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Re: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers

PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:52 am
by GPW
Just saw this little item , thinking may have to get one for the camper ... would fit perfectly in the mini Galley .. :thinking:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Nostalgia-Re ... 468507-_-N

$66 ...

Re: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers

PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:02 am
by Ned B
GPW wrote:Just saw this little item , thinking may have to get one for the camper ... would fit perfectly in the mini Galley .. :thinking:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Nostalgia-Re ... 468507-_-N

$66 ...


I'm always leery of 'Swiss army' appliances... limited space, sure, and limited duty. For your use it should be ok though. Would that count as your upgrade / prepping for the season? If your track record continues it should mean another year when the foamstreAm sits in your yard!


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Re: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers

PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 4:15 pm
by GPW
Ned , Fingers crossed eh ! :roll: These Foamies seem really good at not falling apart while waiting for intended purpose... ;)
I already have a small toaster oven and coffee maker for the FS , we just thought this unit was “cute” .. wonder if anybody else had seen it ...

Re: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers

PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 6:46 pm
by rustytoolss
I was a HD in Akron, ohio about 3 hours ago. I looked for them, but did not see'em :thumbdown:

Re: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers

PostPosted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 5:51 am
by GPW
Rusty , may be online ... It would be nice to see it in person to check it out ...

Now being “thrifty “ I looked around at a separate coffee maker , small toaster oven and electric frying pan , which I thought would be cheaper if bought separately , and that really didn’t play out ... so no real savings buying separately ...

Ned, It’s just getting to the time in my life when we can actually travel again ( aside from just EVAC) , The wife retiring soon helps ....

Re: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers

PostPosted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:17 pm
by GPW
While priming some masonite today to paint on , we noticed the second coat really went a long way to filling in the texture ( rough side ) , the third coat a was very smooth … Maybe a little more priming would produce a nicer SMOOTHER finish on canvas too … :thinking:

Re: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers

PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:20 pm
by amandacreiglow
I.... I did it. :shock: Finally got to the end of the thread. So, here's my obligatory "where's my trophy?" message. :D

Won't clutter up the giant thread with build details, as I (maybe prematurely) started my own build thread as soon as I settled on a base trailer for my first super simple, super cheap, super light foamie test build. But I will say I enjoyed reading (and reading... and reading...) this post and hearing about all of the bears and dogs and windy bridges along the way. :wine:

Re: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers

PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:50 pm
by eaglesdare
:wine party:

Re: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers

PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 3:30 pm
by bonnie
amandacreiglow wrote:I.... I did it. :shock: Finally got to the end of the thread. So, here's my obligatory "where's my trophy?" message. :D

Won't clutter up the giant thread with build details, as I (maybe prematurely) started my own build thread as soon as I settled on a base trailer for my first super simple, super cheap, super light foamie test build. But I will say I enjoyed reading (and reading... and reading...) this post and hearing about all of the bears and dogs and windy bridges along the way. :wine:


Way to go!


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Re: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers

PostPosted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 4:55 am
by GPW
Amanda , CONGRATULATIONS !!! :thumbsup: 8) :applause:

Eagle … You’re BACK !!!
Bonnie … How’s the re-build going ???

Lots going on …

Re: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers

PostPosted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 7:04 am
by KCStudly
Amanda, you are now officially one of the foamie family. I dub thee a "foamista", a foamie in the first degree... I do decree. (Blaring trumpets, flags waving... big cymbal crash!) :thumbsup: :lol: :applause:

Re: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers

PostPosted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 8:08 am
by eaglesdare
GPW wrote:Amanda , CONGRATULATIONS !!! :thumbsup: 8) :applause:

Eagle … You’re BACK !!!
Bonnie … How’s the re-build going ???

Lots going on …


Always around, always around. :wine:

Re: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 5:04 am
by GPW
Eagle , how’s your Foamie ?

Re: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers

PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 8:08 am
by eaglesdare
GPW wrote:Eagle , how’s your Foamie ?


Well I have not camped in years it seems now. Still doing the horse thing with the granddaughter. But the Foamie is still out back and still holding up. Nothing, I mean literally nothing has been done to it and its still sound! We have been using it as storage for some of our saddles and other horse stuff. :wine:

Re: Thrifty Alternatives ..Building Foam Campers

PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2017 8:01 am
by GPW
Glad to hear everything is holding up … :thumbsup: