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Originally Posted by JimmyJames Perspective is important. Having a realistic one often requires more patience than you might have on hand in the beginning. If your situation is like mine was, you might have thought you would jump in and have your Airstream cleaned up and have all necessary repairs taken care of in a couple months. I have a more realistic perspective now.
I have gone from two months, to 1 year, to now after having identified all necessary repairs and located sources for all parts and other items), confident that I will be enjoying a properly reconditioned, safe and fully operational unit in just less than two years.
I have enjoyed the restore more since having concluded that this is a long process. It was a 12 foot wall. Now I have learned how to step back at a far enough distance, and to start building steps at a comfortable enough incline to scale the wall. Don't allow yourself to be overwhelmed and good luck ! There are lots of nice people here who know a lot ! |
Yeah...what he said!
I had the same thoughts like "oh, just a cleanup and hubby can inspect stuff, a few minor repairs, and we're sipping margaritas in the trailer in Key West in a few months". Meanwhile, back on Earth, fast forward to 2 months later and we have the bathroom gutted, are repairing rusted frames and thinking about all the upgrades we can do while we're at this stage of the game.The scary thing is that it's actually
fun. (Either that or my life is so dull that replumbing a 42 year old trailer is what I look forward to on the weekends).
With the pre-1964 trailers I am realizing that we are sort of left to the mercy of salvage yards, Ebay, and sellers classifieds for finding parts. Suppliers like
Vintagetrailersupply.com
sells alot of great stuff for post 64 trailers as well as some we can use or adapt for our use, but basically original parts are hard to find. I guess the thrill is in the hunt!
I made a post
here with some ideas of where to start.
My 63 Overlander site is
here.
Please post some pictures of your Overlander when you can.
-Tracey
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I have not a clue about how things work, wiring, floor plan etc. I guess I'm looking for sights that will help me hit the floor running. Tomorrow I plan to clean her out and assess as best I can where I am and what my priorities are.
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