Progress on the tow vehicle has been quicker than I had hoped.
Today four E load range tires went on. Saturday and Sunday
the front bucket seats, console, new radio, cd, tape player
and speakers went in. The brakes and front end have been
fixed. The first round of work has been done, the plates are on
and the Suburban is now on the road. To be done are the hitch,
transmission cooler, brake controller, paint and some sort of
roof rack, for my canoe. I have put a couple hundred miles on
it so far there have been no significant 'surprises'. The 'to be done'
stuff will be done as weather and time permits. I am a little
apprehensive about having a vehicle repainted in the middle of the
winter and I want to have the other stuff done first anyway.
I was surprised by one thing. The back of that thing is cavernous,
epecially with the back seat folded down. I could actually put
my little pop up inside the thing. (I meaured just for laughs)
While I have several months worth winter to do the 'small stuff'',
while finding and working the remaining kinks, I am planning
the next step; finding and refurbishing an Airstream.
I am debating two potential courses of action:
A. Buy a trailer in the 28-30' range, that is in reasonable shape,
and do a quick overhaul and refit. The idea being to leave the original
structure and internal arrangement largely in tact.
B. Buy an A/S that someone has gutted and given up on trying
to re-do. Ideally, this would be a 'shell' with an intact bathroom,
new floor, brakes etc. My plan would then be to do a major refit
to take it from a camp out for 4 to a 'mini park model', for 1.
I am curious if anyone on the list has ever done a conversion such
as I am contemplating. Obviously weight and weight distribution
would be a big design factor, in such a major conversion.
Comments, suggestions, or horror stories?
Ray
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