I have been meaning to get a build thread going, so here it is. The only time I really have to post is on my breaks and lunch from my BlackBerry, so please be patient.
Late last winter my then 13 year old son and I found a 8' Alaskan camper for sale near our home in central CT. These things never come up for sale here, in fact I have never even seen another on the road around here.
We ran over as soon as the guy was available, we were lucky as it was sunny and warm-this was late February 2014. The camper was stored under a large equipment shed, so it was currently dry. It was up on blocks, so I was able to get a good look underneath. The prior owner had made 2x6" skids under the camper to keep the floor pack off the truck bed. The bottom of the floor was solid, which was a good sign.
The camper was gutted of appliances, including the oven/stove and absorption fridge. It had no toilet or shower.
My son and I spent a few hours poking around as best we could. There were some signs of rot around the upper roof section where it radius to the sides, I decided I could easily repair this as I have a full wood shop, as well as weld and machine tools. I should have ran away at this point, but I had finally convinced the CFO that the sky would not fall if I bought a truck camper, so I drug it home.
Did I mentioned that I should have run away?
Here are some day #1 pics. At this point the plan was to get rid of the old cushions and curtains, throw in some new linoleum and an ARB fridge and go camping.
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Late last winter my then 13 year old son and I found a 8' Alaskan camper for sale near our home in central CT. These things never come up for sale here, in fact I have never even seen another on the road around here.
We ran over as soon as the guy was available, we were lucky as it was sunny and warm-this was late February 2014. The camper was stored under a large equipment shed, so it was currently dry. It was up on blocks, so I was able to get a good look underneath. The prior owner had made 2x6" skids under the camper to keep the floor pack off the truck bed. The bottom of the floor was solid, which was a good sign.
The camper was gutted of appliances, including the oven/stove and absorption fridge. It had no toilet or shower.
My son and I spent a few hours poking around as best we could. There were some signs of rot around the upper roof section where it radius to the sides, I decided I could easily repair this as I have a full wood shop, as well as weld and machine tools. I should have ran away at this point, but I had finally convinced the CFO that the sky would not fall if I bought a truck camper, so I drug it home.
Did I mentioned that I should have run away?
Here are some day #1 pics. At this point the plan was to get rid of the old cushions and curtains, throw in some new linoleum and an ARB fridge and go camping.
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