skippy102162
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Great thread...let's keep bumping! Thanks for all the great ideas folks! ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/wink.gif "wink")
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1 DS college
1 DD college grad living and working in Omaha
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2000 Dodge Ram Van 1500
1998 Jayco 12 UD ST
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Before our current PUP, had a 2005 Jayco Hybrid and a 92 Coleman PUP.
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KLO
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OK, my turn. We have a older, 1984 HR, TT that has the couch at the hitch end of the trailer. At either end of the couch was a top opening storage compartment. Very useful, BUT, could be improved. Plus we didn't have anyplace to sit a drink. Add this together and what we did was this. Cut a 1" board to the length of compartment and just a little under the width. With a hole saw we added a hole about midway, just large enough for a finger, then sanded and stained to match the paneling. With hinges on the couch side, opening away from the wall, we now have covered storage, a place to set drinks and looks a lot better. Hides the clutter. It looks like it should have came that way and I just love it.
The other mod we made was to add cabinets to the TT. They had cabinets over the couch that just had two doors close to the middle. Then cabinets over the dinette. Blank space in-between over the window. My DH added a cabinet the length of that blank space. Build just like the other cabinets. Only problem was no matching doors.To solve this we just took two doors from the bedroom cabinets and hung them on the new one. For the bedroom he made doors to replace the ones we took to the front. They don't match but they are also out of sight. With a little fine tuning they could look better, but what the heck we/I can live with this for a while! The added storage was well worth it and again it really looks like this should have been done when the TT was built.
We also added a storage compartment door to the drivers side. The only outside storage was accessed from the rear of the TT. Very awkward to get anything out of that long narrow space. They are under what was twin beds. So we bought a door, cut into the side of the TT and put the new door in. We were lucky, the door we found just fit in-between the aluminum studs, MUCH better access.
We have done a lot of little things but these are the major improvements we have made.
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MaxThrust
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newtrail wrote:nubwon wrote:Hey Craig, that is our old travel trailer you have there. I hope you got it all fixed up good from Rita's damage. Its good to see that someone is getting more use from her. It was a great trailer for us, I hope she servs you well for many years.......NUB.....
HI NUB Nice to run into to you here. Noticed your handy work I see.
We are having a great time with the TT.
I fixed her up good,take a look. We named her Miss Rita
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Got to run and get ready for some High School Football (Homecoming)
Have a nice weekend.
Craig
Dang...I'm impressed, you did some fine work. It looks pretty intimidating until you had it pulled apart...not to bad a job...but it's that initial tear down...hehehe.
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bjsmmns
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Pictures are so helpful...they really get me inspired!
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LAdams
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NO BUMPS ALLOWED!!! IF I SEE ANY MORE, I'LL LOCK THE THREAD DOWN!!!
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KLO
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If we aren't allowed to bump this could you please explain why we can't get a sticky for it? Not meaning to be contentious, just want some info, but there has been quite an interest in these mods from a lot of people.
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LAdams
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You did get a "sticky" in the form of your own catagory... Stickies are temporary - catagories are permanent...
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stugpanzer
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Wow...the Moderator has been Busy. I don't think I bumped this one, but have others and didn't realize I was violating Forum rules. Time to go and re-read them. Back to the mods.....has anyone added heat blankets or some sort of heat to existing (non-heated) tanks (water, black and grey)? If so, please post what you have done! Thanks..........
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Hitch Itch
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just asking, why are there no bumps allowed, do they do something negative to the server? didn't know they were not allowed, I haven't bumped but was trying to figure out why not? maybe its just adding extra posts to server and the more posts the slower the server is? I have no idea, so I must ask so I know for the future
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LAdams
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Every time you bump a thread it goes back to the top of the page (which some of you already know)... Every time you do this one thread rolls off the front page... I deleted over 6 bumps just this morning (they were not all posted this morning) but none the less that means 6 threads were rolled needlessly off the front page just because of the bump and that poster then feels the need to bump their thread to get it back on the first page... I do not want a "bump war" going on in my forums...
A few weeks ago, I was asked by several members to create a "sticky" for the "Cool Mods" threads... I did better than that, and working with Admin, we created a "special" catagory for "Modifications and Accessories", "Vintage Travel Trailers", and "Pictures of our Travel Trailers" as well as a "General Q&A" Forum... Within the "Modifications and Accessories" catagory lies the "Cool Mods" thread... It is not necessary to bump threads within that catagory because you already have a special catagory... The way that catagories is set up within the forum, it also appears on the main forum pages and every time you bump, you also bump the main page...
Now you know - don't bump!!
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