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Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 12-12-2020, 09:39 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,213
Posted By john madill
Cool the Long Long Trailer

I hope Mike and Linda do not take up rock collecting like Lucy did in the movie!

They have done a beautiful job with the trailer that i sold to them.

I purchased it from an older lady in...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 12-10-2020, 03:51 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,213
Posted By john madill
Thumbs up Total rebuild of a Compact Jr

I sold my Compact Jr a couple of years ago to a very good friend, a civil engineer with a lot of talent for design and building.

What he has done to the Jr might upset some purists but it is...
Forum: Hi, I am.... 10-05-2020, 10:08 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 4,036
Posted By john madill
While i love fiberglass campers i have to be a...

While i love fiberglass campers i have to be a bit of a heretic here. Since your finances are stretched Medusa fiberglass may be off the table for you.

Looking in the classifieds i see people...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 09-25-2020, 11:46 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 656
Posted By john madill
Compact Jr insulation

All the photos i have seen of the original insulation show a quilted vinyl.

I assume it has some kind of thin batting on the underside.

It looks like the quilted vinyl you would have seen in a...
Forum: General Chat 08-18-2020, 09:33 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,494
Posted By john madill
I can make predictions....

I called a fortune teller, she said i was going to win a million dollars and quit my job.

So today i quit my job, i am halfway there!,
Forum: COVID-19 RVing Information 08-14-2020, 01:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,544
Posted By john madill
Thanks Myron

Nice video.....

Seeing the window covered in tape flashed me back to Viet Nam.

All the watercoolers had those big upsidedown glass jugs and they were covered with tape to avoid flying glass if...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 06-22-2020, 11:52 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 10,803
Posted By john madill
Avoid glue

If you glue something to the wall and later do not like it you have a problem!

You will find lightweight indoor/outdoor carpet at big box home stores that do not have backing.

They are almost...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 08-05-2019, 12:21 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 9,577
Posted By john madill
Heat without electricity....

Zack said boondocking so I assume no electricity.

I used a Coleman catalytic heater. Runs off a one pound propane canister.

Does not produce carbon monoxide but does come with some warnings.
...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 12-05-2018, 10:25 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 8,424
Posted By john madill
Here is a nifty miniature but functional wood stove:

https://theconstantgaragesale.wordpress.com/portfolio/fatsco-midget-solid-fuel-stove-cabins-tiny-houses-rvs-caravans-boats/

The Fatsco company used to be in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Now...
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 07-28-2018, 10:10 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,674
Posted By john madill
if the parts function properly......

I would certainly paint instead of drilling out rivets and rehanging doors and such.

As suggested, metallic paint for the rusty metal. And white paint and an artist's brush to retouch the...
Forum: General Chat 06-04-2018, 09:50 AM
Replies: 4,018
Views: 620,596
Posted By john madill
saw a Scamp FAR from home.....

Day before yesterday spotted a 13' Scamp in southwest Michigan.

It exited I94 near Benton Harbor and got on I196 heading presumably to beautiful northern Michigan.

License plate was from...
Forum: Referrals: Molded Fiberglass Trailers 05-27-2018, 04:59 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,859
Posted By john madill
It is not all low hanging fruit.....

I just try to find things undervalued.

Things usually need a good powerwashing and hours of tinkering but that is fun to do.

And good pictures go a long way in selling things.

I am tinkering...
Forum: Referrals: Molded Fiberglass Trailers 05-27-2018, 11:43 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,859
Posted By john madill
You need to be carefull.....

But i have bought and sold countless items and never had a problem.

I like to look for deals on small boats that do not necessarily have to involve the secretary of state office.

Last year i...
Forum: Referrals: Molded Fiberglass Trailers 05-25-2018, 06:44 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,859
Posted By john madill
17 casita for 2 thousand....

Sounds too good to be true but posted just 6 hours ago.

Search ann arbor mich craigslist for ad.

Just one pic posted.

Sorry i do not know how to post a link on my tablet.
Forum: Classified Archives 04-06-2018, 10:17 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,544
Posted By john madill
wow!!

to steal and modify a Seinfeld line, "it's real and it's SPECTACULAR!"
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 04-06-2018, 10:12 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,012
Posted By john madill
Be Patient John......

With the arrival of spring lots of boats will be posted on Craigslist.

Search the all of craigs list sites.

And post a wanted to buy ad too.

