Mundo4x4Casa
West slope, N. Ser. Nev.
jefe here. This month, after reaching maturity on her 21st birthday, (built April 1998) our tried and true Lance 165-s is going to pasture.
We've had a good run with her accumulating more than 240 glorious nights, "in the box". She's still amazingly sound and viable, but has a few old age flaws that I don't want to have to chase down and fix anymore. We've done a lot of upgrades to her. She's for sale on the Sacramento CA Craigslist. After fixing the plumbing leak behind the wall at the fresh water drain petcock, we unloaded all the stuff that slowly and inexorably collects in those low dark places, and as another thread has advised, discovered we carry way too much stuff. She's cleaned up and looks pretty good. So now the question is, what's next? Monday we make the trip over to CTA in Carson City Nevada to check out their fleet of small light campers from several mfgrs. Since we've had a really wonderful, long term experience with the Lance 165-s xcab, we scoured the internet to find a suitable replacement. The closest was the Lance 825, which is eons ahead in technology compared to the old gal. But, Jeanie could not abide not having a sink in the wet bath. We're not up for brushing our teeth and spitting into the kitchen sink. Too bad, It's a great setup and basically we're used to it. Fits like an old shoe. Next is the Lance 865. It has a bathroom sink, but otherwise the floorplan is a little more cramped inside. I'm not as fond of it as I am the 825. Most of these campers come with every possible option. The good thing about Lance is you can special order the options to suit. That's where Lance makes their profit. As we rarely plug in, the deleting process begins. So, delete the air conditioning. Delete the oven and 3 burner stove, down to a 2 burner set up with no oven. Delete the microwave. Delete the TV. I'll use my same little portable/cable. I'll put my own Renogy 300 watt solar system on the roof. This deletes a lot of stuff that is located higher up in the camper, reducing a LOT of high positioned weight. I'll give you an update on what transpires.
jefe
We've had a good run with her accumulating more than 240 glorious nights, "in the box". She's still amazingly sound and viable, but has a few old age flaws that I don't want to have to chase down and fix anymore. We've done a lot of upgrades to her. She's for sale on the Sacramento CA Craigslist. After fixing the plumbing leak behind the wall at the fresh water drain petcock, we unloaded all the stuff that slowly and inexorably collects in those low dark places, and as another thread has advised, discovered we carry way too much stuff. She's cleaned up and looks pretty good. So now the question is, what's next? Monday we make the trip over to CTA in Carson City Nevada to check out their fleet of small light campers from several mfgrs. Since we've had a really wonderful, long term experience with the Lance 165-s xcab, we scoured the internet to find a suitable replacement. The closest was the Lance 825, which is eons ahead in technology compared to the old gal. But, Jeanie could not abide not having a sink in the wet bath. We're not up for brushing our teeth and spitting into the kitchen sink. Too bad, It's a great setup and basically we're used to it. Fits like an old shoe. Next is the Lance 865. It has a bathroom sink, but otherwise the floorplan is a little more cramped inside. I'm not as fond of it as I am the 825. Most of these campers come with every possible option. The good thing about Lance is you can special order the options to suit. That's where Lance makes their profit. As we rarely plug in, the deleting process begins. So, delete the air conditioning. Delete the oven and 3 burner stove, down to a 2 burner set up with no oven. Delete the microwave. Delete the TV. I'll use my same little portable/cable. I'll put my own Renogy 300 watt solar system on the roof. This deletes a lot of stuff that is located higher up in the camper, reducing a LOT of high positioned weight. I'll give you an update on what transpires.
jefe