We brought Bell home on Thursday. On Friday, my mom and I went to town to pick up some supplies and price things out for her. We looked at new linoleum, picked up paint swatches, and fabric. From seeing Bell's surface, we knew that these were things that were needed.
Well some things changed on Saturday, Day 1, of rehab. First, we scrubbed and scrubbed the table, counter, oven, stove, and windows clean. Obviously, this thing had a nice thick layer of dirt on it from living in the Columbia Basin. Bell hadn't had much attention in the last few years. Then my mom vacuumed while I swept the outside off. During this time and tearing out linoleum it became more obvious that there are pieces of would paneling that need to be replaced and/or glued together at cracks, trim needs to be replaced, reinforcement of water damaged areas needs to be done, and the dinette cushions need to be burned. She's a project for sure!
These few things scared my mom and I. Right away we began wondering if we really knew what we had gotten ourselves into. I doubt we'll ever know, but we had some good laughs on Day 1.
The highlight of Day 1 was finding the power hook up amongst random cords and hoses under the couch. So we plugged 'er in, and sure enough she lit up inside. It was a relief to know we had power inside! Both outlets work...cell phones can be charged!
The other cool thing on Day 1 was using an adapter and plugging the trailer into the car. Again, she lit up but on the outside! Most the lights work. The best part of this is that it's the important lights that work on Bell. These things made my mom and I feel sooooo much better about our camp trailer purchase.
Sunday, Day 2, was the "Over and Under Day" as my mom called it. We looked at the roof and the undercarriage. The roof has been sealed at some point, but we don't know if its still good. We'll talk to a professional about that since we are far from being pros. We also went under the trailer. To us non pros things seem ok, but we'll ask for help on that too. The two other projects of the day were getting the water tank out because we want that replaced, and cleaning the rock guard.
The laughs of Day 2 came from the findings of glasses, an eagle necklace, and a football trading card. The best part was an envelope of papers with receipts with previous owner's names on them. It looks like we may be owners number 5 of Bell and her journey looks to have begun in Oregon.
By us buying Bell, a whole new journey awaits...
