Restored 1951 Double Decker Lighthouse Duplex walkthrough

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The Art of RVing

The Art of RVing

Жыл бұрын

Check out this super rare RV remodel. The only 1951 restored lighthouse duplex in the world. You will see what the rv life was like in the 50's while rv living. This vintage camper restoration will leave you wanting more. Enjoy the vintage camper tour.
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@jimmatheson8555
@jimmatheson8555 11 ай бұрын
The mobile home in this video was home to me and my family when I was a child. The black 49 Dodge and the Blue 56 Dodge were my fathers Pickups. The picture of the trailer with the white picket fence has my two oldest sisters Karen and Dava leaning up against the fence. We would love to get copies of the photos that you have and share some that we have of this home and give you some early history on it as well.
@ironcladranchandforge7292
@ironcladranchandforge7292 11 ай бұрын
Thats awesome!! I hope they reply to you. Out of curiosity, how well did your fathers pickups pull this camp trailer, especially up hills?
@valerief1231
@valerief1231 11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for adding your story to the trailer, that’s amazing. You could make a mini series here on KZfaq telling your stories and adventures with your family. 🩵
@shamrockgirl6595
@shamrockgirl6595 10 ай бұрын
I hope you hear 🙉 from them.
@john.ediggs9034
@john.ediggs9034 3 ай бұрын
​@@ironcladranchandforge7292slow and steady those trucks was probably 100 hp or less it was all about the gears back then trucks were used as trucks
@ironcladranchandforge7292
@ironcladranchandforge7292 3 ай бұрын
@@john.ediggs9034 -- Well, my 1960 Chevy Apache is stock with the 235 I6 and it has 135 HP gross and 115 HP net, torque is 195 at 2,000 RPM net. This is according to the 1960 shop service manual. However, it cruises just fine at 55 to 60 mph on the highway at around 2,200 RPM. I've owned this truck for over 25 years and have taken more than a few trips with it. No problems. However, I do stay off the interstates where the speed limit is 70+. By the way, I've also taken it over a few steep mountain passes (I'm surrounded by them) and no problems. 6% grade at 50 mph. Sure a V8 would be faster and more powerful, but if I want that I would drive a modern vehicle.
@norm5785
@norm5785 Ай бұрын
Someone showed me your video. Better make that 8 surving campers. There is a family in Henrico County Virginia who has one that is in excellent shape. Grandfather bought new, worked for Firstone his entire life, passed down to his son who passed it down to his daughter. All original, but updated electric and tanks added. Every year her grandfather and then her dad put a sealant on the underside. When it was passed onto her, her husband had the underside sandblasted and sealed with a bed liner material. While on a trip in Florida many years ago, they encountered Mr. Eyck. He introduced himself, advised he had designed their camper and they invited him to look at it. They still have the original paperwork from when it was purchased, he signed the inside of the book and thanked them.
@deb7518
@deb7518 14 күн бұрын
WOW, Great story!
@robbmaier368
@robbmaier368 8 күн бұрын
Fantastic
@Him_He_Me
@Him_He_Me 5 күн бұрын
What a remarkable tale. I just love stuff like this!!
@mrben6573
@mrben6573 10 ай бұрын
I'd like to see Tiny Houses adopt this same floor plan. Those upper story rooms are genius. Far more genius than the loft spaces that tiny houses usually have.
@maryfrump7937
@maryfrump7937 27 күн бұрын
I agree
@jnharton
@jnharton 17 күн бұрын
To be fair most tiny houses are trying to maximize usable living space and meet modern expectations of open layouts, spacious bathrooms, etc.
@samscreations4717
@samscreations4717 3 күн бұрын
Love older campers. Thank you for saving them and giving them new life
@rrain3375
@rrain3375 Жыл бұрын
As a senior of only 74yo I grew up with three brothers during the 50’s where camping was the only vacation option. My mother was a stay at home Mom. Families back then did not travel far from home for vacations. Of course flying or cruises did not exist like today. Our first trailer was a canvas tent on a platform. Lots of good family fun. Cooking on a campfire.
@akneemoose3383
@akneemoose3383 5 ай бұрын
Six brothers and camping was the Boy Scouts or for me was the Girl Scouts summer camps.
