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In The Beginning...
When we traded for Homer III, it was out of necessity. As our
children grew, so did our needs. Our previous RV, Homer II (starting
to see a naming pattern?) had adequate sleeping accommodations, but
lacked the seating we needed as a family of six. I found this late
model "class a" at a dealership in Kentucky. They made a respectable
trade-in offer on our older unit, so we made a deal. While this
motorhome was just one year newer that the previous one, it only had
13,000 miles on it, and looked like new on the outside. The interior
was in relatively good shape, but the carpet and sofa were already
showing signs of wear.
Another issue I had when I purchased the RV was the captain's
chair's inability to turn and face the aft mounted television.
The dealer actually gave be $400 cash back to take care of the
issue.
18 months
later...
We used Homer III a lot that first year and a half. We traveled
25 states and camped at many state parks and national parks. With
six active people (and a cat for part of the time), we can cause a
lot of wear and tear on a camper. The carpet was dirty and fading,
the linoleum was scratched, and the sofa was looking ickier by the
day. To make matters worse, the frame on the bed was bent some
months back, and it wouldn't even fold out anymore. It was so narrow
with its armrests, only two people could sit on it. Additionally,
there was so much wasted space behind the sofa, they tried to add a
tiny narrow shelf, but it was unusable. Long story short, Homer
III was due a little makeover!
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Before
Before - Homer had a combination of cheap vinyl flooring and
dirty worn tan carpet. The Flexsteel sofa/bed had begun shedding
it's pleather skin, and the frame was bent making it unusable.
The captains chair would not turn past the steering wheel
After
After - New
composite tile flooring throughout the camper, a custom-built
sofa bed with storage, and a correctly mounted captain's chair -
swivel and all!
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