The nature of repairing, upgrading an old thing to be fully safe and functional means you have no idea how long it will take or what it will cost, until you really start thinking about what it take to live in a small space. It’s one thing to rent a little trailer for a week long trip, it’s another to chase the national campsites for free rent (I’ve got me lifetime pass, yo!) where the weather is fine. It’s a lot of driving, you aren’t able to fill your truck and camper with much more than you’ve got, and when it’s hot, humid and you’re trying to sleep the air conditioner suddenly doesn’t seem so trivial.
And as with everything else, I have now learned a great deal about what to look for in a vintage camper: air conditioning unless you’re only doing cold weather, hot water for sink and shower. The balancing act of weight distribution and trying to keep the tongue weight down (the base camper empty is like 1300 lbs, under 200 tongue weight).
Shower: my neck back and most recently injured hip certainly love hot water in the right places. Scamp’s bathroom only has a marine toilet and window. I’m planning on walling in the bath, putting a pan in, and doing something with the toilet. I hear composting toilets are a thing. That might make room for graywater tank.
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