Show your mods!!
This is a removeable DVD stand I made out of conduit and wood for the back bunk in our Jayco 23B. swivels and tilted slightly. I also made one that will slide in the post where our regular TV sits for...
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SockyG wrote:
2011 Jayco 19H quick mods -- so far...
-- 7-Way plug receiver with marker light jumper installed (lets you turn on your marker lights for night lighting by simply plugging in your trailer's tongue cable)
One evening while camping this summer, I saw a parked camper with it's running lights on. I thought to myself, "How cool!" I'm a little slow, so it took a second to realize they had jumpered the connector's running light pin to the hot pin.
A few weeks ago I purchased an aftermarket 7 pin outlet and inline fuse holder (about $13 total at AutoZone). I looked up the pin layout online, used a hacksaw to cut off the adapter's plastic "door", attached a couple connectors to the inline fuse wire ends, attached the inline fuse to the appropriate pins, installed a 10amp fuse and viola! Now I have "red-neck Christmas lights" on my camper!
During our last camping trip the campground hosts stop by to let us know our lights were on... LOL! I unplug them when we retire at night... no need to burn them when we're inside. I'm sure it'll shorten the bulb life a bit... but they look WAY COOL!
There's not much to the project... and was fun to do. I took several pictures of the project, I'll try to post them when I have some free time.
Other additions to our camper...
- Water Drain Valves - I replaced the endcaps on the water line drains with ball valves. When I leave my campsite (particularly when the nights get cool) I open the valves and open all the faucets to drain most of the water from the system. I do winterize, only not until night temps are down to the mid 20's. In north Georgia that's typically not until mid December or so.
- Hot Water Drain Valve - I installed a brass cutoff to the hot water heater drain. Now when I leave camp and before I winterize, I just open the valve and let the water drain.
- Extend-a-Shower Rod - Adds much needed room to the shower when folded out and adds room to the bathroom when folded in. This is a handy upgrade.
- Outside stereo speakers - From our stereo I fished speaker wire through the wall and out the rear storage door under the bunk beds to a set of outdoor speakers. It's nice to sit around the campsite listening to some good tunes. I installed inline volume controls (one for inside and another for outside) to limit the inside/outside volumes independently.
- Flat screen LCD TV & DVD player - The TV is mounted to the wall, the DVD fastened to an existing shelf with "L" brackets. The mount is solid and been in place for 3 years. We've enjoyed many rainy afternoons and cool nights watching our favorite movies.
- Wall mounted shelf/box - To hold DVDs while traveling... Velcro added hold the remotes!
- Medicine cabinet - I installed strips of wood to the medicine cabinet shelves to prevent goodies from falling when the door is opened after traveling
- Cornice moulding - Our window cornices are made from plyboard covered with foam & material. They make great shelves for small items, but not while travening. I installed galley rail moulding around the top to hold everything in place while traveling. I found it at HD for about $15/3ft. It's a little pricy, but the additional shelves are great!
- Digital thermostat - I installed this last spring. It's kept the camper temps more comfortable (less high/low swings) and provided an indoor thermometer.
Sorry, I have no photos to share... I'll try to get some uploaded.
Happy Camping!
John.
