Our Little Scotty

Around the beginning of 2014, Alex's grandparents said we could have their 1966 Serro Scotty Sportsman. They haven't used it in several years and thought we would get more use out of it. It was so cute and we saw so much potential...but it needed some work to get it the way we needed/wanted. 

Water damage..the black is Flexseal; our temporary fix
until we could do something better, more permanent later

Apparently like every old camper, it had some water damage. At this point in time, the camper had been sitting there for a while and we weren't sure if it was able to be transported safely, so we worked on it off and on for a little while. 

We didn't mess with it much until recently. We bought new tires, tags, and lights before we took it home. After we got it home, we knew we could get it done quicker and easier. 

       

Before new tire

With new tire

The Scotty's first time on the road in 10 years!
That was a nervous ride

Since it's at his house, he's had more time to work on it. We worked together one day and accomplished quite a bit. The first thing was putting up the ceiling on one part of the camper. He had already insulated it and did what he needed to do. I wasn't involved much in that process except for holding the pieces up and that was just fine :) 

While he was making cuts and doing all that, I was removing some things off the wall like curtain rod holders, cabinet doors, hinges, and the drawers from under the sink. I sanded the drawers and doors due to the texture of the old sponge paint job.

Removing these pieces took a while since every one was painted on

It started to get consistently chilly outside since we've brought it home. 

We have a few things we can do during the cold winter months. 

I plan on making cushion covers for the dinette and making curtains after my finals are over this semester.

Slow progress is still progress :)