Are you a Trailerite?

What is a Trailerite you may ask? Well…if you don’t know about the movie, “The Long, Long Trailer” with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, then you don’t know about being a Trailer-ite! Today, I want to talk about this movie and a couple others that have that camping theme. The Long, Long Trailer is about a newlywed couple where Tacy, played by Lucille Ball convinces her fiancé, Nicky, played by Desi Arnaz that they could buy a trailer called the ‘Bungalette’ and they could use it to travel from California to Colorado. The Bungalette brochure shows a spacious living space which convinces Nicky that it might not be a bad idea.

The fun really begins when they go to….yep….a camping show! They look at the Bungalette and it turns out that the trailer of her dreams is just too small. Then, it happens…she sees the trailer that will do the trick! It is called the ‘New Moon’ which incidentally was built at the New Moon Homes trailer factory in Alma, Michigan and it was 32 feet long and sold for $5,345. The movie follows Tacy and Nicky through their travels and all the fun that any RVer will be able to relate to in some way or another. I would love to give you the whole plot, but I think it would be best for you to experience this treasure yourself! Then you can call yourself a Trailerite! Once you do watch this movie, you might want to head over to trailerite.com to learn even more!

Another classic camping movie is also a Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz classic called “Forever Darling”. Now, this one can be considered a follow-up of the “Long, Long Trailer” with mixed reviews as to its quality. I found this movie enjoyable and I think you will too. This time, Susan (Lucille Ball) and Lorenzo (Desi Arnaz) are dealing with their 5 year marriage crisis. The fire just isn’t there and so Susan, with the help of a guardian angel, played by James mason, goes in the wilderness with Lorenzo (a scientist) to test a new bug repellent he invented. Once again, we are with Lucy and Desi in a camping theme, but this time, instead of a nice 32 foot trailer, it’s all primitive camping. That’s probably enough for me to say on this….you can just imagine the fun it would be to watch these two in that setting! I will give you one hint; a self inflatable boat!

Move forward to present day and we find the movie “RV” with Robin Williams. I actually do like this movie, but I have mixed feelings because my non-camping friends have decided to stereotype us based on this movie. I can’t tell you how many people have asked me if I have seen this movie. Once I get passed that, I’m okay with this movie. Ultimately, I feel it is a must see for RVers. The plot has Bob Munro (Robin Williams) desperate to get away with his family for some real family time while still trying to get his job done for his….well…not so great boss. I felt sorry for poor ole’ Bob in this movie, but in the end things turn out just fine.

These movies would be great movies to have on hand while in your RV, Travel Trailer, 5er, pup, etc where you carry a television. They would be great rainy day movies!

Now, I know there are others and I purposely avoided the horror/thriller movies. My focus today is more towards family fun. Perhaps, one day, I will write about some of the others….perhaps during a certain October holiday!

Happy Camping and see you next Sunday!