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Old 03-11-2007, 09:00 PM   #1
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Just thought we'd post some of our before pic's of our camper. BUt I can't figure out how to post the pic's, it says that total filespace req'd to upload is greater than my per post/global limit. Then it says to reduce # or size of attachments???? HOw do i do this????
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Old 03-11-2007, 10:48 PM   #2
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Just thought we'd post some of our before pic's of our camper. BUt I can't figure out how to post the pic's, it says that total filespace req'd to upload is greater than my per post/global limit. Then it says to reduce # or size of attachments???? HOw do i do this????
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Jaclyn,

Another member had a similar problem recently... Maybe reading from that post will help you through it.

Good luck!

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Old 03-27-2007, 10:06 AM   #3
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Old 03-27-2007, 10:10 AM   #4
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Old 03-27-2007, 10:11 AM   #5
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Old 03-27-2007, 10:28 AM   #6
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So here are some during.....floors seem ok. We did more cosmetic stuff.
WE painted all wood white, removed icebox(replaced with elec fridge from walmart) Removed furnace(made space into another cupboard- had exact door size needed from space under front bunk- now space under bunk doesn't have a door) Changed all 12v light fixtures, and beside 12v's changed elec light fixtures too. Changed all hinges, and outlets. Added door knobs( could never find the groove to open the doors, and we had leftover ones from our kitchen reno at our house) Changed water tap to a reverse osmosis tap as the other one was broken. WE don't have a fresh water tank in our trailer, but we do have that tap too, so we just left it. We also had made all new cushions as the old ones were completely flat, we slept on them for one weekend and we may as well have been sleeping on the kitchen table(plus the thought of sleeping on 30 yr old cushions full of someone elses sweet just didn't sit right with me) WE also put down new carpet(my husband works with carpet and it was leftover.....i know the colour isn't the best but it looks good, and we can replace it every yr if we want to, plus we got one of those bamboo rugs to put ontop of the carpet, which we just shake off outside...it works for us) Husband also made a custom cutting board for over the stove, as we already had a camping stove. And we prefer to cook outside, and it adds more counter space, as we don't use our kitchen table, we keep it down as a bed.
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Old 03-27-2007, 10:33 AM   #7
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During Cont'd........AS you can see it is much lighter all over than the before pic's.....personally we really like this. It almost feels new.
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Old 03-27-2007, 10:47 AM   #8
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Jaclyn W,
Your renovation job came out nice and bright. At this rate, you won't be customers for a new one for many years.
Enjoy the many camping trips to come!

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Old 03-27-2007, 10:58 AM   #9
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Ok so here are some after....we went out East in Sept'06 for the first trip.
Hope these aren't too small to see.
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Old 03-27-2007, 11:00 AM   #10
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Thanks Kurt....this one will definetly be it for awhile.
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Old 03-27-2007, 11:21 AM   #11
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It looks great. I like the white cabinets (wouldn't work for me, with the corgis, but sure looks nice!) How did you do the cushions? (New foam, did you sew covers?)

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Old 03-27-2007, 11:29 AM   #12
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Hey Bobbie, we replaced all foam with a much thicker type(we like a firm mattress) we picked thickness so that back cushions wouldn't interfere with the windows when the cushions are set up as table and we found the fabric on clearance. I only sewed the curtains, straight lines. We actually had a guy to the cushions for us. I didn't want to take the chance of wasting anything. so we splurged and had them done professionally(worth it).
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Old 03-27-2007, 05:01 PM   #13
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Fabulous reno's! Thank-you for sharing them with us!

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Old 03-28-2007, 04:00 PM   #14
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No problem Miriam. I'm glad i finally figured out how to add those pic's.
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Old 03-28-2007, 05:39 PM   #15
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No problem Miriam. I'm glad i finally figured out how to add those pic's.
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Great Renovations !!!! I bought my Surfside last year and this winter my wife found some excellent material to re-cover all of our cushions with. She too also wants to paint the cupboards white.

I also have plans of taking out the furnace as the stove alone or a plug in ceramic heater will surely keep us warm on cool nights.

Great stuff !!!
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Old 03-28-2007, 06:29 PM   #16
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Great Renovations !!!! I bought my Surfside last year and this winter my wife found some excellent material to re-cover all of our cushions with. She too also wants to paint the cupboards white.

I also have plans of taking out the furnace as the stove alone or a plug in ceramic heater will surely keep us warm on cool nights.

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That's exactly what we used when the temperature dropped on our trip out east, a wee little ceramic heater. WE've never used the stove to heat it up(afraid of causing fire)

We turn it on for about 10-15 min before we go to bed just to take the chill out of the trailer. We've never slept with it on all night(i'm afraid it might cause a fire)plus my husband is like my own personal heater. In the morning we turn it back on for 15 mins, while the kettle boils for coffe and tea.

I also bring along a hot water bottle, which i've never had to use. We have never camped in below freezing weather so it's good enough for us. Also we have fleece sheets which we bought at Costco a few seasons ago, and they're absolutely fantastic. We love them. When we would camp in our tent, we would always have the "dewy" damp feeling in the morning, i guess from the condensation, but the fleece sheets don't hold any moisture.
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Old 03-28-2007, 07:52 PM   #17
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I'm glad you did, too!

Can you tell us what kind of paint you used? It looks like it provides great coverage and a nice finish. The brightness is great - really updates the look.

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Old 03-30-2007, 08:16 AM   #18
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I'm glad you did, too!

Can you tell us what kind of paint you used? It looks like it provides great coverage and a nice finish. The brightness is great - really updates the look.

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Well we used our leftover trim paint that we had used on our baseboards and mouldings in our house. Not sure exactly what kind it is. I'll have to ask my husband.
We really like how bright it is now. It was soo dark before.

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Old 03-31-2007, 11:54 AM   #19
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Jaclyn,

That's the nice thing about decorating one of these units. You really don't need to hit the pocketbook too hard - and a great use for all those leftovers!

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Old 07-14-2009, 07:22 PM   #20
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Well I just found this thread from a few years ago, and just recently we ripped out the carpet and my hubby put down some laminate that we received for free. We figured even if it gets damaged with some water, we can always switch back to carpet(hubby installs it, and comes across several scraps large enough to do it)

I will try to post some pic's soon.
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