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A closer view of the rotted area. Not terrible for a 1972, but it will be addressed next year (if I don't sell this camper by then). I like the camper, but I'm starting to save for a NEW Alaskan, with a built-in toilet. Otherwise, I would keep tinkering with this one (and I may do that anyway).

Photo of interior with sides down. It is shown here because there is some rot all across the front upper section. though not completely a disaster, that short section will be the first replaced. The lower corner on left (driver side) has wood so soft that the screws to hold down the seal has...

The passenger side has a bit more rot, but not terrible (yet).

The driver side corner shows some rot, again not bad for an unrestored 1972 camper.

On the passenger side, the guide area shows some rot. Though not all the way through the base structure, it did destroy the nice birch interior locally. That carpet is part of the original design, I'm guessing to prevent water coming in both with raised and also when lowered and driving...

On the driver's side, the front guide is very stable with very little rot. Amazing for a 47-year-old camper.

Old jacks with new mounts. The rusty tube has a pin that goes through a smaller tube, slid inside and welded to a plate that bolts onto the new mounts. If I had thought further, I would have simply welded the silly inner metal tub directly to the bolted-on plate.

Replaced old, small mounting plates with custom-made plates. They are based off Reico-Titan mounting jacks, so that in future I can buy a set and slap on there. Old jacks still work, just are very heavy and difficult to maneuver. The mounts are 1/4" steel, and extend entirely under the...

new camper mounts and misc

Dometic RM36A 2-way fridge control panel. Broken/mashed shaft for gas thermostat control. That shaft goes about 18 inches under the compartment, all the way to the back of the controls. Need to replace entire shaft if I want to fix (it is a hollow tube of aluminum, too). Turns out I found a...

upside down, don't know how to fix in online forum gallery.

Back of a Dometic RM 46C, which is the same control system as a Dometic RM 36A (in my 1972 Alaskan camper). Red arrows point to the thin copper tubes (They are not wires) coming out of the electric (right) and gas (far left) control thermostats. They are very fragile. They run up the back of...

a different angle. Fridge works on AC and I can light the pilot, but gas mode does not cool (yet). Probably dirty. Reloaded upside down (correctly up now).

Open door, to interior with top up. Update:  I rotated image to be correct, but had to copy and paste back into this gallery.

Traveling back through North Dakota with the new-to-me camper.

Interior, top up. This photo is waay better looking than the actual camper, don't know how that worked out.

Looked completely unused, figured it would not work. After flushing the propane lines and following the instructions--it worked! Worked at 6500 feet elevation, too! (Flagstaff). Now on to repairing the fridge...

Instructions are on top of the heater unit.

Interior with top lowered. the rear vent.

Interior with top lowered

Interior with top lowered