Vintage travel trailer vacations get a pandemic boost

(CNN) — The global pandemic has sparked a lot of unintended consequences — some of them a throwback to simpler times.

Baseball card trading has boomed since the start of the lockdown, with some US dealers reporting a spike in sales since March. Nurseries and garden centers are seeing increased demand as people look for new ways to pass the time and reduce their dependence on supermarket shopping.

“During this challenging time, trailers provide us with the freedom to experience other places while controlling our environment,” says Anna Scribner from Flyte Camp, an Oregon-based vintage trailer company that restores old models and creates new units for…