Winter TC Repair Project
I started a repair project on my TC about a week ago. This is the rear corner on the passenger side of the camper, and I’m fixing the damage from a water leak that existed when I bought the camper abo...
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I finished installing the cedar closet boards on the walls, and had plenty left to cover the bottom board as well. I’m not sure what I was thinking when I decided I was going to have to reuse the bottom board, but I was wrong. I was probably still loopy from the contact cement I was using. That’s some pretty potent stuff!
That is some really aromatic cedar. We’re not going to have to worry about moths getting in our clothes ever again!
I need to clean up all the mess that’s accumulated under the camper so I can back the truck under it.
Another reason I need to turn the camper around is to give me room to get the mattress out. The boss decided it’s time to replace the old inner-spring mattress with a Tempur-Pedic Cloud. That’s one of those “bed-in-a-bag” things that comes all compressed into a hard roll.
The first challenge was getting the old mattress out. I remembered how difficult it was getting it up there about 10 years ago, but fortunately I don’t have to be as kind to it this time. It’s trash, so it’s getting folded in half and strapped up so it will come out of the bed area easier.
Now I can take the straps off and get it out the door.
Haven’t seen it like that in a long time.
Take off the wrapping, and stand back! This one didn’t take long at all to fully expand.
A bed is born! :B
Now, on to more important things. The compartment door just needed some foam weatherstripping around the frame, and a means of compressing it while I put the screws in. These load bars are good for more than just securing things in the truck bed.
The bottom part of the frame needed a little extra shove where the lip had been cut out. They always do that on LP compartment doors to keep gas from pooling in the bottom, but it also weakens the frame a little.
Ok, the door is in, and it closes nice. There’s just a little caulking left to do so I’m going to call that the end of this project. To be honest, I’m ready to clean up the garage, put away my tools, and think about where we’re going to go camping next. I’m ready for a little post-project R&R! :W
:):)
That is some really aromatic cedar. We’re not going to have to worry about moths getting in our clothes ever again!
I need to clean up all the mess that’s accumulated under the camper so I can back the truck under it.
Another reason I need to turn the camper around is to give me room to get the mattress out. The boss decided it’s time to replace the old inner-spring mattress with a Tempur-Pedic Cloud. That’s one of those “bed-in-a-bag” things that comes all compressed into a hard roll.
The first challenge was getting the old mattress out. I remembered how difficult it was getting it up there about 10 years ago, but fortunately I don’t have to be as kind to it this time. It’s trash, so it’s getting folded in half and strapped up so it will come out of the bed area easier.
Now I can take the straps off and get it out the door.
Haven’t seen it like that in a long time.
Take off the wrapping, and stand back! This one didn’t take long at all to fully expand.
A bed is born! :B
Now, on to more important things. The compartment door just needed some foam weatherstripping around the frame, and a means of compressing it while I put the screws in. These load bars are good for more than just securing things in the truck bed.
The bottom part of the frame needed a little extra shove where the lip had been cut out. They always do that on LP compartment doors to keep gas from pooling in the bottom, but it also weakens the frame a little.
Ok, the door is in, and it closes nice. There’s just a little caulking left to do so I’m going to call that the end of this project. To be honest, I’m ready to clean up the garage, put away my tools, and think about where we’re going to go camping next. I’m ready for a little post-project R&R! :W
:):)
