So what did you do to your Truck Camper today?

Got ours cleaned from the weekend trip to Ore-gunn and the Sea Pac convention. Even with the rain and mosquitos the trip was worth it:B

Built an 8x8 deck for my TC...


I keep mine at a seasonal site about 20 min from my house as I live in an apartment and it's better than simple storage. If I want to hang out for the weekend, it's always ready, or if I want to go on a trip, just pick it up and go! Built it with my brother (pictured) in 2 1/2 hours on Wednesday night. Put an outdoor bar in the corner of it that he's sitting at.

I got my Superhitch installed. As soon my Jeep Liberty gets here I can use it as a toad.


Made a smaller table top for the dinette. Now the fur campers can get on the benches (and out of the way) safely. With the original table, the larger dog could not get up there, and both would get hurt jumping off the edge. By being able to traverse up the center between the two benches, they can safely and easily get up and down (and I can keep them off the bed!) Going to trim it out with oak to make it look better next weekend.


Added a flagpole mount. Not clear in the picture - but it is mounted at a 45 degree angle to the center line of the truck which makes it visble when viewed from the front of the truck.

Took it on its maiden voyage...

Here we go, a bit more graphic detail on my lighting upgrades :).







Project: Fluorescent Lighting Upgrade

Mike
I use finished pine boards that I get at Lowes and Minwax stains and several coats of clear polyurethane. I actually mix cherry with early american (darker) to give me something close to the factory look.
Funny you should ask about magazine and spice racks. I just installed 2 magazine racks today, one on each side of the dinette window. I made them wide enough (about 11 inches) so they can hold a road atlas. The spice rack was one of the first mods I did a few years back.

I've been plugging roof leaks. Bah!

kerry4951 wrote:
Installed another shelf above the stove top. Hinged it using a piano hinge so I can flip it up for travel and in the event we need the opened area above the stove and so as not to interfere with the exhaust fan.

Great job, Kerry. Do you use pine for your wood projects and just stain the wood to match? If you do, what stain do you use?

I want to make a magazine rack and a spice rack for my Wolf Creek camper, so I'm curious.

switched over to a few solar panels and led bulbs,hope to do a short trip report from cultus lake when we get back,cheers

turtletalk wrote:
kerry4951-you sure gave me some ideas for the use of an old piano hinge we have in the shop!!! Thanks

turtletalk
Glad I could help you out. Just make sure that you mount the shelf high enough so it doesnt interfere with the stove lid when its lifted up.Mine folds back and lays under the shelf, with about an inch clearance which is plenty.