Well, after a few months of preparation, we are almost ready to hit the road. We have a little less than 3 weeks before we head out. Whoohoo!!
One thing we wanted to do was reupholster everything inside to match. We had the folks at Sew n Sew’s Upholstery in Searcy, AR do tons of work to include:
- New mattress for the bed: One section that converts to the sofa bottom, two sections that convert to the back of the sofa; all three pieces are laid end-to-end to convert to our queen-sized bed
- New valances over the windows
- New bench cushions
- Drape above the bed/sofa to hide bedding when sofa is in use
- Bolster cover to hide our mattress topper when not in use
- Weatherproof cover for the air compressor that is mounted on the back
Joe did a lot of work to the outside of the camper to include:
- Generator box
- Additional storage containment
- Air compressor
- Additional jack on back to eliminate vibration for a quiet running generator
- Electric jack on the front to eliminate cranking the old conventional jack (Joe IS getting old)
- Replaced the 20lb propane tank for two 30lb tanks; a total of 60lbs to sustain us for a month at a time while off the grid
- Added an additional 12v battery for power when the generator is not running
- Removed the spare tire from the back of the bumper and put it on a rack that goes under the camper
- Replaced the existing single step with a double step (easier for us old folks to get up into the camper)
Here are some additional photos of the updated inside of our new home.
