After seeing all the neat ideas on how to store a sewer hose, I took a trip to Lowe's and bought a few things to create a sewer hose storage area on my Palomino Bronco 1200.
I decided I would do the plastic fence post cover with the plastic gutter insert. I'm using a Rhino hose and it won't fit in the available Campers World tubes.
The area I'm going to mount it is under the drivers side wing. But first I needed to remove the little panel that does nothing on the rear of the camper except limit access to the area over the wheels when the camper is in the truck bed.
This is the piece I removed with a jig saw from both sides.
I then finished the raw cut area with some aluminum angle.
Over on the drivers side where the storage tube would go, I mounted three blocks of wood to support the square tube and made some little "L" brackets to mount everything. Pop rivets are my friend!
With the tube installed it was time to deal with the cover.
I simply used a brass hasp with the option of locking the cover. Not sure if folks are stealing these sewer hoses, but you never know!
I decided I would do the plastic fence post cover with the plastic gutter insert. I'm using a Rhino hose and it won't fit in the available Campers World tubes.
The area I'm going to mount it is under the drivers side wing. But first I needed to remove the little panel that does nothing on the rear of the camper except limit access to the area over the wheels when the camper is in the truck bed.
This is the piece I removed with a jig saw from both sides.
I then finished the raw cut area with some aluminum angle.
Over on the drivers side where the storage tube would go, I mounted three blocks of wood to support the square tube and made some little "L" brackets to mount everything. Pop rivets are my friend!
With the tube installed it was time to deal with the cover.
I simply used a brass hasp with the option of locking the cover. Not sure if folks are stealing these sewer hoses, but you never know!
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I didn't want to leave the cover somewhere so I had to figure out a way to attach a lanyard to it.
When they injection mold the cover they leave a little spew of plastic. Using steel cable fishing line I made a halter, slipped it over this little plastic "pin" and then using a heated bolt head, I melted the pin down to contain the cable
Now it can hang down while I'm using the hose and I won't forget it somewhere.
A Pop Rivet secures it to the tube
I fabricated little handles for the gutter insert and Pop Riveted them in.
This is such a slick idea......Thanks to whomever had the first thought!
Lights were relocated
And the door stop had to be totally re-engineered to stop the door from hitting the light.
And the sun sets on another TC project!
I didn't want to leave the cover somewhere so I had to figure out a way to attach a lanyard to it.
When they injection mold the cover they leave a little spew of plastic. Using steel cable fishing line I made a halter, slipped it over this little plastic "pin" and then using a heated bolt head, I melted the pin down to contain the cable
Now it can hang down while I'm using the hose and I won't forget it somewhere.
A Pop Rivet secures it to the tube
I fabricated little handles for the gutter insert and Pop Riveted them in.
This is such a slick idea......Thanks to whomever had the first thought!
Lights were relocated
And the door stop had to be totally re-engineered to stop the door from hitting the light.
And the sun sets on another TC project!
