Old camper to new cigar lounge.

[HillbillyPyro]

My current man cave is currently half of my detached garage. I've been wanting to have car storage space back and this week I got the opportunity to buy a 32 foot travel trailer for zero dollars. Yep, zero. After listening to the wife nag for 8 thousand hours about wanting to fix it up and use it as a camper, and about an hours worth of inspecting I came to the conclusion that it's camping days sare over. Well, mobility wise anyways. So, now I'm in the works of actually converting it to my new cigar lounge like I originally planned. So here it is fellas. 2002 coachmen Catalina!

And yes, my half ton Chevy 5 speed manual pulled that bastard home.


Current garage set up...

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[mpomario]

KICK ASS!

 

[luckyace12]

POST ALL THE PICS!!!

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[HillbillyPyro]

Before pictures of the inside.
The whole slide out is rotted. That'll get completely removed and the wall will get rebuilt and sealed with the old siding. So from the outside it'll look just like it does.
There's water damage at the back of the trailer from the ceiling from a roof leak. Also the whole bottom front below the floor is rotted. That'll all get fixed and resealed. A buddy of mine works for an rv company, you know, since where I live is where 98 percent of rvs come from. And he's gonna help fix this thing up nice for a stupid cheap price. Free!


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[HillbillyPyro]

Started gutting some today, didn't have much time...


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[Boudie]

Great idea! Good idea, good luck with it

 

[luckyace12]

That's kick ass, what are you going to do with the bedroom

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[ChuckMejia]

2002 and it's already done? That's pretty quick!

Update us with pictures of the final lounge trailer!

 

[HillbillyPyro]

The wall diving the bedroom from the kitchen/living room area will be removed and a support beam installed along the roof for stability. Right now thinking a couch at the front and the TV mounted where the fridge is currently. The fridge is propane operated and my buddy wants that. I'll put my mini fridge in somewhere else

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[HillbillyPyro]

2002 and it's already done? That's pretty quick!

Update us with pictures of the final lounge trailer!

You gotta remember. That's 15 years old. Campers are made like shit. This one's probably already had a bunch fixed on it. If it weren't for the small amounts of mold I'd probably fix it to camp in. My step son has cystic fibrosis so he can't be around it at all. Also the slide out fell out at 1 point... Motor is shot which wouldn't be bad. But it's missing lights, water heater, light covers, some outlets and just needs way too damn much work. Plus with all the rotting I'm not sure how much more road travel the thing can handle.

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[ChuckMejia]

You gotta remember. That's 15 years old. Campers are made like shit. This one's probably already had a bunch fixed on it. If it weren't for the small amounts of mold I'd probably fix it to camp in. My step son has cystic fibrosis so he can't be around it at all.

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Ah sorry to hear that. So a friend just gifted it to you?

Should make a great lounge.

 

[HillbillyPyro]

A friend that is the gm of a dealership his dad owns. They couldn't sell it like it is for liability reasons. Would cost them more to fix it than it would be worth. So yeah, they just signed the title over to me.

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[CVAC085]

This is awesome!!! Good luck with it Ryan!!


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[OleVaSmoker]

Good luck with the reno. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

MrZ

 

[HillbillyPyro]

Got the interior walls of the slide out mostly gone.

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[HillbillyPyro]

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[Rupe]

Looking forward to enjoying a cigar with you in there once you get it done.

I should be back through Goshen in September at the latest and hopefully even sooner.

 

[HillbillyPyro]

Looking forward to enjoying a cigar with you in there once you get it done.

I should be back through Goshen in September at the latest and hopefully even sooner.

Definitely old friend! Haven't heard from you in awhile. Hopefully things are good.
I'm hoping to have the majority of this done in 2-3 weeks. Lots of little stuff to do on it after that.

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[HillbillyPyro]

Looking forward to enjoying a cigar with you in there once you get it done.

I should be back through Goshen in September at the latest and hopefully even sooner.

Definitely old friend! Haven't heard from you in awhile. Hopefully things are good.
I'm hoping to have the majority of this done in 2-3 weeks. Lots of little stuff to do on it after that.

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[Rupe]

My travel schedule has been kicking my ass and both the wife and I have been facing some health issues over the past few months but overall things are good.

Looking forward to burning a couple (cigars) with you in the near future!


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