From Moving Truck to RV

In my last post, I talked about the beginnings of Harry’s makeover. Harry presented us with an opportunity to realize my and my wife’s lifelong dream. However, now that Harry was no more, we needed to give the truck a new look.

Keep reading about the next steps in Harry’s makeover!

Primed and Ready to Go!

Well, it wasn’t ready to go, but now that the primer was on, it was ready for the next step. I didn’t want a white truck, as that is quite boring. So I used my artistic skills to create a modern and sleek design. It turned out well if I say so myself. 

The first step in this particular project was masking. No, not the COVID masks that we have these days. Masking means taping off all the parts of the vehicle that do not require painting. Or, in our case, masking the design that I wanted to add. 

A Lesson Learned

On one of the nights, I learned a valuable lesson. I was running around the truck spray painting to my heart’s desire. At a certain time, I realized that the pressure was less and less with each passing moment. 

We used construction lamps to light the camper, and one of the lamps was a little too close to the hose of the paint. I started investigating, and by the time that I found the problem, the hose had swelled into a ball. It was big enough to start the World Championship kick-off!

A few moments later, it exploded with a loud bang, and painting was done for the night.

We knew now to be more careful with the construction lamps, and altogether it took me four nights to finish the paint job.

A Trip Down Memory Lane

In the meantime, I was on the lookout for RV accessories. Some I ordered online, while I bought others locally. I found a door at an RV dealership in London, ON. 

While we drove there, my wife kept me company in the front seat. However, on our way back, she was squished in the back because of the many purchased items for the late Harry, including a door. 

To give her a break, we stopped at a Burger King for an unhealthy lunch. As we were sitting there, we thought back to an earlier time we spent at Burger King.

Let me take you there. We are looking back about 27 years. My wife was pregnant with our youngest daughter. I remember exactly where it was and what we ordered.

We both ordered a Whopper. When we sat down at our table, I saw on my wife’s face that something was amiss. 

She said: “Herman, is this burger ok?”

I replied with a “Yeah, it’s good!” 

A minute later, she had enough and decided that the burger was spoiled and moved to bring it back. It was easily done. She came back with a new Whopper and a big smile.

I had finished my meal in the meantime when she started again. 

“Herman, this one isn’t good either.”

I went to the counter this time and asked for a third burger. The servers at the counter looked at me weird, and I just shrugged my shoulders. When I returned with the third burger, my wife didn’t like it either, so I ate it instead. 

I felt a little awkward leaving Burger King and knew from that moment on not to trust a woman’s opinion when she is pregnant!

Home Sweet Home

When we finally made it home, we started making our plans and doing our research on placing windows and doors. It is a task that needs the utmost accuracy since you don’t want any leaking!

I bought a kit from Amazon to place both the windows and the door professionally. Finally, I was ready for the scary moment of cutting wholes in my new RV. I double-checked everything about ten times. 

Thankfully, it wasn’t too bad. We’ve had many rainstorms since, and everything is still dry as the desert! 

The End is In Sight

Finally, Harry started looking like an RV. He had a new paint job, windows, door, and rims. I also got a backup camera from my daughter, which was also installed. The outside was as good as done! 

Tune in next week to read about the interior changes to Harry. But, for now, my wife and I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

God’s Blessings!