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Post by 65callie on Apr 13, 2014 10:30:40 GMT -8
I will share a pic of the outside all finished, don't think this can possibly traumatize anyone  Here she is just after getting her home from Savannah (roaches and all).  And here she is in all her glory:  |
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Post by nccamper on Apr 13, 2014 10:43:12 GMT -8
I will share a pic of the outside all finished, don't think this can possibly traumatize anyone Here she is just after getting her home from Savannah (roaches and all). And here she is in all her glory: You did a great job. I'd love to see the inside. I'm on the fence with the alteration option. On the one hand, it loses a little of that "time capsule" feeling, on the other it gain usability. Since our camper is so unchanged by time, I most likely will leave it. If it needed gutted, I would reconfigure. To be honest, my wife thinks making and breaking down the bed every day sounds like work. I have to ask, because I always ask, did you use body filler on small spots? Don't answer if it seems out of line. |
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Post by nccamper on Apr 13, 2014 10:53:26 GMT -8
I get it now! It's like two twin beds with a shared "end table"? My wife may like this idea.  |
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Post by nccamper on Apr 13, 2014 11:10:19 GMT -8
For whatever my thoughts are worth...here they be: First I have two major complaints with painted interiors. First is when the paint is used to cover up damaged panels and corners which should be repaired and/or replaced. Second is painting over ORIGINAL BIRCH!  ...The way I view it is that there are so many that need total rebuilds and are much more "receptive" to reconfiguring the layouts etc, that I would have a tough time even thinking about changing up the layout of the Compact. Your proposed layout is the same as the later model 1400 and 16SC. I try not to knock anyone else's vision of their own camper, but that is the way I see things.... The Star Trek photo made me laugh. I knew I'd rock a few boats. Painted verses not painted is very subjective. In our house we have all stained woodwork. On the day we moved in my wife said "Every room that's mine, I want the wood painted white. Now." I agree that our new Compact is probably not a good candidate to be reconfigured. What appealed to me most was that it was so original. With that said, I've seen some "changes" done in ways that are so transparent nobody would notice...outside this forum. Now… when it comes to air conditioning in the South… I'm willing to make "adjustments". Need to cut up the closet shelves? No problem! Cut holes in the floor for vents? No problem! Pull the skin off and drill holes for the electric lines? No problem! So I guess I'm not a real purist. Not when it's 90+ degrees in NC. |
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Post by SusieQ on Apr 13, 2014 11:13:28 GMT -8
Yes, and if you want one big bed, you can take the table out and they will pull all the way across. It just leaves a gap between the wall and the cushion that can be filled in with a foam piece or a noodle.
Do you have the little legs that support the bed? I've got a pic somewhere.
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Post by SusieQ on Apr 13, 2014 11:18:28 GMT -8
Oh, I'm going to have a/c but I'm going to try the most aesthetic option possible. I'm actually considering putting mine under my stove. I won't be using the stove when it's 90+ degrees outside. The other option for me is to put the a/c on a rack outside the trailer and put small vents in the wall.
