Stripping down a rotten camper

[swimmer_spe]

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 appliances
3) all benches/counters
4) all light fixtures in and out
5) All windows and doors.

The metal skin and wood walls, how do I take them down? I cannot just rip them down.

[swimmer_spe]

msmith1.wa wrote:
Depends on how rotten. Since it is bad enough for you to want to demo it, you might be surprised how easily the metal comes off.

My issue is that I want to keep it dry inside so I can strip it down over time. Would it be good to keep my list, and then peel the skin off the wood, and then cut the wood? I don't have a lot of room to work with, and am trying to make as little of a mess, a well as being able to recycle as much as possible.

[msmith1_wa]

Depends on how rotten. Since it is bad enough for you to want to demo it, you might be surprised how easily the metal comes off.

[swimmer_spe]

SDcampowneroperator wrote:
RVs are built from the inside out, so reverse the build, after you gut it.

So, I should be taking the skin off first?

[Super_Dave]

Sawzall around the top to take the roof off. Then cut down the corners of the walls top to bottom. The walls should just fold down.

[SDcampowneroper]

RVs are built from the inside out, so reverse the build, after you gut it.

[bgum]

Skill saw with metal blade. Cut it all the way around above the wheel wells.

[Lwiddis]

Your 45 year old trailer’s frame, axles, suspension, wheels etc. is worth all this effort? No salt damage? Rust?