I'd hoped to be well underway in doing some remodeling of the Dutchman's interior but it's been too cold to work out at the hangar this winter. I used to like working in the cold weather but I was a younger man back then, I guess.
But we had a warm spell last week -- it got up to 30 -- so I at least got started, taping off a few sections and priming the old "faux wood" paneling. It doesn't look like much at the moment, I admit. But eventually it'll be a deep grey/blue, which should match the flooring better as well as the upholstery (which I wouldn't mind also updating if I knew how to do it).
The renter-damaged tent panel next to the door returned from the Wisconsin company that does these sort of repairs (same place I bought the all-new tent portion last spring), and I was pretty amazed at their work. The screen was completely replaced where it was ripped and I can't tell anything happened to the vinyl, and there's a new rubber channel along the bottom that slides onto the camper frame. The old one -- one year old -- had split. It takes some abuse in raising and lowering the camper, so I had the company sew some velcro to the bottom to take the pressure off that channel. We'll see how it works.
I'm still trying to find a suitable faucet for the sink but have had no luck so far. The old, cheap faucet isn't made anymore or is out of stock everywhere. I wouldn't want it, anyway, as it leaked far too much.
I'm still planning to add a new sunscreen/canopy, and I've also purchased a vinyl "rug" to place just outside the door.
As weather warms, I'll be working on the usual infrastructure -- wheel bearings and such.
I have no idea what the coming camping season will bring, how availability in state parks will match up to last year's tight squeeze, but I've opened up reservations for 2022 if you want to reserve some time now.
