Deconstruction: Part 1
On our drive down from Portland, we noticed the steering was pretty loose. Mike put new tie rod ends in this week, so hopefully that fixes the sketchy handling this big beast had.
This weekend we started deconstructing/demo. For the most part, it was already pulled apart when we got it. We took everything out and tossed a bunch of stuff we knew we wouldn't need.
The problem is, it sat unused for a long time. A long time. We decided to start demo from the front to the back. And I'm glad we did. We already knew there was water, termite and mouse damage to the platform above the cab, but we weren't expecting just how bad it was. To think, we sat in this thing for 4 solid days with this stuff.
Thank goodness for 3M. It took hours to clean and sanitize the area. We rebuilt part of the structure so we could get around up there. We're thinking of using honeycomb instead of plywood to save weight. Since it'll be the bedroom, we'll want it solidly built.
Mike also demoed the bathroom. We decided to switch from a full RV toilet set up to a cassette toilet. It makes the most sense for what we do, and we don't need to travel with smelly hoses and whatnot. We mostly boondock, so losing the ability to hook up to sewer isn't a huge loss for us. When he ripped up the shower floor, the dead mouse count rose to 5. 3 today and 2 the day we picked it up. A thorough clean up and an abundance of bleach water will hopefully help the smell.
He moved on to removing the dual propane tanks. They are really corroded and not serviceable. We weren't expecting them to both be full though. That throws a wrench in disposing of them. We decided that we're only replacing one tank and not both, as it seems like an excessive amount of propane to carry. Save weight and money, as this style of tank is crazy expensive.
Keep on keeping on and someday we'll start rebuilding.
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