Happy Campers? Not yet….

May 2015

We’ve spent the last couple of weeks going over the camper with a fine toothed comb and we’re finding a lot of things we wish we didn’t.

The list so far is as follows -

• The Landing Gear (big jacks in the front that lift the trailer up off the truck) have a problem and the gears stripped.
• The camper has been home for a number of mouse families. A few recent “guests” were found after they dined on the DeCon we left for them.
• The mattress in the Living Room hide-a-bed is not something you would let a friend sleep on. Well, not a friend that can smell..
• The Tires are timed out (too old to be trusted and starting to weather crack) – but hey, there’s only SIX of them!
• The suspension is loose as the shackles are all worn and the bushings are shot too.
• There are a lot of cracks in the caulk and putty in the roof vents
• The last guy that sealed the roof used something like Latex Paint – Bad move – it will need to come off…
• We’re seeing rust oozing out of a number of screws and bolts
• The ceiling in the Living room and bedroom slides have been soaked with water and are sagging
• The window moldings are all – well – MOLDING! yeech!
• Awning is gone (but we knew that) – but we just found out that a replacement is $800! Of course that wasn’t bad enough – it’s 20’ long and has to ship here from Florida! 

Good news is that the following was found to be in pretty good condition:

• Generator (oil is filthy, but runs fine and puts out good voltage)
• Furnace works but smells **really** bad..  Suspect we know where some mice have been hiding.
• Air Conditioning seems to work well – although it was only 70 degrees the day we tested it out.
• Refrigerator / Freezer ((YAY! – those puppies are EXPENSIVE))
• Microwave oven
• Stove (have not tested the oven)
• All three TVs (Bedroom, Living Room and Garage) .. Yes Garage – this is a Toy Hauler remember? Although – one remote looks like it was a Doberman’s chew toy…

Dar’s on a count-down for her double-knee replacement surgery next month and busy getting her manager ready to handle the place without her as she will be retiring from the Public School System after 18 years of service.

Left landing gear leg and broken gear below. There’s also a gear reduction transmission that has a broken housing that will need to be rebuilt. Good news is that parts are available. Bad news is that jacking up a trailer like this without the landing gear is not easy.

 

 

All work is stopped --- Randy’s health is getting worse and was hospitalized on May 30th.