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I found it on steel soldiers of course... I know the project has been sitting for quite some time, but I had quite a few changes in my life. I also needed to do some work on my deuce to get it parade ready. Now that the weather is cool and since I got it mostly cleaned out from being a storage...

Sorry for the long delay guys, having projects sitting drives me nuts.... On father's Day I was struck by a car while directing traffic on foot around a crash scene. Got clipped by a guy driving a Nissan Titan (possibly alcohol or narcotics involved). He got my foot with the driver front tire...

I am using the orange paint to mark the holes so they can be plugged. I am working on a down and dirty meathod to plug the holes, I'm not building a rocket here, I'm building a rugged camper.... Here is what I'm thinkin......... A short bolt, a washer and a mess of silicone, then through the...

Heres photos of my brother, me, and a few of the holes that need to be plugged... More on patching the holes to come in a few weeks. Right now we are neck deep in fiberglass, old plywood and GRIME.... But it is lookin good...

I fogot to add the second photo of where the window will be.

I finally got a chance to get a photo of the outline of the window inside. This will be along the right wall as you walk in. It is roughed out so I can get some measurements before I cut....

Sasquatchsanta I believe the S-250 might be better suited. as the S-280 is only 6 foot tall on the inside, not really the room for a bunk, thats why I had to get rid of the second bed in order to make room for the fresh water tank. S-250 - Rugged, Truck Mounted Military Shelter The diagram...

As the teardown progresses there will be "adjustments" to my master plan... So far, I had to get rid of a full size bottom bunk in favor for a standard cot size, enlarge the bathroom by 1 inch, move the safe......... all cause I wanted a window....... Oh, back to floors.... I will put a...

I also got a good peak at the floor while I was cleaning up the fiberglass remnants. By the way, that small section represented 3 full trash bags of waste, two of the wood pannels cut down and a third full bag just in fiberglass. The floor appears to be a plywood base with a roofing paper on...

I have only one area of concern so far. This is a shot of the far right of the S-280 (as walking in). It appears to be some seperation / metal rot that will need to be patched.

Here is a close up of the NASTY old glue used to hold the fiberglass into the shelter. The walls by the way are 1 1/2 in thick from the interior of the skin to the inside of the interior pannel. The shop vac, fan moving air out of the shelter, and the mask made the time tolerable.

I also got around to stripping the rest of the wall sections I removed. That fiberglass is NASTY!!!:-( I used a plastic putty knife to pull the fiberglass off the wall, and then a shop vac with a brush attachment to scrub the walls. This gave me a really good view of the walls and any possible...

Today I picked up two camper windows the wife found on the net for $15 each. One is a emergency escape window the other is vented with a screen.

Here are the photos of the teardown.

I began to pull the pannels off. The interior has a musty smell and the wife and I are both sensitive to mold. A re-insulation of the shelter was manditory because I want to get rid of the old fiberglass insulation and possibly cut a window or two. This will also allow me to locate leaks easier...

I next got a rough idea of a floor plan for the interior. I taped off the different areas. In the first photo we can see the interior before the teardown In the second photo you can see the far end of the shelter, the bunks will go here. to the left of that will be the bathroom where the...

The driver from Eastern Towing was really good and slid the S-280 into my Deuce

The recovery photos:

I began the tear down project today. I figure putting in a few hours here and there will keep me out of trouble. Although the interior was serviceable I wanted to be able to use this for many years, this involves, 1st and formost in Florida, is waterproofing. I need to find the leaks, if there...

Although I had a good start, I want to make it better so that the wife and I can enjoy the shelter/camper for years to come. I also need it to be sutable to use for a hunting camp and something to sleep in for the Florida rally i will make one of these days... So a rebuild was in order....