Before & After: "Elsie" The Trailer Gets Road Ready

Pin it After growing weary of their home state of Nebraska, Carson and Mel needed a change. Recalling an old pipe dream of theirs to travel to every state and file stories from the road, the couple started scouring Craigslist and abandoned shelter belts for vintage travel trailers they could rehab. They met 'Craigslist Ray' in a parking lot in Stuart, Iowa, where they purchased the trailer -- soon to be known as Elsie -- for $1,300. Elsie's sweet vintage shape and functional interior layout fit ...