Category Archives: Outdoors

Harbor Freight 45 Watt Solar Panel Kit and battery

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Adam Swanger

My dream is to take the camper to a quiet, secluded lake-side site to relax and enjoy the outdoors. A critical step towards that end is….power! Got the standard starter kit, a 45W harbor freight 3-panel kit that includes a … Continue reading →

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1987 Fleetwood Prowler 24P Hardwood Flooring

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Adam Swanger

This one is too fancy for this camper! My dad had leftover hardwood flooring taking up space in his garage from various jobs and offered it for the camper. After measuring, there turned out to be just enough to do … Continue reading →

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1987 Fleetwood Prowler 24P toilet, ceiling, roof and couch finally!

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Adam Swanger

I’ve been working as time allows and have a bunch of updates to show in this post. Also recently successfully tested water system and changed the bad tire out. Reserved a spot this weekend so had to scramble to make … Continue reading →

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Camping at Elizabeth Furnace Recreation Area in Strasburg, VA

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Adam Swanger

Decided to take a break from working on the camper last weekend and get out and enjoy the outdoors. I started skimming at the usual freecampsites.net and found some WMA land up near my bro in Front Royal but unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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1987 Fleetwood Prowler 24P Electrical platform and dinette bench rebuild

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Adam Swanger

A while ago I disassembled the homemade, rickety bench on the back side of the dinette. This left nowhere to sit and the electrical mess exposed. The rebuild resulted in a solid bench and organized, secure electrical mount. As always, … Continue reading →

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1987 Fleetwood Prowler 24P ceiling and roof fix

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Adam Swanger

The old ceiling rafters were rotted and new 2x2s were just screwed to them for support!?!? Also the vent and old antenna location were all leaking so I ripped it all out and my dad came down to help finish … Continue reading →

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Hiking at Virginia Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area (WMA)

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Adam Swanger

In my search to find free places to boondock and just enjoy the outdoors I came across Wildlife Management Areas! The East coast doean’t even come close to the BLM lands out West so this is definitely a challenge. WMAs … Continue reading →

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1987 Fleetwood Prowler 24P Furnace Fix and cover

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Adam Swanger

One thing the PO was actually honest about was telling me the furnace didn’t work because they never used it. Project commence! Furnace was completely full of mud dauber nests, remains and spiders! At least there were no live ones … Continue reading →

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Paracord zipper pulls for mom

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Adam Swanger

My mom asked for more robust zipper pulls she could really grasp for her bags. She supplied the hooks and I did a 2.5 inch cobra weave and viola! I also made a quick jig with screws to hook on … Continue reading →

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1987 Fleetwood Prowler 24P Wheel Bearing Repacking

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Adam Swanger

Did my first wheel bearing repacking and it just had to be a dual axle trailer… Turned out to be easy, just time consuming and repetitive. I didn’t know about the inside seals so didn’t replace this time but I … Continue reading →

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