Stage 1 comes to a close.
Stephen was very thankful for help and advice from Bryon and Diane Liepper from the Sierra Nevada Airstream group here in Reno. They were wonderful about letting us hook up and test everything at their house. The kids ran around their yard and especially enjoyed looking at a group of chickens being studied by the state of NV.
All in all things were very positive. Almost everything major worked fine. The only mishaps were the electrical and battery which we expected and the bathroom has a few hiccups.
The floors are done with four layers of Poly. They look wonderful and I am glad we did it despite my bruised knees. We have decided to not cover the floor in the bathroom just yet. It has a sometimes leak. It not bad enough to stress us out because the shut off valve works well. Stephen replaced the toilet and replaced some of the copper pipe with a blue plastic piping. ( I don't remember its name :} oops) It took him two days and many trips into town for fittings. We will remodel more of the bath in a few month as we travel along.
Stephen worked hard over Father's Day replacing some of the electrical system. He and my father-in-law pulled out the stove. This allowed them to replace the old converter box, rewire the battery, and put in a new fuse box. They also did some carpentry repairs to the kitchen. The stove was hanging in by two screws and the counter top had fallen in two spots. We didn't do a complete redo but the repairs really improved the kitchen. In between project starts and stops, we journeyed to Lake Tahoe for a fun family drive and some pictures.
Now, I will start gleaning and packing.
We hit the road officially living in trailer on July 1st.
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