Do you think this can be repaired?
My father passed away a couple of years ago and left 2 truck campers behind. One is a Lance, Squirelite 186. I recall he would use this to drive down to his place in FL. It seems the overhead se...
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I have some firsthand experience with rebuilding this type of camper. Our first Lance, which we got in 2009, was in excellent shape compared to this one. It "only" needed the rearmost 20" of the camper floor replaced, and a rebuild of the side skirts. We were on a bit of a schedule as we had already planned our first trip, so we had about six weeks to complete the basic rebuild. The household went into crisis mode, all non-essential work was deferred, and we just barely made it, with some smaller work remaining for afterwards. We used all available spare time outside our normal office jobs.
Here is my write up from way back when:
https://walzenbach.de/MK/BogQueenEN.html
Judging by the pictures, this camper will need a full rebuild. I do not think it is worth saving. Too many tell tale signs. But of course I may be wrong. Some of the skin may not even be reusable due to pinhole corrosion. Still, when you start to disassemble, try not to break or damage any parts so you can clean, rebuild and reuse them. Disassembly is a simple and straightforward job. The thing is held together by staples, screws and butyl tape. And you can decide at any time to discard the project.
Here is my write up from way back when:
https://walzenbach.de/MK/BogQueenEN.html
Judging by the pictures, this camper will need a full rebuild. I do not think it is worth saving. Too many tell tale signs. But of course I may be wrong. Some of the skin may not even be reusable due to pinhole corrosion. Still, when you start to disassemble, try not to break or damage any parts so you can clean, rebuild and reuse them. Disassembly is a simple and straightforward job. The thing is held together by staples, screws and butyl tape. And you can decide at any time to discard the project.
