Back at it

Most people who heard about my camper project, or saw the creation process were supportive and confident of a positive out come (at least to my face). But there were a few nay-sayers, one notoriously tactless neighbor said he wanted to see what it looked like in a year, because he knew that there would be problems with it. Well, it has been a year, and I'd have to say it held together pretty well!

The biggest issue were some cracks that formed in the outside, especially on corners and edges. I think what happened was I used the wrong wood filler, all the cracks happened at joints where there was a particularly crumbly wood filler. Well, the jostling over back roads probably had a little something to do with the crack formations...

This is my door, which had the most cracking, and the least fiberglass resin.

I remedied the issue by carving out along the cracks. 

It felt wrong cutting right into the camper, though my surgery ended up with some good results.

Then I filled in the cracks with good waterproof, paintable, flexible caulk. 

Now for the plastic surgery.

Don't worry, as soon as the weather is bearable Pika will get a bath.

After I wash Pika, I'm going to do a touch up of the paint. Now on to the improvements! One of the main reasons I wanted a camper (versus living out of my Subaru) was a way to shower. It never happened last year, which meant a lot of using friend's houses to shower and bathing in VERY cold mountain streams. A few youtube searches, a serendipitous Lowes purchase, and building on old ideas, and finally I have a shower!

Outside view of the set up shower. Basically two shower curtains strung around the awning wing of Pika.

There is the basin to catch the water, my sister actually bought this at Lowes, it is a cement mixing basin. Now my bathtub. Don't worry I'll buy myself one.

It is quite spacious in there! The shower pump is a weed sprayer, with the nozzle cut off and replaced with a sink sprayer attached. 

I also wanted more storage space, and a table/counter inside Pika. My dad helped me start on a two shelved counter in the front. 

Deja vu!

Bare bones at this point.