Mountaintraveler wrote:
I came up with the idea of gutting the sofa and any seats if I get 24' one. I can put them in storage and later reistall them when it's time to sell the RV. I only use my camping cot and camping chair recliner in the house, don't want anything else, so RV furniture is of no use for me. If I gut some furniture I can free space. My recliner folds, might even fold the camping cot for the day if I need to freeing space.
A sleeping option :
you could use 1/2 the cabover space as storage and use the other 1/2 as your bed.
Removing rv furniture:
You’re probably not going to find total flat floor space for storage.
Under the rv bed is usually a large freshwater tank and maybe the water heater plus other rv related components.
You would need to fabricate secure storage on top of the beds raised plywood platform. You need to make sure your stored items will not crash thru the windows. They can easily break.
The same applies to the dinette area. Under the dinette are the wheel wells, maybe the furnace and other things can take up that space .
If you’re lucky, some slide-outs will offer you flat floor space when the rv furniture is removed, maybe ! Be careful fabricating in a slide-out. They are very thin walled, less than the rv sidewalls. Watch the length of your bolts, it must be clear in order to slide. Slide tolerances are tight.
By removing rv beds and dinettes , I’m not so sure you will accomplish as much of your goal for extra storage . Just something to think about.
*Remember you are driving in the same space that you are storing things. Whatever you fabricate, make sure your equipment is secured in a solid manner. If not, it becomes projectiles in the event of an accident. Bolt the framing you use through solid foundations.
Protect yourself ! That doesn’t mean to wear a helmet when driving. :)
