The Adventure is in the Journey

So how did we get to this point? Our camping started in a family tent, grew through a tent trailer and finally a 29' travel trailer. Yes in typical fashion when we really needed the large trailer, we had a tent trailer, and when we bought the large trailer, the number of people camping was on the verge of becoming outnumbered by pets.
After selling the trailer I found myself missing the weekend trips to the mountains. Since there are not a lot of lakes nearby and our winters are rather long; while preferred; a boat was not a viable option.
What to do? With Gingersnap pursuing his passion of downhill mountain biking (DHMB), a motor-home seemed like a good choice. But what kind? Well with limited resources to spend on an RV and a weird affinity for the old Winnebagos, we settled on a 1973 Brave 22' model affectionately christened Walter. Luxury? No. Fast? No. Quiet? Again no. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think its quite cool to look at. Its no where near perfect, but it was clean and ran good for a 40 year old machine. What it is is a project. A project that it appears all the appliances work!
So far I have installed laminate flooring before winter set in. Plans this spring are to install carpet in the cab area to clean it up and hopefully quiet it down. With any luck we can find some nice covers for the front seats and other cushions. The red velvet on the seats is horrible. The rest of the covers are the original green tweed.

I Can't Drive 55.
 In between tasks, we will test its metal on the road to various ski hills for the BC Cup DH bike races. However, with apologies to Mr. Hagar, Walter won't be exceeding 55. Perhaps with a gale force tail wind it might. Of course it could be a challenge getting it to 55. Being a 40 year old truck chassis, it doesn't like to accelerate turn, or stop. However all that and other peoples reaction to it,  make it fun cruise around in. And, I am looking forward to parking at the bottom of the race course and cheering on the DH bike team.
B~