There is a gentleman that walks his dogs and has visited me and showed a lot of interest in my builds. He acquired a '72 Field and Stream. We had talked at length about what it needed and his intent was to do a total resto on it. However, he got a bit concerned when he saw just how bad it really was and didn't want to get that involved. He got it all stripped on the interior, saved all the parts (I hope). It needs a total rebuild or custom build on it.
He's had a life changing accident, and he left me a note that said..."come and get it, it's free". I got the title, current registration, all the glass is good, has a sink, ice box, stove/oven, water tank, wheel tubs. Floor is rotten.... I'm not a real fan of the profile, so will spend some time coming up with more of a canned ham shape to it or bread loaf. My bread loaf ideas are going to take a long time and a lotta dough to complete however. I'm also not a fan of the 70's dark brown paneling look that this trailer had. It's 12'6" long, 78" wide so it's only .5" wider than my Nomad, which fits behind the Ranger great.
I'll drop him a note and let him know that it went to a good home and will be built in his wife's memory.
Skins are all good, so is front rock guard.
This rear corner is bowing out.
Wavy wall, water connection was leaky causing rot.
parts thrown in, wedgewood stove, ice box, water tank, sink
unistrut piece supports roof currently, snow load sagged it.
water damage.
check the gaps and the staples! This type of construction is very typical when tearing apart a trailer like this.
I'm still unpacking from my trip, so will maybe clean it out and crawl under it next weekend. All the crap inside will heat the shop during it's remodel. Doug
Can't beat the price. He gave it to the right person to get it done right.
