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Rosehill

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Posted: 07/29/07 09:21am

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I bought my little TT for a song because the previous owners let squirrels get into it and tear things up. They ruined the refer and chewed the wall between the refer and the stove, so.........

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I rebuilt the enclosure and had enough room left for my small micro to sit above. The enclosure is open in the back up to the original refer vent, so things don't get hot. Next.........

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The new backsplash took care of the area where the squirrels had chewed the wall. It's formica, put on with Grip adhesive and caulked in. Please ignore the tools, I am working on another mod in the kitchen. I decided I needed a place to put my shampoo and such in the shower, so...

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I found this neat little wire rack at Walmart, it was designed to use suction cups. I removed the suction cups and used short stainless steel screws with stainless washers to back them up. I used a small amount of butyl rubber caulk to guarantee the screws wouldn't leak into the wall. Now, I needed to do something about the closet........

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I am not a "hang up clothes" kind of person. So I removed the closet rod and built in shelves, using 3/4" birch plywood and covering them with sheet vinyl for ease of cleaning. I trimmed out the edges with pvc corner bead. Now my clothes stay where I put them. Now for the extra things I want to carry.....

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I decided I needed an extra place to carry things like my EZ Up and extra chairs, cooler, etc. I built this carrier out of 2" x 2" 16ga tubing, and the deck is 1/8" x 1/2" expanded metal. I built in a carrier for my spare. It is bolted around the rear frame, so it's semi-permanent, but I could take it off if needed. The two uprights on the rear are for my dogs expens. Now, for those pesky leveling boards....

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I got tired of the boards always being in the way, no matter where I put them. So I slung them under the new carrier. Their rack is built out of 1" x 1" 1/8" angle iron, suspended from the bottom of the carrier using 1 1/4" flat strap. I built in a drop pin and retaining clip, so they can't escape while going down the road. And finally.....

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I made the trailer "mine". The emblem on the door was done using my small plasma cutter. It is 1/8" flat plate steel, painted satin black. It's secured to the door using small stainless steel screws and Grip adhesive.

I have more to do, but this is a start in the right direction. I am pretty sure there is no end to it [emoticon]

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idahocamper

meridian idaho USA

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Posted: 07/29/07 12:20pm

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I added plastic pegboard to the storage area, I had all this stuff in a set-up box before..

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Adapter I made from 1/8 inch aluminum plate for removable shore power cord..

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Adapter installed and plugged in at camp driveway..

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Battery power cut-off switch..

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Internal wiring soldered and shrink-wrapped...

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Tank-risers to allow room for saddle chains, ABS cover actually fits better now as it can rest on top of the tanks..

Thanks for allowing to share some of my mods...Greg

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Captain Pickle

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Posted: 08/01/07 11:41am

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Thank all of you for sharing your ideas with us! I have tried several of your suggestions (jack cover made from a trash can, a rack to carry the toter under the camper. etc.) I have a couple of my own that I will be posting pics of shortly. Thanks, again!

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Nascar24

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Posted: 08/01/07 12:46pm

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Hi

Here one of my many mods, but one of my favorites

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stugpanzer

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Posted: 08/01/07 01:01pm

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I love looking at peoples mods! Such great ideas. Thanks all for such great and cool ideas!

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Living The Dream

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Posted: 08/01/07 05:48pm

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Easy Hot Water Heater Drain.

Parts List:
1/2" x 1 1/2" Pipe Nipple
1/2" to 3/8" x 12" Hose Connector
1/4 Turn Ball Valve

Got tired of removing the plastic plug to drain the hot water heater and this tucks away nicely.

Let me know if you would like to see pics.

Here is the link to pics of my mod

http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2537479440101890400wpPMeX?vhost=outdoors

* This post was last edited 08/02/07 07:38pm by Living The Dream * View edit history

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mobil1racing

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Living The Dream wrote:

If its not a problem, we would like to see what you've done.

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jailnurse911

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Posted: 08/01/07 06:47pm

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I can not see Idaho camper photos's. I can see all the others so don't know why I can't see his. Anyone know the answer?
Thank you.

Very much enjoy this thread.

2Rad4U

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Posted: 08/01/07 08:04pm

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Living The Dream: Show us those pictures!

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Pat & Karen

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Posted: 08/01/07 08:28pm

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Living The Dream wrote:

Would love to see some pics of the mod. I too do not like the plastic drain plug for the water heater. Thanks, Pat

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