@tomlangley6236
@tomlangley6236 2 ай бұрын
As a retired RV Mechanic I have great appreciation for such detailed work. I painstakingly restored a 1967 Frolic that was a trade in at our dealership. It was destined to be scrapped and I gave a mere $100 dollars for it. After upgrades and a 95% original restoration I sold it for 6K. I've seen other company's attempts at Double deckers but I think this one is the nicest layout. From one Langley to another ...NICE JOB!
@fractode
@fractode 11 ай бұрын
It takes a bodacious amount of SKILL to use 2023 technology and materials, while retaining the design of the early 50s. Well done! 👍
@jeffsavage7135
@jeffsavage7135 Жыл бұрын
This trailer has modern day tiny home design elements..everything old is new again.
@davids6533
@davids6533 Жыл бұрын
..and they used to build vehicles strong enough and dependable enough to pull those behemoths. Man that's gonna be nice!
@tcmtech7515
@tcmtech7515 23 күн бұрын
Pre-emissions days when fuel efficiency and useable power were still the standards they built for.
@SerenityNow....
@SerenityNow.... 10 күн бұрын
Actually, those weren't designed to be vacation tailors back then, they were "park tailors" that people would usually live in as their home in tailor parks. They were designed to be mobile, but not something a family would drive around with on vacation, hitched to the family vehicle. They didn't even include water tanks or an onboard power source because it was assumed that you would be parked somewhere with hookups. So, you would hire a large vehicle to move it.
@Teraloth
@Teraloth Ай бұрын
I would love to see these types of RV's come back, or used in tiny homes.
@rickt.vincent8400
@rickt.vincent8400 Ай бұрын
Me too!!!❤❤❤
@DesertAdventuresinArizona
@DesertAdventuresinArizona Жыл бұрын
I have NEVER seen any trailer this Cool in my entire life! I’m sure apply to see them bring this Trailer back to life. Thanks for showing us around!
@andrewauto6082
@andrewauto6082 11 ай бұрын
yeah there was a definite reason to restore this thing, this thing is fucking BANANAS.
@stevenannett1739
@stevenannett1739 11 ай бұрын
Almost speechless! But my God how awesome is this ? We used to make the coolest things back in the day ! Way better than the slide out boxes we have today and thanks for bringing this part of history back to life !
@miltcoon5515
@miltcoon5515 5 күн бұрын
We did make the coolest things back in the day. I'm not sure what happened to the art & science of design, but it seemed to get severely boring in the late 80s and its been downhill ever since.
@CenturyHomeProject
@CenturyHomeProject Ай бұрын
It’s a true piece of artistry the restoration that has been done on this RV. Well done!
@tyson1fan487
@tyson1fan487 Ай бұрын
This is classic vintage Wheel Estate!! I've never seen anything like this so just for that was worth it 👌 You guys are truly talented.
@YallAintRight
@YallAintRight 10 ай бұрын
Thank you for making him giving the name of his aluminum friend. That is the kind of thing that is gonna make things so much easier for someone else.
@talldude5841
@talldude5841 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful rebuild. Priceless. The stove alone would cost big bucks.
@akaurora1
@akaurora1 17 күн бұрын
I spent three months in one of these in Anchorage AK when we moved up there in 1971. It was run down then and disappeared by the end of the year. Quite an experience. Your video brought back some great memories.
@lindabruns6020
@lindabruns6020 16 күн бұрын
Great job! Love the tour! I was born in 1950 and it’s fun to see mobile trailers from that era. Thank you!!!
@ThriftyAngela
@ThriftyAngela Жыл бұрын
Whoa, that is awesome!! Only 7 in existence... Wow! I've never seen or even heard of one of these, so very cool! 😃😃
@Him_He_Me
@Him_He_Me 5 күн бұрын
This is a magnificent ode to that era. Ive never heard of these before. Not even when randomly googling retro caravans. Ostentatious yes, but just gorgeous. Great you were able to save some of the original pieces.
@user-gu1jk4qn6b
@user-gu1jk4qn6b 6 күн бұрын
I can only imagine, what it feels like, to have such skill. Amazing!
@MinuteontheMountain
@MinuteontheMountain Жыл бұрын
What a cool restoration. Great to see a new video from you guys.
@Mr.Grumbdy
@Mr.Grumbdy 2 күн бұрын
This is an incredible transformation. You all did a great job fixing this up !!!
@ConstantCompanion
@ConstantCompanion Ай бұрын
Need to start building those things again.
@debrapaulino918
@debrapaulino918 Ай бұрын
Problem is States don't want them. There's county regulations about outdoor privy's too. Something like this works for off grid but many counties say no.