I've seen them in the flesh when new and they are...
Forum: General Chat 01-01-2018, 04:52 PM
Replies: 4,018
Views: 620,596
Posted By john madill
Saw two in sebring florida today

Both on 27, a Bigfoot going north and a Lil Snoozy heading south.
Forum: Camping, Campout Reports 11-19-2017, 02:55 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,420
Posted By john madill
There is a nice fiberglass rally........

At Highlands Hammock State Park in Sebring, Florida.

It is either February or March and has a good turnout.

You can get the dates from the forum.
Forum: Camping, Campout Reports 11-14-2017, 01:53 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,707
Posted By john madill
it is fun to look for the tiny deer on Big Pine Key....

There is a small strip mall on the main road on Big Pine Key with a shop that is, I believe, state run, and is a welcome center for the big preserve on the island.

they can tell you the best...
Forum: General Chat 09-29-2017, 09:56 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,652
Posted By john madill
Sold my Compact Jr......

Let a friend take it home last week. He says I can borrow it any time I want but I'm not likely to take him up on it, much as I would like to.

My thanks to everyone here for all the advice over...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 09-22-2017, 11:29 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,077
Posted By john madill
You might call cayo's in Watervliet....

He specializes in aluminum Avion trailers but works on other brands.

The first time i saw a Compact Jr was at his shop.

Repairs are not cheap though.

I believe the labor rate is in the...
Forum: General Chat 09-14-2017, 11:05 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,326
Posted By john madill
Swenny, that bullet you dodged in Punta Gorda......

turned east and hit my park model in Sebring!

Happily no damage to my unit but there was a lot of damage in the park.

Car ports are especially vulnerable, along with roofs and siding.
...
Forum: General Chat 09-10-2017, 10:24 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,016
Posted By john madill
yes, i still have my Compact Jr.......

I like minimalism when camping but still want a solid floor under my feet.

So I will give this little camper a trial run in the spring.

When it is set up it has a dinette feature.... a small...
Forum: General Chat 09-08-2017, 08:17 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,016
Posted By john madill
Got a new (to me) fiberglass trailer....

Well, sort of. I'm told the tub of this 1982 TravLite motorcycle camper is made of fiberglass.

Got it for a price I just couldn't turn down. The photo on the right is what I brought home, the...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 08-24-2017, 09:42 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,649
Posted By john madill
I would hesitate offering delivery......

If it meant they were buying sight unseen.

The buyer may balk when they see it.

Given its rarity i would place an ad here and on craigslist and let it have a chance to live on and make someone...
Forum: General Chat 07-12-2017, 05:09 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,636
Posted By john madill
Hartwick Pines........

Near Grayling in the lower peninsula, midway from home to the central upper peninsula.

I like it because it has three very small lakes for fishing, no power boats to deal with.

All the sites...
Forum: General Chat 07-12-2017, 09:39 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,636
Posted By john madill
Too crowded?

A few weeks ago I towed my Compact Jr to Michigan`s upper peninsula.

Stayed at a US forest service rustic campground.

There were 11 sites, all on the edge of a small lake.

$9 a night with a...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 06-28-2017, 04:10 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,484
Posted By john madill
keeping clothes hangers on the closet rod.........

;)Here's a photo showing a very simple and inexpensive way to keep hangers from jumping off the closet rods when traveling.

These are the same little rubber gizmos I use on the "S" hooks on the...
Forum: General Chat 06-28-2017, 10:13 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,063
Posted By john madill
Exiting beds from the foot is uncomfortable.....

at least for me. try exiting a bed at home without a footboard and getting back into bed the same way.

but on the other hand if the bed runs east and west one of you has to climb over the...
Forum: Referrals: Molded Fiberglass Trailers 06-24-2017, 02:00 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,849
Posted By john madill
My Compact Jr weighs in at........

about 1,100 pounds. I had to take it to a scale to satisfy the secretary of state.

at that time I probably had two 20 pound tanks on the tongue, which are now gone.

I've read that the rear...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 06-02-2017, 03:20 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,408
Posted By john madill
must just be the nature of this beast.....

Today I jacked it up again. took of one new wheel and tire and put on the old wheel and tire.

it sat in the same position as the new one.

did the same on the other side, same result.
...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 05-28-2017, 07:15 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,408
Posted By john madill
thank you all.....

before I saw civilguy's post I went back out for another measure.

I stood a yardstick upright against the trailer side and measured to the ends of the caps over the end of the hubs.

there...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 05-28-2017, 06:08 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,408
Posted By john madill
Difference in tire clearance in wheel wells of Compact Jr.

