Benny's Winter Blues

We left Benny our 1985 Westfalia camper outside during the winter and he caught a case of winter blues.  Firstly his alarm coughed, spluttered and stopped working.  Then he caught a severe dose of the MOLD.  It must of crept up on him as we did not notice it until a mid winter picknic when Sarah said I think he has mold.  Yup, there it was.  With the top down we did not know just how bad it was and with the rain and snow we could not open it up to check.  Yes I know on hingsight we could of taken him to a garage or some other place under cover, but we did'nt and yes we feel bad about it.

When the snow and rain stopped we popped the top and to our horror the mold was far worse than we thought.  The canvas was soaking wet and mold was all over the ceiling and canvas.  In a short gap in the weather we dryed out the canvas and brought Benny indoors.

When the weather broke, I dressed up in a home made hazmat suit and armed with soap and bleach attempted to clean up the mess. Alas it was not to be.  I was strong but the mold was stronger.  To ensure we eradicate the mold minor surgery is needed.

Today we took Benny in for a new canvas and an alarm replacement as well as a spring tune up to ensure he is in tip top condition for our next camping trip. 

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