OK, my life is really not the drama it is becoming on this site
(I hope)
Short version: Vickie wants camper, only has Element. Buys 1000 pound Perris Pacer--loves it. Afraid she's over-taxing Element, buys Honda Ridgeline. Realizes she can now have a BIGGER camper---starts to think.
Looks at r-Pods. Husband could be convinced. After sleeping on it---Vickie decides she doesn't like the r-Pods. Wants her fiberglass! Looks around again, decides the
Egg Camper is the way to go. Talks to Jim today, he can have one for her in 4 weeks---$17,000. Hubby has probably been pushed to his limit. Finds a 2007
Egg Camper 7 hours away---$12,500. Could do that, perhaps, but does she want to???
What does Vickie really want? Vickie loves her
Perris Pacer. Would just like the wiring and gas updated and know that everything is sound. (Plus a
paint job.) Calls around. RV place want to know WHY? if nothing is wrong with
lights, etc.???? They will do gas check and go from there if anything is amiss. They just don't get it.
Calls body shop that did her
fiberglass repair when tire blew a hole in bottom. They say they do camper repair (Vickie really wants a vintage restorer.) But they are not sure this is the type of work they do. But they did good work. Vickie begs----Todd will think about it.
So here's the deal---no one around here seems to want to mess with the wiring, gas, etc. 60% of you guys are doing it yourself. How the h&#! hard is it? Should I just let it be until something goes awry? Just have the gas lines checked????? It just seems like it's something alot of you folks are doing, and I have NO idea if mine has ever been updated.
Second point is---I'm not a fan of the gas. I'll never use the
furnace. It scares the crap out of me. And I don't have a bathroom/shower-. I have no problem using my
microwave or cooking on gas stove outside (can you use that inside if you need to????)
So now I'm thinking----just take out the
furnace (and have more storage), and take out the burners (so I can put in a taller fridge), and go all-electric like the
Egg Camper would be anyway. And if I go all-elect---are there any options for other types of power. Honda
Generator? But can I really use that unless I'm out in the forest away from every one?
And should I have the
axle looked at???? It seems like so many of you change it---is this necessary? How do I REALLY know if it's bad? Believe or not, I'm not LOOKING for ways to spend money!
I just want this done, so we can have some fun! I thought we'd enjoy working on this together---but I now realize we're the type who'd rather buy new, or pay someone to make it so.
Does anyone have any thoughts for me??? (please be kind!) I'm willing to pay maybe 5 grand to get this the way I'd like it (and have it painted.) Or is that even enough???? That's what initially took me to the r-Pod---I wondered if I wanted to sink that much into this 1988 Pacer, or just buy new. But as I said, I don't want the r-Pod. The Egg Camper would be good--but can't spend $17000 (and it will be more next year.)
Do you know ANYONE in my neck of the woods who does this work????
Thanks guys-
Vickie