Unless I rent a camper for the weekend for the Beach Bash, Beaver's Bend will be my last gathering until I build my new camper.
Here's the scoop. Today I traded my Town Car in for a new (not brand new) F-150 and have decided to sell the 1978 truck and camper right after Beavers bend as well. I want to get my vehicle situation in order where it needs to be with one daily driver do it all truck and my weekend Monte Carlo. I figure not having a camper will highly inspire me to get one built too! Since I will be moving out to my land shortly, I will have a place to build and also since I am refurbishing my mom's old TT the build will be a lot faster. Brenda is on board with it being a priority and is also willing and able to contribute so the goal is to drop off camping after Beaver's Bend and be ready to camp again by Loyd Park or LCG at the latest. The new build will be bigger but alot more basic... No wiring whatsoever beyond creative power strip management, the interior will consist of a nice big shower, then shelves and cabinets for stowing gear, and a frame to hold the bed, so the interior should be a smooth deal.
My plan is to take the trailer down to the frame, while saving the sides, and modifying the profile to a more teardrop shape, then getting the exterior put together and water tight, then building the interior. this will allow for some git-er-done damping if/when the inevitable delays are encountered so I am trying to plan for reality.
I came to this idea when I was calculating the gas cost in driving my '78 Chevy to the Beach Bash and realizing that I could fly to Europe with that kind of money, so I probably wouldn't be able to go anyway, so why not just start with a clean slate as soon as possible.
So that is my plan for the next 8 months, the truck and truck camper have done great the entire time I have owned it, but I am ready to build what I really want now!!!
Just so the thread isn't with out Pics...
This is my new truck.. 2006 F-150 with 53k miles that I picked up for $10k:
My mom's trailer I am going to refurbish:
A similar profile that I am looking to do....