Lifting my class C
I have a new-to-me Class C, a 1997 Four Winds, 23ft long. Often, when I enter a gas station or other driveway, I drag my butt on the pavement. Technically, I drag the hitch (see pic below). I'm afr...
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In the immortal words of that character in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, "I'm not dead yet!" (video clip).
I have been busy! And on April 5, 2021 I left the San Francisco Bay Area with my highly upgraded rig, toward Austin, TX to set up my new domicile.
When it came down to crunch time, fitting an air compressor didn't make the short list so I decided to move it to the "figure it out on the road" list.
The list of upgrades I performed is long:
• new fan-cooled LED headlights
• new countertop
• new, deep, single sink with flexible faucet
• new custom-made sink cover
• new backsplash behind stove
• new interior LED lights everywhere
• new kitchen table
• new custom-made blackout privacy curtains between the cab and living area; doing a great job stopping heat from the cab getting through
• new custom-made blackout curtains in the cabover
• new flooring leading to and in the bathroom (removed carpet)
• primer and two-coats of paint on the cupboards, walls and ceiling; dual colors (dark grey and white)
• new carpet in the cab (no pic of that)
• extra Hebron 12V freezer under one of the seats
• new Webasto heater that gets fuel from the main tank
• new 200 amp•hr Lithium battery system
• new 220W portable solar suitcase with 30ft cable
• new custom dual-shade cell blinds (light-through and total blackout)
• window frames removed, spray-painted metallic grey and replaced
• new black hardware everywhere
• new wireless backup camera (not shown)
• new, organic foam mattress
• new ceiling fan
New custom-made trailer for the motorcycle, with:
• shelves
• motorcycle chock
• L-tracks to tie down the motorcycle
• workbench
• lithium battery and new LED lighting throughout
• tool drawers
• mountain bike rack
• backup camera
• about 10 Husky storage bins strapped to the shelves
• six Wolf Pack FrontRunner containers, mounted under the workbench
• storage for Gas Pro steak broiler (important!)
• sound-proofed outside storage bin for portable generator
5 same-key locks from PacLock:
• three padlocks
• hitch lock
• hitch receiver lock
I'm still waiting in Texas for my new vehicle plates (I made mistakes with the applications so I'm re-sending corrected versions) but I've since moved to Lake Conroe just north of Houston as I meander toward New Orleans.
On the road, I installed an outdoor fridge fan to make the refrigeration more efficient (some newer rigs install these at the factory now instead of depending solely on convection) and repaired my trailer electrical connection. I don't know if the fan helps yet but everyone else online says that it certainly will.
I have several projects in front of the air bags but I figure until I head west again where there is more opportunity for boondocking (there is almost no public land suitable for boondocking in Texas, it seems), it feels like the priorities have been correct.
Here are some pics and video of the before and after of the rig:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/LTyfmuj4qG8HLrNMA
I have been busy! And on April 5, 2021 I left the San Francisco Bay Area with my highly upgraded rig, toward Austin, TX to set up my new domicile.
When it came down to crunch time, fitting an air compressor didn't make the short list so I decided to move it to the "figure it out on the road" list.
The list of upgrades I performed is long:
• new fan-cooled LED headlights
• new countertop
• new, deep, single sink with flexible faucet
• new custom-made sink cover
• new backsplash behind stove
• new interior LED lights everywhere
• new kitchen table
• new custom-made blackout privacy curtains between the cab and living area; doing a great job stopping heat from the cab getting through
• new custom-made blackout curtains in the cabover
• new flooring leading to and in the bathroom (removed carpet)
• primer and two-coats of paint on the cupboards, walls and ceiling; dual colors (dark grey and white)
• new carpet in the cab (no pic of that)
• extra Hebron 12V freezer under one of the seats
• new Webasto heater that gets fuel from the main tank
• new 200 amp•hr Lithium battery system
• new 220W portable solar suitcase with 30ft cable
• new custom dual-shade cell blinds (light-through and total blackout)
• window frames removed, spray-painted metallic grey and replaced
• new black hardware everywhere
• new wireless backup camera (not shown)
• new, organic foam mattress
• new ceiling fan
New custom-made trailer for the motorcycle, with:
• shelves
• motorcycle chock
• L-tracks to tie down the motorcycle
• workbench
• lithium battery and new LED lighting throughout
• tool drawers
• mountain bike rack
• backup camera
• about 10 Husky storage bins strapped to the shelves
• six Wolf Pack FrontRunner containers, mounted under the workbench
• storage for Gas Pro steak broiler (important!)
• sound-proofed outside storage bin for portable generator
5 same-key locks from PacLock:
• three padlocks
• hitch lock
• hitch receiver lock
I'm still waiting in Texas for my new vehicle plates (I made mistakes with the applications so I'm re-sending corrected versions) but I've since moved to Lake Conroe just north of Houston as I meander toward New Orleans.
On the road, I installed an outdoor fridge fan to make the refrigeration more efficient (some newer rigs install these at the factory now instead of depending solely on convection) and repaired my trailer electrical connection. I don't know if the fan helps yet but everyone else online says that it certainly will.
I have several projects in front of the air bags but I figure until I head west again where there is more opportunity for boondocking (there is almost no public land suitable for boondocking in Texas, it seems), it feels like the priorities have been correct.
Here are some pics and video of the before and after of the rig:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/LTyfmuj4qG8HLrNMA
