“Time is the most valuable currency so spend it wisely” – Debasish Mridha Indeed it is true! Nathan and I at Overland Trailer started our first trailer 10 years ago this summer as a hobby project. That trailer was for my own use but unbeknownst to us, started a whirlwind of adventure in the form of …
“Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.” – Alice Walker I’ve made no qualms about my excitement for Cool Tears and Tiny Trailers magazine. I love reading every publication because every one shares a new adventure. To my surprise, the editor contacted me and asked to review the Overland Trailer documentary “Historic Camping & Tiny Trailers”. Copies …
“That’s the thing with handmade items. They still have the person’s mark on them, and when you hold them, you feel less alone.” – Aimee Bender In grade school, I remember having a pen pal in a foreign land (Germany? possibly…). I remember being amazed at the personal touch I received from someone on the other side …
Minirodante Hecha En Casa – Teardropping in Argentina Read More »
“Photography is like an open book to the world.” – Lisa Jones After a few seasons of business, I’ve enjoyed seeing photos of the Overland Trailer 58 Heald trailer arrive in my email. There are some great stories being made in this little trailer and that is precisely what camping in a teardrop trailer should be. …
About the Photo: This is our first customer ordered 58 Heald Trailer in the Vibrant Yellow color. During this build, we dubbed this trailer “The Honey Bee” for two reasons. Obviously a black and yellow trailer looks like a honey bee. The second reason is that the customers are involved in the honey and bee …
“Everything I buy is vintage and smells funny.” – Lucy Liu The Overland Trailer crew are hard a work building some new vintage-looking 58 Heald teardrop trailers. Soon new campers can have new adventures! As we’ve worked in the Overland shop, I dug through some inherited tools and found a great set of vintage …
“Great is the human who has not lost his childlike heart.”— Mencius If you have seen the “Historic Camping & Teardrop Trailers” educational film, you are familiar with the story of Debra Kellerman. Her story of purchasing three vintage trailers and restoring them with little previous knowledge of tools is one of my greatest inspirations …
“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” – Ben Franklin If you have visited The OverlandTrailer.com website recently, you’ve probably noticed some changes in the website function. This is because overlandtrailer.com has a new division under the license Overland Trailer, LLC. A friend, Nathan, and I are …
After four weeks in front of a computer screen, the final film festival edit of the “Historic Camping & Teardrop Trailers” film done. It is fitting that I’d finish the edit and ticket sales start on the same day. If you’re interested in attending the 2012 Spokane International Film Festival screening of this film, you …
Here’s a little secret I’ve been keeping for a few months. The “Historic Camping & Teardrop Trailer” film is making its silver-screen debut as a featured documentary the 2012 Spokane International Film Festival! Needless to say, I am pretty stoked that the film was accepted out of all the worthy applicants (only 30 films are chosen out …