The Scotty was a mess when we first saw her. Water was dripping from the ceiling onto one of the bed cushions. Part of the ceiling was hanging down from water damage. One of the curtains shredded when I tried to open it (not that we were planning on keeping the curtains - or the bed cushions). Duct tape held one of the aluminum sides onto the outside of the camper. I'd researched these campers and knew we could either do partial repairs or a rebuild. I quickly realized it would be a rebuild. A lot of the wood felt squishy, meaning it was likely rotted, and water damage was visible in numerous parts of the camper. Although a rebuild is much more work, I was kind of glad because it'd mean we'd know know it was all good wood and parts. We'd also have the option of changing things like keeping the sink or not. The plan is to keep the aluminum siding, the windows and the door. We'll decide what else as we go along.
Someone put on stickers that say, "the back pack." The camper is small but a little bit bigger than a backpack!
The duct tape holding the side on.
This shows part of the kitchen cabinet and dinette area. The table fell down while towing it home. Once re-installed, the table will drop down to be level with the seating, turning this area into a bed.
The roof damage. It was hanging down when we first saw it. The roof is caved in from all of the water damage.
The sink and stovetop. We're likely remove the stovetop and use a portable one.
The dinette area.
This area is another bed. It was designed to be a fold down couch/bed, but we'll make it a permanent bed.
The reason I feel we can do a rebuild is because of all of the resources online and the kindness of others who are so helpful like many of the peeps in the National Serro Scotty Organization, which I joined the day we brought our Scotty home.
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