My husband and I both love all things vintage. We will keep Toad the Camper as original as possible while adding our own twists for our own use.
Because the camper sat for ten years, unused, we unfortunately will have to gut the trailer. We will gut her down to the studs and probably even replace the studs whether it needs it or not because of the critters that have lived in it. We will save as much as we can or get other cool 1966 period RV items when restoring it.
As I said above, we have found the remainders that critters were living in Toad. Squirrels, mice and then just the general smell of old camper sitting too long closed up. We found mouse droppings, acorns, chewed Splenda wrappers etc.
We will re-seal her "shell" and all windows properly so there are no leaks. So far no leaks at the present (unless leaking inside the walls) but the camper is a 1966 and all seals lose flexibilty/ stability, much like rubber bands or elastic break down and are unusable.
We also need to make sure the axle, bearings, tires and undercarriage and frame are all able to carry Toad effortlessly down the road.
Hopefully because the trailer is so small, 12 ft at the base/floor space and 14 ft at the cabover hopefully it will go as quickly as possible.
