Help with Shadow Cruiser/Sky Cruiser II
We were just given a Sky Cruiser II truck camper (ID plate says 1994), which has some pretty awful water damage to the front sleeping end and 1 wall, though I'm sure there is much more than that. Our plan is to completely gut it out and redo the inside to replace all of the damage.
We completely rehabbed our 1994 Coleman Santa Fe and found it to be like an onion.....just one problem after another in layers. She's beautiful and sound now! We removed the galley because we're not comfortable with propane in such a small area and never cook inside. It works out beautifully for us and our kids, but the Sky Cruiser will be for just my husband and I.
Here are my questions:
I'd like to remove the kitchen part (stove, heater, fridge, sink) of this Sky Cruiser as well and was wondering if it would change the weight of the camper in a detrimental way? My concern is that it would be too light, or is there such a thing? From the ID plate, it currently weighs 1300 lbs.
Can we make the upper bed bigger somehow by maybe removing some of the closet/storage cabinets and relocating storage to where the kitchen is currently? Or maybe using the upper part as storage and making a larger bed on the floor part, where the current couch is?
Are the 3 jack stands on it really enough to support it? Should we relocate the single one and get a 4th?
I can find absolutely no information about this camper online.... any idea why?
Is there a good way to go about the gutting process.... maybe an order that makes sense? All of the work will be done outside.
Should we just remove the roof and make a new one? What to use and in which order?
Any links to rehabbed examples online or user manual that you know of?
Any and all help would be appreciated! We're really committed to this and are excited to get started, though we also realize there will be some money involved! Thank you in advance!
We completely rehabbed our 1994 Coleman Santa Fe and found it to be like an onion.....just one problem after another in layers. She's beautiful and sound now! We removed the galley because we're not comfortable with propane in such a small area and never cook inside. It works out beautifully for us and our kids, but the Sky Cruiser will be for just my husband and I.
Here are my questions:
I'd like to remove the kitchen part (stove, heater, fridge, sink) of this Sky Cruiser as well and was wondering if it would change the weight of the camper in a detrimental way? My concern is that it would be too light, or is there such a thing? From the ID plate, it currently weighs 1300 lbs.
Can we make the upper bed bigger somehow by maybe removing some of the closet/storage cabinets and relocating storage to where the kitchen is currently? Or maybe using the upper part as storage and making a larger bed on the floor part, where the current couch is?
Are the 3 jack stands on it really enough to support it? Should we relocate the single one and get a 4th?
I can find absolutely no information about this camper online.... any idea why?
Is there a good way to go about the gutting process.... maybe an order that makes sense? All of the work will be done outside.
Should we just remove the roof and make a new one? What to use and in which order?
Any links to rehabbed examples online or user manual that you know of?
Any and all help would be appreciated! We're really committed to this and are excited to get started, though we also realize there will be some money involved! Thank you in advance!
