BEND, OR -- Nearly 40 vintage travel trailers were on display at a Tin Can Tourist Rally at J Bar J Ranch, east of Bend, over the weekend.
Dal Smilie is the show's organizer. He tells KBND, "It appeals to baby boomers because it’s shapes and stuff of their past and memories. And also a younger crowd because even if you put a lot of money into your vintage trailer it’s still cheaper than a new trailer. Better built, kind of fun. You see a lot of people with all their old vintage picnic and camping stuff, showing it off out here.”
To be a vintage trailer it must be from the mid-70’s or earlier. The oldest trailer at this show was a 1934 Covered Wagon…that’s a brand, not a description.
Wood paneling, avocado drapes and pink appliances were in abundance, as were the visitors from all over, including Arizona, Canada and California.
