Progress Straight Ahead

The Saga continues.... 

           So we have worked on Carlos (1972 Jayco Jay Wren)  for about 1 week and half straight... and so far this is all the progress that has been made. It is pretty obvious that we are not very quick or efficient at getting this renovation completed and needless to say, the camper completion did not meet its deadline of being finished by Memorial Day weekend. But the world must of agreed that we shouldn't go camping this Memorial Day since it was 45-60mph winds and afternoon/evening severe thunderstorms all weekend. 

Nevertheless, here is what we have been working on this past week...

I went to town and ripped out the old, unstable cabinet with the rusted (non-functional) stove... I think it actually took me less than 2 minutes to rip this thing apart with my hammer and power drill! :) it was fun.

Ready for the new bench to be built....

Lola Mae hanging out in the shade being a good dog keeping me company while Ryan was a work...

Sadie Lou was being a little monster and not helping by chewing and destroying the lights of the camper...thus adding more work for my dearest husband. It took us almost a full day to figure out the weird lighting system and get it up and going properly. Ugh, that was annoying. Thanks Sadie... we really appreciate all of your help.

Ryan fixing the back brake/running lights... look at that look of determination on his face. Love it! :)

The Kansas sunset was pretty... if only the wind would have given up for the night.

What we think was the nasty sewer pipe that was hiding in the bumper that we didn't know was there... ewww.

I had Friday off from work, so I did some painting. I painted the overhead cabinets, the walls that were not being ripped out and the ceiling. The new coat of white paint really freshened up the place.

The yellow trim on the cabinet doors... that yellow circle is where the battery operated LED lights will be attached since the camper will no longer have electricity on the inside. Because let's face it, the best camping sites do not have electric hook-ups! :)

The "before"picture without the new back window. Note: The previous owners had put a window AC unit in that back window.

The "after" picture... our new back window.

Our new bench and wood supports, courtesy of Ryan's handy work. I cut all the insulation for the back corner... this picture actually makes it look like we have done something.

Another shot of the bench that will eventually fold out to make a bed.

YAY! It took some hard work, awkward position, arm pain, gloves and holding our breath. But finally the GROSS, smelly, and non-functioning Monomatic toilet is adiós. THANK GOD! We still need to built up the lower part and cover this with plywood to make it level, then add a shelf and this will become our new closet. We will not be replacing a toilet in this camper as we don't think we would ever use it.

Hope everyone enjoyed our latest update, keep an eye out for the next. Hopefully it will be the last and the camper will finally be finished and ready to be taken out for its maiden voyage!!!