Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

After a few excursions in the TD, it seems my son no longer wants to sleep in the same bed as his dad (well he is 15). Over the past 4 weeks I have been scouring ebay/craigslist/kijiji/tincan sites looking for a suitable replacement. Small enough to fit in the garage, but big enough to fit 2 beds. Late last night a new listing showed up on ebay with a buy it now price in the range I was looking for, so I am now the proud owner of a 1962 Serro Scotty Gaucho silversided trailer. Photos are available at:
http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/ee30 ... /?start=20

So for you Scotty owners, tell me what to expect! From the description and photos's it looks to be in pretty decent shape and not required a full rebuild.

So, this also means the tin ammerman will be up for sale. She's a solid unit, and I think the enhancements I did on her make her that much better. Stay tuned on that as I won't post until I have the Scotty in hand (9 hr drive).
Len

I saw that one on ebay! Looks like a nice little trailer... and so LIGHT, too! (relatively for 15 feet!)

xrover wrote:
So for you Scotty owners, tell me what to expect!

Len, Do you Drink?

http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c106/ ... ?start=all

Happy Trails

Len

len19070 wrote:
Len, Do you Drink?

HA!

Len, Do you Drink? Well Said!!!

Len, I recently bought a 63 Scotty Sportsman and love that little trailer....That being said... It's going to be a labor of love to get it campable... Listen to the other way more experienced Scotty owners when they tell you to expect rot. They warned me and boyyyy were they right!! It's amazing what those nice aluminum skins can hide!
In any case. Have a cocktail and enjoy your Scotty. They're cool little trailers.

Oooo! I just got here today -- and I just found out about "teardrop trailers" today too. But I may be interested in a small one, real soon now! (Small enough that I can pull it with a MINI Cooper Clubman....)

Got any pics of yours, even if you aren't quite ready to sell it?

godskid wrote:Oooo! I just got here today -- and I just found out about "teardrop trailers" today too. But I may be interested in a small one, real soon now! (Small enough that I can pull it with a MINI Cooper Clubman....)

Got any pics of yours, even if you aren't quite ready to sell it?

Yup, click on the www link by by name and that will take you there.

TheresaD wrote::lol: Len, Do you Drink? Well Said!!!

Len, I recently bought a 63 Scotty Sportsman and love that little trailer....That being said... It's going to be a labor of love to get it campable... Listen to the other way more experienced Scotty owners when they tell you to expect rot. They warned me and boyyyy were they right!! It's amazing what those nice aluminum skins can hide!
In any case. Have a cocktail and enjoy your Scotty. They're cool little trailers.

Well now, I do drink, and in fact have a pretty full bar (apparently I don't drink often enough). But, having said that I may have lucked out. The previous owner to the current owner was a carpenter, so he did some fixing up. Redid the cupboards, the roof etc. And the skin edges still are pretty sealed. But heck, it is as old as my wife, and I can wait to get inside her.
The reveal looks like it will be next Tuesday.

len19070 wrote:

xrover wrote:
So for you Scotty owners, tell me what to expect!

Len, Do you Drink?

http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c106/ ... ?start=all

Happy Trails

Len

Wow, I didn't know you buy the Scotty as a KDK (knock down kick). Actually wasn't someone on the board selling one or did I see that on ebay recently? The scotty completely taken apart and stacked on the fame.

What price range might yours be sellable for? And -- where is the destination on that 9-hr drive to pick it up? If you are heading in the Chicago direction, and if I can afford your unit -- we might be able to combine two trips!

dont know if it was on the forum but I just bought a Scotty Serro Goucho,, 73 frame , windows alum siding and a hand full of floor thats left,, rotten thru and thru,,, after doing an inventory of the metal I got all the side metal and its in good shape,,, 5 windows and a solid frame,,, now the fun begins

xrover wrote:

TheresaD wrote::lol: Len, Do you Drink? Well Said!!!

Len, I recently bought a 63 Scotty Sportsman and love that little trailer....That being said... It's going to be a labor of love to get it campable... Listen to the other way more experienced Scotty owners when they tell you to expect rot. They warned me and boyyyy were they right!! It's amazing what those nice aluminum skins can hide!
In any case. Have a cocktail and enjoy your Scotty. They're cool little trailers.

Well now, I do drink, and in fact have a pretty full bar (apparently I don't drink often enough). But, having said that I may have lucked out. The previous owner to the current owner was a carpenter, so he did some fixing up. Redid the cupboards, the roof etc. And the skin edges still are pretty sealed. But heck, it is as old as my wife, and I can wait to get inside her.The reveal looks like it will be next Tuesday.

Is "her" the wife or the Scotty? and is that "can" or "can't"?

Am I reading this sentence the wrong way???

Oops, I hate it when I try and do a play on of words and still get t wrong. It's double meaning and the word is can't!

So anyway --- he did decide to sell the teardrop, and I've bought it! Wheeee!!! Let the fun begin.

Deb, good to hear you made it back through customs. Were there any surprise questions?
I picked up the Scotty and brought it back today. Almost made the trip non-eventful, except for the stone from the gravel truck that went through the front center window on the scotty, and 5 minutes from the border crossing the license plate bracket packs it in and leaves my plate somewhere on the I90. I thought it would be an issue but then I gave my head a shake and realized that this was Canada I was going back into, and I'm Canadian.
"Citizenship?" - Canadian
"How long were you out of the country?" - since Monday
"What were you doing?" - shopping for guns and bomb making material
"Okay, have a nice day"!

The 62 pulls very nice. I was able to achieve 70mph with absolutely no sway. They don't make them like they used to - in a sort of good way!