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Cool Mods - Thread restored 10/18/2012

2Rad4U
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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 -

Chris
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Bobandshawn
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Here are some pics of my cheap Lowes tool box. I have my pad blocks and 2 12 volts in there. It really has been a great addition.

jernst1978
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We just purchased our first RV, a 2016 Outdoors Black Rock 26BHS, first ....morning sun creeping in the blinds. We have a neighbor that sews and naturally my wife immediately enlisted her help to sew black out curtains on the back side of the blinds. Sorry, they're installed and as such a picture does no justice.

Zeppe807
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tspin818 wrote:
Zeppe807 wrote:
dmullen wrote:
Zeppe807 wrote:
I was looking towards installing awning lights on my trailer, mounted against the house vs on the roll. But then I visited someone that had them, and I didn't like the light, nor the glare when looking towards the trailer.

So I bought a dozen LEDs off Amazon for cheap, and added them to the bottom of my frame rail. I made one mount, tested it, liked the ambiance, so I made more. I added 5 total, but I think I may add one towards the hitch, one at the steps, and one facing back.

Unfortunately I have the trailer parked near the curb,so you don't get the full effect of the light. I will update the pictures after this weekend trip.










It was pretty dark last night, considering the street light was out, so it really put out a lot of good light.

Happy Trails,
Joe Zeppe


Love the look of the extra light. How did you wire the Amazon LEDs?

I ran a two conductor wire and wired each one in parallel and ran it to a switch in my battery box (Battery box was a previous mod). All waterproof connections.

I can take pictures next time I have it over.

Joe


Love the look, and clever with the mounting. Do you have a link or part number to look these up on Amazon?


Here is the link to the part:
http://www.amazon.com/HOTSYSTEM-Eagle-Light-Backup-12-pack/dp/B00MVMRS6O?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

I have been using them and they are great. I would recommend that they are pointed down more than up.

I'm Glad you like them.

Cheers,
Joe
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Bobandshawn
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I did something similar on mine but I just welded a 2.5 piece vertically on the front of the a frame. Just drop the shin knocker in and put the lock on.

bill-e
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$19 HF receiver and $8 in clamps...easier for me than finding a welder.



HitchGrip is the easiest way for an old guy with a bad back to move his hitch.

Thanks,
Bill


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bigrigfixer
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Thanks! And thanks for posting my pic direct. Haven't figured out how to do that yet.
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2016 Hideout 26BHSWE

fdwt994
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Gene&Ginny wrote:
bigrigfixer wrote:
...With the recent posts about locking battery boxes, here's mine. ...


Very clean and neat. Nice work
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Gene_Ginny
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bigrigfixer wrote:
...With the recent posts about locking battery boxes, here's mine. ...
Gene and DW Ginny
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2012Coleman
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bigrigfixer
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With the recent posts about locking battery boxes, here's mine. I used a Weatherguard rail mount box and modified it to fit the a-frame. Then I painted it black. There's also a battery cutout switch with a removable knob, and my solar charge controller, which may not be in that picture, but it's there now. And it's vented.
2009 F150 XLT Supercrew
2016 Hideout 26BHSWE

tspin818
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Zeppe807 wrote:
dmullen wrote:
Zeppe807 wrote:
I was looking towards installing awning lights on my trailer, mounted against the house vs on the roll. But then I visited someone that had them, and I didn't like the light, nor the glare when looking towards the trailer.

So I bought a dozen LEDs off Amazon for cheap, and added them to the bottom of my frame rail. I made one mount, tested it, liked the ambiance, so I made more. I added 5 total, but I think I may add one towards the hitch, one at the steps, and one facing back.

Unfortunately I have the trailer parked near the curb,so you don't get the full effect of the light. I will update the pictures after this weekend trip.










It was pretty dark last night, considering the street light was out, so it really put out a lot of good light.

Happy Trails,
Joe Zeppe


Love the look of the extra light. How did you wire the Amazon LEDs?

I ran a two conductor wire and wired each one in parallel and ran it to a switch in my battery box (Battery box was a previous mod). All waterproof connections.

I can take pictures next time I have it over.

Joe


Love the look, and clever with the mounting. Do you have a link or part number to look these up on Amazon?

themoreweexplor
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ROBERTSUNRUS wrote:
🙂 Hi, great video, but what was the real reason for the lift kit. My trailer hasn't had any scraping problems. Is your tow vehicle lifted too?


The real reason was to avoid scraping in both gas stations and off rod. Airstreams sit low, and the 30'ers come awfully close to the ground just on a slanted driveway. I have a lifted tow vehicle, but it has a drop hitch, so that wasn't affecting it.

Here in Utah, my favorite places to camp require a dirt road, and a lot of the gas stations we've been to cause the rear drag bars on the trailer to scrape.

Here we discussed some of the pros and cons. If you don't scrape, don't lift it; there's no reason to. If you get off the beaten path and you find yourself scraping, it's one of the best things you can do in my opinion.

Pros and Cons of lifting your trailer
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ROBERTSUNRUS
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themoreweexplore wrote:
A couple weeks ago I lifted our airstream 3". BIG improvement.

YouTube Video of our install



🙂 Hi, great video, but what was the real reason for the lift kit. My trailer hasn't had any scraping problems. Is your tow vehicle lifted too?
🙂 Bob 🙂
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Bobandshawn
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chr$ wrote:
Bobandshawn wrote:
That looks like what I did to mine. Same toolbox anyway. I have 2 12volts centered in mine. The tool box is mounted at the trailer frame height on mine.


Yes, but made for the purpose without the wings for a pickup. Also, with louver vents, and compartments separating the batteries from the electronics...


In the picture it has wings. I actually made good purpose of those wings. I cut a piece of 1/8" hardboard to fit and when the lid is closed those are each independent compartments. I find them handy to put stuff like my receiver lock pin, lynch pins, a pair of pliers, a bullet level, gloves and other items I am normally looking for when I hitch and unhitch. It's just all there now. But of course what I need will always be on the opposite side of where I am working.
As far as vents go I just drilled a couple of 1" holes in the rear and bottom of the box.

themoreweexplor
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A couple weeks ago I lifted our airstream 3". BIG improvement.

YouTube Video of our install
follow our travels at:
http://themoreweexplore.com