Monday, June 27, 2011

First privacy panel goes up



The bathroom will have two privacy panels. A simple frame holds room darkening curtains. The first panel gives privacy from the dinette/bed/bunk area.

The remaining panel will go up later and block the view from looking in to the potty area when the 32" wide rv screen door is open.

I'm trying this idea rather than buiding everything up to the ceiling. This way that area is open enough but also private enough.

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Linoleum floor installed




A neutral color, no pattern, "no glue" floor went down. The main traffic areas were taped and then the edges were all sealed. The time, effort and $62 floor was well worth it and gives the camper a nice clean look.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Basic A/C installed









Pictures show the first set up, that worked well at home, and then the final install that I used for the first trip.

The a/c sits atop a Home Depot cabinet. When traveling I secure it by running a bolt through the slider into the cabinet top. Then I add a non slip matt under the a/c and finally secure it with my extra cargo straps.

Everything worked super the first trip and I towed the camper almost 800 miles roundtrip with no problems.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Lock for the rear barn doors


The guy at ACE suggested the above lock.

Kitchen shaping up too!




The kitchen area is almost 4'long and 26" at it's deepest part(due to the extra spacing up from the rounded front).

Like my td project I opted for some Home Depot cabinets and in this area I am using a 24" wide base cabinet. To the side of that I've added two shelves. One for the microwave and another for the grill and small stuff like the toaster. The open bottom stores a rectangular crate to hold shoes(good for when the kids camp with me). I still have to finish the side shelving and front framing to match the base cabinet framing but so far I like it.

Instead of upper shelves or cabinets I am using my favorite cargo holders. All the odd shaped stuff plus my plastic cups and plates will be stored there.

All in all I like the way the kitchen area is shaping up............

Bathroom looking good



I opted for FRP panels for this build. My plan to use this trailer for just a few years makes these panels easier for resale as a work trailer. I like neutral colors so I picked grey for the walls. The ceiling of the trailer was already completed. I used Behr premium paint and put two coats of white on the walls and then floated the FRP panels. In each section I have enough things to hang so I don't need to glue this down.

The bathroom is shaping up nicely and I added the extras just for the photo. The curtain partitions come later in the project.