@ConstantCompanion
@ConstantCompanion Ай бұрын
​​​​@debrapaulino918 seems like every time somebody comes up with a really unique idea, somebody else passes a law that says you can't do it. There's nothing wrong with that trailer. I think what we need to do is throw out the laws, not the trailers.
@purselmer5931
@purselmer5931 11 ай бұрын
This RV is unbelievable. Absolutely bonkers in the most beautiful way. So happy to see you gentleman taking the time to bring her back to her former glory. I too have 5 kids and if I tried to raise them in that, I would have blown my brains out. But for a family w/only one kid? Absolutely perfect (for vacations), lol. Thanks so much for this.
@BoxVanDee
@BoxVanDee Жыл бұрын
Whoa, that is awesome. Created a year before I was born. It is huge for an old trailer! Love it.
@GuyVecchitto
@GuyVecchitto 11 ай бұрын
Excellent job restoring such a unique RV. You saved a piece of American History.
@ronnieroberts9478
@ronnieroberts9478 Ай бұрын
What a great job beautiful trailer
@angelagill7735
@angelagill7735 11 ай бұрын
It would be amazing to visit and see this trailer in person. You should plan to bring it to Florida and come to Florida Flywheelers and possibly a couple of the RV shows. Showing off antique RV lifestyles.
@annettefreisinger7967
@annettefreisinger7967 Жыл бұрын
I've never seen one of those trailers before. It's a really great idea they had. Fits a whole family comfortably for vacations. My family would have had a lot of fun in one of those.
@33Donner77
@33Donner77 12 күн бұрын
Always like to see great renovation work like this.
@diannemc3179
@diannemc3179 11 ай бұрын
That is so cool!!! Love vintage trailers. Great job👍🏻
@cherieharley4532
@cherieharley4532 11 күн бұрын
Wow, I love this. It is so gorgeous. Great work!
@robd6632
@robd6632 10 күн бұрын
What a cool find, I hear way back in the day, it was common for some people to ride in the camper trailer as it was going down the road.
@thegreatguru1985
@thegreatguru1985 11 ай бұрын
I'd love to own one like that. I found looking back in time that the old ways were actually in some cases the best ways. I miss seeing things like this,I think there so cool and the engineering on these things were ahead of there time. Absolutely awesome 👍👍. Peace 🙏
@kristinalowe9819
@kristinalowe9819 Жыл бұрын
Work of art! Hope to see this beauty in Mount Vernon, WA!! Thank you for sharing! 😊
@jamey48
@jamey48 2 ай бұрын
Amazing work ! So glad you did an update.
@TalenGryphon
@TalenGryphon 11 ай бұрын
I saw the first video of this back when I started the resto on my '73 Prowler. Honestly Im glad you guys have stuck with it and the resto is almost done! Love that you preserved the original light fixtures
@rudyo8409
@rudyo8409 Жыл бұрын
That camper is fantastic" and kudo's to the remodel job" Beautiful ! I could live in that mansion" Thank you for sharing...
@pacomarrxx
@pacomarrxx 10 ай бұрын
Awesome build!! Great craftmanship!!
@testicularoxide5055
@testicularoxide5055 10 ай бұрын
Awesome job bringing history back to life with that!🇺🇲💘🇺🇲
@clydediddit5753
@clydediddit5753 11 ай бұрын
What a ROCK AND ROLL restoration!!!
@joylynnburkhardt3202
@joylynnburkhardt3202 Жыл бұрын
Really good rebuild! Thank you for sharing!!
@kennethcrifasi4322
@kennethcrifasi4322 Жыл бұрын
That is bad ass great to see someone fixing them right❤
@WillBelden
@WillBelden 28 күн бұрын
Really cool find and restoration work, y'all!
@williamsullivan7635
@williamsullivan7635 11 ай бұрын
This is the coolest trailer that I have ever seen in my life I want it!
@JonnyDIY
@JonnyDIY 3 ай бұрын
What a labor of love! 💕👏👍
@yesterdaystomorrow692
@yesterdaystomorrow692 24 күн бұрын
Amazing restoration job. This is so cool!
@eligebrown8998
@eligebrown8998 11 ай бұрын
What a great find and restoration job
@donnahelps4867
@donnahelps4867 Жыл бұрын
Amazing, would absolutely love one of these, would be a perfect tiny home, and craft home.
