Now that I am home from an October RV trip and I finally have good internet service, I wanted to give the RV museum in Elkhart a little more attention. I love being off the grid but it makes getting out my posts a bit challenging at times.
The museum features a variety of recreation vehicles, some dating back 100 years and continuing through the 1980s. The oldest RV was the 1913 Earl Travel Trailer and is the oldest surviving RV of that model. Once automobiles and roads were on the scene, it wasn’t long before someone started to think of how they could facilitate camping. It is also important to remember that hotels and motels were not what they are today.
Then there was the original pop-up tent. Looks like you can cook breakfast while you are in bed.
The museum has the 1931 housecar that Paramount Studios used to lure Mae West away from Vaudeville and to make movies for them.
There are several classic airstreams of all sizes.
These small teardrops are also popular once again and you can literally buy a brand new retro trailer.
I really enjoyed seeing the evolution of the recreational vehicle industry but the most striking thing was truly how little has changed.