Caleb "Achy Dad" Clark

Sunday, September 8, 2019

Fiberglass travel trailer rebuild. Trashed 1989 Casita 16' RV fixed up for kids bunkhouse towable by Subaru Forester

Original photo from classified listing

Finally found a project fiberglass trailer after looking for fun for a few years occasionally. I got a 1989 Casita Brand 16' foot for $700.00 from a nice teacher to make into a kids bunkhouse for our backyard, with occasional travel...maybe. We've had a beat up and patched 1997 Coleman Pop Up I got for $800.00 for a few years and it's getting too beat up. This 16 foot Casita is like a Scamp, Trillium, Boler, and UHall, EggCamper, Happier Camper, type two piece fiberglass campers. Fiberglass lasts a long time! And is light. This model came with electric breaks, a bathroom and toilet up front, a full kitchen with a cooking vent, heaters, etc.

Specs

1989 Casita 16', probably a Spirit Delux? Came with electric breaks, bathroom, shower, sink, stove, two vents to the left of the door, and a small window in front of the stove, which had a exhaust vent.
Wheels: 13" 5 lug, 4.5' apart. Might take 15"

Gear: Supplies and products Here on Amazon

Cleaning

Cleaned the outside with a solution of 80% white vinegar and 20% isopropal alcohol, then a 10% bleach spray, then scrubbing with Dawn soapy water.

Cleaned the inside with same vinegar solution, then vacuumed and used upholstery Fabrize on carpet and vacuumed again everything carefully with a Hepa filter Shop Vac. I used too much Fabrize I think, but it should air out.