Jayne is as solid of a human as humans get!
My interaction with her stemmed from a post I made on an Airstream forum. I had never heard of Relic Trailers or Jayne (owner). My axle broke on my 16Ft airstream in Seattle while towing and I was trying to locate an axle to get my home on wheels fixed asap.
A little Background... I've lived full time on the road in my Airstream for almost 7 years. Panic stricken by finding out the news that axles take 4-6 weeks to replace because Airstream likes to use custom axles was not the news I'd hoped for. Then this lady named Jayne responded to my facebook post and said to call her. She took time out of her day to help me navigate and try to locate an axle quickly through her networks and contacts. Through talking, she told me a little about her business and how she restores, renovates and sells super rad retro trailers.
I half jokingly said, "we should trade", because she had some trailers slightly bigger than my tiny 16ft tiny tin can. I asked to come check out her inventory and was amazed by all the cool things she does at her little space in Tacoma.
The next part of this story caught me by complete surprise. I had just met Jayne an hour ago and she asked "would you like to take this retro 19 foot airstream off the lot"? She offered up her trailer to me, a complete stranger so I could have a comfortable place for my dog and I to cruise up to Mt Rainier with. I looked at her wide eyed, and was like "ummm yesss, but come again".lol I'm a full time landscape photographer so not having a home on wheels(or a home in general) presents some challenges.
Long story short... Jayne let me borrow her trailer for a whole month. Asked for nothing in return, all while doing the leg work to find me a discounted axle that we customized and got me the work done to my trailer for cost. I don't know how I got so lucky to cross paths with Jayne and Relic Trailers but if this story doesn't speak volumes of the person behind the business then I don't know what does. Forever grateful!!!
Attached are a few photos I took during the time I borrowed her trailer. I was able to get to all these places and witness some of the best Astro Photography of my life that month thanks to her generosity. read more