Anyway, I went and had a look, took careful notes, and realized that there were still enough things there that I could assemble one complete unit from whatever was there. For instance, one complete set of perfect cushions, one set of perfect windows that could be reinstalled, a set of good wheels and tires, etc. What was also quirky is that whoever decommissioned the units wasn't thorough -- they had gone through and dutifully disconnected the marine batteries to "preserve" them, but of course that condemned the batteries to sulphate death as soon as they discharged... except one unit, where they had left it connected, and so the roof solar cell kept that battery charged and healthy for nearly two years.

I offered them three hundred bucks if I could piece together a decent unit from the bones. They said four hundred, I said OK, and I took my tools down there one Saturday and spent the day assembling the unit I have now and drove it home. It got a thorough cleaning, and needed the lenses on all the clearance lights to be replaced, but basically it was as you see it now. Since then, I've replaced the wood in the cabin (this unit had had a side window broken and the rain got in and rotted the wood) and replaced the carpet on the floor -- Home Depot has basically the identical stuff.

The most this has had in it was three people -- me and two friends going to see the Grateful Dead in Buffalo in the summer of 1992.