Lugoff,SC
I got here last night about an hour from sunset. The grass is waist high so the thought of snakes crossed my mind. Jeff has killed two rattlesnakes on this 11 acres. First thing to do was walk to all the buildings and turn on breakers that will provide lights and water. My Kodiak blasted a path through the woods and I got the free standing air conditioner hooked up and running. The rains started during the night and were still going this morning when I got up. Sleep was tough on a hard floor but I will get one of the air mattresses inflated tonight.
Anybody have a Vixen?
I saw this out the corner of my eye and had to stop and investigate. This model Vixen was built in the mid 80’s and powered by a 2.5L BMW engine. Almost 30 mpg and not many parts to rust.
Elizabethton,TN
Visiting in Elizabethton where I used to live and boy does it look beautiful. I will tease with that text until I can get some pictures. Weather has been perfect. A friend of mine wants to buy the Kodiak and is now trying to line up some trade bait. The first truck he offered is great to look at but needs a transmission. I didn’t even know about the no reverse until I needed it to turn around. It took many extra miles to find room for the turn. No stopping and no going in the backing direction. I feel that I need more.The walking trail behind the hospital in Elizabethton is 2 miles of cool beauty and rich with history.
Maybe something like this
This is going to be hard because the demolition of the little building is my only source of materials. My metal roofing is blue and the pieces are really short so I may have to use that in the interior. I have five Peachtree windows and a wood entrance door. There are three cabinets and a shower tray to get a galley started. Almost everything was built with screws so I hope the framing can be salvaged. The cedar shakes might not remove very well. There are 4×6 skids running the length of the house and I don’t know what to do with them yet. Of course this is all going to be heavy so I needed a bigger truck. Here is how the two trucks compare.
My truck did well
The trailer is now in Oriental. I have taken about a third of the tinyhouse apart but need to get back down there soon.
Phase one of recovering the little building
I am headed to Florida after a stop in Lugoff to check on things. There is a 5th wheel camper frame for sale by a couple who used to be full-time RVers. My hope is to tow it to South Carolina and deal with the little building. I might try and slide it on to the trailer or maybe even take it apart and rebuild in Oriental. It might be nice to have a smaller version.
The Camper
Of course I had the chicken coup on the back of this truck but I needed to haul materials while building the tinyhouse so I took it off. Now I need something back there again so here we go with a second build. Narrow down low to keep me from installing big mirrors but flaring out up top to mount the bunk side to side.