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Post by 65callie on Apr 13, 2014 12:24:02 GMT -8
I have to ask, because I always ask, did you use body filler on small spots? Don't answer if it seems out of line. My husband used JB Weld on a few small holes, didn't fill the small dings & dents. LOL he was so sick of bondo from doing body work on our old bug that he didn't want to think about using that. |
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Post by 65callie on Apr 13, 2014 12:39:34 GMT -8
I'd love to see the inside. I'm on the fence with the alteration option....To be honest, my wife thinks making and breaking down the bed every day sounds like work. Actually I think if you kept it birch and reconfigured it, it would still look original, only those who really know the floor plans would know. The 72 compact that Bo and Susan reconfigured looks like it came out of the factory that way. In our larger trailer, the 65 18' Super, I finally got tired of putting down the goucho every night and have lately left in down. Think it will stay that way. If the compact were ours, we would have reconfigured it to be like this one: (just look past the painted walls and glamping decorations to the great layout) Table is removable. Personally, I love the whole camper, especially the decor. I think she recently had this up for sale, but it was too far away for me to go look. photo credit: cornbreadandbeansquilting.wordpress.com/category/vintage-shasta/  |
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Post by 65callie on Apr 13, 2014 12:47:41 GMT -8
Now… when it comes to air conditioning in the South… I'm willing to make "adjustments". For the compact, we are going to try putting the A/C outside the cargo door and blowing the air into the trailer that way. Probably with a screen or something to keep bugs out. For our 18' Super, here is what we did for the A/C: This way, we don't have to take out a window (or screen), and only take the A/C when we need it.  |
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Post by nccamper on Apr 13, 2014 14:19:30 GMT -8
Yes, and if you want one big bed, you can take the table out and they will pull all the way across. It just leaves a gap between the wall and the cushion that can be filled in with a foam piece or a noodle. Do you have the little legs that support the bed? I've got a pic somewhere. The leg holder is in the camper. I haven't tried it yet. The cushions are original and, well, not something I wanted to touch. The side of our camper has a vent for the old heat system. I may use that for the AC. the last owner says it's an original heater. But if it is, then our camper was the only one in the world that had it installed by the factory.  In NC there is a simple equation: No AC in the summer= No camping in the summer. |
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Post by nccamper on Apr 13, 2014 14:22:57 GMT -8
My wife thinks it's cute. "Fresh looking." Anything white she says is fresh looking. The layout is an interesting idea. The eating area is the size I imagined might work on the side. I don't have the heart to alter a very original camper this much but if it needed gutted I'd consider all options. At the end of the day, I'll probably leave it original. But I wondered what ideas people have tried. Thanks for sharing it. |
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Post by bmxovich on Apr 13, 2014 17:54:23 GMT -8
My wife thinks it's cute. "Fresh looking." Anything white she says if fresh looking. The layout is an interesting idea. The eating area is the size I imagined might work on the side. I don't have the heart to alter a very original camper this much but if it needed gutted I'd consider all options. At the end of the day, I'll probably leave it original. But I wondered what ideas people have tried. Thanks for sharing it. This is the configuration my wife decided on in her Compact. It was very simple and we didn't have to cut anything up. We saved the original table just in case. It basically just required fabing up the new pedestal table, and making 2 additional cushions. Pretty simple and not a big alteration. |
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Post by Ten on Apr 14, 2014 4:42:07 GMT -8
I remember seeing the cornbreadandbeans camper photos over on FB. This glamped-out edition of a Compact remake is sensory overload...there is a LOT to take in...but the layout is a modified version of the lounge-style dinette layout used as an option in the later 60's. It is a simple alteration that can be made without a lot of structural change. 65callie...I thank you for looking out for my mental condition... ![(=])](//storage.proboards.com/3684717/images/NVMMIBL1J3sN4gcz6aYv.png) I remember when the Compact came into your lives and the plans to paint and all. The exterior came out amazing! I really would not mind seeing the interior redesign...since after all it is what you ( your family) wanted from the camper. I am sure it is gorgeous.... no really...not being sarcastic!...  A suggestion regarding the A/C problem for the southern campers...SusieQ had recently posted in another discussion a couple photos of a portable A/C unit, setup with plugins from the outdoors. Seems like a panel could be fabricated to plug into the hatch door to run the vent tubes in and out to the unit outdoors, and possibly vent runs placed under the benches to channel the airflow into the cabin. It would be a bit more $$ for the unit, as the portable ones are a little more expensive to buy, however it could be used for other places as well, instead of being solely dedicated to only one trailer. It may be possible to leave the trailer fairly unchanged and add the comfort you need. |
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Post by nccamper on Apr 14, 2014 5:51:10 GMT -8
I saw the thread for AC. Very helpful, thanks. I like the portable AC ideas that can be used in other campers since I now own two.
I know it seems like I'm obsessed with AC, but without it in the South the camper will become a lawn ornament three months a year. Or it can double as a giant oven to bake bread.
And we love seeing photos of layout ideas. Already I've learned a lot on how to personalize without butchering.
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Post by SusieQ on Apr 14, 2014 5:54:45 GMT -8
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I remember when the Compact came into your lives and the plans to paint and all. The exterior came out amazing! I really would not mind seeing the interior redesign...since after all it is what you ( your family) wanted from the camper. I am sure it is gorgeous.... no really...not being sarcastic!... 