cheeze1 wrote:
Ok, Jake, I'll bite. Where are you storing them??
Ok, Jake, I'll bite. Where are you storing them??
....HAH!!!! (reeling one in now slowly)....LOL....
Considerable disagree with the wife/Boss unit, so we're trying it her way first....
Ample overhead height for us walking around in the 213, so the plan is near the ceiling in the center of the coach.
Wood slats (3) for support between the overhead cabinets have been temporarily supplanted using 65" 'spring tension rods' as in shower curtain style. The reason for these, was to avoid holes/brackets defacing the marvelous cabinet face plates.
While the foam pads weigh perhaps "35#" between them, I'm unsure how motoring down the highways & byways will affect their sturdy little rubber pressure feet.
In any case, the BIG hope is they will solve the 'cripple you for life-bed design' satisfactorily enough that we can put up with whatever storage alternative may be required to carry the foam.
SPRINGERIZING has been delayed a bit as despite 'warm weather'---mid 60s~70s today---last night gave us hard frost!!
Not that tanks/line would have frozen...still too much risk.
I have an overnight business trip to make in about 3 weeks to nearly the heart of downtown Portland (Or). Trying to decide whether to RV it or just do the drive/hotel bit. Cost comparison of either is pretty close.
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quietjake wrote:
So we found 3" foam that seems to be The Real Deal....haven't slept on it yet but it certainly is comfy laying on it.
Also devised a way to store the new foam pads out of the way. Now for a small road test to prove the concept. I suspect additional tweaking with 'the execution' of the concept will be necessary.
****and where IS everybody????*********
Right here waiting for someone to post something of interest. The snow is flying tonight, so spending it at home.So we found 3" foam that seems to be The Real Deal....haven't slept on it yet but it certainly is comfy laying on it.
Also devised a way to store the new foam pads out of the way. Now for a small road test to prove the concept. I suspect additional tweaking with 'the execution' of the concept will be necessary.
****and where IS everybody????*********
cheese1 wrote:
Ok, Jake, I'll bite. Where are you storing them??
And...where are the pictures?
Ok, Jake, I'll bite. Where are you storing them??
2002 Trail-Lite Model 211-S w/5.7 Chevy (click View Profile)
Gene
I fired all the photo host sites as the growing headaches with them the last few years just wasn't worth the effort.
I'll give it a little road test soon to see if the design is adequate.
We tried the air mattress business on a few camp trips. While better than the OEM stuff, and even with a 'decent' queen Coleman with electric pump, it just didn't work out for us.
The foam rolls have alternate possibilities:
1) rolled up behind the seats;
2) rolled up in the cab overhead area;
3) rolled up in the little shelf area at shoulder level each end of the 'sofa' & wedged under the overhead cabinets. A real possibility(!).
4) rolled up across from each other in curbside seat of the dinette.
5) We travel pretty light, so there IS space still under the sofa (maybe);
6) My own favorite was rolled up on a shelf in the bath tub/shower stall
7) Since the queen size pad is sliced in half long way, they are about 32" wide. There's a couple other places I've spotted to stuff if needed.
The 'overhead' had some advantages over each of the above choices.
Of course, we may just get down to some of the home remodeling with Power Tools illustrated by others.
Chas Morristown, NJ
Trail Lite
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Currently have unrolled both segments, with front part on that overhead bulkhead are, across the pipe rail holding the bed-area curtain, and on to 2 separate "spring tension bars" . We can both walk under the pads with room to spare, and they can be detached easily. Haven't got the little road loop on them yet to check the vibration "will they STAY UP?"
I burned out of the constant migration of tekkie trobles/revised business models of various 3 or 4 photo servers I just abandoned the time/effort to use them. I'm not a yahooer or signed up for any fb/twerking/whatever the other stuff is called. A Luddite can go only SO far & that's it!!!
Checking the air in the tires is a royal PITA. The air gauge is at the wrong angle; the air chuck for my compressor won't fit; the list goes on.
How does one make this easier and therefore more conducive to regular maintenance?
Dennis Siemsen
Cresco, Iowa
2007 Holiday Rambler Augusta 213 B+
there's a couple ways to ameliorate this;
1) there are different configurations; one we used to use at the truck tire service business seemed simplistic but worked great then: long stem from handle/ angled two ended air chuck for both airing up as well as taking pressure. 2 different tools with the same kind of head, about a 55/35* angle which fit one dually one way and the other end for the other. Assuming your stems/tubes are mounted that way. Used to be the standard across the country.
2) take it to the tire shop, have them do it & show you the tool you need. Most actual _tire_ shops will be happy to show you & maybe sell you one.
re: galley cabinets.
While our outings have been limited in our own 213, we've satisfied with this:
dishes/cups/misc above sink; metal cook ware in drawer below (WITH sheets of rattle-stopper between; canned good/boxes/in pantry next to refer.
Drawer for cutlery. Our came with an under-cabinet coffee maker that is a toss-up on how neat/easy/handy/in the way it is. Haven't decided yet but no need for coffee pot with it there. Plus it runs on electricity.
Overhead bins along dinette/sofa are various bedding/games. Front overhead storage is games/books/manuals/still getting settled in ourselves.
I built a couple extra pantry shelves clones of OEM. Added wood cutting board that fits the wire stuff on the stove top; controls the rattle & is quite handy. Got a fold-up shelf/cabinet surface extender but haven't mounted it yet.
2wheelluge wrote:
Got the 213 out of storage and started getting it ready.
Checking the air in the tires is a royal PITA. The air gauge is at the wrong angle; the air chuck for my compressor won't fit; the list goes on.
How does one make this easier and therefore more conducive to regular maintenance?
As "quietjake" has stated, the Dual Head Truck Tire Air Pressure tester will make it a little easier to check the air in the tires. This is the way it looks -Got the 213 out of storage and started getting it ready.
Checking the air in the tires is a royal PITA. The air gauge is at the wrong angle; the air chuck for my compressor won't fit; the list goes on.
How does one make this easier and therefore more conducive to regular maintenance?
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You can also purchase an air chuck with the same shape for your air compressor.
If your RV has not had the stems changed to the TireMan type, you might want to check them out. There are lesser cost ways of doing the same thing, but the "steel" stems of Tireman can't be beat.