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ADK_Camper
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Sep 12, 2013

All my mods (pix)

I've posted some of these mods befor, but I thought I would post them all in one place. They are all in our 2012 Fun Finder 210WBS.


This photo shows a magazine rack I made from shop scraps. Also note the wall cabinet to the right. A bamboo placemat cut to size and taped inside the glass hides the clutter inside.


Close up of magazine rack


Adding a shelf and handy pull-out bins greatly increased storage capacity and improved organization


Retracted slide covers this cabinet. Small items may fall during travel and wedge between cabinet and slide causing damage when slide is extended so I constructed a trambour door to close the cabinet:


With trambour door closed items cannot fall and wedge between cabinet and retracted slide. This mod was actually less complicated than it might seem. The door is made from strips of stock screen molding glued to a piece of fabric.


Added custom shelves to store dishes etc (38 pcs) in a very small space (11"h x 13"w x 11"d): 8 plates (sm, lg), 12 bowles (sm, med. lg), 4 mugs, 12 glasses (sm, med, lg) 1 measuring cup, and a small bin for spices. Note tension rods shown in place for travel.


Mag lite hangs in a caddy right by the door - always handy


Torsion box design is light weight but very flat. Rubber feet fit into stove grill to secure it. Note narrow tray behind stove holds kitchen timer/spices.


Flat items store against the wall inside a base cabinet and gate with a spring hinge holds them in place


Another view of the spring gate


Full extension drawer. Note spring gate on the right.


Another full extension pots and pans drawer. By nesting various pots and pans a lot of stuff fits in this small but easily accessible drawer.


Door heater in refrigerator prevents condensation but uses a LOT of power. Added a switch to turn it off and battery life went from 3 days to 7 days!


Added shelves to double storage in bathroom closet. Note extension rods in place for travel


Opened every door and put a bumper wherever its hardware bumped into another cabinet or wall


This shelf may be small but it makes a big difference in convenience


Made this from shop scraps. Bar is made from PVC pipe.


Added shelf


Got the idea for wheel chocks from someone else's post. Also note large concrete pavers. I inset four into the sod in a level plane. Now when I park the camper it is always level.

29 Replies

  • Great job on the mods! I made a set of wheel chocks myself and alos laid down some pavers so the TT always sits on concrete when parked.

    One questions though, what do you use to mount all these things to your walls if no stud is available. Rivots? drywall anchors?
  • These are some really great mods you did. I especially like the idea of the storage bins with the handles in the one picture and then what you did in the dish cabinet with the added shelves and then the tension rods. I am going to add those for next year. Thanks. You do great work!
  • "Where did you find the handy pull out bins in the 3rd picture. I'd like to have some of them. "

    Me too!!
  • BTW, I noticed in the first couple of pics that you have a couple of those 300 lumen battery operated lanterns. How do those work out for you? I've been considering replacing my old propane lanterns with a couple of those, even though they're not as bright, because it is a pain to try and get rid of the little disposable propane tanks once they're empty.
  • A lot of good ideas there that we can all use. I think I'll save this thread in my favorites folder and see how many of them I can put to work during my winter maintenance days.

    Where did you find the handy pull out bins in the 3rd picture. I'd like to have some of them.
  • Thanks for sharing your work!
    Do you have something made for holding the sliding shelves in "transit" position or is it even an issue?
  • I like to see what others have done to make their trailer more enjoyable. Nice job!
    How do you like the white cabinets. We almost bought a TT the same as yours. I liked the layout but hubby thought it was a bit small for us. The white makes the trailer so bright.
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