Cool Mods - Thread restored 10/18/2012

[2Rad4U]

My daughter was getting a little warm in her bunk during our last camping trip, so I decided to put her a fan in to keep the air flowing.

I had been wanting to add a 12-volt fan to the main living area anyway, so I decided to tackle both jobs today. A trip to Wal-Mart for two fans($8.48 each) and we're halfway there.

She picked the spot, and I got to work -



I picked up the power from her overhead light. All I have left is to install a short piece of wire cover and I'm done -



I added one in the main area -



I dropped by Lowe's and found this cool soap dispenser. I also just installed these Pop-a-Toothbrush holders -



I added a sopa dispenser to the kitchen area as well. I also installed a Pop-a-Napkin under the radio -



Here's an easy mod. I found this over the door towel rack at Walmart and it works great -

[campin4kids]

mph_medic wrote:
Ok guys I have been on Ebay again and just added a NEW awning..Got it for $129 Free shipping.. A 19' awning..great improvement...

Super nice looking. I need a new 20 ft awning. The one on the camper is ripped a small amount on one side and more on the other. We can get along with it for a while but I don't know how long.

Nice find.
Did they have more?

[mph_medic]

Ok guys I have been on Ebay again and just added a NEW awning..Got it for $129 Free shipping.. A 19' awning..great improvement...

[badgercamperfan]

What great ideas guys. I now have a list of mods a half a mile long to accomplish. So many mods, so little time . . .

[myowneq]

Wow, you've been busy. I am almost done with my preliminary repairs, so I'll soon start modding. I have a long long list. 😄

[campergrl81]

so i have to admit i did not look at ALL 95 pages here, just not enough time, lol.

but we have done a lot of mods to our 1982 13ft Starcraft TT. basically hubby tore down all the walls down to the studs and re-insulated with structured foam and put up new wall board and trim and a new ceiling. not the best job ever but it was his first trailer mod. i have some pics of the remodel i will post. and then our newest mod. is building a bunk bed for our DD, this is still in progress but i have a few pics as well and there will be more.

before pic of our sink area

one side of the back end where the dinette/bed is located as well as the fresh water tank

rear of trailer (bed side)

same view remodeled

here are the bunk pics




more when it is done 🙂

oh here is our sh!t shower and shave all at once potty, lol

[paulb4333]

Second the suggestion on mineral oil and paraffin.

I also use walnut oil in the blend, it's food safe and I find soaks in a bit better than mineral oil alone.

Paul

[dublittle]

Mineral oil is probably the best for cutting boards. It won't go stale, it is readily available in most groceries and in all drug stores, and it is cheap. Flood the surface, let it soak in and repeat until it no longer soaks in. Some folks heat it in a double boiler and add a little paraffin to help seal the wood. I have made many end grain cutting boards and used this for sealant. Works great!

[Cyndi_H]

mike54 wrote:

Jerry9n wrote:
Yahoo search for Salad Bowl Finish produced a number of vendors. Amazon.com carries it along with quite a few others.

I don't think there is nothing Amazon don't have

You got that right! I just ordered a bronze 3-tiered fruit basket from them for $10 less than ebay. I'm going to take it apart, and hang at least 2 of the baskets separately (3 tiers won't fit vertically). This will free up some counter space since I'd been using bowls on the counter for fruit and onions.

[mike54]

Jerry9n wrote:
Yahoo search for Salad Bowl Finish produced a number of vendors. Amazon.com carries it along with quite a few others.

I don't think there is nothing Amazon don't have

[Jerry9n]

Yahoo search for Salad Bowl Finish produced a number of vendors. Amazon.com carries it along with quite a few others.

[PennyPA]

And where would one find the "Salad Bowl Finish"?

[larry_kruzan]

I once upon a time made a lot of bowls on a wood lathe - that was fun but I outgrew the habit :O) I used a finish called "Salad Bowl Fisnish". It was water tight and food safe but it did had a matt to simimatt finish depending on the wood.

That should give you what you want.

[LarryJM]

Wife'nHubby wrote:

whlnwgn wrote:




I'm thinking of using Thompsons water seal stain. That way I get the color and the protection. I will post pics of the covers after I stain them.

Thompsons water seal is not 'food safe'. Use mineral oil instead. Also, it would be best not to stain it with a wood stain as they are also not 'food safe'.

Shari

This food safe aspect is why I decided to use what I did since it's a sealed surface from a section of a kitchen counter top to start with. You can cut on it if you're careful, but a cutting board is better and you don't want to contaminate it with raw meat products. We do lay out non meat products like veggies, etc. during meal prep. Also, we can hide almost a full meals with of dishes under it out of sight till DW decides to do the dishes.

Larry

[campin4kids]

Three essential things in a tool box. Duct tape and twist ties to make it stay if it won't. And WD40 to make it move if it's stuck. 🙂

[whlnwgn]

Wife'nHubby wrote:

whlnwgn wrote:




I'm thinking of using Thompsons water seal stain. That way I get the color and the protection. I will post pics of the covers after I stain them.

Thompsons water seal is not 'food safe'. Use mineral oil instead. Also, it would be best not to stain it with a wood stain as they are also not 'food safe'.

Shari

Yeah, we actually hadn't intended to cut on it. It's initial purpose was just to add counter space. But using it at a possible cutting board is great idea, so I will pick up some mineral oil to get some color out of it and keep it safe to eat off of should we decide to do so.