuilt campers, every vintage trailer has a story.
National Vintage Trailers Day honors the trailers, the people who care for them, and the memories made along the way. It is also a day to recognize the craftspeople and small businesses that keep these trailers on the road.
Of course, no official celebration would be complete without a little camping.
Don’t own a vintage trailer?
You can still celebrate. Attend a public trailer open house, follow a restoration project, subscribe to the vintage trailer magazine, or make plans to visit a rally.
Fair Warning: One trailer tour can quickly lead to trailer ownership.
Ways to Celebrate
There is no wrong way to observe National Vintage Trailers Day. Here are a few ideas:
- Sign up for a vintage trailer rally.
- Invite a friend to attend a rally with you.
- Take your trailer out for a short camping trip.
- Host a driveway open house or backyard campout.
- Share a favorite trailer photo or camping memory.
- Give someone a tour of your trailer.
- Support a vintage trailer restorer, parts supplier, or small business. Subscribe to the magazine!
- Work on one of those trailer projects you have been putting off.
- Wash, wax, or polish your trailer.
- Send a message to someone you met at a rally.
- Visit a vintage trailer museum, campground, or roadside attraction.
- Wear your favorite vintage camping shirt.
- Make a classic camping meal or cocktail.
- Browse vintage trailers for sale and dream about your next project.
- Introduce someone new to the vintage trailer hobby.
Keep the Tradition Rolling
Vintage trailers connect us with earlier days of road trips, roadside diners, family vacations, and weekends spent around the campfire. They remind us that the journey can be just as memorable as the destination.
On August 13, pull out the lawn chairs, turn on the string lights, and raise a glass to vintage trailers and the people who keep them rolling.
Happy National Vintage Trailers Day!