@wendyrobertson3899
@wendyrobertson3899 Жыл бұрын
Wow if they could replicate the building of this trailer today it would be an absolute gold mine! It is thoughtfully designed and well proportioned it each space. I love the wood BUT I think I would have chosen Baltic Burch just for the lightness in color to give it a spacious feel. The color it is, is pretty much the color of most older travel trailers of the day. That is THE COOLEST travel trailer I've ever seen. I wonder if there are floor plan drawings and wiring schematics? It would be cool to try to do a modern day replica of it as long as it didn't infringe on the RV Pattent? What do y'all think?
@davevan8864
@davevan8864 Жыл бұрын
I'd love to see it!!!! Congrats on saving it.
@josephconsoli4128
@josephconsoli4128 11 ай бұрын
I heard of these, but never knew how few still exist. Beautiful resto! Ever since seeing one of my favorite movies, "The Long, Long, Trailor", I've been fascinated with these. It must be so cozy in them on a rainy night.
@jimtomassetti8928
@jimtomassetti8928 11 күн бұрын
I have to hand it to you. The trailer is Gourgous what you did to it. You don't get the charm in a new trailer like you do the old! Keep'em coming The very best like the up stars so cool!🎉
@Elizabeth-rq1vi
@Elizabeth-rq1vi Жыл бұрын
When you showed the before I remember watching that first video! So nice to see it has progressed to this stage. Hopefully it and our travel plans will meet up.
@tedquaker954
@tedquaker954 11 ай бұрын
Absolutely Awesome!!! Love, love, love this!!
@blaze4202
@blaze4202 11 ай бұрын
That's so nice a different..
@TOWNCARBUBBA87
@TOWNCARBUBBA87 Ай бұрын
very cool. good job brother 👍
@Lifeisshortby
@Lifeisshortby Жыл бұрын
I admire guys that can do that kind of work.
@SimplyJanHomestead
@SimplyJanHomestead 24 күн бұрын
Hi Mark! What a beautiful RV restoration!
@chrisxx3375
@chrisxx3375 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful design! 😮
@rondaschafer2656
@rondaschafer2656 Жыл бұрын
This is a work of art.
@stevedaley2734
@stevedaley2734 2 ай бұрын
This totally awesome
@DesmondsDonders
@DesmondsDonders Жыл бұрын
What an amazing caravan, I could live in that LOL great to see you. Hope all is well.
@madelinebailey7151
@madelinebailey7151 Жыл бұрын
Great video!
@roberthawke349
@roberthawke349 17 күн бұрын
Awesome I LOVE THOSE OLD RV'S THEY WERE BUILT TO LAST. 👍👍👍👍
@deborahryan8452
@deborahryan8452 Жыл бұрын
There was a dealer in my hometown. They would have an open house every year. My best friend and I toured that model. We loved the two stories. I would have been maybe 13, so maybe 1961? Later that lot became the home for my dad’s pharmacy.
@bigdaddydellnunya5830
@bigdaddydellnunya5830 22 күн бұрын
Wow so cool love the upstairs everything about it
@elainekentner4495
@elainekentner4495 Жыл бұрын
This I say cool!!!!! ThAnk YOU for sharing this!!👍👍
@Voshana
@Voshana 11 ай бұрын
OMG that thing is AMAZING!!!
@G.J..Journeys
@G.J..Journeys Жыл бұрын
Caravan looks amazing 👍 Graeme
@tiffanystokes2046
@tiffanystokes2046 Жыл бұрын
Great work!!!
@lindamarie6574
@lindamarie6574 Жыл бұрын
This is awesome!
@deborahchesser7375
@deborahchesser7375 11 ай бұрын
Two story campers always fascinated me, I’d love to own one some day. Heck I’d live in it 🐾✌️🇺🇸
@chrissywinsorkennedy9483
@chrissywinsorkennedy9483 Жыл бұрын
So beautiful!!!! THANK YOU!!!!😊
@glyn829
@glyn829 9 ай бұрын
That's great Art 👌
@nataliemoran9883
@nataliemoran9883 10 ай бұрын
this is way too cool
@BobMedley62
@BobMedley62 Ай бұрын
Nice! Well done!
@beerhammer1881
@beerhammer1881 11 ай бұрын
That is so amazing, way ahead of its time
@allanfifield8256
@allanfifield8256 11 ай бұрын
Or behind it's time. Practically light and nimble is the way to go.
