After our first season (2011) of use since completing our restoration, we are so pleased with the results (both restoration and use). We look forward to our second full year.
The basic shell of the old
Scamp was sound, except for the flooring. Below is a full list of our modifcations. We are configured solely for full hookups, which suits us fine. With the front dinette (designed for 2) we never have to remake the bed. We removed the heater, shower plumbing, left the bath toilet and sink.
The project took us a year and one-half. I have had Parkinsons since 2000, and the challenge I faced to restore this
Scamp was some of the best therapy a guy could ask for. I spent many hours in body positions I thought I had lost, like when I had to connect some of the plumbing (e.g., the toilet connections) on my back, working with a mirror. It took me twice as long as the average guy to do jobs such as pushing or pulling the old/new
electrical wiring through seemingly impossible spaces. I am still amazed by the patience I was able to draw on through the process. Yes, it was a real confidence builder at a time in my life when I really needed it. I got to know every inch of that 16'
Scamp intimately, and I wouldn't give a dime for the opportunity. I began the job for the challenge, but I completed it for the satisfaction of taking something old and restoring it. I learned a lot of things that I never thought I'd learn at age 70, like oxidation, 12-volt
electrical, converters, RV'g, besides meeting some fine people I never would have met otherwise. Thank God for the opportunity!
List of Restoration/Remodeling to 1980 Scamp:
Eggstreem
Siesta
Fabulous! Therapy can comes in all manner of ways. You've gained knowledge and skills AND therapy in an unconventional manner. Good for you for tackling the job 
Campster
Humpty Dumpty was Pushed
Linear Mode
