Procrastination

Okay, the weather is warm enough that I should be doing something ... but now it is too hot and humid.  That's all just excuses.  and there are several other projects stacked up and waiting as well.  Instead of looking at it as a huge monstrous thing, I just need to break it down into small projects and get working at whittling away on those.

Storage Shed

My new storage shed should be arriving shortly ...

That will allow me to move everything out of the camper
Measure everything ...
And start the calibrated deconstruction of the camper.
:-)
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Motivation ... Or Where to put the STUFF ...

I got rid of 4 boxes of stuff out of the storage trailer,

More STUFF to go ... 

My intention is that instead of Chop & Slash the trailer ...

I will uncover cabinets and storage areas to find out how the wiring and plumbing was all done.  Measurements taken.  Drawings made.  Things saved for future use.  

Other than the bunk beds in the back left ... I really like the layout of this camping trailer.  I think it would function well as a tiny house ... with a sleeping loft ... and a high ceiling in the living/dining area.

Instead of bunk beds, we could put in more cabinets and storage.  In fact, that area is large enough to put in a regular bathtub/shower combo and put a linen closet/storage where the tiny tub/shower is located.   Instead of angled, we could run the bathroom door straight across and access the tub from next to the sink/lav.  Of course, I'll have to see what is under the bottom bunk ... and determine if it can be relocated somewhere else ... HOWEVER, my wife hasn't agreed to that yet. But I might just do it anyway, because there are times it would be nice to just soak our older aching bodies.

And I need to seriously get my windows ... 

before I go talk to the SIP manufacturer.

Assets in a Small Town

I live in a small town.

Where you don't really have all those great opportunities
found on Craig's List or at the Re-Store.

Then again, you never know what will show up at the
Mission Thriftstore ...

The owner of this trailer is asking $500 ...

which in this case happens to be negotiable.

It's certainly long enough to put a tiny house on.

altho these wheel covers need some hammer and welding work

and the whole frame needs to be sanded and painted.

I think it was home-built ...

no certified weight capabilities ...

Look Under The Couch

It always pays to look under the couch-bed ... 

you just never know what is lurking under there.

In couch form 

( I had to dig all kinds of STUFF off of it to find it.)

Yes, that latch needs fixing ... 

Here it is as a bed ...

super long and wide enough to sleep two people.

Here's where I pull everything out and look underneath it ...

notice that water damage to the floor section?

Yep.  It has something to do with the corner seam ...

and water flowing down to rot other wooden parts.

I can probably save and re-use the couch bed ...
It's ideal as you get older and climbing into the loft
doesn't seem so exciting ...
or you've had one too many brewskies ...

Trailers to Look For ...

This is not the kind of trailer you'd want if you intended to keep it original.  You would have to tear off the entire external covering ... or remove the entire interior ... and then rebuild the frame ... after propping everything up so all the sides and corners match up.

BUT, 

if you are looking for a camping trailer that you can save the parts from ... and tear-down to the trailer to build a tiny house ... 
then this is what you look for and buy as a bargain 

(or maybe even be "gifted" it).

This is the front right corner as seen from the outside.

This is the front right corner as seen from the inside.

This is the right rear corner as seen from the outside.

This is the right rear corner as seen from the inside by the tub/shower.

This is the back left corner under the bunk beds.
Look for lots of silicone gel on the corner seams ...

The Storage Trailer

It gets even worse ...

My wife figured that we needed MORE storage space for stuff,
 so she bought this Shasta Trailer from our neighbor
 for $500.

He had purchased another trailer and the guy he bought it from said he had to haul this one off too.  Our neighbor figured to use it as a parts trailer.  

A mattress off the bunkbed and the inverter were what he needed to fix up the other trailer.  What you are looking at here are the wires left after the inverter was removed.  A replacement inverter would cost $320.

If you look closely, you may be able to identify why the other fellow insisted that he take it with him ... No, it wasn't because of the missing skirt around the wheels and slight damage in that area.  Notice this front corner?  3 out of 4 corners (the other two aren't as bad as this one) show signs of opening up due to wood rot of the frame.  Yep, this hole goes all the way through to the inside ... an extra tiny window that you can look out of while sitting on the couch.

As you may surmise ... this is the reason for the tarp.

And yes, my wife has it loaded with storage stuff.

It's easier to blame it on her ... 

than admit that I also have stuff in there that I could probably live without.

:-)