Possible to restore in 3mos?

[CraigFulton]

I do like that the craiglist add says "In middle of restoration". That thing is far from the middle. It's in the beginning 5%.

[J. Morgan]

I was able to take my first trip in 120 days from purchase with a fully functional trailer.

In the 2 1/2 years since I have changed and refined a lot via "small projects".

My frame was good overall, I replaced the last four feet and dealt with rear end separation. I patched the floor shell on and with no regrets.

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It can be done, but you need a trailer with a good frame and you need to stay at the working.

Oh, I ended up with more like 20K hard cash in the trailer, but I replaced EVERYTHING but the air conditioner.



Brevi tempore!

[J. Morgan]

On the other hand we (the wife and I) made this trailer livable in fourteen days for a total cost of less than $5,500. (Including purchase price)









Starting point matters, and what a person wants in a finished product matters.

We got this one cheap after the previous owner decided restoration was not for him. The trailer looked like a basket case but all the stuff was there. Replubmbed the fresh water system, cleaned it up good, installed a new hot water heater, put it together and done. It still needs new axles, but after the 1,000 mile trip after restoration it has been a stationary residence.

Brevi tempore!

[Kline1966]

You have gotten a lot of good feedback from everyone on here. Back to your original question, I believe you can make it liveable in 3 months assuming you do not have to gut it and start over, and at least a few of your major systems are sound. We purchased a 1966 26' Overlander last year that had been sitting in a side yard for 20 years. It was work, but it really wasn't in that bad of shape considering. The floors were solid, no frame damage, but every other system needed addressed. I spent about a year on and off getting it to a solid usable shape, hunting for deals like a used DSI water heater, cheap new A/C unit with heat, and so on.

I like the idea of what you are going after, and I would definitely keep looking for the longest newest AS you can afford which would allow you to not have to dig in to deep to get it to a good spot and work for your family.

Good Luck, and post some pics when you find it!