We are now the proud owners of a circa 1973 Apache Ramada hard-body camper!
Yes. We know it is not a vardo. But we have plans.
A few weekends ago we drove out to Quinlan, TX to view a hunter travel trailer Kyro found on Craig's List. Very tiny, but cute, complete with water and propane hook ups. The owner built it off of an old Coleman camper whose canvas sides rotted out, by keeping the base & the roof and replacing the walls with board. In the end, we opted to not purchase it, but decided that the idea was good enough to borrow. Not having to learn how to install electrical wires or propane lines? Win.
Last Wednesday, Kyro discovered our current camper (Craig's List, again). In his words, it's "funky and needs some work." A little bit of an understatement, but I think it'll turn out awesome in the end. And worth it, since we wanted something off of the ground for when we go camping Memorial Day weekend in the middle of a poison ivy-infested pecan grove. And then for another camp out at the end of June at Lake Texoma.
Right now, we're just concerned about getting it cleaned up enough to spend five days camping in, and in good enough condition to be usable. (I found a newspaper dating back to 1988, so it definitely needs some care.) After that, let the caravan conversion begin!
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