While we were on our road trip last summer a truck drove past us towing a super cute small rv called a Scamp. Immediately I knew it would be perfect for our next adventure! What I didn't know is that these Scamps are quite difficult to track down if you don't want to spend a small fortune on a brand new one. This began a quest that lasted nearly a year. Every morning, noon, and night (NOT an exaggeration), I would check ebay, craigslist, and fiberglass rv forums for a scamp that was in good shape, in our price range, and close enough that we could go and get it once we found "the one." These suckers often sell within a matter of hours after being posted, so we had to be ready to pounce!
Finally, last week, after almost a year of searching, we found our Scamp! It is a 16 foot model built in 1985. It was located in Michigan, and the previous owner was asking just a little more than our 2013 tax return which put it right in our budget.
It was almost too good to be true! My brother needed to borrow our truck to move a washer and dryer into his new house Michigan, and the Scamp was only a 30 minute drive from his house. After begging the owner to hold on to the Scamp until we could get up there, last weekend Kevin and I made the drive from Columbus to Michigan and bought our new home away from home!
We are renting a parking space for it at a nearby storage facility, but Kevin found out that it actually fits in our garage after removing the wheels. So, right now our Scamp is temporarily living in our garage while we renovate and update it for our road trip this summer.
Here are the pictures of the Scamp as we purchased it:
As you can see, the inside is definitely 80s style. We've got lots of ideas for updates...I'll be posting the renovations as they develop!
Straight outta the 80's. No updates. As is... and we Love Her.
ReplyDelete....just to clear it up, I was talking about the camper.
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