Buck
 and I were cruising Craig's List looking for a propane stove for  our 
future outdoor kitchen, when I came upon a trailer,  a 1958 Oasis 15 
footer. Buck called the next morning, but did not hear back.  We assumed
 it had been turned into a fancy food cart in Portland, were sad and 
bitter for a while, then got over it.
A week later, we 
heard back.  It was still available.  We raced off, looked at it in the 
dark with a flashlight, and bought it.  Now...it is our new  guest 
house.  She needs some cleaning and some  structural work but she is one
 very cool little vintage trailer. With an ice box...
 and the original round edged cabinetry
 a full size bed and a single bunk...
and a great place to sit and do a crossword puzzle over coffee.
The stove and ice box seem to be original, and the stove works great.
The paint is not original, so we will have to decide what to do about that.  
It
 was delivered today, and we spent the evening googling trailers.  It 
was sold to us as a 59, but our research is leading us to believe it is a
  58.  It seems only 58's had the quilted doors.
It
 has a lot of its original details, but is so far from stock that we 
don't feel a need to restore it.  Instead, we will feel free to make it 
work well, rather than make it authentic.
We are very excited!










 
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