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Now here is a guy who really doesn't understand anything mechanical... and so it at the mercy of others to do everything. That is an expensive and helpless place to be. RV repairer are notoriously bad and expensive. Bad luck.

with that much into it... I guess your only choice is take the money and buy another... but any hand person is going to fix it... fiberglass is easy. Maybe hard to make it beautiful, but easy to make it whole and workable.

This is why peeling off stripes and decals is best practice.

Twenty four thousand dollars, American dollars? and the is the cheapest one in the country? Dear lord

How much did you pay for it?

Soft "Ch" and a short "I"- Shi-nook. They definitely predate the 80-90s. I've got my eye on a 1976 Dodge Chinook right now.

Oh my goodness I am so sorry . We just got our Chinook recently and there’s a lot of little things wrong with it so I was definitely sympathizing with you there but I’m devastated to hear that it was totaled.

All easy and typical problems to fix on a used older motorhome, then you got rear ended and threw it away. Have it totaled get 24k from the insurance and buy it back for 500 to 1,000 bucks and fix it yourself with $23,500 to spend.

Where is updated vid 😆

Cheapest ? How much ? Never mind, I have an admire relationship with the original Chinook’s RV’s, so I couldn’t see the whole video describing the damages. The best of luck, I wish you well.

If it only takes that much to total one out. Get a cutaway ambo.

I'm sorry that this happened to you. I'm looking into buying a Chinook myself. I'd be devastated in your situation. You seem to be maintaining composure rather well all things considered.

Chris did it get wrote off? If you still have it and its road worthy/certified I would be interested in giving the project a go? I was living in mine for 3 yrs and had an engine fire 3wks ago....Mine got wrote off which means they are gonna come and take it (I'm living in it still) and they didn't give me near enough to buy another one...fingers crossed!

Between some strong duct tape, some caulk, and some paint from home depot, I'd rig that up and ride. Especially after spending $24,000. Use screws to tighten down anything that's loose. As long as the engine and drive train are good, you got you something. That's not enough damage to scrap the truck.

..effed up Perfect tho.. 🤷🥴🍍🏌️🥴👍🍺

Sounds like my ex wife. Almost nice on the outside, yet inside is completely unknown.

thats so damn sad and he hasn't even been back

Sad this happened to you, I hope you get something better soon

Man this is so heartbreaking. So sorry your Chinook dream became a nightmare.I full time in a 2002 Chinook Baja and it is an absolute dream come true. I hope you can get one someday. If you decide to part it out I may be interested in some things like the spice rack cabinet and maybe the table. Bob Wells did a video of my Baja on his UA-cam channel. You can see that mine also doesn’t have the l-shaped kitchen counter, and I don’t have the spice cabinet.

way to much trade it in best bit, sorry man

looks like money trap, you might trade it in and get a good one now cheap the way things are going you see them all over the place cheap, people getting read of them

Totaling a car/truck/rv is an insurance company's scam to avoid paying higher costs for repairs. If its totaled they only pay out the blue book value. They wanted to pay my 1200.00 for my Nissan but I took it to a lawyer and got 5500.00 and kept the Nissan.

I love these Chinooks so much I just can't bear to watch the whole video

They sold you a lemon! You paid 24k for that? That seems like a lot considering everything that wrong with it before the accident

that is a shame. i do feel for you. i have a 2000 also and it was a fixer upper when i first got it. have it set up pretty nice now. my wife and i truly enjoy ours. 30k repair seems excessive. would be labor intensive to restore but since it drives well and has a good engine and tranny it may be worth it to the right person. good luck with your next rv

I missed how much you paid for it?

To bad that happened, was a pretty nice RV. Every time I take mine out I have a slight worry about someone hitting me and the damage it would cause . People drive crazy where I live . Glad you got a good settlement.

Cheapest? My 1990 was 450 but ... it didn't drive . now I've got a new motor and trans and doing a bunch ... I got into it about 11 minutes and don't know if you know but he has something in his nose ... strange. I wonder where that originated.

I'm curious as to how insurance covers something that old. Do they simply pay you the $24k or did they value it higher or lower than what you paid...and that's what you got?

Christopher brother I feel so bad for you. I want a Chinook so bad. Sucks that your hinook was totalled.

I got a better deal on my $500 Dodge champion RV 1976

Why are these not made anymore. They are the perfect design I think.

.what a beautiful, fucked up Chinook RV you have there! 👍

How much did you pay for the cheap Chinook?

I'm more surprised this young man wonders why there is a sink in the wet bath 🛁 and in the kitchen! Wash your hands in the kitchen sink after a poo? 💩 Shave in the kitchen sink? I love the Chinook Wetbaths. Able to squeeze everything into a small space. I weigh 270 and can use it quite comfortably! ✌🏳️‍🌈✌

Chris, so sorry to hear about the accident. I have a 2001 Chinook and modified it for Overland Adventure travel. These are great platforms and hopefully you can find another one to build out.

Rear door easy to build yourself I’ve done 2 they all fall apart

The cheapest chinook is still better than anything else. Had 2love them

Damn. That's heartbreaking. I just have to know, because of how calm you seem through it all, was there ever a time during this that you just yelled as loud as you could?

What is the tow capacity

Sir....I know you are very disappointed but you have an AMAZING foundation to build on!! She has tremendous potential....hope she works out for you and you don't give up...best...

I am rebuilding a 2004 Chinook Destiny 2400. Close to same scenario as this video

Yours is NOT the cheapest Chinook I have a 1975 Chinook Sportsman 91k needs fixing any ideas on forums for moral support? lol We paid 1500. has 6 tires no spare wanting to rehab it up to the melenium internet highway lol my RV is 47 years ol lol

How much did you pay for that beast?

Sad for you and the RV. I just tried to buy a 22 year old RV however it fell through when seller just went screwy on me. Meantime still looking. Came across your video today and hard to say I actually enjoyed it...I mean this poor RV and so glad you weren't injured. I was rear ended 2X's living in Fort Collins CO. Once pushed my back end including gas tank in six inches. After that always smelled gas fumes in the trunk. Never in the main car though. A tiny Civic brandnew hit me and I suspect was a total loss. The second time a classic Jeep slammed same rear end. It's amazing what a little rear ending can do. Meantime I think perhaps you over paid at 24K after finding it was a junked-rehab. I hope you find your meant to be Van soon. From listening to you it's clear you will take TLC of her.

Got a surprising notification for your vid this morning... Bless you inti punku!

it is after 5 years if u have a new car in Colorado to get an emissions test after u bought a new car

I don't really agree with how people act but I can undertsand why they are so hostile (us natives). Its not that we don't want people to move here, its that way too many people are moving here way too quickly for us to support.

"You need to just start and just do ... You need to start walking on the path to get where you want to go." This is awesome. I feel like so many people, especially with technology and whatnot, have these idealized worlds of themselves made up in their minds where they have things they want to do, places they want to go, things they want to see. Almost like they live these lives in their heads that they WANT to live, but don't actually do what it takes to live that life. I love your thought process, and it can apply to literally anything. It's been something that I've been trying to live my own life by.

they want you to make 3 times the rent before you move in LMAO