Post by campmimi on Jan 2, 2015 5:07:44 GMT -8
I am a new member, but my husband and I have already completed our camper rebuild.
We were looking for a Scotty and couldn't find one for sale. What we did find was a Shasta Compact. I convinced him to get it and we started on it in August of 2009. It was in much worse shape than even I thought it was, so we ended up taking it down to the frame and rebuilding it.
It took us 5 years to finish, working nights and weekends. I must say that it was a great lesson in patience!
We took it on our first trip last September. Over 500 miles away and 9 days. She did great!
The Shasta Compact is perfect for a couple. We built it back almost exactly like it was except he reconfigured the cabinets and tweaked the bed system. Oh, and put a toilet in the closet. I wanted to just patch her up and go but on hindsight, this is better for two older folks,LOL!
I found this forum last night. It looks like there is lots of info for anyone working on one of these old girls.
We were looking for a Scotty and couldn't find one for sale. What we did find was a Shasta Compact. I convinced him to get it and we started on it in August of 2009. It was in much worse shape than even I thought it was, so we ended up taking it down to the frame and rebuilding it.
It took us 5 years to finish, working nights and weekends. I must say that it was a great lesson in patience!
We took it on our first trip last September. Over 500 miles away and 9 days. She did great!
The Shasta Compact is perfect for a couple. We built it back almost exactly like it was except he reconfigured the cabinets and tweaked the bed system. Oh, and put a toilet in the closet. I wanted to just patch her up and go but on hindsight, this is better for two older folks,LOL!
I found this forum last night. It looks like there is lots of info for anyone working on one of these old girls.
