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    The only real way to keep on eye on your trailer is buy buy a bigger property where you can store it. Big lot, 3 car garage, rv parking pad and big effing dog

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    People need to buy good insurance and relax
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    You realize you are talking to the guy who made his own furniture out of salad bowls right?

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    I've got decent insurance the problem is the way the policies are broken down. Our bikes which were stolen fall under contents and therefore have to be claimed under my home policy which is one $500 deductible, the damage to all the locks/handles has to be claimed under the trailers policy, $500 deductible. On top of that premiums will likely go up after a claim.

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    The only real way to keep on eye on your trailer is buy buy a bigger property where you can store it. Big lot, 3 car garage, rv parking pad and big effing dog
    You just described my property, lol. If it weren't for the tiny house on it, it would be perfect.
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    Came back to ogle 2Legit2Quit wife's buns...
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    They're certainly big, but I don't know if they are the BEST I've tasted.

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    The only real way to keep on eye on your trailer is buy buy a bigger property where you can store it. Big lot, 3 car garage, rv parking pad and big effing dog
    And once you live the rural lifestyle, why bother with camping.
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    guessing who I might be, psychologizing me with your non existent degree.

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    And once you live the rural lifestyle, why bother with camping.
    There's a 1/2 acre property just down the street from me. An actual 15min from downtown, and not "Aspen 15min".

    Mind you I'm pretty sure the owner has a "Not for fucking sale" sign on his door, because he's been asked 100 times a year.
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    Came back to ogle 2Legit2Quit wife's buns...
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    They're certainly big, but I don't know if they are the BEST I've tasted.

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    You arrive at your destination before you leave when you live in Aspen.

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    Living in Aspen is proof that you've arrived.
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    You realize you are talking to the guy who made his own furniture out of salad bowls right?

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    First trip out with the old gal, didn't die so overall great success. Time to start living in the Wal-Mart parking lot.

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    Love this thing.
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    It's kept us busy for the past 2 months, previous owner didn't really give it much love as far as upkeep goes so we ended up doing a fair amount of work inside and out

    Put new tires on it all around as all the previous ones had dry rot, rubbered the roof with liquid rubber and put eternabond on all the seams so she's water right now. Trip to the mechanic and got a new brake master cylinder, spark plugs done, diff serviced, oil change and a few other things. I patched some holes in the resonators and it's way quieter now.

    Took the AC unit off as it was heavy as fuck and causing the roof to bow a bit, once I got it off there was an instant change.

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    Just installed a basic vent and called it a day, coming from just tenting we're not concerned about AC.

    As soon as we got it home we pulled the orange shag carpet out as it was fucking nasty, subfloor was in great shape

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    It was all original inside, orange and wood, very 70's which I like but once we started cleaning and wanting to update a few things we kinda went all in.

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    Shellaced and painted the coach cabinetry, wallpapered the back sleeping area, installed vinyl plank flooring, peel and stick rolling around the kitchen

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    Put new vinyl on the dinette table and kitchen counter, bought new foam for the dinette seating and made new covers, made new curtains, took an old Ikea foam queen mattress we had and cut about 10 inches off it to make it fit the rear sleeping area.

    Bunch more stuff done/replaced/fixed but the big stuff is done at least, nice to be able to take it out now.

    Need to get some awning material next, having the passenger windshield replaced this week as it has a big crack from a rock hitting it.

    Not perfect or glamorous by any extent but nice to update it and put our touch on it.

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    That looks awesome! Would love more pictures for sure
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    She's a 21 foot 1975 Brave with the Dodge 440 motor and 727 auto trans. Runs really good, has 37,000ish miles on it. Sounds really good once she's warmed up.

    Definitely feels like you're driving a 46 year old rig but cruises nicely... Except when there's 50 km/hr wind gusts driving out this past Thursday was fun with how windy out was

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    Before and after of the roof as I had removed the AC unit and applied the new liquid rubber/eternabond

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    May not look like much but having a water tight roof is pretty nice as you guys most likely know. There was a small leak towards the back and again just dumb the previous owner did nothing to fix or upkeep it, we spent $500 on a 5 gallon bucket of liquid rubber and 2 rolls of eternabond, which is fuck all considering how important keeping things water tight is. Good for years now.

    Wanting to clean this things exterior is tricky, there's no clear coat remaining and even washing it gently you'll be taking paint off with your mitt.

    I worked down the colored lines super slowly and as gently as I could, the built on years of dirt /grime was hiding some decent color under it

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    Calling it good for the paint for now, would be cool to get it repainted but would need to do it myself as this thing will eat all the money I want to throw at it, not in a bad way but the whole age vs money factor.

    I have a ton of pics from along the way, so much cleaning, some wiring work, and a few mysteries still to solve. Luckily there's a classic Winnebago forum that has a ton of good info and people with pretty deep knowledge of these things.

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    Load it up with some wood and you could probably sell it for $500K.

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    Haha I've actually thought about throwing it on Kijiji for a stupid price and see if I get any bites.

    Speaking of wood, I plan on taking out the original Onan generator that's at the back on the passenger side, previous owner fucked with the wiring and it doesn't start or who knows if it even works. But I have a Honda generator that I'll use anyway since I hate generators that you can hear from the other side of the campground, I'm sure the original gen is loud as fuck.

    And then use the generator compartment for wood storage and whatever else.
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    Waiting for the LS7 swap thread to start.

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    hah that winnie is sick. What kind of mileage you get on that? carbureted big block under the hump?

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    Quote Originally Posted by prae View Post
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    hah that winnie is sick. What kind of mileage you get on that? carbureted big block under the hump?
    ohhhhhhh she gets great mileage gas stations are going to be my new best friend this summer.

    Yeah carb'd 7.2 litre dodge 440 in the unit, only done the initial test run but I think what I've read will match up with mileage, 7-8 mpg, have a week booked at Lower Lake at the end of June but other than that I don't know how much mountain action she'll see, more flat driving will be friendlier to me haha

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    Yah, there was one other guy dropping his unit off at the same time, as soon as I pulled in he told me to take a look at my trailer as he noticed a lot of storage compartment and doors on trailers in the yard were wide open.

    Glenmore Storage of course has no CCTV and relies on a security guard driving around "periodically", completely useless.
    Trailers have the worst security … the storage comportment keys on 90% plus are the same fucking key …. And even door keys there are limited options.

    One of my keys on my trailer is the same key as my dads trailer ….

    I would not leave anything of real value in a trailer …

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    Even without the key, you can open those storage doors with a flat head screwdriver.
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    You realize you are talking to the guy who made his own furniture out of salad bowls right?

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