Thank you all SO MUCH for following along with our RV project! It felt both like something we worked forever for, and also like a complete whirlwind! It was really encouraging to have people following along, rooting for us. The final post of the RV There Yet series is my third most viewed blog post to date. Out of 8+ years of NEVER missing a day, that says a lot. Thank you for your support!
As promised, I wanted to address what we didn’t do in terms of our camper. There are some obvious parts that will still need some love and work down the road, but in order to save money, and considering its coming up to the end of the camping season at it is, we’re going to hold off until next Spring.
The first thing that comes to mind for me is the ceiling. You’ll notice the ceiling is pretty rough. We really wanted to finish it, or at least paint it, but we simply ran out of time. Next year, we will panel it with solid oak plywood. We will also replace the broken, yellowed roof vents in favor of something brighter white and hole-free. That’ll be priority one next year!
On the subject of the roof vents, we need new screens. Some of our RV windows don’t have screens, and others are split pretty badly. New screens. Maybe some new, tinted windows, even. But thats not a priority. It can wait for next year.
You probably noticed there were no blinds. Yikes. We know, we know, thats a huge necessity! We just didn’t have time to sort out something we really liked that was affordable on a small budget, so we’ll very likely, unceremoniously, finish out this season with cardboard or foil in the windows, and get some actual blackout blinds. Next year.
We need some new hardware. We took the towel bars down and never put them back up. We need one by the bathroom sink. With that, we’ll probably get a new toilet paper holder, and maybe some hooks. Not a rush. Just, next year.
We plan to build a different bed frame with storage under it. We tried SO hard to get to it during our six weeks, but it just wasn’t possible. We know exactly what we want, and we have the hardware for it already. Its where our lake instruments will live! Next year.
A new bathroom cabinet and sink would be really nice. We’ve made all of our fixtures more homey and less RV-y, so I’d love for that sink to make sense with everything else. But I’m not worried. Thats towards the bottom of the list. Maaaybe next year.
The kitchen faucet is actually a whole thing. As we did the water test a couple of days ago, the faucet leaked like crazy! I was angry, as I bought it second hand and felt foolish for trusting someone who clearly I shouldn’t have. I actually messaged him and politely but firmly told him I was very upset. I told him I know “buyer beware” but that honesty is a common courtesy. He was surprised and told me he had just upgraded his own faucet, but had never had any leaks. I’m not sure yet what to believe. We’re going to have to try and fix it, but if it keeps leaking, we’ll have to replace it. Next year.
I don’t know whether or not to even add it to this list, but we need basic furniture in there. A futon/couch of some kind. A table. Maybe a throw rug. We’ll sort that all out next year.
Truthfully, as the camper gets completely completed, we’ll start developing the spot itself. That means grass, a patio, an awning, lights, etc. Lucky for us, we have years to make it our own!
It all starts next year!!