we are back!!! - Hi-Lo camper travel trailer forum

renoites · 05-25-2015, 02:54 PM

Wife, dogs X2 and I left on 2 Feb for our 3.5 month trip.
Put 7K+ miles on our 1985 hi-lo Funchaser this trip.

The new to us Ford diesel worked flawlessly and made the trip more enjoyable and comfortable.

The renovations to the interior worked out great. Having an ice maker in the trlr made life tolerable in the Florida heat. Plus the AC worked great also.

We meandered home for about 1 month upon our leaving FL
30 year old awning collapsed during a hard rain storm in Nashville, Tn. Hope I can rebuild it this year.

I did have some minor issues with the loss of 2 guide blocks on the drivers side. I have started the rebuild to repair this matter in a cost and time efficient manor. Blocks had pulled out of the wood on a prior trip and had been , not successfully, repaired. My repair this time should last longer than this old trlr.
I will do a write up on this repair when completed. I am sure that I am not the only one this has happened to. Especially on the older trlrs. The cost and work involved to remove the top may not be necessary in my repairs.

We saw NO other hi-lo's on our trip. Did have several people that wanted to buy it. That happens every time we have it out on the street or traveling.

I always have repairs needed when coming home from long trips. That is the joy of using a 30 year old trlr. There isn't much on this trlr that I haven't repaired or changed.

The plight of our countries infrastructures, ie highways, and bridges, has increased the need for such repairs. Rough roads with a moveable top has its drawbacks.

Luckydog671 · 05-25-2015, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by renoites

Wife, dogs X2 and I left on 2 Feb for our 3.5 month trip.
Put 7K+ miles on our 1985 hi-lo Funchaser this trip.

The new to us Ford diesel worked flawlessly and made the trip more enjoyable and comfortable.

The renovations to the interior worked out great. Having an ice maker in the trlr made life tolerable in the Florida heat. Plus the AC worked great also.

We meandered home for about 1 month upon our leaving FL
30 year old awning collapsed during a hard rain storm in Nashville, Tn. Hope I can rebuild it this year.

I did have some minor issues with the loss of 2 guide blocks on the drivers side. I have started the rebuild to repair this matter in a cost and time efficient manor. Blocks had pulled out of the wood on a prior trip and had been , not successfully, repaired. My repair this time should last longer than this old trlr.
I will do a write up on this repair when completed. I am sure that I am not the only one this has happened to. Especially on the older trlrs. The cost and work involved to remove the top may not be necessary in my repairs.

We saw NO other hi-lo's on our trip. Did have several people that wanted to buy it. That happens every time we have it out on the street or traveling.

I always have repairs needed when coming home from long trips. That is the joy of using a 30 year old trlr. There isn't much on this trlr that I haven't repaired or changed.

The plight of our countries infrastructures, ie highways, and bridges, has increased the need for such repairs. Rough roads with a moveable top has its drawbacks.

Welcome back, Steve! Glad to hear your new TV worked well and that you had no major mishaps on such a long journey.

JackandJanet · 05-25-2015, 05:28 PM

Sadly, the Government HAS to spend money to keep this Country's infrastructure in working order. Wish some of our congresscritters would wake up to that fact.

Glad you had such a successful trip! The longest I've ever been out is about 2 1/2 weeks.

- Jack