We introduced ourselves to Toby, who would be our mechanic. Clipboard in hand, Toby began to walk around the camper with us, asking questions and writing down the things we were concerned about. He exuded confidence that everything we asked about could be done and for less then we thought. Both Kyle and I were feeling a huge sense of relief and gratitude that Parker Trailer had been recommended to us.
Just before we got ready to leave, I opened the door to the camper to get something out of it for Toby and upon trying to close it, it refused to close. In frustration, I kicked it. The framing around the door fell off. Toby wrote something on his clipboard and calmly said, "We'll go ahead and add a door, too."
I knew that our camper would be in capable hands.
About two weeks later, Toby called with some news and a question for me. His news, was that the camper was only attached to the frame at one point. All of the others had come apart and the suspension was broken. He couldn't believe that my husband had driven the trailer across town to our house without losing it off of the frame. Truly nothing short of a miracle. His question was, how much did we want to spend on the camper? They had gotten it in the shop and he had a list of to do items but wanted to know our budget and priorities. We had decided that our initial budge is between $2000-2500. In order of priority, our check list includes:
- Completely redoing the suspension.
- Wheel Bearings
- New hitch
- Stabilizer jacks
- New Tires
- Rewire brakes, electrical
- New gas line
- New water tank and line
- Replace rear window
- New door (because I broke the old one)
There may be other things that come up as the get into the project, but these are our starting points. Toby seems confident that he can stay within budget for these items and we are thrilled to know that our camper is in such good hands.
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