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 -

[LAdams]

rondeb wrote:
There has to be another section for MODS that doesn't cover it

Moderator HELP

Here is what the opening forum screen looks like... Under the Travel Trailer Forum you can see several catagories that say:

General Q&A, Modifications and Accessories, Vintage Travel Trailers, Pictures of our Travel Trailers. The Modifications and Accessories catagory will contain all posts that deal with modifications and accessories including the post entitled "Cool Mods"...



Les - Moderator - TT Forum

[LAdams]

NYCountryboy wrote:
Les, where did you pull the power for your shower light? and how did you snake the wires?

Scott,

The roof on my Nomad is a truss style roof and that means that there are several openings across the individual supports...

The picture below is a typical RV truss roof frame... In actual practice, I dropped the bathroom light fixture and fished a wire through the openings of the truss frame to the opening I had cut for the wire where the new light fixture was to be positioned...



It's really pretty easy to fish through walls and ceilings once you get the hang of it... Doing so enables the individual to make quite a few more mods that require power...

Les

[Mike_Schriber]

That's great feedback, thanks. I'm in contact with the seller and he seems to be a good guy to deal with. He told me all the cameras come with an adapter so you can connect them to a standard monitor and to 12v. The single cable it comes with should be okay. It just needs to run to the back of my Suburban. When I'm hitched, I'll just unplug the backup camera on the truck and plug in the leads from the trailer.

Now I need to see if I can find a place to run the wire!

Mike

stugpanzer wrote:

Mike Schriber wrote:
How's the quality on that camera stugpanzer? I modified my navigation radio to have video input on my Suburban. I installed a "keyhole" type camera in my license plate already which is great for hitching up. It came from eBay (looks the same as the one your seller has listed as an option) and the quality is pretty poor.

I want to put one on the back of my trailer as well but I'd like it to be of decent quality so I can use it going down the road and backing up.

One question on your installation... did you have a cabinet or something right behind the camera or did you have to fish it down the wall? I have just the wall in mine and I've been mulling over my options. One thought was to remove the center clearance light and fish the wire down through that opening.

Thanks!

Mike

The quality is excellent and as an added bonus, the camera also has short range night vision via some IR LED's mounted on the camera.

Yes, I have a cabinet where the camera mounts to the wall. I then brought the wire down the wall in the corner, but I don't like that so I need to figure a better way to fish it down. Other than that, it has been a great addition.

The Ebay seller I got it from is great to deal with. Remember that when you buy it, it comes with one cable. I had him quote me adding an extra cable...one for the TT and one for the TV. It works great when I hook up, I just connect one more thing...very simple. I will try to prepare more detailed photos of the installation and post them soon.

[Stewart_H]

rondeb wrote:
There has to be another section for MODS that doesn't cover it

Moderator HELP

I'm not a Moderator, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, so here' is your answer:

Look in the small, long, rectangular box just above the threads in the TT forum.

It will have the following listing.

Topic Categories: Show All | General Q&A | Modifications and Accessories | Vintage Travel Trailers | Pictures of our Travel Trailers

They are all links (subcatagories) in the TT forum.

Stewart

[stugpanzer]

Mike Schriber wrote:
How's the quality on that camera stugpanzer? I modified my navigation radio to have video input on my Suburban. I installed a "keyhole" type camera in my license plate already which is great for hitching up. It came from eBay (looks the same as the one your seller has listed as an option) and the quality is pretty poor.

I want to put one on the back of my trailer as well but I'd like it to be of decent quality so I can use it going down the road and backing up.

One question on your installation... did you have a cabinet or something right behind the camera or did you have to fish it down the wall? I have just the wall in mine and I've been mulling over my options. One thought was to remove the center clearance light and fish the wire down through that opening.

Thanks!

Mike

The quality is excellent and as an added bonus, the camera also has short range night vision via some IR LED's mounted on the camera.

Yes, I have a cabinet where the camera mounts to the wall. I then brought the wire down the wall in the corner, but I don't like that so I need to figure a better way to fish it down. Other than that, it has been a great addition.

The Ebay seller I got it from is great to deal with. Remember that when you buy it, it comes with one cable. I had him quote me adding an extra cable...one for the TT and one for the TV. It works great when I hook up, I just connect one more thing...very simple. I will try to prepare more detailed photos of the installation and post them soon.

