She's Painted!

I finally finished painting the glamper! Next up - polishing the Shasta emblems and name plates so they can go back on. And then when it cools off a bit, I'll get back to working on the inside, and maybe even someday get the fridge working ;)

More details on the glamper blog here :)

Camper to Glamper

So, I thought I posted last fall when we got the camper that I have dreams of turning into a glamper. But maybe I forgot. Here she is:

We call her Ellie (glampers have names).

I soon realized I was in way over my head. Sooo much hidden water damage. So I haven't gotten very far on the glamper part. But I've repaired a lot of crap. Still have a long way to go, but at least we got to take her to Bear Lake last weekend. And nobody died.

Anyway, I decided to start a separate blog to track the progress. It's https://camper2glamper.wordpress.com/
Recently updated if you want to see more :)

And a full tour (including video) before we started the reno here:  https://camper2glamper.wordpress.com/2017/03/03/vintage-shasta-16sc-camper-tour/

3rd Annual Bear Lake Camping Trip

Well, I had a good 9 months to get the camper ready for our annual trip to Bear Lake. I slacked. But we took it anyway. It was more like a glorified tent this trip. Next year we should have working appliances and cute paint! But it was a good maiden voyage.

Piper insisted on a trip to Winco for supplies before we left ;)

I'll do another post on the glamper soon, but here she is... halfway to Bear Lake. I had to rewire the trailer lights (the part that plugs into the truck) three times on the way up. The wires were too short and pulled out every time I turned right! Ha. I hit up Ace Hardware and extended the wires before the drive home. Don't know why I didn't think of it on the way up. I think I was just too nervous about the whole thing. I was fearing that the tires would fly off or something on the highway ;)

Parked at the campsite!

Messy but bright!

Piper painted the cupboards before we left :)

I did a test patch of paint on the front - aqua and orange!

Down to the lake...

The water was really high this year.

 I even got up on the paddle board (of course, Piper missed getting a shot of me during the 10 seconds that I stood up)... but check out my dollar store hat!

On the way home we stopped in the Walmart parking lot in Evanston and had a little lunch in the camper.

DIY lunchables. Super fancy!

And Piper found this cute little souvenir at the gas station. It even has Shasta wings! (mine will too, eventually)

Such a fun trip. We look forward to it every year!!