Local families breathed new life into old campers.
4 vintage campers that make us want to hit the road
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August 28, 2020 at 7:01PM
1972 Scamp
Owners: Nadia Haddad and Ryan Fall.
Size: 13 feet, about 1,200 pounds. Paid: $500.
Makeover: About $1,000 and 40 hours of work, including reupholstering, rewiring and installing new cork flooring and tires.
1972 Avion Voyageur
Owners: Family Handyman magazine.
Size: 31 feet, about 4,500 pounds. Paid: $6,800.
Makeover: Also around $6,800, done over three months by multiple workers, who rebuilt most of the interior and replaced electrical lines, lights, appliances, cabinets, flooring and tires.
1959 Airstream Tradewind
Owner: Betsy Vork-Howell
Size: 24 feet, 3,000 pounds. Paid: $2,500.
Makeover: Between $5,000 and $8,000 over nine years, which involved "everything but the plumbing."
1966 Holiday Rambler Trav'ler
Owner: Paul Creager and family.
Size: 22 feet, 3,800 pounds. Paid: $1,250.
Makeover: About $1,000, with a new air-conditioning unit and about 100 hours of labor, including stripping exterior paint and resealing seams.
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