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 those "Dry camping" days!!
Weather station.
Clock installed above Dinette.
No need to bring a chunk of wood with.
Weather station.
Clock installed above Dinette.
No need to bring a chunk of wood with.
Very simple mod -- I got one of those 'over the sink' shelves (@ Ross -- bamboo -- $10) and it fit *perfectly* behind the stove. I can always use an extra shelf!!
We've been getting the HTT ready this week and have added a few personal touches after making a list of 'wants' at the end of last season.
Some of them aren't nearly as creative as others here but they are a mod to us since it will make our trips a bit easier.
-Towel Hooks on the bathroom door. We had cheap plastic ones that didn't seem to hold enough and all of the rod style hangers were too wide for our door so I zip tied two of these together and fastned them to the top of the door so they don't slip around.
-DW was tired of the soap bottles attacking her when she opened the medicine cabinet so we found two of these dispensers at Home Depot and hung one in each corner of the shower. They require no dirlling and attach with silicone glue.
I had to cut the bracket a bit to get it to sit flat in the corner.
- I found a place to store my reflectix window inserts. Sometimes you think of the simple things last after making things too complicated.
- Lastly I found some empty space under the oven by unfastening one side of filler door and attaching a spring latch. We didn't put a knob on this one because we are storing stuff in there that the kids should be able to get into.
Oodles of wasted space hiding in there.
Some of them aren't nearly as creative as others here but they are a mod to us since it will make our trips a bit easier.
-Towel Hooks on the bathroom door. We had cheap plastic ones that didn't seem to hold enough and all of the rod style hangers were too wide for our door so I zip tied two of these together and fastned them to the top of the door so they don't slip around.
-DW was tired of the soap bottles attacking her when she opened the medicine cabinet so we found two of these dispensers at Home Depot and hung one in each corner of the shower. They require no dirlling and attach with silicone glue.
I had to cut the bracket a bit to get it to sit flat in the corner.
- I found a place to store my reflectix window inserts. Sometimes you think of the simple things last after making things too complicated.
- Lastly I found some empty space under the oven by unfastening one side of filler door and attaching a spring latch. We didn't put a knob on this one because we are storing stuff in there that the kids should be able to get into.
Oodles of wasted space hiding in there.
Some of our mods to the Jayco 23B:
Added square vinyl post cover across the front A frame as a sewer hose holder.
Bungee corded end caps with breather holes drilled in them. Plus added retainer clips to hold everything inside.
Home made Slide Covers: PVC pipe and fiberglass panel
Also added:
I also built a wooden step platform (2'x 3') that sits outside as a small porch, but when turned upside down, is a storage container that slides under the U shaped dinette while traveling.
Added square vinyl post cover across the front A frame as a sewer hose holder.
Bungee corded end caps with breather holes drilled in them. Plus added retainer clips to hold everything inside.
Home made Slide Covers: PVC pipe and fiberglass panel
Also added:
- a battery cutoff switch
- remote battery charging connector
- a solar panel charger
- rain gutter extensions
I also built a wooden step platform (2'x 3') that sits outside as a small porch, but when turned upside down, is a storage container that slides under the U shaped dinette while traveling.
wobly wrote:Leaf-Peeper wrote:
Hereโs our LCD TV/DVD setup for dry camping
Leef-Peeper, where did you find the little metal mounts to attach the velcro to? I know they are on military vehicles, but I can't find the small brackets anywhere!
I could have sworn I've seen them recently at either the Home Depot or Ace Hardware. Those are called Footman Loops.
Leaf-Peeper wrote:
Hereโs our LCD TV/DVD setup for dry camping
Leef-Peeper, where did you find the little metal mounts to attach the velcro to? I know they are on military vehicles, but I can't find the small brackets anywhere!
We had Dish TV installed, needed a place to tuck the receiver. In our 2010 Open Range 385RLS we had never, not once, used the slide-out desk that is installed under the TV. So we removed the wooden "desk" top slide-out, replaced the hinges with hinges that hold the door open, and drilled a cable/access hole behind the TV to run the cables. We plan on tethering the receiver down with a cable over the top of the receiver to prevent it from shifting during travel.
Wow, what a great bunch of ideas in this thread! Here's a few of my own mods:
Lots of my mods are related to storage such as removing the diagonal divider under the bath sink and strapping the pipes to one side, making more room for towels and such:
Removed another divider in front of the wheelwell which gave probably 4 more sq. ft. storage in one cupboard:
There was a fake front on the top drawer of the kitchen drawers -- it didn't actually open. Fixed that problem, but it could only be half depth because of the sink:
I don't have the before pic but I replaced the HUGE cd player with a car-type cd/radio. I've got a door ordered for the opening that was created:
The area under the fridge was inaccessible -- put a door in where we now store all the shoes!
I've no welding skills so I bolted together some underframe storage for the portable sewer cart and an under-bed type storage container for outdoor sort of stuff. The trays tilt down on the opposite edge of the trailer.
I've some mod's for electronics: The solar panel has adjustable aluminum legs to tilt toward the sun. The "shore" power cord is used to plug the trailer in when power is available or acts to connect my solar panel to the batteries otherwise. Gives me about 25' of play to position the panel directly into the sun where possible. There's a switch barely visible to isolate each battery individually or tie them together or cut them completely off. The trailer only came with one battery tray so I had to mod that as well to fit two batteries.
Lots of my mods are related to storage such as removing the diagonal divider under the bath sink and strapping the pipes to one side, making more room for towels and such:
Removed another divider in front of the wheelwell which gave probably 4 more sq. ft. storage in one cupboard:
There was a fake front on the top drawer of the kitchen drawers -- it didn't actually open. Fixed that problem, but it could only be half depth because of the sink:
I don't have the before pic but I replaced the HUGE cd player with a car-type cd/radio. I've got a door ordered for the opening that was created:
The area under the fridge was inaccessible -- put a door in where we now store all the shoes!
I've no welding skills so I bolted together some underframe storage for the portable sewer cart and an under-bed type storage container for outdoor sort of stuff. The trays tilt down on the opposite edge of the trailer.
I've some mod's for electronics: The solar panel has adjustable aluminum legs to tilt toward the sun. The "shore" power cord is used to plug the trailer in when power is available or acts to connect my solar panel to the batteries otherwise. Gives me about 25' of play to position the panel directly into the sun where possible. There's a switch barely visible to isolate each battery individually or tie them together or cut them completely off. The trailer only came with one battery tray so I had to mod that as well to fit two batteries.