@denos.2688
@denos.2688 3 күн бұрын
Love that trailer
@doug2078
@doug2078 Жыл бұрын
Very Nice job !! 👍
@TalkingWithBob
@TalkingWithBob Жыл бұрын
That's a pretty awesome trailer
@wendy833
@wendy833 11 ай бұрын
I love the older trailers. My grandparents had a singlewide at the lake. It was probably 45' long. Big front sitting area & kitchen then bathroom in the middle with big bed in the back. Dining table of course was a bed.
@lesklower7281
@lesklower7281 11 ай бұрын
I do really like it has been restored to its original condition great restoration on this caravan l do like any vehicle caravan restored to its original condition
@tessareeve6205
@tessareeve6205 11 ай бұрын
You talk about the history to have happened in this trailer. Me and my family LIVED it. My Mom and Dad, and my 3 siblings lived in this trailer.
@nelliehagen5267
@nelliehagen5267 Жыл бұрын
Wow pretty neat!I have never seen one of these kind’s of travel trailers before.I guess there’s a first for everything lol 😆 The work in restoring this beauty is going to payoff in the end.Also your workmanship is incredible 👍👍
@susanrogers917
@susanrogers917 11 ай бұрын
I've never seen this but its beautiful 🤩❤️
@comeoncarebear
@comeoncarebear 11 ай бұрын
I remember when in 1958 my dad and mom went to look at one these in San Fernando valley Calif I remember well to this day it had a up stairs, being I was only 8 at the time I might be wrong on location. But can and see in my mind what it did look like much of your video thank you great job done.
@jrambo7495
@jrambo7495 11 ай бұрын
Nothing better than a brand new ruff. I hope the ruff is made very watertight!
@IAmWithinEverything
@IAmWithinEverything 21 күн бұрын
Beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤
@HitchUpAndTow
@HitchUpAndTow Жыл бұрын
Amazing rebuild or is it a build, love to see it on the road. Thanks for sharing 👍
@aliseobrien6193
@aliseobrien6193 4 ай бұрын
I just saw y’all on highway 20 right now! I’m going to Marshall Texas!
@JJKHaywood
@JJKHaywood 11 ай бұрын
My Wife’s Parents had a lighthouse trailer like this at Lake Pend O’Reille in Bayview, Idaho. It was on 5th street most all it’s Original life. They Sold the Property and trailer about 1998. Locals told me a few short years later a collector from Eastern USA. Bought and towed it back East to restore. I still have one picture, maybe more if we dug for it. It was certainly a novelty and Cozy place to spend a weekend at the Big Lake in North Idaho.
@crittersintheyard3993
@crittersintheyard3993 Жыл бұрын
That camper is totally awesome!! it's just so cool and somebody should start producing these again!
@ChrisLee66
@ChrisLee66 11 ай бұрын
The creator has a paten on the design.
@mobiltec
@mobiltec 11 ай бұрын
@@ChrisLee66 Any patent that the creator whom I did a story on many years ago had on this trailer is long since past the 20 year life of the patent. I would have to see this patent you talk about because I have never heard of a patent on a trailer design. That's why so many other manufacturers copy each other. I don't believe you can get one.
@kathies9855
@kathies9855 Жыл бұрын
I love it!
@immrnoidall
@immrnoidall 11 ай бұрын
I have one of those couches and it is going to fit perfectly in my 18ft 1969 Fireball travel trailer. The couch without the box it sits on, fit right on top of the trailers existing box of one of it's 2 single person beds /bench seat/ flip-up storage area that also has 2 draws under it. The 2nd bed box on the other side, houses the water holding tank and and hot water heater. So it doesn't need to flip up ,so, I made that a base for a little wood stove and entertainment center with computer and surround sound with subwoofer. I'm really looking at that split system now though.
@SustenanceNCovering
@SustenanceNCovering 3 ай бұрын
Cool! Love it!
@smokeykat8423
@smokeykat8423 Жыл бұрын
My cousins had one years ago in Ashtabula,ohio. Love it never seen another one,except for thiers.
@branchsnapper2228
@branchsnapper2228 11 ай бұрын
Incredible
@shiralleehaggart72
@shiralleehaggart72 10 ай бұрын
This caravan is amazing and the first caravan I have seen with an upstairs in it. You have done a fantastic job in restoring it to it's former beauty. I would much prefer to holiday in one of these lovely vintage caravans than the modern caravans. Well done to you for the dedicated work that you have put into it. I would also find some original nik naks of the time this caravan was made to complete that nostalgic look.
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