Class C Construction Hackery
Hello! First time poster on the forum here with what is probably a pretty dumb question: Recently a family friend came into possession of two early 70s class C motorhomes, a 73 Chevy Open Road* and...
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IMHO you would be better off constructing a chicken coop separately. You would certainly need to strip the RV chassis interior fairly well before the chickens could use it (you definitely don't want a carpeted chicken coop, for instance, and probably not many of the other interior furnishings). Given how lightly most RVs are constructed, I doubt it would last all that well with ready access to the ground and the elements. You'd have to go up and reseal the roof of your coop every year or two.
The main thing I can think of to look out for in making a box truck is the cutaway-ness of the cab. Many RV makers, at least presently, cut a good portion of the roof away, besides having the open back of the cab. You'd have to fabricate some sort of something to enclose that. It's not an exotic problem, of course, but is additional work when compared to some other sources of a chassis.
The main thing I can think of to look out for in making a box truck is the cutaway-ness of the cab. Many RV makers, at least presently, cut a good portion of the roof away, besides having the open back of the cab. You'd have to fabricate some sort of something to enclose that. It's not an exotic problem, of course, but is additional work when compared to some other sources of a chassis.
