For Paul and Caroline Lacitinola, vintage camper trailers aren't just restored pieces of Americana — they're rolling memory machines.The California couple, publishers of the Vintage Camper Trailers magazine for the past 15 years, have spent two decades immersed in the vintage trailer community.Their latest project, a cookbook filled with more than 120 family recipes, camper favorites and restaurant classics, celebrates the meals that have long brought people together around campsites across America.FROM YELLOWSTONE TO YOSEMITE, NEW COOKBOOK REVEALS RECIPES INSPIRED BY AMERICA'S MOST ICONIC PARKS"We've talked about doing it forever because we're kind of foodies," Paul Lacitinola said."A cookbook just seemed like the natural combination of our vintage trailers and cars and classic stuff along with our other hobby — eating."But the Lacitinolas said the Vintage Camper Trailer Cookbook is about preserving something much bigger than recipes.Paul and Caroline Lacitinola are the authors of the Vintage Camper Trailer Cookbook.
They spoke to Fox News Digital outside their vintage camper trailer.(Fox News Digital)"I really feel like the trailers have so much relationship in them that it's all about the people, and camping has a lot of emotional connection," Caroline Lacitinola said."A lot of times it was something people were raised doing.
And, so, they walk into these vintage trailers and they remember their childhood.They remember their parents.
They have connection in those ways."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERShe believes younger generations are embracing vintage camping for a different reason."I think the American dream has shifted a little bit from doing the 9-to-5 every single day to really experiencing life," she said.The cookbook reflects that spirit by blending recipes contributed by family members, campers, the couple's children and favorites from Paul's former restaurants.Paul Lacitinola prepares a "Grandma Mandy" sandwich in his vintage c...