Seems like I can't spend money fast enough.
And why finish one project before you start another?
So that's the basic line of thinking that led me to my latest bad decision. Last night I became the "proud" owner of a 1970 Winnebago (15'). I didn't even know Winnebago made pull behind campers.
Here is where I'm going to beg those older and wiser for advice. I'm gonna need lots of it. And probably a little divine intervention.
The breakdown:
- It's a camper in the loosest sense of the term. It's gutted
- The roof needs redone (holes everywhere) but the guy who sold it to me got a quote of $350 to redo it from some RV repair place
- The floor is mostly rotted out and needs replaced
- The windows are in good shape and the guy put new roof crossmembers in, as well as a new ceiling vent
- I've only got $150 in it so I'm hoping worst case scenario I can get some scrap out of the sides and make a nice flatbed trailer
The guy who sold it said he had about 100 hours in it to get it to where it's at and once he ripped the floor up he realized he was in over his head. This is where, for some reason, I thought I wouldn't be lol.
I've got it sitting at a friend's farm right now. They have an unlimited supply of plywood that we thought we could just replace the floor with, no mess no fuss, but we got to thinking at the diner last night (after the thing was already in my possession) that untreated plywood left exposed is gonna leave me in the same mess pretty quickly.
So now I ask...and better ideas??? If it isn't going to get used too much is it terrible just to use this untreated plywood he's already got?
Any good suggestions on rehabbing a camper? We just wanted something fun to take around to different campgrounds w/our friends. Everyone always wants to camp but no one has a camper so I thought why not for $150. But I'm just aiming for a couch, a card table, maybe a few small cabinets for spices and cooking supplies. I'm not gonna screw around with any kind of plumbing so it's gonna be a "dry" camper but I do think I'm gonna keep a few outlets so I can have a little convenience when parked at RV hookup spots.
I'll get some pics up a little later but use your imagination. Old. Musty. COMPLETELY gutted. Oh geez, what did I do
?
And why finish one project before you start another?
So that's the basic line of thinking that led me to my latest bad decision. Last night I became the "proud" owner of a 1970 Winnebago (15'). I didn't even know Winnebago made pull behind campers.
Here is where I'm going to beg those older and wiser for advice. I'm gonna need lots of it. And probably a little divine intervention.
The breakdown:
- It's a camper in the loosest sense of the term. It's gutted
- The roof needs redone (holes everywhere) but the guy who sold it to me got a quote of $350 to redo it from some RV repair place
- The floor is mostly rotted out and needs replaced
- The windows are in good shape and the guy put new roof crossmembers in, as well as a new ceiling vent
- I've only got $150 in it so I'm hoping worst case scenario I can get some scrap out of the sides and make a nice flatbed trailer
The guy who sold it said he had about 100 hours in it to get it to where it's at and once he ripped the floor up he realized he was in over his head. This is where, for some reason, I thought I wouldn't be lol.
I've got it sitting at a friend's farm right now. They have an unlimited supply of plywood that we thought we could just replace the floor with, no mess no fuss, but we got to thinking at the diner last night (after the thing was already in my possession) that untreated plywood left exposed is gonna leave me in the same mess pretty quickly.
So now I ask...and better ideas??? If it isn't going to get used too much is it terrible just to use this untreated plywood he's already got?
Any good suggestions on rehabbing a camper? We just wanted something fun to take around to different campgrounds w/our friends. Everyone always wants to camp but no one has a camper so I thought why not for $150. But I'm just aiming for a couch, a card table, maybe a few small cabinets for spices and cooking supplies. I'm not gonna screw around with any kind of plumbing so it's gonna be a "dry" camper but I do think I'm gonna keep a few outlets so I can have a little convenience when parked at RV hookup spots.
I'll get some pics up a little later but use your imagination. Old. Musty. COMPLETELY gutted. Oh geez, what did I do
?
