Stripping down a rotten camper
I have a 45 year old trailer that is rotten. My thinking is to strip it down and then make a flatbed out of it. My plan of attack is the following order 1) all furnishings/cushions, etc. 2) all...
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I did what the Op wants to do once. Admittedly I had a little help from a tornado. The tornado picked it up in the storage yard behind the shop and dropped it about 30 feet on it's side.
We pulled it upright with the wrecker and I started with the demo after work. We had a giant dumpster at the shop and the owner was cool with me using it for the debris. I salvaged the AC, water heater, fridge {still worked}, fresh water tank, furnace, and a few misc things.
I was surprised how well built it was. A Jayco 16 footer about a 95 model. I cut and sawed, banged and twisted, and otherwise made everything but the frame and axles go away. I floored it, put lights on it and sold it to a farmer for $600 in 2004 money.
I still have the fresh water tank and use it occasionally. I learned a lot about how they are made in the process, sadly they don't build them like that anymore.
We pulled it upright with the wrecker and I started with the demo after work. We had a giant dumpster at the shop and the owner was cool with me using it for the debris. I salvaged the AC, water heater, fridge {still worked}, fresh water tank, furnace, and a few misc things.
I was surprised how well built it was. A Jayco 16 footer about a 95 model. I cut and sawed, banged and twisted, and otherwise made everything but the frame and axles go away. I floored it, put lights on it and sold it to a farmer for $600 in 2004 money.
I still have the fresh water tank and use it occasionally. I learned a lot about how they are made in the process, sadly they don't build them like that anymore.
