Meet Jenny: The Janky Vintage Camper

While aimlessly scrolling Facebook, I came across a janky, old camper trailer for sale.

At 50 years old, she is a little rusty, full of water damage, wood rot, and moldy upholstery. And she is absolutely PERFECT for us!

We hadn’t been looking for a camper. But it was an idea that I tossed around before and my husband hadn’t said, “Hell no!” So, obviously, it was a plan set in stone 😉

We bought a set of temporary lights, a new trailer hitch, and made the hour drive to Clayton, North Carolina to pick her up.

And I’ve been smitten ever since!

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Naming Jenny

Apparently, every good vintage camper owner names their sweet slice of home on wheels. After a few minutes of debate, my husband threw out the name Jenny.

Built by Zipper in 1969, she comes from the era of the Vietnam War. Since one of our favorite movies is Forrest Gump and its set in the same era, we decided that Jenny was the perfect name for our new girl!

Plus, it goes great with the word janky – which is definitely the condition Jenny is in!

Thus, Janky Jenny was named (alliteration for the win!).

All the Before Pictures

The seller was very upfront about Jenny’s condition. He pointed out several areas with water damage and told us that none of the lights worked, interior nor exterior.

Regardless, we decided to take on this HUGE project! Here are all of the {janky} before pictures:

Now, you can definitely see why Janky Jenny is the perfect name for this vintage camper! She’s definitely in rough shape.

There are all kind of different ways to update and decorate the camper. These are the styles that I’m most interested in, but I’m also torn between the two!

• Retro Camper Interiors
• Farmhouse Camper Interiors

I can’t wait to get started on re-furbishing this camper! Hopefully, the excitement is contagious and my husband catches it soon!

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