[rondeb]

jiga20001 wrote:

rondeb wrote:
The Moderator said there was now a category of Mods all by itself. Where can I find it. I would have assummed that it would be up in the sections, but nothing there for modifications.

Is THIS what you are talking about?

There has to be another section for MODS that doesn't cover it

Moderator HELP

[southernrainbea]

Hi Y'all...

Got a lot to share, but for now I just want to show you one of my little modifications...LOL

I like to lay in bed and use my laptop, or read, and I had to get out of bed to turn the light out....or worse, had to get out of bed to turn the light on to see the thermostat to adjust it in the middle of the night (several times a night as I freeze or fry)....so I added this little nightlight that makes me smile.



I've done a few other things and will post them too.

[Mike_Schriber]

How's the quality on that camera stugpanzer? I modified my navigation radio to have video input on my Suburban. I installed a "keyhole" type camera in my license plate already which is great for hitching up. It came from eBay (looks the same as the one your seller has listed as an option) and the quality is pretty poor.

I want to put one on the back of my trailer as well but I'd like it to be of decent quality so I can use it going down the road and backing up.

One question on your installation... did you have a cabinet or something right behind the camera or did you have to fish it down the wall? I have just the wall in mine and I've been mulling over my options. One thought was to remove the center clearance light and fish the wire down through that opening.

Thanks!

Mike

[Luvnevryminutof]

Thanks to RVSnowbird and Pulsar, I think I can post some pics now. I had to move my spare tire to the TT passthru when I built my rear bike rack. Since it ate up too much space I went with a new plan. A friend acquired a Ford spare tire winch from an old truck and I cleaned it up. welded in some angle irons and now I have:



While I was in the area I added abattery cutoff switch



Hopefully, more to come!

[jiga20001]

rondeb wrote:
The Moderator said there was now a category of Mods all by itself. Where can I find it. I would have assummed that it would be up in the sections, but nothing there for modifications.

Is THIS what you are talking about?

[rondeb]

The Moderator said there was now a category of Mods all by itself. Where can I find it. I would have assummed that it would be up in the sections, but nothing there for modifications.

[JAL_Camper]

Favorites that I've done recently:


Hinged if only half height is needed and has handle for ease.




Outdoor Entertainment Center (and Shoe Rack) Old Under the Counter Cassette/Radio bolted to wood shelf. Has timed outlet on side for tuning outdoor/tacky lights auto on/off. Use it in conjunction with XM Radio.


Poor Man's XM Radio



Folds for storage/travel.
Cost: Free - Was stuff we tried selling at Yard Sale and DW wanted to throw away when it didn't sell - had it radio listed for $5 and wire shelving for $1.



Old Battery Box (New, Series 29 Batt too big for old Series 24 Box)


Cut Slits on bottom of box so it sits on TT rails. Also, bolted onto rails.

Added Hinge

[img]http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x123/JAL59/Travel%20Trailer%20Modifications/2896re2.jpg?t=1190905505 width=480/img]Finished - Closed


Use it to house Battery Cut Off Switch and other outside type items for easy access.


Added Old Tupperware Container Cover


Switch was $2.99 at Harbor Frieght. Cable costs more than that.


Good thing I don't figure labor into this - then they would actually cost some money!

[NYCountryboy]

LAdams wrote:
Grind all you want Mike, although IMO I don't think you have the "proper" equipment for that :W :B ...

My Mods can be seen

HERE

Les

Les, where did you pull the power for your shower light? and how did you snake the wires?

[stugpanzer]

I hate how you can't see who is behind you when pulling a TT, especially when they are on your tail. To solve this, I installed a wired rear view camera and monitor in my TV.

First I bought a wired camera and monitor along with some extra camera cable from this EBAY Seller.

Then I took a metal bracket and mounted the camera to it and mounted that assembly to the back of the TT. I ran the wire down from the inside of the TT into a storage compartment and down underneath the TT and zip tied it to the frame. Up by the trailer tongue, I wrapped the camera wire in wire loom to protect it and now it is one more thing I connect when I tow. In the TV, I strung the wire up in the trim and also put wire loom on the wire where it comes out of the TV to connect to the TT. I only have the two photos to show for now, but will get more detailed photos up soon.

Camera:


Monitor:

[LAdams]

Grind all you want Mike, although IMO I don't think you have the "proper" equipment for that :W :B ...

My Mods can be seen

HERE

Les