kaajot
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- Jan 20, 2018
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Hey JohnB and All-
I had to disappear for awhile, working on a lot of other projects and getting my truck "repaired" to be able to haul a camper to Michigan.
My 2001 Sunline Solaris was used last Summer by the dogs a bit too much (some pee accidents) and I decided the carpet was coming up. Then I decided the entire flooring is getting redone, have the waterproof vinyl and will be fixing that up. I delayed reinstalling the new hot water heater because of this, and I noted the battery continues to drain (ground out) to the frame so the wiring needed attention anyway.
So, I'm going to gut the camper next month once I have a new shed roughed in where a lot of the "spare parts" not already disassembled can go and be stored while I redo the flooring.
I'm going to completely disassemble my bathroom as well and create a wet bathroom. I'll be taking some of the kitchen storage into a conversion to bring (vented and insulated) the batteries (2) inside with a permanently modified solar controller. I had some luck and acquired $500K (yes, not kidding) of solar panels. If you need some, I'm selling 400W solar panels, new but with cracks that can be sealed, still providing optimum voltages, at huge discounts. Not trying to plug this but RV Campers and Off-Griders are two types of folks that would be interested in these in upstate NY (or I'm travelling to Michigan in August, can bring to PA, northern Ohio, or Michigan along I-75 for any that would like panels).
Anyway, this is what I want to accomplish with the remodel:
1. New Flooring Installed everywhere
2. Remove Closet -- use space over wheel well better?
3. Refabricate vents for furnace to be more effective
4. Change layout of bedroom to be a day bed with more floor space towards the rear side door or remove rear door completely and make double-bunks?
5. Create Wet Bathroom (all suggestions do/don'ts appreciated and sources for possible bathroom materials but thinking of doing a sealed light tile grout since I'm not moving this camper a lot if at all)
6. Move Power Center from center of bathroom (and away from the potential water leaks!) to the front of the kitchen to power most of the appliances and interface with solar charge controller/battery area).
7. Rebuild a few exterior walls that have had condensation damage
8. Seal windows or add better windows to stop condensation.
9. New Front Window Awning Cover (mine is destroyed, source to get one?)
10. New Awning, if I can find one? Mine again is destroyed and I repaired most of the roof already 2 Summers ago.
11. Insulation, where appropraite (new wall build-ins to 4" walls?)
12. Maybe On-Demand Water Heater (Electric) and a bypass to Winterize Water Heater? Insualt Water Tank under new bed build, etc.
13. Add mini-stove, if the new floor plan allows, for Winter camping alternative heating in case of emergency or to help dry out condensation, etc.
The flooring was probably one of the largest expenses. I may have to go for a new type of toilet, so that might add some cost. Everything else is just a lot of reworking word/paint/wiring and maybe replace some wiring, maybe add better ducts for the furnace too and make the furnace easy-accessible for maintenance from now on.
Any suggestions on where to go with the project appreciated. I will of course document once it's stripped and ready to put flooring down, get opinions or ask questions as I discover questions in the excavation of this camper.
PS: Hopefully I remember where all the parts go on the Water Heater -- still in a bucket ready for the "correct" new water heater. Haha!
Hope you're all safe in this Pandemic. It's definitely a Home Project year with the way the World is going.
Best.
-KJ
PS: Also have 80 cornish cross that will be ready in about 7 weeks if you're looking for organic-fed, pasture raised poultry fresh in upstate NY. Will be able to deliver along my root in an ice chest when I leave NY to MI on Monday, August 24th. Can deliver. Believe it'll be $3/pound for the good stuff. Birds should dress out to 6-8 pounds, can offer discount for bulk orders.
I had to disappear for awhile, working on a lot of other projects and getting my truck "repaired" to be able to haul a camper to Michigan.
My 2001 Sunline Solaris was used last Summer by the dogs a bit too much (some pee accidents) and I decided the carpet was coming up. Then I decided the entire flooring is getting redone, have the waterproof vinyl and will be fixing that up. I delayed reinstalling the new hot water heater because of this, and I noted the battery continues to drain (ground out) to the frame so the wiring needed attention anyway.
So, I'm going to gut the camper next month once I have a new shed roughed in where a lot of the "spare parts" not already disassembled can go and be stored while I redo the flooring.
I'm going to completely disassemble my bathroom as well and create a wet bathroom. I'll be taking some of the kitchen storage into a conversion to bring (vented and insulated) the batteries (2) inside with a permanently modified solar controller. I had some luck and acquired $500K (yes, not kidding) of solar panels. If you need some, I'm selling 400W solar panels, new but with cracks that can be sealed, still providing optimum voltages, at huge discounts. Not trying to plug this but RV Campers and Off-Griders are two types of folks that would be interested in these in upstate NY (or I'm travelling to Michigan in August, can bring to PA, northern Ohio, or Michigan along I-75 for any that would like panels).
Anyway, this is what I want to accomplish with the remodel:
1. New Flooring Installed everywhere
2. Remove Closet -- use space over wheel well better?
3. Refabricate vents for furnace to be more effective
4. Change layout of bedroom to be a day bed with more floor space towards the rear side door or remove rear door completely and make double-bunks?
5. Create Wet Bathroom (all suggestions do/don'ts appreciated and sources for possible bathroom materials but thinking of doing a sealed light tile grout since I'm not moving this camper a lot if at all)
6. Move Power Center from center of bathroom (and away from the potential water leaks!) to the front of the kitchen to power most of the appliances and interface with solar charge controller/battery area).
7. Rebuild a few exterior walls that have had condensation damage
8. Seal windows or add better windows to stop condensation.
9. New Front Window Awning Cover (mine is destroyed, source to get one?)
10. New Awning, if I can find one? Mine again is destroyed and I repaired most of the roof already 2 Summers ago.
11. Insulation, where appropraite (new wall build-ins to 4" walls?)
12. Maybe On-Demand Water Heater (Electric) and a bypass to Winterize Water Heater? Insualt Water Tank under new bed build, etc.
13. Add mini-stove, if the new floor plan allows, for Winter camping alternative heating in case of emergency or to help dry out condensation, etc.
The flooring was probably one of the largest expenses. I may have to go for a new type of toilet, so that might add some cost. Everything else is just a lot of reworking word/paint/wiring and maybe replace some wiring, maybe add better ducts for the furnace too and make the furnace easy-accessible for maintenance from now on.
Any suggestions on where to go with the project appreciated. I will of course document once it's stripped and ready to put flooring down, get opinions or ask questions as I discover questions in the excavation of this camper.
PS: Hopefully I remember where all the parts go on the Water Heater -- still in a bucket ready for the "correct" new water heater. Haha!
Hope you're all safe in this Pandemic. It's definitely a Home Project year with the way the World is going.
Best.
-KJ
PS: Also have 80 cornish cross that will be ready in about 7 weeks if you're looking for organic-fed, pasture raised poultry fresh in upstate NY. Will be able to deliver along my root in an ice chest when I leave NY to MI on Monday, August 24th. Can deliver. Believe it'll be $3/pound for the good stuff. Birds should dress out to 6-8 pounds, can offer discount for bulk orders.