Not sure if this is a problem or not. My tires were about 8 years old, still in good shape, but I decided I wanted to treat the trailer to new.

So tonight I jacked up the trailer on the axle and...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 05-19-2017, 09:08 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 919
Posted By john madill
Dumb question for Compact Jr owners....

save me some time and frustration......

how do the side window screens pop out?

thanks!!
Forum: General Chat 05-07-2017, 05:22 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,083
Posted By john madill
I hate the price fixing......

More than the high price.

Only by going out of busiNess can a retailer mark them
Down.
Forum: General Chat 05-06-2017, 06:12 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,083
Posted By john madill
I need a vertical cooler....

I want to put a cooler in a cabinet that is only 22 inches wide.

Most coolers are wider than that.

Two that would work are the yeti 35q at $299 or the Stanley Adventure 30q at $98.
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 05-06-2017, 03:08 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,269
Posted By john madill
Just sitting on top....

Of the vee shaped part of the tongue, laying flat.
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 05-06-2017, 09:08 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,269
Posted By john madill
I just lay my spare flat on the front.....

and secure it with web straps. and keep it covered at home from the sun.

I, too, removed the propane tanks.
Forum: General Chat 05-05-2017, 06:43 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,083
Posted By john madill
Jon, i'm not averse to spending money on food......

I buy only the finest all-beef bologna!

and I too love it fried, with Miracle Whip or mayo.

I'm just not big into camp cooking. it's usually cereal for breakfast, maybe instant oatmeal,...
Forum: General Chat 05-05-2017, 09:02 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,083
Posted By john madill
yeti cooler discount.....

Yeti is famous for not letting any retailer sell their coolers for less than a specified price.

Even stores like Dunham's that offer coupons state in the fineprint yetis are excluded.

But...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 05-01-2017, 10:28 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,461
Posted By john madill
it would be a handy way to hang these.....

storage hammocks:

https://www.amazon.com/Sea-Dog-671100-1-Gear-Hammock/dp/B000XBEPOS
Forum: Referrals: Molded Fiberglass Trailers 04-29-2017, 01:34 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,346
Posted By john madill
U-Haul 13 in southwest Michigan

Saw this on the Kalamazoo craigslist:

https://kalamazoo.craigslist.org/rvs/6103117904.html

I was sure tempted to go look at it.

I have no connection to the sale, just passing on...
Forum: Camping, Campout Reports 04-12-2017, 01:51 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,810
Posted By john madill
Camping in Michigan's Upper Peninsula....

There are many, many state forest and US forest campgrounds in the upper peninsula.

I've stayed in some in the peak of summer and been the only person there on weekdays.

Of course they...
Forum: General Chat 03-17-2017, 02:40 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 3,991
Posted By john madill
trailer bearings...

When I wanted mine repacked by a professional I just brought the hubs for inspection and repacking and rear seal replacement.

This was a place that sold and serviced horse trailers. since he...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 03-17-2017, 08:26 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,056
Posted By john madill
finding group on facebook?

Don't know much about facebook, how do you find the group?
Forum: Referrals: Molded Fiberglass Trailers 03-17-2017, 08:13 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,420
Posted By john madill
Fiberglass houseboat on trailer....

Here's a cutie, looks like fiberglass. Could leave it on the boat trailer and treat it as a camper or dump it in the lake for a houseboat.

It's in mid-Michigan.

I have no connection to...
Forum: General Chat 03-07-2017, 06:10 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,353
Posted By john madill
recovering cushions....

Hi Mollie

Here's a recap of an earlier post of mine regarding the covers I made for my cushions last fall:

No - Sew cushions are done!
Just finished them up today, pretty happy with how they...
Forum: Referrals: Molded Fiberglass Trailers 03-07-2017, 01:51 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,877
Posted By john madill
2012 Casita Liberty Deluxe 17 in southwest Michigan

Driving down I94 this morning I spotted a nice looking Casita sitting on the lot of a big rv dealership.

The business is Krenek RV Center in Coloma, MI.

They specialize in BIG campers...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 01-19-2017, 02:26 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,397
Posted By john madill
I like magnets...

You could probably affix some discrete magnets to the inner wall strong enough to hold up that size of wood with magnets also atached.
Forum: Camping, Campout Reports 12-27-2016, 11:27 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,138
Posted By john madill
I'm heading south tomorrow....

will have spouse in tow but not the camper. We are heading to Sebring, a nice town in south central Florida.

90 miles north to the theme parks, 90 miles south to the Everglades, and 90 miles east...
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