In August we bought a '93 13ft.
Scamp at what we thought was a reasonable price. In reality, we had little idea what we were getting into. (And maybe we still don't!)
We bought it in the hopes of fixing it up for use beginning summer of 2014.
It didn't take long to realize that we were in need of some major upgrades.
FOR STARTERS:
lp/ac/dc frig was quite broken.
heater was broken
wiring was a mess
running
lights we not operable
tires in desperate need of replacing
both ceiling hatch, and ceiling fan we broken, leaking, and in need of replacing.
OUR FIX-ER-UP PHILOSOPHY:
go
light where we can
use Ockham's razor - make the thing simple where we can (tearing out broken frig and replacing it with cooler - much cheaper, much more cooling space, can buy a lot of bags of ice for the price of a new
refrigerator that holds so little!
SINCE THAT TIME WE'VE:
replaced all exterior running
lights with new LED models
replaced door hingers and handle
replaced rock guard hardware
replaced broken ceiling fan with a MaxxAir premo model.
replaced cracked
escape hatch with new hatch (had to cut hole bigger as original size was unavailable and only larger would work)
replaced interior broken
light assemblies with LED models
tore out broken heater and frig - removed LP line and tank
tore out nasty carpet, sealed floor, and put in laminate wood floor
replaced all hinges and knobs
replaced all wiring and upgrade to a 7-pin connector and wires for future upgrade to electric brake
axle.
rewired the whole thing with new wiring, a new fuse panel, a new converter, and all 'Posi-Lock' connectors. LOVE THEM!!!
replaced the fire extinguisher
replaced both 120v sockets and replaced one of them with a regular outlet plus 2 - 2amp+ usb plugs.
fashioned a new door to cover old heater whole.
SHORT TERM PROJECTS STILL BEFORE US:
new curtains (Birch 'Sly Fox'
Jay-Cyn Designs for Birch Organic Fabrics, Camp Sur, Sly Fox)
paint doors so that they don't clash with the new floor
either fix the stove - converting it to connect to the small Coleman fuel canisters, or ditch it.
clean exterior, and wax it with Zepp Wet Look Floor Polish (waiting for warm weather)
seal the underside of the
Scamp with roll-able truck bead liner coating.
replace old frig exhaust grate with a solid grate, or somehow seal it up.
add a 12 volt. water pump and change the faucet to hand pump/electric pump
add the
battery box and
battery up front
build bunk guard rail
LONG TERM:
new dexter
axle with electric
brakes
exterior shower hatch and shower hose
solar charge system
new rims