by Prem » Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:55 pm
James,
Thanks for the accolades, but it really isn't *that* fine. There are fasteners everywhere!...albeit, evenly spaced. I mean putting screws with heads showing into maple crown molding is pretty tacky. Shame on me!
I'm just a pragmatist. I do what works and what is easier (usually). I''m big into re-use and scrounging, so I got most all the wood/cabinets/closet for free or heavily discounted. Even the trailer was one the dealer couldn't sell in 8 months because they scratched it lightly in three places (now under aluminum diamond plate or a decal).
Get something good and make it the way you want it. That's the secret to happy RVing. If you don't like what you've got, sell it to someone who wants and appreciates it. Then see if you can buy or build what you want for the money from the old one.
I bought another trailer (1965 Shasta) a couple of weeks ago for $25. I just saw it sitting for months in this guy's yard half tore down to the chassis with flat tires. I finally went up and knocked on his door. He said, "Gimme $25 and it's yours. I'll even help you get it out of here." I gave him $10 to insure he helped me, then I gave him the remaining $15. Took about 30 minutes because I had already bought new wheels ($3 each) and like-new used tires for it ($35 each) and we just swapped them out. It's going to become a quazi Bolus Papoose (photo link below) sometime next summer. I did all the welding on it last week. Now it has a new hitch, pipe swivel jack and reinforcing. I borrowed my buddy's welder and grinder and half new and half salvaged steel.
All my photos for this trailer, my former teardrop and my new build called ROUND TAIL are in my Album here (red button below).
Let me know what you come up with.
Prem
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Prem on Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:43 am, edited 1 time in total.
My goal...
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...is to live in a trailer.