The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-07
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I've been dodgin' trailers and
house cars on Florida highways
for years but last week 1 expert
enced my first trip in one Of the
cockeyed things. My friend, Red
EdgertOn of the Western NeWSpa-
per Union, who IS a homeless waif
travelling five southern states and
lot Of other territory, got bit by
the trailer bug awhile back and
bought himself deluxe outfit.
The thing looks like a cross be
tween a box-car and circus
ticket wagon, with one wheel fore
and two aft, but when it's hitched
to Reds car It gets around and
= although he's only had it six
E months it has already travelled
over $4,000 miles.
&. never really believed that a
guy could be comfortable Twin in
one of the things but I'm tellin'
you this Palace Coach of Reds
has everythin' the weIl-equipped
home has 10 offer includfn' tax
exemption
The front section is composed
of combination living room, sun
parlor, library, music room, kitch-
en-, bedroom and bar. There's a
large airy closet amidships, equip
ped with a full-siZed mirror, with
a toilet across the hall The rear
section, which can be cut off and
made a private apartment serves
as dining room, card room, bed
room, den, breakfast nook and
bath.
Four people and the family cat
can live and travel in solid com
fort with light, heat, running hot
and cold water, radio. electric
stove, electric iron, electric razor,
electric fan, spacious ice box, a
convenient compartment for such
trinkets as Scotch, soda, lemons,
and cracked ice. The hall way
between the kitchen and the bath
can be used for dancing IN an
emergency if. a couple doesn't get
too energetic. There is place for
everything from dust mop to die
tionary and the business Of trying
to keep everything in its place is
the chief indoor sport that trailer
tourists engage in. 5871Sg
One minute the layout can be
as neat and tidy as a pin and in
no time at all and for no apparent
reason it can get so messed up a
fellow finds it difficult 10 move.
We started out from Tampa with
everything in ship shape. enter
tanned a few editors and their
friends as we made stops along
the route, got in about four hours
sleep and the next morning woke
up in what looked like the after
math of hurricane
The Rside of the trailer is
honeycombed with cubby holes,
drawers closets and disappearing
wall pockets. each intended TO
serve some. particular purpose and
you have lot of fun in the
morning trying TO remember
q whether you left your neck-tie
under sink or behind the iron
8 ing board. You viii probably find
after thirty-minute search that
you dropped IL in the garbage
compartment. on account of if
lookin' like a respectable bureau
drawer from the outside
While trailer travel may be al
right for an accomplished house
wife with a complex for system
and tidynesS. the average male
occupant finds himself at more or
less Of a disadvantage. To get
anywhere, he's gotta be a CON-
bination chamber-maid. second
cook. waiter. certified accountant
and engineer
Our first thrill was maxim the
beds on the first night out You
have 70 grab the davenport BY the
nap Of the neck and wrestle with
i until the blamed thing turns
into a fuur-cuShioned double hed-
Then you paw under the window
seat and 0upack the linen and
blankets. You lay EN- out on the
enShiorS and Try 70 figure cut
whieh end goes where ard why.
Maxim the bed IS Just about as
difficult as maxim FollieS girl
You continually encounter de-
lghfful little surprises After you
have located u charming place 70
park about 3 miles from town.
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