Avion truck campers - Hundreds of photos
Without going into too much painful detail, we had a mishap several week-ends ago. While working with sand bag crews on the Mississippi River, the truck and camper fell into the flood waters as a road...
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Thanks so much for the feedback. Have found a few things unique to the construction that make removing the bustle a bit of a problem. I will attach photos (photos on phone and typing on computer easier so they will be separate post). It can be seen in the first photo that 2 pieces of 2x6 (seen in photo as white) were installed running the length of the camper and into the back end of the bustle. If I remove the bustle then I still won't have access to the top of the floor, unless we raise the camper off the van which will be a future job once the van dies.
The rot only extends a hald inch into the wardrobe (driver's side). In the wardrobe the constuction is 1/4"plywood sandwiching foam core. Is this what was normally found at the camper door also?
The moulding on the driver's side is solid, confirming it is attached to good wood. A small amount of the 1/4 ply above foam on driver's side needs replacing but there doesn't seem any need to rip out the foam and under 1/4ply which is in good shape.
Under the shower pan it seems to be 2 layers of plywood and the trim around the outside of the camper outside of the bathroom was in rotten wood. So I guess I am probably going to have to remove the toilet and bathroom guts to get to the rotten wood. There is an access hatch screwed into the bottom of the passenger bustle that may afford enough access. Will assess tomorrow.
I did find a battery compartment today filled with a rotten battery and a bunch of acid crystals. It gave me a look at how the camper is fixed to the frame of the van and a location to put a battery or two low and forward. That should allow a placement of a grey water container in the generator box. If I rip out the bathroom I will be removing the black water tank.
Thank you so much for all the fantastic suggestions and expertise. I will be continuing reading tonight.
Final question, There is a pic of the door of the camper and the floor area, is the floor usually so far below the door, or is this a feature unique to this rv?
The rot only extends a hald inch into the wardrobe (driver's side). In the wardrobe the constuction is 1/4"plywood sandwiching foam core. Is this what was normally found at the camper door also?
The moulding on the driver's side is solid, confirming it is attached to good wood. A small amount of the 1/4 ply above foam on driver's side needs replacing but there doesn't seem any need to rip out the foam and under 1/4ply which is in good shape.
Under the shower pan it seems to be 2 layers of plywood and the trim around the outside of the camper outside of the bathroom was in rotten wood. So I guess I am probably going to have to remove the toilet and bathroom guts to get to the rotten wood. There is an access hatch screwed into the bottom of the passenger bustle that may afford enough access. Will assess tomorrow.
I did find a battery compartment today filled with a rotten battery and a bunch of acid crystals. It gave me a look at how the camper is fixed to the frame of the van and a location to put a battery or two low and forward. That should allow a placement of a grey water container in the generator box. If I rip out the bathroom I will be removing the black water tank.
Thank you so much for all the fantastic suggestions and expertise. I will be continuing reading tonight.
Final question, There is a pic of the door of the camper and the floor area, is the floor usually so far below the door, or is this a feature unique to this rv?
