Restoring old prowler
So I sold my big toy hauler the other day as part of downsizing (moving to a box trailer for now.) We have this vintage little Prowler however that is in great shape inside and are considering doing a restore job on it to enjoy occasionally at remote private property we have access to. My S/O's grandmother used it as a sort of retreat on her own property for years, never used any of the appliances, just as a sort of clubhouse when she wanted to be alone.
Was wondering if anyone has ever gone through one of these. I was thinking thoroughly go through all plumbing and gas lines, and remodel the bathroom and remove the tiny sink and counter and expand the shower.
The big elephant in the room is the roof. It looks like it's corrugated stuff that's then been slathered by pitch to help seal it over the years, and the pich is now cracking. (it was sealed by my S/O's father within the last 10 years, but he passed away sadly so don't know much about it or exactly when) There is some leakage around the back wall / bathroom area which all has to be torn up and re-done anyway. Does not look like any visible leakage forward of the bathroom area.
Looking on youtube there are some videos of people re-roofing trailers. If anyone has any advice it would be appreciated.
The only other major thing is that the door is not square in the door frame, the doorframe / wall has parallelogramed a little and it only closes if you kick it hard. I don't think the main trailer frame is bent (that'd be pretty hard to do on such a small trailer) but the body has certainly settled a little.
Was wondering if anyone has ever gone through one of these. I was thinking thoroughly go through all plumbing and gas lines, and remodel the bathroom and remove the tiny sink and counter and expand the shower.
The big elephant in the room is the roof. It looks like it's corrugated stuff that's then been slathered by pitch to help seal it over the years, and the pich is now cracking. (it was sealed by my S/O's father within the last 10 years, but he passed away sadly so don't know much about it or exactly when) There is some leakage around the back wall / bathroom area which all has to be torn up and re-done anyway. Does not look like any visible leakage forward of the bathroom area.
Looking on youtube there are some videos of people re-roofing trailers. If anyone has any advice it would be appreciated.
The only other major thing is that the door is not square in the door frame, the doorframe / wall has parallelogramed a little and it only closes if you kick it hard. I don't think the main trailer frame is bent (that'd be pretty hard to do on such a small trailer) but the body has certainly settled a little.
