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My travel trailer remodel thread

Discussion in 'Other Builds' started by MJonaGS32, Aug 8, 2009.

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  1. Aug 8, 2009 at 1:34 AM
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    MJonaGS32

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    I bought the trailer for $300 off Craigslist (can someone say STEAL?!?) and probably added another grand into it in renovations and upgrades. The first order of business was the smell. It smelled like an astray from a Las Vegas strip club. With the advice of the folks on here, I used bowls of baking soda and placed them all around the trailer. I then cleaned all of the walls and ceiling, and replaced ALL of the upholstery (foam, bedding, curtains, etc). In a couple of weeks, no more cigarette smell :D

    Other mods:
    flipping axle (lifting the trailer)
    new tires
    new floors
    new wall paper
    reframed dinette
    new dinette table
    new bathroom walls
    new shower head
    new bathroom fan
    replaced all light fixtures
    replaced carpet
    vent covers
    replaced all locks
    2000W inverter
     
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  2. Aug 8, 2009 at 7:17 AM
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    Wow big improvement! Great Job it looks sickk!!
     
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  3. Aug 8, 2009 at 7:33 AM
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    Jester243 all I wanted was a god dang picture of a hotdog...

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    some of this, a little of that
    Nice work!! :thumbsup:
     
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  4. Jun 7, 2011 at 12:42 AM
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    Sweet! What other plans do you have? New flooring? new wall paper? Do tell.
     
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  5. Jun 7, 2011 at 6:59 AM
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    I actually replaced the flooring and wall paper when I got it. I'm not too sure what's next, maybe repaint the outside? IDK, I've thought about selling it, and make a pretty good investment on it. I bought it for $300, added another $1000 in renovations. I'm sure I can sell it for a ~$2500 range. But the GF has openly protested against it. I miss the good ol days of tent camping (or in the back of the truck).
     
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  6. Jun 7, 2011 at 7:02 AM
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    Nice work man!!! Where did you find the trailer?? ::would love a project::
     
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  7. Jun 7, 2011 at 7:17 AM
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    100x better!! Looks great!!. Have fun camping.
     
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  8. Jun 7, 2011 at 8:31 AM
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    Craigslist. I lucked out and was the first of ~25 people to email this lady. For that summer, the taco didn't get any love and this was the only thing modded. Then when it was functional, I went back to modding the taco :D

    Thanks! We use it ~5 times/year, all in the summer. Still debating on if it's worth it to keep it.
     
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  9. Jun 7, 2011 at 9:35 AM
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    Lol, Now I see it. Looks even better now.
     
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  10. Jun 7, 2011 at 9:37 AM
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    blackhawke88 wo ai ni bao bei ^_^

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    where the magic happens?
     
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  11. Jun 7, 2011 at 9:51 AM
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    Haha no. The dinette actually folds down and creates a queen size. That's where the magic happens
     
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  12. Jun 8, 2011 at 4:13 PM
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    And you eat there :confused:


    Trailer looks great MJ. Huge improvement.
     
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  13. Jun 8, 2011 at 4:54 PM
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    eat there in more ways than one :devil:

    thanks man!
     
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  14. Jun 26, 2011 at 11:14 PM
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    hahah, very cool! reminds me of one my parents had when I was a few years old
     
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  15. Jul 20, 2011 at 12:29 PM
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    Was looking through the build forum and saw this. Do you have updated picture links by any chance? sounds interesting...
     
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  16. Jul 20, 2011 at 2:55 PM
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    Yeah the pictres will be viewable in a day or so. My banwidth at photbucket has exceeded for the month, but it'll reset soon and all of my pics will be viewable.
     
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    cool, i'll check back later :thumbsup:
     
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    you can also check out some pics here
     
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  19. Jul 20, 2011 at 3:28 PM
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    good call. I'll see how much i can get done before 5 :D

    Do we have a cap on how much we can upload?
     
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