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 -

[aarond76]

Is what you are going to keep in that safe worth more than the amount of damage somoneone could cause to the camper trying to remove the safe from the floor? I feel like once someone is in the camper they are not leaving without making every effort possible to get that safe. Probably cheaper and easier to replace the items they steal then to repair the damage they cause getting the safe out.

[Dennis_Smith]

Has anyone mounted a small floor safe inthere RV. We are going to be fulltiming, and I would like a way of keeping some stuff in a safe way. Whats the best way to fasten it to the trailer where no one can pick it and and carry it off?

[Fisherguy]

With my old trailer I just drilled a hole in the top of the bumper and put a zap strap through that and the hole in the rubber, made it loose enough you could still open it to grab the hose but no way to lose the plug.

[Bit_Bucket]

cyberiankhatru wrote:
Not sure how cool this is but I like it.

They say necesity is the mother of invention, I like it! :C

[cyberiankhatru]

I was worried about losing my bumper end caps so I bought some 1" EMT 2 hole clamps. Using some survivor cord, I tied them off to the bumper. May not keep the stinky slinky in place but I'm more concerned about the caps.







Not sure how cool this is but I like it.

[Stephensx04]

My Tv swivel mount in my Keystone 2670bh




Full build here
Swivel TV mount

[CincyGus]

Brilliant!

I have three sample pieces of flooring at home and I'm sure one will pretty closely match the cabinet color so I'm stealing this idea. Been looking for a solution and knew the roll on the counter was going to waste more TP than we used with the water splashing on it.

[DX]

So I didn't want to screw in the toilet paper holder into the wall. Having the roll just sitting on the bathroom counter didn't work plus the kids would get it wet from the sink. There wasn't deep enough wood on the door to fasten it so I put the holder on 3/8 in section of Bamboo flooring I had the used liquid nails to hold it.

Out of sight and cant get wet or ripped off the wall by crazy kids.

[Meash20]

cyberiankhatru wrote:
I changed out the original Audiovox am/fm cassette for a Pioneer am/fm CD. There was a considerable size difference in the hole so I decided to use a Lexan panel to mount the new DIN unit. I painted the back of it with some Krylon Hammered effect paint that I already had. I also wanted to use the Aux input on this Pioneer unit for TV sound as well as for my iPod so I used a brush-type cable plate.
You have to be very careful cutting the lexan out. I butchered the first piece so I had to go back to Home Depot and shell out a whole 'nother $3.99 for another 8x10 piece.
Cheap mod and it sounds REALLY nice. Next mod, change out speakers!

Seriously, why do they put those crappy systems in... they're terrible!

[cyberiankhatru]

I changed out the original Audiovox am/fm cassette for a Pioneer am/fm CD. There was a considerable size difference in the hole so I decided to use a Lexan panel to mount the new DIN unit. I painted the back of it with some Krylon Hammered effect paint that I already had. I also wanted to use the Aux input on this Pioneer unit for TV sound as well as for my iPod so I used a brush-type cable plate.









You have to be very careful cutting the lexan out. I butchered the first piece so I had to go back to Home Depot and shell out a whole 'nother $3.99 for another 8x10 piece.
Cheap mod and it sounds REALLY nice. Next mod, change out speakers!

[wbrown62]

SabreCanuck wrote:
I finally got around to finishing off adding some drawers to the Bullet... Just waiting for some trim to come in from Keystone to finish things off..

New pot drawer under the bench.




New drawers for DW's drawers :):)

Nice work. Love the drawers under the bed. That is awesome.

[Stephensx04]

Thanks for the info. Its brand new 2012 so shouldn't be any cracks yet. But I will defiantly keep an eye on it. Thanks

[Fisherguy]

lol

I wouldn't call that Lipper thing an "I Beam", I'd call it 1/8" sheet metal bent to the shape of and I beam.
They crack, especially over the spring hangers, mine is cracking over the middle hanger.


Do some more searches, have a look:

I-BEAM?
Check out the A-frame just falling off on page 3
Lippert 2


Mine's like this one:
cracks at hangers


another one

more


Get your welding bud to check the frame above the hangers and pretty much the whole thing while you're working on it.

[Stephensx04]

OK cool thanks. Looking at those pics in your link, looks like all those are box style frame rails. Mine uses I Beam style frame front to back.

[Fisherguy]

Do a Google image search on Lippert frames, they tend to be pretty lightly built, falling apart, cracking, broken welds etc.
Lippert frame failures

I'd be very leery hanging any additional weight of the back of a Lippert frame.