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Velislide
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Sep 10, 2013

Bought a 36' 5th wheel for 400$, pretty big DIY project

This thread will be very photo intensive! Just letting you know. Well, was looking for a good deal on a 5th wheel in the 2500$ range, something older, late 80s early 90s, and figured why spend that...
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Velislide
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Sep 10, 2013
I figured since the campers 36' long, losing 4" total width wont be too bad, and considering that means double the insulation, hard to pass it up. Have you tried heating yours in the winter yet? I might stay in mine all winter if I get it finished enough, in time, with the girlfriend. Would be fun.

One question, and a crazy one at that... Would a 60x60 corner jacuzzi be too much weight for the bathroom? Lol, I do have about 1.5" thick of plywood/OSB combined, for a subfloor in there.

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