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Rudy
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Oh, another view of the front and then we will go to the inside.

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But, wait. One more view of the outside. You can also see Mike's bus.

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This is looking towards the front of the camper. The bed is on top. When my ex wife and I were in Seattle, we went to the goodwill store and got materials to use on the inside. We used cloth, wallpaper, wood and paint to "Gypsyfy" this camper.

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This was the couch area with some of the stained glass stuff I had made.

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As we turn to the right from the last picture, we see the rear of the camper. Notice the door with the small stained glass (which I did not make). Next picture, you will see the one I made to fit the door.

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Here it is.

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I will leave you with this last photo. It is a picture of the bed area. Coming up soon will be photos of the 1953 eleven foot trailer that I lived in for five years.


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This photo from early on in my posts shows part of a 1953 Schiebout Little Gem trailer that is behind the vehicles. I lived in it for five years. It not only housed me and my dog Buddy, it also served as my stained glass shop, and later, my recording studio.

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Well, the door is open so let's go on in, shall we? This is when it was at Mike's place.

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At the front of the trailer is my work table. Underneath the table is my recording studio rack gear and my stained glass storage. I used the sound equipment to run the CD player. There were two speakers on the work table. That is one of them, under the cloth at the left of the desk.

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Another view of the front table. Here, you can see some of the projects I was working on.

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Hanging from the upper cabinet are some of the little people I made. I used glass and copper wire. I made dozens of these. Each one was different. I have none left. Most of them were given away as gifts. I do, however still have three of those globes you see hanging there. They are in my bus.

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Here are lots of the little people. I used bottlecaps for the eyes and mouth. Above them is a strange bug I made. Below the people is the glass grinder. To the right of it are these little things I called Dancing Lips. They were popular. I sold many of those.

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Here is a dragonfly that I was commissioned to do. You also have a better view of the Dancing Lips.

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Here's me in the shop ten years ago.

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